A Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestant from Bristol has revealed how she'll spend her winnings.
University of Bristol student Mainga Bhima appeared on the ITV quiz show on Sunday evening (February 7) and walked away with £64,000.
The second year medical student was the final contestant of the hit show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.
Remarkably, the £64,000 question was about the very publisher Mainga had worked for before joining the University of Bristol.
The 32-year-old couldn’t help but laugh when she saw the question, before saying: "I can’t believe this... this is just the weirdest thing."
She told Clarkson the answer was Random House "a million times over".
Sadly however, Mainga missed out on the £125,000 after answering a sports question wrong, despite phoning a friend for help.
'The money takes the pressure off'
Mainga has now said she will spend the windfall on her tuition fees - and hopes having fewer money worries will give her more time to focus on her studies.
"I’m absolutely delighted," she said. "I finally have enough money to pay my tuition fees - as medicine is my second degree, I am not entitled to a tuition fee loan.
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"The money takes the pressure off - this has been a challenging year to be a student with none of the usual avenues for earning money alongside our studies.
"I applied to the show on a complete whim after a long day of doing internet surveys for fractions of pennies. I can now devote more time to my studies instead of worrying about finances all the time."
Experience was 'extremely stressful'
Mainga said the whole experience of appearing on the show was "surreal" and "extremely stressful".
"Taking part in the show was extremely stressful - Fastest Finger First is as terrible as you imagine it to be,” Mainga added.
"The whole day was so surreal, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out."
The question that stumped Mainga was: "Which athlete has not achieved the triple of a knighthood, being Team GB's Olympic flag bearer and winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year?"
Her options were Bradley Wiggins, Steve Redgrave, Andy Murray and Chris Hoy.
Mainga decided to phone friend Sam - who said the answer was Andy Murray. The student still had another phone a friend lifeline to use - but decided to take Sam's word.
Unfortunately the answer was Bradley Wiggins - meaning Mainga didn't go any further in the competition.
But after making the smart decision to set her safety net, it meant she didn't lose any money and still walked away with £64,000.
Mainga had to keep the news from friends and family for two months until the show aired.
