"question, he was waiting for Whittock to cough when ""googol"" was mentioned; which occurred as he had predicted. Following this, Tarrant was called to the stand and he stated that he hadn't noticed anything amiss during the filming and hadn't heard any coughing. Tarrant said that the Ingrams had been behaving following the win ""as normal as people who had just won £1m would be in that situation."" He also stated that he would not have signed the cheque if he had had suspicions of Charles cheating and was ""shocked"" when he heard about the allegations. The floor manager stated"
"Charles Ingram Charles William Ingram (born 1963) is an English former British Army major who became known for cheating on the television game show ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" in 2001, after winning the maximum prize of a million pounds. Following a lengthy trial at Southwark Crown Court, he was convicted on a single count of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. In 2003, he was convicted of an unrelated insurance fraud, and ordered to resign his commission as a major by the Army Board. Ingram is married to Diana Ingram, and has since participated in"
"2001 win of £1,000,000 on ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" and the subsequent court trial. Charles Ingram, a major in the British Army entered British quiz show ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" in September 2001. Suspicions arose during filming after coughing was heard loudly adjacent to the correct answers. A sound technician informed Celador CEO Paul Smith of their suspicions, with filming allowed to continue and the tapes reviewed after filming had completed. Ingram eventually won the million pounds, however upon reviewing the tapes and each cough heard, Ingram was accused of cheating by having his wife, Diana,"
"and so far only, ""Gameshow Hall of Fame"" special. Although the show employed many ways of preventing cheating, no one working on the British original was prepared for a unique style employed by one contestant – British Army Major Charles Ingram. In September 2001, Ingram took part on the game show for two days, joined by his wife Diana and college lecturer Tecwen Whittock. After his first day, he devised a plan to help him win the £1 million cash prize the following day – for each question he faced, Ingram would read out the answers for a question, whereupon"
"the Bowens back to tackle a new question, with their original winnings reinstated; the couple chose not to risk the new question, and left with £500,000 for their charity. In September 2001, British Army Major Charles Ingram became a contestant on ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"", joined by his wife Diana, and a close friend and college lecturer, Tecwen Whittock. After the first day of filming, the group devised a scheme that would allow Ingram to win the £1 million cash prize when he returned for the second day of recording, on 10 September - for each question he"
"2003, the British Army ordered Charles Ingram to resign his commission as a Major, in the wake of the trial. In the aftermath of the trial, the scandal became the subject of a documentary entitled ""Millionaire: A Major Fraud"", presented by Martin Bashir and broadcast on 21 April 2003, with a follow-up two weeks later entitled ""Millionaire: The Final Answer"". The documentary featured excerpts from the recording that had been enhanced for the Ingrams' trial, footage of the actions made by Ingram's wife in the audience, and interviews with production staff and some of the contestants who had been present"
"down. At the same time, Charles Ingram, an ex-British Army Major, was accused and found guilty of cheating in the British version of the television show ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" To quote Swarup: “If a British army major can be accused of cheating, then an ignorant tiffin boy from the world's biggest slum can definitely be accused of cheating.” ""Q & A"" won the South Africa's Boeke Prize 2006. It was also nominated for the Best First Book by the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and won the Prix Grand Public at the 2007 Paris Book Fair. To date, the"
"in violation of the rules of the game. The Ingrams were sentenced to an 18-month suspended sentence and Whittock 12 months. All three also received fines. Charles Ingram was a Major in the British Army. He and his wife Diana had debts of £50,000. They both entered TV quiz shows with Diana appearing on ""Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?"" winning £32,000 and her brother winning the same. The Ingrams had previously been contestants as a couple on the show but did not make it onto the hot seat. Charles entered the show on his own in 2001. After winning"
