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Kim Nixon, a dentist from Bakersfield, California, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on December 14, 2000. Kim won $1,000 after missing her $32,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these TV sitcoms in order of their original debut, starting with the most recent.
⬥ A: Roseanne ⬥ B: Webster
⬥ C: Martin ⬥ D: Bette
From the 10 starting contestants, 2 got it right, but Kim (with a time of 4.17 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-C-A-B, making it into the Hot Seat.

Kim's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
If a person does not want to reveal who told him a secret, he is most likely to say "a little" what "told me"?
⬥ A: Birdy ⬥ B: Computer
⬥ C: Kid ⬥ D: Telemarketer
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
In which of the following body parts would someone develop "writer's cramp"?
⬥ A: Foot ⬥ B: Hand
⬥ C: Knees ⬥ D: Soul
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the term for parking your car alongside an already parked car, causing an obstruction?
⬥ A: Stadium parking ⬥ B: Free parking
⬥ C: Double parking ⬥ D: Fun
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is an old-fashioned type of wood or coal-burning stove?
⬥ A: Sterno ⬥ B: Potbelly
⬥ C: Hot pot ⬥ D: Bunsen
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In what country did mariachi music originate?
⬥ A: Brazil ⬥ B: Ecuador
⬥ C: Mexico ⬥ D: Jamaica
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The process of covering an object with a thin layer of gold is called what?
⬥ A: Drizzling ⬥ B: Grousing
⬥ C: Transmuting ⬥ D: Gilding
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What athlete's 2000 autobiography is called "It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life"?
⬥ A: Marty Nothstein ⬥ B: Greg LeMond
⬥ C: Lance Armstrong ⬥ D: Jeannie Longo
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Ankara is the capital of what?
⬥ A: Zaire ⬥ B: Turkey
⬥ C: Venezuela ⬥ D: Cambodia
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Rocky Road ice cream was created and named in reference to the U.S.'s troubles during what time period?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: World War I ⬥ B: Great Depression
⬥ C: Korean War ⬥ D: Cuban missile crisis
Ask the Audience Results: A: 9% ⬥ B: 60% ⬥ C: 16% ⬥ D: 15%
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1957, the "Little Rock Nine" were at the center of what controversy?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Supreme Court nomination ⬥ B: Radio payola
⬥ C: School desegregation ⬥ D: Church/state separation
Kim phoned her husband, Paul for help. Paul threw out an uncertain guess and said B: Radio payola. After much consideration, she went with her husband and said B, but she was wrong.

The correct answer was C: School desegregation.

Total Prize Money: $1,000

Preceded by
Fowler Jones, III
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Kim Nixon
Succeeded by
Joel Reid