YOUNG brainboxes are hoping to equal the success of Judith Keppel in their own version of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?

Dominic Dunn, a teaching assistant at Middlesbrough's Abingdon Primary School, came up with the idea of staging the replica contest while watching the real thing on television.

Convinced that it would be an ideal way to raise funds for Children in Need, he recreated the set to make it as authentic as possible.

He even enlisted help from Celador, the company behind the smash-hit series, which donated the official book and album as prizes.

The contests, in which key stage two pupils have been quizzed by their headteacher Bob Eastwood, have been running throughout this week, with entrants buying tickets to qualify for "fastest finger".

Mr Dunn said that while nobody has yet reached a million, the children have greatly enjoyed taking part.

"The kids have been buzzing about it," he said.

"There has been a boost in ticket sales since someone won a million on the real show."