All Time Winners List

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The Winners' List is believed to include all winners of £100,000 or more on game shows made and broadcast in the UK. It does not include programmes that are not game shows, nor episodes that were made but never broadcast. If you have an addition or correction, please contact us.

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£1,000,000+ Winners

  1. Mai Whelan, Squid Game: The Challenge - 7th December 2003 ($4,560,000 - roughly £3.63m)*
  2. Graham Fletcher, Red or Black? - 8th September 2012 (£1,500,000)
  3. Ian Woodley, TFI Friday (Someone's Going To Be A Millionaire) - 24th December 1999, Poker Den - 2005 (£1,050,000)
  4. Sarah Lang, Wipeout - 2001, In It to Win It - 16th July 2005, PokerFace - 16th July 2006 (£1,033,100)
  5. Clare Barwick, Someone's Going To Be A Millionaire (Chris Evans radio show) - 17th December 1999, Weakest Link - 8th November 2000 (£1,001,500)

*Squid Game: The Challenge was British-made with a multi-national cast of contestants for international streaming and its prize was expressed in US dollars. The champion is a US resident who received that specific amount before tax; an approximate equivalent in pounds sterling at the then-current exchange rate is given for comparison.

£1,000,000 Winners

  1. Judith Keppel, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 20th November 2000
  2. David Edwards, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st April 2001
  3. Charlotte Hobrough, Survivor - 25th July 2001
  4. Robert Brydges, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 29th September 2001
  5. Johnny Gibb, Survivor: Panama - 29th May 2002
  6. Pat Gibson, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 24th April 2004
  7. Karen Shand, The Vault - 3rd August 2004 (home winner)
  8. Ingram Wilcox, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 23rd September 2006
  9. Dominic Jackson, PokerFace - 3rd March 2007
  10. Nathan Hageman, Red or Black? - 3rd September 2011
  11. Kevin Cartwright, Red or Black? - 4th September 2011
  12. Darren Thompson, Red or Black? - 8th September 2011
  13. Gary Brocklesby, Red or Black? - 9th September 2011
  14. Kris Danns, Red or Black? - 30th September 2012
  15. Ann from Manchester, ITV Daytime Make Me a Millionaire prize draw - 5th October 2015
  16. Tommy Norton, Heart Make Me a Millionaire - 7th May 2020
  17. Donald Fear, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th September 2020
  18. Shelley Humphries, Heart Make Me a Millionaire - 28th May 2021
  19. Paul Clymer, Heart Make Me a Millionaire - 27th May 2022
  20. Magaret Coetzer, Heart Make Me a Millionaire - 28th April 2023
  21. Charlie and Helen, Limitless Win - 13th January 2024

£500,000+ Winners

  1. Mary Swain, The Vault - 16th August 2003 (£704,900)
  2. Andrew Townsley - !mpossible - 10th January 2017, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 12th May 2020 (£510,000)
  3. Peter Lee, Sounds Like London - 1981, Password - 1983, Winner Takes All - 1984, 100% Gold - 1999, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 18th January 2000. (£504,855)
  4. Peter Spyrides, The People Versus - 1st October 2001, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th October 2001 (£503,150)

£500,000 Winners

  1. Kate Heusser, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 2nd November 2000
  2. John Randall, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 27th November 2000
  3. Steve Devlin, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 20th January 2001
  4. Mike Pomfrey, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 12th March 2001
  5. Roger Walker, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 26th February 2002
  6. Laurence and Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen (for the Shooting Star Children's Hospice), Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Valentines Day - 11th February 2006
  7. Ashleigh and Pudsey, Britain's Got Talent - 12th May 2012
  8. Sophie Shaw, Red or Black - 18th August 2012
  9. Chris Fryer, Red or Black - 25th August 2012
  10. Christine Stalker, Red or Black - 15th September 2012
  11. John Robinson, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 4th March 2019
  12. Davyth Fear, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 1st September 2019
  13. Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi, Walk the Line - 17th December 2021
  14. Will and Kathryn, Limitless Win - 8th January 2022

