Amanda Sheehan is an American Registered Nurse. She appeared as a contestant in the 2020-21 U.S. revival season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and won $32,000 after incorrectly answering her $125,000 question.
WWTBAM Run[]
Amanda Sheehan's Run to Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What notable part of our nation's topography accounts for roughly 20 percent of the fresh water on Earth? | |
| ⬥ A: Death Valley | ⬥ B: The Great Lakes |
| ⬥ C: The Grand Canyon | ⬥ D: Zuckerberg's hot tub |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these pairs of apps offers roughly the same type of service? | |
| ⬥ A: Snapchat & Grubhub | ⬥ B: Lyft & Uber |
| ⬥ C: WhatsApp & SHAREit | ⬥ D: TikTok & Spotify |
| Amanda says she feels like a bad millennial because she doesn't know what many of these are. |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| When mating, what female animal curves her tail up over her back to avoid stabbing her partner with her quills? | |
| ⬥ A: Porcupine | ⬥ B: Otter |
| ⬥ C: Chipmunk | ⬥ D: Ferret |
| Amanda says that only one of these animals has quills unless biology has changed significantly since high school. Her dad, Bob, concurs. |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Though not as famous as da Vinci or DiCaprio, the Italian mathematician who discovered the Fibonacci sequence also had what first name? | |
| ⬥ A: Matteo | ⬥ B: Giovanni |
| ⬥ C: Niccolo | ⬥ D: Leonardo |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In his Nobel lecture after winning the prestigious prize, who used the word "apartheid" five times? | |
| ⬥ A: Mikhail Gorbachev | ⬥ B: Al Gore |
| ⬥ C: Nelson Mandela | ⬥ D: Yasser Arafat |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Made mainly from soy, potato proteins, coconut, and sunflower oils, a popular meatless "burger" goes by which of these names? | |
| ⬥ A: Impossible Burger | ⬥ B: Absurd Burger |
| ⬥ C: Inconceivable Burger | ⬥ D: Outrageous Burger |
| The klaxon called time and Amanda will return for the next episode with all 3 lifelines intact. |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Designed to simulate the hot, barren environment of Mars, the Hawai'i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation is an isolated habitat located where? | |
| ⬥ A: Top of a waterfall | ⬥ B: Edge of a glacier |
| ⬥ C: Side of a volcano | ⬥ D: Bottom of a lake |
| Amanda thinks it's C and her dad agrees with her. |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| "Ghost Protocol," "Rogue Nation" and "Fallout" are the subtitles of three films in what action-packed movie franchise? | |
| ⬥ A: Planet of the Apes | ⬥ B: Die Hard |
| ⬥ C: Terminator | ⬥ D: Mission: Impossible |
| Amanda knows that her father is a big Mission: Impossible fan. |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The original draft of what John Steinbeck novel had to be rewritten after much of it was eaten by his dog Toby? | |
| ⬥ A: On The Road | ⬥ B: Of Mice and Men |
| ⬥ C: The Sun Also Rises | ⬥ D: Brave New World |
| Amanda names the authors of A, C, and D and says she used to work at Barnes & Noble. Her dad says it's one of Steinbeck's best. |
| $32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| According to a 2020 ranking by Forbes magazine, what pro sports team's "Lambeau loyalists" are the country's most passionate sports fans? | |
| ⬥ A: Green Bay Packers | ⬥ B: Boston Red Sox |
| ⬥ C: Pittsburgh Steelers | ⬥ D: Golden State Warriors |
| Amanda has no idea but her dad says he believes that the Packers play at Lambeau Field. He's 90% positive. |
Amanda now has to decide if she wants to keep her dad by exchanging him for another lifeline. She swaps out the 50:50.
| $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| When "Rough and Rowdy Ways" debuted at #2 on the charts, who became the first singer to have a Top 40 album in every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s? 'Ask the Guest' and 'Ask the Host' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Willie Nelson | ⬥ B: Cher |
| ⬥ C: Bob Dylan | ⬥ D: Barbra Streisand |
| Amanda is more familiar with contemporary music while her dad is more familiar with classic music. So she decides to ask her dad.
Ask the Guest Result: Bob is uncertain about it but his first inclination is Willie Nelson because he's been around a long time. His other choice would be Cher. He leans more toward Willie Nelson, and is 60-70% sure. Amanda hopes that she will know the later questions and decides to ask the host. Ask the Host Result: Jimmy says he may make this a little more murky, although he's certain it isn't Cher or Streisand. Amanda says that Dylan is still alive and making music. Jimmy knows Willie Nelson and he's pretty laid back, not rowdy. Jimmy thinks it's Dylan. He's not 100% certain, however. He thinks he'd know if Willie Nelson had put out an album with that title. Amanda goes with Jimmy's answer and won $64,000. |
| $125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| At the end of "Toy Story 4," Woody decides to leave Bonnie's home and start a new life with what toy? | |
| ⬥ A: Mr. Potato Head | ⬥ B: Bo Peep |
| ⬥ C: Gabby Gabby | ⬥ D: Forky |
| This is on her Disney+ queue but instead of watching it she watched Frozen 2 for "about the eighth time". She knows that Woody was in love with Bo Peep for all the movies but she's seen so many memes about him and Forky. Her phone-a-friend, Nathan, won't know this (earlier she mentioned that he was an aerospace engineer). She says that the heartbeat background isn't helping - it's symptomatic bradycardia, not a healthy heartbeat. She's not usually a risk-taker but she's going to make an educated guess.
Amanda went with D: Forky and falls to $32,000. Total Winnings: $32,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by J.D. Barton |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (2020-2021 season, U.S.) Amanda Sheehan |
Succeeded by Cedric the Entertainer |