In 2001, British Army Major Charles Ingram shocked everyone when he won the £1 million jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? But his odd behavior during the game raised eyebrows – he kept second-guessing himself, only to somehow land on the right answer.
It later turned out he had help.
His wife Diana, sitting in the audience, and fellow contestant Tecwen Whittock, in the Fastest Finger First section, were coughing to signal the correct answers. They coughed so many times, that a sound expert reported all in all that 192 coughs were recorded!
Ingram lost his winnings, his military career, received a suspended prison sentence, and was hit with hefty fines.
In 2001, British Army Major Charles Ingram shocked everyone when he won the £1 million jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? But his odd behavior during the game raised eyebrows – he kept second-guessing himself, only to somehow land on the right answer.
It later turned out he had help.
His wife Diana, sitting in the audience, and fellow contestant Tecwen Whittock, in the Fastest Finger First section, were coughing to signal the correct answers. They coughed so many times, that a sound expert reported all in all that 192 coughs were recorded!
Ingram lost his winnings, his military career, received a suspended prison sentence, and was hit with hefty fines.
