"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"
"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,"
"to a campaign of harassment which involved people vandalising their car and their cat being shot with an air gun. The Army Board requested that Charles resign his commission, which he did. Whittock resigned from his lecturer's job at Pontypridd College and trademarked his name in order to prevent a company from naming a cough medicine after him. Following the judgement, ITV broadcast two documentaries about the case titled ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Major Fraud"" and ""Who Wants to Steal a Million?"". Following the court case, a number of journalists have cast doubt on the original verdict citing"
"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"
"the second person to win the $1,000,000 major prize on the Australian version of ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"", after Rob ""Coach"" Fulton. He won the prize on the 14 November 2005 episode after being asked: ""Who was never Time Magazine Man of the Year?"" A - Adolf Hitler, B - Ayatollah Khomeini, C - Joseph Stalin or D - Mao Zedong. The answer was Mao Zedong. He answered the question only after using his final lifeline, the 50/50. His appearance on ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" spawned some controversies, as it was marred by suggestions that he"
"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"
"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"
"Controversial issues surrounding Slumdog Millionaire The film ""Slumdog Millionaire"", which won eight Academy Awards in 2009, has been subjected to a number of criticisms, notably regarding how it portrays Indian society and alleged exploitation of some of the actors. One of the first celebrities to discuss the film was Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, from whom young Jamal eagerly seeks an autograph shortly after the beginning of the film and who was the original presenter for ""Kaun Banega Crorepati"", the Indian version of ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" On 13 January 2009 Bachchan wrote that in another part of his"
"the American-born, Australian-based promoter Lee Gordon, who was by then deeply in debt, nearing the end of his formerly successful career, and desperate to save his business. Bruce's first show at 9 p.m. on September 6 was uneventful, but his second show at 11 p.m. led to a major public controversy. Bruce was heckled by audience members during his performance, and when local actress, Barbara Wyndon, stood up and complained that Bruce was only talking about America, and asked him to talk about something different, a clearly annoyed Bruce responded, ""Fuck you, madam. That's different, isn't it?"" His remark shocked"
"of an affair with a caterer, even though at least one of the magazines had said that the rumours were false. Both considered legal action to recover their costs when the affair with Currie was revealed. In a press statement, Major said that he was ""ashamed"" by the affair and that his wife had forgiven him. In response, Currie said ""he wasn't ashamed of it at the time and he wanted it to continue."" In February 2005, it was reported that Major and Norman Lamont delayed the release of papers on Black Wednesday under the Freedom of Information Act. Major"
"version of ""Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"" Then, in collaboration with James Plaskett, he published a book about the case, ""Bad Show: The Quiz, the Cough, the Millionaire Major"", on 29 January 2015. Bob Woffinden Bob Woffinden (31 January 1948 – 1 May 2018) was a British investigative journalist. Formerly a reporter with the ""New Musical Express"", Woffinden specialized since the 1980s in investigating miscarriages of justice. He wrote about a number of high-profile cases in the UK, including James Hanratty, Philip English, Sion Jenkins, Jeremy Bamber, Charles Ingram, Jonathan King, and Barry George. In 1999, he was instrumental"
"between the two at WrestleMania. Pamela Anderson was at ringside and was supposed to accompany the winner of the Royal Rumble match to his WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania. Although Shawn Michaels won the match, Anderson came to the ring at WrestleMania with Diesel. The Undertaker's feud with Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation also escalated, as DiBiase's men stole the urn that was said to give The Undertaker his power. Jarrett and Ramon continued to feud for several months, and Bret Hart targeted Bob Backlund because of Backlund's interference in the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match. The storyline"
"they did not see except in silhouette. The competition included a swimwear portion and a question-and-answer portion. The millionaire, ultimately revealed as Rick Rockwell, selected Darva Conger of California and married her on the spot. In addition to the television wedding, Conger also received a three-carat (600-mg) diamond ring and more than $100,000 in prizes. More than 22 million people viewed the show's broadcast. The special's name was a parody of ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"", the popular game show that was airing on competing network ABC at the time. Despite the program's high ratings, it was harshly condemned"
