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Oh dear.
Just seemed a bit too coincidental that a chessplayer called Matt Fletcher also expressed an interest in the Major Ingram case.
In fact, rather a coincidence in itself!
(Not that I attach any weight, ever, to coincidences, you appreciate...)
My apologies...

re Señor Bryant´s reference to Matt Fletcher of July 2020, Matt Fletcher lost a bet to me regarding my assertion that Charles Ingram is a man of Graduate status. When I, after we had agreed to a one hundred pounds wager re that, sent him gen to prove that Ingram WAS a qualified Civil Engineer, (but ...

I Heard Nick Benjamin - whose brother Martin clashed swords with me earlier on this very thread - once appeared on the Aussie Sale of the Century...

Saw a Mastermind guy once handling subjects on ´Chess´.
One sonofagun question he got was

"In which position did Bobby Fischer finish at the Buenos Aires event of 1960?"
Re chess and Millionaire?. ¨Nigel Short¨was once an answer to an early Question on the UK version.

Ah well, the three part TV drama, QUIZ, inspired by Bad Show, aired on ITV on April 13, 14 and 15 2020, will air in the USA on May 31st 2020 and then the next two Sundays.

Stay tuned for more fall out.

Putting the weirdest twist yet on things, would any of you guys believe that Question Fourteen, correctly answered by a retired GP to win 500K on Millionaire? a few days ago, was the very same Question Thirteen that Ingram answered correctly en route to his million!? Only that was Ingram Wilcox . In...

And read here if you want to learn how the TRUE cheats worked Millionaire? as, at long, long last, ´The Beast´spills the beans - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestants regularly cheated with ‘nods and winks’ according to The Chase’s Mark Labbett https://uk.yahoo.com/news/wants-millionaire-contes...

May intrigue - https://wetransfer.com/downloads/e8eab0abed904df1ad4e68f17326f8dc20200506120034/8cf097fe3353593564a4ea47acdfa5bd20200506120051/5aeb3a?utm_campaign=WT_email_tracking&utm_content=general&utm_medium=download_button&utm_source=notify_recipient_email (If I understand correctly this will NO...

Ah well. Enough of this, because we all learn of "the law´s delay". But TWENTY years truly is taking the piss. :shock: The mini series airs in the States on May 31st so that´ll supply an extra fillip. I predict that there will be a successful appeal...and ex-major Charles Ingram will experience the ...

Mr Farthing (and you have several times posted here that the case does not interest you) you might just kindle a book on the topic - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Show-Cough ... B00SOVGFJ2

Untrue.
The audience had only two simple options: Guilty or Not Guilty.
Two votes. One after Act One and one at the end of the theatre showing of QUIZ.

First of all, please accept EVERYTHING that David Sedgwick character writes with some suspicion! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1999359135/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i1 I imagine Reuben had some doubts but, when forced to choose between Guilty or Not Guilty went for the first one but w...

Prosecution nabbed him simply to prevent the formality of his being called as a witness for the defence. Had he been called for the defence the anodyne nature of his testimony would have been more likely to register with the jury if he carried the label Witness for the Defence. That´s all. And their...

I was NEVER given a second chance at any FF question, Sñr Thurlow. Graham´s point was to show some legitimate and quite valid "alternative facts" for the defence. And Mike Gunn is spot on that they should NOT have been convicted on that evidence. Ingrams were interviewed separately. Paul Smith was a...

There was nothing for the defence to contest. In 53 minutes Tarrant said he´d noticed nothing suspicious of any kind. As a result the defence lawyers had to resort to questions like, "Has anybody ever got the first question wrong?" Which generated laughter. Even the judge himself was wont to join in...