Bill Ferguson, from Chicago, Illinois, appeared as a contestant on the sixty-ninth episode of the original primetime run of the U.S. version of the show on March 14, 2000. He walked away with $32,000 after incorrectly answering his $64,000 question.
Put these songs in the order they won a Grammy for best pop female vocal, starting with the oldest.
⬥ A: Fast Car
⬥ B: I Am Woman
⬥ C: My Name Is Barbra
⬥ D: I Will Remember You
Out of 10 contestants, 7 contestants got it right, but Bill (with a time of 4.60 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-B-A-D, making it to the hot seat.
Bill's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the title of the 1988 Julia Roberts's film about three friends working in Connecticut?
⬥ A: Mystic Egg Roll
⬥ B: Mystic Hot Dog
⬥ C: Mystic Pizza
⬥ D: Mystic Falafel
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following official documents allows entry into the United States from Italy?
⬥ A: Social Security card
⬥ B: Passport
⬥ C: Driver's license
⬥ D: Library card
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is a whippoorwill?
⬥ A: Bird
⬥ B: Flower
⬥ C: Ladies hat
⬥ D: Pastry
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
According to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, what is the only thing we have to fear?
⬥ A: Ignorance
⬥ B: Communism
⬥ C: Fear itself
⬥ D: Death
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following was not one of the Marx Brothers?
⬥ A: Harpo
⬥ B: Groucho
⬥ C: Zeppo
⬥ D: Soupy
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the high-jumping style in which an athlete launches his body backwards over the bar?
⬥ A: The Alley-Oop
⬥ B: The Fosbury Flop
⬥ C: Western Roll
⬥ D: Straddle
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these women is often referred to as the "First Lady of the American Theatre"?
⬥ A: Lillian Gish
⬥ B: Mary Martin
⬥ C: Helen Hayes
⬥ D: Cyd Charisse
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What style of music, popular in Louisiana, is a blend of Cajun music and blues?
⬥ A: Bebop
⬥ B: Bluegrass
⬥ C: Klezmer
⬥ D: Zydeco
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What muscle works in conjunction with the biceps to bend and unbend the elbow?
⬥ A: Quadriceps
⬥ B: Triceps
⬥ C: Trapezius
⬥ D: Deltoid
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What did comedian Pat Paulsen do five times between 1968 and 1996?
⬥ A: Walk acrss America
⬥ B: Perform in China
⬥ C: Run for President
⬥ D: Win an Emmy
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
The currently minted U.S. five-cent coin is primarily made of what metal? 'Phone-a-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Iron
⬥ B: Lead
⬥ C: Zinc
⬥ D: Copper
Bill thinks it's D: Copper, but phones his friend, Scott Peterson, just in case. He rules out A and B, which the 50:50 eliminates. Scott thought it was C: Zinc, but Bill should have trusted himself at first, because it actually was D: Copper.
