Isaac Hirsch, from Los Angeles, California, was a contestant who appeared on Season 15 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on May 22, 2017 and won $5,000 after he answered the $20,000 question wrong.
Isaac appeared on The Chase on January 19, 2023, playing with Allison Johnson and fellow Millionaire alumnus John Lance; they defeated Chaser Buzzy Cohen in the Final Chase and won a $140,000 prize to split between the three of them.
Isaac also appeared on Jeopardy! in July 2024, winning 9 games and $215,390 before losing his tenth game due to a math error. He would later return for the 2025 Tournament of Champions (for which he was seeded directly into the semifinals), advancing to the finals and finishing in a tie for second place with 15-day champion Adriana Harmeyer, earning another $75,000.
Isaac's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to a rule established in 1974, no matter how great your accomplishments are, you can’t be considered for a Nobel Prize if you’re not what?
⬥ A: Related to Alfred Nobel
⬥ B: A Green Bay Packers fan
⬥ C: Alive
⬥ D: At least 7 months pregnant
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Affectionately called “Mr. Trash Wheel,” Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Water wheel is a hydro-powered garbage interceptor that’s removed over 7.4 million what?
⬥ A: Discarded iPads
⬥ B: Abandoned 18-wheelers
⬥ C: Cigarette butts
⬥ D: Used waterbed mattresses
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
It may sound fancier than our version, but “Poisson Un, Poisson Deux, Poisson Rouge, Poisson Bleu” is just the French title of a children’s book by whom?
⬥ A: J.K. Rowling
⬥ B: Dr. Seuss
⬥ C: Robert Louis Stevenson
⬥ D: Judy Blume
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Adding the word “The” to which of these clothing brands produces the title of a classic ‘70s Gene Hackman film?
⬥ A: Armani Exchange
⬥ B: French Connection
⬥ C: Wet Seal
⬥ D: Old Navy
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
The centerpiece of what Williamstown, KY tourist attraction that opened in 2016 is about 510 feet long, or 300 cubits?
⬥ A: Kentucky Derby Museum
⬥ B: Muhammad Ali Walk of Fame
⬥ C: World’s Largest Louisville Slugger
⬥ D: Noah’s Ark Encounter
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Instead of using their real names, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer played Carly and Evelyn in the original pilot for what hit Comedy Central series?
⬥ A: Another Period
⬥ B: Broad City
⬥ C: Idiotsitter
⬥ D: Workaholics
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
If you want to be overly dramatic upon seeing the basket-clad bottle that Chianti wine is traditionally presented in, you could scream what? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: It’s a calamity!
⬥ B: It’s a fiasco!
⬥ C: It’s a catastrophe!
⬥ D: It’s a debacle!
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
When the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867, all but which of these were among Canada’s original four provinces? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
