Billie Johnston, from Old Town, Maine, appeared as a contestant on the ninth season of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 27-28 2011. She won $250,000.
Billie's Run to the Million[]
Round 1[]
| $1,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Aging Well | |
| The tiny wrinkles known as "crow's feet" can be found next to what part of the body? | |
| ⬥ A: Neck | ⬥ B: Hands |
| ⬥ C: Waist | ⬥ D: Eyes |
| Billie's Bank: $1,000 |
| $10,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Color Me Bad | |
| According to Kentucky's official website, "Bluegrass is not really blue - - it's" what? | |
| ⬥ A: Silver | ⬥ B: Yellow |
| ⬥ C: Brown | ⬥ D: Green |
| Billie has seen pictures of grass in Kentucky, and it looks green.
Billie's Bank: $11,000 |
| $5,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Not Sorry | |
| In 2010, Harry Whittington would not confirm if he had ever received an apology after who accidentally shot him in 2006? | |
| ⬥ A: Karl Rowe | ⬥ B: Donald Rumsfield |
| ⬥ C: Colin Powell | ⬥ D: Dick Cheney |
| Billie said she remembers when this happened. Afterwards, Meredith mentioned that he thought he was a duck. Billie would come back with $16,000 and all three lifelines.
Billie's Bank: $16,000 |
| $15,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Top Tunes | |
| Which of these is a palindromic song title of a Top 40 hit released by a band with a palindromic name? | |
| ⬥ A: Hannah | ⬥ B: Racecar |
| ⬥ C: SOS | ⬥ D: Party Trap |
| Billie notes that these are all palindromes, but SOS was recorded by ABBA, which is also a palindrome.
Billie's Bank: $31,100 |
| $25,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: X Factor | |
| In a surprising 2008 study, researchers demonstrated that it was possible to produce X-rays by doing what? "Jump the Question" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Tearing paper | ⬥ B: Sharpening a pencil |
| ⬥ C: Bending a paper clip | ⬥ D: Unrolling Scotch tape |
| Billie doesn't remember hearing this study. She jumps the question. The correct answer was D: Unrolling Scotch tape.
Billie's Bank: $31,000 |
| $7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Say Cheese | |
| Gorgonzola cheese is named for a small town just outside what major European city? | |
| ⬥ A: Milan | ⬥ B: Marseilles |
| ⬥ C: Madrid | ⬥ D: Munich |
| Billie is pretty sure that Gorgonzola is Italian and only one of these cities is in Italy.
Billie's Bank: $38,000 |
| $100 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: In the Stacks | |
| The University of California, San Diego's Geisel Library bears the real surname of what author? | |
| ⬥ A: George Orwell | ⬥ B: O. Henry |
| ⬥ C: Dr. Seuss | ⬥ D: Mark Twain |
| Billie's Bank: $38,100 |
| $3,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: TV Catchphrases | |
| Which of these classic TV catchphrases was not popularized by a character on Saturday Night Live? | |
| ⬥ A: You look mahvellous! | ⬥ B: Well, isn't that special? |
| ⬥ C: Yeah that's the ticket! | ⬥ D: Dyn-o-mite! |
| Billie remembers all of these are from Saturday Night Live, except for Dyn-o-mite! which was from Good Times.
Billie's Bank: $41,100 |
| $2,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Running Wild | |
| For many years, what tech company was represented by an iconic mascot known as the "Running Man"? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: AOL | ⬥ B: Dell |
| ⬥ C: Microsoft | ⬥ D: IBM |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 73% ⬥ B: 10% ⬥ C: 7% ⬥ D: 10% | |
| Billie remembers this, just vaguely. She asks the audience. Billie says she wouldn't have remembered that on her own, but that's a really good percentage.
Billie's Bank: $43,100 |
| $500 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: British TV | |
| In the U.K. version of the TV series "The Office," the character that inspired Dwight Schrute has what name? "Jump the Question" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Nigel | ⬥ B: Gareth |
| ⬥ C: Clive | ⬥ D: Kieran |
| Billie isn't going to hazard a guess; she hasn't watched either version of "The Office." She jumps the question. The correct answer was B: Gareth.
Billie's Bank: $43,100 |
Classic Millionaire Round[]
| $100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed | |
| In the video game "Donkey Kong," the hero now known as Mario was originally called what? | |
| ⬥ A: Climbman | ⬥ B: Runman |
| ⬥ C: Jumpman | ⬥ D: Smashman |
| $250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these pairs of Native American tribes share their names with horses that have won the Kentucky Derby? | |
| ⬥ A: Omaha and Spokane | ⬥ B: Kiowa and Narragansett |
| ⬥ C: Choctaw and Hopi | ⬥ D: Mohawk and Zuni |
| $500,000 (13 of 14) - Not Timed | |
| Who was the only person besides John Hancock to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776? | |
| ⬥ A: Abraham Clark | ⬥ B: Charles Thomson |
| ⬥ C: Lewis Morris | ⬥ D: George Clymer |
| Billie would have guessed B if she didn't walk away. The correct answer was indeed B: Charles Thomson. Total Winnings: $250,000 |