Dan Avila, from Los Angeles, California, appeared as a contestant on syndicated US Millionaire on April 13-14, 2005 and won $100,000.
He was famous for becoming the first ever television game show contestant in history to be offered chances to play for at least $3,000,000 in a single gameshow ($2,200,000 in Greed on November 18, 1999 and $1,000,000 in Greed's final Million Dollar Moment on February 29, 2000). But unfortunately, he went home empty-handed both times.
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Dan's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is commonly marked with the warning "Do Not Duplicate"?
⬥ A: Compass
⬥ B: Wristwatch
⬥ C: Key
⬥ D: Hilton sister
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
In the Army, soldiers who are trained to jump out of planes are commonly called what?
⬥ A: Paratroopers
⬥ B: Snipers
⬥ C: Artillerymen
⬥ D: Bombardiers
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these common ailments is classified as a repetitive stress injury?
⬥ A: Hypothermia
⬥ B: Migraine headache
⬥ C: Asthma
⬥ D: Carpal tunnel syndrome
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these Biblical names is also a word meaning "a silly, foolish person"?
⬥ A: Gideon
⬥ B: Nimrod
⬥ C: Barabbas
⬥ D: Methuselah
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Last seen in 1986, what celestial body is visible to the naked eye from Eearth every 76 years?
⬥ A: Halley's comet
⬥ B: North Star
⬥ C: Jupiter
⬥ D: Little Dipper
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
With a traditional French manicure, a person's nails receive which of these treatments?
⬥ A: Buffing with no polish
⬥ B: White polish at the tips
⬥ C: Red polish all over
⬥ D: White polish with dark tips
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In 2003, what athlete filed for bankruptcy after reporting squandering a $300 million fortune?
⬥ A: Dennis Rodman
⬥ B: Darryl Strawberry
⬥ C: Pete Rose
⬥ D: Mike Tyson
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
After killing its prey, what animal is known to take up to half an hour catching its breath before it dines?
⬥ A: Crocodile
⬥ B: Hawk
⬥ C: Cheetah
⬥ D: Cobra
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What famous explorer was the first governor of Puerto Rico under the Spanish?
⬥ A: Ferdinand Magellan
⬥ B: Juan Ponce de León
⬥ C: Vasco de Gama
⬥ D: Francisco Pizarro
$25,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In the occult, "besom" refers to what magical object? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Witch's broom
⬥ B: Crystal ball
⬥ C: Amulet
⬥ D: Wand
While saying that he never heard of "besom" before, Dan used his Phone-a-Friend lifeline to call Leszek Pawlowicz, who said the answer was A: Witch's broom and that he was positive. Locking in A: Witch's broom made Dan win $25,000.
$50,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Since 1991, the Burning Man festival has been held in the late summer in what U.S. state?
⬥ A: California
⬥ B: Arizona
⬥ C: Nevada
⬥ D: New Mexico
$100,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the famous sculpture by Man Ray that features a picture of an eye affixed to a metronome? 'Switch the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Measure for Measure
⬥ B: Persistence of Vision
⬥ C: Last Picture Show
⬥ D: Indestructible Object
The right answer was D: Indestructible Object.
$100,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed - Switched Question
When President James Garfield was shot in 1881, who invented a type of metal detector to try to find the bullet? '50:50' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
⬥ A: Nikola Tesla
⬥ B: Thomas Edison
⬥ C: Alexander Graham Bell
⬥ D: George Westinghouse
Ask the Audience Results:
Studio: A: 0% ⬥ B: 0% ⬥ C: 32% ⬥ D: 68%
AOL: A: 0% ⬥ B: 0% ⬥ C: 37% ⬥ D: 63%
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In the famous 1888 poem "Casey at the Bat," what is the game's final score after Casey has struck out?
⬥ A: 2 to 0
⬥ B: 3 to 1
⬥ C: 1 to 0
⬥ D: 4 to 2
Dan recalled someone reciting the poem in 1918, but he still had no idea, so he walked with the $100,000 he had. The right answer was D: 4 to 2.
