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Bri Dredge, 32, [appeared on Aussie series _Millionaire Hot Seat_](http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/07/17/10/48/vic-teacher-buys-new-shoes-for-students), where she ended up winning after a hint from host Eddie McGuire, who urged her to “have another think” after she submitted an incorrect answer. (The question asked Dredge to complete the title of a T. S. Eliot book beginning “Old Possum’s Book of Practical”; the correct answer is “Cats.”) Dredge had said she intended to buy a pair for each of the students at Yuille Park Community College: 200 in all. Her $20,000 winnings in Australian dollars amount to roughly $14,800 in U.S. dollars. As for the hint she received, host McGuire [told Melbourne’s ](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/millionaire-hot-seat-mick-malthouse-inspires-eddie-mcguires-crucial-clue-to-help-prep-teacher-buy-kids-shoes/story-fnn7ma1h-1227444677371)[_Herald Sun_](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/millionaire-hot-seat-mick-malthouse-inspires-eddie-mcguires-crucial-clue-to-help-prep-teacher-buy-kids-shoes/story-fnn7ma1h-1227444677371)newspaper that he had been rooting for her to win: “It was her act of kindness. I couldn’t help but get swept up in it.” ## Transcript [ NOISE ] What makes a video go viral? Here's our guess. Mishka, I love you. [ NOISE ] Number one, cute animals. [ LAUGH ] Charlie, Charlie bit me. [ MUSIC ] [ FOREIGN ] [ MUSIC ] [ UNKNOWN ], we're going to Disneyland. Oh, my god. Number two, cute kids. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] Number 3, remixes. [ MUSIC ] Whoa, oh my God, oh my God. [ LAUGH ] Oh my God. Whoo. Number four, spontaneity. Look at all those Number five. Cute kids and cute animals. Put this all together and it will certainly end up on your Facebook feed. 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