Mary Beth and Rob McNally

Mary Beth and Rob McNally, from Beverly Hills, Michigan, were contestants on the U.S. version of the special couples edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on May 17, 2001. They walked away with $500,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these recording artists in order according to their birth, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Lauryn Hill	⬥ B: Prince
⬥ C: Shaggy	⬥ D: Carlos Santana

Four of ten answered D-B-C-A correctly, but Mary Beth's time of 4.60 seconds was the quickest.

Rob and Mary Beth's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Fairy tales commonly end with "and they lived" how?
⬥ A: Happily ever after	⬥ B: Happy for awhile
⬥ C: Beyond their means	⬥ D: In different states

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
On T-shirts and bumper stickers, a heart shape often appears in place of what word?
⬥ A: Love	⬥ B: Work
⬥ C: Play	⬥ D: Coronary

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
A VCR is normally connected to which of these household devices?
⬥ A: Vacuum	⬥ B: Television
⬥ C: Lamp	⬥ D: Eyeballs

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these foods is usually sold in "heads"?
⬥ A: Corn	⬥ B: String beans
⬥ C: Lettuce	⬥ D: Carrot

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these states was originally a colony founded under a royal charter given to Lord Baltimore?
⬥ A: Ohio	⬥ B: Florida
⬥ C: Maine	⬥ D: Maryland

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following religions follows the teachings of the prophet Mohammed?
⬥ A: Judaism	⬥ B: Hinduism
⬥ C: Shinto	⬥ D: Islam

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What company promoted its product with the popular advertising slogan "Does she or doesn't she?"? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Maidenform	⬥ B: Maybelline
⬥ C: Clairol	⬥ D: Estee Lauder
Ask the Audience Results: A: 9% ⬥ B: 13% ⬥ C: 74% ⬥ D: 4%

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
On the TV show "Everybody Loves Raymond," Ray Barone is what type of writer?
⬥ A: Mystery	⬥ B: Sports
⬥ C: Gossip	⬥ D: Comic strip

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What leader was eulogized as being "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"?
⬥ A: Theodore Roosevelt	⬥ B: Abraham Lincoln
⬥ C: Dwight Eisenhower	⬥ D: George Washington

$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1991 film "Cape Fear," Robert De Niro plays an ex-convict seeking revenge against whom?
⬥ A: President	⬥ B: Lawyer
⬥ C: Chief of police	⬥ D: Judge

$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
"A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" is a best-selling book of what genre?
⬥ A: Mystery	⬥ B: Self-help
⬥ C: Memoir	⬥ D: Romance

$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
The islets of Langerhans are found where?
⬥ A: Coast of Ireland	⬥ B: Pancreas
⬥ C: Flower bed	⬥ D: Moon's surface

$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
On which of these outdoor instruments would you find a gnomon?
⬥ A: Barometer	⬥ B: Compass
⬥ C: Weather vane	⬥ D: Sundial

$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Jimmie H. Davis, Louisiana's former "Singing Governor," wrote which of these classic songs?
⬥ A: Home, Sweet Home	⬥ B: Clementine
⬥ C: Oh! Susanna	⬥ D: You Are My Sunshine

$1,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon? '50:50' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used
⬥ A: Nine iron	⬥ B: Sand wedge
⬥ C: Six iron	⬥ D: Seven iron

Mary and Rob first used the 50:50 lifeline, which left Six and Seven iron. Then Mary calls her dad Don and Rob reads the question and choices. Her dad was 60% sure that it was Seven iron. Still unsure, they walked away on the question. They would have followed Mary's dad's answer and said seven iron, but the correct answer is C: Six iron.

Total Prize Money: $500,000

Trivia[]

Their $1,000,000 question was featured in the intro in later episodes.

Sources[]

Preceded by Frank and Stacey Beck	U.S. Contestants (Season 1) Couples Edition 1 Rob and Mary Beth McNally	Succeeded by Ray Prybylski and Kathleen Kelly