Eric Lillienthal
From Alexandria, Virginia
Appearance
July 9-11, 2000
Eric Lillienthal , a PBS technician from Alexandria, Virginia, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on July 9-11, 2000. He walked away with $1,000 after incorrectly answering his $32,000 question.
WWTBAM Run [ ] Fastest Finger Question [ ]
Fastest Finger Question
Put the following movies in order of where the primary action was set, starting in the east.
⬥ A: The Horse Whisperer
⬥ B: Tootsie
⬥ C: Get Shorty
⬥ D: Field of Dreams
The correct order is B-D-A-C. Out of 9 remaining contestants, 2 got it right. Eric was the fastest to order correctly in 4.74 seconds.
Eric's Run to the Million [ ]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
The common phrase "all gussied up" usually describes someone who is what?
⬥ A: Upset
⬥ B: Fatigued
⬥ C: Dressed up
⬥ D: Full of gussy
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What term is used to describe the process of starting up a computer?
⬥ A: Sneaker
⬥ B: Boot
⬥ C: Flip-flop
⬥ D: Magic
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the word for more than one mouse?
⬥ A: Mouses
⬥ B: Meece
⬥ C: Mice
⬥ D: Moose
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
First Lady Hillary Clinton is running for senator of what U.S. state?
⬥ A: New York
⬥ B: Illinois
⬥ C: Arkansas
⬥ D: New Jersey
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
A toadstool is a kind of what?
⬥ A: Water lily
⬥ B: Mushroom
⬥ C: Rock
⬥ D: Reptile
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What science is the study of projectiles in motion?
⬥ A: Acoustics
⬥ B: Linguistics
⬥ C: Ballistics
⬥ D: Phonetics
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What animal did Clint Eastwood befriend in the 1978 comedy "Every Which Way But Loose"?'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Orangutan
⬥ B: Raccoon
⬥ C: Fox terrier
⬥ D: Gorilla
Ask the Audience Results: A: 83% ⬥ B: 6% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 7%
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What number when written in Roman numerals spells the word "MIX"?
⬥ A: 14
⬥ B: 59
⬥ C: 151
⬥ D: 1009
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
After publishing it in the New York Tribune, Horace Greeley was credited with popularizing what phrase?
⬥ A: 54-40, or fight
⬥ B: Go West, young man
⬥ C: Remember the Alamo
⬥ D: Damn the torpedoes
The klaxon sounded and he would return with two lifelines left.
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following TV talk show hosts was a VH1 vee-jay?'Phone-a-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Rosie O'Donnell
⬥ B: Ricki Lake
⬥ C: Montel Williams
⬥ D: Queen Latifah
Eric decided to call Jarrett. Jarrett said "Hmmm. The obvious choice is Queen Latifah... well... it wasn't Montel...".
Eric then used the 50:50 lifeline. He guessed D and unfortunately he returned to $1,000. The correct answer is A.
Total Prize Money: $1,000
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