Lauren Karger, from Stony Point, New York, was a contestant on Season 2 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 2, 2003. She walked away with $8,000.
Lauren Karger's Run to the Million:[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
An elephant is the traditional symbol of what U.S. political party?
⬥ A: Republican
⬥ B: Reform
⬥ C: Green
⬥ D: Dumbocrat
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
A person working from midnight until 8 a.m. is often said to be working what type of "shift"?
⬥ A: Backdoor
⬥ B: Graveyard
⬥ C: Underground
⬥ D: Gaslight
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The perennial bestseller "What to Expect When You're Expecting" provides guidence from whom?
⬥ A: Brides-to-be
⬥ B: Job hunters
⬥ C: College-bound students
⬥ D: Mothers-to-be
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
The adjective "two-faced" is used to describe a person who is what?
⬥ A: Clumsy
⬥ B: Lucky
⬥ C: Hypocrtical
⬥ D: Ambitious
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Millionaire Bruce Wayne is the true identity of what comic book superhero?
⬥ A: Spider-Man
⬥ B: The Incredible Hulk
⬥ C: Superman
⬥ D: Batman
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The Roman candle, illegal in many parts of the U.S., is a type of what?
⬥ A: Pesticide
⬥ B: Firework
⬥ C: Cigar
⬥ D: Revolver
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What candy bar features the line "Crisperty, crunchety, peanut-buttery" on its wrapper?
⬥ A: Payday
⬥ B: Reese's Cups
⬥ C: Butterfinger
⬥ D: Snickers
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What famous frontiersman helped blaze the Wilderness Road, used by pioneers to travel west? "Ask the Audience" and "50:50" lifelines used
Lauren decides to ask the Audience which the majority is leaning towards C. Followed by A in second place. This doesn't help Lauren so she uses the "50:50" which only leaves A and B. Lauren is now happy with the results so she makes A her final answer winning $8,000.
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Once a resort known as "The American Spa," Hot Springs National Park is in what U.S. state?
⬥ A: Arizona
⬥ B: Arkansas
⬥ C: Mississippi
⬥ D: Montana
Lauren decides to call her friend Bob. Bob would guess Arizona but is only a big guess. Lauren doesn't want to risk it and wants to take the $8,000. Had she gone with Bob, she would've lost $7,000 as the correct answer was B. Arkansas.
