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Steve Cornfield, a teacher from Birmingham, West Midlands, was a contestant from Series 8 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 28th September 2000. He won £125,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the earliest, put these artists in the order they had their first solo UK number one single.
⬥ A: Geri Halliwell ⬥ B: Robbie Williams
⬥ C: Melanie C ⬥ D: Gary Barlow
Out of 4 of the 10 contestants, Steve was the fastest with a time of 6.69 seconds. The correct order was D-B-A-C.

Steve's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What do the initials MP stand for?
⬥ A: Misleading Politician ⬥ B: Member of Parliament
⬥ C: Mistress and Playboy ⬥ D: Much Philandering
Chris jokes it could be any one of these!
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a popular variety of apple?
⬥ A: Golden Delicious ⬥ B: Golden Tasty
⬥ C: Golden Yummy ⬥ D: Golden Appetizing
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The didgeridoo is a musical instrument originating in which country?
⬥ A: Mexico ⬥ B: Canada
⬥ C: Australia ⬥ D: France
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which cooking measure is the amount you can hold between your thumb and forefinger?
⬥ A: Snap ⬥ B: Tot
⬥ C: Pinch ⬥ D: Nip
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which word refers to the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
⬥ A: Epicentre ⬥ B: Epilogue
⬥ C: Epidemic ⬥ D: Epigram
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Irish county shares its name with Richard Chamberlain's television doctor?
⬥ A: Killarney ⬥ B: Kerry
⬥ C: Kilkenny ⬥ D: Kildare
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What does a milliner make?
⬥ A: Shoes ⬥ B: Hats
⬥ C: Gloves ⬥ D: Shirts
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
'La Manche' is the French name for which geographical feature?
⬥ A: Bay of Biscay ⬥ B: River Seine
⬥ C: River Thames ⬥ D: English Channel
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the nickname of the Sheffield Wednesday Football Club?
⬥ A: Owls ⬥ B: Magpies
⬥ C: Canaries ⬥ D: Robins
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which coffee shop is frequented by the characters in the TV sitcom 'Friends'?
⬥ A: New York Coffee ⬥ B: World Caffeine Center
⬥ C: Central Perk ⬥ D: Statue of Liquidity
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Where is the Royal Armouries Museum?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Leeds ⬥ B: London
⬥ C: Liverpool ⬥ D: Lytham St. Annes
Steve decides to call Ian, an ex-colleague. As soon as Steve says A, Ian says yes. It's the right answer for £64,000.
£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the name of the Black Prince, son of Edward III?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Edward ⬥ B: Henry
⬥ C: Richard ⬥ D: George
£250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the first name of Sherlock Holmes' assistant, Dr Watson?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: James ⬥ B: John
⬥ C: Joshua ⬥ D: Joseph
Ask the Audience Results: A: 45% ⬥ B: 38% ⬥ C: 6% ⬥ D: 11%
Steve is not confident with the audience's results, so he decides to walk. Turns out, the majority of the audience was wrong; the correct answer was B: John, which would have been Steve's guess.

Total Prize Money: £125,000

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