Joel Edward McHale is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and television host. He appeared as a contestant on the 2020-21 U.S. revival season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and won $125,000 for Groundswell charity.
WWTBAM Run[]
Joel McHale's Run to Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Wagging its finger at the gender wage gap, what classic board game released a 2019 version in which female players earn $240 when they pass "Go"? | |
| ⬥ A: Scrabble | ⬥ B: Risk |
| ⬥ C: Monopoly | ⬥ D: Hungry Hungry Chauvinist Pigs |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| By definition, which of these cakes is removed from the oven, then flipped over before it gets served? | |
| ⬥ A: Bundt cake | ⬥ B: Upside-down cake |
| ⬥ C: Red velvet cake | ⬥ D: Devil's food cake |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the love-it-or-hate-it practice of "ghosting," a person leaves a party without first doing what? | |
| ⬥ A: Saying goodbye | ⬥ B: Using the restroom |
| ⬥ C: Dancing | ⬥ D: Leaving a gift |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| On what holiday in 2020 did the San Antonio Zoo let patrons name a rat after their ex before feeding it to a snake? | |
| ⬥ A: New Year's Day | ⬥ B: St. Patrick's Day |
| ⬥ C: April Fool's Day | ⬥ D: Valentine's Day |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg became a world-famous activist after regularly skipping school to promote what cause? | |
| ⬥ A: Immigration reform | ⬥ B: Climate change awareness |
| ⬥ C: Women's rights | ⬥ D: Consumer privacy |
| The klaxon called time. Joel would return the next week with all lifelines available. |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these government agencies employs a Chief of Disguise responsible for creating things like wigs and fake noses? | |
| ⬥ A: NASA | ⬥ B: EPA |
| ⬥ C: IRS | ⬥ D: CIA |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What big screen comedy memorably features Melissa McCarthy sitting in a sink screaming, "It's coming out of me like lava!"? | |
| ⬥ A: Pitch Perfect | ⬥ B: Bridesmaids |
| ⬥ C: Ocean's 8 | ⬥ D: Bad Moms |
| Joel looks confused. He says he knows Melissa McCarthy and she's an actor. He thinks it's either B or D and asks Brad Stevens for help. |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Typing in which of these URLs redirects you to the Apple website? | |
| ⬥ A: newton.com | ⬥ B: edison.com |
| ⬥ C: einstein.com | ⬥ D: darwin.com |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| At the top of each episode, host Sean Evans typically refers to his hit Web series "Hot Ones" as "the show with hot questions, and even hotter" what? | |
| ⬥ A: Gossip | ⬥ B: Coffee |
| ⬥ C: Tunes | ⬥ D: Wings |
| $32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What prestigious award has a pretty racy description on its official website, boasting that its medal depicts "a husky, bare-chested printer at work"? | |
| ⬥ A: Nobel Prize | ⬥ B: Medal of Honor |
| ⬥ C: Pulitzer Prize | ⬥ D: Tony Award |
| Joel asks Brad if he has any idea. Brad says it's C because of the printer. |
Joel now has to decide whether to keep his lifelines or swap one out for using Brad one more time. He asks Brad and says he would get rid of the 50:50. Joel makes that swap.
| $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is Joe Biden's middle name, and not the name of a comic book character? 'Ask the Guest' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Cypher | ⬥ B: Robinette |
| ⬥ C: Morbius | ⬥ D: Slyde |
| Joel says this is a good one but he doesn't know it. He says it's definitely not B or A. He decides to ask Brad.
Ask the Guest Result: Brad says that he does know the answer and it's "Robinette". Joel says that's an interesting middle name. Joel went with Brad's answer and won $64,000. |
| $125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In 2020, the New York Post reported that some users of a popular erectile dysfunction drug were experiencing which of these strange side effects? 'Ask the Host' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Blue vision | ⬥ B: Cured baldness |
| ⬥ C: Urge to gamble | ⬥ D: An Italian accent |
| Joel ponders and finally says he doesn't know this one either because he doesn't have this problem and he's never taken the New York Post. He assumes that it's C but maybe it's B. He thinks Jimmy will know this because he's a late-night host, so he decides to ask him.
Ask the Host Result: Jimmy doesn't know the answers but he tells Joel he's very sure that it's blue vision. Joel says he's going to go with Jimmy's answer. |
| $250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| For over thirty years, Queen Elizabeth II has favored what shade of nail polish by Essie? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Ballet Slippers | ⬥ B: Lady Like |
| ⬥ C: Everything's Rosy | ⬥ D: Lovie Dovie |
| Joel jokes that this is his area of expertise. It could be any of these. He and Jimmy talk about Queen Latifah and the band Queen. Joel's only lifeline is Phone-a-friend. He calls Boyd Vigo, Brad's writing partner.
Phone-a-Friend Result: Joel reads the question and all four answers, including the letters. "Good God!" Boyd replies. He finally says, "Everything's Rosy". Joel asks if he's sure, and Boyd says, "Of course", jokingly. Nail polish could be any color and have any name. Joel finally decides that he will walk away. Jimmy asks what Joel would have guessed, and he says, "Everything's Rosy". Brad thinks it was "Ballet Slippers". The right answer was "Ballet Slippers". Total Charity Winnings: $125,000 |
| Preceded by Eric Bailey |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (2020-2021 season, U.S.) Joel McHale |
Succeeded by Tom Miller (USA, 2020-21) |