ICONIC show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has been gripping the nation since it first aired back in 1998.

Although the show teases the chance to scoop a cool £1million, there have only been a few lucky contestants to take home the jackpot.

Who has won Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

There have only been five real winners so far on the show as Charles Ingram, who was the third winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2001, had his claim to the prize thrown out because of cheating allegations.

Although he has always denied the now famous "coughing scandal" the ex-Army Major was found guilty of swindling the show with the help of his wife Diana and a accomplice, Tecwen Whittock.

Here we take you through the real winners of the show, starting with the most recent, which was 14 years ago.

Ingram Wilcox – 2006

Ingram is a British quiz enthusiast and reigning champion of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

He became the fifth person to win the top prize on September 23, 2006.

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Ingram had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but still went on to scoop the jackpot.

Winning question: Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films? A – Bombardier Billy Wells, B – Freddie Mills, C – Terry Spinks, D – Don Cockell.

Answer: The answer was A.

Pat Gibson – 2004

Pat Gibson is a world champion Irish quiz player.

On April 2004, he became the fourth person to win the top prize.

Amazingly Pat had TWO of his lifelines still available for his final question, something no other winner has managed.

He narrowed down the answers with 50:50, then used Phone-a-Friend to call another quizzing champion and confirm what he had thought was the right answer, which it was.

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Winning question: Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races? A – Arlington Million, B – Belmont Stakes, C – Kentucky Derby, D – Preakness Stakes.

Answer: The answer was A.

Robert Brydges – 2001

Robert is an Oxford-educated banker from Holland Park, London.

On September 29, 2001, he became the third person to win the show's top prize.

Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win.

Winning question: Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? A – Pascal, B – Ohm, C – Volt, D – Hertz.

Answer: The answer was C.

David Edwards – 2001

David Edwards is a former physics teacher of Cheadle High School and Denstone College in Staffordshire.

On April 21, 2001, he became the second contestant to win the top prize.

Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009.

When he was on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, David’s Phone-a-Friend was his son Richard, who later competed himself and won £125,000.

Winning question:  If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow? A – Trees, B – Flowers, C – Vegetables, D – Grain.

Answer: The answer was A.

Judith Keppel – 2000

In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize.

Fun fact, she is the third cousin of Camilla Parker-Bowles and can trace her ancestry back to the Royal Family, who her jackpot question just happened to be about.

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Winning question: Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitane? A – Henry I, B – Henry II, C – Richard I, D – Henry V.

Answer: The answer was B.

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