Charles Ingram in Quiz
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Charles Ingram in *Quiz* is the dramatized version of the former British Army major at the center of the infamous "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" cheating scandal, as depicted in the television miniseries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Ingram in Quiz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3568945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Ingram in Quiz Context triple: [Matthew Macfadyen, portrayed, Charles Ingram in Quiz]
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A.
John Church
John Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," though specific widely recognized details about his life or achievements are not clearly established.
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B.
Sterling Hayes
Sterling Hayes is a Chicago-based rapper and member of the SaveMoney collective known for his introspective lyrics and affiliation with the city's alternative hip-hop scene.
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C.
Grant Withers
Grant Withers was an American film actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood from the silent era through the 1950s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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D.
Robert Jenkins
Robert Jenkins was an 18th-century British sea captain whose alleged mutilation by Spanish coast guards became the pretext for the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain.
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E.
Cecil Grayson
Cecil Grayson was a British scholar and translator best known for his work on Italian Renaissance literature, particularly his authoritative studies and editions of Niccolò Machiavelli.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Ingram in Quiz Target entity description: Charles Ingram in *Quiz* is the dramatized version of the former British Army major at the center of the infamous "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" cheating scandal, as depicted in the television miniseries.
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A.
John Church
John Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," though specific widely recognized details about his life or achievements are not clearly established.
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B.
Sterling Hayes
Sterling Hayes is a Chicago-based rapper and member of the SaveMoney collective known for his introspective lyrics and affiliation with the city's alternative hip-hop scene.
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C.
Grant Withers
Grant Withers was an American film actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood from the silent era through the 1950s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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D.
Robert Jenkins
Robert Jenkins was an 18th-century British sea captain whose alleged mutilation by Spanish coast guards became the pretext for the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain.
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E.
Cecil Grayson
Cecil Grayson was a British scholar and translator best known for his work on Italian Renaissance literature, particularly his authoritative studies and editions of Niccolò Machiavelli.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalized portrayal
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Quiz
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surface form:
Quiz (TV series)
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| associatedWithShow |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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surface form:
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show)
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| basedOn | Charles Ingram ⓘ |
| centralEvent | alleged cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenshipInNarrative | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | ITV ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Quiz, episode 1 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
biographical television miniseries
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drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
accused contestant
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? coughing scandal ⓘ |
| occupationInNarrative | British Army major ⓘ |
| partOfStoryline | Millionaire cheating trial ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | television ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle | dramatized ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
family man under suspicion
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reluctant participant in alleged scheme ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Matthew Macfadyen ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Quiz
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surface form:
Quiz (play)
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| spouseInNarrative | Diana Ingram (Quiz) ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public controversy within the series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Ingram in Quiz Description of subject: Charles Ingram in *Quiz* is the dramatized version of the former British Army major at the center of the infamous "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" cheating scandal, as depicted in the television miniseries.
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