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Archie Harris, a lawyer, actor and former football player from Washington, D.C., was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on October 18, 2001. He walked away with $125,000.

Archie has also been a contestant on The Price is Right in 1998, winning a dinette set worth $2,254 and being eliminated in the second Showcase Showdown. In 2002, Archie competed on the syndicated version of The Weakest Link, finishing in third place.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these movies in order of their first theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Poltergeist ⬥ B: Beetlejuice
⬥ C: Scary Movie 2 ⬥ D: The Sixth Sense
Eight out of ten answered A-B-D-C correctly, but Archie's time of 4.98 seconds got him into the hot seat.

Archie's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
A common saying about gift-giving is "it's the" what "that counts"?
⬥ A: Word ⬥ B: Thought
⬥ C: Amount ⬥ D: Return receipt
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
A person is most likely to clip coupons to do what?
⬥ A: Save money ⬥ B: Get directions
⬥ C: Build a fire ⬥ D: Pay off national debt
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Information given to a reporter that is not to be made public is said to be what?
⬥ A: Through the roof ⬥ B: Off the record
⬥ C: Out of sorts ⬥ D: Tomorrow on Maury!
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these animals has a traditional dive named after it?
⬥ A: Shark ⬥ B: Rabbit
⬥ C: Swan ⬥ D: Gazelle
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these crops grows in groves?
⬥ A: Wheat ⬥ B: Oranges
⬥ C: Grapes ⬥ D: Tomatoes
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The Italian word "ciao" means which of the following?
⬥ A: Faster ⬥ B: Eat
⬥ C: Spicy ⬥ D: Good-bye
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Employees of Foot Locker shoe stores wear outfits that resemble what kind of uniform?
⬥ A: Hockey ⬥ B: Baseball
⬥ C: Referee ⬥ D: Cheerleader
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Gemini, Nitro, Lace and Zap were all regular cast members of what TV series?
⬥ A: Melrose Place ⬥ B: Star Trek: Voyager
⬥ C: In Living Color ⬥ D: American Gladiators
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In the human body, serum is a liquid obtained from what?
⬥ A: Blood ⬥ B: Bone
⬥ C: Muscle ⬥ D: Fat
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
An apse and a transept are architectural features most commonly found where?
⬥ A: Bridge ⬥ B: Factory
⬥ C: Church ⬥ D: Opera house
Archie's heard of apses in churches before, but he's not familiar with transepts, which is throwing him off.

He decides to bite the bullet and go with A, and wins $32,000.

$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day," what song plays on the clock radio every morning?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Danke Schoen ⬥ B: I Got You Babe
⬥ C: Feelings ⬥ D: You Light Up My Life
Ask the Audience Results: A: 10% ⬥ B: 80% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 5%
Archie narrows it down to A & B, and decides to ask the audience.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
In what Shakespeare play does a sovereign exclaim, "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"?
⬥ A: As You Like It ⬥ B: Henry V
⬥ C: Richard III ⬥ D: Hamlet
Archie's acted in this play, so he knows this one cold.
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In the annual I-San Festival in Thailand, men stage fights between which of these?
'50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Model boats ⬥ B: Robots
⬥ C: Puppets ⬥ D: Kites
Archie feels like he can eliminate A & B, but he doesn't know. He uses the 50:50, and not surprisingly, A & B are knocked out. He then decides to call his friend Carl, an engineer. Carl guesses Puppets, but Archie doesn't want to risk $93,000 and walks away.

The correct answer was D: Kites.

Total Prize Money: $125,000

Gallery[]

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Archie on The Price is Right

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Archie on The Weakest Link


References[]

Preceded by
Barry Lake
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Archie Harris
Succeeded by
Wendy Landis
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