"November. The relatively new but phenomenally popular ""Dotto"", and then ""Twenty-One"", were found to have been rigged and were promptly canceled. A ""Challenge"" contestant, Rev. Charles Jackson, told the federal grand jury probing the quiz shows that he received answers during his screening for his appearance. That prompted ""Challenge""'s sponsor, the Lorillard Tobacco Company (Kent, Old Gold cigarettes), to drop the show. ""The $64,000 Question"" had the opposite problem: their sponsor's CEO, Revlon's Charles Revson, often interfered with production of ""Question"", especially attempting to bump contestants he himself disliked, regardless of audience reaction. Revson's brother, Martin, was assigned to oversee"
"up on the main programme, Hopkins explained that they were ""quite funny"". Michelle Mone, the founder of lingerie company Ultimo and a guest on the panel, verbally attacked Hopkins, calling her ""exceptionally selfish"", said she was not to be trusted, and accused her of giving ""businesswomen a bad name"". Sugar was criticised over his questioning of Hopkins about her childcare arrangements. He was accused of violating the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act. The incident received substantial media comment. Sugar argued his case in an interview with GMTV host Fiona Phillips, stating that he was aware of the rules. In June 2007,"
"""Millionaire"" attraction in Disney's Hollywood Studios (Orlando, FL) closed, most of the props from the studio were removed and given to a 3rd party company who sold them online. Such items include all of the audience member keypads, fastest-finger chairs, monitor covers and more. Jeff Gross (former $500,000 winner on the U.S. syndicated version of the show, and also a contestant on the British version of the show where he witnessed the coughing antics of Tecwen Whittock) announced in November 2008 during an appearance as an 'expert' for Millionaire's new ""Ask The Expert"" lifeline, that he was the successful bidder"
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (abbreviated WWTBAM and informally known as simply Millionaire) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television, contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes, with the format being a twist on the game show genre – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes; contestants are given the question before attempting an answer, and have no time limit to"
"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"
"of media magnate Kerry Packer, who was reported to have been ""furious"" about it. At the time, Packer was in the news because he had been investigated by the Costigan Commission for his suspected involvement in organised crime, drug dealing and tax evasion rackets, and the claims caused a sensation in the Australian media. Packer, who was codenamed ""Squirrel"" in the Commission's evidence, could only be referred in the media to by the nickname ""Goanna"" (coined by ""The National Times""), due to Australia's draconian libel and defamation laws. This led to a number of satires on the matter, including the"
"may have cheated. The program launched an investigation following complaints from audience members about coughing in the audience. The Nine Network's ""A Current Affair"" focused on a moment when an audience member coughed as Flood mentioned an answer (creating links to convicted English quiz show cheat Charles Ingram) and on suggestions that Flood was behaving erratically. Flood, who was unaware of the suggestion until after taping the second episode on which he appeared, was publicly cleared by the network of any improper conduct. Flood was the last winner of the original incarnation of ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" in"
"Kerry McGregor. Kerry and Dionne were voted out in a double elimination on 28 October, Robert was voted out on 18 November and Ben was voted out on 9 December, sending Osbourne out of the competition. During the filming of the third series, Osbourne lived at the Dorchester Hotel in central London. Osbourne was criticised for her outbursts on the show, where before a live show in series three she reportedly spoke out against ""Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"" presenter Chris Tarrant, who was in the show's audience prior to filming. Tarrant had made a joke about Ozzy Osbourne"
"was about the first man to travel to space twice, and the correct answer to the question was Gus Grissom. They decided not to risk it this time and walked away with the £500,000. This amount is the highest amount that any celebrity couple has won on any British edition of ""Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?"" The £468,000 they originally lost was also the ""greatest loss"" ever seen on the show, and no other contestant has ever answered the final question incorrectly in the United Kingdom version. The allegedly misleading question was ""Translated from the Latin, what is the"
"for them asked her to. She wanted to reach her goals first: a drivers license and breast enhancement surgery. One participant regularly ordered the use of (masked) prostitutes. Some participants started (loveless) sexual relationships, which led to jealousy and much verbal abuse. Another contestant, Nena, had to be disqualified on 2 February 2007 after she kicked another participant's leg. 2 days later, Nathanael kicked Huub and they both got into a fight. After much discussion between the directors, Huub got back into the house because he didn't physically attack Nathanael. On 30 November 2007, ""millionaire"" Dennis was about to be"
"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"
