Big quiz winner gets pounds 70,000 and a year off.
A MOTIVATION expert won a year off work with double his salary in the BBC's Millennium quiz last night.John Mitchell, 43, beat 1600 other contestants to scoop the top prize in the 2000 to 1 television quiz.
Self-employed personal development coach John said he would use the pounds 70,000 prize to travel abroad during his year off.
He added: "I'm absolutely stunned. I plan to fulfil my ultimate dream by travelling to Fiji and Tahiti and generally take life easy."
John, from Coulsdon, Surrey, won after his fellow finalist wrongly answered a tie-breaker question in the grand final of the quiz.
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| Publication: | Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) |
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| Date: | Jan 1, 2000 |
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