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Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Winner Wins 1yr After His Brother
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Winner Donald Fear: Retirement? I’ll Just Apply to More Quiz Shows
The latest winner of ITV's long-running quiz show proves the small but mighty network of British quizzers is stronger than ever
The Telegraph UK, 12 SEP 2020.
Jeremy Clarkson with new millionaire Donald Fear - ITV Picture Desk
With its networks of highly competitive middle class retirees, secret syndicates and quiet obsessives, the very British pursuit of top-level television quizzing is known to be a small world. Judging by last night’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, however, it may be even smaller than once thought.
On Friday’s episode of ITV’s long-running quiz show, Donald Fear, a 57-year-old history teacher from Shropshire, became the first person to win the jackpot in 14 years when he correctly answered all 15 questions put to him by host Jeremy Clarkson.
Just a year earlier, Fear’s older brother, Davyth, 60, also appeared on the programme, taking home £500,000 when he decided against guessing at the £1m question.
Fear’s victory – the sixth in the show’s history and first since it was relaunched with Clarkson presenting – comes just months after ITV aired James Graham’s drama Quiz, which told the story of how “the coughing major”, Charles Ingram, gained a place on the programme with the help of a somewhat shadowy (but entirely legal) syndicate of British quiz fanatics that won millions over several years. The syndicate included Ingram's brother-in-law.
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Millionaire Winner Donald Fear Staying in Teaching Job and Giving Bulk of Cash to Charity
Exclusive: Jackpot winner Donald Fear has revealed plans to give 70% of his winnings away to good causes - as he 'wouldn't have a clue' how to spend the million on himself
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winner Donald Fear has revealed plans to give away the bulk of his winnings away to charity.
Humble Donald, 57, who became the sixth winner of the ITV quiz show, said he 'wouldn't no how to spend' the six figure sum on himself and is putting 70% of the money towards good causes and treating his four children; Cat 31, Ali 30, Izzy 26, Chris 22.
The teacher also said he wants to remain at his post until the end of term - as it would be 'unfair on his A-level students not to' - and then enjoy a 'comfortable retirement' with his wife Deb.
“To be honest if I had a million pounds, I wouldn't have a clue how to spend it. I could buy an Aston Martin for instance, but I could get into the thing, but I could never get out of it. I'm fat!
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