Brandon Bidlack, a startup co-founder from Emeryville, CA, was a contestant who appeared in Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on February 5-6, 2019 and left with $50,000 after he missed the $100,000 question.
Brandon's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
As of June 2018, Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire were the only three states that didn't have laws requiring motorcycle riders to do what?
⬥ A: Eat a well-balanced diet
⬥ B: Have really cool sunglasses
⬥ C: Make as much noise as possible
⬥ D: Wear a helmet
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
What blog, dubbed "One Man's Quest to Eat All the Pasta," reviews a certain Italian restaurant chain?
⬥ A: ChillEase.com
⬥ B: AllOfGarden.com
⬥ C: SubWeigh.com
⬥ D: WhoTours.com
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
The sound made by waves crashing on the beach is produced mostly by what?
⬥ A: Sandcastles imploding
⬥ B: Surfboards washing ashore
⬥ C: Air bubbles popping
⬥ D: Mermaids screaming
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
With some comparing it to the 2012 Broadway musical "End of the Rainbow," the upcoming biopic "Judy" stars Renée Zellweger as what legendary movie star?
⬥ A: Judy Blume
⬥ B: Judy Collins
⬥ C: Judy Garland
⬥ D: Judge Judy
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Though the names of the two cities that make up the word were ultimately reversed, "Pestbuda" was once considered as the name for whose capital?
⬥ A: Hungary
⬥ B: Czech Republic
⬥ C: Turkey
⬥ D: Bulgaria
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
The American Farm Bureau Federation once received an $8.5 million payment from what tech company for the right to use their domain name? 'Ask the Audience' and 'Plus One' lifelines used
Chris: "What they're saying is they are as confused as you are."
Since Brandon thinks the 50:50 might leave A and C, he calls down his wife to help. She wonders if any potential abbreviations would make sense, leaving Brandon to realize that "Farm Bureau" and "Facebook" might have a connection. He goes with that and wins $7,000.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these body parts is NOT the title of a hit song recorded by the cast of a Broadway musical, or the singer Jewel, OR the band ZZ Top?
⬥ A: Hands
⬥ B: Legs
⬥ C: Hair
⬥ D: Lips
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Xylomancy is a method of foretelling the future by using which of these items featured prominently in the story of The Three Little Pigs?
⬥ A: Sticks
⬥ B: Bricks
⬥ C: Fire
⬥ D: Teeth
Question of the Day[]
Question of the Day
A ventriloquist in her early twenties at the time, Shirley Dinsdale was the first person to ever win what award?
⬥ A: Tony
⬥ B: Oscar
⬥ C: Emmy
⬥ D: Grammy
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Long before George R.R. Martin became known for offing key characters, Shakespeare did the same, with only which of these four men surviving the play they're in? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Hamlet
⬥ B: Iago
⬥ C: Mercutio
⬥ D: Macbeth
The klaxon called time, and Brandon would return the next day with no lifelines remaining.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Unlike its fellow marine mammals that have blubber, what creature relies on its estimated one million hairs per sq. inch -- the densest fur on Earth -- to keep warm?
⬥ A: Polar bear
⬥ B: Sea otter
⬥ C: Sea lion
⬥ D: Penguin
Brandon knows sea otters trap air in their fur for warmth and buoyancy.
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
The world’s population hit 6 billion in 1999, 7 billion in 2011, and the U.N. predicts it will be at 8.6 billion in 2030. When did it first reach one billion?
