Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith became the tenth contestant to win the top prize of $1,000,000 in American WWTBAM history, and the first do so in the syndicated version of the show.

WWTBAM Run
He stumbled in the $8,000 question, regarding which chess piece couldn't move diagonally. He used the 50:50 lifeline on it, eliminating Pawn and Queen. And, inmediately, he went with D: Rook, being correct and winning $8,000.

He decided to Ask the Audience in the very next question, regarding how many children did Raymond and his wife had in the TV series "Everybody Loves Raymond". 82% of the audience correctly identified C: 3 as the correct answer. He went for it, and won $16,000.

In the second-to-last question, he decided to call his friend Jerry, not knowing which agency's headquarters had "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" inscribed in ther lobby. Jerry told him, with 4 seconds remaining, that the correct answer was D: Library of Congress and that he was 80% sure. But, amazingly, Kevin did not go for his advice (even though the high confidence percentage Jerry gave), but with B: CIA, and for his surprise, he was correct, becoming the first person to ever face the million dollar question in the syndicated version, which was:

He is best remembered because, after realizing he had the correct answer, he remained calm and almost did not celebrate his million dollar victory.