Demetri Sedita

Demetri Sedita, from Tampa, FL was a contestant who appeared on the Whiz Kids Week on 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 16, 2017 and won $5,000 after answering his $30,000 wrong.

Demetri's Run to the Million[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Which was invented first?
⬥ A: Wireless internet	⬥ B: High-Definition TV
⬥ C: Video conferencing	⬥ D: The wheel

$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the only choice that matches a chemical element with the actual person it's named after?
⬥ A: Lawrencium: Jennifer Lawrence	⬥ B: Nickel: Nick Jonas
⬥ C: Copernicium: Nicolaus Copernicus	⬥ D: Selenium: Selena Gomez

$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
What children's TV series tells of a famous pooch's early life, before he grew into a 25-foot-tall behemoth?
⬥ A: Pluto & Pals	⬥ B: Clifford's Puppy Days
⬥ C: Lil' Snoopy	⬥ D: Honey, I Shrunk Scooby-Doo

$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
When spelled backwards, which of the following words does NOT become a verb?
⬥ A: Plug	⬥ B: Raps
⬥ C: Evil	⬥ D: Lager

$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
A novelty T-shirt sold online urges voters to elect Marvel's Steve Rogers president in 2020. If he were to win, who would be our commander-in-chief? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: The Incredible Hulk	⬥ B: Captain America
⬥ C: Wolverine	⬥ D: Daredevil
Ask the Audience Results: A: 3% ⬥ B: 91% ⬥ C: 1% ⬥ D: 5%

$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
If you toss a standard 20-sided die, what are the odds that you'll roll a prime number?
⬥ A: 5%	⬥ B: 10%
⬥ C: 20%	⬥ D: 40%

$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Before the Panama Canal, the quickest sea route from NY to SF was the 14,000-mile slog around what rocky headland near South America's Tierra del Fuego? 'Cut the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Cape of Good Hope	⬥ B: Iberian Peninsula
⬥ C: Cape Horn	⬥ D: Rock of Gibraltar

Demetri wasn't sure, so he cut the question. The correct answer was C: Cape Horn.

$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Switched question
Designed to reach into the mounded "homes" of its prey, what animal's tongue is so long that it's anchored to its breastbone?
⬥ A: Panda bear	⬥ B: Anteater
⬥ C: Goat	⬥ D: Hummingbird

$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
By definition, what does a eukaryote have that a prokaryote doesn't?
⬥ A: Oxygen	⬥ B: A spine
⬥ C: A nucleus	⬥ D: Teeth

$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
A lasting legacy from the days when we were ruled by England, all but which of the following states are named after British royals?
⬥ A: Georgia	⬥ B: Virginia
⬥ C: Louisiana	⬥ D: South Carolina

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Demetri Sedita's run to the million