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Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? winner Roman Dubowski has shared the one piece of advice Jeremy Clarkson tells contestants before filming.

The popular ITV quiz show returned for a new series this past Sunday (26th April) and made history when Roman became the seventh person to win the million-pound jackpot.

Roman is a retired IT Analyst originally from Greater Manchester and currently living in Stockport.

After a somewhat shaky start to his round, in which the keen quizzer admitted to not knowing how mayonnaise was made, he stormed to the 15th and final question without the need to use his 50-50 lifeline or ask host Jeremy for help.

Jeremy had previously warned Roman to make sure he used the 50-50 advantage at the optimum time.

Speaking exclusively to Reach, Roman recalled: "He had very good advice about the 50-50 lifeline, and I've seen people misuse that on the show.

"If they don't know any of the four answers and they use 50-50, well they've still got two answers they don't know.

"So, you really have to use it if you've got an inkling of one or two that could be right. I didn't actually use it until the end, but that stayed with me throughout the show."

Roman ultimately decided to use the lifeline for the very last question, which asked him to identify a trademark from 1876 mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses and depicted in paintings by Manet and Picasso.

He already suspected he knew the answer - Bass Ale - but used the lifeline to narrow down his options, making him all the more confident he would be securing the jackpot.

Speaking to the BBC, he said: "One of my strategies was to stay calm and not rush to speak slowly and think things through rather than jump at an answer.

"The question referenced a painting by Manet, and I immediately remembered seeing it in the Courtauld Gallery. I could picture the barmaid and, crucially, the red triangle of Bass beer in the image."

The Millionaire champion's other advice for future participants included picking the right person for the Phone A Friend lifeline as well as making sure you sign up for the right reasons in the first place.

"If people don't like quizzes, they shouldn't come on this show," he warned. "But a lot of people do.

"There's no harm in trying, even if you don't get to the top there's a good chance you'll win something, so that's a good reason to go."

As for Jeremy's hosting skills, Roman insisted he was "very good", despite the former Top Gear host receiving some criticism for being "unhelpful" when players use the Ask the Host lifeline.

"He was friendly and gave some very useful advice before the show, especially about how to use the lifelines," Roman said.

"He was very forthcoming and more helpful than I expected. I came away with a very positive impression of him."

Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? airs Sundays at 7pm on ITV and ITVX.