Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955), a comedian and SNL alum from Missoula, Montana, was a celebrity contestant during the 1st Celebrity Week on the U.S. version of Millionaire on May 1 & 2, 2000. He walked away with $32,000 for his charity, Hollygrove, after the audience led him astray on his $64,000 question.
Put these films in order of their first theatrical release, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: The Sting
⬥ B: Platoon
⬥ C: Ordinary People
⬥ D: American Beauty
Dana and Queen Latifah were the only ones to answer A-C-B-D correctly, and Dana edged her out by .10 seconds with a time of 6.81 seconds to get into the hot seat.
Dana's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the popular phrase, if you are teasing someone, what are you "pulling"?
⬥ A: All-nighter
⬥ B: Leg
⬥ C: Tail
⬥ D: Heist
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is an international radio distress signal?
⬥ A: Mayday
⬥ B: Payday
⬥ C: Say hey
⬥ D: Am-scray
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The 1970s fad of streaking involved people doing what?
⬥ A: Dancing in the street
⬥ B: Painting faces
⬥ C: Dirtying windows
⬥ D: Running naked in public
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1990, what Steven Bochco TV series blended crime fighting with musical numbers?
⬥ A: Hill Street Blues
⬥ B: Cop Rock
⬥ C: Rockin' the Beat
⬥ D: La La Law
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following celebrities created the recent Tae-Bo fitness craze?
⬥ A: Richard Simmons
⬥ B: Denise Austin
⬥ C: Billy Blanks
⬥ D: Jackie Chan
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
"All That Jazz" is loosely based on the life of what choreographer?
⬥ A: Twyla Tharp
⬥ B: Debbie Allen
⬥ C: Jerome Robbins
⬥ D: Bob Fosse
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Author Louis L'Amour is well known for writing what genre of fiction?
⬥ A: Horror
⬥ B: Westerns
⬥ C: Mysteries
⬥ D: Romance
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What birds were brought into coal mines to detect the presence of poisonous gases?
⬥ A: Canaries
⬥ B: Sparrows
⬥ C: Hawks
⬥ D: Owls
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the clothing label founded by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons?
⬥ A: Nautica
⬥ B: Mecca USA
⬥ C: Phat Farm
⬥ D: FUBU
Regis asked Dana to answer the following two questions doing one of his famous impersonations. He answers this one in the style of George H.W. Bush (while asking Queen Latifah for some help).
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the only state won by Walter Mondale in his failed run for president in 1984?
⬥ A: Hawaii
⬥ B: Massachusetts
⬥ C: Arkansas
⬥ D: Minnesota
Dana answers this one like Johnny Carson. The klaxon then sounds, and Dana will return to go for $64,000 with all 3 lifelines still available.
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1998 film "Shakespeare in Love," at what theatre does the play "Romeo and Juliet" premiere? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
