Albert Stumm, a news editor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a contestant who appeared on the 14th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 24-25, 2015. He walked away with $100,000.
Albert's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Factoring in the cost of a dress, shoes and the bachelorette party, a 2015 study done by American Express estimates it costs $701 to be a what?
⬥ A: Girl scout
⬥ B: Bridesmaid
⬥ C: Dental hygienist
⬥ D: Nun
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Introduced in 1912 with the tagline "For that Stormy Breath," what brand of mints was partly inspired by the sinking of the Titanic?
⬥ A: Altoids
⬥ B: Tic Tacs
⬥ C: Certs
⬥ D: Life Savers
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Making the three-toed sloth look like a cheetah, according to The World Almanac, what slow-moving creature has a top speed of 0.03 mph?
⬥ A: Otter
⬥ B: Rattlesnake
⬥ C: Garden snail
⬥ D: Cockroach
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Later donating the item to a science museum, in 1954 American Ann Hidges became the only known person to be hit by a falling what?
⬥ A: Coconut
⬥ B: Meteorite
⬥ C: Hailstone
⬥ D: Piano
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Run by one of TV's most powerful women, ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder" are all the work of what production company? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
A Turkish favorite for centuries, what dessert's layers of dough are often said to be rolled so thin that you can read a newspaper through them?
⬥ A: Zeppole
⬥ B: Croissant
⬥ C: Baklava
⬥ D: Churro
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Besides cover versions, you won't find "The Thunder Rolls" on iTunes, since what country star remains one of the music industry's most stubborn hold-outs?
⬥ A: Garth Brooks
⬥ B: Shania Twain
⬥ C: Tim McGraw
⬥ D: Carrie Underwood
The klaxon called time and Albert would return with $10,000 and two lifelines left.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Besides Gerald Ford, since WWII how many presidents have run for a second term in office and lost?
⬥ A: 1
⬥ B: 2
⬥ C: 3
⬥ D: 4
Albert run through the presidents' names and he said that Truman ran for re-election in 1948 and won but then thinks he lost to Eisenhower. JFK didn't make it to the opportunity to run for a second term. LBJ decided to not run for a second term. Nixon had two terms, Ford lost to Jimmy Carter and Carter lost to Ronald Reagan. That means the count is one. George H.W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton. He served two terms as did George W. Bush. Barack Obama won a second term. He said 2 and it won him $20,000.
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
A Texas resident was recently banned from owning which of these seemingly harmless license plates, because it spells a curse word when turned upside down?
⬥ A: SN3V3WP3
⬥ B: P3XVOH
⬥ C: HV100W
⬥ D: 370H55V
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
The word "infant" derives from the Latin word "infans," meaning what? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Restful slumbers
⬥ B: Unable to speak
⬥ C: Hairless beast
⬥ D: Always hungry
Albert thinks that "in" means "without" but can't figure out what the rest of the word might mean. He opts to use his +1, his husband Keith. Keith knows this - "infans" means "unable to speak". Albert went with him and it won him $50,000.
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Minutes after Neil Armstrong's famous "one small step" line, which of these things did Buzz Aldrin say just before stepping onto the moon himself? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: "Beautiful view."
⬥ B: "I'm stepping down now."
⬥ C: "Oh my goodness."
⬥ D: "Scientia potentia est."
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following was one of the six different toys that came with the first McDonald's Happy Meals in 1979?
⬥ A: McDoodler stencil
⬥ B: McPaper airplane kit
⬥ C: McRace car
⬥ D: McBouncy ball
Albert says he would have to know what all six of the toys are and he doesn't. He has a guess but he's not willing to gamble his money so he decides to walk away. The correct was A: McDoodler stencil.
Total Winnings: $100,000
Question of the Day[]
Question of the Day
Which of these giants in the hospitality industry got their start as a Washington, D.C. root beer stand in 1927?
