Since its inception in 1998, Who Wants to be a Millionaire UK has been won a total of seven times. But 11 more people have made it to the final question and not taken home the million pound prize.
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Judith Keppel was the first person to win the top prize all the way back in 2000 (you can quiz yourself on her questions here), and the last person to win the top prize was Donald Fear in September 2020 (you can view his questions here).
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READ MOREIt's not been without its controversy though. Who can forget Charles Ingram, the British Army Major, who had his £1 million pound prize taken off him after it was revealed he had cheated his way through many of the questions by using sounds?
Ingram maintains to this day that he is innocent of any wrongdoing and is currently seeking an appeal.
On another occasion, Laurence and Jackie Llewellyn Bowen appeared on a celebrity version of the show where they made it to the final question, before they were deemed to have given the wrong answer.
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The question was: Translated from the Latin, what is the motto of the United States?
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READ MORELaurence and Jackie answered In God we trust but the correct answer was One out of many, which meant they went back to £32,000. However, it was ruled after the show that this question had a significant flaw and Laurence and Jackie were invited back to answer another question, which they didn't know and instead took the money.
In our quiz, we've included the second question they answered and omitted the first, flawed question they answered incorrectly.
So, can you answer all of the £1 million pound questions from the UK version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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Only one way to find out.
PETER LEE - JANUARY 2000: Which county cricket side is based at Chester-le-Street?
Warwickshire
Durham
Northants
Leicestershire
Correct!
Wrong!
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KATE HEUSSER - NOVEMBER 2000: Which monarch was known as "the wisest fool in Christendom"?
James I
Charles I
Edward I
Henry I
Correct!
Wrong!
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JUDITH KEPPEL - NOVEMBER 2000: Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?
Henry I
Henry II
Richard I
Henry V
Correct!
Wrong!
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JOHN RANDALL - NOVEMBER 2000: Oberon is the satellite of which planet?
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
Mars
Correct!
Wrong!
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Steve Devlin - JANUARY 2001: In 1912, former US President Theodore Roosevelt was a candidate for which political party?
Bull Moose
Bull Dog
Bull Elephant
Bull Frog
Correct!
Wrong!
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MIKE POMFREY - MARCH 2001: Tomas Masaryk was the first president of which country?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Correct!
Wrong!
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DAVID EDWARDS - APRIL 2001: If you planted the seeds of 'Quercus robur', what would grow?
Trees
Flowers
Vegetables
Grain
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Wrong!
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CHARLES INGRAM - SEPTEMBER 2001: A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?
Googol
Megtron
Gigabit
Nanomole
Correct!
Wrong!
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ROBERT BRYDGES - SEPTEMBER 2001: Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
Pascal
Ohm
Volt
Hertz
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Wrong!
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PETER SPYRIDES - OCTOBER 2001: What was the occupation of the composer Borodin?
Naval captain
Chemist
Lawyer
Chef
Correct!
Wrong!
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ROGER WALKER - FEBRUARY 2002: Which of these is a butterfly, not a moth?
Mother Shipton
Red Underwing
Burnished Brass
Speckled Wood
Correct!
Wrong!
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PAT GIBSON - APRIL 2004: Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races?
Arlington Million
Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby
Preakness Stakes
Correct!
Wrong!
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LAURENCE AND JACKIE LLEWELLYN BOWEN - FEBRUARY 2006: Who was the first man to travel into space twice?
Vladimir Titov
Michael Collins
Gus Grissom
Yuri Gagarin
Correct!
Wrong!
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INGRAM WILCOX - SEPTEMBER 2006: Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films?
Bombardier Billy Wells
Freddie Mills
Terry Spinks
Don Cockell
Correct!
Wrong!
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JOHN ROBINSON - MARCH 2019: Which of these UK prime ministers never served as foreign secretary?
Winston Churchill
Alex Douglas-Home
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Correct!
Wrong!
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DAVYTH FEAR - SEPTEMBER 2019: Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?
Audrey Hepburn
Judy Garland
Julie Andrews
Marilyn Monroe
Correct!
Wrong!
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ANDREW TOWNSLEY - MAY 2020: In the history of motor sport, which of these iconic races was held first?
Le Mans 24 Hours
Monaco Grand Prix
Indy 500
Isle of Man TT
Correct!
Wrong!
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Donald Fear - September 2020: In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina?