Margaret Whittaker, from Berkshire, England, was a contestant on series 6 of the UK version of the show who appeared on 18-19, January 2000. She became the first woman to ever win £250,000, and with her winnings, the series had given away over £1,000,000 in just three episodes.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
Fastest Finger First Question
Place these four words in alphabetical order.
⬥ A: Achieve
⬥ B: Acacia
⬥ C: Actually
⬥ D: Accent
From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right, but Margaret (with a time of 8.20 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-A-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Margaret's Run to the Million[]
£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Who were Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar?
⬥ A: Three Wise Men
⬥ B: Three Blind Mice
⬥ C: Three Wise Monkeys
⬥ D: Beverley Sisters
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Suspension, cantilever and humpback are all types of what?
⬥ A: Whale
⬥ B: Ship
⬥ C: Mountain
⬥ D: Bridge
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Who starred in the classic film western 'High Noon'?
⬥ A: Alice Cooper
⬥ B: Gary Cooper
⬥ C: Henry Cooper
⬥ D: Tommy Cooper
The klaxon called time and Margaret would return on £300 with all 3 lifelines still available.
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In tenpin bowling, what is the name of the front skittle in the triangle?
⬥ A: Pinhead
⬥ B: Kingpin
⬥ C: Rolling pin
⬥ D: Safety pin
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which worker is associated with a holiday spent doing the same thing one does at work?
⬥ A: Busman
⬥ B: Scaffolder
⬥ C: Electrician
⬥ D: Gravedigger
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the only poisonous snake native to Britain?
⬥ A: Grass snake
⬥ B: Smooth snake
⬥ C: Slow worm
⬥ D: Adder
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America?
⬥ A: Mayflower
⬥ B: HMS Bounty
⬥ C: Mary Rose
⬥ D: Golden Hind
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What does a genealogist study?
⬥ A: Stars
⬥ B: Family history
⬥ C: Handwriting
⬥ D: Tea leaves
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In Charlotte Brontë's novel, who marries Jane Eyre?
⬥ A: Mr Winchester
⬥ B: Mr Colchester
⬥ C: Mr Rochester
⬥ D: Mr Chichester
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In which county is Stonehenge?
⬥ A: Wiltshire
⬥ B: Cornwall
⬥ C: Dorset
⬥ D: Hampshire
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Showman Erich Weiss was better known by which name? 'Ask The Audience' lifeline used
