Ivan Alter, from Chappaqua, New York, was a contestant on the ninth season of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on June 14, 2011. He walked away with $1,000 after answering his ninth question incorrectly.
WWTBAM Run[]
Round 1[]
$7,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Flaky Inventions
What food pioneer held a patent for “Flaked Cereals and Precess of Preparing Same”?
⬥ A: John H. Kellogg
⬥ B: James Kraft
⬥ C: Milton Hershey
⬥ D: John Pillsbury
Ivan's Bank: $7,000
$500 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Worth Every Ruble
Foreign tourists pay 400 rubles for admission into which of these world-famous museums?
⬥ A: The Louvre
⬥ B: The Prado
⬥ C: The Hermitage
⬥ D: The Rodin Museum
Ivan's Bank: $7,500
$5,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Theme Songs
Written by the British group Psapp, “Cosy in the Rocket” is the theme song to what long-running TV drama? "Ask the Audience" and "Jump the Question" lifelines used
Ivan jumped the question. The correct answer was B: Grey's Anatomy.
Ivan's Bank: $7,500
$2,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Reserved Seating
Nicknamed for their frequent occupants, “husband chairs” are a common sight where?
⬥ A: Shopping malls
⬥ B: Amusement parks
⬥ C: Restaurants
⬥ D: Movie theaters
Ivan's Bank: $9,500
$3,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Late Night Bits
Chewing gum and sporting an unkempt beard, what actor told a mystified Dave Letterman in 2009 that he was becoming a rapper?
⬥ A: Keanu Reeves
⬥ B: Robert Downey Jr.
⬥ C: Joaquin Phoenix
⬥ D: Kevin Bacon
Ivan's Bank: $12,500
$15,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Are You Covered?
Often purchased by organizers of large events, pluvius insurance protects against losses caused by which of the following? "Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Heavy traffic
⬥ B: Bad weather
⬥ C: Unruly behavior
⬥ D: Low attendance
Ivan jumped the question. The correct answer was B: Bad weather.
Ivan's Bank: $12,500
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: The Feds
Which of these landmarks has its own police department run by the government’s Bureau of Reclamation?
⬥ A: Mount Rushmore
⬥ B: Golden Gate Bridge
⬥ C: White House
⬥ D: Hoover Dam
Ivan's Bank: $22,500
$1,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: The World's Worst...
Cosmopolitan.com ran the headline “Eau, No” when it slammed the world’s worst what?
⬥ A: Lipsticks
⬥ B: Shoes
⬥ C: Lingerie
⬥ D: Perfumes
Ivan's Bank: $23,500
? (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Name Check
O’Shea Jackson is the birth name of what rapper?
⬥ A: Ice Cube
⬥ B: Flavor Flav
⬥ C: Ice-T
⬥ D: Busta Rhymes
Ivan knows it’s not Busta Rhymes. He thinks it must be one of the Ice choices. Ivan makes Ice-T his final answer.
