Weakest Link (Australia, 2001—02) 1x01 - "Premiere Episode"

## Contestants

* **Joe**(22, Musician, Ferny Creek)
* **Karen**(35, Customer Service Assistant, Williamstown)
* **Warwick**(37, Landscaper, Brisbane)
* **Grahame**(31, Travel Agent, )
* **Kathy** (51, Supervisor of the Disabled, )
* **Lindsay** (58, Marketer, Churchlands)
* **Nerys** (23, Receptionist, St Kilda)
* **Stephen** (42, Unemployed student, Emerald)
* **Suzanne** (43, Part-time Bookkeeper, Oakley)

## Round 1

The first round of the game lasted for 2 minutes and thirty seconds, the players banked $2,500 in three chains banked by Nerys, Suzanne and Kathy.

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

## Round 2

The second round of the game lasted for 2 minutes and twenty seconds, the players banked $4,000 in five chains banked by Stephen, Karen, Kathy, Grahame and Nerys. The total so far is $6,000.

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

## Round 3

The third round of the game lasted for 2 minutes and ten seconds, the players banked $1,000 in one chain banked by Karen. The total so far is $7,000.

The voting table (orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 4

The fourth round of the game lasted for 2 minutes, the players banked $5,500 in six chains banked by Karen, Warwick, Kathy and Lindsay. The total so far is $13,000.

The voting table (orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 5

The fifth round of the game lasted for 1 minute and fifty seconds, the players banked $1,200 in two chains banked by Karen and Stephen. The total so far is $14,200.

 **Warwick** | 3
 **Grahame** | 3
 **Lindsay** | 2
 **Stephen (strongest link)** | 3

The voting table (orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 6

The sixth round of the game lasted for 1 minute and forty seconds, the players banked $2,000 in three chains banked by Warwick, Stephen and Grahame. The total so far is $16,200.

 **Grahame** | 2
 **Lindsay (weakest link)** | 2
 **Stephen (strongest link)** | 4

The voting table (orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 7

The seventh round of the game lasted for 1 minute and thirty seconds, the players banked $2,200 in three chains banked by Warwick, Stephen and Grahame. The total so far is $18,400.

 **Grahame (weakest link)** | 3
 **Stephen** | 4

The voting table (orange counting vote, red elimination)

## Round 8

The eighth round of the game lasted for 1 minute and twenty seconds, the players banked $6,200 in three chains banked by Warwick and Grahame which was tripled to $18,600. The grand total is $37,000.

**Note: The players had a chain of 13 correct answers.**

 **Grahame (weakest link)** | 6

## Final round

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

 **Grahame** | 4

## Sudden death

Sudden death featured questions being asked from the contestants in pairs, and the first to answer a question correctly over their opponent's incorrect answer wins.

 **Grahame (runner-up)** | 0

## Trivia

* During the introduction, the animation sequence was shortened to five seconds, only showing the transition and logo.
* Suzanne and Stephen reappeared on the "Worst Loser Special" aired on May 7, 2001, where they were both voted off in the fifth and seventh round.
* Warwick reappeared on the "Strongest Links Special that aired on May 21, 2001, where he was voted off unfairly in the fourth round.
* A 10-second clip of the introduction appeared on a TV documentary Annie Goes To Hollywood in Summer 2001.
* The money chain in this episode is smaller compared to the later episodes in this series.
* Some of the interviews of Suzanne and Stephen were not shown on the premiere but were later shown on the Worst Loser Special.
* Click here to see an exclusive clip of the premiere episode in high quality!

## Episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSF0JxSLt9A&t