Who is the millionaire geek?
By Holly Roberts
This season of Beauty and the Geek Australia takes on a new twist – one geek is actually a millionaire!
Does he deserve to stay in the game and win $50,000, along with a brand new car? Or will he be outed by his peers and sent to elimination?
More importantly, who is this millionaire?
After watching the first episode and closely studying each of the geek's profiles, I'm going to hypothesise the answer to this mystery. (This is all my opinion – I don't actually know the answer!)
Nathan
Nathan is a computer programmer, programming software for work and pleasure. By having the ability to code for 52 hours in a row (and not die), this shows Nathan has the tenacity and patience to develop software that could earn him millions.
But would a millionaire wear suspenders?
Millionaire likely hood: 65%
Yiran
Yiran is incredibly intelligent, achieving a perfect tertiary admissions ranking of 99.95%. Now "Most of Yiran's spare time is taken up either playing, or coaching badminton, studying, or raising money for an orphanage in Cambodia." None of these would earn Yiran too much money.
What do nice millionaires like to do? Give some money to charity!
"In the past two years he has donated $4000 by setting up study seminars for aspiring students seeking admission into medicine."
Hmmmm!
Millionaire likely hood: 85%
Rich
Rich is a PhD student who won the chance to work with Rolls Royce on building a micro aircraft. Nothing really hints that he is a millionaire. He's pretty good looking (hey the Beauties agree) but that doesn't indicate a millionaire. Unless I go with one of the Beautie's theories – "his name is Rich so it could be him?".
Millionaire likely hood: 45%
Oliver
Oliver recently started working as legal aid and I don't think they earn a million dollars in a year.
Millionaire likely hood: 5%
Matt
Matt is 18 years old and studying psychology. He likes playing video games and collecting insects. I don't think he is the millionaire
Millionaire likely hood: 2%
Jason
Jason is a town planner. I don't think they earn a million dollars.
Millionaire likely hood: 5%
Jack
Jack has developed his own internet pharmaceutical business to provide clients with personalised software to cater for their own needs.
That could potentially earn you a million dollars!
Millionaire likely hood: 82%
Dane
"I always think of geek as a four letter word with a six figure income and it puts a smile on my face." A six figure income is not a million.
Millionaire likely hood: 5%
Cody
Cody is an online webmaster for a dedicated Zelda fan site with 15,000 people visiting his site every day. If he's playing his cards right he could maybe earn a million off that.
Millionaire likely hood: 79%
Chard
Chard studies Mechanical Enginerring and plays video games on Saturday nights. However, his long smooth locks look very well cared for… a million dollars worth?
Perhaps not quite.
Millionaire likely hood: 30%
So who do I think is the millionaire? Well after that analysis I'm going to guess Yiran. I initially thought Jack when I saw internet pharmaceutical business but Yiran's charitable actions indicate that of a very rich person.
I guess Yiran!
Who do you guess?