Chris Ngoon, from Santa Clarita, California, was a contestant who appeared on the 12th season of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 29 & 30, 2013 and won $25,000 after he incorrectly answered his $500,000 question.
A popular myth says Japan's Kobe beef is so tender because the pampered cows listen to classical music, drink beer and get regular what?
⬥ A: Facials
⬥ B: Manicures
⬥ C: Massages
⬥ D: Oprah episodes
Chris's Bank : $100
$10,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Alternate Titles
"The Poker Night" and "Blanche's Chair in the Moon" were earlier versions of what Tennessee Williams play?
⬥ A: The Glass Menagerie
⬥ B: A Streetcar Named Desire
⬥ C: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
⬥ D: Suddenly, Last Summer
Chris's Bank : $10,100
$3,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Don't Do This
According to the AARP, Jell-O shots, mud wrestling and the Dougie are all things you should never do when?
⬥ A: After you turn 50
⬥ B: While eating ice cream
⬥ C: Before deep sea diving
⬥ D: In the vicinity of bears
Chris's Bank : $13,100
$500 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Before They Were Stars
In 1984, what 16-year-old future Action hero co-starred in a breakdancing instructional video entitled "Breakin' in the USA"? "Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Jet Li
⬥ B: Vin Diesel
⬥ C: Dwayne Johnson
⬥ D: Jason Statham
$1,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Fun with Pencils
Although they can be hard or soft, which of the following pencils is the hardest?
⬥ A: 8H
⬥ B: 4H
⬥ C: HB
⬥ D: 9B
Chris's Bank : $14,100
$2,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Claim to Fame
In order to commemorate their unique history, the area code "321" was given to what county in 1999?
⬥ A: Brevard County, FL
⬥ B: Cook County, IL
⬥ C: Kings County, NY
⬥ D: Imperial County, CA
Chris's Bank : $16,100
$7,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Traveling Insults
If you're trying to make someone feel bad, it is often said that you're laying a what on them?
⬥ A: Embarrassment journey
⬥ B: Guilt trip
⬥ C: Shamecation
⬥ D: Humiliation expedition
Chris's Bank : $23,100
$15,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Showbiz Hat Trick
Who is the only person to win an Oscar, Emmy and a Tony in the same year? "Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Mel Brooks
⬥ B: Whoopi Goldberg
⬥ C: Audrey Hepburn
⬥ D: Bob Fosse
$25,000 (9 of 14) - Not timed Category: Geeky Jobs
Best Buy's "Geek Squad" support team includes all but which of the following positions?
$5,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: A Helping Hand
In an 1898 letter, Annie Oakley offered to provide President McKinley with "a company of fifty lady sharpshooters" to help sort out what armed conflict?
⬥ A: Whiskey Rebellion
⬥ B: Mexican-American War
⬥ C: Homestead Strike
⬥ D: Spanish-American War
Chris's Bank : $53,100
Classic Millionaire Round[]
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Of these standard champagne bottle sizes, which is not named for a king?
⬥ A: Rehoboam
⬥ B: Methuselah
⬥ C: Salmanazar
⬥ D: Nebuchadnezzar
The klaxon called time, and Chris will return on $100,000 with no lifelines.
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
Lost for almost 40 years, the only copy of what TV show's pilot was reportedly found under the bed of Pepito Pérez, a clown who appeared in the episode?
⬥ A: The Twilight Zone
⬥ B: Leave It to Beaver
⬥ C: I Love Lucy
⬥ D: The Dick Van Dyke Show
$500,000 (13 of 14) - Not Timed
Although Samuel Morse famously telegraphed "What hath God wrought," the first public demonstration of the telegraph was actually what line?
⬥ A: A patient waiter is no loser
⬥ B: Time stays, we go
⬥ C: An old horse knows the road
⬥ D: Fortune favors the brave
Total Winnings: $25,000
Trivia[]
He is the fourth syndicated contestant to miss the $500,000 question.
Chris would later be in the audience when his friend Steve Kaltenbaugh would appear on the show on February 12 & 13, 2014 and win $250,000.
