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Michael McLean appeared as a contestant on the Australian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on March 18–25, 2000. He walked away with $32,000 due to missing his $64,000 question.

His run was featured on the Australian version of the Is That Your Final Answer? documentary.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
The metric prefix 'micro-' means one-what?
⬥ A: tenth ⬥ B: hundredth
⬥ C: thousandth ⬥ D: millionth
From the 7 contestants, 2 got it right, but Michael (with a time of 4.24 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D, making it into the Hot Seat.

Michael's Run to the Million[]

$1,000 (1 of 11) - Not Timed
What is country singer Dolly's surname?
⬥ A: Barton ⬥ B: Martin
⬥ C: Parton ⬥ D: Fargo


$16,000 (5 of 11) - Not Timed
American dramatist Rod Serling was the host of which TV show?
⬥ A: The Outer Limits ⬥ B: Amazing Stories
⬥ C: America's Most Wanted ⬥ D: The Twilight Zone


$32,000 (6 of 11) - Not Timed
Who was the first woman to be appointed to Britain's Order of Merit?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Florence Nightingale ⬥ B: Edith Cavell
⬥ C: Queen Victoria ⬥ D: Agatha Christie
Michael said on the Is That Your Final Answer? documentary that he picked A because "If I was going to give someone an Order of Merit, I'd want to give it to a nurse."


$64,000 (7 of 11) - Not Timed
Developed in 1909 was which resin, the world's first synthetic plastic?
⬥ A: Bakelite ⬥ B: Latex
⬥ C: Nylon ⬥ D: Teflon

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