Career
At the time, this total was a world record for winnings on a television game show. Poltorak holds three records for Australian Sale:
Highest number of questions answered correctly in one episode: 35 out of 55. Highest winning score: $200.
Most number of questions answered correctly in 60 second fast money: 16.
In 1991, Poltorak replaced Fran Powell as question writer/adjudicator for Sale and held the position until the show"s end in 2001. He then became a question writer for Australian Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and is now a question writer for Millionaire Hot Seat.