Rudy Reber

Rudy Reber, a telemarketer from Newport News, Virginia, was a contestant on season 1 of the U.S. version of the show on February 24, 2000. He walked away with $32,000 after incorrectly answering his $500,000 question.

Fastest Finger Question
From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right, but Rudy (with a time of 5.69 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-B-A-D, making it into the Hot Seat.