Adam Clark, a police academy cadet from Lansdale, PA, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on February 6-7, 2014 and walked away with $250,000.
Adam later competed on Jeopardy! in 2019, but went up against then-14-day champion Jason Zuffranieri; Adam, largely due to losing a combined $9,133 on Daily Doubles, finished in second in his only game and won $2,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
$100 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Saying he could relate to it himself, psychologist and author of 57 books Wayne Oates coined what term in 1968?
⬥ A: Staycation
⬥ B: Chillax
⬥ C: Frenemy
⬥ D: Workaholic
$7,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Shredded Speeches
As a precaution, President Nixon has a speech prepared called "In Event of Moon Disaster" to mourn the loss of what pair?
⬥ A: Sonny & Cher
⬥ B: Cheech & Chong
⬥ C: Armstrong & Aldrin
⬥ D: Captain & Tennille
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Ladylike Landmasses
Sounding like it was named after a woman, which of the following is a former supercontinent that is believed to have existed about 200 million years ago?
⬥ A: Mariafrica
⬥ B: Fionaustralia
⬥ C: Deboramerica
⬥ D: Laurasia
$10,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Office Space
Fittingly adorned with a bat and a "savage hound," the desk wher what author wrote "Dracula" was put on the auction block in 2012?
⬥ A: Bram Stoker
⬥ B: Mary Shelley
⬥ C: Edgar Allan Poe
⬥ D: Charlotte Brontë
$15,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Why Are We Drinking?
According to the California Avocado Commission, Americans consumed approximately 87 million pounds of avocados last what?
⬥ A: Memorial Day
⬥ B: St. Patrick's Day
⬥ C: Cinco De Mayo
⬥ D: New Year's Eve
$5,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Name Change
What fad toy was first sold in the U.S. as the "Dammit" doll, in honor of Thomas Dam, the Danish woodcutter who invented it? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Cabbage Patch Kids
⬥ B: Kewpie doll
⬥ C: Pet Rock
⬥ D: Troll doll
Adam is thinking Troll doll, but he's not certain enough. He jumps the question. The correct answer was Troll doll.
$500 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Lots of Paper
The first African-American to be listed in the Forbes 400, John H. Johnson made a fortune after founding Jet and what other magazine?
⬥ A: Car and Driver
⬥ B: Ebony
⬥ C: Teen Vogue
⬥ D: Soap Opera Digest
$1,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: To Reduce Confusion
What capital city passed legislation asserting that its state's name should be "pronounced in 3 syllables with the final 's' silent"?
⬥ A: Austin
⬥ B: Topeka
⬥ C: Little Rock
⬥ D: Boston
$25,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Ingenious Insects
By teaching them to associate the chemical trinitrotoluene with sugar, scientists in Croatia have been conditioning bees to detect what?
⬥ A: Land mines
⬥ B: Bootlegged alcohol
⬥ C: Sinkholes
⬥ D: Marijuana
$3,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Classic TV
A take-off of a classic television show, which of these is an actual fan site that includes music videos for "Baby" and "One Time"?
⬥ A: I Dream of Springsteen
⬥ B: Everybody Loves Rihanna
⬥ C: Leave It to Bieber
⬥ D: Fergie Knows Best
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Both extinct for millions of years, the Tyrannosaurus rex was a fierce dinosaur but the Tyrannasorus rex was closely related to a what? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Scarab beetle
⬥ B: Dire wolf
⬥ C: German wasp
⬥ D: Cave rat
Adam has no idea. He jumps the question. The correct answer was Scarab beetle.
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
"Bye" is the last line of which of these classic films? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
The klaxon called time and Adam would come back with $250,000 and with no lifelines left.
$500,000 (13 of 14) - Not Timed
It's believed that the cook Mary Mallon, better known as "Typhoid Mary," infected others through which of her popular dishes?
⬥ A: Caesar salad
⬥ B: Rabbit stew
⬥ C: Candied yams
⬥ D: Peaches and ice cream
Adam says he wouldn't even know where to begin. It's been a wild ride and he's had a lot of support from family and friends. He's leaning toward rabbit stew but he doesn't think he can do it. He decides to walk away. The correct answer was Peaches and ice cream.
