Who Wants To Be A Millionaire player who won £500, 000 says helping his family is ‘best bit’

A player who walked away from an ‘easy’ £1million question on last night’s episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has told how his life is ‘not too different to anyone else’s’ since his big win. 

Davyth Fear, 60, from Caernarfon, Wales, who flew through the questions securing an impressive £500,000 with his phone-a-friend lifeline still available, was left stumped when reaching the final round by a question dubbed as ‘easy’ by fans of the quiz show.

The retired geography teacher – whose episode first aired in September 2019 – decided to walk away with half a million pounds – and says that helping his family out with his winnings has been ‘the best bit.’

Speaking of the first thing he spent his money on, Davyth exclusively told FEMAIL: ‘I helped my family out. I’ve got a brother, two sisters, nephews and nieces and helped them. I gave them a cash sum.’

‘One of them spent it on new windows for his new house, I’ve got one in university and they’re keeping it safe for afterwards just in case, while my sister likes diving and so spent it on a motorhome.’

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire viewers were left ‘screaming at their TVs’ after a contestant (above) walked away from an ‘easy’ £1million question last night

Retired geography teacher Davyth Fear, from Caernarfon, Wales, flew through the questions - securing an impressive £500,000 with his phone-a-friend lifeline still available.  But he was stumped when reaching the final round by a question dubbed as 'easy' by fans (above)

Retired geography teacher Davyth Fear, from Caernarfon, Wales, flew through the questions – securing an impressive £500,000 with his phone-a-friend lifeline still available.  But he was stumped when reaching the final round by a question dubbed as ‘easy’ by fans (above)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Questions 

1. Fastest Fingers First question 

Starting with the earliest in the year, put the following greetings cards in the order they would typically appear in UK shops. 

A: Christmas B: Valentine’s Day C: Mother’s Day D: Father’s Day

2.  (£100) ‘Extra virgin’ is considered to be the best type of which food?

A: Bananas B: Olive oil C: Marmalade D: Pork chops

3. (£200) Which of these is used as a symbol of surrender of truce?

A: White flag B: Blue banner C: Green emblem • D: Yellow jack

4. (£300) The golfer born Eldrick Tont Woods is best known by what first name?

A: Snake B: Tiger C: Vulture D: Shark

5.  (£500) The popular name of the ceremony seen outside Buckingham Palace is ‘The Changing of the …’ what?

A: Regiment B: Soldiers C: Troops D: Guard

6. (£1,000) When referring to a toilet, what do the letters WC stand for?

A: Wash Cupboard B: Waste Chamber C: Walled Cabinet D: Water Closet

7.  (£2,000) What is the title of the best-selling series of scary children’s books created by R.L. Stine?

A: The Famous Five B: Goosebumps C: Captain Underpants D: A Series of Unfortunate Events

8. (£4,000) Which TV chef campaigned to have Turkey Twizzlers removed from school dinner menus?

A: Gordon Ramsay B: Heston Blumenthal C: Jamie Oliver D: John Torode

9. (£8,000) In November 1931, Al Capone was sentenced to eleven years in prison for what crime?

A: Extortion B: Kidnapping C: Tax evasion D: Perjury

10. (£16,000) The song ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’, performed by Aerosmith, featured on the soundtrack of which 1998 film?

A: The Big Lebowski B: Armageddon C: Deep Impact D: The Truman Show

11. (£32,000) Which British military figure signalled to his troops ‘England expects that every man will do his duty’?

A: Lord Cardigan B: Lord Nelson C: Duke of Wellington D: Lord Kitchener

12.  (£64,000) Which is the second highest park in the British Isles?

A: Snowdon B: Slieve Donard C: Scafell Pike D: Ben Macdui

13. (£125,000) Georges Braque was one of two key figures in the development of which art movement?  

A: Cubism B: Impressionism C: Art Nouveau • D: Abstract expressionism

14. (£250,000) The Taj Mahal UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in which Indian state?

A: Uttar Pradesh B: Kerala C: Gujarat D: West Bengal

15. (£500,000) Which of these condiments is the oldest, having been established since 1814, as stated on its label?

A: HP Sauce B: Heinz Tomato Ketchup C: Colman’s Mustard D: Hellmann’s Mayonnaise

16. (£1million) Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?

A: Audrey Hepburn B: Judy Garland C: Julie Andrews D: Marilyn Monroe

He continued: ‘I’m not interested in big cars, or fancy watches. I bought myself a nice camera. The money takes the pressure off.

‘We’d already bought a house and so on, so I didn’t need to prove anything by buying this, that and the other. It’s just a matter of being able to enjoy life and not necessarily spend stupidly and enjoy what we have.’ 

‘My life isn’t too different to anyone else I would think, since we’ve all been in lockdown.’ 