"the Ingrams argue ""in forma pauperis"" for their costs to be cut. Judge Revlin agreed to cut their defence costs from £65,000 to £30,000 but warned Charles that despite having declared bankruptcy, he faced prison if the fines were not paid. Despite this, in 2016 it was claimed that the Ingrams had only paid £1,240 of the original total fines and that the Magistrates Court had reduced the fine to £5,000. Following the court case, the Ingrams would be constantly coughed at by members of the public and Charles gained the nickname of ""The Coughing Major"". They were also subject"
"the charge of fraudulently claiming £30,000 on insurance. The judge told Ingram he took into account ""the punishment you have brought upon yourself and your dire financial state"", and he rejected an alternative option of a community service order after Ingram told a probation officer he feared other criminals would bully him. The case was covered on a November 2018 episode of ""Swindled"", a podcast dealing with white-collar crime. Charles Ingram Charles William Ingram (born 1963) is an English former British Army major who became known for cheating on the television game show ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" in"
"9 and 10 September 2001, Ingram was a contestant on the television game show ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"". His wife Diana Ingram and her brother Adrian Pollock had previously been contestants on the show, both winning £32,000. The show, presented by Chris Tarrant, was one of the highest-rated in the United Kingdom at its peak in 1999; one edition was watched by 19 million viewers, a third of the British population. By the time recording ended on the first day, Ingram had reached £4,000 and used two of his three ""lifelines"". The production team doubted he would proceed"
"R v Ingram, C., Ingram, D. and Whittock, T. R v Ingram, C., Ingram, D. and Whittock, T. was a 2003 English Crown Court fraud case in which Major Charles Ingram, his wife Diana and college lecturer Tecwen Whittock were found guilty of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception by cheating on the filming of ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" in order to obtain a signed cheque for £1 million. The charge was that Charles Ingram used coughs from his wife and Whittock to guide him to the correct answers in order to win £1 million"
"accomplice in the audience, lecturer Tecwen Whittock, cough when Ingram read out a correct answer. Tarrant, who drank champagne with the Ingrams in their dressing room, said he was convinced that Ingram was genuine when he signed the £1 million cheque: ""If I thought there was anything wrong, I certainly would not have signed it."" When asked whether the atmosphere in the dressing room was tense after the show, Tarrant replied: ""No, not at all. They seemed as normal as people who have just won a million pounds would be in the situation."" However, he said that on his way"
"Quiz (play) Quiz is a play written by James Graham. It made its world premiere at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in November 2017, before transferring to the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End in March 2018. The play centres on the true story of Charles Ingram and the coughing scandal that surrounded his 2001 win of £1,000,000 on ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"". ""Quiz"" is written by British playwright James Graham. The play centres around the true story of Charles Ingram (whom later came to be known as ""the Coughing Major"") and the coughing scandal that surrounded his"
"opportunity to act as the jury via electronic voting after each act, where they will have witnessed the arguments for the prosecution and the defence to decide whether Ingram was guilty. Quiz (play) Quiz is a play written by James Graham. It made its world premiere at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in November 2017, before transferring to the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End in March 2018. The play centres on the true story of Charles Ingram and the coughing scandal that surrounded his 2001 win of £1,000,000 on ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"". ""Quiz"" is written by"
"if Charles Ingram was ""a genuine millionaire or a fraudster"". One juror was later discharged for an unknown reason. The jury initially declared that they found Charles and Whittock guilty but Diana not guilty. The judge said that was not an acceptable verdict as all three were co-defendants and the prosecution's case relied on Diana's actions influencing those of Charles and Whittock. After retiring for a second time, the jury declared all three guilty of the charge. The Ingrams were sentenced to an 18-month suspended sentence and a fine of £15,000 plus £10,000 for costs each. Whittock received a 12-month"
"a position he held until 1633, his elder brother Dr William Ingram serving as his Deputy until his death in 1623. This post was acquired for £5,200 from Sir Robert Carey, governor to Prince Charles. For his residence he entirely remodelled two large houses including the ruined former Archbishop's palace in York between 1616 and 1623. He received the honour of knighthood on 9 July 1613, and his brother in 1617. Following the death of his wife Susan in July 1613, Ingram remarried soon afterwards to a London city widow, Alice Halliday. ""She had withstoode an army of wooers, and"
