Mary Ann Boyd, a physical therapist assistant from Henderson, NV, was a contestant who appeared in Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on January 28, 2019 and left with $5,000 after missing out on the $7,000 question.
At the grocery store, you usually have the option to buy butter in what two varieties?
⬥ A: Salted or unsalted
⬥ B: Peppered or non-peppered
⬥ C: Nutmegged or not nutmegged
⬥ D: Thymed or thymeless
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Former U.S. vice presidents Dick Cheney and Aaron Burr are notable in part because both famously did what while in office?
⬥ A: Skateboarded down the Capitol steps
⬥ B: Did a handstand during an inaugural address
⬥ C: Juggled eight chainsaws blindfolded
⬥ D: Shot somebody
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna, among others, pull off a heist at the Met Gala in what 2018 female-centric spinoff of a blockbuster movie franchise?
⬥ A: Ocean's 8
⬥ B: River's 8
⬥ C: Pond's 8
⬥ D: Rain Puddle's 8
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
When an umlaut is placed over its first letter, the name of which app becomes a German word meaning "over" or "above"?
⬥ A: eBay
⬥ B: Instagram
⬥ C: Uber
⬥ D: Airbnb
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
If when talking to your contractor, you're using terms like "coffered," "beam" and "dropped," you're most likely discussing what? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
How many letters of the alphabet are NOT used in the names of any of the 12 months of the year? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Two
⬥ B: Three
⬥ C: Four
⬥ D: Five
Mary Ann says that this is rough. She uses the 50:50, eliminating A and C. After thinking it through again, Mary Ann says B: Three, but it's D: Five, and she stays on $5,000. The letters were K, Q, W, X, and Z.
Total Winnings: $5,000
Question of the Day[]
Question of the Day
What is the only U.S. state that has an element in the periodic table named after it?
⬥ A: California
⬥ B: Texas
⬥ C: Illinois
⬥ D: Georgia
Today's question comes from KFSN in Fresno.
Audience Participation Game[]
Andrea Goy, a hair stylist, was the participant for today, originally from Chicago but now in Scottsdale.
$1,000 (1 of 1) - Not Timed
What Biblical phrase refers not to an odd number of aquatic mammals, but rather the symbolic closures that held the Book of Revelation shut?
