Steve Perry

Steve Perry, a first year law student at UVA from Charlottesville, Virginia, was a contestant on season 2 of the U.S. version of the show on April 22, 2001. He walked away with $500,000.

Fastest Finger Question
From the 10 contestants, 5 got it right, but Steve (with a time of 6.73 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-C-A-D, making it into the Hot Seat.

Trivia

 * Steve Perry is one of the three contestants who have accomplished the rare feat of having all lifelines available for the final question (along with John Carpenter and David Goodman).
 * However, unlike Carpenter and Goodman, he did not win the million dollars.
 * Steve Perry served as a phone-a-friend for Matt Marcotte, helping him win $250,000.