Beth Woods, a stay-at-home mom from Hampden, Maine, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on July 20-23, 2000. She walked away with $32,000 after incorrectly answering her $125,000 question.
Put these high school movies in order of their first theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: She's All That
⬥ B: Grease
⬥ C: Pretty in Pink
⬥ D: Dangerous Minds
From the remaining 8 contestants, 5 got it right, but Beth (with a time of 4.70 seconds) correctly answered B-C-D-A the fastest, making it into the Hot Seat.
Beth's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Changing your mind at the last minute is known as getting what?
⬥ A: Hot hands
⬥ B: Tennis elbow
⬥ C: Cold feet
⬥ D: Fastest fingers
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the American proverb, what makes strange bedfellows?
⬥ A: Politics
⬥ B: Education
⬥ C: Bad weather
⬥ D: Muppets
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What breakfast food name is also a word that means "to act indecisively"?
⬥ A: Waffle
⬥ B: Egg
⬥ C: Jam
⬥ D: Cheerios
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, which of the following would not be depicted in a still-life painting?
⬥ A: Red apple
⬥ B: Tiger lily
⬥ C: Porcelain bowl
⬥ D: Running child
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
"The Poky Little Puppy" and "The Saggy Baggy Elephant" appeared in what line of children's books?
⬥ A: Itty Bitty Silver Books
⬥ B: Little Golden Books
⬥ C: Tiny Diamond Books
⬥ D: Big Red Books
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Bananas contain large quantities of which mineral?
⬥ A: Potassium
⬥ B: Zinc
⬥ C: Sodium
⬥ D: Calcium
The klaxon called time and Beth would return on $2,000 will all lifelines still available.
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which organization was founded by Clara Barton?
⬥ A: Church of Christ, Scientist
⬥ B: American Civil Liberties Union
⬥ C: Salvation Army
⬥ D: American Red Cross
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the talking black cat in the TV show "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"? “Ask the Audience” lifeline used
What Cuban dictator did Fidel Castro and his supporters force out of power in 1959? “Phone-a-Friend” lifeline used
⬥ A: Rafael Trujillo
⬥ B: Salvador Allende
⬥ C: Fulgencio Batista
⬥ D: Alfredo Stroessner
Beth didn't know, so she decided to call her brother Bob, an auditor and accountant. He's 100% sure that it was C: Fulgencio Batista. Beth decided to go with him and won $16,000.
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
The 1995 movie "Clueless" is loosely based on what classic novel?
⬥ A: Jane Eyre
⬥ B: Emma
⬥ C: The Scarlet Letter
⬥ D: Ethan Frome
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, a person studying campanology is interested in what? “50:50” lifeline used
⬥ A: Fire
⬥ B: Bells
⬥ C: Popular culture
⬥ D: Wars
Beth was leaning towards B: Bells but wasn't sure enough. So she used the 50:50 lifeline just to make sure. B: Bells was still there, she chose it and won $64,000.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
When asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, what explorer said, "Because it's there"?
⬥ A: Reinhold Messner
⬥ B: Sir Edmund Hillary
⬥ C: Peter Habeler
⬥ D: George Mallory
Beth was leaning towards B: Sir Edmund Hillary, which unfortunately was the wrong answer. The right answer was D: George Mallory. Total Prize Money: $32,000
