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Australia’s first Who Wants to Be A Millionaire

Rob “Coach” Fulton was the first person to win $1,000,000 on any Australian television show and the first to Win the major prize on Channel 9’s “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” on 17 October 2005.

Watch as Rob “Coach” Fulton becomes Australia’s first “Millionaire” winner.

The $1,000,000 question was, “Which of these popular 60’s television shows premiered first? A:Bewitched, B: Get Smart, C: Hogan’s Heroes, D: I Dream of Jeannie.” With the correct answer being ‘Bewitched. ‘

Only nine contestants have previously reached the million-dollar question but none had decided to answer it – all settling for the $500,00 second prize.

Until his unprecedented win Australia was the only one of the 106 countries screening the quiz not to have had a contestant take the major prize.

Have you been on a quiz show or won money in a spectacular fashion?  If so we want to know about it so drop us a line and share that winning feeling

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Time November 25, 2008 at 10:19 am

[…] and having a little bit of fun at the same time.  I’m sure we all dream of being the next Rob “Coach” Fulton, Australia’s first Millionaire winner of “Who Wants to Be a […]

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