Gerry Brinn

Gerry Brinn, from Victoria, was a contestant on the Australian Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 20 November, 2000. He walked away in the 10th question and won AU$16,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Who wrote the epic poem 'Paradise Lost'?
⬥ A: John Buchan	⬥ B: John Bunyan
⬥ C: John Dryden	⬥ D: John Milton

Out of 9 remaining contestants, 7 got it right, but Gerry Brinn was the fastest to answer D correctly in 3.11 seconds, making it into the Hot Seat.

Gerry's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Australian rock band shared its name with
⬥ A: Australian Crawl	⬥ B: The Swingers
⬥ C: The Reels	⬥ D: Hoodoo Gurus

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
A poker machine is known colloquially as a one-armed what?
⬥ A: Thief	⬥ B: Bandit
⬥ C: Robber	⬥ D: Bushranger

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The depth charge was developed to destroy which nava; vessels?
⬥ A: Aircraft carriers	⬥ B: Destroyers
⬥ C: Submarines	⬥ D: Battleships

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which ancient civilization is particularly associated with the picture characters called hieroglyphs?
⬥ A: Persia	⬥ B: Egypt
⬥ C: Greece	⬥ D: Rome

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
The islands of Corsica, Crete and Sardinia all lie in which sea?
⬥ A: Baltic	⬥ B: Caribbean
⬥ C: Arafura	⬥ D: Mediterranean

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The Commonwealth of Nations' Gleneagles Agreement of 1977 banned sporting links with which country?
⬥ A: South Africa	⬥ B: USSR
⬥ C: China	⬥ D: New Zealand

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is the concern of paediatrics?
⬥ A: Children	⬥ B: Feet
⬥ C: Hands	⬥ D: The elderly

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was the male star of the film 'Zorba the Greek'?
⬥ A: Omar Sharif	⬥ B: Charles Bronson
⬥ C: Anthony Quinn	⬥ D: Peter O'Toole

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which country existed only from 1949 to 1990? "50:50", "Phone-A-Friend" and "Ask the Audience" lifelines used.
⬥ A: Czechoslovakia	⬥ B: East Germany
⬥ C: Soviet Union	⬥ D: Yugoslavia
Ask the Audience Results: A: 13% ⬥ B: 82% ⬥ C: 1% ⬥ D: 4%

He though the answer could be A or B, and he wanted to use "50:50" lifeline just to be sure, but unfortunately, A and B are the 2 remaining answers. He decided to ask for help from his Phone-A-Friend, Tam - who was pretty sure it was B: East Germany. But he wasn't sure about his Phone-A-Friend's advice, so he decided to burn his last lifeline - "Ask the Audience" - amusingly, 5% voted for an answer already eliminated by 50:50 here. He decided to go with his Phone-A-Friend and 82% of the audiences and won $16,000.

$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which words appear on the front of the Victoria Cross?
⬥ A: For Bravery	⬥ B: In Gratitude
⬥ C: For Valour	⬥ D: For Heroism

Gerry though it's was A or C at first, but after that, he thought it was A. But he wasn't 100% sure and he wasn't "brave" enough to risk $15,000, so he decided to walk away with $16,000. He would have guessed A, but the correct answer was C.

Sources[]

Gerry Brinn's run to the million