Kate Brown, a development manager for a community projects charity, from Chester-Le-Street in County Durham, appeared on the UK Version of the show on 3 August, 2010, and the following show one week later on 10 August, 2010. She won £75,000, after walking away on her £150,000 question. She studied geography at university. Her mother Maggie is up in the audience. She told lots of her friends about her appearance on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, despite being sworn to secrecy.
Kate's Run To The Million[]
£500 (1 of 12) - 15 seconds
A good-looking person is sometimes referred to as 'eye ...' what?
⬥ A: Cake
⬥ B: Candy
⬥ C: Cookies
⬥ D: Croissant
Kate wins a grand.
£1,000 (2 of 12) - 15 seconds
Which singer and entertainer is best known for the Moonwalk?
⬥ A: Barry Manilow
⬥ B: Prince
⬥ C: Billy Joel
⬥ D: Michael Jackson
£2,000 (3 of 12) - 30 seconds
The manufacturer Hornby is most associated with which of these?
⬥ A: Teddy bears
⬥ B: Toy soldiers
⬥ C: Model railways
⬥ D: Rocking horses
Kate says she's had 4 car crashes, but only one was her fault as she rolled backwards into someone else's car.
Kate's mother Maggie, after Kate wins £5,000.
£5,000 (4 of 12) - 30 seconds
The conjunctiva is a membrane in which organ of the body?
⬥ A: Eye
⬥ B: Ear
⬥ C: Heart
⬥ D: Liver
Kate considers a lifeline, but goes for Eye as conjunctivitis is a disease of the eye. (The inflammation of the conjunctiva membrane.) Kate wants to take her whole family to Canada if she wins enough money.
£10,000 (5 of 12) - 30 seconds
Which of these is an ice cream dessert? "50:50" Lifeline used
⬥ A: Tortilla
⬥ B: Tortellini
⬥ C: Tortoni
⬥ D: Tournedos
Kate thinks the answer is C, but as she doesn't know what a 'Tournedos' is, she goes 50:50 with 17 seconds on the clock.
£20,000 (6 of 12) - 30 seconds
Which tennis player won the men's singles title at the 2010 Australian Open?
⬥ A: Roger Federer
⬥ B: Rafael Nadal
⬥ C: Andy Murray
⬥ D: Novak Djokovic
An ad break is taken.
Kate becomes the first person to earn the new lifeline, and beat the clock.
£50,000 (7 of 12) - 30 seconds
The comedy drama 'Rock & Chips' was a prequel to which TV sitcom?
⬥ A: Only Fools and Horses
⬥ B: Last of the Summer Wine
⬥ C: One Foot in the Grave
⬥ D: Birds of a Feather
Kate knew the answer was Only Fools and Horses before the answers came up. As she's reached the £50,000 mark, the clock is now removed for the final 5 questions, and Kate earns a new lifeline, Switch the Question.
'We want to ditch it, now we can Switch it.' - Chris Tarrant.
£75,000 (8 of 12) - Not Timed
In the modernised version of the board game 'Cluedo', which character is a billionaire video game designer? "Switch the Question" Lifeline used
⬥ A: Diane White
⬥ B: Jacob Green
⬥ C: Eleanor Peacock
⬥ D: Victor Plum
Kate didn't know, so she switched, She would have said B, which was not correct.
The Audience are split between two options.
£75,000 (8 of 12) - Not Timed - SWITCHED QUESTION
Which country's main airport was renamed in honour of Mother Teresa in 2002? "Ask the Audience" and "Phone-a-Friend" Lifelines used
Kate doesn't know, so she asks the audience. As she still doesn't know, she decides to use her final lifeline and phone a friend. Her 3 friends are: Alan, a family friend, Barbara, and Dave. Kate phones Alan. Alan thinks the answer will be Albania as Mother Teresa was born there. Kate goes with him, and wins £75,000. The Klaxon sounds, signalling the end of the show. Kate Brown will return on the next show, with £75,000 and no lifelines left.
The Klaxon calls time.
£150,000 (9 of 12) - Not Timed
What is the meaning of 'Algarve', the name of the Portuguese tourist region?
⬥ A: Sun coast
⬥ B: Big sea
⬥ C: The West
⬥ D: Sandy shore
Kate doesn't know, so happily takes £75,000. Kate would have answered D: Sandy shore, which would have lost her £25,000. The right answer was C: The West.
Total Prize: £75,000
Kate takes home a cheque for a huge £75,000.
Trivia[]
For Kate's £75,000 and £150,000 questions, the music appears to echo as the studio music can be heard as well as the post-production music, and the two are not in sync.
