Andre Cadieux, an accountant from Charlottesville, Virginia, appeared as a contestant on the 140th episode of the original primetime run of the U.S. version of the show on August 31, 2000. He walked away with $1,000 after incorrectly answering his $8,000 question.
Put these actors in order of when they first played Hamlet in a film, starting with the most recent.
⬥ A: Kenneth Branagh
⬥ B: Laurence Olivier
⬥ C: Mel Gibson
⬥ D: Ethan Hawke
Out of 10 contestants, 2 contestants got it right, but Andre (with a time of 5.24 seconds) was faster to correctly answer D-A-C-B, making it to the hot seat.
Andre's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What slang term best describes the negative attacks that politicians sometimes engage in?
⬥ A: Dirtbombing
⬥ B: Mudslinging
⬥ C: Junkmailing
⬥ D: Dustbusting
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
If someone is taking up a money collection, he is said to be "passing the" what?
⬥ A: Buck
⬥ B: Border
⬥ C: Hat
⬥ D: Peace pipe
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The Mexican dish nachos is made with cheese-covered what?
⬥ A: Tortilla chips
⬥ B: Pretzels
⬥ C: Potato chips
⬥ D: Bagels
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
After the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear the appeal in the Elian Gonzalez case, where did Elian go?
⬥ A: Cuba
⬥ B: Miami
⬥ C: New York
⬥ D: Camp David
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
On the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man," Steve Austin was the world's first what?
⬥ A: Brain transplant survivor
⬥ B: Bionic man
⬥ C: Time traveler
⬥ D: Human-alien hybrid
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
⬥ A: Arkansas
⬥ B: Missouri
⬥ C: Colorado
⬥ D: Snake
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In what sport do athletes compete for the Davis Cup?
⬥ A: Tennis
⬥ B: Soccer
⬥ C: Sailing
⬥ D: Hockey
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Sales of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses increased after Tom Cruise wore them in what film? 'Ask the Audience' and '50:50' lifelines used
