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Alex Weybury, was contestant, appeared on the 2022 season of Millionaire Hot Seat on 14th February 2022 and won AU$1,000, thanks to winning Fastest Finger First and fortunately did not spend it during the hot seat round.

Millionaire Hot Seat Run[]

Fastest Finger First Questions[]

Fastest Finger First Question (1 of 15)
Colloquially, if someone loses their temper they are said to 'blow a' what?
⬥ A: Camshaft ⬥ B: Gasket
⬥ C: Bearing ⬥ D: Piston
All except Lily answered correctly. Dale was first.

Alex: 1, Kathrin: 1, Tracey: 1, Lily: 0, Dale: 1, Nick: 1

Fastest Finger First Question (2 of 15)
The 'Imperial' is a popular variety of which fruit?
⬥ A: Apricot ⬥ B: Peach
⬥ C: Mandarin ⬥ D: Pear
All except Dale answered correctly. Nick was first.

Alex: 2, Kathrin: 2, Tracey: 2, Lily: 1, Dale: 1, Nick: 2

Fastest Finger First Question (3 of 15)
By land area, which of these Greek islands is the largest?
⬥ A: Rhodes ⬥ B: Corfu
⬥ C: Santorini ⬥ D: Lesbos
Nobody answered correctly.

Alex: 2, Kathrin: 2, Tracey: 2, Lily: 1, Dale: 1, Nick: 2

Fastest Finger First Question (4 of 15)
This top ten hit was released in 2015 by a band called what?
⬥ A: Hours & Hours ⬥ B: Days & Days
⬥ C: Months & Months ⬥ D: Years & Years
This was an audio question. 2 of 6 (Lily and Dale) answered correctly. Lily was first.

Alex: 2, Kathrin: 2, Tracey: 2, Lily: 2, Dale: 2, Nick: 2

Fastest Finger First Question (5 of 15)
Which of these is the name of a small traditional French sponge cake?
⬥ A: Madeleine ⬥ B: Charlotte
⬥ C: Delphine ⬥ D: Sophie
4 of 6 (Kathrin, Tracey, Lily and Dale) answered correctly. Lily was first.

Alex: 2, Kathrin: 3, Tracey: 3, Lily: 3, Dale: 3, Nick: 2

Fastest Finger First Question (6 of 15)
Winning three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics, which Australian athlete was nicknamed 'Golden Girl'?
⬥ A: Brenda Jones ⬥ B: Betty Cuthbert
⬥ C: Dawn Fraser ⬥ D: Shane Gould
4 of 6 (Alex, Kathrin, Tracey and Dale) answered correctly. Kathrin was first.

Alex: 3, Kathrin: 4, Tracey: 4, Lily: 3, Dale: 4, Nick: 2

Fastest Finger First Question (7 of 15)
Which of these means an extreme or irrational fear of work?
⬥ A: Hydrophobia ⬥ B: Acrophobia
⬥ C: Pyrophobia ⬥ D: Ergophobia
All except Tracey answered correctly. Lily was first.

Alex: 4, Kathrin: 5, Tracey: 4, Lily: 4, Dale: 5, Nick: 3

Leaderboard after Question 7
No. Name Correct
answers
Time
1 Dale 5 14.67
2 Kathrin 5 14.70
3 Lily 4 7.62
4 Tracey 4 7.66
5 Alex 4 7.81
6 Nick 3 7.80
Fastest Finger First Question (8 of 15)
A common mnemonic used for remembering the sequence of colours of the rainbow is which of these?
⬥ A: ROY G. BIV ⬥ B: BIG O. TIM
⬥ C: RAI N. WOW ⬥ D: COL R. YAY
All except Nick answered correctly. Alex was first.

Alex: 5, Kathrin: 6, Tracey: 5, Lily: 5, Dale: 6, Nick: 3

Fastest Finger First Question (9 of 15)
Hungary does not share a land border with which of these countries?
⬥ A: Slovakia ⬥ B: Poland
⬥ C: Croatia ⬥ D: Austria
Only Alex answered correctly.

Alex: 6, Kathrin: 6, Tracey: 5, Lily: 5, Dale: 6, Nick: 3

Fastest Finger First Question (10 of 15)
A hit in 1967 for Petula Clark was the song 'Don't Sleep in the' what?
⬥ A: Rain ⬥ B: Airport
⬥ C: Subway ⬥ D: Restaurant
Only Dale answered correctly.

