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Clayton Finney, from Pompano Beach, FL, was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during Whiz Kids Week on December 22, 2017 and won $5,000 after answering his $20,000 question wrong.

Clayton's Run to the Million[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
A veteran of more than a dozen Pixar feature films, John Ratzenberger voiced what animated piggy bank in all three "Toy Story" movies?
⬥ A: Hamm ⬥ B: Chickenn
⬥ C: Beeff ⬥ D: Goatt
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Predating Lara Croft by 3,000 years, National Geographic noted that what crime is "as old as the PHaraohs" and has recently worsened in Egypt and Syria?
⬥ A: Tomb raiding ⬥ B: Telemarketing fraud
⬥ C: Car theft ⬥ D: Computer hacking
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Horses have a system of ligaments, tendons and muscles known as a "stay apparatus," which allows them to do what?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Sleep while standing ⬥ B: Eat while running
⬥ C: Whinny while rolling ⬥ D: Kick while jumping
Ask the Audience Results: A: 95% ⬥ B: 0% ⬥ C: 0% ⬥ D: 5%
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Ironically not true about the word itself, what adjective describes a word that is spelled the way it sounds?
⬥ A: Funetic ⬥ B: Phonetic
⬥ C: Fahnetic ⬥ D: Phanetique
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
What novel has been called a more realistic version of "The Coral Island," a book where boys get stranded on an island, but everything works out in the end?
⬥ A: Last of the Mohicans ⬥ B: Lord of the Flies
⬥ C: Call of the Wild ⬥ D: Oliver Twist
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
If Sam buys a $400 iPhone from the Apple Store at 25% off, and then sells it to Suzy for 30% off what he paid, how much will Suzy pay for the phone?
⬥ A: $100 ⬥ B: $210
⬥ C: $220 ⬥ D: $270
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Similar to the 3-headed Cerberus of Greek mythology, the legendary Norse figure Garm, guardian of the gates of the underworld, is what type of creature?
⬥ A: Lion ⬥ B: Bear
⬥ C: Horse ⬥ D: Dog
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Captain Christopher Jones was at the helm of which of these historic crafts?
'Cut the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Hindenburg ⬥ B: Mayflower
⬥ C: Titanic ⬥ D: Enola Gay
Clayton wasn't sure, so he cut the question. The correct answer was B: Mayflower.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Switched question
Of the various types of blood vessels, which take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart?
'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Arteries ⬥ B: Veins
⬥ C: Capillaries ⬥ D: Cilia
Total Prize Money: $5,000

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