Trevor Montague, a writer and former accountant from Crawley, West Sussex, appeared on Series 17 of the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 11 June, 2005. He won £1,000 after the audience answered incorrectly on his £32,000 question.
Trevor wrote a book in 2002 ambitiously titled "The A-Z of Everything", a quiz book with directories spanning many subjects, including, unfortunately, the questions he needed a lifeline for.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First Question[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these books with a nautical theme in the order they were first released. | |
| ⬥ A: Raise the Titanic | ⬥ B: Sink the Bismarck |
| ⬥ C: Speed 2: Cruise Control | ⬥ D: The Poseidon Adventure |
| Out of 10, including future winner Ingram Wilcox, only Trevor, in 5.08 seconds, answered B-D-A-C correctly. |
Trevor's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these means 'penniless'? | |
| ⬥ A: Cobbley-fractured | ⬥ B: Rocky-shattered |
| ⬥ C: Pebbley-bust | ⬥ D: Stoney-broke |
| £200 (2 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these is an informal term meaning 'to marry'? | |
| ⬥ A: Get twitched | ⬥ B: Get hitched |
| ⬥ C: Get switched | ⬥ D: Get stitched |
| £300 (3 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What kind of sauce is popular in Chinese cuisine? | |
| ⬥ A: Honey and bitter | ⬥ B: Sugar and sharp |
| ⬥ C: Syrup and acid | ⬥ D: Sweet and sour |
| £500 (4 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these words relates to the supernatural or mystical? | |
| ⬥ A: Occlusion | ⬥ B: Ochre |
| ⬥ C: Occident | ⬥ D: Occult |
| £1,000 (5 of 15) - Not timed | |
| How many months of the year have thirty days? | |
| ⬥ A: Two | ⬥ B: Three |
| ⬥ C: Four | ⬥ D: Five |
| £2,000 (6 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which of these is a Slavonic language? | |
| ⬥ A: Portuguese | ⬥ B: Mandarin |
| ⬥ C: Vietnamese | ⬥ D: Polish |
| £4,000 (7 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which horse won the 2005 Grand National? | |
| ⬥ A: Simply Gifted | ⬥ B: Clan Royal |
| ⬥ C: Forest Gunner | ⬥ D: Hedgehunter |
| £8,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Which name was shared by three kings of England in the royal house of Lancaster? 50:50 and Phone-a-Friend lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Richard | ⬥ B: Edward |
| ⬥ C: William | ⬥ D: Henry |
| Though Trevor covers Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI on Pages 1,036-1,037 of the "A-Z of Everything", Trevor still had to use two lifelines. Still unsure, he phoned his friend Kevin, who said it was "definitely Henry". He was right. |
| £16,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed | |
| With which war is the poet Rupert Brooke most associated? | |
| ⬥ A: Boer War | ⬥ B: World War I |
| ⬥ C: World War II | ⬥ D: Korean War |
| £32,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed | |
| What is the name of the tree, related to the poplar, renowned for its leaves which flutter in the slightest breeze? Ask the Audience lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Trembling aspen | ⬥ B: Quivering yew |
| ⬥ C: Whispering birch | ⬥ D: Shaking ash |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 8% ⬥ B: 11% ⬥ C: 72% ⬥ D: 9% | |
| Trevor also covers the Aspen on Page 855 of the "A-Z of Everything" with the sentence "Aspen: Poplar tree with extremely tremulous leaves." Yet Trevor had to ask the audience, and the results, though indicating a clear majority for C: Whispering birch, the correct answer was the one with the lowest audience vote. Total Prize Money: £1,000 |
Trivia[]
- Trevor appeared on Fifteen-to-One in 1990, however went out in the early rounds. He later returned in 1992, disguised as "Steve Romara", slicking his hair back and wearing golden earrings, breaching the show's strict 'one chance' rule. He succeeded in his disguise, yet a viewer recognised him on a Challenge repeat, and he was ordered by the courts to return a £3,000 vase he won.
- "Steve Romara" also appeared on The Krypton Factor in 1995.
- In 2018, Trevor was banned from contacting a Vale of Glamorgan printing firm until 2028.
| Preceded by Andy Garner |
UK Contestant (Series 17) Trevor Montague |
Succeeded by Jon Jacob |