Teenage student wins £704,000 Vault prize

An 18-year-old A-Level student has won the largest cash prize awarded on live television.

Sun, 17 Aug, 2003 - 12:23

An 18-year-old A-Level student has won the largest cash prize awarded on live television.

Mary Swain, from Crosby, Merseyside, UK, beat eight contestants to answer the final 10 general knowledge questions accurately on ITV1's The Vault and pocket the £704,900 (€999,354) prize last night.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Crosby, Merseyside, UK Place: Spain Place: Liverpool Place: Dublin Person: Mary Swain Person: Carlton Person: Swain Person: Melanie Sykes Organisation: ITV1 Organisation: St Edward's College Organisation: Trinity College

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