Derek Daily, from New Franklin, OH, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 11-12, 2019 and left with $5,000 after missing his $30,000 question.
Derek's Run To The Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Billie Jean King once famously said, "A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of" what?
⬥ A: Winning
⬥ B: Rising internet rates
⬥ C: The zombie apocalypse
⬥ D: Dropping their phone in the toilet
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
North Dakota became a U.S. state on November 2, 1889 - the exact same date as what other state?
⬥ A: Hawaii
⬥ B: Alaska
⬥ C: Massachusetts
⬥ D: South Dakota
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
On the internet, if a gamer mocks you with the phrase "GOML, dude," they're telling you to "Get on my" what?
⬥ A: Luggage
⬥ B: Level
⬥ C: Log flume
⬥ D: Lunchmeat
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
As it can be dangerously high in mercury due to its often-polluted environment, Parents.com says you should never feed your baby what type of food?
⬥ A: Swordfish
⬥ B: Venison
⬥ C: Pheasant
⬥ D: Rabbit
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
When "Jersey Shore" star Nicole Polizzi tried to trademark her famous nickname, she was denied, due to the existence of what similarly-named children's book?
⬥ A: Jay Wow and the Wowzers!
⬥ B: Adventures of Snooky
⬥ C: Here's The Situation
⬥ D: Paulie Dee's Puppy Pound
The klaxon called time and Derek would come back with $5,000 with all three lifelines left.
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
The number of consonants in the English alphabet (including "Y") divided by the number of toes a rhino has on each foot equals the total number of what?
⬥ A: Baseball players in a batting order
⬥ B: "Jurassic Park" movies
⬥ C: Deadly sins
⬥ D: Sides on a stop sign
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Connecting Grachen and Zermatt, what's said to be the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge -- 1,620 ft. long and 28 stories in the air -- opened in 2017, where?
⬥ A: Norway
⬥ B: Ukraine
⬥ C: Switzerland
⬥ D: Portugal
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
In Homer's "The Odyssey," what sorceress of Greek mythology at one point turns Odysseus' men into swine? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Choosing it himself as all presidents do, what is Donald Trump's Secret Service code name? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Magnate
⬥ B: Mogul
⬥ C: Maximus
⬥ D: Money
Derek was leaning towards Maximus, but he decided to use his Plus One, who was his friend and trivia host, Mike. Mike was also thinking Maximus as well, and he thought Money was a bit too on the ball. Derek decided to go with his gut and went with Maximus and he was wrong. The correct answer was Mogul.
