Barry Soraghan appeared as a contestant in Millionaire Hot Seat and won AU$1,000 on 8 June 2009 after answering the AU$1,000,000 question wrong. He is the first contestant to reach to the $1,000,000 question in the Hot Seat. However, he is also the first person in the "Hot Seat" format and the first person in Australia to miss the final question.
Barry's Run to the Million[]
| AU$300 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds | |
| Which iconic song tells us to keep rollin', rollin', rollin'? | |
| ⬥ A: Physical | ⬥ B: Unchained Melody |
| ⬥ C: Rawhide | ⬥ D: Bonanza |
| AU$500 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds | |
| 'Toy Story's' Buzz Lightyear is known for the catchphrase 'To infinity and what'? | |
| ⬥ A: Below | ⬥ B: Beyond |
| ⬥ C: Back | ⬥ D: Borders |
| AU$1,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds | |
| Which of these is the site of a historic Tasmanian penal settlement? | |
| ⬥ A: Port Arthur | ⬥ B: Botany Bay |
| ⬥ C: Redcliffe | ⬥ D: Norfolk Island |
| AU$1,500 (6 of 15) - 30 seconds | |
| Of which continent is the anaconda a native? | |
| ⬥ A: Africa | ⬥ B: Asia |
| ⬥ C: South America | ⬥ D: North America |
| AU$2,500 (7 of 15) - 30 seconds | |
| Former model Tara Moss has gained further fame writing novels of which genre? | |
| ⬥ A: Historical Romance | ⬥ B: Biography |
| ⬥ C: Science Fiction | ⬥ D: Crime |
| AU$4,000 (8 of 15) - 30 seconds | |
| Which famous nude portrait hangs in Melbourne's Young & Jackson's hotel? | |
| ⬥ A: Audrey | ⬥ B: Betty |
| ⬥ C: Chloe | ⬥ D: Daphne |
| AU$6,000 (9 of 15) - 30 seconds | |
| A square pyramid has how many edges? | |
| ⬥ A: Seven | ⬥ B: Eight |
| ⬥ C: Nine | ⬥ D: Ten |
| AU$10,000 (10 of 15) - 30 seconds | |
| Until the late 1950s, 'Billboard' magazine compiled a music chart for 'Most Played in what'? | |
| ⬥ A: Nightclubs | ⬥ B: Homes |
| ⬥ C: Cars | ⬥ D: Jukeboxes |
| AU$20,000 (11 of 15) - 45 seconds | |
| In 1968, a worldwide TV broadcast from Apollo 8 included a reading from which book? | |
| ⬥ A: The Bible | ⬥ B: Oliver Twist |
| ⬥ C: War and Peace | ⬥ D: Pride and Prejudice |
| AU$50,000 (12 of 15) - 45 seconds | |
| Which position in soccer is also called the liberty? | |
| ⬥ A: Goalkeeper | ⬥ B: Midfielder |
| ⬥ C: Striker | ⬥ D: Sweeper |
| AU$100,000 (13 of 15) - 45 seconds | |
| John Landy famously won a footrace after stopping to check which fallen runner was alright? | |
| ⬥ A: Roger Bannister | ⬥ B: Ron Clarke |
| ⬥ C: Herb Elliott | ⬥ D: Emil Zátopek |
| AU$250,000 (14 of 15) - 45 seconds | |
| Who was Australian Prime Minister for the shortest time? | |
| ⬥ A: Frank Forde | ⬥ B: Arthur Fadden |
| ⬥ C: John McEven | ⬥ D: Earle Page |
| AU$1,000,000 (15 of 15) – 45 seconds | |
| Which of Hollywood's four Warner Brothers died on the eve of their landmark premiere of 'The Jazz Singer'? | |
| ⬥ A: Albert | ⬥ B: Harry |
| ⬥ C: Jack | ⬥ D: Sam |
Aftermath[]
Host Eddie McGuire mentioned that the rules of Millionaire Hot Seat was much more painful than the original Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? as the contestant could not walk away at any point and if they answered the final question incorrectly at the maximum top prize, they lost $999,000 and only won $1,000; while in the original version contestant could see the final question and decided to walk away with $500,000, and giving an incorrect answer still awarded $32,000.
For this occasion, Barry was awarded a 2-week trip to Hawaii from Jetstar and $5,000 cash as a consolation prize for being the first top prize loser in Millionaire Hot Seat. This happened right after Barry had seen his own performance on television and was broadcasted live.
Trivia[]
- Barry was the first contestant in Millionaire Hot Seat to answer the $250,000 question correctly.
