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Gregor Ritter, from Hennersdorf, Vienna, appeared as a contestant on Series 8 of Die Millionenshow, the Austrian version of the show, on 11 September 2006. He won €15,000 after answering his €30,000 question incorrectly.

DM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Form the literary animals according to the book title: Möwe, Kater, Fipps, Reineke!
⬥ A: Jonathan ⬥ B: Fuchs
⬥ C: Murr ⬥ D: der Affe
The correct order is A-C-D-B. Out of 10 contestants, 5 answered correctly, the fastest being Gregor in 4.52 seconds.

Gregor's Run to the Million[]

€100 (1 of 15) - Not timed
With photo negatives one makes...
⬥ A: Additions ⬥ B: Subtractions
⬥ C: Supplements ⬥ D: Copies


€200 (2 of 15) - Not timed
Someone who finds themselves in a conflict of interest sits, idiomatically...
⬥ A: under the table ⬥ B: between two stools
⬥ C: behind the sofa ⬥ D: next to the cupboard


€300 (3 of 15) - Not timed
A catastrophic engine failure is caused by a...
⬥ A: Piston seizure ⬥ B: Motor grater
⬥ C: Cylinder shaver ⬥ D: Axle sharpener


€400 (4 of 15) - Not timed
The Renaissance castle Schallaburg lies south of...
⬥ A: Schröpf ⬥ B: Tank
⬥ C: Zapt ⬥ D: Melk


€500 (5 of 15) - Not timed
One recognises a particularly precious olive oil by the description...
⬥ A: Cooked hot ⬥ B: Stirred cool
⬥ C: Pressed cold ⬥ D: Shaken warm


€1,000 (6 of 15) - Not timed
What do you call the car on the Tour de France that drives at the back of the crowd of racers?
⬥ A: Closing bus ⬥ B: Return carriage
⬥ C: Brushing cart ⬥ D: Broom wagon


€2,000 (7 of 15) - Not timed
What does someone who works hard on the issue of transparency make?
⬥ A: Homo novus ⬥ B: Paucis verbis
⬥ C: Tabula rasa ⬥ D: Lapsus memoriae


€5,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed
In all the three 'Mission Impossible' films, Tom Cruise is called...
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Ethan Hunt ⬥ B: Jonathan Foose
⬥ C: Brendan Bine ⬥ D: Weston Knee
Ask the Audience Results: A: 94% ⬥ B: 0% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 2%


€10,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed
With which instrument did Lionel Hampton become a jazz legend?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Harp ⬥ B: Vibraphone
⬥ C: French horn ⬥ D: Double bass


€15,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed
How large is Austria in square kilometres?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: 122,345 ⬥ B: 95,615
⬥ C: 83,870 ⬥ D: 52,750


€30,000 (11 of 15) - Not timed
Who did Daniel Kehlmann portray meeting each other in his novel 'Die Vermessung der Welt'?
⬥ A: Archimedes and Plato ⬥ B: Descartes and Columbus
⬥ C: Humboldt and Gauss ⬥ D: Einstein and Freud
Gewinnsumme: € 15.000

Sources[]


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Austrian Contestant (Series 8)
Gregor Ritter
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