Bonnie Kotapish, from LaGrange Park, Illinois, was a contestant on Season 7 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. She won $25,000 after incorrectly answering her $50,000 question.
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Bonnie Kotapish's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Halls of Fame | |
| In the logo for the Cowboy Hall of Fame, a man in a cowboy hat is doing what? | |
| ⬥ A: Sipping a cup of tea | ⬥ B: Riding a horse |
| ⬥ C: Filing his income taxes | ⬥ D: Watching Oprah |
| $200 (2 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Newsweek Covers | |
| What cultural issue is examined in a 2008 Newsweek cover story entitled "Splitsville"? | |
| ⬥ A: Poverty | ⬥ B: Divorce |
| ⬥ C: Addiction | ⬥ D: Crime |
| $300 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Drugstore Products | |
| Before-and-after photos of the tops of men's heads are often used to market what drugstore product? | |
| ⬥ A: Dr. Scholl's | ⬥ B: Huggies |
| ⬥ C: Rogaine | ⬥ D: Preparation H |
| $500 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Pink Stuff | |
| Artist Don Featherstone is widely credited with "inventing" yard-friendly pink plastic statues of what animal? | |
| ⬥ A: Lizard | ⬥ B: Flamingo |
| ⬥ C: Orangutan | ⬥ D: Moose |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Honest Abe | |
| Abraham Lincoln got his political nickname, "the rail-splitter", because he once held a job doing what? | |
| ⬥ A: Chopping wood | ⬥ B: Fishing |
| ⬥ C: Herding cattle | ⬥ D: Plowing fields |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Fond Farewells | |
| After passing away in 2007, who was burined with a tombstone that read, "I will not be right back after this message"? | |
| ⬥ A: Norman Mailer | ⬥ B: Lady Bird Johnson |
| ⬥ C: Merv Griffin | ⬥ D: Liz Claiborne |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Robins | |
| Which of these famous Robins is a woman? | |
| ⬥ A: Robin Cook | ⬥ B: Robin Givins |
| ⬥ C: Robin Gibb | ⬥ D: Robin Leach |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Ice Cream | |
| The wildly-popular Häagen-Dazs flavor dulce de leche consists of ice cream swirled with ribbons of what? | |
| ⬥ A: Fudge | ⬥ B: Fruit pureé |
| ⬥ C: Marshmallow | ⬥ D: Caramel |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Idol Time | |
| In 2008, former American Idol Taylor Hicks brought the "Soul patrol" to Broadway when he played Teen Angel in what musical revival? | |
| ⬥ A: Chicago | ⬥ B: Grease |
| ⬥ C: Gypsy | ⬥ D: A Chorus Line |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Decisions, Decisions | |
| In the 2008 case "D.C. vs. Heller," the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling protecting an individual's right to do what? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Own a gun | ⬥ B: Marry a same-sex partner |
| ⬥ C: Destroy a U.S. flag | ⬥ D: Pray in public |
| Bonnie doesn't hesitate and with 20 seconds remaining she says she wants to Ask the Expert. Jay reads the four answers (in the order A, C, B and D). He says, that Heller was a security guard who wanted to keep a gun at home and the laws of D.C. didn't prohibit it. Bonnie can take that to the bank. Bonnie goes with Jay's answer. |
| $50,000 (11 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: Gold Strike | |
| Like the U.S., which of these countries also experienced a massive "gold rush" in the mid-nineteenth century? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Spain | ⬥ B: Australia |
| ⬥ C: Mexico | ⬥ D: Brazil |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 21% ⬥ B: 21% ⬥ C: 45% ⬥ D: 13% | |
| Bonnie lets out a low whistle, then says, "Oh, boy." With 27 seconds left she decides to Ask the Audience.
Bonnie says she was pretty sure it was "Mexico" and thanks the audience for confirming it. She hopes they're right and makes that her final answer. |