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Brendan Lodi, was contestant, appeared on the 2021 season of Millionaire Hot Seat on 5th October 2021 and won AU$1,000, thanks to winning Fastest Finger First and fortunately did not use it to exchange for lifelines during the Hot Seat round, despite not being the one who got to answer the last question.

Millionaire Hot Seat Run[]

Fastest Finger First Questions[]

Fastest Finger First Question (1 of 15)
Which of these was not one of the 'founding fathers' of the U.S.A.?
⬥ A: John Adams ⬥ B: Uncle Sam
⬥ C: Thomas Jefferson ⬥ D: Alexander Hamilton
All except James answered correctly. Brendan was first.

Meeckie: 1, Jenny: 1, James: 0, Brendan: 1, Helen: 1, Ethan: 1

Fastest Finger First Question (2 of 15)
Played on a 19 x 19 grid with black and white 'stones' is what ancient board game still played today?
⬥ A: There ⬥ B: Down
⬥ C: Halt ⬥ D: Go
All except Helen answered correctly. James was first.

Meeckie: 2, Jenny: 2, James: 1, Brendan: 2, Helen: 1, Ethan: 2

Fastest Finger First Question (3 of 15)
'Money Never Sleeps' is the subtitle of the sequel to which film from the 1980s?
⬥ A: Working Girl ⬥ B: Wall Street
⬥ C: 9 to 5 ⬥ D: Big Business
All 6 answered correctly. James was first.

Meeckie: 3, Jenny: 3, James: 2, Brendan: 3, Helen: 2, Ethan: 3

Fastest Finger First Question (4 of 15)
Which two letters are missing from this sign?
⬥ A: R and N ⬥ B: S and R
⬥ C: N and T ⬥ D: E and S
This was a visual question, courtesy of fcl1971 (Note: The Rs and Ns in the sign are missing prior to the question reveal, except the footer, the missing letters are later appears as the answer is revealed).

All except Meeckie answered correctly. Helen was first. (Note: Meeckie did not answer in time)
Meeckie: 3, Jenny: 4, James: 3, Brendan: 4, Helen: 3, Ethan: 4

Fastest Finger First Question (5 of 15)
The National Wine Centre of Australia is located in which Australian city?
⬥ A: Melbourne ⬥ B: Adelaide
⬥ C: Canberra ⬥ D: Perth
4 of 6 (Meeckie, James, Brendan and Ethan) answered correctly. Ethan was first.

Meeckie: 4, Jenny: 4, James: 4, Brendan: 5, Helen: 3, Ethan: 5

Fastest Finger First Question (6 of 15)
In 2020, singer Ed Sheeran announced the birth of his first child, 'Lyra what Seaborn Sheeran'?
⬥ A: America ⬥ B: Asia
⬥ C: Antarctica ⬥ D: Africa
Only Jenny answered correctly.

Meeckie: 4, Jenny: 5, James: 4, Brendan: 5, Helen: 3, Ethan: 5

Fastest Finger First Question (7 of 15)
Another name for baking soda is 'sodium' what?
⬥ A: Monocarbonate ⬥ B: Bicarbonate
⬥ C: Tricarbonate ⬥ D: Pentacarbonate
All 6 answered correctly. Jenny was first.

Meeckie: 5, Jenny: 6, James: 5, Brendan: 6, Helen: 4, Ethan: 6

Leaderboard after Question 7
No. Name Correct
answers
Time
1 Brendan 6 14.64
2 Ethan 6 15.94
3 Jenny 6 18.03
4 James 5 12.00
5 Meeckie 5 28.91
6 Helen 4 9.57
Fastest Finger First Question (8 of 15)
Which of these terms is used to describe male elephants, moose and whales?
⬥ A: Colt ⬥ B: Ram
⬥ C: Bull ⬥ D: Tom
4 of 6 (Meeckie, Jenny, James and Brendan) answered correctly. James was first.

Meeckie: 6, Jenny: 7, James: 6, Brendan: 7, Helen: 4, Ethan: 6

Fastest Finger First Question (9 of 15)
A 2014 bestseller written by Marie Kondo is called 'The Life-Changing Magic of' what?
⬥ A: Tidying Up ⬥ B: Going Out
⬥ C: Looking Within ⬥ D: Laying Down
All except Jenny answered correctly. James was first.

Meeckie: 7, Jenny: 7, James: 7, Brendan: 8, Helen: 5, Ethan: 7

Fastest Finger First Question (10 of 15)
Known as the 'fruit of the angels' is which of these?
⬥ A: Dragonfruit ⬥ B: Pineapple
⬥ C: Passionfruit ⬥ D: Papaya
Only Brendan answered correctly.

Meeckie: 7, Jenny: 7, James: 7, Brendan: 9, Helen: 5, Ethan: 7

Fastest Finger First Question (11 of 15)
Which of these is the capital of Sudan?
⬥ A: Nairobi ⬥ B: Johannesburg
⬥ C: Khartoum ⬥ D: Marrakesh
All except Ethan answered correctly. Brendan was first.

Meeckie: 8, Jenny: 8, James: 8, Brendan: 10, Helen: 6, Ethan: 7

Fastest Finger First Question (12 of 15)
Who released this hit song in 1985?
⬥ A: Paul Young ⬥ B: George Michael
⬥ C: Steve Winwood ⬥ D: Feargal Sharkey
This was an audio question. 3 of 6 (Brendan, Helen and Ethan) answered correctly. Brendan was first.

Meeckie: 8, Jenny: 8, James: 8, Brendan: 11, Helen: 7, Ethan: 8

Fastest Finger First Question (13 of 15)
Born in 1927 was famous Australian racehorse trainer who 'Cummings'?
⬥ A: Bart ⬥ B: Lisa
⬥ C: Maggie ⬥ D: Marge
All 6 answered correctly. Jenny was first.

Meeckie: 9, Jenny: 9, James: 9, Brendan: 12, Helen: 8, Ethan: 9

Fastest Finger First Question (14 of 15)
Which of these places is described in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem 'Kubla Khan'?
⬥ A: Xanadu ⬥ B: Brigadoon
⬥ C: Camelot ⬥ D: El Dorado
2 of 6 (Meeckie and Jenny) answered correctly. Jenny was first.

Meeckie: 10, Jenny: 10, James: 9, Brendan: 12, Helen: 8, Ethan: 9

Fastest Finger First Question (15 of 15)
The Shetland Islands belong to which of these countries?
⬥ A: Spain ⬥ B: Scotland
⬥ C: Austria ⬥ D: Poland
All except Helen answered correctly. Ethan was first.

Meeckie: 11, Jenny: 11, James: 10, Brendan: 13, Helen: 8, Ethan: 10

Brendan answered the most questions correctly with 13, winning Fastest Finger First, Meeckie was to go up first.

Brendan Lodi's Run to Million[]

AU$1,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds
Which of these is measured with a 'chronometer'?
"Pass" lifeline used
⬥ A: Distance ⬥ B: Temperature
⬥ C: Colours ⬥ D: Time
Brendan pass this question to Helen, who later answered this question correctly. The right answer was D.

Unfortunately, this was the last question that Brendan could have a chance to answer, as Ethan later became the winner of the night, guaranteed at least AU$1,000. Since his cheque from winning FFF still intact, he still goes home with AU$1,000.