Nicole Stevenson, an Australian swimming star, 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.
Out of 6 celebrity contestants, 4 got it right, and Nicole Stevenson was the fastest to answer C correctly in 3.68 seconds, making it into the Hot Seat.
Nicole's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Proverbially, a bird in the hand is worth what?
⬥ A: Considering
⬥ B: Two in the bush
⬥ C: Three under foot
⬥ D: About $7.50
Nicole said that she was going to use a lifeline, but she didn't want to waste it in the first question, so she decided to answer this question and won $100.
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the distinguishing ingredient of a Hawaiian pizza?
⬥ A: Anchovies
⬥ B: Pineapple
⬥ C: Salami
⬥ D: Coconuts
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The father of which tennis player behaved controversially at this year's (2000's) Wimbledon tournament?
⬥ A: Venus Willams
⬥ B: Martina Hingis
⬥ C: Jennifer Capriati
⬥ D: Jelena Dokic
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
The Japanese national flag features what color disc on a white field?
⬥ A: Blue
⬥ B: Green
⬥ C: Red
⬥ D: Yellow
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Texan supermodel Jerry Hall is the estranged wife of which rock star?
⬥ A: Bryan Adams
⬥ B: David Bowie
⬥ C: Alice Cooper
⬥ D: Mick Jagger
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What role did Richard Thomas play in TV's 'The Waltons'?
⬥ A: Billy Ray
⬥ B: Bobby Joe
⬥ C: Peggy Sue
⬥ D: John Boy
She was 100% sure about D, but she still decided to make D as his final answer, which is correct.
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Refugees from which strife-torn region were forced to leave Australia in April and return home?
⬥ A: Chechnya
⬥ B: East Timor
⬥ C: Indonesia
⬥ D: Kosovo
Sam Newman had helped her in this question.
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which group of people might aspire to win the Booker Prize? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used.
At first, Nicole wanted to go for B, but she wasn't sure, so she used her "Ask the Audience". Although 50% of the audiences agreed with her, she still wasn't sure. But she didn't want to waste an another lifeline, so she went with the audience and won $8,000 more.
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Spanish city is famous for an annual festival featuring the running of the bulls?
⬥ A: Malaga
⬥ B: Granada
⬥ C: Valencia
⬥ D: Pamplona
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Who played the title role in the 1974 film 'The Great Gatsby'?
⬥ A: Paul Newman
⬥ B: Robert Redford
⬥ C: Rock Hudson
⬥ D: John Wayne
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
No longer used, the Canning Stock Route is in which state or territory? "Phone-A-Friend" and "50:50" lifelines used.
⬥ A: Western Australia
⬥ B: Northern Territory
⬥ C: New South Wales
⬥ D: Queensland
Nicole is not very good at geography, so she decided to use her lifelines. She was going to use the "Phone-A-Friend" lifeline, and her former Phone-A-Friend were her swimming teammate in 2000 Olympics Sydney - Harley Snood and her father-in-law Bob Stephenson and she chose her father-in-law. Her father-in-law advised her D, but it was just a guess. After that, she used her last lifeline - "50:50", leaving A and D. As she got nothing to lose, she went with her father-in-law and locked in D. Unfortunately, it was the incorrect answer.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY: $32,000
Trivia[]
Her winning had splited into a 50:50 rate. Yvonne Tavener (Holland Park, Queensland) is a lucky telephone audience who won 50% of her prize. The other 50% went for her charity (Ovarian Cancer Association).
