Hot Seat curse

The Hot Seat curse refers to a superstition on the Millionaire Hot Seat show in Australia. Every time that a contestant gets to the million dollar question, they answer it incorrectly and plummet $249,000. The curse is made easier by the fact that contestants aren't allowed to walk away and have a time limit.

So far, nobody has broken the curse, all six contestants that have attempted the million dollar question have been caught out by it.

Contestants

 * Barry Sonaghan started the curse when he entered the Hot Seat on June 8, 2009. He was stumped by his question and decided to say B, but the answer was D. He was given a small consolation prize after the show.
 * Jeff Tarr entered the Hot Seat on September 28, 2009. He knew the answer to his million dollar question but panicked and gave the wrong answer. Because of this, he could have very easily broken the curse.
 * Paul Wolfenden
 * Jim Graham
 * Alan Edwards
 * Kevin Short