"Board ordered Ingram to resign his commission as a major, after 17 years of service, but stated that this would not affect his pension entitlements. On 19 May 2004, the Court of Appeal denied Ingram leave to appeal against his conviction and upheld his sentence, but agreed to quash his wife's fine and prosecution costs. On 5 October 2004, the House of Lords denied Ingram his leave to appeal against his fine and prosecution costs, and he appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. On 20 October 2004, the original trial judge reduced Ingram's defence costs order to £25,000"
"by a majority verdict of ""procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception"" on 7 April 2003. Both the Ingrams and Whittock were each given prison sentences suspended for two years (the Ingrams were sentenced to 18 months and Whittock was sentenced to 12 months), each fined £15,000, and each ordered to pay £10,000 towards prosecution costs. Within two months of the verdict and sentence, the trial judge ordered the Ingrams to pay additional defence costs: Charles Ingram £40,000 and Diana Ingram £25,000. Altogether with legal fees, the Ingrams had to pay £115,000. On 19 August 2003, the Army"
"in response to an incorrect option in the same way that many audience members whisper ""no"" to each other. A book covering the case, ""Bad Show: The Quiz, The Cough, The Millionaire Major"" by Bob Woffinden and James Plaskett was published in January 2015. Charles Ingram's fine and court costs, totalling £25,000, were later reduced to £5,000 on appeal. ""Quiz"", a play written by James Graham that re-examines the events and subsequent conviction of the Ingrams and Whittock, opened at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, on 3 November 2017, running until 9 December 2017. The play transferred to the West End—playing"
"tapes with the technicians and playing devil's advocate with each cough heard, eventually realised there had been cheating and called the police. He later called Charles Ingram informing him of ""irregularities in which you [Ingram] participated"" and stated they would not be airing the programme or authorising payment of the cheque. Ingram responded stating ""I completely refute that obviously"". All three defendants pled not guilty to the charge of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. The Crown Court case was heard by Judge Geoffrey Revlin, which became known as ""The ""Millionaire"" Trial"". The case had to be"
"Ingram Wilcox Ingram Wilcox (born 1944) is a British quiz enthusiast who became the fifth and final person to win £1 million on ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2006. When he reached the million-pound question, he had already used up all his lifelines. In two previous appearances he reached the ""fastest finger first"" stage but did not get through. His final question was ""Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films?"" He correctly chose Bombardier Billy Wells to win the prize. In 1980 he"
"suspended sentence with a £10,000 fine plus a £7,500 costs order. Charles had sued Celador in a civil case for £240,000; however, this was also dismissed. Both of the Ingrams appealed against the fines. The Court of Appeal of England and Wales denied Charles' appeal as not being justified and refused him leave to appeal to the House of Lords; however, Diana's was permitted as she had no financial independence. A subsequent appeal to the European Court of Human Rights allowed for Charles to challenge their defence costs. In front of Judge Revlin at the Crown Court again, Revlin heard"
"and Diana Ingram's defence costs order to £5,000. In 2006, journalist Jon Ronson, who covered the case at the time for the ""Guardian"", wrote that he believed the Ingrams might be innocent. Ronson had observed that when the word ""cough"" was mentioned during the trial, pensioners in the public gallery had coughed. James Plaskett, who had won £250,000 on ""Millionaire"" and had been in the audience three times, argued that this was an example of coughs being caused by unconscious triggers; Tecwen had simply coughed involuntarily when he heard the correct answer. Plaskett argued that Tecwen had audibly said ""no"""
"the subsequent trial and what he describes as the most ""British crime in the history of the world."" He later received a copy of the 2015 book ""Bad Show: The Quiz, the Cough, the Millionaire Major"". It raised questions about the case and raised the possibility that Ingram was innocent of all charges and forms the basis of which ""Quiz"" was adapted. In February 2017, it was announced the play would premiere at the Minerva Theatre, part of the Chichester Festival Theatre. The play is directed by Daniel Evans, with movement direction by Naomi Said, design by Robert Jones, lighting"
