Ann Ward, a stay-at-home mom from Southbury, Connecticut, was a contestant on Season 7 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. She walked away with $16,000.
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Ann Ward's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Rush Hour | |
| In 2008, Rush Limbaugh signed a contract that gives him what job title for eight more years? | |
| ⬥ A: Airline pilot | ⬥ B: Radio host |
| ⬥ C: TV chef | ⬥ D: America's Next Top Model |
| $200 (2 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: In a Jiffy | |
| Popcorn is made by doing what to kernels of corn? | |
| ⬥ A: Heating them | ⬥ B: Freezing them |
| ⬥ C: Flattening them | ⬥ D: Blending them |
| $300 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Symbols | |
| "IDEO locator" is the fancy term for the "You Are Here" arrow often seen on a what? | |
| ⬥ A: Refrigerator | ⬥ B: Business card |
| ⬥ C: Map | ⬥ D: Toilet |
| $500 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Lightning Fast | |
| Capable of 1,000 trillion calculations per second, the machine believed to be the world's faster computer has what apt name? | |
| ⬥ A: Opossum | ⬥ B: Roadrunner |
| ⬥ C: Armadillo | ⬥ D: Rhinoceros |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Business Firsts | |
| In 1988, Joe Boxer became the first U.S. company to make glow-in-the-dark what? | |
| ⬥ A: Telephones | ⬥ B: Sneakers |
| ⬥ C: Underwear | ⬥ D: Pencils |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Movie Quotables | |
| In the classic film "Dirty Harry," what question follows the iconic line "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'" | |
| ⬥ A: Well, do ya, buddy? | ⬥ B: Well, do ya, punk? |
| ⬥ C: Well, do ya, sport? | ⬥ D: Well, do ya, pal? |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: From the French | |
| From the French for "half-cup," a demitasse is commonly a small serving of what? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Soup | ⬥ B: Wine |
| ⬥ C: Milk | ⬥ D: Coffee |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 5% ⬥ C: 1% ⬥ D: 92% | |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Printing Money | |
| Issued in 2008, the new U.S. five-dollar bill features an enlarged "easy-to-read" number "5" printed in what color ink? "Ask the Expert" and "Phone-a-Friend" lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Purple | ⬥ B: Yellow |
| ⬥ C: Orange | ⬥ D: Silver |
| Ann decides to ask the expert with 8 seconds left. Will Shortz says that "$5 bills are not that common....I just had a $5 bill last night, too. Ann, I just don't know.
Ann then chooses to phone a friend at 6 seconds. Her team are: Her husband, David, Southbury, CT; Ann chooses to call David. Ann asks if he has a $5 handy, since she needs to know what the easy-to-read number is on it, and lists the answers. David immediately says A. Purple, which Ann goes with. |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: 2008 Flicks | |
| What actor donned fake chest hair and a bald cap for a cameo in the 2008 comedy "Tropic Thunder"? "Double Dip" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Tom Cruise | ⬥ B: Brad Pitt |
| ⬥ C: Matt Damon | ⬥ D: George Clooney |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Adult Entertainment | |
| What children's book author also wrote a risque' book for adults titled "The Seven Lady Godivas"? | |
| ⬥ A: Maurice Sendak | ⬥ B: Roald Dahl |
| ⬥ C: Shel Silverstein | ⬥ D: Dr. Seuss |
| Ann has an idea, but doesn't want to risk it, so she walked away. The right answer was D. |