Eugene Roymisher, from Brooklyn, New York appeared as a contestant of Season 8 of the U.S. version on May 28, 2010. Eugene won $5,000 after missing his $15,000 question.
Eugene’s Run to the million[]
| $500 (1 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Prepare for Landing | |
| Which of these vehicles is commonly equipped with landing gear? | |
| ⬥ A: Bus | ⬥ B: Airplane |
| ⬥ C: Train | ⬥ D: The U.S. economy |
| $1,000 (2 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Soft Drinks | |
| Which of the following beverages is traditionally a type of soft drink? | |
| ⬥ A: Tom Collins | ⬥ B: Root beer |
| ⬥ C: Whiskey sour | ⬥ D: Bloody Mary |
| $2,000 (3 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: For the Ladies | |
| According to the slogan of a popular women's brand, "Nothing beats a great pair of" what? ’Ask the Audience’ lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Herbal Essences | ⬥ B: Jergens |
| ⬥ C: L’eggs | ⬥ D: Neutrogena |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 0% ⬥ C: 98% ⬥ D: 1% | |
| $3,000 (4 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Words & Phrases | |
| Despite its negative connotations, which of these adjectives is often used as a slangy compliment meaning "cool"? | |
| ⬥ A: Vile | ⬥ B: Fierce |
| ⬥ C: Crass | ⬥ D: Heinous |
| $5,000 (5 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Entertainment News | |
| Who was the subject of a 2008 People magazine article written by Alec Baldwin and titled "My Beautiful Costar"? | |
| ⬥ A: America Ferrera | ⬥ B: Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| ⬥ C: Tina Fey | ⬥ D: Christina Applegate |
| $7,500 (6 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: National Chains | |
| Located in Chicago, a building shaped roughly like a crate and barrel houses the flagship store of a retailer that sells what? | |
| ⬥ A: Children’s clothing | ⬥ B: Housewares and furniture |
| ⬥ C: Jewelry | ⬥ D: Handbags and luggage |
| $10,000 (7 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Henry Ford | |
| In 1927, Henry Ford bought a tract of land roughly the size of Connecticut in the Brazilian jungle to supply his factories with what? | |
| ⬥ A: Iron | ⬥ B: Crude oil |
| ⬥ C: Leather | ⬥ D: Rubber |
| $12,500 (8 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: The Twilight Saga | |
| The second installment of the popular "Twilight Saga" is named after what natural phenomenon? | |
| ⬥ A: New moon | ⬥ B: High tide |
| ⬥ C: Frozen rain | ⬥ D: Setting sun |
| $15,000 (9 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Authors | |
| What author used the poem "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" as the inspiration for the title of her classic 1913 novel? ’Double Dip’ lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Virginia Woolf | ⬥ B: Edith Wharton |
| ⬥ C: Willa Cather | ⬥ D: Zora Neale Hurston |