Martin Jenkins, an account manager from Brynna, Mid Glamorgan, was a contestant on series 9 of the UK version of the show on 12 April 2001. He walked away with £250,000.
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger First
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Starting with the earliest, put these singers in the order they were born. | |
| • A: Bob Geldof | • B: Buddy Holly |
| • C: Paul McCartney | • D: Robbie Williams |
From the 9 remaining contestants, 7 got it right, but Martin (with a time of 5.28 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-A-D, making it into the Hot Seat.
Martin's Run to the Million
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is a well known informal term for 'drunk'? | |
| • A: Frozen | • B: Pickled |
| • C: Boiled | • D: Fricasseed |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is often part of a bicycle? | |
| • A: Mudguard | • B: Mudpack |
| • C: Mudskipper | • D: Mudlark |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Somebody in the focus of public attention is said to be in the...what? | |
| • A: Lycheelight | • B: Limelight |
| • C: Loganberrylight | • D: Lemonlight |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name for a get-together of the world's major heads of government? | |
| • A: Summit meeting | • B: Peak conference |
| • C: Top committee | • D: Apex panel |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Complete the common phrase: 'The Real...' what? | |
| • A: McCall | • B: McCourt |
| • C: McCann | • D: McCoy |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which TV characters famously lived on a blue moon and spoke in musical whistles? | |
| • A: Daleks | • B: Clangers |
| • C: Muppets | • D: Wombles |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these word means of or relating to Spain or the Spanish? | |
| • A: Hispanic | • B: Teutonic |
| • C: Gallic | • D: Nordic |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who won an Oscar for her role in the film 'Howards End'? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| • A: Emma Thompson | • B: Cate Blanchett |
| • C: Kate Winslet | • D: Gwyneth Paltrow |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 91% • B: 3% • C: 2% • D: 4% | |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In which county is the town of Swanage? | |
| • A: Cornwall | • B: Dorset |
| • C: Somerset | • D: Hampshire |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the standard abbreviation for the word 'megahertz'? | |
| • A: MHz | • B: MGh |
| • C: MHs | • D: MGz |
| £64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Sir John Falstaff is a character in which of these Shakespeare comedies? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
| • A: Love's Labour's Lost | • B: The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| • C: Twelfth Night | • D: Much Ado About Nothing |
| After jokingly attempting to call his wife Jane, he decided to call his friend Neeta, who immediately answered The Merry Wives of Windsor. After revealing she was an English teacher, he decided to go with her and won £64,000. |
| £125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What was the first language of the British King George I? | |
| • A: Spanish | • B: Danish |
| • C: French | • D: German |
| £250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Zealand is an island belonging to which country? | |
| • A: Denmark | • B: Canada |
| • C: Australia | • D: Chile |
| £500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which wartime vegetable dish was named after the Minister of Food? | |
| • A: Winston Pie | • B: Woolton Pie |
| • C: Watson Pie | • D: Woollard Pie |
| Martin had absolutely no idea, so he decided to use his 50:50, eliminating A and C. Martin said he would love to go for it, but he still had no idea, and with a lot at stake, he decided to walk away with £250,000. The correct answer was B: Woolton Pie. |
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| Preceded by Richard Deeley | UK Contestant (Series 9) Martin Jenkins | Succeeded by Bob Hitchin |
