Trevor Montague

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Trevor Montague (born May 20, 1954) is a British author and sports and fitness enthusiast who compiles books of facts. Best known for an A to Z of Almost Everything (ISBN 0-316-73137-4), he has since compiled an A to Z of Sport (ISBN 0-316-72645-1) and is currently preparing an A to Z of the British Isles.

As a game show contestant, Trevor has had notable victories in Today's the Day and Fifteen-to-One (though on one occasion when he won a series of the latter he was successfully sued by the show's presenter, William. G. Stewart, for the return of the trophy and his accrued expenses after it was discovered that he had breached eligibility rules).

Trevor Montague first appeared on the show, using his own name, in 1990 but was quickly eliminated. Then in 1992 he entered again under a false name ('Steve Romana') and wearing a disguise, in clear breach of the show's (and any common sense) rules. His later wins arose after he was invited back onto the show - albeit William G Stewart did not then know of the dishonesty dating back to 1992. That only came to light when an eagle-eyed viewer spotted it during re-runs of old editions of the show on satellite TV. While the Judge commented on Mr Stewart's absence of a sense of humour (no source cited!), he nevertheless found the case proved against Mr Montague and awarded accordingly (see, for example, Chapter 16 of 'Brain Men' by Marcus Berkmann).

Other TV appearances made by Trevor Montague include: Krypton Factor in 1988, in which he almost won his heat, including an assault course victory, only to get pipped in a tiebreaker by answering a tiebreaker question incorrectly in General Knowledge, Brain of Britain, Challenge of the South, Connections, Countdown, Crosswits, Cryptogram, Discovery Mastermind, Five's Company Quiz, Game for a Laugh, It's Anybody's Guess, Mastermind, Masterteam, Runway, Say the Word, Think Tank, Thousand-to-One, Treasure Trail, Winner Takes All, The Weakest Link, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and many others.

In 1997 alone he rattled up 32 television quiz appearances. Talk shows and documentaries he has participated in include the Esther Rantzen Show, This Morning with Richard & Judy, The Gerry Ryan Show, and The Big Breakfast.

Trevor Montague's appearance on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? saw him leave with only £1,000, On his website (see link at foot of page) he accuses the programme makers, Celador, of dishonesty on that occasion ("... I was cheated on WWTBAM ...") - he also levels similar charges in connection with a Comic Relief quiz he once appeared on.