Rick Bowman was a contestant on Series 6 of the Australian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 10 July 2000. He walked away with AU$125,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Which famous bridge stands beside the Tower of London? | |
| ⬥ A: London | ⬥ B: Waterloo |
| ⬥ C: Tower | ⬥ D: Westminster |
| From the 10 contestants, 7 got it right, but Rick (with a time of 4.11 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C, making it into the Hot Seat. |
Rick's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Things that are very similar are said to be much of a what? | |
| ⬥ A: Sameness | ⬥ B: Likeness |
| ⬥ C: Muchness | ⬥ D: Can't-tell-them-apartness |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What breed of dog was Rin Tin Tin? | |
| ⬥ A: Labrador | ⬥ B: German shepherd |
| ⬥ C: Boxer | ⬥ D: Jack Russell |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| A famous player in which sport was Roy Cazaly? | |
| ⬥ A: Australian Rules | ⬥ B: Beach Volleyball |
| ⬥ C: Golf | ⬥ D: Cycling |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name of British PM Tony Blair's new son? | |
| ⬥ A: Leo | ⬥ B: Virgo |
| ⬥ C: Scorpio | ⬥ D: Cancer |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Originally called Euro Disney was the theme park near which capital city? | |
| ⬥ A: Berlin | ⬥ B: Rome |
| ⬥ C: London | ⬥ D: Paris |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these cups of coffee is made without milk? | |
| ⬥ A: Caffe latte | ⬥ B: Cappuccino |
| ⬥ C: Espresso | ⬥ D: Macchiato |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who is the subject of the stage production 'The Boy From Oz'? | |
| ⬥ A: Rolf Harris | ⬥ B: Peter Allen |
| ⬥ C: Johnny O'Keefe | ⬥ D: Clive James |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which feminist author wrote 'The Female Eunuch'? | |
| ⬥ A: Germaine Greer | ⬥ B: Gloria Steinem |
| ⬥ C: Betty Friedan | ⬥ D: Camille Paglia |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Archaeologist Howard Carter is famous for his discovery of what? | |
| ⬥ A: Rosetta stone | ⬥ B: Ruins of Troy |
| ⬥ C: Tutankhamen's tomb | ⬥ D: Venus de Milo |
| $32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who won the Oscar for Best Actor at last year's Academy Awards? | |
| ⬥ A: Tom Hanks | ⬥ B: Nick Nolte |
| ⬥ C: Edward Norton | ⬥ D: Roberto Benigni |
| $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The two Libyans charged with the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing are being tried in which country? | |
| ⬥ A: Scotland | ⬥ B: France |
| ⬥ C: Netherlands | ⬥ D: England |
| $125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What nationality were the founders of Cobb & Co.? '50:50', 'Phone-a-Friend' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Australian | ⬥ B: American |
| ⬥ C: British | ⬥ D: Irish |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 5% ⬥ B: 63% ⬥ C: 3% ⬥ D: 29% | |
| $250,000 (13 of 15) - Not timed | |
| Communist revolutionary Che Guevara was born in which Latin American country? | |
| ⬥ A: Mexico | ⬥ B: Cuba |
| ⬥ C: Argentina | ⬥ D: Peru |
| Rick doesn’t know. He first thought it was big of a risk and was going to take the money. He had a hunch which was A: Mexico and had thought about going for it. He then decided to take the money. If he said A: Mexico, he would’ve lost $93,000. The correct answer was C: Argentina. Total Prize Money: $125,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Gerard Walsh |
Australian Contestant (Series 6) Rick Bowman |
Succeeded by Graeme Hills |