Jeff Fisher

Jeff Fisher, from Dayton, Tennessee, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on March 21, 2000. He walked away with $4,000 and became the first of only four contestants to win that amount. He was also the first contestant in the U.S. to bail out of the game before seeing the $32,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these 1990s bestsellers in order by when they were first published, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Bo Knows Bo	⬥ B: Bad As I Wanna Be
⬥ C: Stop the Insanity	⬥ D: Monica's Story

The correct order was A-C-B-D, and from 10 contestants, 3 got it right, and Jeff was the fastest with 4.16 seconds.

Jeff's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
The phrase to describe the ritual of vacationing college students is called Spring what?
⬥ A: Crazies	⬥ B: Follies
⬥ C: Break	⬥ D: Rush

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is a popular phrase describing a place where you can buy used goods and knickknacks?
⬥ A: Worm market	⬥ B: Ant market
⬥ C: Flea market	⬥ D: Beetle market

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
If you are standing at home plate in a baseball stadium, what shape does the infield resemble?
⬥ A: Triangle	⬥ B: Diamond
⬥ C: Pentagon	⬥ D: Octagon

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which camera lens has the greatest ability to magnify distant objects? "Ask The Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Fisheye lens	⬥ B: Wide-angle lens
⬥ C: Standard lens	⬥ D: Long-focus lens
Ask the Audience Results: A: 10% ⬥ B: 21% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 67%

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What gas is primarily responsible for the "greenhouse effect"?
⬥ A: Carbon dioxide	⬥ B: Helium
⬥ C: Oxygen	⬥ D: Nitrogen

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the title of a 1980 movie, where was Brooke Shields's character shipwrecked?
⬥ A: Black Sea	⬥ B: Blue Lagoon
⬥ C: Crystal Bay	⬥ D: Rainbow Falls

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In the short story "The Gift of the Magi", what does Della sell to buy her husband a watch chain?
⬥ A: Her hair	⬥ B: Her clothes
⬥ C: Her jewelry	⬥ D: Her books

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these artists was born Dana Owens? "50:50" and "Phone-a-Friend" lifelines used
⬥ A: Chaka Khan	⬥ B: Vanilla Ice
⬥ C: Della Reese	⬥ D: Queen Latifah

Jeff used his 50:50 eliminating A & C, he then proceeds to call Emily, his high school librarian, who thinks its Vanilla Ice but fails to provide how sure she was. Not being a greedy man, he is quite happy with his $4,000 and don't want to lose $3,000 on a guess. Had he guessed B, he would have lost $3,000. It was D - Queen Latifah.

Total Prize Money: $4,000

Sources[]

Jeff Fisher's run to the million

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.game-shows/c/F4E9-qSma8s/

Preceded by Tracey Tariska	U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Jeff Fisher	Succeeded by Matt Murray