Series 12 (UK)

Series 12
Host	Chris Tarrant
Start Date	31st August 2002
End Date	28th December 2002
Number of Episodes	19
Prize Winnings
£250,000 Winners	2
£125,000 Winners	2
£64,000 Winners	8
£32,000 Winners	6
£16,000 Winners	7
£8,000 Winners	11
£4,000 Winners	3
£1,000 Winners	8
£0 Winners	2
Total Winnings	£1,642,000

The twelfth series of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ran for 19 consecutive nights on ITV, from 31 August to 28 December 2002. It was hosted by Chris Tarrant. This series switched to a weekly format that lasted until Series 27.

Episodes

• Episode 1 (31 August 2002)

Diana Gore (£1,000 - lost on £8,000) 
Bernard Peard (£64,000) 
Andrew Dixon (£16,000)

• Episode 2 (7 September 2002)

Pete Vernon (£250,000)
Sean McCaughey (£125,000)
Tony Nash (£300, continued)

• Episode 3 (14 September 2002)

Tony Nash (£1,000 - lost on £8,000) 
Jamie Stockhausen (£8,000) 
Adrian Shaw (£125,000)

• Episode 4 (21 September 2002)

Phil Pruscino (£1,000 - lost on £8,000) 
Steve Skerratt (£64,000) 
Barry Oaten (£16,000, continued)

• Episode 5 (28 September 2002) - Celebrity Special

Gabby Logan & Ally McCoist (£1,000 - lost on £4,000) 
Esther Rantzen & Josh Wilcox (£8,000)
Neil Pearson & Charlie Higson (£32,000 - lost on £125,000)

• Episode 6 (5 October 2002)

Barry Oaten (£16,000) 
Andrew Appleby (£8,000) 
Jay England (£8,000) 
Craig Stenson (£4,000, continued)

• Episode 7 (19 October 2002)

Craig Stenson (£8,000) 
David Kilty (£32,000 - lost on £64,000) 
David Heppleston (£64,000)

• Episode 8 (26 October 2002)

Jim McGrath (£64,000)
Peter Wells (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
George Gibson (£500, continued)

• Episode 9 (2 November 2002)

George Gibson (£4,000)
Luke Kelly (£64,000)
Stephen Allard (£8,000, continued)

• Episode 10 (9 November 2002)

Stephen Allard (£8,000)
Steve Thorpe (£16,000)
Dougie Wilson (£250,000, continued)

• Episode 11 (16 November 2002)

Dougie Wilson (£250,000)
Liza Brearley (£64,000)
Sophie Wadleigh (£1,000, continued)

• Episode 12 (23 November 2002)

Sophie Wadleigh (£16,000)
Lisa McCullough (£4,000)
Chris Brown (£64,000)

• Episode 13 (30 November 2002) - 300th show

Martin Baudrey (£0 - lost on £1,000)
Leigh Glossop (£8,000)
Andrew Coate (£32,000, continued)

• Episode 14 (7 December 2002)

Andrew Coate (£32,000 - lost on £125,000)
Paul Rodgers (£16,000)
Brin Humphreys (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)
James Fothergill (£4,000, continued)

• Episode 15 (14 December 2002)

James Fothergill (£8,000)
Simon Johansen (£8,000)
Barry Haniford (£32,000 - lost on £64,000)

• Episode 16 (21 December 2002)

Declan Montague (£1,000 - lost on £4,000)
Kevin Tock (£32,000 - lost on £125,000)
Neil Fairburn (£500, continued)

• Episode 17 (24 December 2002) - Celebrity Special

Des O'Connor and Melanie Sykes (£16,000)
Neil Morrissey and Arabella Weir (£1,000 - lost on £16,000)
Des Lynam & Mary Nightingale (£4,000, continued)

• Episode 18 (25 December 2002) - Celebrity Special

Des Lynam & Mary Nightingale (£32,000, later £64,000 due to a bad question)
Will Young & Emma Bunton (£8,000)
Betty Boothroyd & Jackie Martinez (£8,000)

• Episode 19 (28 December 2002)

Neil Fairburn (£4,000)
Emma North (£0 - lost on £1,000)
Stephen Finn (£16,000)
Chris Ogden (£1,000 - lost on £2,000)

Trivia

• Des Lynam & Mary Nightingale was asked UK's third bad question for £64,000.
• On the 10th episode, Dougie Wilson became the fifth person to reach £125,000 without using a lifeline.
• From this series onwards, the audience were given an opportunity to vote on each question. They were also given new Celador-branded keypads.

Sources

• Series 12 & 13

Preceded by Series 11

UK Series Series 12

Succeeded by Series 13