£250,000+ Winners

  1. Robert Swarbrick, Duel - 8th March 2008 (£482,500)
  2. Leah Nichols, The Vault - 25th May 2002 (£300,000 - home winner)
  3. Jack and Michael Whitehall, The Million Pound Drop Live - 24th September 2011 (£300,000)
  4. Naomi Turner and Danny Diggins, Home for the Holidays - 24th December 2011 (£300,000)
  5. Dom and Lauren Knight, The Million Pound Drop Live - 4th October 2012 (£300,000)
  6. Joey and James Bone, 007: Road to a Million - 10th November 2023 (£300,000)
  7. Josh Ali and Kamara Davis, 007: Road to a Million - 10th November 2023 (£300,000)
  8. Jenny Dorward and Beth Foxwell, 007: Road to a Million - 10th November 2023 (£300,000)
  9. Pamela Mullins, Magic Numbers - 7th August 2010 (£290,000 - home winner)
  10. Paddy McGuinness and Christine Martin, The Million Pound Drop Live - 9th December 2011 (£275,000)
  11. Julian Aldridge, The Code - 28th March 2017, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th September 2019 (£268,500)
  12. Nathan Birtle, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 31st March 2001, The Vault - 29th June 2002 (£263,460)
  13. Diane Hallagan, 100% Gold - 1998, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 13th November 2001, Come And Have a Go If You're Think You're Smart Enough (shared winnings of £40,052) - 2004, Battle of the Brains (shared winnings of £2000) - July 2008 (£261,699)
  14. Steve Kidd, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 20th November 2004, Weakest Link - March 2005 (£252,080)
  15. Mark Kerr, 100% Gold - 1998, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 31st January 2004, Come And Have A Go If You're Think You're Smart Enough (shared winnings of £40,052) - 2004, Battle of the Brains (shared winnings of £2000) - July 2008 (£251,786)

£250,000 Winners

  1. Jonathan Green, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 4th September 1999
  2. David Neale, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 17th January 2000
  3. Margaret Whittaker, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 19th January 2000
  4. Paddy Spooner, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (also $250,000 on the Australian version and €1,000 on the Irish version) - 30th March 2000
  5. Mark Townsend, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 9th September 2000
  6. Graham Hickin, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 28th September 2000
  7. Andy Martin, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th November 2000
  8. Roger Waldon, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st December 2000
  9. Keith Wilcock, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st January 2001
  10. John Sexton, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 19th February 2001
  11. Tony Emans, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 22nd February 2001
  12. John and Doreen Lawrence, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Couples - 24th March 2001
  13. Martin Jenkins, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 12th April 2001
  14. Derek and Delia Banks, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Parent and Child - 6th October 2001
  15. Kate Mathieson, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 17th November 2001
  16. Karl Shuker, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 24th November 2001
  17. Briony Poole, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 27th November 2001
  18. Doug Kelly, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 22nd December 2001
  19. David Baddiel and Frank Skinner (for the Catholic Children's Society and Imperial Cancer Research Fund), Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Christmas - 26th December 2001
  20. Patrick Calthrop, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th February 2002
  21. Kim Totman, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 17th March 2002
  22. Den Hewitt, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 19th March 2002
