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Stan Jastrzebski, from Lafayette, IN was a contestant on Season 17 of the U.S Syndacation of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. He won $20,000 after walking away on his $30,000 question.

Stan's Run to the Million[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
After their famous battle in the Bible, David "ran and stood upon" Goliath's body "and took his" what?
⬥ A: Selfie ⬥ B: Sword
⬥ C: iPod ⬥ D: Netflix Password
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
According to Lifehacker.com, to keep an open bag of chips from going stale, you should store it where?
⬥ A: In a wishing well ⬥ B: In a bus station locker
⬥ C: In low Earth orbit ⬥ D: In the freezer
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
According to a popular meme, an honest title for what Milton Bradley game of physical skill would be "You Think This Game Will End In Sex But It Won't"?
⬥ A: Scrabble ⬥ B: Old Maid
⬥ C: Scattergories ⬥ D: Twister
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Which aspect of your body does your hypothalamus NOT play a crucial role in controlling?
⬥ A: Temperature ⬥ B: Hunger
⬥ C: Eye color ⬥ D: Sleep
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
In April 2018, the NYSE mistakenly raised the flag of Switzerland, not Sweden, in its attempt to celebrate the IPO of what company?
⬥ A: Heineken ⬥ B: Spotify
⬥ C: Qantas ⬥ D: Samsung
NYSE stands for "New York Stock Exchange"
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
In 2001, Mineko Iwasaki sued novelist Arthur Golden for violating an agreement to keep her identity secret and using her life story as the basis for what book?
⬥ A: Memoirs of a Geisha ⬥ B: The Joy Luck Club
⬥ C: The Kite Runner ⬥ D: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Bloodhounds and basset hounds are two dog breeds known for having "pendulous flews," which is a fancy way of saying they have what?
'Ask the Audience' and 'Plus One' lifeline used.
⬥ A: Gigantic paws ⬥ B: Droopy upper lips
⬥ C: Sad eyes ⬥ D: Long whiskers
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 65% ⬥ C: 28% ⬥ D: 3%
Pendulous made Stan think of a pendulum, but not knowing he decided to Ask the Audience. Like a pendulum Stan was swinging between either using another lifeline or going with the audience. He decided to use his Plus One to bring his friend Mark down who suggested going with the Audience so Stan did and won $10,000.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these mononymous celebrities was bron with the last name Lanzoni?
'50:50' lifeline used.
⬥ A: Madonna ⬥ B: Fabio
⬥ C: Cher ⬥ D: Moby
Not wanting to leave it unused, Stan used his 50:50 which eliminated Madonna and Cher. This helped him a lot because he knew that Moby's real name is Richard Melville Hall, so he made Fabio his final answer and won $20,000.
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
The Patee House Museum in St. Joseph, MO -- at one time the headquarters of the Pony Express -- is located just a block away from where what outlaw was killed?
⬥ A: Butch Cassidy ⬥ B: Billy the Kid
⬥ C: Jesse James ⬥ D: John Wesley Hardin
Stan ruled out Butch Cassidy and Billy the Kid. He didn't know enough about John Wesley Hardin and thus decided to not risk it so he walked away. He would've gone for Jesse James which was the right answer

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