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- A contestant has won £1million on the latest series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The jackpot winner on the new series of the game show is the first person to win the top prize in 14 years.
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Sep 11, 2020 · To win the game, the contestant will have answered the 15 questions correctly - perhaps with the help of lifelines Ask the Audience, 50/50 and Phone a Friend.
- Judith Keppel
- David Edwards
- Robert Brydges
- Pat Gibson
- Ingram Wilcox
- Major Charles Ingram
Garden designer Keppel, from Staffordshire, was the first person to win £1million on the show in 2000, when it was hosted by Chris Tarrant. Keppel’s million-pound question was: “Which king was married to Eleanor Aquitaine?” which she correctly answered as Henry II. She later joined the team of trivia experts on BBC quiz show Eggheads, which sees a ...
Former physics teacher Edwards won the prize a year later, in April 2001. He also continued on the game show path, competing in the Eggheads spin-off, Are You an Egghead? in which people competed to join the expert panel on the main show. Edwards did not win a spot on the panel. He has appeared on other quiz shows including a special edition of The...
Brydges also scooped the jackpot in 2001, just a few months later in September. The jackpot winner worked as a banker, lived in London and had studied at Oxford University. His win came shortly after the Charles Ingram coughing scandal.
It was not until 2004 that someone claimed the £1million prize again when Irish quiz champion Gibson answered all the questions correctly. Gibson, a national and international quizzing champion, has been in winning teams at the International Quizzing Association’s (IQA) World Quizzing Championships multiple times and is currently ranked the world’s...
Wilcox won the jackpot in September 2006 – and was the final person to do so until the upcoming series. He is a retired civil service worker and reportedly now lives in the South of France. The quiz enthusiast had appeared on multiple other quiz shows before Millionaire, includingCountdown, Brain of Britain andMasterbrain.
Ingram also correctly answered the million-pound question in 2001, but his win was discounted as he was accused of cheating amid the infamous coughing scandal. He did not get to keep his winnings – though some still believe he is innocent. His story formed the basis of ITV drama Quiz which aired earlier this year.
Player Kevin beat off five other contestants to be in with the chance to win the jackpot, and managed to pull of an amazing performance. Clarkson was stunned as Kevin managed to reach the £ ...
Jan 13, 2024 · A married couple competing on Ant and Dec's Limitless Win have just walked off with the biggest prize in the ITV game show's history. Helen and Charlie became millionaires after scooping £1m on...
- Robert Harries
Jan 6, 2024 · the wins don't end there, as it is confirmed in a sneak peek of next week's show that the staggering £1m win will feature in episode 2 of the much-loved quiz show.
Sep 8, 2020 · Judith remains the only woman to win the million-pound prize, and was the first person to have bagged £1 million or more on a British TV show. She just so happens to be the third cousin of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and her jackpot question was about the Royal Family.
Aug 14, 2021 · Winning the final amount is made possible through saving crucial lifelines for the most important moments. To reach the £1 million mark, you need to make it through 15 multiple choice questions with four lifelines to help you along the way.
