Lauren Lansford, from Alvin, TX, was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on January 24, 2018 and won $5,000 after answering her $30,000 question wrong.
She later reappeared in Season 17 during Second Chance Week and won $20,000.
First WWTBAM Run[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to Ralph Lauren, "Fashion is over very quickly," but what "is forever"?
⬥ A: Style
⬥ B: Student loan debt
⬥ C: The line at the DMV
⬥ D: A 2 a.m. drunken tweet
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Despite its Italian name, what popular window treatment consisting of horizontal slats may have actually originated in Persia?
⬥ A: Venetian blinds
⬥ B: Athenian drapes
⬥ C: Barcelonan curtains
⬥ D: Liverpudlian shades
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Founded by Baltimore artist Dave Cutlip, what charity helps ex-gang members permanently cover physical reminders of their troubled past?
⬥ A: Random Acts of Legal Aid
⬥ B: Random Acts of Tattoo
⬥ C: Random Acts of Therapy
⬥ D: Random Acts of Browser History Deletion
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Irking many hobbyists, since 2016 it's been required by law that drones weighing more than .55 pounds be registered with which government body?
⬥ A: The EPA
⬥ B: The FBI
⬥ C: The IRS
⬥ D: The FAA
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
In what 1992 biopic starring Robert Downey, Jr. did the subject's real-life daughter Geraldine play his own mother? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
In 1851, after sending scientists in Paris a note inviting them "to come see the Earth turn," Leon Foucault unveiled what device that bears his name?
⬥ A: Foucault's camera
⬥ B: Foucault's rocket
⬥ C: Foucault's scale
⬥ D: Foucault's pendulum
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Building a TV empire based in the African capital city of Accra, Nicole Amarteifio has been nicknamed by Marie Claire the what?
⬥ A: Shonda Rhimes of Ghana
⬥ B: Oprah Winfrey of Egypt
⬥ C: Tyra Banks of Kenya
⬥ D: Ava DuVernay of South Africa
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
What expensive, easily-bruised apple variety was invented by Univ. of MN professors trying to create an apple that would grow well in their state's cold weather? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Fuji
⬥ B: Honeycrisp
⬥ C: Granny Smith
⬥ D: Rome
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Extremely rare, a four-under-par occurs when a golfer gets a hole-in-one on a par-five hole, and is known as a what?
⬥ A: Owl
⬥ B: Dove
⬥ C: Goose
⬥ D: Condor
Total Prize Money: $5,000
Second WWTBAM Run[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to a common saying, a person who remains calm and cool in a stressful situation has what in their veins?
⬥ A: Maple syrup
⬥ B: Ice water
⬥ C: Root beer
⬥ D: Mylanta
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Commonly seen at science fiction conventions, someone engaging in cosplay is doing what?
⬥ A: Drinking a cosmopolitan
⬥ B: Calculating the cost-of-living index
⬥ C: Wearing a costume
⬥ D: Worshipping sportscaster Bob Costas
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
What letter that represents a strike in bowling is also the Roman numeral for the number of pins knocked down in that situation?
⬥ A: X
⬥ B: L
⬥ C: C
⬥ D: V
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Which bird’s egg is not only larger than that of any other bird, but is the largest egg laid by any living animal species?
⬥ A: Duck
⬥ B: Ostrich
⬥ C: Chicken
⬥ D: Hummingbird
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Based on the stories of Steven King, the new Hulu series “Castle Rock” stars Sissy Spacek, who also stars in what movie — the first based on one of King’s books?
⬥ A: It
⬥ B: Cujo
⬥ C: Carrie
⬥ D: Christine
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Each of the four states below is known to some as “The Panhandle State.” Which one is ALSO known as “The Mountain State,” thanks to its rugged terrain?
⬥ A: Oklahoma
⬥ B: Texas
⬥ C: Florida
⬥ D: West Virginia
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
The archaic word “whither” is closest in meaning to which of the following? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
It’s Time Capsule time: SEAL Team 6 raids Bin Laden’s compound, Grimsvötn volcano erupts in Iceland, and Adele rules the music charts in May of what year? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: 2009
⬥ B: 2010
⬥ C: 2011
⬥ D: 2012
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
In the painting known as Whistler’s Mother, the elderly woman’s feet are what? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Barefoot
⬥ B: Next to a sleeping cat
⬥ C: Raised on a small stool
⬥ D: Just out of frame
Lauren did not want to risk $15,000, so she walked away. The correct answer was C: Raised on a small stool. Total Prize Money: $20,000