‘I’m enjoying being at home and taking the dog for a walk in the morning, not meeting anyone else. We had three months of glorious sunshine and so I’ve been spending time in the garden. 

But while he hasn’t splashed his cash on materialist items, Davyth, who has always loved travelling, did take a dream trip to Uganda.

‘My wife needed a new hip and two new knees,’ he explained. ‘She had the hip done but is still waiting for her two knees, so I did go on holiday to Uganda to see the chimpanzees.  

Reaction: Several Twitter users (pictured) were quick to boast that they knew the answer to the million pound question

Reaction: Several Twitter users (pictured) were quick to boast that they knew the answer to the million pound question

'Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?' host Jeremy Clarkson (pictured) asked before presenting Davyth with the options: 'Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews and Marilyn Monroe.'

‘Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?’ host Jeremy Clarkson (pictured) asked before presenting Davyth with the options: ‘Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews and Marilyn Monroe.’

Davyth was praised by the audience at home (above) for his win after flying through the first couple of questions without assistance

Davyth was praised by the audience at home (above) for his win after flying through the first couple of questions without assistance

‘I went by myself to see the gorillas and so on because you’re in the mountains she wouldn’t have been mobile enough to make it so I went by myself.’

As for the future, he added: ‘I’ve always liked travelling. It’s not on the agenda for the next year or so because my wife still needs two knee operations, but she’s always wanted to go to Antarctica, so we would like to go on the cruise to see the penguins.’

‘My wife also wants to go to Canada to see polar bears, so perhaps that’ll happen in the next couple of years.’ 

Davyth went on to explain that he retired full time as a teacher around four years ago, and was a supply teacher from then on.

‘I was thinking about giving up being a supply teacher anyway last year but after winning all this money, I didn’t need to make that decision, did I?’ he said.  

However, after the episode aired last night, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire viewers were left ‘screaming at the TV’ after Davyth walked away from an ‘easy’ £1million question.

Speaking of the viewers reaction, Davyth said: ‘It’s easy if you know it. I was guessing at the £2, 000 and £4, 000 question. 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Answers 

1. BCDA 

B: Valentine’s Day C: Mother’s Day D: Father’s Day A: Christmas

2. B: Olive oil

3. A: White flag

4. B: Tiger 

5. D: Guard 

6. D: Water Closet 

7. B: Goosebumps 

8. C: Jamie Oliver 

9. C: Tax evasion 

10. B: Armageddon 

11. B: Lord Nelson 

12. D: Ben Macdui 

13. A: Cubism 

14. A: Uttar Pradesh 

15. C: Colman’s Mustard 

16 D: Marilyn Monroe

‘The question about goosebumps I didn’t know and that was probably the hardest question for me. I didn’t want to risk a lifeline and I didn’t know the answer. It was an educated guess.’  

Jeremy Clarkson read the question: ‘Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?’ before presenting Davyth with the options: ‘Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews and Marilyn Monroe.’ 

Having thought the correct answer was Audrey Hepburn before ringing a friend who claimed it to be Judy Garland, Davyth decided not to risk it and walked away with half a million.

Queen Elizabeth II was born in 21 April 1926, which was the same year as Marilyn Monroe.

Judy Garland was born four years earlier in 1922, while Audrey Hepburn came along in 1929 – making Julie Andrews the youngest with a birth date of 1 October 1935.

Viewers watching the episode yesterday were left sunned with the uncomplicated question, worth £1million.

One person wrote: ‘Easy question for the £1million,’ while another said: ‘Screaming at the TV! For a million pounds!’

A third boasted: ‘When you get a million pound question right before the answers are revealed!’, as a fourth viewer added: ‘I knew the answer to the million pound question before the options came up.’ 

Davyth was a contestant on the 4th episode of the 33rd Series of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the 10th contestant to win £500,000.

He was praised by the audience at home for his intelligence after flying through the first couple of questions without assistance.

Davyth won the £500,000 after using his second to last lifeline and asking the audience for help with the penultimate question (seen above)

Davyth won the £500,000 after using his second to last lifeline and asking the audience for help with the penultimate question (seen above)

One person wrote on Twitter: ‘He was amazing! Seriously cool, not greedy and went at the right moment. Respect.’

Another said: ‘Well done! £500,000 is a brilliant amount. You did good,’ while a third added: ‘Congrats to Davyth on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Great TV. Gripping stuff.’

Davyth won the £500,000 after using his second to last lifeline and asking the audience for help with the penultimate question.

‘Which of these condiments is the oldest, having been established since 1814 as stated on its label?’ he was asked, with the options being: ‘HP Sauce, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Colman’s Mustard and Hellman’s Mayonnaise.’ 

With 61 per cent voting for Colman’s Mustard, Davyth opted for the condiment despite being torn between the audience’s answer and HP Sauce.

Thankfully, he stuck with the audience who proved to be right –  making Davyth £500,000 richer.