Alex Rachmiel
Appearance
January 28, 2001
Alex Rachmiel , from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on January 28, 2001. He walked away with $64,000 and played for $1,850,000.
WWTBAM Run [ ]
Fastest Finger Question [ ]
Fastest Finger Question
Put these TV series in order of their original debut, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Chicago Hope
⬥ B: Providence
⬥ C: Northern Exposure
⬥ D: Gideon’s Crossing
The correct answer was C-A-B-D. Out of 9 contestants, 4 got it right. Alex got it right in the fastest time in 4.60 seconds.
Alex’s Run to $1,850,000 [ ]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Of someone is very sad, he is likely to explain that “he feels" what color?
⬥ A: Red
⬥ B: White
⬥ C: Blue
⬥ D: Burnt sienna
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
A popular contraption used to catch household pests is called a "Roach" what?
⬥ A: Motel
⬥ B: Apartment
⬥ C: Bungalow
⬥ D: Bridal suite
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
If everyone starts out with an equal chance at achieving something, it is said there is a what?
⬥ A: Crack in the foundation
⬥ B: Level playing field
⬥ C: Bad moon rising
⬥ D: New sheriff in town
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these playing cards is considered a face card?
⬥ A: Five of diamonds
⬥ B: Ten of hearts
⬥ C: Jack of diamonds
⬥ D: Six of clubs
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these services do skycaps provide at an airport?
⬥ A: Towing airplanes
⬥ B: Handling luggage
⬥ C: Serving coffee
⬥ D: Cleaning airplanes
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In a 1972 song, the singer wants his "picture on the cover of" what magazine?
⬥ A: Spin
⬥ B: Time
⬥ C: Life
⬥ D: Rolling Stone
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
When iron rusts, it has a chemical reaction with what gas?
⬥ A: Helium
⬥ B: Nitrogen
⬥ C: Oxygen
⬥ D: Argon
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 2000 film "Traffic," Michael Douglas plays a high-powered federal official in charge of fighting what?”Ask the Audience” lifeline used
⬥ A: Handguns
⬥ B: Tax fraud
⬥ C: Pollution
⬥ D: Drugs
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 4% ⬥ C: 3% ⬥ D: 89%
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following artists created the 1962 painting "Twenty Marilyns"?
⬥ A: Andy Warhol
⬥ B: Frank Stella
⬥ C: Jasper Johns
⬥ D: Roy Liechtenstein
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
A Vandyke is a type of which of the following?
⬥ A: Tie
⬥ B: Beard
⬥ C: Shoe
⬥ D: Necklace
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
The historic Oregon Trail starts in what U.S. State?”Phone-a-Friend” lifeline used
⬥ A: Oklahoma
⬥ B: Illinois
⬥ C: Kansas
⬥ D: Missouri
Alex decides to call his friend Matt.
Matt is 90% it is D: Missouri. Alex goes with him and wins $64,000.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Martin Luther King Jr. and his father were co-pastors of what church?”50:50” lifeline used
⬥ A: Brown Chapel AME
⬥ B: Dexter Avenue Baptist
⬥ C: Ebenezer Baptist
⬥ D: Sixteenth St. Baptist
Alex is not sure, so he uses the 50:50. B and C are left.
Alex still doesn’t know, so he walks away with $64,000.
C: Ebenezer Baptist was the correct answer.
Total Prize Money: $64,000
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