Joanna Pergande, from Leavenworth, KS, was a contestant on Season 7 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on March 4-5, 2009. She won $50,000.
Joanna's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Chow Down! | |
| A person who consumes large quantities of food is often said to "eat like" what? | |
| ⬥ A: A horse | ⬥ B: A rabbit |
| ⬥ C: A turtle | ⬥ D: Michael Phelps |
| $200 (2 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Day Jobs | |
| The term "man of the cloth" refers to a person with which of these jobs? | |
| ⬥ A: Lawyer | ⬥ B: Teacher |
| ⬥ C: Doctor | ⬥ D: Priest |
| $300 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Restroom: In Use | |
| Which of the following is often found in a household bathroom but not an airplane bathroom? | |
| ⬥ A: Sink | ⬥ B: Mirror |
| ⬥ C: Bathtub | ⬥ D: Toilet |
| $500 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Just My Type | |
| When pressed, what key on a computer keyboard causes all subsequent writing TO LOOK LIKE THIS? | |
| ⬥ A: Space bar | ⬥ B: Tab |
| ⬥ C: Caps lock | ⬥ D: Escape |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: He Bones About It | |
| By definition, a vertebral subluxation is a medical problem that affects the bones of the what? | |
| ⬥ A: Skull | ⬥ B: Spine |
| ⬥ C: Foot | ⬥ D: Ribcage |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Claymation | |
| A 2008 cover of People magazine featured a picture of American idol star Clay Aiken and what buzzworthy headline? | |
| ⬥ A: Yes, I'm Retiring | ⬥ B: Yes, I'm Adopted |
| ⬥ C: Yes, I'm Married | ⬥ D: Yes, I'm Gay |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Roman Numerals | |
| What two letters in "Roman numeral" are actually Roman numerals? | |
| ⬥ A: N and U | ⬥ B: M and L |
| ⬥ C: O and A | ⬥ D: R and E |
| The klaxon called time and Joanna would return on $4,000 with all 4 lifelines still available. |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Painting.org | |
| Which of the following is a Web site with a single function: to create splatter paintings using the mouse of a computer? | |
| ⬥ A: andywarhol.org | ⬥ B: normanrockwell.org |
| ⬥ C: jacksonpollock.org | ⬥ D: pablopicasso.org |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Bourne Again | |
| Which of these nouns does not appear in the title of any film in the blockbuster "Bourne" franchise starring Matt Damon? | |
| ⬥ A: Confederacy | ⬥ B: Ultimatum |
| ⬥ C: Identity | ⬥ D: Supremacy |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Heart-Shaped Box | |
| According to legend, which of these authors wrapped up her dead husband's heart and kept it for almost thirty years? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Edith Wharton | ⬥ B: Mary Shelley |
| ⬥ C: George Eliot | ⬥ D: Charlotte Brontë |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 68% ⬥ C: 6% ⬥ D: 22% | |
| $50,000 (11 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: April Come She Will | |
| Which of these major historical events did not take place during the month of April? 'Phone-a-Friend', 'Ask the Expert' and 'Double Dip' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Paul Revere's ride | ⬥ B: Sinking of the Titanic |
| ⬥ C: Bay of Pigs invasion | ⬥ D: Fall of the Berlin Wall |
| $100,000 (12 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: Out in Space | |
| According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, approximately how many active man-made satellites are currently in orbit around the Earth? | |
| ⬥ A: 900 | ⬥ B: 1,900 |
| ⬥ C: 2,900 | ⬥ D: 3,900 |
| Joanna did not want to risk $25,000, so she walked away. The correct answer was A: 900. |
