Manny Medeiros, a roadie from Saranac, New York, was a contestant on Season 7 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, took the money and won $16,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Manny Medeiros's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Here Comes the Bride | |
| Which of these 2008 movies prominently features a wedding? | |
| ⬥ A: Burn After Reading | ⬥ B: Rachel Getting Married |
| ⬥ C: Beverly Hills Chihuahua | ⬥ D: Horton Hears a Groom |
| $200 (2 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Total Recall | |
| Due to a tainted milk scandal in China in 2008, the Cadbury company announced a recall of eleven different types of what? | |
| ⬥ A: Small appliances | ⬥ B: Chocolate |
| ⬥ C: Household cleaners | ⬥ D: Fruit |
| $300 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: On Cue | |
| The monthly magazine "CueSport" is primarily targeted toward enthusiasts of what game? | |
| ⬥ A: Pool | ⬥ B: Darts |
| ⬥ C: Bowling | ⬥ D: Poker |
| $500 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: What a Scam! | |
| Which of these geometric-sounding terms is synonymous with the word "scam"? | |
| ⬥ A: Cube scheme | ⬥ B: Sphere scheme |
| ⬥ C: Pyramid scheme | ⬥ D: Cylinder scheme |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: TV Movies | |
| Mickey Mantle is a major character in the HBO movie "61*," whose title refers to a record-breaking number of what? | |
| ⬥ A: Holes-in-one | ⬥ B: Rebounds |
| ⬥ C: Touchdowns | ⬥ D: Home runs |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: What's That Smell? | |
| Introduced in 2008, the cowboy-inspired fragrance "McGraw" was created by a famous what? | |
| ⬥ A: Fashion designer | ⬥ B: Country singer |
| ⬥ C: Tennis player | ⬥ D: Romance novelist |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Go Ask Alice | |
| In a famous scene in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," what tempting item causes Alice to shrink to a diminutive size? | |
| ⬥ A: Button labeled "Push Me" | ⬥ B: Key labeled "Turn Me" |
| ⬥ C: Bell labeled "Ring Me" | ⬥ D: Bottle labeled "Drink Me" |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Old Glory | |
| On the U.S. flag, the stars are organized into four horizontal rows of five stars, and how many rows of six stars? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Three | ⬥ B: Four |
| ⬥ C: Five | ⬥ D: Six |
| At 20 seconds, Manny decides to ask the expert, Ogi.
Ogi: Uhh, five--is that a choice? Yes. I think it's five, but let me just say it out loud. So, four rows of five stars, that's twenty stars. There's fifty stars total, so fifty minus twenty is thirty. So, thirty divided by six is five, so I'm pretty sure the answer has got to be C: Five. I won't fool around on this one, it's five! |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Cable Selling | |
| In 2008, what TV show became the first basic-cable program to win the Emmy for Best Drama Series? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Mad Men | ⬥ B: Damages |
| ⬥ C: Saving Grace | ⬥ D: The Closer |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 50% ⬥ B: 7% ⬥ C: 10% ⬥ D: 33% | |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Alma Maters | |
| What current world leader is a graduate of the University of Leipzig? "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Gordon Brown | ⬥ B: Dmitry Medvedev |
| ⬥ C: Angela Merkel | ⬥ D: Nicolas Sarkozy |
| At 16 seconds, Manny decides to phone-a-friend. His team are:
His brother Jim, Saranac, NY; Manny decides to call Matt. Matt: I don't know. I have no idea, brother. Manny walks with $16,000 at 11 seconds. The right answer was C. |