vers y ▁ ▁Flo od ' s ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁spawn ed ▁some ▁controvers ies , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁suggestions ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁che ated . ▁The ▁program ▁launched ▁an ▁investigation ▁following ▁compla ints ▁from ▁audience ▁members ▁about ▁c ough ing ▁in ▁the ▁audience . ▁The ▁N ine ▁Network ' s ▁A ▁Current ▁Aff air ▁focused ▁on ▁a ▁moment ▁when ▁an ▁audience ▁member ▁c ough ed ▁as ▁Flo od ▁mentioned ▁an ▁answer ▁( cre ating ▁links ▁to ▁conv icted ▁British ▁qu iz ▁show ▁che at ▁Charles ▁In gram ) ▁and ▁on ▁suggestions ▁that ▁Flo od ▁was ▁behav ing ▁er rat ically . ▁Flo od , ▁who ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁suggestion ▁until ▁after ▁tap ing ▁the ▁second ▁episode ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁appeared , ▁was ▁public ly ▁cleared ▁by ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁any ▁impro per ▁conduct . ▁ ▁The ▁Master ▁ ▁Flo od ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁member ▁of ▁Australian ▁qu iz ▁show ▁The ▁Master , ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁Seven ▁Network ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁episode . ▁Flo od ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" The ▁Master ", ▁compet ing ▁against ▁contest ants ▁to ▁th wart ▁their ▁attempts ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁prize . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁in ▁December ▁( after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ratings ▁period ▁had ▁ended ) ▁with ▁the ▁six ▁remaining ▁produced ▁episodes ▁going ▁to ▁air ▁at ▁an ▁earlier ▁times lot ▁of ▁Monday ▁night s ▁at