Flood was the second person to win the $1,000,000 major prize on the Australian version of
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, after Rob Fulton. He won the prize on the 14 November 2005 episode. He answered the question only after using his final lifeline, the 50/50. Flood was the last winner of the original incarnation of
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in Australia. Six further contestants, who then appeared on the
Hot Seat edition of the show, attempted to succeed him as Australia's Millionaire, and all six failed (the most recent of which was Kevin Short in 2013). That was until 2016, however, when Edwin Daly, a 67-year-old retiree from
South Australia, managed to correctly answer the fifteenth and final question for the first time in almost 11 years.
Controversy Flood's appearance on the show spawned some controversies, as it was marred by suggestions that he may have cheated. The program launched an investigation following complaints from audience members about coughing in the audience. The Nine Network's
A Current Affair focused on a moment when an audience member coughed as Flood mentioned an answer (creating links to
convicted British quiz show cheat Charles Ingram) and on suggestions that Flood was behaving erratically. Flood, who was unaware of the suggestion until after taping the second episode on which he appeared, was publicly cleared by the network of any improper conduct. ==
The Master ==