The Hot Seat curse refers to a superstition on the Millionaire Hot Seat show in Australia. Every time that a contestant gets to the million dollar question, they answer it incorrectly and plummet A$249,000, even if that particular contestant knows the correct answer (in Jeff Tarr's case). The curse is made easier by the fact that contestants aren't allowed to walk away and have a time limit which if runs out will result in the contestant losing money anyway.