article_snippet: Mr Skarbek quipped to Daily Mail Australia.
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek said Mr Skarbek tried to outsmart the producers, looking for Mr Skarbek wife, knowing that his wife would only be there if Mr Skarbek took out the big prize .
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek admitted it's been a 'hard slog' but Mr Skarbek relished the challenge and knew Mr Skarbek wanted to take it all the way. '
article_snippet: It's about proving to myself that I can do it,' Mr Skarbek said.
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek hit financial trouble after being diagnosed with mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma which required an expensive twice-weekly blood transfusion.
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek, who spent years dragging his wife Jenny to pub trivia nights, got into debt when Mr Skarbek had to pay sky-high medical bills to treat Mr Skarbek cancer .
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek six-month treatment cost $50,000, putting further strain on the couple who said they were trapped in the renting cycle. '
article_snippet: Things started to turn around when Mr Skarbek was given a clean bill of health and was told Mr Skarbek had got on to the the show in the same week. '
article_snippet: I was going to make the the show,' Mr Skarbek said. '
article_snippet: With a 'life-changing' amount of money now sitting in Mr Skarbek Mr Skarbek said, after years of renting, Mr Skarbek can't wait to become a home owner. '
article_snippet: This will be the house that trivia built,’ Mr Skarbek joked.
article_snippet: After buying a home Mr Skarbek says Mr Skarbek'll use some of the prize money to take Mr Skarbek wife around the world .
article_snippet: Having a good understanding what it's like to struggle financially Mr Skarbek said his wife was adamant
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek was given .
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek said Mr Skarbek has been an avid trivia player at Mr Skarbek local pub for as long as Mr Skarbek can remember and was elated to find Mr Skarbek years of training could be put to good use. '
article_snippet: This is the only chance I've had to actually do something with my trivia skills,' Mr Skarbek said.
article_snippet: After spending 15 years in A young Mr Skarbek said Mr Skarbek can't wait to leave Mr Skarbek job and spend some time relaxing with my family.
article_snippet: Mr Skarbek accumulated during the games.
article_snippet: In sickness and health: Mr Skarbek and Mr Skarbek wife Jenny have been happily married for 19 years .