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John Leguizamo, an actor from New York City, was a celebrity contestant of the U.S. version of the show on the 3rd Celebrity Edition of the show on May 6, 2001. John won $32,000 for his charity, the East Harlem Tutorial Program, after incorrectly answering his $125,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these movies in chronological order by the day of the week in their title, starting with Monday.
⬥ A: Next Friday ⬥ B: First Monday in October
⬥ C: Any Given Sunday ⬥ D: Mr. Saturday Night
The correct answer was B-A-D-C. Out of the 10 contestants, 3 got it right. John was the fastest in 6.58 seconds.

John’s Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to a common expression, someone who is “tooting his own horn” is doing what?
⬥ A: Scolding ⬥ B: Bragging
⬥ C: Praying ⬥ D: Hyperventilating
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
While sleeping, a person’s eyes are normally what?
⬥ A: Crosses ⬥ B: Closed
⬥ C: Open ⬥ D: On the nightstand
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following best defines what happens when a group reaches consensus?
⬥ A: General agreement ⬥ B: Stalemate
⬥ C: Slap fight ⬥ D: Nudity
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Softball most resembles which of these sports?
⬥ A: Volleyball ⬥ B: Football
⬥ C: Baseball ⬥ D: Basketball
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What two-letter abbreviation is used to represent the word “number”?
⬥ A: Na ⬥ B: Ne
⬥ C: Ni ⬥ D: No
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1961 movie “West Side Story,” what are the Sharks?
⬥ A: Jamaican ⬥ B: Puerto Rican
⬥ C: Haitan ⬥ D: Cuban
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Bjork attended the 2001 Oscars in a dress made to look as if what animal was draped around her neck?
⬥ A: Swan ⬥ B: Snake
⬥ C: Monkey ⬥ D: Bear
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Baja California is located in what country?
⬥ A: Canada ⬥ B: Panama
⬥ C: Mexico ⬥ D: Argentina
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What TV police drama’s theme song warns, “Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time”?
⬥ A: Starsky and Hutch ⬥ B: Cagney & Lacey
⬥ C: Streets of San Francisco ⬥ D: Baretta
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
The 1979 bestseller “The Brethren,” co-authored by Bob Woodward, examines what institution?
⬥ A: Secret Service ⬥ B: U.S. Supreme Court
⬥ C: Catholic Church ⬥ D: KGB
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
The 1989 movie “Do the Right Thing” features which of these songs?
⬥ A: Fight the Power ⬥ B: My Prerogative
⬥ C: Mama Said Knock You Out ⬥ D: Bust a Move
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was the first official U.S. poet laureate?
“Ask the Audience” and "Phone-a-Friend" lifelines used
⬥ A: Richard Wilbur ⬥ B: Robert Frost
⬥ C: Robert Penn Warren ⬥ D: Joseph Brodsky
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 58% ⬥ C: 33% ⬥ D: 5%
John decides to ask the audience and 58% think it is Robert Frost and 33% think it is Robert Penn Warren.

John decides to call Johnny Dana. Johnny doesn’t have an idea.

John decides to go with Robert Penn Warren, but he then changes to B: Robert Frost, and he loses $32,000 on it.

C: Robert Penn Warren was in fact the correct answer.


Total Prize Money: $32,000

Preceded by
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U.S. Contestant (3rd Celebrity Week)
John Leguizamo
Succeeded by
Kevin Sorbo