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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.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
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
⬥ A: George Foreman ⬥ B: Joe Frazier
⬥ C: Muhammad Ali ⬥ D: Sonny Liston
Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 12% ⬥ C: 82% ⬥ D: 5%
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
According to their name, what were the first players on "Saturday Night Live" not ready for?
⬥ A: Superstardom ⬥ B: Prime time
⬥ C: America ⬥ D: Live TV
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What song by the rock band Queen was prominently featured in the 1992 movie "Wayne's World"?
⬥ A: Under Pressure ⬥ B: Somebody to Love
⬥ C: Radio Ga-Ga ⬥ D: Bohemian Rhapsody
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What Pennsylvania town suffered from disastrous floods in 1889 and 1977?
⬥ A: Philadelphia ⬥ B: Johnstown
⬥ C: Pittsburgh ⬥ D: Harrisburg
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What type of animal gave the Galapagos Island group its name?
⬥ A: Bird ⬥ B: Lizard
⬥ C: Tortoise ⬥ D: Goat
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Introduced in 1954, what food was featured in the first Swanson "TV dinner"?
'50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Meat loaf ⬥ B: Turkey
⬥ C: Fried chicken ⬥ D: Salisbury steak
Eileen's dad, Michael, says it's Turkey.
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What does the holiday known as Juneteenth celebrate?
⬥ A: Nevada's statehood ⬥ B: Women's right to vote
⬥ C: The end of World War II ⬥ D: Freeing of Texas slaves
Eileen did not want to risk $93,000, so she walked away. The correct answer was D: Freeing of Texas slaves.
Total Prize Money: $125,000

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Preceded by
Dave Potts
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Eileen Duffy
Succeeded by
Dan Jolley
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