Who Wants to Be a Millionaire winner knew 3 answers 'instantly' - take quiz

13 February 2024 , 19:30

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Donald Fear went on to win the Who Wants to be a Millionaire jackpot (Image: Stellify Media)

The last three questions before potentially taking home the Who Wants to be a Millionaire jackpot are famously tough, but one winner was able to answer them before the multiple choice answers even appeared.

The ITV quiz show, which sees contestants take on multiple-choice questions based on general knowledge, was originally presented by Chris Tarrant, who fronted almost 600 episodes from 1998 to 2014. After a revival in 2018, the new series was hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.

Over its history, several contestants have managed to bag the eye-watering £1m jackpot prize - but it's not easy. For each question you get right, you can walk away with a sum of money - but it gets increasingly harder as you get closer to the big prize - so many opt to walk away so as not to lose everything they've won so far.

His performance was astounding (Stellify Media)

Back in September 2020, teacher Donald Fear became the sixth jackpot winner and the first for 14 years. Even more impressively, he did so only using one of his four lifelines, and answered the 15 questions asked by Clarkson in a jaw-dropping 20 minutes.

Speaking to The Mirror at the time, he said: "Of the 15 questions I knew probably 13 of them immediately before the options appeared. That was including the million pound question, the £500,000 and including the £250,000. It's very easy if you know the answers."

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Below you'll find the top three questions that Donald knew the answers to without getting the multiple choice. Would you be able to answer them?

1. £250,000 question: Which of these cetaceans is classified as a 'toothed whale'?

2. £500,000 question: Who is the only British politician to have held all four 'Great Offices of State' at some point during their career?

3. £1million question: In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina?

Can you, like Donald, answer them without multiple choice? If the answer is no, here are the options:

1. ray whale, Minke whale, Sperm whale, Humpback whale

2. David Lloyd George, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, John Major

3. Calico Jack, Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, Captain Kidd

You'll find the answers below, so stop here if you don't want any spoilers.

Answers:

1. Sperm whale
2. James Callaghan
3. Blackbeard

Did you get any of them correct? Let us know in the comment section below.

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