Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Returns with £1m Winner

ITV has announced that its long-running quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? will return for its 36th series later this month, featuring at least one contestant who claims the top prize of £1 million. Two participants reach the final question, placing them just one correct answer away from the jackpot, in what producers describe as one of the most suspenseful seasons to date.

The series, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, begins airing on ITV and ITVX in April. Contestants will navigate 15 multiple-choice questions to climb the Million Pound Money Ladder, aided by four lifelines: Ask the Audience, 50:50, Ask the Host, and Phone a Friend. While specifics about the players remain under wraps, the episodes promise high drama, including a moment where one contestant forfeits £186,000 with a single decision, marking one of the largest losses in the show's history.

Winning the full prize has proven exceptionally rare since the programme's UK debut in 1998. Only six contestants have achieved it: Judith Keppel in 2000, David Edwards and Robert Brydges in 2001, Pat Gibson in 2004, Ingram Wilcox in 2006, and Donald Fear in 2020. Fear's victory ended a 14-year drought and stands as the sole...