Alex: 6, Kathrin: 6, Tracey: 5, Lily: 5, Dale: 7, Nick: 3

Fastest Finger First Question (11 of 15)
This is part of a nest constructed by what insect?
MHS 20220214 VQ11
⬥ A: Ant ⬥ B: Wasp
⬥ C: Termite ⬥ D: Honeybee
4 of 6 (Alex, Kathrin, Tracey and Lily) answered correctly. Tracey was first.

Alex: 7, Kathrin: 7, Tracey: 6, Lily: 6, Dale: 7, Nick: 3

Leaderboard after Question 11
No. Name Correct
answers
Time
1 Alex 7 12.50
2 Kathrin 7 19.12
3 Dale 7 21.74
4 Tracey 6 12.50
5 Lily 6 17.06
6 Nick 3 7.80
Fastest Finger First Question (12 of 15)
In musical notation, which of these is another name for a 'staff'?
⬥ A: Stanza ⬥ B: Staccato
⬥ C: Stapes ⬥ D: Stave
4 of 6 (Alex, Kathrin, Lily and Dale) answered correctly. Alex was first.

Alex: 8, Kathrin: 8, Tracey: 6, Lily: 7, Dale: 8, Nick: 3

Fastest Finger First Question (13 of 15)
Originating in South America, 'chimichurri' is a type of what?
⬥ A: Soup ⬥ B: Pie
⬥ C: Sandwich ⬥ D: Sauce
All 6 answered correctly. Alex was first.

Alex: 9, Kathrin: 9, Tracey: 7, Lily: 8, Dale: 9, Nick: 4

Fastest Finger First Question (14 of 15)
All Australian coins currently in circulation are made primarily from what metal?
⬥ A: Tin ⬥ B: Aluminium
⬥ C: Copper ⬥ D: Nickel
Only Alex answered correctly.

Alex: 10, Kathrin: 9, Tracey: 7, Lily: 8, Dale: 9, Nick: 4

Leaderboard after Question 14
No. Name Correct
answers
Time
1 Alex 10 16.07
2 Kathrin 9 27.23
3 Dale 9 27.57
4 Lily 8 23.59
5 Tracey 7 14.00
6 Nick 4 11.25
Fastest Finger First Question (15 of 15)
Which of these films starring Al Pacino features the line: 'Say hello to my little friend!'?
⬥ A: Scent of a Woman ⬥ B: Glengarry Glen Ross
⬥ C: The Devil's Advocate ⬥ D: Scarface
4 of 6 (Alex, Kathrin, Tracey and Nick) answered correctly. Alex was first.

Alex: 11, Kathrin: 10, Tracey: 8, Lily: 8, Dale: 9, Nick: 5

Leaderboard after Question 15
No. Name Correct
answers
Time
1 Alex 11 17.14
2 Kathrin 10 29.96
3 Dale 9 27.57
4 Tracey 8 15.35
5 Lily 8 23.59
6 Nick 5 13.83

Alex answered the most questions correctly with 11, winning Fastest Finger First. Alex was to go up first.

Alex Weybury's Run to Million[]

AU$100 (1 of 15) - 15 seconds
A common colloquial term for a person from Queensland is which of these?
⬥ A: Banana-bender ⬥ B: Mango-masher
⬥ C: Coconut-crusher ⬥ D: Pineapple-peeler
AU$200 (2 of 15) - 15 seconds
According to the lyrics of a common English nursery rhyme: 'Polly put what on'?
"Pass" lifeline used
⬥ A: Your shoes ⬥ B: The kettle
⬥ C: Some music ⬥ D: A happy face
Alex pass this question to Kathrin, who later answered this question correctly. The right answer was B.
AU$20,000 (11 of 15) - 45 seconds
Which of these singer-songwriters was born in Mississippi as McKinley Morganfield?
⬥ A: Muddy Waters ⬥ B: Johnny Rivers
⬥ C: Billy Ocean ⬥ D: Greg Lake
AU$50,000 (12 of 15) - 45 seconds
Used by British codebreakers during World War II was one of the world's first electronic computers, named what?
⬥ A: Hercules ⬥ B: Colossus
⬥ C: Goliath ⬥ D: Titan
With this question answered incorrectly, Alex was eliminated from the game. The Top Prize drops down by one level, to AU$50,000. Since his cheque from winning Fastest Finger First still intact, he goes home with AU$1,000.

Trivia[]

  • Alex previously appeared on the Australian version of The Voice in 2020, where he was eliminated in the Showdowns.