  23. Ray and David Prior, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Twins - 26th March 2002
  24. Mike Vernon, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 7th September 2002
  25. Dougie Wilson, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th November 2002
  26. Hugh Swainston, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 19th January 2003
  27. Robert Scott, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 15th March 2003
  28. Isabel and James Morgan, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Mothers Day - 29th March 2003
  29. Bob Ginger, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 12th April 2003
  30. Andrew Whitely, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 12th April 2003
  31. Stephen Fitzsimons, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 26th April 2003
  32. Fiona Bangert, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 27th September 2003
  33. Paul Taylor, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 13th March 2004
  34. Bill Honeywell, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - 8th May 2004
  35. Chris Pattison, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 5th June 2004
  36. Simon Curtis, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 15th and 22nd January 2005
  37. David Rainford, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 9th April 2005
  38. Gordon Barrass, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 30th April 2005
  39. Gloria Hunniford and Frederick Forsyth, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 24th September 2005
  40. Elizabeth Northey, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 17th December 2005
  41. James Plaskett, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st January 2006
  42. Charles Dickson, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 18th March 2006
  43. Laura Pearce, Deal or No Deal (1st top prize winner) - 7th January 2007
  44. John Gallantry, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 26th May 2007
  45. Alice Mundy, Deal or No Deal - 12th March 2009
  46. Chris and Wes (Chris Donnelly and Wes Clack), Got to Dance - 27th February 2011
  47. Suzanne Mulholland, Deal or No Deal - 13th May 2011
  48. Nick Berale and Katie Power, The Million Pound Drop Live - 16th September 2011
  49. Tegen Roberts, Deal or No Deal - 22nd September 2011
  50. Prodijig (Alan Kenefick, Ciara McGillan, Darren Casey, Diane McKiernan, Christina Havlin, Craig Mason, Andy O'Reilly), Got to Dance - 4th March 2012
  51. Mo Farah (for The Mo Farah Foundation), The Cube - 14th July 2012
  52. Nong Nan Nong Sket, Deal or No Deal - 5th August 2012
  53. Lukas McFarlane, Got to Dance - 17th March 2013
  54. Attraction, Britain's Got Talent - 8th June 2013
  55. Paddy Roberts, Deal or No Deal - 12th August 2013
  56. Roop Singh, Deal or No Deal - 12th February 2014
  57. Collabro (Michael Auger, Richard Hadfield, Jamie Lambert, Matt Pagan, Thomas Redgrave), Britain's Got Talent - 7th June 2014
  58. Duplic8 (Tobias Mead and Jak Tuite-Leach), Got to Dance - 29th August 2014
  59. Jules O'Dwyer and Matisse, Britain's Got Talent - 31st May 2015
  60. Ann Crawford, Deal or No Deal - 15th October 2015
  61. Vikki Heenan, Deal or No Deal - 23rd December 2016
  62. Christopher Page, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th March 2019
  63. Howell Davies, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 20th October 2019
  64. Calum Hind, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th September 2020
  65. Zee and Tony, Limitless Win - 15th January 2022
  66. Mark and David, Limitless Win - 27th January 2024
  67. Rebecca Howe, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 18th February 2024
  68. Alison Kiddle, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 25th February 2024
  69. Gerard Crowley, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 10th March 2024

