Weakest Link (Australia, 2001—02) 1x15 - "First Group With $10,000 Round"

## Contestants

* **Fiona**(38, Florist, Hampton Park)
* **Adam**(29, IT Officer, Ellenbrook)
* **Robert**(43, Teacher, Belgrave)
* **Jacob**(32, Manager, Carlton)
* **Janice** (54, Nurse Manager, Camp Hill)
* **Zoran** (25, Tax Consultant, Parramatta)
* **Amanda** (41, Company Director, Rowville)
* **Brett** (32, Carer, Graceville)
* **Rina** (39, Financial Advisor, Balwyn)

## Round 1

The first round of the game lasted for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the players banked $7,000 in five chains banked by Adam, Amanda, Fiona and Jacob with Amanda banking the most.

**Note: The players had a chain of 10 correct answers.**

The voting table (green indicates deciding, orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 2

During the second round which lasted for 2 minutes and 20 seconds, the players banked their $10,000 target with 8 seconds left on the clock from 5 separate chains banked by Fiona, Janice, Zoran and Rina.

**Note: The players had a chain of 20 correct answers.**

The voting table (green indicates deciding, orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 3

During the third round which lasted for 2 minutes and 10 seconds, the players banked $5,500 from two separate chains (by Rina and Janice).

The voting table (green indicates deciding, orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 4

During the fourth round which lasted for 2 minutes, the players banked $4,700 from four separate chains.

The voting table (green indicates deciding, orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 5

During the fifth round which lasted for 1 minute and 50 seconds, the players banked $4,400 from four separate chains.

 **Robert** | 3
 **Jacob** | 3
 **Janice (strongest link)** | 3
 **Rina (weakest link)** | 2

The voting table (green indicates deciding, orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 6

During the sixth round which lasted for 1 minute and 40 seconds, the players banked $6,000 from three separate chains by Fiona.

 **Robert** | 4
 **Jacob** | 3
 **Janice (strongest link)** | 4

The voting table (green indicates deciding, orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 7

During the seventh round which lasted for 1 minute and 30 seconds, the players banked $5,200 from three separate chains by all the players.

**Note: The players had a chain of 10 correct answers.**

 **Jacob** | 4
 **Janice (weakest link)** | 4

The voting table (green indicates deciding, orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 8

In 1 minute and 20 seconds, the team banked $4,500 from three separate chains by Jacob.

**Note: The players had a chain of 10 correct answers.**

 **Janice (weakest link)** | 5

## Final round

The final round featured five questions being asked from the contestants, and the one with most correct answers would win.

 **Janice (runner-up)** | 3

## Trivia

* After Brett was voted off second in this episode, returned on the "Worst Loser Special" that aired on May 7th, 2001. But was voted off first with three votes out of eight. Before his departure, Cornelia gave him the title "weakest of these weakest links".
* First episode with a team to reach the $10,000 target within the time limit.
* Second highest prize money ever won.
* Jacob reappeared on the "Strongest Links" Special that aired on May 21, 2001, where he was runner-up. Later that year, Jacob reappeared on the "Best of the Best" Special, where he won the show's highest record of $72,900. Creating a grand total of 129,200 without experiencing the walk of shame.

## Quotes

Cornelia: Team, I noticed there's a lot of peeking going on during voting.

* Robert: You asked for my perception, that's it.
* Cornelia: Well let's have the rest of the team have a better perception of you...

Cornelia: What happened? Panic? Or a little too cocky?

## Episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beMV0AILOt4&t