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Amanda Rykoff, a sports attorney from New York, New York, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on July 8, 2001. She won $1,000 after incorrectly answering her $32,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these pop albums in order of their first release, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Unleash the Dragon ⬥ B: Dancing on the Ceiling
⬥ C: Ten Summoner's Tales ⬥ D: Breakfast in America
D-B-C-A was the correct order. Of the ten contestants, three got it right. Amanda was the fastest with a time of 4.94 seconds.

Amanda's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
A garbage disposal is typically connected to what?
⬥ A: Clothes dryer ⬥ B: Kitchen sink
⬥ C: Bicycle ⬥ D: Son's bedroom
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
This question resembles questions that appear on what type of test?
⬥ A: Multiple choice ⬥ B: True or false
⬥ C: Essay ⬥ D: Cholesterol
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
When successfully completing a pull-up, what part of the body goes above the bar?
⬥ A: Hips ⬥ B: Chin
⬥ C: Feet ⬥ D: Ego
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these fast food restaurants often serves its main course in buckets?
⬥ A: Kentucky Fried Chicken ⬥ B: Taco Bell
⬥ C: Burger King ⬥ D: Subway
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these names is a palindrome?
⬥ A: Mary ⬥ B: Bob
⬥ C: Mark ⬥ D: Sue
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In a famous 1988 episode, what talk show host had his nose broken by one of his guests?
’Ask the Audience’ lifeline used
⬥ A: Phil Donahue ⬥ B: Morton Downey Jr.
⬥ C: Jerry Springer ⬥ D: Geraldo Rivera
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 8% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 83%
Amanda asked the audience, who overwhelmingly voted for D. She made that her final answer, winning $2,000.
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the largest country by land area in Britain's Commonwealth of Nations?
’Phone-a-Friend’ lifeline used
⬥ A: Australia ⬥ B: Wales
⬥ C: Canada ⬥ D: Scotland
Amanda called her brother Eli, a graduate student in physics at the University of Michigan, who thought it was C "by a long shot." She made that her final answer, winning $4,000.
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In mechanics, applying torque to an object will cause it to do what?
⬥ A: Rotate ⬥ B: Bounce
⬥ C: Divide in two ⬥ D: Increase in size
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 2001 movie "Spy Kids," Fegan Floop plans to take over the world by using what?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Internet sound waves ⬥ B: Specially trained dogs
⬥ C: Robot kids ⬥ D: Hypnotizing cartoons
Amanda hadn't seen the movie, so she used her 50:50 lifeline, eliminating A and D. She made C her final answer, winning $16,000.
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Before the 20th Amendment was enacted, U.S. presidents officially took office in what month?
⬥ A: February ⬥ B: March
⬥ C: November ⬥ D: December
Amanda said D jumped out at her, so she made that her final answer, losing $15,000. The correct answer was B.
Total Prize Money: $1,000
Preceded by
Jolene Schow
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Amanda Rykoff
Succeeded by
Karen Spencer
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