Major Fraud : Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Scandal

In 2001 Charles Ingram won the jackpot of £1 Million ($1.51 Million) on the British version of the smash hit TV game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. But something was not right, the producers, floor staff and even other contestants waiting for their chance in the Fastest Finger First seats could feel it. But what was it; if Ingram was cheating then how Celador the producers went to great lengths to ensure contestants could not cheat there was after all Millions at stake.What followed was an investigation that involved Ingram and a man that was sitting in one of those Fastest Finger First seat called Tecwen Whittock.

This documentary covers how Celador believed Whittock was working with Ingram.They said Ingram and Wittock had contrived a scheme whereby Ingram would say out loud all the answers to each question and Whittock would cough when the right answer was said.It may seem bizarre but payment of the Million Pounds was suspended and the case dragged through the courts .Unlike a previous game show scandal documentary we posted Big Bucks : The Press Your Luck Scandal this had no blurred lines if guilty it was blatant cheating.

The show was never aired but in the documentary we get to see the show and hear the alleged coughs at just the right times.Staff, contestants and presenter Chris Tarrant (who admits he had no idea anything untoward was happening) give their views on what could have been the perfect crime had greed not taken over.