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Garron Hansen, a recent UVA graduate from Richmond, Virginia, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 19, 2000. He walked away with $16,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these bands in anatomical order by the body part suggested in their name, starting at the head.
⬥ A: Flaming Lips ⬥ B: The Tragically Hip
⬥ C: Third Eye Blind ⬥ D: Captain Beefheart
Out of 10 contestants, 6 contestants got it right, but Garron (with a time of 4.78 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-A-D-B, making it to the hot seat.

Garron’s Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the popular phrase, someone who has to start over is "going back to" where?
⬥ A: Home plate ⬥ B: Square one
⬥ C: The U.S.S.R. ⬥ D: The Home Depot
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these objects is shaped like a disk?
⬥ A: Refrigerator ⬥ B: Shovel head
⬥ C: Frisbee ⬥ D: Cactus
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
"The pottery that grows!" is a slogan for what TV novelty item?
⬥ A: Mr. Microphone ⬥ B: Ginsu knives
⬥ C: Chia Pet ⬥ D: Harry Potter
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What lightweight wood is frequently used to construct model airplanes?
⬥ A: Cherry ⬥ B: Ash
⬥ C: Mahogany ⬥ D: Balsa
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following animals has talons?
⬥ A: Owl ⬥ B: Boa constrictor
⬥ C: Lobster ⬥ D: Shark
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In pro tennis, arranging a tournament so that the best players play each other in the later rounds is called what?
⬥ A: Spraying ⬥ B: Grafting
⬥ C: Seeding ⬥ D: Sifting
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Allan Sherman's 1963 song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" takes place in what summer camp?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Camp Sasquatch ⬥ B: Camp Granada
⬥ C: Camp Nowhere ⬥ D: Camp Cucamonga
Ask the Audience Results: A: 5% ⬥ B: 83% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 8%
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
The Canary Islands lie approximately 60 miles off the coast of what continent?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Asia ⬥ B: Europe
⬥ C: Australia ⬥ D: Africa
Garron isn't a geography buff so he decided to call his friend, David, a fellow student. He was 70% sure it's Africa. Garron trusted him, made D his final answer and won $8,000.
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1999 movie "Being John Malkovich," what is used to enter the brain of Malkovich?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Portal ⬥ B: Potion
⬥ C: Hat ⬥ D: Picture
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was the first U.S. president to appear on broadcast television?
⬥ A: Dwight D. Eisenhower ⬥ B: Herbert Hoover
⬥ C: Franklin Roosevelt ⬥ D: Harry Truman
Garron did not want to risk $15,000, so he walked away. He would have guessed A: Dwight D. Eisenhower, but the correct answer was C: Franklin Roosevelt.


Total Prize Money: $16,000

Sources[]

Preceded by
Matt Silcox
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Garron Hansen
Succeeded by
Tara Goodman
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