Donald Fear
| Donald Fear | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Bristol |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Swansea University |
| 💼 Occupation | History teacher |
| Known for | Sixth winner of the British television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Debra Churchill (m. 1987) |
| 👶 Children | 4 |
| 👪 Relatives | Davyth Fear (brother) |
Donald James Fear (born 1962) is an English history and politics teacher who is best known for becoming the sixth jackpot winner of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2020.
Early life and teaching career[edit]
Fear is the third of four children. He was born in Bristol,[1] but moved to Manchester as a young child. His family moved in his teenage years to Cornwall, where one of his teachers was Charles Causley.[2] He studied history and politics at Swansea University, where he won the Professor Glanmor Williams Prize for History and the John Rees Memorial Prize for best joint honours student in the Arts Faculty.[citation needed] He then taught at various schools in Telford and Shrewsbury [3] before becoming Head of Government and Politics at Haberdashers' Adams, Newport, Shropshire.[4][5] Fear taught history for 33 years before early retirement.[1]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?[edit]
| £1 million (15 of 15) | |
| In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina? | |
| ⬥ A: Calico Jack | ⬥ B: Blackbeard |
| ⬥ C: Bartholomew Roberts | ⬥ D: Captain Kidd |
| Fear's £1 million question | |
On 11 September 2020, Fear appeared on the ITV programme Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? where he became the sixth person to win £1,000,000.[6] He is the first person to win the jackpot in over 14 years.[7][8] His appearance was notable because he only used one lifeline, whereas all other jackpot winners used all of their lifelines in order to reach the million. He is the brother of Davyth Fear who had won £500,000 the previous year.[9][10] This family feat is unprecedented in the history of the programme.[5] In a publicity release before the broadcast of the programme, host Jeremy Clarkson said he believed Fear to be the ‘best entrant in the programme’s history’. [8][11] Fear planned to give £700,000 of the prize to his family, and to use the remaining £300,000 on a "comfortable retirement".[9][12] Straight after winning the jackpot, he and his family went on a caravan holiday to Whitley Bay to celebrate.[10]
Fear's £1,000,000 question asked which of four pirates died off the coast of modern North Carolina in 1718. He correctly answered "Blackbeard" upon remembering a history lesson he had taught 8 years before the show.[1][12] Fear was congratulated by students at Haberdashers' Adams, who remembered Fear teaching them the lesson.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Fear is an enthusiastic quizzer and table tennis player.[13] He married Debra Churchill, a gynaecology nurse,[10] in 1987 and they have four children together - Cat, Ali, Izzy and Chris.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Media, P. A. (2020-09-11). "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? crowns first winner in 14 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ↑ BBC Breakfast. 14 September 2020. Event occurs at 8.20.
- ↑ "Wakeman School memories sought as closure looms". www.shropshirestar.com.
- ↑ "StackPath". www.adamsgs.uk.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Teacher beats brother to win jackpot - BBC". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "All Time Winners List - UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com.
- ↑ "Teacher beats brother to win Millionaire jackpot". BBC News. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? crowns million-pound winner - with no 'ask the audience'". inews.co.uk. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Who Wants to be a Millionaire? crowns first winner in 14 years". The Independent. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "First Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winner in 16 years celebrated victory with caravan holiday". inews.co.uk. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ "Millionaire gets first jackpot winner for 14 years". August 21, 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kelly, Helen (2020-09-11). "Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner pinpoints second he knew he'd win 'A simple question'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ↑ "Table Tennis News - Shropshire" (PDF).
- ↑ Lane, Ellis (12 September 2020). "What Who Wants to Be a Millionaire winner will spend his money on". BristolLive. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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