Jay Snyder

Jay Snyder, from Valrico, Florida, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 1, 2000. He walked away with $125,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these novels in the order in which they were first published, starting with the most recent.
⬥ A: The Bluest Eye	⬥ B: The Accidental Tourist
⬥ C: The Rainmaker	⬥ D: The Big Sleep

The correct answer was C-B-A-D. Out of 8 remaining contestants, Jay was the only one to get it right in 6.29 seconds.

Jay’s Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
If you can make someone do whatever you want, he is “wrapped around your” what?
⬥ A: Kitchen table	⬥ B: Little finger
⬥ C: Flagpole	⬥ D: Christmas tree

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is a normal physical response to cold weather?
⬥ A: Shivering	⬥ B: Sweating
⬥ C: Turning green	⬥ D: Doing the Macarena

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
According to popular opinion, what do frog legs taste like?
⬥ A: Fish	⬥ B: Chicken
⬥ C: Hamburger	⬥ D: A pond

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
“Jack” is often the nickname for a man born with what first name?
⬥ A: Jeremiah	⬥ B: John
⬥ C: James	⬥ D: Jonah

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the primary settings for the 1990s TV sitcom “Wings”?
⬥ A: Hotel	⬥ B: Military base
⬥ C: Airport	⬥ D: Marina

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In the English alphabet, how many letters rhyme with the letter “B,” not including “B”?
⬥ A: Five	⬥ B: Six
⬥ C: Seven	⬥ D: Eight

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What mythic Greek character was condemned to hold up the universe for all eternity?
⬥ A: Apollo	⬥ B: Hermes
⬥ C: Atlas	⬥ D: Demeter

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following towns is nicknamed “The Biggest Little City in the World”?
⬥ A: Portland, OR	⬥ B: Reno, NV
⬥ C: Austin, TX	⬥ D: Boulder, CO

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What baseball personality wrote the 1982 autobiography “Catcher in the Wry”?
⬥ A: Bob Uecker	⬥ B: Yogi Berra
⬥ C: Reggie Jackson	⬥ D: Jim Bouton

$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi composed the theme music for what TV programs? “Ask the Audience” lifeline used
⬥ A: Olympics	⬥ B: Bill Cosby’s sitcoms
⬥ C: NBC newscasts	⬥ D: Charlie Brown specials
Ask the Audience Results: A: 7% ⬥ B: 26% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 63%

$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What artist’s work features optical illusions such as staircases, lizards and birds? “Phone-a-Friend” lifeline used
⬥ A: M.C. Escher	⬥ B: Marcel Duchamp
⬥ C: Rene Magritte	⬥ D: Gustav Klimt

Jay decides to call his friend Terry.

Terry is 75% it sure it is A: M.C. Escher. Jay goes with him and wins $64,000.

$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What company’s credit card advertisements most often use the name “C.F. Frost” on the credit card? “50:50” lifeline used
⬥ A: MasterCard	⬥ B: American Express
⬥ C: Discover	⬥ D: Visa

$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following animals has a skeleton made of chitin?
⬥ A: Tortoise	⬥ B: Armadillo
⬥ C: Grasshopper	⬥ D: Carp

Jay has heard of this, but what he was thinking of before the answers show didn’t show up, so he decides to walk with $125,000.

If he had to guess, it would have been C: Grasshopper, which was correct.

Total Prize Money: $125,000

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Jay Snyder's run to the million

Preceded by Joanne Osmolik	U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Jay Snyder	Succeeded by Scott Yackel