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This contains a spoiler but it\\\\\\\'s been widely reported anyway (September 2006)

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Jozman2005
Welcome to the first chapter of 30 ways to save itv. An occasional series where events transpire to give itv a serious advantage in the battle for viewers or revenue.

Number 1: If you don't want to know what's happening on itv soon, don't read this spoiler (The Sun have spoilt it already, but seriously if you don't want to know, don't read)...

ITV Quiz Show Crowns it's FIFTH MILLIONAIRE!!!

QUIZ show expert Ingram Wilcox has become the fifth winner of TV's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - 26 years after reaching the final of Mastermind.

Wilcox, a civil servant from Bath, is said to be "absolutely delighted" after correctly answering 15 questions and scooping the £1million prize.

The show reached its climax after host Chris Tarrant asked him: "Which of the following boxers rang the J. Arthur Rank gong?"

Wilcox kept his cool to correctly answer "Bombardier" Billy Wells.

Ingram is the first person to win the jackpot in two-and-a-half years, and incredibly has appeared on the show before, failing to get through on the "fastest finger" round.

As well as Mastermind, the quiz show fanatic has prevously lost out in the final of Channel 4 show Fifteen-to-One and had a winning streak on Countdown in 1983.

The episode, recorded last night, will be shown on ITV1 later this month.

PE
Pete Founding member
Jozman2005 posted:
Welcome to the first chapter of 30 ways to save itv. An occasional series where events transpire to give itv a serious advantage in the battle for viewers or revenue.


Shocked
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Funky Guy
Get some decent announcers back on ITV 1 .Maggie Mash is missed here in Border land .Also the women who has the deep husky voice who does the ITV promos now i like her.I think she is on Channel 5 too.
NI
Nicky
Funky Guy posted:
Get some decent announcers back on ITV 1 .Maggie Mash is missed here in Border land .Also the women who has the deep husky voice who does the ITV promos now i like her.I think she is on Channel 5 too.


That would be Trish Bertram. Even though the current announcers have been in use for around four years now, they still haven't made a lasting impression on me yet - they're nothing compared to their predecessors.
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A former member
I can't see what that Spoiler has to do with saving ITV?
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tvarksouthwest
I suppose the lucky contestants aren't allowed to request the win be kept a surprise?
DB
dbl
Am I missing something? Confused
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A former member
His name's Ingram! Shocked

What a coincidence. Rolling Eyes
JE
Jez Founding member
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Funky Guy posted:
Get some decent announcers back on ITV 1 .Maggie Mash is missed here in Border land .Also the women who has the deep husky voice who does the ITV promos now i like her.I think she is on Channel 5 too.


That would be Trish Bertram. Even though the current announcers have been in use for around four years now, they still haven't made a lasting impression on me yet - they're nothing compared to their predecessors.


I agree. And to think viewers in Wales lost their announcers 8 months ago to be replaced by them.
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Dunedin
dbl posted:
Am I missing something? Confused


I think the point the original poster is attempting to make is that the spoilered event will undoubtedly draw a large audience for ITV1 by virtue of being flagged in every newspaper going just before it's shown.

As for the contestant requesting no spoilers- even if the producers didn't reveal this info (they obviously deliberately leak it), those watching the live recording will undoubtedly blab.
JE
Jez Founding member
Dunedin posted:
dbl posted:
Am I missing something? Confused


I think the point the original poster is attempting to make is that the spoilered event will undoubtedly draw a large audience for ITV1 by virtue of being flagged in every newspaper going just before it's shown.

As for the contestant requesting no spoilers- even if the producers didn't reveal this info (they obviously deliberately leak it), those watching the live recording will undoubtedly blab.


I dont see how this will get a huge audience, its not as if this hasnt happened before. It might get an audience higher than normal but not huge.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Why couldn't there have been a straight '5th Millionaire winner' thread, rather than this bizzare one?

I guarantee, someone else will post a thread about Millionaire within the next week because they can't find a current one, and in this case I'm not surprised they won't be able to find one

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