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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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hollywoodreporter.comThe case at the center of AMC's Quiz relies heavily on confirmation bias, a barrister for the defense tells us in the finale of the three-part limited series.
That means a lot to audiences in Britain, where Major Charles Ingram and his allegedly improper Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
triumph in 2001 were the subject of breathless newspaper headlines, a wildly popular TV documentary and the James Graham play thatQuiz is based upon.
Quiz was a TV hit in the UK because of how it interacted with the facts that the audience already thought it knew. The Quiz experience for American audiences may be closer to the roller-coaster intended by Graham and director Stephen Frears.
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