Lindsey Malcom, a senior planetary science major and physics minor at M.I.T. from Clarksville, Maryland, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on December 19, 2000 during College Edition and won $1,000 after missing her $8,000 question. She did not use her Phone-a-Friend lifeline.
Before she began her run, Lindsey mentioned how she was doing her senior thesis on the spectral properties of asteroids and their connection to space weathering, which was exactly what Regis did his thesis on in college.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger Question[]
Fastest Finger Question
Put these cities in order according ot their distance from Cleveland, Ohio, starting with the closest.
⬥ A: Dallas, Texas
⬥ B: Indianapolis, Indiana
⬥ C: St. Louis, Missouri
⬥ D: Las Vegas, Nevada
The correct answer was B-C-A-D. Out of 8 contestants, 6 got it right. Lindsey was the fastest in 4.37 seconds.
Lindsey’s Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What style of Japanese wrestling involves large men pushing each other out of a ring?
⬥ A: Sushi
⬥ B: Bonito
⬥ C: Sumo
⬥ D: Jell-O
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
If a lecture is followed by a "Q and A" session, what can you expect to hear?
⬥ A: Questions and answers
⬥ B: Quizzes and axioms
⬥ C: Quotes and analysis
⬥ D: Snoring
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Someone who is insensitive to melody, harmony and rhythm is commonly described as having what?
⬥ A: Golden throat
⬥ B: Silver tongue
⬥ C: Tin ear
⬥ D: Small CD collection
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, a proctor supervises students during a what?
⬥ A: Football game
⬥ B: Exam
⬥ C: Choral performance
⬥ D: Lunch period
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What bite-size candy calls itself "the freshmaker" in current television ads?
⬥ A: Mentos
⬥ B: Certs
⬥ C: Tic-Tac
⬥ D: Chiclets
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following describes a common pictorial symbol for the male sex?
⬥ A: Circle with a cross
⬥ B: Circle and a square
⬥ C: Two adjoining circles
⬥ D: Circle with an arrow
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these countries geographically forms and isthmus? ”Ask the Audience” lifeline used
