Chairman Charles Ingram joins the launch of ‘Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’
The chair of disgraced army officer Charles Ingram, who was seated when he swindled out of £1 million in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, is about to go on sale.
“Cough major” won the highest price. ITV If you got 15 correct, the show took place in 2001.
However, it soon became apparent that he was being helped by fellow contestant Tekwen Wittock. Coughing or blowing your nose to indicate the correct answer.
Ingram’s wife, Diana, was also involved in the fraud. All three were given suspended prison sentences. After a four-week trial in Southern Southwark Crown Court London2003.
A four-foot-tall leather chair with a footrest and five-prong base has been sold for £600 by auctioneers Dore and Leith in Frome, Somerset.
The infamous chair that Army officer Charles Ingram sat in when he cheated out of £1 million in ‘Wanna Be a Millionaire’ is on sale
“Major Cough” won the highest amount after getting 15 correct questions on an ITV show in 2001. However, it soon turned out that fellow contestant Tekwen Wittock had helped him. He coughed and blew his nose to indicate the correct answer.
Mr Ingram’s wife Diana (pictured with her) was also involved in the fraud and all three were sentenced to suspended prison terms in 2003 after a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in South London. rice field.
In November 2000, the show’s first billionaire, former garden designer Judith Keppel, sat down, and in April 2001, the show’s second feat, former physics teacher David Edwards.
The chair comes from the collection of the late British media impresario Sir Lou Glade.
He acquired it when it was sold at an auction in 2001, shortly after the Ingram episode was filmed.
Also placed under the hammer is a grade customized dunhill walnut cigar humidor. Glade was rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth, making him a valuable possession.
A box of his Montecristo cigars and a 19th century Louis XV style French office desk are also provided.
Grade died in 1998, but his collection expanded over the decades.
There are 60 items from the collection for sale, with an estimated overall price of £20,000.
“This chair has no intrinsic furniture value and looks like something you’d find in a breakfast bar,” said auctioneer Mark Arum.
“That significance comes from being on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
“It was used in the show’s early series and was used by the first two contestants to win £1 million and Charles Ingram.
“This is one of the most infamous events in television history and it’s really shocking that someone could cheat in such a way.
“Beware of unusual coughs during the auction!”
“We gave a conservative estimate for this chair and hope it sells for more.
The chair comes from the collection of the late British media impresario Sir Lou Glade.
Photo of Charles Ingram winning £1m for appearing in Who Wants to be a Millionaire 15 Question
A box of Glade Montecristo cigars was also up for auction.
His 19th-century Louis XV-style French office desk will also be offered as part of the auction.
Also under the hammer was a custom-made Dunhill walnut cigar humidor by Glade, a prized possession as he was rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth.
“There are some great items in the Lord Lou Glade collection, including his cigar humidor.
“He was always seen with a cigar in his mouth.”
Who Wants to be a Millionaire first aired on ITV in 1998 with Chris Tarrant as the host.
The show’s first run spawned 592 episodes and 30 series from 1998 to 2014, and brought back Jeremy Clarkson as the Question Master in 2018.
Only six people have ever duly won the top prize, most recently in November 2020 by history and politics teacher Donald Fear.
The sale will take place on July 19th.
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