£125,000+ Winners

  1. Rob, Duel - 29th March 2008 (£215,000)
  2. Stephanie Bruce, The People's Quiz - 23rd June 2007 (£200,700), Weakest Link - 30th March 2012 (£7,750, donated to Cambridge Centre for the Prevention of Disease) (£208,450)
  3. Anne Parkinson, The Vault - 8th June 2002 (£200,000 - home winner)
  4. Rick and Sophie Dickens, The Million Pound Drop Live - 4th February 2011 (£200,000)
  5. Janelle and Dave, The Million Pound Drop Live - 24th September 2011 (£200,000)
  6. Dave and Julie, The Million Pound Drop Live - 1st October 2011 (£200,000)
  7. Jimmy and Lorna, The Million Pound Drop Live - 12th October 2012 (£200,000)
  8. Albie and Jack, The Million Pound Drop Live - 12th October 2012 (£200,000)
  9. Christine and Joe, The Million Pound Drop Live - 13th October 2012 (£200,000)
  10. Niki Yianni, Loose Women / This Morning phone-in contest - 1st December 2014 (£200,000)
  11. Jenni Falconer, Judge Jules, Lesley Joseph, Patrick Kielty, The Chase - 24th December 2021 (£200,000)
  12. Scott Gray, The Bank Job - 10th March 2012 (£198,000)
  13. James, Duel, 5th April 2008 (£186,000)
  14. Clive Spate, The Weakest Link - 2001, Grand Slam - 2003, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 27th March 2004, also Brainteaser, Judgemental and Winner Takes All. (£184,050)
  15. Alan Carr and Melanie Sykes (for the British Wildlife Rescue Centre and the Hearts and Minds Challenge), The Million Pound Drop Live - 30th March 2012 (£175,000)
  16. The Broadfoot Family: Jimmy, Jackie, Kevin, Nicola, and Paul, The Million Pound Drop - 20th March 2015 (£175,000)
  17. Trish McGowan and Seamus Hassain, Who Dares Wins - 29th December 2007 (£170,000)
  18. Pat Crick, Deal or No Deal - 10th March 2014 (£170,000)
  19. Alex Brooker, Kyle Walker, Lynsey Hipgrave, Dermot O'Leary, The Chase - 9th June 2023 (£169,000)
  20. Chrissy and Joe, Who Dares Wins - 18th January 2014 (£165,000)
  21. Alison "Pooee" Pitman, Greed - 9th June 2001 (£160,000)
  22. Kirsty Gallacher, Rachel Riley, The Chase - 8th June 2018 (£160,000)
  23. Oonagh McMullan, The Bank Job - 7th January 2012 (£155,833.33)
  24. Katrina Anderson, The Bank Job - 7th January 2012 (£155,833.33)
  25. Wayne Conyers, The Bank Job - 7th January 2012 (£155,833.33)
  26. Nat Moitt and Euan Fleming, Who Dares Wins - 11th June 2011 (£155,000)
  27. Rachel Adkins, Brainteaser - 14th February 2006, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 30th October 2007 (£153,000)
  28. Jay Rayner, Lucy Porter, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Steve Davis (for The Food Chain, Edinbugh Sick Kids Hospital Charity, Duchenne UK, St Francis Hospice), The Chase - 20th August 2017 (£152,000)
  29. Eamonn Holmes and Kay Burley, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 1st September 2007 (£150,000)
  30. Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th September 2007 (£150,000)
  31. Vanessa Feltz and Ben Ofoedu, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 22nd September 2007 (£150,000)
  32. Dave Mills, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 5th February 2008 (£150,000)
  33. Ian Hawthorn, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th March 2008 (£150,000)
  34. Marie-Noelle Chesterfield, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 6th May 2008 (£150,000)
  35. Tim Griffin and Darren Jones, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Firefighters - 23rd September 2008 (£150,000)
  36. Daniel Chantrey and James Pearson, Who Dares Wins - 18th October 2008 (£150,000)
  37. Dr. Hilary Jones and Andrea McLean, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 3rd January 2009 (£150,000)
  38. Chris Mapp, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th July 2009 (£150,000)
  39. John Suchet and Zoe Lucker, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 1st September 2009 (£150,000)
  40. Angela Rippon and Martin Lewis, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 15th September 2009 (£150,000)
  41. Annabel Croft and Pat Cash, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 4th May 2010 (£150,000)
  42. Patsy Kensit and Leigh Francis, The Million Pound Drop Live - 6th October 2012 (£150,000)
  43. Des O'Connor and Lee Mack, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 20th December 2012 (£150,000)
  44. Duncan Bannatyne and Greg Rutherford, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th January 2013 (£150,000)
  45. Kay Burley, Eni Aluko, Richard Herring, The Chase - 25th December 2020 (£150,000)
  46. Shaun Williamson, David James, Lianne Sanderson, Dion Dublin, The Chase for Soccer Aid - 10th June 2022 (£150,000)
  47. Conall and Michael, Limitless Win - 21st January 2023 (£150,000)
  48. Colin Jackson, Anne Diamond, Josie Long, Nicky Campbell, The Chase - 26th December 2020 (£140,000)
  49. Scott and Jane Couper, The Exit List - 7th February 2012 (£137,000)
  50. Gillian Allard, Master of Photography - 13th July 2017. (€150 000) (converted to £132,187.54)
  51. Keith (surname unknown), The Mint - 20th October 2006 (£130,721)
  52. Adam Ellis and Dawn Hopkins, Who Dares Wins - 7th May 2011 (£130,000)
  53. Kwan Loo, The Vault - 15th June 2002, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 3rd January 2004, Beat the Nation - 2004 (£127,200)
  54. Gabriele Micalizzi, Master of Photography - 8th September 2016. (€150 000) (converted to £126,942.09)
  55. Gen Broadbent, Raise the Roof - 13th January 1996, Catchphrase - 1996, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 7th December 2000 (£125,795)
  56. Taz Poole, The People Versus - June 2001, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 1st December 2001 (£125,178)

