Roman Dubowski, an IT analyst from Manchester, became the seventh person in TV history to win the £1 million jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The episode, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, aired on Sunday night on ITV.
Dubowski, who competes in two quiz leagues, used his lifelines strategically. He asked the audience for the £1,000 question about mayonnaise ingredients and phoned his sister for the £4,000 question about a Japanese fashion retailer. For the final question, he used the 50/50 lifeline.
The million-pound question was: 'Used since 1876, which trademarked logo is described in the James Joyce novel Ulysses and depicted in works by Manet and Picasso?' The two remaining options after the 50/50 were Bass Ale and Coca-Cola. Dubowski correctly chose Bass Ale.
After his win, Dubowski said: 'I didn't expect to win a million. It's taken a while to sink in. I thought I was good enough to win, say, a five-figure sum because I've seen the show so much.' Clarkson described him as 'an encyclopaedia in a shirt'.
