Barry Moore

Barry Moore, a writer from Vancouver, Washington, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on February 23, 2001. He appeared on the Tax Free Edition and won $1,000 after missing his 16,000 question. He played for $1,980,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these popular recording artists in order of their birth, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Courtney Love	⬥ B: Jennifer Lopez
⬥ C: Madonna	⬥ D: Carlos Santana

From the 10 contestants, 8 got it right, but Barry (with a time of 4.54 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-C-A-B, making it into the Hot Seat.

Barry's Run to $1,980,000[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
An hourglass traditionally contains which of the following?
⬥ A: Water	⬥ B: Pebbles
⬥ C: Sand	⬥ D: Goldfish

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, a person who is moonlighting has two what?
⬥ A: Children	⬥ B: Wives
⬥ C: Jobs	⬥ D: Heads

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these types of cheese usually has large holes?
⬥ A: American	⬥ B: Swiss
⬥ C: Mozzarella	⬥ D: Moldy

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
A “whitewall” is what part of a car?
⬥ A: Door	⬥ B: Window
⬥ C: Dashboard	⬥ D: Tire

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the lyrics of a 1961 song, “In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion” does what “tonight”?
⬥ A: Sleeps	⬥ B: Eats
⬥ C: Drinks	⬥ D: Speaks

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Besides English, what is the other official language of Canada?
⬥ A: German	⬥ B: Spanish
⬥ C: French	⬥ D: Dutch

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the tall, black fur hat worn by British guards at Buckingham Palace?
⬥ A: Stetson	⬥ B: Bearskin
⬥ C: Bowler	⬥ D: Derby

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Detective Lennie Briscoe is a character on what current TV show? ’Ask the Audience’ and ‘Phone-a-Friend’ lifelines used
⬥ A: NYPD Blue	⬥ B: Nash Bridges
⬥ C: The Sopranos	⬥ D: Law & Order
Ask the Audience Results: A: 39% ⬥ B: 6% ⬥ C: 14% ⬥ D: 41%

Barry decides to ask the audience, and the audience is not too sure with Law & Order getting 41%, and NYPD Blue got 39%.

Barry decides to phone his friend Phil, who thinks it’s Law & Order, but is only 50-60%. Barry trusts Phil and the audience, and he wins $8,000.

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is a woman’s normal gender chromosome makeup? ’50:50’ lifeline used
⬥ A: Two Xs, no Y	⬥ B: One X, one Y
⬥ C: Two Ys, no X	⬥ D: One X, no Y

Total Prize Money: $1,000

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Barry Moore's run to the million

Preceded by Gary Ittner	U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Barry Moore	Succeeded by Brian Killgore