On the U.S. version of celebrity Millionaire, celebs were guaranteed at least $32,000 for their charity no matter how well they did. Even if they gave a wrong answer before question 10, as contestants such as Gene Simmons and Marion Ross did, they still left with $32,000.
Because of this, celebrities were allowed to fool around a little, and ask each other for help before question 10, which often resulted in humorous exchanges and banter. It also meant that they rarely had to use a lifeline before the 10th question.
In the early days of Celebrity Millionaire, some celebs were more hesitant to ask their fellow contestants for help. This was especially true in the first Celebrity edition, in May 2000, when three of the ten contestants used a lifeline before the $32,000 question.
In the Second U.S. Olympic Edition in 2002, the first three Olympians to make the hot seat, Marion Jones, Mia Hamm and Dan Jansen, all used a lifeline (Mia used two!) on a question before $32,000. Dan and Mia got their questions wrong.
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