Paul "Fatty" Vautin
Appearance
October 9, 2000
Paul "Fatty" Vautin is an Australian football commentator and former professional rugby league footballer, captain and coach who was a celebrity contestant that appeared on the 2000 "Celebrity Challenge" Special episode of the Aussie's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 9 October 2000. He walked away with $32,000 due to missing his $64,000 question.
WWTBAM Run [ ] Fastest Finger First [ ]
Fastest Finger First Question
What is the capital of Germany?
⬥ A: Berlin
⬥ B: Bonn
⬥ C: Hamburg
⬥ D: Munich
Fatty was the only one competing in the Fastest Finger First round. Fatty answered correctly in 5.45 seconds.
Fatty's Run to the Million [ ]
AU$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which fish is also a misleading clue or distraction?
⬥ A: Bluefin tuna
⬥ B: Grey nurse
⬥ C: Orange roughy
⬥ D: Red herring
AU$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which actress recently married movie heartthrob Brad Pitt?
⬥ A: Jennifer Aniston
⬥ B: Lisa Kudrow
⬥ C: Courteney Cox
⬥ D: Gwyneth Paltrow
AU$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Often featuring banjo, fiddle, and bottleneck guitar is the music of the southeastern US called what grass?
⬥ A: Blue
⬥ B: Green
⬥ C: Brown
⬥ D: Long
AU$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
A flower with yellow petals and a dark centre is the what-eyed Susan?'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Black
⬥ B: Brown
⬥ C: Lazy
⬥ D: One
Ask the Audience Results: A: 56% ⬥ B: 17% ⬥ C: 12% ⬥ D: 15%
AU$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
A 90's bestseller is 'Men are from Mars, Women are from where?'
⬥ A: Pluto
⬥ B: Saturn
⬥ C: Venus
⬥ D: Another Planet
AU$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Who is the youngest male golfer to complete the set of grand slam title wins?
⬥ A: Ben Hogan
⬥ B: Jack Nicklaus
⬥ C: Gary Player
⬥ D: Tiger Woods
AU$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which traditional Chinese system is concerned with balancing energy flows in the built environment?
⬥ A: Feng shui
⬥ B: Yum cha
⬥ C: Bok choy
⬥ D: Tai chi
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Denzel Washington played the role of boxer Rubin Carter in which recent film?
⬥ A: The Cyclone
⬥ B: The Hurricane
⬥ C: The Twister
⬥ D: The Typhoon
AU$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Often occuring in the elderly is which condition that can be caused by loss of calcium?"Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Alzheimer's disease
⬥ B: Osteoporosis
⬥ C: Arthritis
⬥ D: Parkinson's disease
Torn between B and C, Fatty decided to phone Gary, the head of sport for the Nine Network. Gary confidently answers B, earning him AU$16,000.
AU$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these characters is not one of Dumas's "Three Musketeers"?"50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Athos
⬥ B: Porthos
⬥ C: Aramis
⬥ D: D'Artagnan
AU$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Leonardo da Vinci painted the "Last Supper" on the wall of a monastery in which city?
⬥ A: Rome
⬥ B: Venice
⬥ C: Florence
⬥ D: Milan
Total Prize Money: AU$32,000
Source [ ] Paul "Fatty" Vautin's Run to the Million (full)
