Ike and Alan Barinholtz were celebrity contestants who appeared on the 2024 primetime U.S. version of the show on August 14, 2024. They won $1,000,000 for the ASL program at Los Encinos School.
Ike previously won the 2023 season of Celebrity Jeopardy! and was a semifinalist in the 2024 Tournament of Champions. He also competed on the April 22, 2020 airing of Millionaire, having won $125,000 for his charity Uplift Family Services.
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Ike and Alan’s Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
The state of Florida derives its name from a Spanish word meaning "full of" what?
⬥ A: Strip malls
⬥ B: Flowers
⬥ C: Theme parks
⬥ D: Grandparents
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Due to its coloring and devotion to going through your garbage, what animal has earned the nickname "trash panda"?
⬥ A: Moose
⬥ B: Owl
⬥ C: Raccoon
⬥ D: Frog
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, what physical trait would most likely inspire the aggressive, domineering behavior known as a "Napoleon complex"?
⬥ A: Eye color
⬥ B: Age
⬥ C: Hair length
⬥ D: Height
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Celebrated on May 1st in many countries, May Day -- also called International Workers' Day -- is roughly equivalent to which of these U.S. holidays?
⬥ A: Flag Day
⬥ B: Labor Day
⬥ C: Columbus Day
⬥ D: Veterans Day
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In ancient times, aka the late 20th century, what adjective referred to removable diskettes commonly used for storing computer data?
⬥ A: Floppy
⬥ B: Teeny
⬥ C: Scruffy
⬥ D: Chunky
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What animated Disney movie has a song that features the lyric "And then I'll brush and brush and brush and brush my hair"?
⬥ A: Ratatouille
⬥ B: A Bug's Life
⬥ C: Tangled
⬥ D: Coco
Ike and Alan noted they both wept when they watched "Coco."
The song in question is "When Will My Life Begin."
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1979, what U.S. president commissioned Ansel Adams to take his official portrait, the first time it was a photograph and not a painting?
⬥ A: John F. Kennedy
⬥ B: Calvin Coolidge
⬥ C: Harry S. Truman
⬥ D: Jimmy Carter
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Known for his curly mop of red hair, tennis star Jannik Sinner is often cheered on by an ardent group of fans who attend matches dressed as what?
⬥ A: Carrots
⬥ B: Lemons
⬥ C: Cucumbers
⬥ D: Pineapples
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
A nocturnal polysomnography is a test commonly administered to detect which of the following?
⬥ A: Sleep apnea
⬥ B: Lactose intolerance
⬥ C: Hay fever
⬥ D: Arthritis
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
On the travel series "Conan O'Brien Must Go," Conan fulfills his destiny of becoming a gaucho on the pampas when he visits what country?
⬥ A: Laos
⬥ B: Sweden
⬥ C: Morocco
⬥ D: Argentina
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Considering its title, it makes sense that there are well over a hundred different species of plants depicted in which of these famous paintings?
⬥ A: Picasso's "Guernica"
⬥ B: Velázquez's "Las Meninas"
⬥ C: Wood's "American Gothic"
⬥ D: Botticelli's "Primavera"
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Referring to summer's hottest period, "dog days" derives from the ancient belief that the Sun's warmth was temporarily heightened by what bright star?
⬥ A: Rigel
⬥ B: Sirius
⬥ C: Betelgeuse
⬥ D: Vega
Ike noted that the old logo for Sirius radio was a dog, so he made B his final answer, winning $125,000.
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Purely by accident, what celebrity sang in the famous "We Are the World" chorus when he showed up at the wrong Los Angeles address in 1985?
⬥ A: John Candy
⬥ B: Hulk Hogan
⬥ C: Dan Aykroyd
⬥ D: Steve Guttenberg
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
What country is home to a historical marker that reads "On this spot Ferdinand Magellan died"? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Philippines
⬥ B: El Salvador
⬥ C: Norway
⬥ D: Ghana
Ike and Alan used the 50:50 lifeline, eliminating B and D. They then called writer Alex Gregory, who guessed A, but wasn't sure. They made that their final answer, winning $500,000.
$1,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Not including blanks or bonus spaces, the highest-valued three-letter Scrabble word is "zax," which is a what? ’Ask the Audience’ and 'Ask the Host' lifelines used
Ike and Alan asked the audience, a majority of whom voted for A. They then asked Jimmy, who thought it was D from his experience playing in a Scrabble tournament. They made that their final answer, winning $1,000,000. Total Charity Winnings: $1 Million
