Maria Amato, from Secaucus, NJ, was a contestant who appeared on Season 12 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 16, 2013 and walked away with $1,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Round 1[]
| $100 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Safety First | |
| After five people claimed it caught fire after they applied it, Banana Boat ordered a recall of severl formulations of what product in 2012? | |
| ⬥ A: Deodorant | ⬥ B: Perfume |
| ⬥ C: Hair conditioner | ⬥ D: Sunscreen |
| Maria's Bank: $100 |
| $500 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Dress to Unimpress | |
| Which of the following is a clothing-inspired way to call someone uptight? | |
| ⬥ A: Velcroed–in | ⬥ B: Buttoned-down |
| ⬥ C: Laced-around | ⬥ D: Fluffed-out |
| Maria's Bank: $600 |
| $? (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: First for Everything | |
| Who successfully sued a tabloid for reporting that she was drunk and arguing with Henry Kissinger at a 1976 dinner? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Sally Struthers | ⬥ B: Faye Dunaway |
| ⬥ C: Carol Burnett | ⬥ D: Barbara Walters |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 10% ⬥ B: 9% ⬥ C: 16% ⬥ D: 65% | |
| The categories for questions 4-10 would have respectively been "Barack & Barack", "Less Dancing, More Debt", "Kids Suites", "What’s It to You?", "Germ Alert", "I Wear Eyewear" and "Cost of Labor". Total Prize Money: $1,000 |
Trivia[]
- Maria would later serve as her brother Joseph's Plus One exactly one year after her appearance, on September 16, 2014.