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A game show contestant became the second person ever to win $1 million on Millionaire Hot Seat Australia this week - and it's not the first time he's made history.
Retail worker Antony McManus and his husband Ron Van Houwelingen spent 30 years fighting for gay marriage - and were among the country's first to be wed when marriage equality was legalised four years ago.
Now the couple is celebrating another stunning win - with the Channel Nine TV show prize setting them up for life.
Antony McManus (left) has become the second person ever to win $1 million on Millionaire Hot Seat Australia
Antony told TV Tonight he had decided to go on the show after his mother-in-law noticed how good he was at answering the trivia questions from the couch.
Antony went on to become the second Australian ever to win $1 million on the show after a close call on the final question.
He was initially asked how many Australian prime ministers have been members for electorates in Queensland but used his lifeline to swap to a different question.
Antony was then asked a literary question - which he noted he could only answer using process of elimination.
The win is Antony's (left) second time making history after he and his husband Ron Van Houwelingen (right) were one of the first couples to marry (pictured) following the 2017 referendum
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