Tributes have poured in for a charismatic headteacher who tragically died one month after he won a staggering £100,000 jackpot for his family on the Chase.
Tim McCarthy, 64, was inspired to apply for the hit TV gameshow by his passion for general knowledge and friends and family who respected his 'brilliant mind'.
But the teacher's loved ones were unaware of his success until this afternoon as Mr McCarthy, from Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, had not been allowed to share the results.
Friends and family gathered in a local Manchester pub today to watch the quizzer's performance - as he had 'loved to keep' everyone 'guessing'.
Mr McCarthy's widow Rachel said her husband had been 'so excited' when he was selected for the show despite being 'very ill'.
