Norm MacDonald

Norm MacDonald, from Quebec, Canada, was a celebrity contestant on season 1 of the US version of the show on November 17th, 2000. He walked away with $500,000.

Fastest Finger Question
The question was given to Norm, who was the last remaining celebrity, as a gag.

Norm's Run to the Million
Regis - "Wouldn't it be funny if Norm MacDonald won the million dollars!?

Trivia

 * According to a pop up version of the show, Norm's phone a friend knew the answer to the million dollar question.


 * Throughout the game, Norm was operating under the premise that Regis had the answers on his screen and knew which one was correct (when in fact the host doesn't know the answer until the contestant says "final answer", and could be read for clues, which is why he burned a lifeline on $125k and ultimately decided to walk away when Regis became nervous on the million dollar question.