Leo Luberecki, a legislative analyst for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services from Washington, D.C., was a contestant on the U.S Primetime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on June 6, 2002. He walked away with $250,000.
Leo asked the audience, who overwhelmingly voted for C. He made that his final answer, winning $4,000.
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
The 2001 movie “A Beautiful Mind” was inspired by the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr., a famous professor of what?
⬥ A: Mathematics
⬥ B: History
⬥ C: Philosophy
⬥ D: Chemistry
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, what transforms Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde?
⬥ A: Full moon
⬥ B: Experimental potion
⬥ C: Dog bite
⬥ D: Blow to the head
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
The Basque people live in a region that lies in what two countries?
⬥ A: France and Spain
⬥ B: Belgium and Germany
⬥ C: Switzerland and Italy
⬥ D: Yugoslavia and Greece
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is not one of the three types of muscles in the human body?
⬥ A: Cardiac
⬥ B: Skeletal
⬥ C: Smooth
⬥ D: Cranial
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1976, a court ruled that George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” infringed the copyright of what 1960s pop song?
⬥ A: Baby Love
⬥ B: He’s So Fine
⬥ C: All Shook Up
⬥ D: Duke of Earl
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the main occupation of Jules Leotard, who popularized the one-piece body garment in the 1850s? 'Phone-a-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Trapeze artist
⬥ B: Actor
⬥ C: Diver
⬥ D: Ballet dancer
Leo called his friend Jeff, who guessed A. He then used the 50:50, eliminating B and C. He made A his final answer, winning $250,000.
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Who did Margaret Thatcher replace as prime minister of Great Britain in 1979?
⬥ A: Harold Macmillan
⬥ B: Edward Heath
⬥ C: James Callaghan
⬥ D: Harold Wilson
Leo wasn't sure enough to go for it, so he walked with $250,000. The correct answer was C. Total Prize Money: $250,000
Trivia[]
Leo was the last contestant to walk away with $250,000 on the original U.S. Primetime version.
He was also the last contestant to walk away with $250,000 on any U.S. Primetime version until Catherine O'Hara walked away with $250,000 almost eighteen years later on May 14, 2020.
