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ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
£1 Million Won as Two Contestants Reach Final Question in High-Stakes New Series

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ITV has today announced that viewers are in for one of the most dramatic series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? yet, when the iconic quiz show returns to screens this April, with at least one contestant winning the £1 million top prize.

In an exclusive reveal, the new series will see not one but two contestants make it all the way to the £1 million question, placing them just one answer away from winning the show’s ultimate prize and a life-changing sum of money.

Winning £1 million on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? remains an exceptionally rare achievement, with only six contestants in the show’s UK history having taken home the top prize and only one winner since Jeremy Clarkson became host.

The tension doesn’t stop there, with one contestant dramatically losing £186,000 in a single moment- one of the biggest losses in the show’s history – making Series 36 one of the most suspenseful runs the show has delivered in years.

Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, the nail-biting new series will see contestants once again attempt to climb the famous Million Pound Money Ladder, using their lifelines – Ask the Audience, 50:50, Ask the Host and Phone a Friend – in a bid to secure life-changing winnings.

Whilst details of the contestants and their gameplay are being kept tightly under wraps, viewers will be left wondering whether one or more contestants will join the elite group of contestants who have won the coveted £1 million prize in the show’s UK history.

The new run begins with a gripping opening episode that sets the tone for a series packed with tension, high-stakes decisions and unforgettable moments.

Jeremy Clarkson said: “I think this may be my favourite series so far.  Seeing two people get to the £1 million question was extraordinary. When they’re sitting there on that final question the tension in the studio is incredible, you can really feel it. Can’t wait for people to watch it.” 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is a Sony Pictures Television format produced by Stellify Media and returns to ITV later this April for its 36th series.

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Notes to Editors

Previous £1 million winners are: Judith Keppel (2000), David Edwards (2001), Robert Brydges (2001), Pat Gibson (2004) and Ingram Wilcox (2006). Donald Fear became the sixth winner in the show’s UK history on 11 September 2020, and the first contestant to win the top prize in 14 years.

     

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