Chris Gum

’Chris Gum, from Hurst, Texas appeared on the U.S. version of the show on December 12, 2000. He walked away with $250,000.

Chris’s Run to the Million
{{WWTBAM Question ”Phone-a-Friend” lifeline used
 * value = $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
 * question = The 1994 novel "Snow Falling on Cedars" takes place on an island in what U.S. state?
 * a = Cockroach
 * a = Maine
 * b = Michigan
 * c = New York
 * d = Washington |dstyle = correct
 * caption = Chris decides to call his bar trivia friend, Scott, who is a wine merchant.

Scott is 90% sure it is D: Washington. Chris goes with him and wins $64,000. {{WWTBAM Question }} {{WWTBAM Question ”50:50” lifeline used }} {{WWTBAM Question
 * value = $125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
 * question = In the 15th, the seat of the Ottoman Empire was in which of these present day countries?
 * a = Germany
 * b = Iran
 * c = Turkey
 * d = Macedonia
 * cstyle = correct
 * value = $250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
 * question = According the Constitution, a presidential candidate must have lived in the U.S. for a minimum of how many years?
 * a = 22
 * b = 17
 * c = 14
 * d = 7
 * astyle = 5050
 * cstyle = correct
 * dstyle = 5050
 * value = $500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
 * question = In 1934, who became the first living athlete to appear on the Wheaties cereal box?
 * a = Dizzy Dean
 * b = Otto Graham
 * c = Bronco Nagurski
 * d = Lou Gehrig
 * caption = Chris thinks he knows, but he can’t risk $218,000 on it. So he decides to walk with $250,000.

He thought it was D: Lou Gehrig, and he would have won $500,000 had he went for it. }} {{S-start}} {{Succession box }} {{S-end}}
 * title = U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
 * before = Kevin McSwain
 * years = Chris Gum
 * after = Andy Aaron