Bill Lee, a high school English teacher from Cortland, New York, was a contestant on the sixth U.S. syndicated season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He walked away with $8,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Bill Lee's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Because he was such a brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein's last name has become a synonym for what? | |
| ⬥ A: Coward | ⬥ B: Genius |
| ⬥ C: Miser | ⬥ D: Dork |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these cable channels targets viewers who are under twelve years old? | |
| ⬥ A: ESPN | ⬥ B: HBO |
| ⬥ C: Nickelodeon | ⬥ D: Lifetime |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| New inventions are often called "the greatest thing since" what? | |
| ⬥ A: Canned corn | ⬥ B: Ground beef |
| ⬥ C: Frozen peas | ⬥ D: Sliced bread |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In "The Three Little Pigs", which of these materials is not used by one of the pigs to build a house? | |
| ⬥ A: Straw | ⬥ B: Bamboo |
| ⬥ C: Brick | ⬥ D: Sticks |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In George H.W. Bush's famous 1988 campaign pledge, what command preceded the line "no new taxes"? | |
| ⬥ A: Read my lips | ⬥ B: Bank on this |
| ⬥ C: Listen up | ⬥ D: Mark my words |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What automaker's name is taken from an acronym standing for "Swedish Aircraft Company" in its native language? | |
| ⬥ A: Subaru | ⬥ B: Kia |
| ⬥ C: Saab | ⬥ D: Audi |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In mathematics, the expression "four factorial" is written how? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: 4? | ⬥ B: 4! |
| ⬥ C: 4* | ⬥ D: 4: |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 3% ⬥ B: 60% ⬥ C: 21% ⬥ D: 16% | |
| Bill: You do know I teach English?
Meredith: I do know that. Don't get mad at me. I had nothing to do with this. But I bet you do know math teachers. Bill: I do know math teachers, but I am going to trust this wonderful New York audience. |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What state university's main campus lies in a rustic region known as Happy Valley? | |
| ⬥ A: Penn State University | ⬥ B: University of Virginia |
| ⬥ C: University of Colorado | ⬥ D: Ohio State University |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In a much-talked-about scene from a 2007 movie, what buck-naked actor fights off two assassins in a steam room? "Phone-a-Friend" and "50:50" lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Viggo Mortensen | ⬥ B: Christian Bale |
| ⬥ C: Matt Damon | ⬥ D: Mark Wahlberg |
| Bill calls his friend, Dan, Dan asks to repeat the question.
Dan: I don't know. Mark Wahlberg would be my guess, Bill. Bill uses his "50:50", which leaves A and B. Meredith: Do you know who these two actors are? Bill: No. Don't have a clue. Meredith: So you can't even picture them being buck-naked? That's what I'm doing while you're thinking. Bill walks with $8,000. The right answer was A: Viggo Mortensen. |