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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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Quiz viewers blast Charles Ingram’s ‘obvious’ Who Wants to Be a Millionaire cheating plot
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thesun.co.ukQUIZ viewers blasted Charles Ingram's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire cheating plot tonight. As they watched the ITV drama recount the fraudster's time in the hot seat, many were stunned the disgraced former army Major thought it would work.
Charles relied on coughs from fellow contestant Tecwen Whittock and his wife Diana to bag the one million pound prize. He was also wildly erratic, flip-flopping between answers as he bought time to hear the right answers.
One viewer wrote on Twitter: "If Charles Ingram acted out his "thought process" better than this, people would've been a lot less suspicious. "I know it's easy to say now but it's just so obvious with him ruling something out then changing his mind.
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