Millionaire Hot Seat (UK) [S01E01]

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Welcome you, Samantha Murray Smith, a support worker from Freshwater, wherever that is. Where is it? The Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight. Excellent. Well, welcome, first of all. 15 questions to a million pounds, same as it was in the old show. But a couple of changes. If you don't know the answer to a question, you can pass. If you do that, you go and sit over there and then the next contestant takes your place. And that's the last time you can pass. You've only got one pass. Use it once it's over. Got it. If you answer and you get it wrong, two things happen. Number one, the top rung of the ladder disappears. The prize money shrinks. And the second thing that happens is you go home. So don't get anything wrong. I'll try. OK. Let's get cracking, shall we? Let's play Millionaire Hot Seat. APPLAUSE OK. You've got 15 seconds to answer this question, which is worth £100. OK. Here we go. Which of these terms represents the highest number on the Beaufort wind force scale? Gale, hurricane, storm or strong breeze? Well, out of the four of those, the strongest is hurricane. Final answer. And the correct answer. So that's £100. APPLAUSE OK. For £200, this is your question. In Cockney rhyming slang, which of these body parts would typically be closest to the ground when standing on a flat surface? Mince pies, plates of meat, boat race or loaf of bread? Well, mince pies are eyes, boat race is face, loaf of bread is your head, plates of meat are your feet. So it's plates of meat. Final answer. Absolutely right. Perfectly worked out. APPLAUSE Right. This is for £300. What's the profession of Mark Kerr? As portrayed by Dwayne Johnson in the 2025 film The Smashing Machine, a rock star, demolition expert, MMA fighter or miner? I'll be honest, I don't know this. I'm going to pass. Don't blame you. Perfectly sensible thing to do. So if you'd like to go and sit over there on the Chair of Hope, you'll be back and we'll bring out the next contestant. Welcome, Genevieve Jewell-Smith. Hi. Paediatric nurse from Neston. Yeah. I don't know where that is either, does it? That's in Cheshire, just outside of Chester. Chester, OK. Well, you haven't come far, that's one good thing. If it goes wrong. Because I'm sure it won't. Right, now, here's the rule, I'm afraid. It's not good. Because Samantha passed, it means you can't. You have to answer this question whether you like it or not. So, here it is. What's the profession of Mark Kerr, as portrayed by Dwayne Johnson in the 2025 film The Smashing Machine? It's a choice of two, but given that Dwayne Johnson's famous for, like, being fit and a really good physique and everything, I'm going to choose MMA fighter, final answer. You're a big MMA fighter fan? Mm, ish. I'm guessing... Oh, ish, I was going to... I was expecting, no. Doesn't matter, though, you're right. Correct answer, well done. Your pass is now available. You can now pass if you want to. Thank you. So, here you go, £500 question. Which of these is a type of piercing made on the nose? Helix, bridge, conch or upper lobe? Okey-doke. I know the helix and the conch are both on the ears and the lobe is your ear as well, but you have a bridge on your nose. I'm going to say bridge, final answer. You are a nurse. Yeah. It does help. And it's really helped, because that's the correct answer. Well done, well done. Again, your pass is still available, and this is the question for £1,000. Which of these is not an ingredient in a traditional Caesar salad? Anchovies, croutons, garlic or feta cheese? Hmm. To be honest, I could hazard a guess, but I don't want to at this stage, so I'm going to use my pass, please. Absolutely fair enough. There you go, off to the end of the queue and let's bring out the next contestant, please. Hello, Clare Farley. Yes. Client engagement executive from Windsor. Welcome to the hot seat. Thank you. Now, you know the rules. You can't pass on this question, you have to answer it, OK? Which of these is not an ingredient in a traditional Caesar salad? This is the worst question for me, because I'm the most unhealthy person ever, so I've never eaten a Caesar salad. Eight seconds. Five seconds. I'm going to guess at... Two seconds. Anchovies, final answer. A lot of chit-chat, followed by, I'm afraid, the wrong answer. I'm really sorry, the correct answer is, in fact, feta cheese. I'm afraid, though, we do now have to say goodbye to you, so, ladies and gentlemen, Clare Farley. Thank you. Brutal game, this is so brutal. Simon Williams, firefighter. That's right. From Notting Hill in London. That's right, yep. I'd better be nice to you, I've got a flat in Notting Hill and a daughter in Notting Hill. So, right, the top rung of the ladder has now gone, because that was a wrong answer. This is £250,000, all right? OK. Still a lot of money, and you're only ten questions away from it. Right, this is the question for £1,000. Which of these years was a leap year? 2022? 2023? 2024? Or 2025? Wow. I know which two it isn't. Ten seconds. I'm going to have to use my pass on the answer. Okey-doke. OK, well, to the back of the queue with you. We barely saw you. A blink of an eye, you'd have missed you. And let's bring out the next contestant, please. Right. Billy Marsden. Actor. That's me. From Greenwich in London. What have we seen you in? I've just been a pig in Three Little Pigs. Oh, I missed that. Sounds like you were one of the three leads, though. Yeah, it was a great part. I was like a gym pig. I was like a stupid gym pig. All right. Can gym pig work this one out? You can't pass, I'm afraid. Yeah. This is the question. Which of these years was a leap year? My first guess would be 2022, purely because I think I've seen it in another quiz. You've got five seconds. So I'm going to lock in 2022. I don't know what quiz you saw it in, but it was incorrect. That's the wrong answer, I'm afraid. So I'm really sorry, gym pig. It's every four years. A helpful way to remember the Summer Olympics are always in leap years. They're wrong. You can bear that in mind on your way home. Ladies and gentlemen, Billy Marsden. Thank you. So you're Kevin Sheehan, project manager from Derry. Yep. I do know where Derry is, so that's good. Right, now I'm afraid to say that the top prize is £100,000 now. OK. We've had two wrong answers. Still six figures, though. That's still a chunk of change. Let's have a look at the question, shall we? In the sitcom Gavin and Stacey, what are the names of Gavin's parents? Ross and Rachel, Pam and Mick, Hyacinth and Richard, or Basil and Sybil? I haven't watched this show, unfortunately. But I think it's Pam and Mick, final answer. Just a guess. Just a guess. It worked! It's the right answer, well done. Pam and Mick. Well worked out, well guessed. And that means you're facing a £2,000 question. And you now have 30 seconds to answer the question, because it's harder. Right, let's have a look at the question. Who wrote the best-selling cookbook How To Be A Domestic Goddess? Mary Berry, Nigella Lawson, Delia Smith, or Nadia Hussein? I'm not sure on this one. I have thoughts, but I'm going to use my pass. OK, off you go. And let's bring out the next contestant. Or I should say, bring back Samantha Murray-Smith. Right, 30 seconds to answer the following question, Samantha. Who wrote the best-selling cookbook How To Be A Domestic Goddess? I actually have this book at home. It's Nigella Lawson, final answer. And the correct answer, well done. You see, was that your idea? It was. Now, it's always a tricky one to know what to do there. Do you try and help the next person along, or do you keep still? Hard to know. Anyway, that worked out, because you have the book. Right, now, remember, you can't pass anymore, because you've used your pass. This is the £3,000 question. 30 seconds to answer it. Let's have a look at it. How many of the 50 US states have a four-letter name? Two, three, four, or five? OK, there's Iowa, Ohio, Utah... Can't think of any more, so that's three. Three, final answer. You had 15 seconds to think more on that. I know, but I thought I'd second-guess myself and talk myself out of it. And you were wise, because that is the correct answer. Well done. Beautifully done. But now, I'm afraid, it's time to take a break. We'll be back in a few moments. See you then. You're still here? Whatever the story behind selling your car, we buy any car, make it easy. Whether you're needing more boot space, buying your dream home, sick of repairs, funding a new business, switching transport, saving for your big day, off to see the world, going to uni, upgrading after a promotion, just want the cash, or simply need something bigger. Get it sold and have the cash in your bank today. 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You've got 30 seconds to answer this question, which is worth £5,000. So, here we go. Napa Valley is California, I believe, and Jerez is Spanish. I think that's the Spanish for sherry, so there'd be northern Abruzzo sounds, maybe Italian. So, I don't actually really know, but just for a guess, I'm going to have to guess at Mendoza. Maybe it's, like, South American or something. So, I'd say... Ten seconds. Oh, gosh. Mendoza, final answer. Push that close to the wire. I second-guessed myself at the ends, then. Shouldn't have done. That's the right answer. Well done. Mendoza is in somewhere called Argentina. OK. Not an interesting place. Abruzzo is Italy, Napa Valley, as you correctly say, is California, and Jerez is Spain. Good. Well, now, that's marvellous. You've got the ladder up to £5,000. Well done. This next question is worth £7,500. The European Union flag, Olympic flag, the United Nations flag, or the Rainbow