Eileen Duffy, from Boonton, New Jersey, appeared as a contestant on the 81st and 82nd episodes of the original primetime run of the U.S. version of the show on April 11 & 13, 2000. She walked away with $125,000.
Put these TV shows set in school in the order of when they debuted, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
⬥ B: The White Shadow
⬥ C: A Different World
⬥ D: Welcome Back, Kotter
Out of 8 remaining contestants, 5 contestants got it right, but Eileen (with a time of 5.08 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it to the hot seat.
Eileen's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to a popular phrase, "It's so quiet that you can hear a" what drop?
⬥ A: Pin
⬥ B: Paper
⬥ C: String
⬥ D: Bomb
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the term for a payment a divorced person is sometimes required to pay to a former spouse?
⬥ A: Luxury tax
⬥ B: Alimony
⬥ C: I.O.U.
⬥ D: Pound of flesh
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following phrases commonly describes a dinner serving of steak and lobster?
⬥ A: Flank 'n' plank
⬥ B: Cow 'n' claw
⬥ C: Surf 'n' turf
⬥ D: Stew 'n' brew
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following games is played with a ball that is fastened to a cord?
⬥ A: Racquetball
⬥ B: Handball
⬥ C: Squash
⬥ D: Tetherball
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Before becoming a TV talk show host, which of the following jobs did David Letterman hold?
⬥ A: News anchor
⬥ B: TV weatherman
⬥ C: Carpenter
⬥ D: Stock-car driver
The klaxon called time and Eileen would return on $1,000 with all 3 lifelines still available.
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Edgar Allan Poe wrote a poem about the "tintinnabulation" of what objects?
⬥ A: Bells
⬥ B: Cats
⬥ C: Ravens
⬥ D: Trees
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which boxing champion was charged with draft evasion in 1967? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used