Top prize winners Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show)

1 top prize winners

1.1 judith keppel (20 november 2000)
1.2 david edwards (21 april 2001)
1.3 charles ingram (18 september 2001)
1.4 robert brydges (29 september 2001)
1.5 pat gibson (24 april 2004)
1.6 ingram wilcox (23 september 2006)

top prize winners

judith keppel (20 november 2000)

judith cynthia aline keppel (born 18 august 1942), cash-strapped garden designer @ time, first one-million-pound winner , woman have won top prize on united kingdom version of programme.

david edwards (21 april 2001)

david edwards (born 1947 in barry, south wales) former physics teacher @ cheadle high school , denstone college in staffordshire became first man win million pounds on british wants millionaire? on 21 april 2001, , second person answer 15 questions correctly, , hence win prize, after judith keppel. competed in both series of egghead?, reaching last 16 in 2008, , final in 2009, lost fellow millionaire winner pat gibson.

his million pound question if planted seeds of quercus robur, grow? options trees, flowers, vegetables , grain. correct answer trees. had no lifelines question, having used 3 on previous question. phone-a-friend used son, richard edwards (who later won £125,000 on show).

charles ingram (18 september 2001)

charles ingram (born 6 august 1963) former british army major made headlines in britain after cheating in game show wants millionaire? in 2001. convicted of deception in 2003, , given 18-month suspended sentence, although maintains did not cheat.

the itv programme produced celador @ elstree studios, borehamwood, hertfordshire. after winning £1,000,000, payout suspended when ingram accused of cheating having wife, diana, , accomplice, tecwen whittock, cough ingram announced correct answer available choices. following trial @ southwark crown court lasting 4 weeks (including jury deliberation three-and-a-half days), ended after jury member evicted discussing case in public, charles , diana ingram , whittock convicted majority verdict of crime of procuring execution of valuable security deception on 7 april 2003, , 3 received suspended prison sentences; in addition, ingram stripped of winnings.

robert brydges (29 september 2001)

robert kempe brydges oxford-educated banker holland park, london. director of gni fund management, investment brokers firm, earning £300,000 year , held position of vice-president of bank hanover trust.

on 29 september 2001, brydges won £1 million, becoming fourth person answer final question correctly. appearance in show fuelled controversy because of wealth prior participation (see below).

pat gibson (24 april 2004)

pat gibson (born 19 july 1961 galway, ireland) irish quiz player. multiple world champion in quizzing , 1 of world s successful quiz players. has won several quiz shows , panellist on eggheads. born , educated in ireland has lived in united kingdom many years.

on 24 april 2004 became fourth contestant win £1m jackpot on quiz show wants millionaire?. on question still had 50:50 , phone friend. used 50:50 first, b. belmont stakes , d. preakness stakes disappeared. used phone-a-friend option, phoning mark kerr (a highly ranked british quiz player , winner of tv s brainiest estate agent title) said 90% sure answer arlington million, gibson s original instinct. person in united kingdom reach 1 million pound question 2 lifelines remaining. used ask-the-audience on £64,000 question, , kept 50:50 , phone friend until final question. gibson correctly answered arlington million win £1 million.

ingram wilcox (23 september 2006)

ingram wilcox (born 1944) british quiz enthusiast best known becoming fifth , final person win 1 million pounds on wants millionaire? in united kingdom on 23 september 2006. when reached million-pound question, had used lifelines. in 2 previous appearances reached fastest finger first stage did not through. final question boxer famous striking gong in introduction j. arthur rank films? correctly chose bombardier billy wells win prize.