David Schuchinski, from Santa Monica, CA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 16 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on February 22-23, 2018 and left with $5,000 after he missed on his $50,000 question.
David's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Originally a reference to preparing herbs for sale, what expression has come to mean "completely settled or decided"?
⬥ A: Clipped and fried
⬥ B: Cut and dried
⬥ C: Shaved and dyed
⬥ D: Chopped and tied
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
The "lonesome hen," the "highball," the "contented mallard" and the "basic quack" are all examples of what?
⬥ A: Duck calls
⬥ B: Rural singles bars
⬥ C: Classic children's playground games
⬥ D: Rejected Secret Service code names
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Though he lived in New York, legendary billiards player Rudolf Wanderone preferred to go by what "stately" nickname?
⬥ A: Washington Lovehandles
⬥ B: California Cankles
⬥ C: Alabama Flabbythighs
⬥ D: Minnesota Fats
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Called one of "The Best Ad Campaigns" by Forbes, what brand's slogan, "The best a man can get," has been around since its debut during the 1989 Super Bowl?
⬥ A: Old Spice
⬥ B: Gillette
⬥ C: Hanes
⬥ D: Just for Men
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
It's time for "Millionaire" Scattergories: which of these categories is the only one that does NOT contain an item beginning with the letter "Z"?
⬥ A: Elements on the periodic table
⬥ B: U.N. member nations
⬥ C: First names of U.S. presidents
⬥ D: Shakespeare plays
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
What "hurried" dessert, first mentioned in a 1599 recipe, inspired the name of a Harvard Univ. social club that gives out annual awards to its favorite performers?
⬥ A: Hasty pudding
⬥ B: Slapdash pie
⬥ C: Quick cake
⬥ D: Breakneck brownies
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Of these TV-inspired hashtags, which one does NOT promote a show aired on Bravo?
⬥ A: #rhonj
⬥ B: #mdlny
⬥ C: #oitnb
⬥ D: #wwhl
The klaxon called time and David would return on $10,000 with all 3 lifelines still available.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
You probably know that Brazil is South America's largest country by area, but what are its next three largest countries, in order? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Peru, Argentina, Venezuela
⬥ B: Argentina, Peru, Ecuador
⬥ C: Peru, Argentina, Bolivia
⬥ D: Argentina, Peru, Colombia
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Famous for capturing a Depression-era mom with her children in "Migrant Mother," what photographer placed her own children in foster care to pursue her work?
⬥ A: Margaret Bourke-White
⬥ B: Diane Arbus
⬥ C: Dorothea Lange
⬥ D: Cindy Sherman
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Though it might sound like a nonsense word, what does the band Hanson say is the actual meaning of the title of their 1997 megahit "MMMBop"? 'Ask the Audience' and '50:50' lifelines used
