A blonde named Barbara appeared on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire...
Eddie: "Barbara, you've done very well so far -$500,000 and one lifeline left -- phone a friend.
The next question will give you the first ever million dollars if you get it right ... but if you get it wrong you will drop back to $32,000 -- are you ready?"
Barbara: "Sure I'll have a go."
Eddie: "For ONE...... MILLION........ DOLLARS.... Which of the following birds does not build it's own nest?
Is it........ A-Robin B-Sparrow C-Cuckoo D-Thrush
"Remember, Barbara, this is worth 1 million dollars."
Barbara: "Oh, gees, that's simple.....Its a cuckoo."
Eddie: "You're sure? You can to stick on $500,000 or play on for the million."
Barbara: "I want to play, I'll go with C - Cuckoo. Lock in C!"
Eddie: "Is that your final answer?"
Barbara: "It is."
Eddie: "Are you confident?"
Barbara: "Absolutely!"
Eddie: Lock in C. And, after the break, We'll find out which bird doesn't build its own nest and whether Barbara Dole from Dubbo is going to be Australia's very first millionaire.
AD break
Eddie: "Barbara.....you had $500,000 and you said C - Cuckoo.
Well, you were right not to lock in robin and thrush. They both build nests.
The bird...... that....... DOESN'T build its own nest is.......THE CUCKOO!!!!!
(Riotous applause)
Barbara, you have just won ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!! Here is your cheque.
You have been a great contestant and a real gambler.
Audience please put your hands together for Barbara, our very first MILLIONAIRE on Who Wants to be a Millionaire!!!"
That night Barbara calls her friend Carol and they go to a local bar for a celebration drink. As they are sipping their champagne, Carol turns to Barbara and asks, "Tell me, how on earth did you know that it was the cuckoo that does not build its own nest?"
"Get real!" Barbara replies, "Everybody knows that cuckoos live in clocks!"