£125,000 Winners

  1. Martin Skillings, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 9th January 1999
  2. Ian Horswell, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 9th January 1999
  3. Tony Kennedy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th March 1999
  4. Martin Smith, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 13th March 1999
  5. Davy Young, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 14th March 1999
  6. Tony Stanton, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 5th September 1999
  7. Ben Bartle, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 7th November 1999
  8. Gerry Lennon, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th November 1999
  9. Sylvia Nixon, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 25th December 1999
  10. Jim Barwick, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 25th December 1999
  11. Leslie Palmer, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 27th March 2000
  12. Brian Jones, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 28th March 2000
  13. Keith Morgan, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 1st April 2000
  14. Alistair McNaughton, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 3rd April 2000
  15. Carol Vorderman, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Day of Promise - 1st May 2000
  16. Patrick Lidierth, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th September 2000
  17. Elaine Briggs, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 25th September 2000
  18. Steve Cornfield, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 28th September 2000
  19. Peter Dauncey, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 1st October 2000
  20. Nadeem Tufail, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th October 2000
  21. John Bullivent, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 15th October 2000
  22. Joanna Webb, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th October 2000
  23. Roger Tozer, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 23rd October 2000
  24. Dan Hotchin, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 30th October 2000
  25. David Turner, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 4th November 2000
  26. Chris Elliot, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 23rd November 2000
  27. Ben Whitehead, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 25th November 2000
  28. Hywel Harris, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 29th November 2000
  29. Laraine and Russell Thomas, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Couples - 4th January 2001
  30. John and Karan Hannaford, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Couples - 4th January 2001
  31. Rob and Corinne Sawyer, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Couples - 6th January 2001
  32. Jonathan Hughes, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th January 2001
  33. Arrol Toplin, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 29th January 2001
  34. John Ramsden, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th March 2001
  35. Peter and Anne Jenkins, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Couples - 26th March 2001
  36. Steve Lacey, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 7th April 2001
  37. Ian Saunders, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th September 2001
  38. John Norton, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 18th September 2001
  39. Miles Robson, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 29th September 2001
  40. Muir Smillie, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 27th October 2001
  41. Colin Hallett, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 3rd November 2001
  42. Stuart Reid, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 6th November 2001
  43. Colin Mitchell, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 24th November 2001
  44. Suzanne Disley, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th December 2001
  45. John and Sally Salter, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Couples - 18th December 2001
  46. Nigel Wackett, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 29th December 2001
  47. Steve Silverman, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 5th January 2002
  48. Alan Crompton, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 19th January 2002
  49. Kieron Smyth, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st January 2002
  50. Rob Dodds, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 26th January 2002
  51. David Martin, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 11th February 2002
  52. Phil Leiwy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 24th February 2002
  53. Kaye Adams and Ross Kelly, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 9th March 2002
  54. Sean McCaughey, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 7th September 2002
  55. Adrian Shaw, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 14th September 2002
  56. Hugh Williams, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 26th January 2003
  57. John Forster, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 5th April 2003
  58. Vic Reeves and Matt Lucas, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Easter 19th April 2003
  59. Syd Rawcliffe, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 23rd May 2003
  60. Mark Jessop, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 6th September 2003
  61. Glen Jardine, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st February 2004
  62. Chris Payne, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 3rd April 2004
  63. Sir Tim Rice and Alice Beer, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Easter - 17th April 2004
  64. Richard Edwards, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th May 2004
  65. Roger Black and Matthew Pinsent, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Olympians - 15th May 2004
  66. Graham Barker, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th October 2004
  67. John Rimmer, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th October 2004
  68. David Meyer, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 30th October 2004
  69. Gary Alexander, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 6th November 2004
  70. Keith Pottage, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 15th January 2005
  71. Stephen Fry and Nigella Lawson, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Easter - 2nd April 2005
  72. Greg Condry, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th April 2005
  73. Alan Gibbs, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 4th June 2005
  74. Lord Sebastian Coe and Nell McAndrew, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Christmas, 31st December 2005
  75. Tim Westcott, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 25th March 2006
  76. Richard Parnell, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 13th May 2006
  77. Jerry Hall and James Sommerville, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Prince's Trust - 20th May 2006
  78. Brian Wilkins, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 17th June 2006
  79. Mike Abbott, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 9th September 2006
  80. Chris Wray, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 4th November 2006
  81. Helen Norgrove, Don't Forget the Lyrics - 24th January 2009
  82. Joe Connors, Don't Forget the Lyrics - 26th April 2009
  83. Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer (for Home-Start UK, SOS Children's Villages, Children's Hospice South West, and Broadway Homelessness and Support), The Million Pound Drop Live - 15th June 2012
  84. Sara Cox and Aled Hayden-Jones, The Million Pound Drop Live - 21st July 2012
  85. Leika and Simeon, The Million Pound Drop Live - 15th September 2012
  86. Paula McGarry, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - 8th January 2013 (phone-in competition winner)
  87. Sam and Kevin, Who Dares Wins - 6th April 2013
  88. Kerri, Who's on Heart? - 24th May 2013
  89. Emma, Claire, Chantelle and Sophie, The Million Pound Drop Live - 22nd June 2013
  90. Gareth Kendall, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 10th May 2018
  91. Eleanor Ayres, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 1st January 2019
  92. Katy Chambers, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 8th March 2019
  93. Andy Thomas, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 29th September 2019
  94. Jenny Reed, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 15th May 2020
  95. Jordan Banjo (for Cancer Research UK), Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 26th December 2020
  96. Dylan Price, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 31st January 2021
  97. Dan Hawley, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st February 2021
  98. Ray Mann, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 21st February 2021
  99. Conor Kim, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 24th July 2021
  100. Jerome Singh, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 15th August 2021
  101. Glen Bunn, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 22nd August 2021
  102. Eddie Izzard, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? for Soccer Aid - 10th June 2022
  103. Helen Patrick, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 3rd September 2022
  104. Richard Madeley (for Cornwall Air Ambulance and St. Francis Hospice), Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 16th October 2022
  105. Joel Dommett (for Brain Tumour Support), Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 23rd October 2022
  106. Adrian Field, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 4th February 2024
  107. Catherine Firth, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 3rd March 2024

