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Steve Kidd, a mature student and very keen quizzer from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, who won £250,000 on 20th November 2004. He appeared on Fastest Finger First a few weeks earlier but failed to get into the Hot Seat.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Put these Michael Douglas films in the order they were first released.
⬥ A: Basic Instinct ⬥ B: Fatal Attraction
⬥ C: Romancing the Stone ⬥ D: Traffic
From the 10 contestants, 5 correctly answered C-B-A-D, but, in a time of 3.44 seconds, Steve Kidd was the fastest, making it into the Hot Seat.

Steve's Run to the Million[]

£100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Hover and Rotary are varieties of what?
⬥ A: Barbecue ⬥ B: Lawnmower
⬥ C: Steam Iron ⬥ D: Vacuum Cleaner
£200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a popular children's game?
⬥ A: Patricia Pleads ⬥ B: Simon Says
⬥ C: Tim Tells ⬥ D: David Demands
£300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a name given to objects and ornaments of little value?
⬥ A: Bric-a-brac ⬥ B: Tick-tack
⬥ C: Flick-flack ⬥ D: Pickaback
£500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Associated with the wild west, which densely branched plant breaks off and rolls about in the weed?
⬥ A: Fallweed ⬥ B: Tossweed
⬥ C: Dropweed ⬥ D: Tumbleweed
£1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What name is given to the various substances which trigger allergic reactions?
⬥ A: Allegros ⬥ B: Allergens
⬥ C: Allegations ⬥ D: Allegories
£2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In cockney rhyming slang, what is your 'whistle and flute'?
⬥ A: Root ⬥ B: Boot
⬥ C: Suit ⬥ D: Loot
£4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
'Terrier' is a nickname given to someone who belongs to which organisation?
⬥ A: St. John Ambulance ⬥ B: Freemasons
⬥ C: Pony Club ⬥ D: Territorial Army
£8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which band who formed in the 1960's, took its name from a song by blues singer Muddy Waters?
⬥ A: Beatles ⬥ B: Moody Blues
⬥ C: Procol Harum ⬥ D: Rolling Stones
£16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which period of British history ran from 1811 to 1820?
⬥ A: Jacobean ⬥ B: Stuart
⬥ C: Victorian ⬥ D: Regency
£32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
The US city of Baton Rouge lies on which river?
⬥ A: Colorado ⬥ B: Rio Grande
⬥ C: Mississippi ⬥ D: Potomac
£64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which former Blue Peter presenter was named Chief Scout by the Scout Association in 2004?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Peter Duncan ⬥ B: John Noakes
⬥ C: Mark Curry ⬥ D: Simon Groom
Ask the Audience Results: A: 70% ⬥ B: 18% ⬥ C: 11% ⬥ D: 1%
£125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which composer was ordained as a priest in 1703?
⬥ A: Vivaldi ⬥ B: Mozart
⬥ C: Beethoven ⬥ D: Wagner
£250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which work of fiction is set in the town of Llaregubb?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Under Milk Wood ⬥ B: The Old Devils
⬥ C: How Green Was My Valley ⬥ D: The Quiet Man
Steve phoned his mate Darren who knew immediately it was Under Milk Wood.
£500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the nationality of the artist Frida Kahlo?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Greek ⬥ B: Egyptian
⬥ C: Mexican ⬥ D: Irish
Steve didn't have a clue but he used 50:50 just out of interest. He still didn't care so he left with a quarter of a million. The correct answer was C: Mexican.
Total Prize Money: £250,000

Gallery[]

Steve in October 2004

Post-WWTBAM[]

On January 15, 2005, Steve was one of the Phone a Friends of contestant Keith Pottage. Keith phoned him at his £64,000 question, with a feast day on July 29th, who is the patron saint of Norway. At 10 seconds, Steve told him he was 100% it was D: Saint Olaf, so Steve went for D: Saint Olaf and got it right.

Trivia[]

  • When Steve won £125,000, he danced a jig with Chris Tarrant - then he ran round the studio excitedly - albeit in an unusual style, prompting laughter from Tarrant and the audience.
  • Tarrant admitted Steve was one of his favourite contestants, and on a Twitter post by Millionaire producers Stellify Media asking for the public's favourite contestant, Steve appeared a fair few times in the comments.
  • Steve won £2,080 on The Weakest Link in 2005. He has also appeared on several other game shows as well, such as University Challenge and Mastermind[1]. He had also appeared on Fifteen-to-One the previous year.[2]

Sources[]

Preceded by
Dave Briggs
UK Contestant (Series 16)
Steve Kidd
Succeeded by
Zoe Bedson
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