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Billy Baldwin, an actor and one of the Baldwin brothers from New York City, New York, was a contestant on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during the 4th Celebrity Week on November 26, 2001. Billy won $250,000 for his charity, The New York Times 9/11 Neediest Fund.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these movies in order of their first theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Backdraft ⬥ B: American Pie
⬥ C: Swingers ⬥ D: Animal House
The correct answer was D-A-C-B. Out of 10 contestants, 4 got it right. Billy got it right in the fastest time at 6.38 seconds.

Billy’s Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
A common piece of advice goes “be there or be” what?
⬥ A: Bare ⬥ B: Square
⬥ C: Aware ⬥ D: All alone as usual
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What kind of bottle is most likely to have a cork?
⬥ A: Wine ⬥ B: Soda
⬥ C: Milk ⬥ D: Corka-Cola
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
A person would most likely say “Read ‘em and weep” while playing what game?
⬥ A: Darts ⬥ B: Poker
⬥ C: Ping-Pong ⬥ D: IRS audit
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In geometry, the base of a cylinder is usually what shape?
⬥ A: Triangle ⬥ B: Circle
⬥ C: Square ⬥ D: Octagon
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
A traditional jack-in-the-box is designed so that the puppet pops out when you do what?
⬥ A: Throw it ⬥ B: Heat it
⬥ C: Turn a crank ⬥ D: Untie a ribbon
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
When a car’s engine is “flooded,” it is flooded with what?
⬥ A: Fuel ⬥ B: Steam
⬥ C: Electricity ⬥ D: Exhaust
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What kind of snack is Smartfood?
⬥ A: Cookie ⬥ B: Pretzel
⬥ C: Fruit bar ⬥ D: Popcorn
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In her 2001 song, Missy Elliott urges you to “Get Ur” what “On”?
⬥ A: Head ⬥ B: Freak
⬥ C: Bounce ⬥ D: Grind
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In the abbreviation “AC/DC,” “DC” stands for what?
⬥ A: Digital circuit ⬥ B: Direct current
⬥ C: Discharge coupler ⬥ D: Delta charge
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In the classic novel “The Scarlet Letter,” Hester Prynne is punished for committing what sin?
⬥ A: Adultery ⬥ B: Arson
⬥ C: Avarice ⬥ D: Atheism
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Tinea pedis is the medical term for what common ailment?
⬥ A: Stiff neck ⬥ B: Athlete’s foot
⬥ C: Tooth decay ⬥ D: Upset stomach
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 2001 movie “The Princess Diaries,” the main character learns she is the princess of what country?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Parador ⬥ B: Kreplachistan
⬥ C: Genovia ⬥ D: Balaboo
Ask the Audience Results: A: 26% ⬥ B: 16% ⬥ C: 57% ⬥ D: 1%
Billy asked the audience, a majority of whom voted for C. He made that his final answer, winning $125,000.
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In April 1964, what fictional character got his own zip code due to the thousands of letters sent to him each year?
'Phone-a-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Snoopy ⬥ B: Superman
⬥ C: Smokey Bear ⬥ D: Ronald McDonald
Billy decides to Stella, a dean at a college. Stella does not give any answer.


Billy then decides to use the 50:50, which leaves Snoopy and Smokey Bear.


Billy decides to go with C: Smokey Bear, and he wins $250,000.

$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
The first commercial radio broadcast of U.S. presidential election returns was for what election?
⬥ A: Harding-Cox ⬥ B: Taft-Bryan
⬥ C: Hoover-Smith ⬥ D: Roosevelt-Hoover
Billy has no clue, so he walks with $250,000 for his charity.


The correct answer was A: Harding-Cox.

Total Prize Money: $250,000

Trivia[]

  • Billy's $500,000 question had the first instance of the question value showing up on the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
Preceded by
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U.S. Contestant (4th Celebrity Week)
Billy Baldwin
Succeeded by
Jon Favreau
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