"at a price of $2.7 million, as well as a number of other businesses in the area, including cattle ranching operations, to pursue his passion for sustainable agribusiness. In April 2018, Cameron attended a private dinner with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. In an interview in November 2017, Cameron revealed that he had a hostile altercation with Harvey Weinstein at the 70th Academy Awards in 1998 after Weinstein came to him trying to promote his company Miramax. Cameron, whose friend Guillermo del Toro was unhappy with the way Miramax had treated him on his film ""Mimic"", proceeded in"
"do this in bad faith. We were kind of a transmission belt."" In September 2001, Carle became chief of operations at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, which received a doubling of federal sponsorship money by the Public Works ministry headed by Alfonso Gagliano, and then what the journalist Lawrence Martin called a highly unusual retroactive grant of $100,000. In April 2002, Carle left his post at the Just for Laughs festival for ""personal reasons"". Besides attracting controversy for his role in the sponsorship scandal, Carle was also involved in the Grand-Mère Affair. Carle was involved in the"
"""lazy rumor mongering."" Meanwhile, the ""Sun"" received criticism for its journalistic integrity to the point where they had to defend accusations that they were ""anti-Spezza"" This did not stop speculation, however, which was emboldened by silence both from Spezza and General Manager Bryan Murray. Spezza finally broke the silence during his annual Celebrity Classic golf tournament on July 20: Further, he expressed regret that the issue had become public at all. ""Me and Bryan have talked since then and probably our conversation should have stayed between us"", he said. ""We probably wouldn’t even be talking here today. But it happened"
"they invited him to become a participant on a new reality show, ""Megan Wants a Millionaire"". The show's premise was that reality show contestant, Megan Hauserman would eliminate contestants, one by one until she chose the winner, whom she would marry. Matt Riviera was on the show as his net worth was 5.5 million dollars. The show would only go on to air three episodes due to controversy surrounding one of the contestants. Riviera would appear in all three aired episodes. In 2013, he would appear on the Bravo TV network show ""Millionaire Matchmaker"", Season 6 appearing in the episode"
"each had 9 children. The estate also settled $12,500 each for two women with dubious claims to a share in the prize. The childless Millar ended up 'fathering' (albeit indirectly) 36 children. The contest was immortalized by a made-for-television movie The Great Stork Derby, which starred Megan Follows. It was speculated that Millar prepared this clause in his will as a means to discredit indiscriminate births and prohibitions against birth control. Charles Vance Millar Charles Vance Millar (1853 – October 31, 1926) was a Canadian lawyer and financier. However, he is now best known for his penchant for practical jokes"
"accidentally let a tweet screen that ran ""i prefer ones twitter feed to their biographies"" from someone running under the username @AbbottLovesAnal, creating a huge uproar, with some commentators suggesting that the ABC needs to reign ""Q&A"" in. Duncan Storrar asked assistant government minister Kelly O'Dwyer a question on tax-free thresholds, asking why poorer people were not receiving similar tax relief from the Coalition government. He quickly gained widespread support as an embodiment for the 'battling Aussie'. The publicity from his question caused various media outlets to cover his life, with some outlets publishing allegations that he was a drug"
"did not transfer to Edsel itself—which was ultimately a high-profile failure. In the late 1950s, the quiz show scandals exposed that several major television game shows had been manipulated or outright rigged under demand of their sponsors, in order to maintain viewer interest and ratings. ""Dotto"" and ""Twenty One"" were at the center of the scandal, when it was found that the two quiz shows had rigged games due to demands by sponsors. Testimony by a producer of ""The $64,000 Question"" revealed that Revlon founder Charles Revson had personally exerted control over the program in order to favor specific contestants."
"the contestants. The premiere saw thirteen housemates originally enter the house, with four additional people entering at various point during the programme. The show caused controversity when contestant Filip Trojovský was recognized as gay porn star Tommy Hansen. Also a commercial model, Trjovský starred in a TV spot for a German milk-company prior to entering the house. A German tabloid revealed the scandal, causing the spot to be taken off air. When his past became known, Trojovský became the first person to be evicted, and as a result, the ratings quickly fell. He was quickly reinstated as a housemate a"
"asking for $100 million in damages. In May 2016, billionaire Peter Thiel confirmed in an interview with ""The New York Times"" that he had paid $10 million in legal expenses to finance several lawsuits brought by others, including the lawsuit by Terry Bollea (Hogan) against Gawker Media. Thiel referred to his financial support of Bollea's case as ""one of my greater philanthropic things that I've done."" During the Hogan lawsuit trial Daulerio told the court that he would consider a celebrity sex tape non-newsworthy if the subject was under the age of four. Daulerio later told the court he was"