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Alex Soberman, from Baldwin, NY, was a contestant on the tenth season of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 2nd, 2011. He walked away with $1,000 after answering his fifth question incorrectly.

WWTBAM Run[]

Round 1[]

$7,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Tough Ship
Icebreakers are ships often used to navigate which of these parts of the world?
⬥ A: Mediterranean Sea ⬥ B: Congo River
⬥ C: Arctic Ocean ⬥ D: Great Salt Lake
Alex's Bank: $7,000
$3,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Ouch, That Hurts
A private matter for a time, Anwar Sadat made a public appeal for all Egyptians to pray for which president to be cured of hemorrhoids?
"Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Richard Nixon ⬥ B: Ronald Reagan
⬥ C: Jimmy Carter ⬥ D: Lyndon B. Johnson
Alex tried to reason based on Sadat's death (1981) but that did not help except that Reagan appeared too soon. He said he does not remember this one coming up in his poli sci classes. He said it could be any of the other three besides Reagan and decided to jump the question. The correct answer was C. Jimmy Carter.

Alex's Bank: $7,000

$5,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Folksy Sayings
The longtime spokesman for Motel 6, Tom Bodett ad-libbed the famous slogan, "We'll" do what "for you"?
⬥ A: Turn the pillows ⬥ B: Leave the light on
⬥ C: Make the coffee ⬥ D: Close the shades
Alex's Bank: $12,000
$2,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Line of Labor
The Spanish affirmation cry "Si Se Puede," meaning "yes, it can be done," is trademarked by what labor union?
⬥ A: United Auto Workers ⬥ B: American Federation of Teachers
⬥ C: United Farm Workers ⬥ D: American Postal Workers Union
Alex said he knows the slogan was used during President Obama's campaign and that César Chávez led the United Farm Workers.

Alex's Bank: $14,000

? (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Horsing Around
Like horses, a group of seahorses is called a what?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Flock ⬥ B: Pride
⬥ C: Herd ⬥ D: Drove
Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 9% ⬥ C: 37% ⬥ D: 52%
Alex: I know it's not Pride, that is lions. Flock is usually geese, seagulls, flying creatures. Herd is usually cattle. Horses are not cattle. But it could be. Drove or herd. You know, Meredith, I'm gonna ask the audience on this one. Meredith read the figures and pointed out that Alex was divided between the last two.

Alex: "Maybe I should have kept that to myself."

Alex decided that although it was not a huge majority, it was his gut instinct so he would go with D, Drove, final answer.

TOTAL WINNINGS: $1,000

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