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Lesley Silva, from West Hyannisport, Massachusetts, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on April 30 to May 7, 2000. Lesley won $1,000 after missing her $8,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these films about pets in order of their theatrical debut, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Babe: Pig in the City ⬥ B: Willard
⬥ C: Gremlins ⬥ D: Bringing Up Baby
Out of 8 remaining contestants, 2 contestants got it right, but Lesley (with a time of 6.42 seconds) was faster to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it to the hot seat.

Lesley's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
An ad campaign by Levi Strauss helped make what workplace dress code popular?
⬥ A: No-Tie Mondays ⬥ B: Sneaker Thursdays
⬥ C: Casual Fridays ⬥ D: Pants-less Tuesdays
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
In a popular expression, a clumsy person is compared to what animal "in a china shop"?
⬥ A: Bull ⬥ B: Gorilla
⬥ C: Swan ⬥ D: Wookie
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What does the letter "C" stand for in the electronic device abbreviation VCR?
⬥ A: Color ⬥ B: Copying
⬥ C: Cassette ⬥ D: Can't be programmed
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In his 1977 hit, Randy Newman claimed that what group had "no reason to live"?
⬥ A: The lonely ⬥ B: Short people
⬥ C: Mean people ⬥ D: In-laws
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In which month has the Super Bowl always been played?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: December ⬥ B: January
⬥ C: February ⬥ D: March
Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 95% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 1%
The klaxon called time and Lesley would return on $1,000 with two lifelines left.
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The words "know" and "no" are examples of what?
⬥ A: Preposition ⬥ B: Antonym
⬥ C: Synonym ⬥ D: Homophone
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What classic sci-fi film introduced the slogan "In space no one can hear you scream"?
⬥ A: Forbidden Planet ⬥ B: Alien
⬥ C: 2001: A Space Odyssey ⬥ D: Species
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In what country did the Klondike gold rush take place in the late 1890s?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: United States ⬥ B: Finland
⬥ C: Canada ⬥ D: South Africa
Total Prize Money: $1,000

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Preceded by
Bryan Sigrist
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Lesley Silva
Succeeded by
Dennis Kairis