Malcolm Brooks, from Pensacola, FL, was the first contestant to appear on Season 17 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 10, 2018. He walked away with $30,000.
Previously he was the Plus One for his brother Hannibal Brooks who had appeared a year prior and went home with only $5,000 after missing his $50,000 question.
Malcolm's Run To The Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to a common saying, someone who is talking seriously is "not just" doing what?
⬥ A: Whistling Dixie
⬥ B: Humming Farmer in the Dell
⬥ C: Lip-synching Oh! Susanna
⬥ D: Beatboxing Home on the Range
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
New Orleans sanitation officials recently removed 46 tons of what discarded holiday fashion accessory that had been clogging up the city's sewer system for years?
⬥ A: Christmas stockings
⬥ B: Easter bonnets
⬥ C: "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" buttons
⬥ D: Mardi Gras beads
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
In Greek mytholgy, the Myrmidons were led by what son of Peleus, before his tenure was cut short by a memorable heel injury?
⬥ A: Hector
⬥ B: Odysseus
⬥ C: Jason
⬥ D: Achilles
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Looking for a money-saving travel hack? Expert Joey Green suggests skipping service and cooking hot dogs in your motel room -- where?
⬥ A: Under the mattress
⬥ B: On top of the alarm clock
⬥ C: On the coffee maker's hot plate
⬥ D: Inside the TV remote
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Though they insist there are no hard feelings, in 2018 what former "American Idol" champion switched over to the competition, becoming a judge on "The Voice"?
⬥ A: Kelly Clarkson
⬥ B: Clay Aiken
⬥ C: Carrie Underwood
⬥ D: Chris Daughtry
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
What domain name did Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed register on February 14, 2005, with the intention of making it an online dating site?
⬥ A: Twitter.com
⬥ B: YouTube.com
⬥ C: Yahoo.com
⬥ D: Instagram.com
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Located in the jaw, the muscle that's considered to be the strongest in the human body relative to its weight is which of the following?
⬥ A: Frontails
⬥ B: Vastus medialis
⬥ C: Masseter
⬥ D: Rhomboid major
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
If you were to spell out "Millionaire" using the NATO phonetic alphabet that begins with "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie," you'd say words matching all of these except what? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: The capital of Peru
⬥ B: A diminutive form of "Michael"
⬥ C: A U.S. state
⬥ D: The 11th month of the year
Malcolm recalled that his dad liked to use the phonetic alphabet, since his dad's father was in the army. Thus Maclom decided to use his Plus One and bring his dad to help. His father went through the entire phonetic alphabet. They came to the conclusion that the answer was C since L for Lima matches A, M for Mike matches B and N for November matches D. They went for C and won $20,000
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
The cover of Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" issue has featured only four women by themselves, including all but whom? 'Ask the Audience' and '50:50' lifelines used
Malcom wanted to Ask the Audience "for their opinion". Malcom thought that the answer was actually C, so being unsure he decided to 50-50 which took out what the majority of the audience voted for. Malcom then went completely against the audience and went for C, which was correct.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
The Beach Boys' 1968 song "Never Learn Not to Love" was a re-working of "Cease to Exist," written by what notorious aspiring folk singer?
⬥ A: Ted Kaczynski
⬥ B: Charles Manson
⬥ C: James Earl Ray
⬥ D: Jim Jones
Malcom didn't know the history of any of the figures to come up with with an answer and with no lifelines left he decided to walk away. He would've guessed Charles Manson, which would've been the correct answer.
