Who Wants To Be A Millionaire crowns first winner in 14 years

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire crowns first winner in 14 years

A history and politics teacher has been crowned as the first winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 14 years.

In all, five contestants previously won the £1 million prize on the UK version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

The first UK Millionaire winner was Judith Keppel in 2000. She remains the only woman to take the top prize. 

The father of four, who lives in Telford, England, correctly answered the final 15th question about the death of a famous pirate in 1718 (scroll down to see the question).

Mr Fear, who has been married to his wife Debs for 33 years, is the sixth champion in the programme's 22-year history.

The streak runs in the family as his elder brother Davyth won £500,000 as a contestant on the same programme last year.

Mr Fear only used one of his lifelines, 50:50, to win the jackpot, leaving his "phone a friend" and "ask the host" options unused.

The show was recorded in July under strict social distancing with only the production team and presenter Jeremy Clarkson in the studio.

Clarkson "thrilled and delighted" with winner

Host Jeremy Clarkson said having his first millionaire winner filmed during lockdown with no audience had been “emotional”.

Clarkson, 60, added: “I’m thrilled and delighted we've found someone who seems to know just about everything. I can't wait for the viewers to see it and I want to watch it back too.

“I was just in awe of this contestant and think they are probably the best the show has ever had in its 22-year history. It was a joy to sit and watch it unfold.”

He added: “It felt like we whizzed through the 15 questions and all of a sudden confetti was falling from the ceiling and I was saying ‘You’ve just won one million pounds’.

The 15 questions Mr Fear answered correctly to win £1 million (answers at the bottom)

1 - £100

In the UK, the abbreviation NHS stands for National what Service?

Humanity / Health / Honour / Household

2 - £200

Which Disney character famously leaves a glass slipper behind at a royal ball?

Pocahontas / Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella / Elsa

3 - £300

What name is given to the revolving belt machinery in an airport that delivers checked luggage from the plane to baggage reclaim?

Hangar / Terminal / Concourse / Carousel

4 - £500

Which of these brands was chiefly associated with the manufacture of household locks?

Phillips / Flymo / Chubb / Ronseal

5 - £1,000

The hammer and sickle is one of the most recognisable symbols of which political ideology?

Republicanism / Communism / Conservatism / Liberalism

6 - £2,000

Which toys have been marketed with the phrase "robots in disguise"?

Bratz Dolls / Sylvanian Families / Hatchimals / Transformers

7 - £4,000

What does the word loquacious mean?

Angry / Chatty / Beautiful / Shy

8 - £8,000

Obstetrics is a branch of medicine particularly concerned with what?

Childbirth / Broken bones / Heart conditions / Old age

9 - £16,000

In Doctor Who, what was the signature look of the fourth Doctor, as portrayed by Tom Baker?

Bow-tie, braces and tweed jacket / Wide-brimmed hat and extra-long scarf / Pinstripe suit and trainers / Cape, velvet jacket and frilly shirt

10 - £32,000

Which of these religious observances lasts for the shortest period of time during the calendar year?

Ramadan / Diwali / Lent / Hanukkah

11 - £64,000

At the closest point, which island group is only 50 miles south-east of the coast of Florida?

Bahamas / US Virgin Islands / Turks and Caicos Islands / Bermuda

12 - £125,000

Construction of which of these famous landmarks was completed first?

Empire State Building / Royal Albert Hall / Eiffel Tower / Big Ben Clock Tower

13 - £250,000

Which of these cetaceans is classified as a "toothed whale"?

Gray whale / Minke whale / Sperm whale / Humpback whale

14 - £500,000

Who is the only British politician to have held all four "Great Offices of State" at some point during their career?

David Lloyd George / Harold Wilson / James Callaghan / John Major

15 - £1 million

In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina?

Calico Jack / Blackbeard / Bartholomew Roberts / Captain Kidd

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Correct Answers:

1) Health

2) Cinderella

3) Carousel

4) Chubb

5) Communism

6) Transformers

7) Chatty

? Childbirth

9) Wide-brimmed hat and extra-long scarf

10) Diwali

11) Bahamas

12) Big Ben Clock Tower

13) Sperm whale

14) James Callaghan

15) Blackbeard