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Jason Hoffman, from Virginia Beach, VA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 11 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 31, 2012 and walked away with $25,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Round 1[]

$3,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Miss Hospitality
According to a tell-all book by her daughter, Martha Stewart would turn off the lights and pretend she wasn't home during what holiday?
⬥ A: St. Patrick's Day ⬥ B: Halloween
⬥ C: Thanksgiving ⬥ D: Easter
Jason's Bank: $3,000
$25,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Catchy Tune
A hit '80s song declares "Everybody cut, everybody cut, everybody cut, everybody cut, everybody everybody cut" what?
⬥ A: Sledgehammer ⬥ B: Mickey
⬥ C: Footloose ⬥ D: Ghostbusters
Jason's Bank: $28,000
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Novel Ending
While his most famous literary creation sleeps in a coffin, what author was cremated after he died and had his ashes put in an urn?
⬥ A: Washington Irving ⬥ B: Jules Verne
⬥ C: Bram Stoker ⬥ D: Arthur Conan Doyle
Jason's Bank: $30,000
$7,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: OK Bayou?
Which of these Louisiana-based reality shows is about a family of self-described "redneck" millionaires?
⬥ A: Swamp People ⬥ B: Rat Bastards
⬥ C: Cajun Pawn Stars ⬥ D: Duck Dynasty
Jason's Bank: $37,000
$100 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Other Works
Filed in 1992, what pop star's a credited "inventor" on Patent No. 5,255,452, or "Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion"?
'Crystal Ball' and 'Bat Away the Question' lifelines used
⬥ A: Michael Jackson ⬥ B: Prince
⬥ C: Mick Jagger ⬥ D: George Harrison
Jason wasn't sure, so he batted away the question. The correct answer was A: Michael Jackson.
Jason's Bank: $37,000
$500 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Imaginary Boundaries
On a globe, what imaginary line marks the southern boundary of the North Frigid Zone?
⬥ A: The Tropic of Cancer ⬥ B: The Equator
⬥ C: The Arctic Circle ⬥ D: The Prime Meridian
Jason's Bank: $37,500
$15,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Animal Counties
California's Mariposa County got its name from Spanish explorers who discovered huge numbers of what creatures there?
'Bat Away the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Bullfrogs ⬥ B: Turtles
⬥ C: Butterflies ⬥ D: Snakes
Jason wasn't sure, so he batted away the question. The correct answer was C: Butterflies.
Jason's Bank: $37,500
$10,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Wealthy Woman
Called "the youngest self-made female billionaire in history" by Forbes, Sara Blakely made a fortune after creating what company?
⬥ A: Neutrogena ⬥ B: American Apparel
⬥ C: Spanx ⬥ D: Baby Einstein
Jason's Bank: $47,500
$5,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Skinternet
According to Facebook's standards on nude images, what body parts can be posted if they're on a man and not a woman?
⬥ A: Shoulders ⬥ B: Ears
⬥ C: Nipples ⬥ D: Knees
Jason's Bank: $52,500
$1,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Spooky Passing
Which of these famous figures died on Halloween?
'Pick the Audience's Brains' lifeline used
⬥ A: Alfred Hitchcock ⬥ B: Harry Houdini
⬥ C: Dr. Jack Kevorkian ⬥ D: Edgar Allan Poe
Ask the Audience Results: A: 11% ⬥ B: 63% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 24%
Jason's Bank: $53,500

Round 2[]

$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Though it sounds like an event for bald men hoping to achieve their dreams, rogaining is actually a what?
⬥ A: Cooking method ⬥ B: Folk dance
⬥ C: Outdoor sport ⬥ D: Chess move
Total Prize Money: $25,000

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