Cris Pannullo, from Brick, NJ, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 23-24, 2018 and left with $5,000 after he missed the $7,000 question.
Cris competed on Jeopardy! in 2022, setting the sixth longest winning streak as a 21-day champion, and winning $749,286. He returned to the 2024 Tournament of Champions, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Cris' Partial Run to the Million[]
| $7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed | |
| Of the nine U.N. member countries whose names are four letters long, two start with C, and another two start with what? 'Plus One' and '50:50' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: L | ⬥ B: P |
| ⬥ C: T | ⬥ D: I |
| Cris can think of Laos, Peru and Togo, but no four-letter country starting with I. Neither can Plus One Heather.
Total Winnings: $5,000 |