Margot Kim, from Fresno, CA, was a celebrity contestant who appeared in Play It Forward Week on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on February 21-22, 2019 and left with $5,000 after she missed the $20,000 question. Money was donated to Marjaree Mason Center.
Margot's Run To The Million (Partial)[]
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
If you complete a 5K race, you've run approximately how many miles? "Plus One" lifeline used.
⬥ A: 1.8 miles
⬥ B: 2.3 miles
⬥ C: 3.1 miles
⬥ D: 4.4 miles
Margot's husband Jason is an avid racer; he is her +1 and she calls on him. Jason says he tells her about his running but she doesn't listen, which is why he's here. He tells her the right answer.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
According to IMDb, the first name of which of these actors is a Hawaiian word meaning "cool breeze over the mountains"?
⬥ A: Shia Labeouf
⬥ B: Mahershala Ali
⬥ C: Keanu Reeves
⬥ D: Macaulay Culkin
Margot knows it isn't A because she heard Shia La Beouf say his last name means "the beef". She also knows that Keanu Reeves has Hawaiian heritage.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
You might find yourself suffering from soroche - the local term for altitude sickness - while visiting the nearly 12,000' elevation of what highest world capital?
⬥ A: Kathmandu, Nepal
⬥ B: La Paz, Brazil
⬥ C: Nairobi, Kenya
⬥ D: Lisbon, Portugal
Margot says "That's pretty high, Chris." She then says that Nepal is known for mountain climbing and many world-class climbers visit there. Lisbon is more at sea level. She makes A her final answer.
