Dan Defigio, from Nashville, Tennessee, was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on December 14-15, 2017, during Beginner's Luck Week. He won $30,000 after walking away from his $50,000 question.
Dan's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to the Mayo Clinic, all but which of these are good to do if you want to relieve ear pressure when your plane is climbing or descending?
⬥ A: Yawn
⬥ B: Suck on a hard candy
⬥ C: Open a window
⬥ D: Chew gum
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Although it's not illegal, many Las Vegas casinos ban gamblers from using what strategy when playing blackjack?
⬥ A: Counting sheep
⬥ B: Counting cards
⬥ C: Counting electoral votes
⬥ D: Counting their chickens before they hatch
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Just hours before the Cuban trade embargo went into effect in 1962, President Kennedy had his press secretary go out and buy him 1,200 what?
⬥ A: Cigars
⬥ B: Plantains
⬥ C: Shots of rum
⬥ D: Salsa lessons
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
In each of these pairs of athletic siblings, both siblings have won Olympic medals—except for who?
⬥ A: Beth and Eric Heiden
⬥ B: Al Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee
⬥ C: Peyton and Eli Manning
⬥ D: Serena and Venus Williams
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Matching labor with local demand, what online service founded by Leah Busque is promoted with a faux fur-covered, animal-shaped van?
⬥ A: TaskRabbit
⬥ B: OddJobOtter
⬥ C: ChoreSquirrel
⬥ D: ErrandBeaver
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
If you wake up in a strange motel room to find you're the victim of a metatarsal osteotomy, what's been surgically removed from your body?
⬥ A: A wart on your hand
⬥ B: A bunion on your foot
⬥ C: A rib
⬥ D: Your gall bladder
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Interstate 495 is a 64-mile road that famously loops around what East Coast city? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Born with the last name Tomalin, who still uses the name of her ex-husband, "The Princess Bride" and "Dog Day Afternoon" actor Chris? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Susan Sarandon
⬥ B: Goldie Hawn
⬥ C: Jessica Lange
⬥ D: Sigourney Weaver
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
If someone shouted "Hey, nice jabot!" when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg walked by, they would be complimenting her what? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Gold brooch
⬥ B: Black judge's robe
⬥ C: Eyeglasses chain
⬥ D: Fancy collar
The klaxon called time and Dan would return on $30,000 with no lifelines left.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Requiring up to 300 pounds of pressure, which nut of the family Proteaceae is widely considered the world's toughest nut to crack?
⬥ A: Chestnut
⬥ B: Kola nut
⬥ C: Macadamia
⬥ D: Cashew
Dan did not want to risk $25,000, so he walked away. The correct answer was C: Macadamia. Total Prize Money: $30,000
