Mario Cantone

Mario Cantone, a comedian and actor from Stoneham, Massachusetts, appeared as a celebrity contestant on Season 9 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He won $32,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Mario Cantone's Run to the Million[]

$7,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Big Beasts
Though revered as symbols of wisdom, domesticated elephants were banned in 2007 from the largest city in what country? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: India	⬥ B: Mexico
⬥ C: Brazil	⬥ D: Greece
Ask the Audience Results: A: 94% ⬥ B: 3% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 1%

Mario's Bank: $7,000

$5,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: TV Debuts
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel got his big break in TV as the co-host of what cable game show?
⬥ A: Supermarket Sweep	⬥ B: Win Ben Stein's Money
⬥ C: Lingo	⬥ D: Remote Control

Mario's Bank: $12,000

$15,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Friendly Skies?
Flight attendant Steven Slater became a media sensation after he dramatically left his job at what airline via an emergency chute?
⬥ A: Delta	⬥ B: United
⬥ C: JetBlue	⬥ D: American

Mario's Bank: $27,000

$2,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Variety Show
Oyster, hen-of-woods and button are three common what?
⬥ A: Knots for neckties	⬥ B: Styles of eyeglass frames
⬥ C: Shapes of doorknobs	⬥ D: Types of mushrooms

Mario's Bank: $29,000

$10,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Advertising
Which of these classic advertising mascots famously wears a bowl of fruit as a hat?
⬥ A: Chester Cheetah	⬥ B: Mr. Peanut
⬥ C: Jolly Green Giant	⬥ D: Miss Chiquita

Mario's Bank: $39,000
The klaxon called time and Mario will return tomorrow with two lifelines remaining.

$500 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: No Place Like Sports
Dorothy of "The Wizard of Oz" must follow what two sports leagues to root for teams named "Lions" and "Tigers" and "Bears"? "Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: NHL and NBA	⬥ B: NBA and MLB
⬥ C: MLB and NFL	⬥ D: NFL and NHL

$25,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Stamp Collecting
In 2010, Gene Autry, Tom Mix and Roy Rogers appeared on a U.S. stamp in a collection called what "of the Silver Screen"?
⬥ A: Detectives	⬥ B: Cowboys
⬥ C: Knights	⬥ D: Gangsters

Mario's Bank: $64,000

$3,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Be Brave
What American author is credited with popularizing the Spanish word "cojones" as a synonym for bravery? "Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Hunter S. Thompson	⬥ B: Jack Kerouac
⬥ C: J.D. Salinger	⬥ D: Ernest Hemingway

Unknown value (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Money Talks
Which of these Latin phrases does not appear on the back of a current $1 bill?
⬥ A: Regnat populus	⬥ B: E plurbus unum
⬥ C: Annuit coeptis	⬥ D: Novus ordo seclorum

Mario walks with $32,000. The right answer was A.

Mario Cantone

WWTBAM Run[]

Mario Cantone's Run to the Million[]

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