Christopher Ruth

Christopher Ruth, a songwriter from New York City, was a contestant on season 1 of the U.S. version of the show on August 27 & 29, 2000. He walked away with $250,000.

Fastest Finger Question
From the 9 remaining contestants, 3 got it right, but Christopher (with a time of 6.79 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat.

Trivia

 * Prior to his Millionaire appearance, he was a 3-time Jeopardy! champion in March, 1998 with the winnings of $40,601.