WHO wants to be a millionaire? Jackpot winner Donald Fear has given away almost all of his £ 1 million prize money since winning in September.
The 58-year-old teacher delighted viewers when he became the first participant in over a decade to take home the maximum amount of money while effortlessly going through the questions.
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Donald won a million pounds in SeptemberPhoto credit: ITV
He has now revealed that he has split most of the money between his family – although he also retired early and bought an RV.
Donald still lives in the same house in Telford, Shropshire – but he was eager to put in new patio doors.
He’s also kept his beloved Nissan Juke car, with his only extravagant, loose plans to travel after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
The grandfather of three has given loved ones £ 700,000 so he only has a small percentage of the total price.
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He gave away £ 700,000 of the prize fundPhoto credit: PA
Donald told Metro, “I would love to go on a safari vacation to America and whale watching and Australia to watch cricket,” but his most exciting memory lately has been the arrival of two grandchildren last month.
The lovable ITV contestant became the hit quiz show’s first jackpot winner since Ingram Wilcox’s victory in 2006 and the first to end the show with two lifelines left.
After the show aired in September, Donald stayed on as director of history and politics at the high school, where he worked for another semester – but left after the second lockdown in December.
He said of the tough weeks, “That was my hardest term, with masks, social distancing and zooming lessons.”
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He delighted the audience with how effortlessly he went through the questions
After his early retirement, the generous Donald has thrown himself into community work for his local table tennis club, the Lilleshall Table Tennis Center.
His work focuses on helping elderly and disabled people with “bat and chat”. The club is also adding custom tables for those battling Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and cerebral palsy.
The Sun previously revealed that Donald had been bombarded with messages from old friends begging for money after his victory was broadcast.
He said at the time: “This morning I found a really strange begging letter (20,000 euros) from France in my pigeon hole (in addition to the 20 or 30 that I received here via DMs).
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At that time he was bombarded with messages from old friendsPhoto credit: PAThe candidate Donald Fear is the sixth in history to win whoever wants to become a millionaire
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He later added, “Now I have noticed that there is a ‘Spam’ folder in Messenger.
“It contains 132 messages, including messages from old friends I lost touch with years ago.
“We’re talking about Prestwich Elementary School, freshman year of college, and so on, as well as BBC breakfast deals, Sky News breakfast programs, Radio 5 Live, and dozens of shady news items.”
