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Leonid Taratukhin was contestant who appeared on episode of Kto khochet stat' millionerom? on February 19, 2001, answering the 10th question wrong and won 1 000 rubles.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Arrange these Russian rulers in chronological order:
⬥ A: Terrible ⬥ B: Wise
⬥ C: Dark ⬥ D: Great
From the 10 contestants, 2 got it right but Leonid (with a time of 11.81 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-C-A-D, making it to the hot seat.

Leonid's Run to the Million[]

100 rubles (1 of 15) - Not Timed
How, according to the proverb, all the same, where we are not?
⬥ A: Heat ⬥ B: Nourishing
⬥ C: Good ⬥ D: Have fun
200 rubles (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What, according to the proverb, is the whole head?
⬥ A: Salt ⬥ B: Sausage
⬥ C: Bread ⬥ D: Spectacles
300 rubles (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is lonely white "in the fog of the sea" in the famous poem by Lermontov?
⬥ A: Sail ⬥ B: Yacht
⬥ C: Motor ship ⬥ D: Iceberg
500 rubles (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What servicemen call themselves "blue berets"?
⬥ A: Paratroopers ⬥ B: Sailors
⬥ C: Pilots ⬥ D: Tankmen
1 000 rubles (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What sports game does not start with filing?
⬥ A: Tennis ⬥ B: Volleyball
⬥ C: Basketball ⬥ D: Badminton
2 000 rubles (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What forms of the earth's surface are explored by the speleologist?
⬥ A: Rocks ⬥ B: Caves
⬥ C: Volcanoes ⬥ D: Hills
4 000 rubles (7 of 15) - Not Timed
By whose profession was the pioneer of the labor movement for the productivity of labor, Stakhanov?
⬥ A: Metallurgist ⬥ B: Oilman
⬥ C: Miner ⬥ D: Builder
8 000 rubles (8 of 15) - Not Timed
At the council in which village near Moscow in 1812 Kutuzov decided to turn over Moscow to the French?
⬥ A: Izmailovo ⬥ B: Sokolniki
⬥ C: Fili ⬥ D: Zamoskvorechye
16 000 rubles (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What genre did Omar Khayyam do?
⬥ A: Rondo ⬥ B: Triolet
⬥ C: Rubai ⬥ D: Sonnet
32 000 rubles (10 of 15) - Not Timed
On whose poems is written the song "Victory Day?"
'Ask The Audience', '50:50' and 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Dobronravov ⬥ B: Matusovsky
⬥ C: Kharitonov ⬥ D: Oshanin
Ask the Audience Results: A: 49% ⬥ B: 20% ⬥ C: 14% ⬥ D: 17%
Leonid doesn't know so he used his first lifeline 'Ask the Audience' which had 49-20-14-17, but then he used the second lifeline '50:50' which he removes A and D, and he uses his last lifeline 'Phone a Friend' when he phones the musician which he thinks B, and then Leonid goes with her, but the correct answer was C.
Выигрыш: 1 000.
Preceded by
Sergey Yakunin (O, Schastlivchik!)
Russian Contestant (Season 1)
Leonid Taratukhin
Succeeded by
Zaurbek Kozhev