Maria Romanek, a 63-year-old retired Polish teacher from Bezmiechowa Dolna, was the second top prize winner of Milionerzy and the first female winner in Poland.
Maria didn't know that, so she decided to use her first lifeline - Ask the Audience. Most of the audience voted B, so Maria made it as her final answer. And it was right answer. After this question klaxon called time and Maria would return on 75 000 zł with 2 lifelines remaining.
The audience wasn't sure... but they were sure enough to let Maria win 75 000 zł.
125 000 zł (9 of 12) - Not timed
Who is an author of these two books: "Książka, którą napisałem, żeby mieć na dziwki i narkotyki" (Book I wrote to have money for sluts and drugs) and "Książka którą napisałem, żeby mieć na odwyk" (Book I wrote to have money for detox)? 'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Marek Raczkowski
⬥ B: Maciej Maleńczuk
⬥ C: Kamil Durczok
⬥ D: Witkacy
Maria thought, that it might be Marek Raczkowski, but she was not sure. She decided to call her daughter, Katarzyna. She immediately answered A, what helped her mother to win 125 000 zł.
250 000 zł (10 of 12) - Not timed
What sign is the Euro stylised in?: '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: beta
⬥ B: theta
⬥ C: eta
⬥ D: epsilon
Maria was stuck between C and D, so she decided to use her last lifeline - 50:50. Despite she wasn't sure, she made D as her final answer and won quarter of a million.
500 000 zł (11 of 12) - Not timed
For 30 pieces of silver, high priests bought Potter's Field. What was there?
⬥ A: olive plantation
⬥ B: lions enlosure
⬥ C: burial ground for foreigners
⬥ D: marketplace
During this question, Maria used deductive logic. Because she knew, that this is money of Judas, who hanged himself, so this money could not be used for something good. She also said, that she will not play for money, but for "proving something to herself".
Maria wins 1 000 000 zł and becomes the second winner in Milionerzy's history and the first female winner.
1 000 000 zł (12 of 12) - Not Timed
How much is 1111 multiplied by 1111, if 1 multiplied by 1 is 1 and 11 multiplied by 11 is 121?
⬥ A: 12 321
⬥ B: 1 234 321
⬥ C: 111 111 111
⬥ D: 123 454 321
Trivia
Maria was also a Phone-A-Friend to her daughter in episode 31 of series 11.
Maria's top prize win was a week shy of 8 years after Krzysztof Wójcik's top prize win.
She is the first woman to win the Top Prize under the 12-question format worldwide.[citation needed]
Her win was her second try on Milionerzy. In episode 16 of series 12, Maria lost in the only FFF competition of that episode.
Maria said that she will use for herself only a small part of winnings. The rest of the money will be destined for charity purposes.[1]