Career
Auerbach made national news after the host of the program Eddie McGuire promised Taylor a job at Channel 9 if he got the crucial final question right – worth A$50,000. Auerbach correctly identified the colour of London"s Financial Times as salmon pink and was awarded the money. However, when it became clear that McGuire had only promised the job as banter for the cameras, a media storm across various newspapers and the other Australian television channels erupted.
Auerbach, who says he never expected the job and was grateful for what he got, appeared on Channel 7"s 6 pm News, The Morning Show, Melbourne"s Herald Sun newspaper, The Macarthur Chronicle and on various radio stations including C91.3 and Melbourne"s Star FM. He remained in defence of McGuire throughout these appearances.
Auerbach also appeared on episodes 1–5 of series 2 of the Australian spinoff of, a reality cooking competition where guests take turns to host dinner parties in their own home. A fan favourite, Auerbach finished third of the five contestants after serving Helen (a difficult and notoriously rude contestant) allegedly raw chicken on the final night.
The series also aired in England under the name of Downunder
Auerbach was born in Bondi, NSW on 23 July 1991. He currently writes News Corporation after a short stint rewriting other journalists" work for the Australian Daily Mailwhich itself followed a short stint at Sydney"s The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, a masthead in the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corporation stable.
Auerbach also broke Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson"s now infamous tirade at a group of Sydney paparazzi, in which he compared Australians to convicts.
Auerbach is known to often publish stories which may not necessarily be correct in order to gain a headline.