Gordon Schnaper, from Tewksbury, MA, was a contestant who appeared on the 8th season of the U.S. syndication version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on January 26-27, 2010. He walked away with $25,000 after he answered his $50,000 question incorrectly.
Gordon was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune in late 1994 where, due to the format at the time, he was an undefeated 3-game champion, winning a total of $64,183 in cash and prizes.
Gordon's Run to the Million[]
| $500 (1 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Words & Phrases | |
| According to an old saying, what "loves company"? | |
| ⬥ A: Misery | ⬥ B: Progress |
| ⬥ C: Freedom | ⬥ D: Aunt Noreen |
| $1,000 (2 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Air Travel | |
| "Travel for your best friend" is the slogan of what new airline, which began transporting "pawsengers" in 2009? | |
| ⬥ A: Baby Airways | ⬥ B: Grandparent Airways |
| ⬥ C: In-Law Airways | ⬥ D: Pet Airways |
| $2,000 (3 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Tabloid News | |
| In 2009, photos of Britney Spears wearing a Star of David necklace led several tabloids to ask if she had converted to what religion? | |
| ⬥ A: Islam | ⬥ B: Judaism |
| ⬥ C: Buddhism | ⬥ D: Hinduism |
| $3,000 (4 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Batter Up! | |
| Unless a tie forces additional play, a professional baseball game lasts how many innings? | |
| ⬥ A: Five | ⬥ B: Seven |
| ⬥ C: Nine | ⬥ D: Eleven |
| $5,000 (5 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Power Plants | |
| Located in Tampa, FL, the largest desalination plant in the U.S. processes over 44 million gallons of what per day? | |
| ⬥ A: Seawater | ⬥ B: Gasoline |
| ⬥ C: Milk | ⬥ D: Oil |
| $7,500 (6 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Who Am I? | |
| Who is George H. Gallup? | |
| ⬥ A: Early pro football star | ⬥ B: Inventor of the VCR |
| ⬥ C: Movie cowboy | ⬥ D: Public-opinion pollster |
| $10,000 (7 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: CELEBRITY Q | |
| The CBS drama "NCIS," which produced a Los Angeles-set spin-off in 2009, is itself a spin-off of what other long-running TV series? | |
| ⬥ A: Law & Order | ⬥ B: CSI |
| ⬥ C: NYPD Blue | ⬥ D: JAG |
| The question was asked by Pauley Perrette. |
| $12,500 (8 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Money | |
| Since 1946, a torch, an oak branch, and an olive branch have been featured on the standard back of what U.S. coin? | |
| ⬥ A: Dime | ⬥ B: Cent |
| ⬥ C: Nickel | ⬥ D: Quarter |
| $15,000 (9 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: World Landmarks | |
| Built in 1971 to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, the Azadi Tower is a landmark in what capital city? | |
| ⬥ A: Cairo | ⬥ B: Athens |
| ⬥ C: Tehran | ⬥ D: Damascus |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Horticulture | |
| Named for the horticulturist who created it, the boysenberry is a hybrid of the raspberry, the blackberry and what other berry? 'Ask the Audience' and 'Double Dip' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Cranberry | ⬥ B: Loganberry |
| ⬥ C: Blueberry | ⬥ D: Elderberry |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 11% ⬥ B: 31% ⬥ C: 42% ⬥ D: 16% | |
| The klaxon called time and Gordon would return on $25,000 with 1 lifeline left. |
| $50,000 (11 of 15) - 0:45 Time Limit Category: At the Bookstore | |
| Best-selling mystery writer J.D. Robb has penned more than two dozen novels that all have titles featuring what two-word phrase? 'Ask the Expert' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: In Death | ⬥ B: The Secret |
| ⬥ C: And Blood | ⬥ D: Murder At |
| The expert was Kate Snow. Total Prize Money: $25,000 |
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Gordon on Wheel of Fortune