Ingram Wilcox

Ingram Wilcox
Ingram Wilcox
Born	1944 (age 79–80)
Occupation(s)	Civil Servant (retired) ; Quiz enthusiast
Known for	Fifth and final winner of the British television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Children	5 (including Zak and Flora)
Parent	Leslie Arthur Wilcox (father)
Relatives	William Wilcox (brother)

Ingram Wilcox (born 1944) is a British quiz enthusiast from Somerset who became the fifth person to win £1 million on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the UK.

In two previous appearances (on 5th June 2004 and 11th June 2005) he reached the "fastest finger first" stage but did not get through. When he reached the million-pound question, he had already used up all his lifelines. 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.

In 1980 he reached the final of Mastermind but came third, beaten by Fred Housego. His specialist subject was "The Crusades 1095–1192" in both his heat and the final, while in the semi-final he chose "Mammals". He also appeared a few times on Fifteen to One in 1995 and 1996, and was a witness to an 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 painter Leslie Arthur Wilcox and brother of photographer William Wilcox. He currently lives in the South of France 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
Masterbrain in 1996
Won three episodes of Top of the World in 1982
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? winner in 2006

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Notes

Preceded by Pat Gibson	Top prize winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) 23 September 2006	Succeeded by Most recent winner