John Davidson, a dog handler from Amble, Northumberland, was a contestant on series 2 of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 10 January, 1999. He left with absolutely nothing after incorrectly answering his £1,000 question, thus becoming the first contestant on any version of Millionaire in the world to win nothing at all.
Contents
- 1 WWTBAM Run
- 1.1 Fastest Finger First
- 1.2 John's Run to the Million
- 2 Gallery
- 3 Sources
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Starting with the furthest north, put these four British islands in order from north to south. | |
| ⬥ A: Isle of Wight | ⬥ B: Shetland Isles |
| ⬥ C: Isle of Man | ⬥ D: Anglesey |
Out of the 9 remaining contestants, 3 were right, but John was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-D-A (in a time of 6.82 seconds), thus making it into the Hot Seat.
John's Run to the Million[]
| £100 (1 to 15) - Not Timed | |
| What do we call a person from Denmark? | |
| ⬥ A: A Dennis | ⬥ B: A Mark |
| ⬥ C: A Dean | ⬥ D: A Dane |
See Also
‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ Winners List: PhotosPhone-a-FriendThe lowdown on the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire lifelines...Who Wants to be a Millionaire? cheats rumbled in row minutes after win, Tarrant says| £200 (2 to 15) - Not Timed | |
| Someone who travels 'incognito' would be which of these? | |
| ⬥ A: In a hurry | ⬥ B: In disguise |
| ⬥ C: In a car | ⬥ D: In debt |
| £300 (3 to 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which singer was backed by The Shadows? | |
| ⬥ A: Rod Stewart | ⬥ B: Cliff Richard |
| ⬥ C: Gary Glitter | ⬥ D: Van Morrison |
| £500 (4 to 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these countries is washed by the Gulf of Mexico? | |
| ⬥ A: Chile | ⬥ B: Canada |
| ⬥ C: Peru | ⬥ D: The USA |
| £1,000 (5 to 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these girls' names is the title of a Jane Austen novel? | |
| ⬥ A: Emily | ⬥ B: Jane |
| ⬥ C: Emma | ⬥ D: Sophie |
John confidently answered Jane; his confidence turned to horror when Chris Tarrant told him it was the wrong answer - the right answer was Emma.
Gallery[]
.jpg "John Davidson (Series 2) (1)")
"I'll play, Chris. It's B."
.jpg "John Davidson (Series 2) (2)")
"...It's the wrong answer."
.jpg "John Davidson (Series 2) (3)")
"Oh, you're joking...."
.jpg "John Davidson (Series 2) (4)")
"Aww."
Sources[]
| Precededby Tristan Burt | UK Contestant (Series 2) John Davidson | Succeededby Karen Ozdemir |
