Mark Ryder

Mark Ryder, from San Francisco, CA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 3-4, 2018 and won $100,000.

Mark's Run to the Million[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Because machines are too rough and can bruise the delicate fruit, since 1963 Chiquita has placed what trademark item on its bananas by hand?
⬥ A: Sunglasses	⬥ B: A tiny sombrero
⬥ C: An anti-theft alarm	⬥ D: The brand’s blue sticker

$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Fittingly, if you use Lyft for a ride in which of these locations, you might be picked up in a vehicle they call a “Minnie” Van?
⬥ A: Central Park	⬥ B: Walt Disney World
⬥ C: The Grand Canyon	⬥ D: Kennedy Space Center

$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
If a pirate, using classic sailing lingo, tells you to be “Yare at the helm,” what does he want you to do?
⬥ A: React quickly at the wheel	⬥ B: Bathe the captain’s parrot
⬥ C: Drink an entire cask of rum	⬥ D: Keep an eye out for a sail-thru Starbucks

$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Forbes recently named Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar as the three highest-paid what?
⬥ A: Celebrity chefs	⬥ B: Bollywood actors
⬥ C: NFL football coaches	⬥ D: Country singers

$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Not surprisingly, in 1948, what popular tune did the 33rd President of the U.S. use as his campaign song?
⬥ A: Louie Louie	⬥ B: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
⬥ C: I’m Just Wild About Harry	⬥ D: You Can Call Me Al

$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Hoping to avoid furious comments in reply, Twitter users often preface a controversial statement with which phrase? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Don’t @ me	⬥ B: Don’t % me
⬥ C: Don’t $ me	⬥ D: Don’t * me
Ask the Audience Results: A: 81% ⬥ B: 2% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 12%

$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
In 2018, who became the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music, for his album “DAMN.”?
⬥ A: Kanye West	⬥ B: Jay-Z
⬥ C: Kendrick Lamar	⬥ D: Drake

$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
In Latin, Palatinus, Capitolinus, Quirinalis, Viminalis, Esquilinus, Caelius and Aventinus are known collectively as what?
⬥ A: The 7 Worst Roman Emperors	⬥ B: The 7 Cardinal Virtues
⬥ C: The 7 Hills of Rome	⬥ D: The 7 Circles of Hell

$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
In men’s athletics, which of the following does NOT generally weigh approximately the same amount as the others?
⬥ A: Shot put	⬥ B: Curling stone
⬥ C: Ball at the end of the wire in the hammer throw	⬥ D: Heaviest regulation bowling ball

$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
According to HowStuffWorks.com, the “soda can and chocolate method” is a way to do what in the wilderness? 'Plus One' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Purify water	⬥ B: Start a fire
⬥ C: Disinfect a wound	⬥ D: Determine magnetic north

Mark's Plus One was Joe Trela, who won $1,000,000 on the show on March 23, 2000.

$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
If Barbie were a head of state, she’d probably prefer that it be in which country, where the president works in the Casa Rosada, or Pink House?
⬥ A: Cuba	⬥ B: Argentina
⬥ C: Portugal	⬥ D: Mexico

The klaxon called time and Mark would return on $100,000 with no lifelines left.

$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
After his famous “Monkey Trial,” John Scopes quit the teaching profession, and for the rest of his life primarily made his living as a what?
⬥ A: Radio repair technician	⬥ B: Geologist
⬥ C: Pharmacist’s assistant	⬥ D: Botanist

Mark did not want to risk $50,000, so he walked away. The correct answer was B: Geologist.
Total Prize Money: $100,000

Trivia[]

Mark appeared on the Primetime version of the show as a Fastest Finger contestant on November 17, 1999 and March 24, 2000, but did not make it to the Hot Seat.

Mark Ryder

Mark's Run to the Million[]

Trivia[]

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