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Antony McManus was the second person in history to win $1million during last Thursday's Millionaire Hot Seat.
The 57-year-old Melbourne man answered all questions on Nine's hit quiz show correctly, taking a simple guess for the final one, before winning a $1million dollar check and a bottle of champagne.
Now Antony has recalled the bizarre aftermath of his huge win and his complete disbelief at what occurred in an interview on the podcast, I've Got News For You.
History-making TV win: Antony McManus has revealed the bizarre aftermath of his $1 million win on Millionaire Hot Seat
'It was crazy. I won. And they (producers) were saying to me, "Are you OK to get home?" And I’m going "Yeah, I’ll be fine". And all of a sudden, I was standing out in the street with a bottle of champagne in my hand,' he said.
McManus' initial reaction running through his head after the win was, 'What the hell happened?'
He then returned home to tell his husband Ron the news, forgetting to call him as he was leaving the studio.
Bewildered: The 57-year-old Melbourne man's initial reaction running through his head after winning the game show was, 'What the hell happened?'
'I came in and he said to me, "How did you go?" And I actually was busting so I went to the toilet, and he didn’t even notice that I had a bottle of champagne in my hand,' McManus recounted.
After coming back from the bathroom, he told his husband he won 'fastest finger first' and got a check for $1000, referencing
