Michael "Wippa" Wipfli, is a radio personality from Australia, who appeared on Millionaire Hot Seat and gained viral notoriety after flunking out on an easy $500 question, becoming the first contestant in Hot Seat history to flunk out within the first 5 questions.
Michael's run[]
| AU$300 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds | |
| The name for a type of barrister, what do the initials "Q.C." stand for? | |
| ⬥ A: Queen's Counsil | ⬥ B: Queen's Consultant |
| ⬥ C: Queen's Colleague | ⬥ D: Quite Costly |
| AU$500 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds | |
| What is a ‘pecan’? | |
| ⬥ A: Root vegetable | ⬥ B: Type of nut |
| ⬥ C: Cut of beef | ⬥ D: Tropical bird |
| For some odd reason, he did not know what a pecan was; he had never heard of pecan pie. He did not think it was a root vegetable or a cut of beef, and what came into his head when this question popped up was the image of a "toucan," which is a type of bird. Alas, that was not what the question was asking for, so he read the question improperly and answered D: Tropical bird, but the right answer was B: Type of nut, and as a result, he became the first contestant in Hot Seat history to flunk out before question 5.
Eddie McGuire: “A pecan, like you, is a type of nut.” Total Prize Money: AU$0 |
Trivia[]
- Wippa become first contestant to go home without reaching the $1,000 question (first safety net) in Australian Hot Seat history! After another contestant Whitney Beseler bitten his record, answered the 1st question wrong.
