--- description: She got a hint from the host before her winning answer title: Game Show Winner to Use Money to Buy Shoes for Students image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Australian Game Show Winner Pledges to Use Prize Money to Buy Shoes for Students  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:42 PM CUTPublished: Jul 18, 2015 1:48 PM CUT  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:42 PM CUTPublished: Jul 18, 2015 1:48 PM CUT An Australian teacher has vowed to use her winnings on a game show to buy her students shoes. 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 "undefined"), 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 "undefined")[_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 "undefined")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.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3963530/millionaire-hot-seat-bri-dredge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3963530/millionaire-hot-seat-bri-dredge/"},"headline":"Australian Game Show Winner Pledges to Use Prize Money to Buy Shoes for Students","datePublished":"2015-07-18T13:48:43.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-14T22:42:53.000Z","description":"She got a hint from the host","url":"https://time.com/3963530/millionaire-hot-seat-bri-dredge/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Appreciation"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel D'Addario","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3963530/millionaire-hot-seat-bri-dredge/","name":"Australian Game Show Winner Pledges to Use Prize Money to Buy Shoes for Students"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","description":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vgQtqA8c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T13:42:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3963530/millionaire-hot-seat-bri-dredge/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3963530/millionaire-hot-seat-bri-dredge/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```