Joelle Murchison, an InRoads employee from Cromwell, Connecticut, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of the show on September 9, 2001. She won $1,000 after missing her $2,000 question.
Joelle asked the audience, who overwhelmingly voted for D. She made that her final answer, winning $1,000.
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In the fantasy TV series "Beauty and the Beast," where does the Beast live? ’Phone-a-Friend’ lifeline used
⬥ A: Ruined castle
⬥ B: Abandoned theater
⬥ C: Underground tunnels
⬥ D: Junkyard
Joelle called Timothy, her boss, who was positive it was A. She made that her final answer, ending her run. The correct answer was C. Total Prize Money: $1,000
Trivia[]
According to a September 2001 article in the Hartford Courant, the person who gave Joelle the wrong answer on her $2,000 question was not Timothy, her boss, but a co-worker named Kevin who picked up the phone before Timothy could and posed as him under pressure. The real Timothy knew the answer to Joelle's question.
Joelle was the last contestant in the original U.S. primetime run to incorrectly answer a $2,000 question.
