Dana Fingado, from Chicago, Illinois, was a contestant on Season 1 of the U.S syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?for College Week I on February 6, 2003. He went home with zero after incorrectly answering his $300 question. He came back, for Zero Dollar Winners Week on May 20 and 21, 2003, and walked away with $64,000.
Dana Fingado's First Run to the Million:[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1980s, "Valley Girls" popularized the expression "gag me with a" what?
⬥ A: Spoon
⬥ B: Hat
⬥ C: Rubber band
⬥ D: Restraining order
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these stringed instruments is usually played with a bow?
⬥ A: Guitar
⬥ B: Harp
⬥ C: Cello
⬥ D: Banjo
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What TV series features a character who often says, "Live long and prosper"?
⬥ A: Knight Rider
⬥ B: Star Trek
⬥ C: Mork & Mindy
⬥ D: Quantum Leap
Total Prize Money: $0
Dana Fingado's (Partial) Second Run to the Million:[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the title of a 1992 self-help bestseller, "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From" where?
⬥ A: Venus
⬥ B: Jupiter
⬥ C: Mercury
⬥ D: Jersey
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
In the classic movie "Old Yeller," what kind of animal is Old Yeller?
⬥ A: Bird
⬥ B: Fish
⬥ C: Dog
⬥ D: Cat
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1969, who said the famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?
⬥ A: John Lennon
⬥ B: Neil Armstrong
⬥ C: Abbie Hoffman
⬥ D: Richard Nixon
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
"Schlemiel, schlamazel, hassenpfeffer, incorporated" is a line from what TV series theme song?
⬥ A: WKRP in Cincinnati
⬥ B: One Day at a Time
⬥ C: Alice
⬥ D: Laverne & Shirley
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Until it adopted the Euro, Italy's official currency was what?
⬥ A: Lira
⬥ B: Rupee
⬥ C: Peso
⬥ D: Drachma
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The term "per capita" comes from a Latin phrase meaning "by" what?
⬥ A: Noses
⬥ B: Feet
⬥ C: Heads
⬥ D: Hearts
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Opened in 1982, the original U.S. Space Camp is located in what U.S. state?
⬥ A: South Carolina
⬥ B: Texas
⬥ C: California
⬥ D: Alabama
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What famous performer's epitaph reads, "Everybody loves somebody sometime"? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
After a worldwide vote, what M&M's color was introduced in August 2002? "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Purple
⬥ B: Pink
⬥ C: Aqua
⬥ D: Lime
Dana decides to call Ellen at University of Colorado. who tells him she is positive it is A. Dana goes with her and wins $16,000. Then the klaxon called time and Dana will be back the next day to play for $32,000 with his "50:50" still intact.
