R v Ingram, C., Ingram, D. and Whittock, T. question, he was waiting for Whittock to cough when "googol" was mentioned; which occurred as he had predicted. Following this, Tarrant was called to the stand and he stated that he hadn't noticed anything amiss during the filming and hadn't heard any coughing. Tarrant said that the Ingrams had been behaving following the win "as normal as people who had just won £1m would be in that situation." He also stated that he would not have signed the cheque if he had had suspicions of Charles cheating and was "shocked" when he heard about the allegations. The floor manager stated
R v Ingram, C., Ingram, D. and Whittock, T. in violation of the rules of the game. The Ingrams were sentenced to an 18-month suspended sentence and Whittock 12 months. All three also received fines. Charles Ingram was a Major in the British Army. He and his wife Diana had debts of £50,000. They both entered TV quiz shows with Diana appearing on "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?" winning £32,000 and her brother winning the same. The Ingrams had previously been contestants as a couple on the show but did not make it onto the hot seat. Charles entered the show on his own in 2001. After winning