Ian Woodley
Encyclopedia
Ian Woodley is an English
millionaire game show
winner and professional poker
player, based in Lee
, South London
.
, during the Someone's Going to be a Millionaire section of the show. This section was designed to guarantee a winner of £1,000,000 on British television
for the first time (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
did not have a £1,000,000 winner until Judith Keppel
won on 20 November 2000).
Woodley won the prize by successfully answering the question "In the film American Pie
, what was the pie made from - cherries or apples?" After winning the money, Evans asked Woodley if the money would change his life; Woodley responded that it would not, and he intended to remain unemployed
. http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Someone's_Going_to_be_a_Millionaire
circuit. In 2005, he won the £200 pot limit
Texas hold 'em
event at the European Poker Classics, and followed the performance with a 3rd place finish in the £1,500 no limit
hold 'em main event, winning over £115,000 across the events. Woodley also won the final broadcast of the PartyPoker.com Poker Den (week 12), earning a further £50,000. This combined with his million pound win on TFI Friday makes him the biggest known gameshow winner in British television history. http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/All_Time_Winners_List
In 2006, Woodley made the televised final table of the Irish Open event, finishing 2nd for €180,000, and cashed for the first time in the World Series of Poker
(WSOP).
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $850,000.
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
millionaire game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
winner and professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player, based in Lee
Lee, London
Lee is a district of south London, England, located mostly in the London Borough of Lewisham and partly in the London Borough of Greenwich. The district lies to the east of Lewisham, one mile west of Eltham, and one mile south of Blackheath village...
, South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
.
TFI Friday
On 24 December 1999, Woodley won £1,000,000 on Chris Evans' television series TFI FridayTFI Friday
TFI Friday is an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of Guest Presenters. It was broadcast on...
, during the Someone's Going to be a Millionaire section of the show. This section was designed to guarantee a winner of £1,000,000 on British television
British television
Public television broadcasting started in the United Kingdom in 1936, and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channelsTaking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of...
for the first time (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
did not have a £1,000,000 winner until Judith Keppel
Judith Keppel
Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel was the first one million-pound winner on the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the United Kingdom.-Personal life:...
won on 20 November 2000).
Woodley won the prize by successfully answering the question "In the film American Pie
American Pie (film)
American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series...
, what was the pie made from - cherries or apples?" After winning the money, Evans asked Woodley if the money would change his life; Woodley responded that it would not, and he intended to remain unemployed
Unemployment
Unemployment , as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks...
. http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Someone's_Going_to_be_a_Millionaire
Poker
Since winning the prize on TFI Friday, Woodley has become a regular on the poker tournamentPoker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
circuit. In 2005, he won the £200 pot limit
Betting (poker)
In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing...
Texas hold 'em
Texas hold 'em
Texas Hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three then two additional single cards , with...
event at the European Poker Classics, and followed the performance with a 3rd place finish in the £1,500 no limit
Betting (poker)
In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing...
hold 'em main event, winning over £115,000 across the events. Woodley also won the final broadcast of the PartyPoker.com Poker Den (week 12), earning a further £50,000. This combined with his million pound win on TFI Friday makes him the biggest known gameshow winner in British television history. http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/All_Time_Winners_List
In 2006, Woodley made the televised final table of the Irish Open event, finishing 2nd for €180,000, and cashed for the first time in the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP).
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $850,000.
Personal life
Woodley is divorced, has two sons Greg, Michael and a daughter Laura, and supports Charlton Athletic F.C.Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
.