Ingram Wilcox
{{Short description|British quizzer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ingram Wilcox
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1944}}
| birth_place =
| known_for = Fifth winner of the UK television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
| occupation = Civil servant
Quiz enthusiast
| father = Leslie Arthur Wilcox
| children = 5
}}
Ingram Wilcox is an English quizzer who became the sixth person to win the £1,000,000 prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the UK,{{cite news |title=Quiz fan wins Millionaire jackpot |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/5341708.stm |work=BBC News |date=13 September 2006}}{{cite news |title=Ingram wins £1m on TV game show |url=https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/924107.ingram-wins-1m-on-tv-game-show/ |work=Wiltshire Times |date=16 September 2006}}{{cite news |title=Millionaire prize goes to quiz show addict |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/sep/14/broadcasting.uknews |work=The Guardian |date=14 September 2006}} and the fifth legitimate contestant to do so.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-11|title=When did someone last win one million pounds on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/09/when-did-someone-last-win-one-million-pounds-on-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-13246859/|access-date=2020-09-21|website=Metro|language=en}} He has also successfully competed in several other television and radio quizzes since the 1970s, including Brain of Britain, Mastermind, and Fifteen to One.
Quiz Appearances
= Mastermind =
In 1980, Wilcox reached the final of Mastermind, finishing third out of four contestants.{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Millionaire mastermind |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/exclusive-millionaire-mastermind-641527 |work=Mirror Online |date=13 September 2006}}{{Cite web|last=Brinsford|first=James|date=2018-05-12|title=What happened to the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire winners?|url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/who-wants-millionaire-original-million-1520118|access-date=2020-09-21|website=SomersetLive}}{{cite web |title=Ingram Wilcox |url=https://imsvintagephotos.com/products/ingram-wilcox-vintage-photograph-1977846 |website=IMS Vintage Photographs}} The final was won by Fred Housego.Channel 5 documentary 'TVs Biggest Gameshows: 50 Years of Fun' screened 29/12/20. Wilcox's specialist subject was "The Crusades 1095–1192" in both his heat and the final.{{cite web |title=Mastermind, BBC One, Sun 21st Dec 1980 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cb360005570447b98987181e31b60186 |website=BBC Genome|date=21 December 1980 }} However, in the semi-final he chose "Mammals".{{cite web |title=Mastermind, BBC One, Sun 23rd Nov 1980 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e717ce7367664df392e374fe779ecc3b |website=BBC Genome|date=23 November 1980 }}{{cite news |title=TV quiz show makes another millionaire |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/tv-quiz-show-makes-another-millionaire-7173488.html |work=Evening Standard |date=2006}}
= Fifteen to One =
Wilcox appeared on Fifteen to One in both 1995 and 1996, including two grand finals. In his 1995 appearance, Wilcox was a witness to an outtake where host William G. Stewart dropped his question cards whilst explaining the rules of the first round.
= Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? =
{{WWTBAM question
| float = right
| value = £1 million (15 of 15)
| question = Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films?
| a = Bombardier Billy Wells
| astyle = correct
| b = Freddie Mills
| c = Terry Spinks
| d = Don Cockell
| caption = Wilcox's £1 million question
}}
In two appearances of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (broadcast on 5 June 2004 and 11 June 2005), Wilcox reached the "Fastest Finger First" stage but did not progress any further.{{Clarify|date=February 2025}}
On 23 September 2006, Wilcox became the fifth person to win the £1,000,000 jackpot on the show.{{cite web |title=QUIZ: Can you answer all of Ingram Wilcox's Who Wants to be a Millionaire questions? |url=https://www.joe.ie/quiz/quiz-can-answer-ingram-wilcoxs-wants-millionaire-questions-718108 |publisher=JOE.ie |date=19 March 2021}} He managed to reach the million pound question despite having used all of his lifelines by the £32,000 question. 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 money.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 November 2017|title=Ingram Wilcox Becomes A Millionaire! {{!}} Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It5VJmw13HA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 September 2020|website=YouTube|publisher=Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?}}
Personal life
Wilcox grew up in London, but lived in Bath for 30 years.{{Cite web|last=Kindon|first=Frances|date=2020-04-15|title=Millionaire winners now - bankruptcy, backlash and gruesome gardening accidents|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/millionaire-winners-now-bankruptcy-backlash-21870994|access-date=2020-09-21|website=mirror}} He worked in the civil service for most of his life, having previously worked in book illustration. He is a father of five, the son of the painter Leslie Arthur Wilcox, and brother of photographer William Wilcox.
In 2007, Wilcox moved to the South of France where he currently resides with his wife.
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{{cite web |title=Brain of Britain 1978, BBC Radio 4, Mon 11th Sep 1978 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a8bb8bdd1ee448af9f0b91b02fa8a783 |website=BBC Genome|date=11 September 1978 }}{{cite web |title=Brain of Britain 1996, BBC Radio 4, Mon 16th Sep 1996 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/99bf8a1b47214b36bc2cc8f538a69f6a |website=BBC Genome|date=16 September 1996 }}
- Masterbrain in 1996
- Won three episodes of Top of the World in 1982
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? winner in 2006
References
{{Reflist}}
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{{succession box
|before = Pat Gibson
|title = Top prize winner on
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK)
|years = 23 September 2006
|after = Donald Fear
}}
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