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Charles Ingram
Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English novelist, computer repairman, and former British Army major who became known for being accused and convicted of cheating on the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001, after winning the maximum prize of one 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. He was convicted of an unrelated insurance fraud in 2003, and ordered to resign his commission as a major by the Army Board.
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mirror.co.ukIt sounds so easy - answer just 15 questions correctly and win £1million. And yet only five people ever managed to claim the top Who Wants To Be a Millionaire prize in the show's 16-year history, not including 'Coughing Major' Charles Ingram whose tale is currently being revisited in ITV show Quiz.
The big money competition went on to be produced in 83 languages around the world and even inspired Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning 2008 movie, Slumdog Millionaire.
But what became of the winners and their life-changing sums of cash? From new marriages abroad to bankruptcy and grim gardening accidents, here's what came next...
Judith Keppel Camilla Parker-Bowles' distant cousin became the first ever winner in November 2001 and the only woman to have
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