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unusual facts about Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine



Charles Ingram

An essay written by James Plaskett in favour of the innocence of Ingram, his wife and Whittock led to the journalist Bob Woffinden, who had a longtime interest in miscarriages of justice, publishing a two-page article in the 9 October 2004 edition of the Daily Mail, entitled "Is The Coughing Major Innocent?"

This particular episode was not only aired in the UK but also in many other countries, including the United States (where John Carpenter and Kevin Olmstead were big winners) and Australia (whose second jackpot winner was also subject to allegations of cheating but was later exonerated).

In the 1997 semi-final, he could only manage third place and the heat was easily won by quiz legend Daphne Fowler.

Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine

Lord Irvine married Frances Shepherd, daughter of Samuel Shepherd MP, of Exning, Suffolk, in 1758.

Googol

Googol is notable for being the subject of the £1 million question in the infamous episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, when contestant Charles Ingram cheated his way through the show by getting help from his wife, who was in the audience, and fellow contestant Tecwen Whittock.


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