Series 38 (UK)

Series 38
Host	Jeremy Clarkson
Start Date	10th June 2022
End Date	29th December 2024
Number of Episodes	14
Number of Contestants	37
Prize Winnings
£125,000 Winners	5
£64,000 Winners	3
£32,000 Winners	12
£16,000 Winners	9
£8,000 Winners	2
£1,000 Winners	5
£0 Winners	1
Total Winnings	£1,366,000

The thirty-eighth series of the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? began airing from 10 June 2022.

This series, filmed in February 2022, is the first since Series 34 to have a studio audience, bringing back the Ask the Audience lifeline to replace the second Phone-a-Friend. Furthermore, the first five civilian contestants in the series were the first to fast-track their way into the Hot Seat by winning the new qualification show, Fastest Finger First.

Gameplay

Lifelines

• 50:50
• Phone-a-Friend
• Ask the Audience
• Ask the Host

Money tree

The first guaranteed sum is still at question 5, worth £1,000. The contestant has an adjustable second safety net after the UK adopted the high-risk format in 2018.

Question No.	Correct Answer Value	Walk Away Value	Miss Answer Value	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer
1	£100	£0	£0	£0
2	£200	£100	£0	£100
3	£300	£200	£0	£200
4	£500	£300	£0	£300
5	£1,000	£500	£0	£500
6	£2,000	£1,000	£1,000	£0
7	£4,000	£2,000	depends on the second safety net
8	£8,000	£4,000
9	£16,000	£8,000
10	£32,000	£16,000
11	£64,000	£32,000
12	£125,000	£64,000
13	£250,000	£125,000
14	£500,000	£250,000
15	£1 Million	£500,000

The highest possible loss is £499,000, if the player loses the million without setting their second safety net.

Amounts lost depending on the second safety net

No.	Question Value	Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer (if safety net is set at...)
		Not Set	£2,000	£4,000	£8,000	£16,000	£32,000	£64,000	£125,000	£250,000	£500,000
6	£2,000	£0	£0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	£4,000	£1,000	£0	£1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	£8,000	£3,000	£2,000	£0	£3,000	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	£16,000	£7,000	£6,000	£4,000	£0	£7,000	-	-	-	-	-
10	£32,000	£15,000	£14,000	£12,000	£8,000	£0	£15,000	-	-	-	-
11	£64,000	£31,000	£30,000	£28,000	£24,000	£16,000	£0	£31,000	-	-	-
12	£125,000	£63,000	£62,000	£60,000	£56,000	£48,000	£32,000	£0	£63,000	-	-
13	£250,000	£124,000	£123,000	£121,000	£117,000	£109,000	£93,000	£61,000	£0	£124,000	-
14	£500,000	£249,000	£248,000	£246,000	£242,000	£234,000	£218,000	£186,000	£125,000	£0	£249,000
15	£1 Million	£499,000	£498,000	£496,000	£492,000	£484,000	£468,000	£436,000	£375,000	£250,000	£0

Episodes

• Episode 1 (10th June 2022) - Soccer Aid Special

Eddie Izzard (£125,000 - safety net at £16,000)
Omid Djalili (£16,000 - safety net at £32,000)

• Episode 2 (3rd September 2022)

Helen Patrick (£125,000 - safety net at £64,000)
Owaiz Khan (£32,000 - safety net at £16,000)
Natalie Shaw (won FFF, continued)

• Episode 3 (10th September 2022)

Natalie Shaw (£32,000 - safety net at £64,000)
John McKenna (£0 - lost on £1,000)
Krish Hook (£1,000 - lost on £125,000 - safety net at £125,000)
Maria King (£4,000, continued)

• Episode 4 (17th September 2022)

Maria King (£64,000 - lost on £125,000 - safety net at £64,000)
Helena Mobin (£16,000 - safety net at £8,000)
Matt Trickett (£32,000 - safety net at £16,000)

• Episode 5 (24th September 2022)

Elena Barnard (£32,000 - safety net at £64,000)
Jenni Kerr (£32,000 - lost on £64,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Ethan Santos-Gardner (£1,000, continued)

• Episode 6 (1st October 2022)

Ethan Santos-Gardner (£1,000 - lost on £16,000 - safety net at £16,000)
Dan Farmer (£16,000 - lost on £32,000 - safety net at £16,000)
Svein Clouston (£32,000 - lost on £64,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Holly Richardson (£1,000 - lost on £8,000)

• Episode 7 (8th October 2022)

Michelle Brook (£32,000 - safety net at £64,000)
Akeem Miller (£1,000 - lost on £32,000)
Linn Davies (£16,000 - safety net at £32,000)

• Episode 8 (16th October 2022) - Celebrity Special

Richard Madeley (£125,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Sunetra Sarker (£64,000 - safety net at £16,000)

• Episode 9 (23rd October 2022) - Celebrity Special

Joel Dommett (£125,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Chris Kamara (£32,000 - lost on £64,000 - safety net at £32,000)

• Episode 10 (30th October 2022) - Celebrity Special

Jo Brand (£64,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Dan Walker (£32,000 - lost on £64,000 - safety net at £32,000)

• Episode 11 (3rd November 2024)

Doug Cheetham (£32,000 - safety net at £16,000)
Victoria Johnson (£1,000 - lost on £8,000 - no safety net)
Lynne Bogie (£32,000 - safety net at £64,000)
Emily Mills (£2,000, continued)

• Episode 12 (24th November 2024)

Emily Mills (£16,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Sophie Nibbs (£125,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Myles Scott (£16,000 - safety net at £8,000)
Gerry Beaton (£1,000, continued)

• Episode 13 (1st December 2024)

Gerry Beaton (£16,000 - no safety net)
Ellie King (£16,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Antonios Castro (£8,000 - safety net at £16,000)

• Episode 14 (29th December 2024) - Celebrity Special

Jools Holland (£16,000 - lost on £32,000 - safety net at £16,000)
Nina Wadia (£32,000 - lost on £64,000 - safety net at £32,000)
Ugo Monye (£8,000 - no safety net)

Trivia

• The episode aired on 10 September 2022 was aired without adverts due to the passing of Elizabeth II, and also had a phone-in competition removed out of respect (though it remained in the subtitles).
• The final four episodes were shown from 3 November 2024 to 29 December 2024. Perspex glasses between contestants could be seen; also “©2022” in the credits.
• On the episode aired on 24 November 2024, one question asked: "Which of these is the only person to have been a regular judge on both 'Strictly Come Dancing' and 'Britain’s Got Talent'?" with possible answers: Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli, Darcey Bussell and Alesha Dixon. The correct answer was Alesha Dixon, however Bruno Tonioli joined BGT in the time between recording and broadcast, thus by the time it went out both answers were correct. The continuity announcer on the night reminded viewers that questions were correct at time of filming.

Preceded by Series 37

UK Series Series 38

Succeeded by Series 39