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'{{Infobox person | name = Ingram Wilcox | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1944}} | birth_place = | known_for = Fifth and final winner of the British television game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' | occupation = [[Civil Servant]] (retired) <br>[[Quiz]] [[enthusiast]] | parents = [[Leslie Arthur Wilcox]] (father) | children = 5 (including Zak and Flora) | relatives = William Wilcox (brother) }} '''Ingram Wilcox''' (born 1944) is a British [[quiz]] enthusiast who became the fifth and final person to win £1 million on ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' in the [[United Kingdom]] on 23 September 2006. When he reached the million-pound question, he had already used up all his lifelines. In two previous appearances he reached the "fastest finger first" stage but did not get through. His final question was "Which boxer was famous for [[gongman|striking the gong]] in the introduction to [[Rank Organisation|J. Arthur Rank]] films?" He correctly chose [[Bombardier Billy Wells]] to win the prize.<ref>The last Gongman, Ken Richmond, had died on August 3, 2006, not long before the show was recorded.</ref> In 1980 he reached the final of ''[[Mastermind (TV series)|Mastermind]]'' but came third, beaten by [[Fred Housego]]. His specialist subject was "[[Crusade|The Crusades]] 1095–1192" in both his heat and the final, but in the semi-final he chose the rather broad subject of "Mammals". He also appeared a few times on ''[[Fifteen to One]]'' in 1995 and 1996, and was a notable witness to the famous outtake where host [[William G. Stewart]] dropped his question cards whilst explaining the rules of the first round in 1995. 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. He is the son of the eminent painter [[Leslie Arthur Wilcox]] and brother of the famous photographer William Wilcox. ==Ingram's complete run to the million== These are the questions Ingram faced to win a million pounds. Question 1 {{WWTBAM question | value = £100 (1 of 15) | question = What is the name of the red light at the rear of a motor vehicle? | a = Brake light | astyle = correct | b = Candlelight | c = Floodlight | d = Tea light }} Question 2 {{WWTBAM question | value = £200 (2 of 15) | question = People jokingly called 'twinkletoes' are often very good at doing what? | a = Dancing | astyle = correct | b = Gardening | c = Cooking | d = Hairdressing }} Question 3 {{WWTBAM question | value = £300 (3 of 15) | question = Which of these is a large shallow dish or plate, used especially for serving food? | a = Platitude | b = Plateau | c = Platter | cstyle = correct | d = Platypus }} Question 4 {{WWTBAM question | value = £500 (4 of 15) | question = Fawn is a shade of which colour? | a = Brown | astyle = correct | b = Green | c = Blue | d = Pink }} Question 5 {{WWTBAM question | value = £1,000 (5 of 15) | question = Kaye Adams is a regular presenter on which ITV lunchtime talk show?<br /><small>'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | a = Laughing Women - 1% | b = Loose Women - 96% | bstyle = correct | c = Lazy Women - 1% | d = Little Women - 2% }} Question 6 {{WWTBAM question | value = £2,000 (6 of 15) | question = The Kodiak bear is native to which continent? | a = Europe | b = Africa | c = North America | cstyle = correct | d = Australia }} Question 7 {{WWTBAM question | value = £4,000 (7 of 15) | question = The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a Formula One venue in which country? | a = Canada | astyle = correct | b = Brazil | c = France | d = Belgium }} Question 8 {{WWTBAM question | value = £8,000 (8 of 15) | question = Jake Shears is a member of which band?<br /><small>'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | a = Coldplay | b = Scissor Sisters | bstyle = correct | c = New Order | d = Keane }} Ingram phoned his friend Alan, who said he was 75% sure it was B: Scissor Sisters. Question 9 {{WWTBAM question | value = £16,000 (9 of 15) | question = Who wrote the novel 'The Water Babies'? | a = Charles Kingsley | astyle = correct | b = Rudyard Kipling | c = Charles Dickens | d = E. Nesbit }} Question 10 {{WWTBAM question | value = £32,000 (10 of 15) | question = Which emperor did Peter Ustinov portray in the 1951 film 'Quo Vadis'?<br /><small>'50:50' lifeline used | a = Claudius | astyle = 5050 | b = Nero | bstyle = correct | c = Hadrian | d = Augustus | dstyle = 5050 }} Question 11 {{WWTBAM question | value = £64,000 (11 of 15) | question = Which of these is a famous painting by Thomas Gainsborough? | a = Mr and Mrs Brown | b = Mr and Mrs Andrews | bstyle = correct | c = Mr and Mrs Jackson | d = Mr and Mrs Bennett }} Question 12 {{WWTBAM question | value = £125,000 (12 of 15) | question = In which city were the majority of the kings of France crowned? | a = Dijon | b = Reims | bstyle = correct | c = Limoges | d = Toulouse }} Question 13 {{WWTBAM question | value = £250,000 (13 of 15) | question = To whom did Beethoven originally dedicate his 'Eroica' Symphony? | a = George Washington | b = Napoleon Bonaparte | bstyle = correct | c = Horatio Nelson | d = Lord Byron }} Question 14 {{WWTBAM question | value = £500,000 (14 of 15) | question = Which is the deepest lake in the world? | a = Lake Baikal | astyle = correct | b = Lake Superior | c = Caspian Sea | d = Lake Victoria }} Question 15 {{WWTBAM question | 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 }} ==Other quiz appearances== * ''[[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]]'', four times in 1983 and "Countdown Masters" in 1990 * Two ''[[Fifteen to One]]'' [[Fifteen to One#Grand final|grand finals]] in 1995 * The runner-up on ''[[Brain of Britain]]'' in 1978 and 1996 * ''[[Masterbrain]]'' in 1996 <!-- How did he do? --> * Won three episodes of ''[[Top of the World (UK quiz show)|Top of the World]]'' in 1982 * ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' winner in 2006 ==External links== * {{YouTube|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/enwiki/w/QP:Fifteen-to-One_-_Series_15 Fifteen to One, Series 15 Grand Final] * [http://www.quizplayers.com/enwiki/w/QP:Fifteen-to-One_-_Series_16 Fifteen to One, Series 16 Grand Final] * [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Top_of_the_World Info on Top of the World] * [http://www.quizplayers.com/enwiki/w/QP:Masterbrain Info on Masterbrain] == Notes == <references/> {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = [[Pat Gibson]] | title = Top prize winner on<br />''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK)]]'' | years = 23 September 2006 | after = ''Final winner''}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilcox, Ingram}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Contestants on British game shows]]'