Adam Fine, a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University from Gaithersburg, Maryland, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on November 13, 1999. He walked away with $16,000.
Put the following Canadian cities in order from westernmost to easternmost.
⬥ A: Vancouver
⬥ B: Ottawa
⬥ C: Calgary
⬥ D: Winnipeg
From the 10 contestants, 4 got it right, but Adam (with a time of 3.35 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-C-D-B, making it into the Hot Seat.
Adam's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is considered a carbonated beverage?
⬥ A: Hot Toddy
⬥ B: Milk
⬥ C: Hot tea
⬥ D: 7 UP
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following animals has a shell?
⬥ A: Snail
⬥ B: Ferret
⬥ C: Mongoose
⬥ D: Flatworm
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
If you are a brunette, which of the following best describes your hair color?
⬥ A: Blonde
⬥ B: Red
⬥ C: Brown
⬥ D: Purple
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Among the teenage years, what year is referred to as "sweet"?
⬥ A: Fourteen
⬥ B: Sixteen
⬥ C: Seventeen
⬥ D: Eighteen
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following movie stars owns a food company that has donated more than $90 million to charity? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
In the ballad "Casey at the Bat", what happens to the baseball hero?
⬥ A: Strikes out
⬥ B: Hits a home run
⬥ C: Steals home
⬥ D: Fouls out
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Where will the Summer Olympic Games be held in the year 2000?
⬥ A: Sarajevo
⬥ B: Seville
⬥ C: Sydney
⬥ D: Salt Lake City
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In her song, what kind of car does singer Janis Joplin ask the Lord to buy her?
⬥ A: Cadillac
⬥ B: Porsche
⬥ C: Jaguar
⬥ D: Mercedes Benz
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In the '70s, what New York community's residents discovered their long-term exposure to toxic waste? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Poughkeepsie
⬥ B: Love Canal
⬥ C: Three Mile Island
⬥ D: Chinatown
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following actresses did not play Rizzo in the Broadway musical "Grease"? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Courteney Cox
⬥ B: Lucy Lawless
⬥ C: Rosie O'Donnell
⬥ D: Brooke Shields
Adam did not know, so he decided to phone his friend Roger, who would go with Brooke, but was not sure. Therefore, Adam decided to walk away with $16,000. The correct answer was A: Courteney Cox.
