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Chris Barker, a software analyst from Elkridge, Maryland, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of the show on April 25, 2000. He walked away with $250,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these American getaway spots in geographic order, starting at the Pacific Ocean and going east.
⬥ A: Lake Tahoe ⬥ B: The Catskills
⬥ C: Aspen ⬥ D: The Ozarks
From 10 contestants, 6 got right, but Chris (with a time of 4.65 seconds) was the fastest to answer A-C-D-B making it to the hot seat.

Chris's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the proverb, what "is the best policy"?
⬥ A: Revenge ⬥ B: Honesty
⬥ C: Faith ⬥ D: Prudential
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
In a popular children's game, players can perform an action only if who "says" so?
⬥ A: Simon ⬥ B: Ralph
⬥ C: Peter ⬥ D: 4 out of 5 dentists
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the seventh month on the U.S. calendar?
⬥ A: August ⬥ B: March
⬥ C: July ⬥ D: Thursday
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
A mistake that appears on the air during a television program is called a what?
⬥ A: Hooter ⬥ B: Blooper
⬥ C: Honker ⬥ D: Burpy
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following dances is traditionally performed in a continuous single file line?
⬥ A: Salsa ⬥ B: Waltz
⬥ C: Tango ⬥ D: Conga
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
"Married...With Children" father Al Bundy worked as a disgruntled what?
⬥ A: Shoe salesman ⬥ B: Construction foreman
⬥ C: Social worker ⬥ D: Professional wrestler
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following chewing gum brands is also the name of a submarine-launched ballistic missile?
⬥ A: Bazooka ⬥ B: Trident
⬥ C: Doublemint ⬥ D: Big Red
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Chelsea Clinton is named after the song "Chelsea Morning," written by what artist?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Janis Joplin ⬥ B: Joan Baez
⬥ C: Carole King ⬥ D: Joni Mitchell
Ask the Audience Results: A: 14% ⬥ B: 16% ⬥ C: 30% ⬥ D: 40%
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What film director was a spokesman for Paul Masson wines?
⬥ A: John Huston ⬥ B: Alfred Hitchcock
⬥ C: Orson Welles ⬥ D: Robert Altman
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
If you found yourself in the state capital of Kentucky, where would you be?
⬥ A: Paducah ⬥ B: Frankfort
⬥ C: Louisville ⬥ D: Lexington
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What city is the primary setting for the 1999 movie "The Sixth Sense"?
⬥ A: Boston, MA ⬥ B: Baltimore, MD
⬥ C: Philadelphia, PA ⬥ D: Washington, D.C.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1945 novel "Brideshead Revisited," what is Brideshead?
"50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Family estate ⬥ B: Town
⬥ C: Rocky crag ⬥ D: Ship
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
The Beaufort scale measures which of the following?
"Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Atmospheric pressure ⬥ B: Precipitation
⬥ C: Electric charge ⬥ D: Wind velocity
He decides to call his friend Dave, then Dave said Wind velocity. after that, he went for it and got it right for $250,000.
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
What French president once asked, "How can you govern a nation which has 246 varieties of cheese?"?
⬥ A: Georges Pompidou ⬥ B: Charles de Gaulle
⬥ C: Francois Mitterrand ⬥ D: Jacques Chirac
Chris has no idea on this question, so he decides to walk away with $250,000. his guess would been B: Charles de Gaulle, which was indeed the correct answer.

Total Prize Money: $250,000

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Preceded by
Leigh Jaunsen
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Chris Barker
Succeeded by
Scott Bickerstaff
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