Pride flag? Oh, gosh. I really wouldn't know, to be fair, and I don't even really have anything to go on. I'm just looking at the date. So, just looking at the date, I feel like I'm going to say... 15 seconds. ..the European Union flag, final answer. No, I'm afraid not. I'm afraid not. No, the correct answer is the Rainbow Pride flag. Was 78. So, I'm sorry about that, but I'm afraid we must now say to Genevieve Jewelsmith, goodbye. Goodbye. Thank you for coming. The firefighter again, Simon Williams, welcome back. Thank you. I should just explain to the ladies and gentlemen at home, the Olympic flag was first used in the 1910s, the UN flag in the 1940s. The current EU flag was used by the Council of Europe from the 1950s. I didn't know that. I thought it was newer than that. Oh, well, there we are. Anyway, that's of no concern of yours, or indeed yours. Top prize now, £20,000. You've got 30 seconds to answer this question. You can't pass. Shall we have a look at it? Yes, please. £7,500 riding on it. Let's go. Which of these words means incapable of being wearied? Indutable? Innominable? Indefatigable? Or ineluctable? OK, so I haven't got a clue. I can't even pronounce some of them. It's going to have to be a total guess. I can't even work it out. I'm going to go for indefatigable. Final answer. And the correct answer. Let's be honest, it's what qualifies as indefatigable. OK. So that you don't get tired going up all those stairs. Indutable is unable to be doubted. Innominable is unable to be named. And ineluctable is not able to be avoided. OK. You have now just won £7,500. This next question is worth £10,000. OK. Let's have a look at it. Which of these UK parliamentary constituencies has not been represented by a 21st-century Prime Minister? Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath? Epping Forest? Uxbridge and South Roislip? Or Hoban and St Pancras? I know C, definitely, because that's Boris Johnson. A, Scotland somewhere. D... OK. On the basis of working it out, I'm going to go for Epping Forest. Final answer. It's not what I'd have gone for. But you were right. Well done. You were at Southern and St Pancras. Oh, well, that's why I got it wrong. It's Keir Starmer's. Yeah, Uxbridge, as you quite rightly say, is Boris Johnson and Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is Gordon Brown. So, yeah, well done, you. That's fantastic. And now what that means is bad news for Kevin, because whatever happens now, I'm afraid you won't be getting back in the hot seat. Could be good news for you, though. Could be good news for you, Simon. Here's how it works. This is the final question. If you get it right, £20,000 is yours. OK. If you get it wrong, because we're generous souls, we'll give you £1,000 as a consolation prize. Thank you. So it's £20,000 or £1,000 riding on this question. OK. 45 seconds now to answer it. Right. You can't pass. Let's have a look. Which of these characters has not appeared in a film directed by Ridley Scott? Hannibal Lecter? Rick Deckard? Paul Atreides? Or Ellen Ripley? OK. So Ellen Ripley was definitely Aliens, Sigourney Weaver. Hannibal Lecter... I've never heard of B or C. Which of these characters has not appeared in a film? Not appeared in a film. OK. She definitely has. 20 seconds. He has. It's got to be a total guess. One in three by the sounds of it. Yeah. I'm going to say... Paul Atreides. Final answer. You've just won £20,000. That's fantastic news. Now, if my house catches fire... I want you around in a jiffy, all right? Definitely. Yeah. Let's have a look. Paul Atreides were pleased from the Dune films, which Ridley Scott didn't do. Lecter, obviously, was in Scott's adaptation of Hannibal. Deckard was in Blade Runner. And Ripley, as you said, is from Aliens. But you're not listening to any of that. You're thinking, you're going to spend £20,000, aren't you? How are you going to spend it? I'd probably spend my daughter a trip to New York and my son a Manchester United season ticket. That's a fantastic brace of prizes. Oh, and my girlfriend a trip to the Maldives. Sorry. Well, you have fun... Your son have fun at Man U, daughter have fun in New York, and you have fun in the Maldives. Right, ladies and gentlemen, Simon Williams, our winner tonight. Join us tomorrow at 7.30 for more Millionaire Hot Seat. Now that's savvy. We all fantasise about our perfect home. But let's get real for a minute. For a start, who are these guys? And what's going on here? The perfect office space? Think again. So if you're serious about making your fantasy a reality... Enter your postcode now to find out your home's sale or rental valuation estimate instantly. Get real about moving. Get on the market. OK, mate, got to go. I'm off to a celebrity dinner party. Hello, hello, it's Robbie Williams. I brought something delicious. Felix! 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