John Davis, from Seattle, WA was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 19 & 20, 2017. He became the 2nd person to walk away with $100,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to legend, a Hollywood tradition was born in 1927 when actress Norma Talmadge accidentally did what on a visit to Grauman's Chinese Theatre?
⬥ A: Paid $10 for popcorn
⬥ B: Snuck into an R-rated movie
⬥ C: Stepped in wet cement
⬥ D: Told Clark Gable not to text during the film
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
"Rock-paper-scissors," "Thumb war" and "I've got your nose" all appear on Wikipedia's list of what?
⬥ A: Discontinued Olympic Events
⬥ B: Less-popular casino games
⬥ C: Best Picture winners
⬥ D: Hand games
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Don't believe the jewelry ads: which of the following gems actually WON'T last forever, as entropy will eventually cause it to decay into graphite?
⬥ A: Opal
⬥ B: Diamond
⬥ C: Sapphire
⬥ D: Ruby
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
James Corden has sung along with superstars like Adele and Lin-Manuel Miranda during his commute to "The Late Late Show" in what popular segment?
⬥ A: Carpool Karaoke
⬥ B: Express Bus Beatboxing
⬥ C: Snowmobile Showtunes
⬥ D: Ferry Boat Falsettos
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Inside the name of lquitos - a town called Peru's "gateway to the Amazon" - you'll find the name of what neighboring country's capital city?
⬥ A: Argentina
⬥ B: Panama
⬥ C: Brazil
⬥ D: Ecuador
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
In total, the 1990s consisted of how many days?
⬥ A: 3,650
⬥ B: 3,652
⬥ C: 3,654
⬥ D: 3,656
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Of the NFL's 32 teams, a total of 7 team names -- more than any other -- end with what three letters?
⬥ A: -ans
⬥ B: -ers
⬥ C: -ins
⬥ D: -ngs
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Though you probably shouldn't be handling it in the first place, the EPA notes that two tablespoons of what heavy liquid weigh about a pound?
⬥ A: Hydrochloric acid
⬥ B: Mercury
⬥ C: Kerosene
⬥ D: Motor oil
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Born Paul Hewson, U2's Bono got his stage name from Bonavox, a Dublin shop that sold what items typically geared to an older crowd? "Plus One" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Wheelchairs
⬥ B: Hearing aids
⬥ C: Orthopedic shoes
⬥ D: Vitamins
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
In its study on in-flight emergencies from 2008-2010, the New England Journal of Medicine found the most common ailment was syncope, also known as what?
⬥ A: Heart attack
⬥ B: Respiratory failure
⬥ C: Fainting
⬥ D: Seizure
The klaxon called time and John will be back tomorrow with 2 lifelines available.
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
During WWII, so children would be less frightened of their government-issued gas masks, a model was specially created to look like whom? "50:50" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Mickey Mouse
⬥ B: Popeye
⬥ C: Buck Rogers
⬥ D: Peter Pan
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
While originally there was just Pep-O-Mint, over the years Life Savers have been available in all but which of the following flavors? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used.
He walked away on this question, his guess would have gone with Audience's majority of the answer which was B, but he would have been wrong and the correct answer is A: Vanill-O-Nut.