£100,000+ Winners

  1. Christine McKendrick, Play Your Cards Right (with husband Mike McKendrick) - 7th April 1995, In It to Win It - 23rd December 2006, Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? - 21st October 2007 (£122,500)
  2. Gabriel and Daniel, The Wall - 24th October 2020 (£122,142)
  3. Vickie and Julie, The Wall - 26th October 2019 (£121,544)
  4. Chloe Wilburn, Big Brother - 8th July 2015 and 16th July 2015 (£121,100)
  5. Jennifer Miller, Deal or No Deal - 18th November 2005 (£120,000)
  6. Trudie Eaton, This Morning - 3rd December 2012 (phone-in competition winner) (£120,000)
  7. Chris Hollins, Katy Brand, Jo Wood, Jonathan Ross, The Chase - 29th November 2014 (£120,000)
  8. Fiona Bruce, Rick Edwards, Kate Humble, Joe Swash (for Refuge, Cancer Research UK, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Ben Kinsella Trust), The Chase - 24th October 2015 (£120,000)
  9. Mark Pougatch, Anita Rani, Dane Baptiste (for Banbury Young Homelessness Project, Southall Black Sisters, Afro-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust), The Chase - 17th October 2020 (£120,000)
  10. Julia, Laura, Bryan, The Chase - 7th September 2023 (£120,000)
  11. Dawn Muggleton, Smooth Secret Song - 19th April 2006 (£118,454)
  12. Marlene Service, Deal or No Deal - 21st July 2013 (£118,000)
  13. Mike Denby, Take It or Leave It - 1st November 2006, Win My Wage - 16th July 2007, In It to Win It - 9th February 2008 (£117,500)
  14. Paul Nevins, Deal or No Deal - 14th September 2006, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - 29th January 2008 (£116,000)
  15. Jonathan, The Wheel - 26th November 2022 (£116,000)
  16. Mark Chapman, Gillian Joseph, Ryan Sidebottom, Fred MacAulay, The Chase - 18th December 2021 (£116,000)
  17. Sammie and Lauren, The Wall - 26th February 2022 (£113,235)
  18. "Russell in Reading", Magic Mystery Voices - 1st February 2008 (£110,700)
  19. Nicola Diss, Magic Mystery Voices - 12th January 2006 (£110,600)
  20. Jonathan Bunney, Deal or No Deal - 31st January 2007 (£110,000)
  21. Elena Smith, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - 20th December 2012 (phone-in competition winner) (£110,000)
  22. Theo Daniels, Heads or Tails - 20th December 2009 (£108,300)
  23. Paul Potts, My Kind of Music - 7th March 1999, Britain's Got Talent - 23rd June 2007 (£108,000)
  24. Wheeler-Dealers (Kyle, Paul, Ryan), Small Fortune - 9th March 2019 (£108,000)
  25. Diane Bailey, The Mint - 12th May 2006 (£107,882)
  26. Claudine Whyte, Deal or No Deal - 17th December 2006 (£107,031)
  27. Sam Evans, Deal or No Deal - 2012, Big Brother - 19th August 2013 (£107,000)
  28. Sian Howells, Unanimous - 15th December 2006 (£106,562)
  29. Aoife and Paul, The Wall - 20th March 2021 (£105,708)
  30. Graeme Garioch, Deal or No Deal - 4th May 2007, also Postcode Challenge and Brainteaser (£102,100)
  31. Simon Trigg, Heads or Tails - 27th December 2009 (£101,600)
  32. Aaron Evans, Hannah Byczkowski, Meryl Williams, The Traitors - 22nd December 2022 (£101,500)
  33. Irene and Elspeth, Pointless - 20th January 2015, The Million Pound Drop - 27th February 2015 (£101,000)
  34. Nadia Sawalha, James Cosmo, Gemma Atkinson, Jimi Mistry (for DEBRA, Street Child Africa, Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Cedar House Support Group), The Chase - 12th December 2015 (£100,500)
  35. Sarah Noughton, Golden Balls - 14th March 2008 (£100,150)

