Clark Hantzmon, a tax attorney from Watertown, Massachusetts, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on November 10, 1999. He walked away with $1,000 after incorrectly answering his $32,000 question.
Put these U.S. mountain ranges in order from westernmost to the easternmost.
⬥ A: Rocky Mountains
⬥ B: Allegheny Mountains
⬥ C: Catskill Mountains
⬥ D: Sierra Nevadas
From the 10 contestants, 5 got it right, but Clark (with a time of 5.33 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-A-B-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Clark's Run to the Million
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
If you add 'half-and-half' to your coffee, what mixture are you putting in your cup?
⬥ A: Sugar and cinnamon
⬥ B: Flour and water
⬥ C: Cream and milk
⬥ D: Salt and pepper
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
On a car with automatic transmission, what does the letter 'N' on the gearshift lever stand for?
⬥ A: Normal
⬥ B: Neutral
⬥ C: Negative
⬥ D: No
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What icon appears on the front of Superman's costume?
⬥ A: Handcuffs
⬥ B: Bullet
⬥ C: Letter 'S'
⬥ D: Locomotive
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the larva of a frog or toad called?
⬥ A: Tadpole
⬥ B: Maypole
⬥ C: Grog
⬥ D: Newt Gingrich
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
For which of the following crafts would you use a kiln?
⬥ A: Pottery
⬥ B: Weaving
⬥ C: Knitting
⬥ D: Macrame
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The character Don Quixote is also known as 'The Man of' what?
⬥ A: La Jolla
⬥ B: La Nana
⬥ C: La Mancha
⬥ D: La Sancha
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What U.S. president caused a public stir when he declared that he was not going to eat his broccoli?
⬥ A: Ronald Reagan
⬥ B: Jimmy Carter
⬥ C: George Bush
⬥ D: Bill Clinton
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which female gymnast won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used