Emeril John Lagasse III, from Fall River, Massachusetts, was a celebrity contestant on the U.S. version of the show on May 3, 2000. He walked away with $125,000 for the St. Michael's Special School.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger Question[]
Fastest Finger Question
Using their nicknames, put these U.S. cities in geographical order from west to east.
⬥ A: City of Angels
⬥ B: Windy City
⬥ C: Mile High City
⬥ D: Gotham
From the 4 remaining contestants, all 4 got it right, but Emeril (with a time of 6.64 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-C-B-D, making it into the Hot Seat.
Emeril's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the popular term for a style of interrogation?
⬥ A: One cop, two cop
⬥ B: Red cop, blue cop
⬥ C: Good cop, bad cop
⬥ D: Human cop, Robocop
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
When referring to a type of vehicle, what does the "U" in the acronym "SUV" stand for?
⬥ A: Unique
⬥ B: Utility
⬥ C: Unwieldy
⬥ D: Upper class
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the nickname of the regional companies formed after the breakup of AT&T?
⬥ A: Brother Bells
⬥ B: Little Bells
⬥ C: Baby Bells
⬥ D: Ringie Dingies
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is considered an "extreme" sport?
⬥ A: Fencing
⬥ B: Cricket
⬥ C: Soccer
⬥ D: Snowboarding
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following businesses is best known as an online auction company?
⬥ A: eBay
⬥ B: eToys
⬥ C: Switchboard.com
⬥ D: Hotjobs.com
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What action movie star is known as "The Muscles from Brussels"?
⬥ A: Arnold Schwarzenegger
⬥ B: Jean-Claude Van Damme
⬥ C: Chow Yun-Fat
⬥ D: Bruce Willis
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
At the 1988 Republican National Convention, George Bush said he wanted what sort of nation?
⬥ A: Sweeter, sunnier
⬥ B: Cleaner, brighter
⬥ C: Kinder, gentler
⬥ D: Darker, meaner
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What kind of animal did Ivan Pavlov experiment with to prove his theory of "conditioned response"?
⬥ A: Dog
⬥ B: Cat
⬥ C: Bird
⬥ D: Mouse
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the Japanese side-dish edamame?
⬥ A: Squid
⬥ B: Water chestnuts
⬥ C: Noodles
⬥ D: Soybeans
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What role played by Julie Andrews on Broadway was played on the screen by Audrey Hepburn?
⬥ A: Holly Golightly
⬥ B: Eliza Doolittle
⬥ C: Sabrina
⬥ D: Maria von Trapp
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Rock star Lenny Kravitz is the son of which 1970s sitcom actress?
⬥ A: LaWanda Page
⬥ B: Mabel King
⬥ C: Roxie Roker
⬥ D: Adrienne Barbeau
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Carl Sandburg received a Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for his biography of what famous person? '50:50' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
Who was the first woman to command a space shuttle mission? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Sally Ride
⬥ B: Judith Resnik
⬥ C: Eileen Collins
⬥ D: Valentina Tereshkova
Emeril did not know, so he decided to phone his friend Kent, who was pretty sure it was Sally Ride. However, he decided to walk away with $125,000. The correct answer was C: Eileen Collins.
