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Carmen Dattilo, a part-time nurse from Kenosha, Wisconsin, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on July 19, 2001. She won $8,000 after walking away on her $16,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these office items in the order they were first introduced in the U.S., starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Xerox copier ⬥ B: Paper clip
⬥ C: Typewriter ⬥ D: Laptop computer
C-B-A-D was the correct order. Of the eight remaining contestants, Carmen was the only one to get it right, with a time of 6.43 seconds.

Carmen’s Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
When someone searches an area very carefully, it is said he "goes through it with a" what?
⬥ A: Kid glove ⬥ B: Fine-tooth comb
⬥ C: Minesweeper ⬥ D: Bottle of cough syrup
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
"Private eye" is slang for a private what?
⬥ A: Insurance agent ⬥ B: Investigator
⬥ C: Infant ⬥ D: Ay, caramba!
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What school supply is commonly available in both right-handed and left-handed varieties?
⬥ A: Scissors ⬥ B: Stapler
⬥ C: Pencil ⬥ D: CliffsNotes
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Who typically gets typecast?
⬥ A: Teacher ⬥ B: Politician
⬥ C: Actor ⬥ D: Internet user
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In the game of Charades, the clue-giver taps what part of his head when a player guesses correctly?
’Ask the Audience’ lifeline used
⬥ A: Eye ⬥ B: Nose
⬥ C: Chin ⬥ D: Ear
Ask the Audience Results: A: 5% ⬥ B: 79% ⬥ C: 13% ⬥ D: 3%
Carmen asked the audience, who overwhelmingly voted for B. She made that her final answer, winning $1,000.
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The Billboard top-ten single "My Heart Will Go On" was the love theme from what film?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Titanic ⬥ B: Beauty and the Beast
⬥ C: The Lion King ⬥ D: Jerry Maguire
Carmen used her 50:50 lifeline, eliminating C and D. She made A her final answer, winning $2,000.
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
A plane flying at Mach 3 is moving at three times the speed of what?
’Phone-a-Friend’ lifeline used
⬥ A: Earth's rotation ⬥ B: Light
⬥ C: Sound ⬥ D: Gravity
Carmen called her friend Chuck, a police officer, who was sure it was C. She made that her final answer, winning $4,000.
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
On the TV series "Wishbone," the title character is a "little" what "with a big imagination!"?
⬥ A: Cat ⬥ B: Chicken
⬥ C: Fish ⬥ D: Dog
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What U.S. president appointed Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court justice?
⬥ A: John F. Kennedy ⬥ B: Lyndon Johnson
⬥ C: Richard Nixon ⬥ D: Gerald Ford
Carmen walked with $8,000. If she had to guess, she would've gone with A. The correct answer was B.
Total Prize Money: $8,000
Preceded by
Jeff Bathurst
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Carmen Dattilo
Succeeded by
Ben Hayhurst
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