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Jerry O'Brien, from Pleasantville, NY, was a contestant who appeared on Season 12 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 18, 2013 and walked away with $68,500.

WWTBAM Run[]

Round 1[]

$1,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Double Duty
What product is advertised as a way to "Turn your A-cups into double-Ds" and secretly carry booze at the same time?
⬥ A: The WineRack ⬥ B: The BeerBelt
⬥ C: The VodkaFanny ⬥ D: The ScotchSock
Jerry's Bank: $1,000
$500 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Modern Man
Suggested by da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" diagram, the length of a person's wingspan, on average, is equal to their what?
⬥ A: Weight ⬥ B: IQ
⬥ C: Height ⬥ D: Age
Jerry's Bank: $1,500
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Based on a True Story
In a case of art imitating life, what 2013 sitcom's lead character returns to television after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease?
⬥ A: Sean Saves the World ⬥ B: Trophy Wife
⬥ C: Brooklyn Nine-Nine ⬥ D: The Michael J. Fox Show
Jerry's Bank: $3,500
$25,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Second Time Around
Because the Jewish faith defines a life as 70 years, some Jews celebrate a second bar mitzvah at what age?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: 81 ⬥ B: 83
⬥ C: 85 ⬥ D: 86
Ask the Audience Results: A: 9% ⬥ B: 75% ⬥ C: 6% ⬥ D: 10%
Jerry's Bank: $28,500
$15,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Technology Trends
A person's diminished ability to remember things they know they can look up on the Internet has been approximately termed what?
⬥ A: The Wi-Fi Predicament ⬥ B: The Google Effect
⬥ C: The Broadband Conundrum ⬥ D: The Facebook Phenomenon
Jerry's Bank: $43,500
$3,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Parts from the Past
Located at the bottom of the sacrum, the coccyx is a fusion of up to five vertebrae that are thought to be remnants of our long-lost what?
⬥ A: Hooves ⬥ B: Whiskers
⬥ C: Tails ⬥ D: Paws
Jerry's Bank: $46,500
$5,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Country-Hop
Which hip-hop star returned to his "Country Grammar" roots, dueting with both Tim McGraw and Florida Georgia Line?
⬥ A: Akon ⬥ B: T-Pain
⬥ C: Nelly ⬥ D: Timbaland
Jerry's Bank: $51,500
$7,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: On a Roll
Hearing the Guinness Book of World Records was going to name him the world's "most litigious person," Jonathan Lee Riches responded by doing what?
⬥ A: Thanking them ⬥ B: Suing them
⬥ C: Interviewing them ⬥ D: Funding them
Jerry's Bank: $58,500
$10,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: Enough is Enough
More media-friendly than "rat" or "snitch," what word describes an informant who alerts the public about corrupt activities?
⬥ A: Bellringer ⬥ B: Horntooter
⬥ C: Whistleblower ⬥ D: Gongbanger
Jerry's Bank: $68,500
$100 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Category: State of Hunger
In a poster of the United States called the "United Shapes," South Carolina is shown to resemble what food item?
'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: A meatball ⬥ B: A candy cane
⬥ C: A cheese straw ⬥ D: A slice of pizza
Jerry wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was D: A slice of pizza.
Jerry's Bank: $68,500

Round 2[]

$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
What pair of animals was never alive at the same time?
'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Modern humans & Neanderthals ⬥ B: Dodos & Aurochs
⬥ C: Wooly mammoths & saber-toothed cats ⬥ D: T. Rex & Stegosaurus
Jerry wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was D: T. Rex & Stegosaurus.
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
Schooling his listeners, the Jay-Z line "Is pious pious 'cause God loves pious?" alludes to the "Euthyphro dilemma" as proposed by what thinker?
⬥ A: Friedrich Nietzsche ⬥ B: Voltaire
⬥ C: St. Thomas Aquinas ⬥ D: Plato
Jerry did not want to risk $43,500, so he walked away. The correct answer was D: Plato.
Total Prize Money: $68,500

Trivia[]

  • Jerry had his wife Robyn in the audience, who would later appear on the show on March 3-4, 2015 and win $1,000. Jerry would also serve as Robyn's Plus One during her run.

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