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David Hamilton, a computer programmer from Greenbelt, Maryland, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on August 9, 2001. He won $32,000 after incorrectly answering his $64,000 question.

His roommate is former contestant Jason Dettelbach.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these world tourist sites in geographic order, starting in the Atlantic Ocean and going east.
⬥ A: Vatican City ⬥ B: Mount Fuji
⬥ C: Buckingham Palace ⬥ D: Red Square
C-A-D-B was the correct order. Of the nine remaining contestants, three got it right. David was the fastest with a time of 4.53 seconds.

David’s Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to Emily Post, a person should not rest which of these body parts on the dinner table?
⬥ A: Elbows ⬥ B: Fingers
⬥ C: Hands ⬥ D: Pierced tongue
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Huggies is a brand name for what product?
⬥ A: Jeans ⬥ B: Pantyhose
⬥ C: Diapers ⬥ D: No sleep for a year
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Lines in a movie script that are to be spoken are called what?
⬥ A: Diary ⬥ B: Dialogue
⬥ C: Dialect ⬥ D: Die Hard: With a Vengeance
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
A manta ray lives in which of the following environments?
⬥ A: Desert ⬥ B: Mountain
⬥ C: Ocean ⬥ D: Forest
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What does a person do with a piece of paper to see its watermark?
⬥ A: Hold to the light ⬥ B: Fold it in half
⬥ C: Moisten ⬥ D: Photocopy
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
"Les États-Unis" is French for what?
⬥ A: The universe ⬥ B: The solar system
⬥ C: The whole world ⬥ D: The United States
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What type of clothing is a mukluk?
⬥ A: Hat ⬥ B: Boot
⬥ C: Coat ⬥ D: Pants
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What fictional character befriends a two-headed creature called a "pushmi-pullyu"?
⬥ A: Peter Pan ⬥ B: Dr. Dolittle
⬥ C: Christopher Robin ⬥ D: The Cat in the Hat
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What country did Japan fight during the Sino-Japanese Wars?
⬥ A: India ⬥ B: Russia
⬥ C: China ⬥ D: Philippines
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
With 20 #1 country hits, who is known as "The First Lady of Country Music"?
’Ask the Audience’ lifeline used
⬥ A: Dolly Parton ⬥ B: Barbara Mandrell
⬥ C: Tammy Wynette ⬥ D: Patsy Cline
Ask the Audience Results: A: 17% ⬥ B: 11% ⬥ C: 45% ⬥ D: 27%
David asked the audience, a plurality of whom voted for C. He made that his final answer, winning $32,000.
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these filmmakers was knighted by the British government in 2001?
’Phone-a-Friend’ and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Francis Ford Coppola ⬥ B: Steven Spielberg
⬥ C: Clint Eastwood ⬥ D: Ang Lee
David called David Goodman, who thought it was D. He then used his 50:50 lifeline, eliminating C and D. He made A his final answer, losing nothing. The correct answer was B.
Total Prize Money: $32,000
Preceded by
Kurt Sahr
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
David Hamilton
Succeeded by
Eve Bjork
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