Amy Proctor Mantyla

Amy Proctor Mantyla, a high school guidance counselor from Farmington, Michigan, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on June 5, 2001. She walked away with $64,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these actors in order by their year of birth, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Kirsten Dunst	⬥ B: Martin Lawrence
⬥ C: Sigourney Weaver	⬥ D: Matt Damon

The correct answer was C-B-D-A. Out of 10 contestants, 7 got it right. Amy was the fastest in 3.79 seconds.

Amy’s Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following phrases is a common thing to say after someone has fallen?
⬥ A: Oops-a-daisy	⬥ B: Don’t eat the daisies
⬥ C: Made you look	⬥ D: Let’s get ready to rumble

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Where would you be if you were in the "slammer"?
⬥ A: Bar	⬥ B: Prison
⬥ C: Batting cage	⬥ D: Door factory

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
In the U.S., the Volkswagen Beetle is nicknamed what?
⬥ A: The Squirt	⬥ B: The Flower
⬥ C: The Bug	⬥ D: Bob

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In a game of musical chairs, what do players try to do when the music stops?
⬥ A: Hide under chair	⬥ B: Jump over chair
⬥ C: Sit in chair	⬥ D: Freeze in place

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What are the small sweat-releasing openings on the surface of the skin?
⬥ A: Glands	⬥ B: Ducts
⬥ C: Nodes	⬥ D: Pores

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
A ripened honeydew melon commonly has what color flesh?
⬥ A: Red	⬥ B: Brown
⬥ C: Green	⬥ D: Pink

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1999 movie "The Blair Witch Project," the main characters are doing what?
⬥ A: Shooting a documentary	⬥ B: Digging for treasure
⬥ C: Searching for rare plants	⬥ D: Hunting deer

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the profession of Atticus Finch in the 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
⬥ A: Attorney	⬥ B: Doctor
⬥ C: Farmer	⬥ D: Painter

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the chemical name for rust? ”50:50”, “Phone-a-Friend” and ”Ask the Audience” lifelines used.
⬥ A: Sulfur trioxide	⬥ B: Chromium nitride
⬥ C: Ferric oxide	⬥ D: Dihydrogen sulfate
Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 11% ⬥ C: 87% ⬥ D: 0%

Amy uses the 50:50, which leaves B and C.

Amy then decides to her father Lou, Lou guesses C: Ferric oxide.

Amy decides to use her last lifeline and ask the audience, and they overwhelmingly agree with her father, with 87% going for C: Ferric oxide. Amy goes with the audience and her father and wins $16,000.

$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
From which of the following U.S. cities can you travel due south to Canada?
⬥ A: Detroit, MI	⬥ B: Seattle, WA
⬥ C: Chicago, IL	⬥ D: Augusta, ME

$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which former cast member of "General Hospital" had a 1985 hit single with the song "All I Need”?
⬥ A: Richard Dean Anderson	⬥ B: John Stamos
⬥ C: Rick Springfield	⬥ D: Jack Wagner

$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Whose U.S. presidency is commonly called “The Era of Good Feelings"?
⬥ A: James Monroe	⬥ B: Ronald Reagan
⬥ C: Ulysses S. Grant	⬥ D: Theodore Roosevelt

Amy wishes she hadn’t called her father, since she thinks he would know the answer.

Amy has an idea, but she can’t risk $32,000 on it, so she’s leaving with $64,000. Amy thought it was A: James Monroe, and she would have won $125,000 had she gone for it.

Total Prize Money: $64,000

Trivia[]

During her run, Regis keeps accidentally calling her Nancy, and doesn’t realize this after the $2,000 question. Regis points it out himself…only to have him accidentally call her Nancy again.

Regis: Have I been calling you Nancy all this time?

Amy: Yes.

Regis: Your name is Amy!

Amy: Yes it is. (While laughing)

Regis: Sorry about that. Okay Nancy, here it co—(realizes he slipped again and wheezes while pointing at the camera. Amy laughs too) AMY, $4,000!

Sources[]

Amy's Run

Preceded by Tom Hoobler	U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Amy Proctor Mantyla	Succeeded by Ayappa Biddanda