South Australian retiree Edwin Daly become Channel Nine quiz show Millionaire Hot Seat’s first $1 million winner on Monday and has already promised $100,000 to his church.

The 67-year-old Vietnam veteran easily answered nine multiple choice questions before correctly answering Banjo Paterson’s full name to win the big prize for the first time in the show’s seven-year history.

“When I saw that question come up, I thought ‘no, too simple’,” he said.

Channel Nine said Mr Daly and his wife, Lucy, spent the night the show went to air celebrating alongside family and friends.

“I gave my mind for this country but by the grace of God I’ve got most of it back,” the Mt Barker resident said.

Retiree Edwin Daley became Millionaire Hot Seat‘s first-ever million dollar winner. Photo: Channel Nine

Find out if  you could have been in the running for the $1 million:

QUESTION 1

A classic children’s party game based on a chase around a circle is ‘duck, duck’ what?

A: Turkey

B: Goose

C: Dodo

D: Crow

QUESTION 2

Which of these is commonly called a “grease monkey”?

A: Fast food cook

B: Motor mechanic

C: Hairdresser

D: Bodybuilder

QUESTION 3

Who starred alongside Andie MacDowell in Four Weddings and a Funeral?

A: Hugh Jackman

B: Paul Bettany

C: Hugh Grant

D: Paul Behrer

QUESTION 4

The label on a jar of Vegemite says it contains what “vitamins for vitality”?

A: A

B: B

C: C

D: V

QUESTION 5

In Australia, traditionally used for storing clothes and household items for use after marriage is a what “box”?

A: Honour

B: Comfort

C: Bliss

D: Glory

QUESTION 6

“Lockjaw” is another name for which disease?

A: Tetanus

B: Diphtheria

C: Leprosy

D: Measles

QUESTION 7

Who wrote the 1969 hit song The Real Thing?

A: Molly Meldrum

B: Ross Wilson

C: Johnny Young

D: Angus Young

QUESTION 8

When the Australian city of Darwin was founded in 1869, it was given what name?

A: Kakadu

B: Katharine

C: Palmerston

D: Arafura

QUESTION 9

Which author created the character Pippi Longstocking?

A: C.S. Lewis

B: Astrid Lindgren

C: A.A. Milne

D: Anna Sewell

QUESTION 10

Which of these former Australian politicians served the longest term as prime minister?

A: Gough Whitlam

B: Malcolm Fraser

C: Bob Hawke

D: John Howard

QUESTION 11

Which of these celebrities was born Thomas Mapother?

A: Tom Cruise

B: Tom Jones

C: Tom Hanks

D: Tom Petty

QUESTION 12

Which of these sports is most similar to ‘korfball’?

A: Hockey

B: Basketball

C: Baseball

D: Cricket

QUESTION 13

Which astronaut served as a US senator for over two decades?

A: Alan Shepard

B: Neil Armstrong

C: Buzz Aldrin

D: John Glenn

QUESTION 14

Which of these English royals was not put to death at the Tower of London?

A: Mary, Queen of Scots

B: Anne Boleyn

C: Lady Jane Grey

D: Catherine Howard

QUESTION 15 – FOR $1 MILLION

Commonly known by his nickname, what was the full name of ‘Banjo’ Paterson?

A: Albert Burke

B: Andrew Barton

C: Adam Beaufort

D: Adrian Banks

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Who knew Banjo Patterson’s real name? Photo: Channel Nine

(Answers: 1. b, 2. b, 3.c, 4.b, 5.d, 6.a, 7. c, 8.c, 9.b, 10. d, 11. a, 12. b, 13. d, 14. a, 15. b)