Jimeolin, a famous Ireland businessman and actor working in Australia, was a celebrity contestant appeared on Australia'sWho Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Celebrity Challenge) on July 17, 2000 and won AU$32,000 after answering the AU$64,000 question wrong.
He later appeared on Millionaire Hot Seat. He left with an unknown amount of money.
Fastest Finger First[]
Fastest Finger First Question
Through which country does the Amazon River flow?
⬥ A: Argentina
⬥ B: Brazil
⬥ C: South Africa
⬥ D: Kenya
Both Jimeoin and Sam Newman didn't answer this question, so Sam Newman asked Eddie McGuire to do a coin toss to see who would get into the Hot Seat. And Jimeoin won the coin-tossing game, made it into the Hot Seat.
Jimeoin's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Australian cricketer recently admitted making 'dirty' phone calls to a British nurse?
⬥ A: Shane Warne
⬥ B: Steve Waugh
⬥ C: Mark Waugh
⬥ D: Austin Powers
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
The condition suffered by divers who surface too quickly is the what?
⬥ A: Pulls
⬥ B: Breaks
⬥ C: Bends
⬥ D: Folds
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the bell in London's Houses of Parliament clock tower?
⬥ A: Big Bill
⬥ B: Big Ben
⬥ C: Bill Bob
⬥ D: Big Kev
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the 21st letter of our (English) alphabet?
⬥ A: U
⬥ B: V
⬥ C: W
⬥ D: X
Jimeoin took a few seconds to find the answer. Eddie made a joke that Jimeoin should take off his shoe to count, but couldn't as Jimeoin only has 10 fingers and 10 toes.
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
For what does the letter U stand in UFO?
⬥ A: Unknown
⬥ B: Unbelievable
⬥ C: Uninvited
⬥ D: Unidentified
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Former Playboy bunny waitress Debbie Harry formed which rock band?
⬥ A: Hole
⬥ B: Blondie
⬥ C: The Motels
⬥ D: The Pretenders
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these solders was killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
⬥ A: Douglas MacArthur
⬥ B: George Patton
⬥ C: Robert E. Lee
⬥ D: George Custer
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Bunney Brooke is best remembered for her role as Flo Patterson in which TV series? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used.
He didn't know this question as he's from Ireland, not Australia. So he wanted to ask the audiences in the studio - who're Australian. He went with the audiences and won $8,000.
Note: Bunney Brooke passed away in April 2000, according to Eddie.
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Who founded the Russian Communist Party? 'Phone-A-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used.
⬥ A: Stalin
⬥ B: Trotsky
⬥ C: Marx
⬥ D: Lenin
Jimeoin thought the answer could be Trotsky, but he thought the answer could be Marx as well, so he decided to "Phone-A-Friend". He chose Bob Franklin - co-star actor with Jimeoin and one of Jimeoin's three former 'Phone-A-Friends'. Bob advised him the option D: Lenin. He wanted to be sure about Bob's advice and didn't want to risk $7,000, so he used his last lifeline, which eliminated A and B. He went with Bob and won $8,000.
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1978 a bomb exploded outside the Commonweath Heads of Government Meeting at which Sydney hotel?
⬥ A: Wentworth
⬥ B: Regent
⬥ C: Hilton
⬥ D: Intercontinental
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the first space shuttle launched into orbit?
⬥ A: Endeavour
⬥ B: Columbia
⬥ C: Discovery
⬥ D: Challenger
He didn't feel so sure about this question, but because he got nothing to lose, he made a guess, went with his gut. He locked in D, but unfortunately, the correct answer was B.