"and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, cough as Ingram announced the correct answer from the available choices. Ingram ""refuted"" the claims. Following trial on 7 April 2003, a jury declared the Ingrams and Whittock guilty of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. The Ingrams were sentenced to an 18-month suspended sentence and a fine of £15,000 plus £10,000 for costs each. Whittock received a 12-month suspended sentence with a £10,000 fine plus a £7,500 costs order. Graham was a teenager when ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" first appeared on British television in 1998 and became ""fixated"" by"
"left when I was observing him, and then he turned towards the set and the hot seat to cough."" Whittock remarked during the trial that ""you do not cough into someone's face"". During the trial, Whittock portrayed himself as a ""serial quiz show loser"" because he had been eliminated in round one of ""15 to 1"" and had only won an atlas on his appearance on ""Sale of the Century"". In late 2003, the Ingrams were again in court, charged with further fraud offences. On 28 October, Charles Ingram was found guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court of obtaining a pecuniary"
"the production expected Charles to go much further as he had been struggling on the previous questions. Suspicions arose during filming after coughing was heard loudly adjacent to the correct answers. A sound technician called Celador CEO Paul Smith informing him of their suspicions and asked if filming should be stopped. Smith said no but that he would review the tapes after filming had finished for the day. Charles eventually won the million pounds and received a cheque for the money signed by Tarrant, though the cheque was retained by Celador for eight days for processing. Smith upon reviewing the"
"attacks thus triggering a political and security backlash against the organisation. Ingram suggests that the five British soldiers killed in the first attack were sacrificed as a ""means to an end"". Ingram is also quoted as saying:""They [British Intelligence] play the long game, not the short game. To them solving the problems in Ireland was a marathon, not a sprint."" Ending his interview in the ""Sunday World"" Ingram states:""I don't know if Willie [Willie McGuinness] was working for the Branch or not. But I am 100% convinced that his brother Martin McGuinness is an agent, that the document is 100%"
"(for £12,000) of the neglected mansion of Temple Newsam, near Leeds, from Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, with its prestigious royal associations as the birthplace of the King's father, and commenced a 12-year rebuilding project there. His brother Sir William died at York in 1623. The York Corporation, with expressions of appreciation for his goodwill towards them, enlisted his help in resolving differences with Hull over lead and corn, which were brought to a successful conclusion in 1623 through the offices of Lionel Cranfield, now Earl of Middlesex and Lord High Treasurer. Ingram was rewarded with the freedom of"
"much further when recording resumed, but he went on to win the top prize of £1 million. Ingram flipped between answers erratically, appearing to settle on one answer before suddenly moving to another. For example, when asked who recorded the 2000 Craig David album ""Born to Do It"", Ingram said he had ""never heard of"" David and appeared to go for a different option before moving to the correct answer. The show's production company Celador suspended the £1 million payout after they suspected Ingram had cheated. Production staff accused Ingram and his wife of defrauding the show by having an"
"is the son of the painter Leslie Arthur Wilcox and brother of photographer William Wilcox. Ingram Wilcox Ingram Wilcox (born 1944) is a British quiz enthusiast who became the fifth and final person to win £1 million on ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2006. When he reached the million-pound question, he had already used up all his lifelines. In two previous appearances he reached the ""fastest finger first"" stage but did not get through. His final question was ""Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur"
"referred the case to Scotland Yard. George Hatherill, Commander of the C Department and Detective Chief Superintendent Earnest (Ernie) Millen, Head of the Flying Squad were initially in charge of the London side of the investigation. They sent Detective Superintendent Gerald McArthur and Detective Sergeant John Pritchard to assist the Buckinghamshire Police. The police then undertook a major search, fanning out from the crime scene after having failed to find any forensic evidence there. A watch was put on the seaports. The Postmaster General Reginald Bevins offered a £10,000 reward to ""the first person giving information leading to the apprehension"