What is the easiest route to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Jeremy Clarkson on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nFor the quizzers out there who want to the chance to head home with a million pounds in their pocket, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Fastest Finger First executive producer Kieran Doherty has revealed his top tips on how to land in that iconic chair.<\/p>\n
Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in an exclusive interview, the producer said that there\u2019s nothing to stop contestants from applying for both Millionaire and its Fastest Finger First spin-off.<\/p>\n\u201cThe thing is, if you apply for Millionaire solely just on its own, and you go through the process and you get selected, you\u2019re selected to sit on Fastest Finger First row. And even at that, there\u2019s no guarantee [of playing the main game]. You have to win Fastest Finger First in that episode.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf someone gets on the chair for a long run, even though you made it to the show, you may not end up sitting in the hot seat,\u201d he continued. \u201cJust getting to Fastest Finger First is an accomplishment in and of itself but it\u2019s no guarantee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doherty said winning the Fastest Finger First game show guarantees you a go at taking part in Millionaire.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you win [Fastest Finger First], you\u2019re guaranteed to skip ahead and go straight into the seat and play,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Doherty added that over 75,000 people apply to compete on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire every season, and Fastest Finger First is \u201cjust another way in\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to answer more questions on Fastest Finger First, but to be on a quiz, you\u2019ve got to have really good general knowledge, obviously. That gets you right in the chair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Fastest Finger First presenter Anita Rani said that getting onto the spin-off first could give you the upper hand ahead of Millionaire.<\/p>\n
She said:\u00a0\u201cWhat I will say is that we possibly give you an advantage having already been in the space.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving already played in the studio and being relaxed in a studio environment is half the psychology of it. So there might be that as an advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fastest Finger First rules<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe new ITV game show expands on Millionaire\u2019s Fastest Finger First round, which takes place at the beginning of each episode and decides which contestant will be playing the main Millionaire game.<\/p>\n
However, in this spin-off, five contestants play against each other in multiple rounds, with each point pushing them up the question ladder. The two players with the largest score at the end of the round go head-to-head in a Faster Finger First duel, with the winner staying in the chair and the loser being replaced by another contestant on the panel.<\/p>\n
Whoever remains in the winner\u2019s seat when the Klaxon sounds at the end of the episode is fast-tracked to play Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, skipping the Fastest Finger First round that usually opens the main show and placing them opposite Jeremy Clarkson.<\/p>\n
The five winners of Fastest Finger First will be in the iconic seat at the start of the new series of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, which airs later this year on ITV.<\/p>\n
Fastest Finger First airs on Monday 29th August at 4:30pm on ITV and ITV Hub, with episodes airing every afternoon that week. <\/strong>Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>For the quizzers out there who want to the chance to head home with a million pounds in their pocket, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Fastest Finger First executive producer Kieran Doherty has revealed his top tips on how to land in that iconic chair.<\/p>\n
Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in an exclusive interview, the producer said that there\u2019s nothing to stop contestants from applying for both Millionaire and its Fastest Finger First spin-off.<\/p>\n \u201cThe thing is, if you apply for Millionaire solely just on its own, and you go through the process and you get selected, you\u2019re selected to sit on Fastest Finger First row. And even at that, there\u2019s no guarantee [of playing the main game]. You have to win Fastest Finger First in that episode.<\/p>\n \u201cIf someone gets on the chair for a long run, even though you made it to the show, you may not end up sitting in the hot seat,\u201d he continued. \u201cJust getting to Fastest Finger First is an accomplishment in and of itself but it\u2019s no guarantee.\u201d<\/p>\n Doherty said winning the Fastest Finger First game show guarantees you a go at taking part in Millionaire.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you win [Fastest Finger First], you\u2019re guaranteed to skip ahead and go straight into the seat and play,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n Doherty added that over 75,000 people apply to compete on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire every season, and Fastest Finger First is \u201cjust another way in\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to answer more questions on Fastest Finger First, but to be on a quiz, you\u2019ve got to have really good general knowledge, obviously. That gets you right in the chair.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Fastest Finger First presenter Anita Rani said that getting onto the spin-off first could give you the upper hand ahead of Millionaire.<\/p>\n She said:\u00a0\u201cWhat I will say is that we possibly give you an advantage having already been in the space.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving already played in the studio and being relaxed in a studio environment is half the psychology of it. So there might be that as an advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n The new ITV game show expands on Millionaire\u2019s Fastest Finger First round, which takes place at the beginning of each episode and decides which contestant will be playing the main Millionaire game.<\/p>\n However, in this spin-off, five contestants play against each other in multiple rounds, with each point pushing them up the question ladder. The two players with the largest score at the end of the round go head-to-head in a Faster Finger First duel, with the winner staying in the chair and the loser being replaced by another contestant on the panel.<\/p>\n Whoever remains in the winner\u2019s seat when the Klaxon sounds at the end of the episode is fast-tracked to play Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, skipping the Fastest Finger First round that usually opens the main show and placing them opposite Jeremy Clarkson.<\/p>\n The five winners of Fastest Finger First will be in the iconic seat at the start of the new series of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, which airs later this year on ITV.<\/p>\n Fastest Finger First airs on Monday 29th August at 4:30pm on ITV and ITV Hub, with episodes airing every afternoon that week. <\/strong>Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am Since Who Wants to Be a Millionaire first aired on ITV over two decades ago, it has been every quiz head\u2019s dream to sit in the iconic hot seat, slowly working their way up the prize money ladder in the hopes of winning that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":20665,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/fastest-finger-first-is-easiest-route-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/fastest-finger-first-is-easiest-route-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/fastest-finger-first-is-easiest-route-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/fastest-finger-first-is-easiest-route-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/fastest-finger-first-is-easiest-route-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/fastest-finger-first-is-easiest-route-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/fastest-finger-first-is-easiest-route-to-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am Since Who Wants to Be a Millionaire first aired on ITV over two decades ago, it has been every quiz head\u2019s dream to sit in the iconic hot seat, slowly working their way up the prize money ladder in the hopes of winning that…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/20664"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fastest Finger First rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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