£100,000 Winners

  1. Colin O'Connell, The National Lottery Big Ticket - 30 May 1998
  2. Mike Skerritt, The National Lottery Big Ticket - 13 June 1998
  3. Zi Khan, The Mole, 2nd March 2001
  4. Gaz Hall, Deal or No Deal - 2nd May 2006
  5. Eleri Owen, In It to Win It - 29th July 2006
  6. Pete Bennett, Big Brother - 18th August 2006
  7. Liam McGough, Big Brother - 20th June 2007
  8. Brian Belo, Big Brother - 31st August 2007
  9. Maria Valentia, Deal or No Deal - 25th September 2007
  10. Paul Kalo, Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? - 27th April 2008 (6.30pm)
  11. Chris Rainford, Beat the Star - 27th April 2008 (7.55pm)
  12. Elizabeth "Betty" Hardwick, Deal or No Deal - 7th May 2008
  13. Pete Russell, Beat the Star - 11th May 2008
  14. George Sampson, Britain's Got Talent - 31st May 2008
  15. Rachael Hornigold, Beat the Star - 1st June 2008
  16. Rachel Rice, Big Brother - 5th September 2008
  17. David Gest (for The Rhys Jones Memorial Fund), Celebrity Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? - 2nd October 2008
  18. Richard Arnold (for The Charity Service), Celebrity Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? - 16th October 2008
  19. Carolyne Bateman, Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? - 13th November 2008
  20. Lauren Titley, Deal or No Deal - 21st December 2008
  21. Toni Cox, In It to Win It - 24th January 2009
  22. 'Oblivion' aka Nick Aldis (for The Alzheimer's Society), Celebrity Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? - 13th May 2009
  23. Diversity (Ashley and Jordan Banjo, Ian, Jamie and Matthew McNaughton, Mitchell and Sam Craske, Warren Russell, Terry Smith, Ike Ezekwugo, and Perri Luc Kiely), Britain's Got Talent - 30th May 2009
  24. David Needham, Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? - 15th July 2009
  25. Johnny Lowry, The Cube - 19th September 2009
  26. Claire Hyde, Heads or Tails - 23rd December 2009
  27. Charlie Bruce, So You Think You Can Dance - 13th February 2010
  28. Akai Osei, Got to Dance - 14th February 2010
  29. David Are You Smarter Than Your 10 Year Old? - 17th April 2010
  30. Nick Orchard, The Whole 19 Yards - 15th May 2010
  31. Spelbound (Nicholas Illingworth, Alex Uttley, Adam Buckingham, Adam McAssey, Douglas Fordyce, Leighanne Cowler, Edward Upcott, Katie Axten, Lauren Kemp, Abigail Ralph, Jonathan Stranks, Hollianne Wood, and Amy Mackenzie), Britain's Got Talent - 5th June 2010
  32. Josie Gibson, Big Brother - 24th August 2010
  33. Emma's Imagination (Emma Gillespie) Must Be the Music - 19th September 2010
  34. Paul McDonald, The Cube - 10th October 2010
  35. Christopher King, Deal or No Deal - 26th October 2010
  36. Dale Speight, Deal or No Deal - 26th January 2011
  37. June Jeffrey and Alana Vass, Secret Fortune - 26th March 2011
  38. Karl Dooley and Shabz Roughani, The Million Pound Drop Live - 30th April 2011
  39. Ash and James, The Million Pound Drop Live - 13th May 2011
  40. Jai McDowall, Britain's Got Talent - 4th June 2011
  41. Sam Hunt, Deal or No Deal - 6th June 2011
  42. Tom Fletcher of McFly (for The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust and Comic Relief), The Cube - 11th June 2011
  43. Yashi and Tahirah, Secret Fortune - 20th August 2011
  44. Pat Monahan, Show Me the Funny - 25th August 2011
  45. Luke Playforth and Luke Whydle, The Million Pound Drop Live - 2nd September 2011
  46. Tabitha Prince, Deal or No Deal - 27th September 2011
  47. John Thomson, Sue Cleaver, Paul Ross, Carol Vorderman (playing, respectively, for Royal Manchester Childrens' Hospital, When You Wish Upon a Star, Children with Cancer UK, Cleft Lip and Palate Association), The Chase - 19th November 2011
  48. Seve Gomez-Aspron and Craig Ward, The Million Pound Drop Live - 7th December 2011
