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- Andrew Townsley Richard Andrew John Townsley (born 24 June 1952 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who played two first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1974 and 1975, and five List A one day matches in 1975.
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Andrew Townsley, who worked at Newhills Medical Practice in Easterhouse, won £500,000 on the ITV show last night after leaving Jeremy Clarkson's winning question about the history of motor sport unanswered.
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Andrew Townsley, a retired paraplegic GP from Glasgow, appeared on the 7th episode of 34th series of the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 12 May 2020 and walked away with £500,000.
He became the first contestant to win £500,000 after winning £64,000 with all 4 lifelines as well as winning £125,000 with 3 lifelines. He is also the UK's twentieth contestant to answer 11 or more questions without using a lifeline.
Fastest Finger FirstAndrew's Run to the Million•Andrew Townsley's £500,000 win is, to date, the best performance by a physically-or-mentally disabled contestant in the show's history; he was notably wheelchair-bound during his appearance on the show. Because he was wheelchair-bound, he did not use the traditional hot seat, which was removed from the set for the duration of his game.
•His £500,000 question is the same as Rosie O'Donnell's $500,000 question and Ingram Wilcox's £250,000 question.
May 12, 2020 · Andrew Townsley, a 53-year-old from Glasgow, wowed the studio audience, and gameshow host Jeremy Clarkson, by getting all the way to £125,000 without using any lifelines. The retired GP got off to a confident start when he was asked for £100 which products Colgate, Sensodyne and Oral-B all make.
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May 12, 2020 · A retired Scottish doctor has won £500k on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Former GP Andrew Townsley took home the second-top prize on the ITV show on Tuesday. Dr Townsley, who worked at...
May 13, 2020 · 13th May 2020. Share this story. A retired doctor who reached the £1m question on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? has said he “never dreamed in a million years” that he would have been so...
May 13, 2020 · Andrew Townsley, from Glasgow, could have been the sixth contestant to scoop the maximum prize on the ITV quiz show after correctly answering the first 14 questions. However, faced with a...
May 13, 2020 · Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestant Andrew Townsley has opened up about his multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, admitting that due to coronavirus he won’t be able to leave his house until...
