Antony McManus, a 57-year-old retail employee from Melbourne, appeared as a contestant on the 2021 series of Millionaire Hot Seat on 25 November 2021. He won the full $1,000,000, making him the second million-dollar winner on Hot Seat in Australia - the first since Edwin Daly in 2016 - and the fourth Millionaire winner overall in Australia.
He used the million to buy an apartment for him and his husband, his episode having been filmed in May 2021.
Antony answered the most questions correctly with 13, winning Fastest Finger First. Alex was to go up first.
Antony's Run to the Million[]
AU$10,000 (10 of 15) - 0:30 time limit
Which of these is the name of a major river in Spain? Can't pass
⬥ A: Po
⬥ B: Ebro
⬥ C: Arno
⬥ D: Volga
This used to be Ace's question, but Ace passed this to Antony.
AU$20,000 (11 of 15) - 0:45 time limit
'In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal' is a 1990 book by which former U.S president?
⬥ A: Jimmy Carter
⬥ B: Gerald Ford
⬥ C: Richard Nixon
⬥ D: Bill Clinton
AU$50,000 (12 of 15) - 45 seconds
Which of these are not one of the three colours featured in the current symbol of the Paralympic Games?
⬥ A: Blue
⬥ B: Green
⬥ C: Red
⬥ D: Yellow
AU$100,000 (13 of 15) - 0:45 time limit
Which of these famous artists was born in the 20th century?
⬥ A: Marcel Duchamp
⬥ B: Frida Kahlo
⬥ C: Sonia Delaunay
⬥ D: Henri Matisse
AU$250,000 (14 of 15) - 0:45 time limit
First published in Adelaide in 1848, the first non-English language newspaper in Australia was in which language?
⬥ A: Mandarin
⬥ B: Italian
⬥ C: Greek
⬥ D: German
AU$1,000,000 (15 of 15) - 0:45 time limit
How many Australian prime ministers have been members for electorates in Queensland? 'Switch The Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: 1
⬥ B: 2
⬥ C: 3
⬥ D: 4
At 3 seconds on the clock, Antony decided to switch the question. Had he played the question, he would have said C, however the correct answer was D.
AU$1,000,000 (15 of 15) - 0:45 time limit Switched question
Which of these classic literary works was published first?
⬥ A: The Count of Monte Cristo
⬥ B: A Tale of Two Cities
⬥ C: War and Peace
⬥ D: Les Misérables
After finalizing his answer at the last second, when host Eddie McGuire asked Antony to explain how he came to the conclusion that the answer was A: The Count of Monte Cristo, Antony explained that he used a Fastest Finger First-like mechanism in his head in order to put the four answers in the correct order backwards; the correct order was DCBA, and by process of elimination, since he had no idea when The Count of Monte Cristo was even published, he decided to lock in answer A: The Count of Monte Cristo as his final answer at the last second, and as it turned out, much to his surprise, it was the right answer, and he had just won AU$1,000,000.
Total Prize Won: AU$1,000,000
Trivia[]
On Antony's AU$10,000 question, the clock accidentally started when Eddie read the options.
He was the ninth and last contestant in Australia's Hot Seat format to face the $1,000,000 question.
