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ITV\u2019s\u00a0Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
\u00a31 Million Won as Two Contestants Reach Final Question in High-Stakes New Series<\/p>\n
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ITV has today announced that viewers are in for one of the most dramatic series of\u00a0Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?\u00a0yet, when the iconic quiz show returns to screens this April, with at least one contestant winning the \u00a31 million top prize.<\/p>\n
In an exclusive reveal, the new series will see not one but\u00a0two contestants make it all the way to the \u00a31 million question, placing them just one answer away from winning the show\u2019s ultimate prize and a life-changing sum of money.<\/p>\n
Winning \u00a31 million on\u00a0Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?\u00a0remains an exceptionally rare achievement, with only six contestants in the show\u2019s UK history having taken home the top prize and only\u00a0one winner since Jeremy Clarkson became host.<\/p>\n
The tension doesn\u2019t stop there, with one contestant dramatically losing \u00a3186,000 in a single moment- one of the biggest losses in the show\u2019s history – making Series 36 one of the most suspenseful runs the show has delivered in years.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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 \u00a31 million prize in the show\u2019s UK history.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Clarkson said: “I think this may be my favourite series so far.\u00a0\u00a0Seeing two people get to the \u00a31 million question was extraordinary. When they\u2019re sitting there on that final question the tension in the studio is incredible, you can really feel it. Can\u2019t wait for people to watch it.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a036th series.<\/p>\n
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Notes to Editors<\/p>\n
Previous \u00a31 million winners are: Judith Keppel (2000), David Edwards (2001), Robert Brydges (2001), Pat Gibson (2004) and Ingram Wilcox (2006). Donald Fear became the\u00a0sixth winner in the show\u2019s UK history on 11 September 2020, and the first contestant to win the top prize in 14 years.<\/p>\n
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