John Capolongo

John Capolongo, a sales auditor from Ronkonkoma, New York, was a contestant on season 1 of the U.S. version of the show on November 20, 1999. He walked away with $1,000 after incorrectly answering his $8,000 question.

Fastest Finger Question
From the 10 contestants, 4 got it right, but John (with a time of 3.85 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-A-D, making it into the Hot Seat.