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June Woods, a police communications officer from Wirral, Merseyside, was a contestant on series 3 of the UK version of the show on 15 March 1999. She walked away with £16,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the earliest in married life, put these wedding anniversaries in order.
⬥ A: Silver ⬥ B: Platinum
⬥ C: Ruby ⬥ D: Golden

From the 10 starting contestants, 4 got it right, but June (with a time of 7.69 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-C-D-B, making it into the Hot Seat.

June's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is not a question category in a standard game of Trivial Pursuit?
⬥ A: Geography ⬥ B: History
⬥ C: Entertainment ⬥ D: Nuclear Physics


£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which spring flower gives its name to someone unable to get a partner at a dance?
⬥ A: Bluebell ⬥ B: Wallflower
⬥ C: Snowdrop ⬥ D: Hollyhock


£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The name 'Wren' was given to a member of the female branch of what?
⬥ A: Wildfowl Trust ⬥ B: Royal Navy
⬥ C: Royal Air Force ⬥ D: Round Table


£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Marcel Marceau is associated with what type of theatrical performance?
⬥ A: Mime ⬥ B: Ventriloquism
⬥ C: Magic ⬥ D: Puppetry


£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What does the letter 'P' stand for in the abbreviation PAYE?
⬥ A: Post ⬥ B: Pay
⬥ C: Pass ⬥ D: Point


£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What alternative name was given to the bubonic plague?
⬥ A: German Measles ⬥ B: Yellow Fever
⬥ C: Scurvy ⬥ D: Black Death


£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In which city is the world famous Spanish Riding School?
⬥ A: Rome ⬥ B: Madrid
⬥ C: Vienna ⬥ D: Berlin


£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Percy Shaw of Halifax conceived the idea for what when driving home one foggy night in 1933?
⬥ A: Dipping headlights ⬥ B: Catseyes
⬥ C: Reflective road signs ⬥ D: Night vision spectacles


£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Whose nickname was an abbreviation of 'Satchel Mouth'?
⬥ A: Charlie Parker ⬥ B: Acker Bilk
⬥ C: Dizzy Gillespie ⬥ D: Louis Armstrong


£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In a 1984 episode of 'The Archers', which members of the Royal Family visited an Ambridge fashion show?
'50:50', 'Phone-a-Friend' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
⬥ A: Princess Anne ⬥ B: Princess Margaret
⬥ C: Prince Philip ⬥ D: Duchess of Kent
Ask the Audience Results: A: 0% ⬥ B: 43% ⬥ C: 0% ⬥ D: 57%
June decided to use her 50:50 lifeline, eliminating A and C. Still unsure, she decided to call her friend Jane, who had no idea either, as she had never watched the series. June then decided to Ask the Audience, who voted slightly in favour of the Duchess of Kent (57%). As the audience did not seem pretty sure either, she decided to walk away with £16,000. The correct answer was B: Princess Margaret.

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Preceded by
Mike Stokes
UK Contestant (Series 3)
June Woods
Succeeded by
Andrew Stewart
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