Ava Johnson, a 50-year-old Office of Information Technology employee from Neptune, New Jersey,[1] was a contestant on Season 3 of the U.S. syndicated version of the show on December 1-2, 2004. She left with $25,000 after missing her $500,000 question, making her the third contestant to miss the penultimate question on the syndicated version.
WWTBAM Run (Partial)[]
| $250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The 1992 closing of Subic Bay Naval Station ended decades of U.S. military presence in what nation? | |
| ⬥ A: Thailand | ⬥ B: Haiti |
| ⬥ C: The Philippines | ⬥ D: Panama |
| Ava: "I'm feeling that gambling instinct!"
(Makes C her final answer)
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Trivia[]
- Ava is the first U.S. contestant to lose $225,000.