  49. Luke, The Cube - 11th December 2011
  50. David and Jenny Bentley, The Exit List - 10th January 2012
  51. Jay and Vijaya Rudravajhala, The Million Pound Drop Live - 11th February 2012
  52. Stuart Barnes, World's Toughest Trucker - 23rd February 2012
  53. Stacey, The Bank Job - 10th March 2012
  54. Acropolis, Let's Get Gold - 7th July 2012
  55. Jonathan Edwards and Colin Jackson, The Million Pound Drop Live - 21st July 2012
  56. Claire and Julie, Secret Fortune - 18th August 2012
  57. Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe (for Scope, Echoes Foundation, and Joseph's Goal), The Million Pound Drop Live - 14th September 2012
  58. Roy, Deal or No Deal - 29th April 2013
  59. David and Christos, The Million Pound Drop Live - 14th June 2013
  60. Joe, Maggie, Billie and Matt Pinches, The Million Pound Drop Live - 5th July 2013
  61. Jon Culshaw, Charlotte Jackson, Tina Malone, Hilary Jones (playing for Starlight Children's Foundation, Barnardo's, Gary Miller's Charity Trust and the Matt Hampson Foundation), The Chase - 5th October 2013
  62. Mollie King (for British Heart Foundation), The Cube - 28th June 2014
  63. Tom and Lowri, The Million Pound Drop - 8th August 2014
  64. Helen Wood, Big Brother - 15th August 2014
  65. Samia Ghadie, Alex Brooker, Annabel Giles, Julian Clary (playing for East Cheshire Hospice, Panathlon, Amaze in Brighton, Food Chain), The Chase - 20th September 2014
  66. Janita Kirwan, This Morning - 24th October 2014 (phone-in draw)
  67. Paul Jagger, Who's on Heart? - 14th November 2014
  68. Pat and Steph, Deal or No Deal - 21st September 2015
  69. Nigel Havers, Melinda Messenger, Michelle Hardwick, Dave Gorman (for Sequal Trust, Bucket List Wishes, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Shelter), The Chase - 9th October 2016
  70. Ian and Chris, Who Dares Wins - 12th November 2016
  71. Diane, Luca, Tim, Gayna, The Chase - 3rd September 2018
  72. Jimmy Carr, Sam Nixon, Mark Rhodes, Ann Widdecombe (for Young Minds, Barnsley Hospice, Kids Count, Safe Haven), The Chase - 19th October 2019
  73. Jean Banford, Beat the Chasers - 1st May 2020
  74. Jason and Stephen Manford, The Million Pound Cube - 18th October 2020
  75. Joseph and Robert, The Million Pound Cube - 20th October 2020
  76. Ric and Patricia, The Million Pound Cube - 21st October 2020
  77. Adam and Rhys, The Million Pound Cube - 23rd October 2020
  78. Natalya Platonova, The Circle - 9th April 2021
  79. Rob and Chloe, The Cube - 11th September 2021
  80. Clive Mantle, Beat the Chasers - 10th January 2022
  81. Ellen and Kelly, Limitless Win - 7th January 2023
  82. Crish and Karthy, Limitless Win - 28th January 2023
  83. Jade Greenhalgh, Next Level Chef - 2nd March 2023
  84. Jordan Sangha, Big Brother - 17th November 2023
  85. Tina and Tracy, Limitless Win - 6th January 2024

Miscellaneous Winners

  • £2 million was invested evenly between Colin Robinson (schoolsforschools.com) and Joe Rajko (youreable.com) on The E-millionaire Show.
  • A BMG record contract was handed to Will Young (series 1) and Michelle McManus (series 2) on Pop Idol. Similar contracts have been awarded by The X Factor, Fame Academy, The Voice, etc etc.
  • A house valued at £500,000+ was won by Darren Kilner and Stacey Reynolds on Building the Dream.

Disqualified Winners

  • Charles Ingram, Who Wants to be a Millionaire (£1,000,000), in an episode recorded for broadcast on 18 September 2001. He was convicted in a high-profile fraud trial.
  • "Maria Crosskey", Magic Mystery Voices (£168,000), 30 March 2007. "Maria Crosskey" was an alias used by Bernadette Hurst, who was not eligible to win the contest as she'd won an earlier contest on the Magic radio station. The prize was not paid, and Hurst convicted of fraud.

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