Ingram Wilcox

Ingram Wilcox (born 1944) is a British quiz enthusiast who is best known for becoming the fifth person to win one million pounds on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2006. In two previous appearances he reached the "fastest finger first" stage but didn't 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 [The last Gongman, Ken Richmond, had died on August 3 2006, not long before the show was recorded.] .

In 1980 he reached the final of Mastermind but came third, beaten by Fred Housego. His specialist subject was "The Crusades 1095-1192" in both his heat and the final, but in the semi-final he chose the rather broad subject of "Mammals".

Wilcox lives in Bath. He is a father of five and has worked in the civil service for most of his life, having previously worked in illustration of educational books.

Other quiz appearances

* "Countdown", four times in 1983 and "Countdown Masters" in 1990
* two "Fifteen to One" grand finals in 1995
* the runner-up on "Brain of Britain" in 1978 and 1996
* "Masterbrain" in 1996
* won three episodes of "Top of the World" in 1982
* "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frQacbJ3RIo Video Of Ingram Winning The 1 Million Pound Jackpot on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?]
* [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/series2.htm Countdown appearances]
* [http://www.quizplayers.com/w/QP:Fifteen-to-One_-_Series_15 Fifteen to One, Series 15 Grand Final]
* [http://www.quizplayers.com/w/QP:Fifteen-to-One_-_Series_16 Fifteen to One, Series 16 Grand Final]
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/Top_of_the_World Info on Top of the World]
* [http://www.quizplayers.com/w/QP:Masterbrain Info on Masterbrain]

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