Allen Rindfuss

Allen Rindfuss, a "generalist" from San Antonio, Texas, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on June 27, 2002. He walked away with $1,000 after incorrectly answering his $16,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these fictional advertising characters in order of their debut, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Budweiser frogs	⬥ B: Tony the Tiger
⬥ C: Joe Isuzu	⬥ D: Life cereal's Mikey

From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right, but Allen (with a time of 6.80 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat.

Allen's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
On TV, a police officer who wants someone to stop moving often yells what?
⬥ A: Roger that!	⬥ B: Freeze!
⬥ C: Breaker!	⬥ D: Stop! Hammertime!

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these household appliances often has a "self-cleaning" feature?
⬥ A: Oven	⬥ B: Blender
⬥ C: Clothes dryer	⬥ D: Cat

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Something that is expensive is said to "cost a" what?
⬥ A: Pretty penny	⬥ B: Nice nickel
⬥ C: Delightful dime	⬥ D: Lonely euro

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these fashion accesories is a type of handkerchief?
⬥ A: Bandanna	⬥ B: Stole
⬥ C: Boa	⬥ D: Muffler

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In math, the abbreviation "log" is short for what?
⬥ A: Analogy	⬥ B: Logarithm
⬥ C: Logo	⬥ D: Catalog

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The mascot for Post Golden Crisp cereal is what kind of animal? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Bee	⬥ B: Alligator
⬥ C: Bear	⬥ D: Parrot
Ask the Audience Results: A: 30% ⬥ B: 8% ⬥ C: 58% ⬥ D: 4%

Allen asked the audience, a majority of whom voted for C. He made that his final answer, winning $2,000.

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these objects would be anachronistic in a movie set in the 1950s?
⬥ A: Television set	⬥ B: Refrigerator
⬥ C: Compact disc player	⬥ D: Jukebox

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
The music group Five For Fighting got its name from an expression used in what sport?
⬥ A: Ice hockey	⬥ B: Boxing
⬥ C: Football	⬥ D: Baseball

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was president of the Soviet Union when it was formally dissolved in 1991?
⬥ A: Andrei Gromyko	⬥ B: Boris Yeltsin
⬥ C: Mikhail Gorbachev	⬥ D: Vladimir Putin

Total Prize Money: $1,000

Trivia[]

Allen is the last contestant in the Primetime version to leave with $1,000.

Sources[]

Allen Rindfuss's Run to the Million at ATGS

Preceded by Kathryn Yahr	U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Allen Rindfuss	Succeeded by Heather Urbanski