Mary Lou Retton, a retired gymnast from Fairmont, West Virginia, appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on January 14, 2002 during Olympic Edition II and won $125,000.
Mary Lou also appeared as a contestant on the Olympic edition of The Weakest Link in 2002, where she played against the likes of Bruce Jenner, Carl Lewis, Lenny Krayzelburg, and others. Mary Lou was voted off in the sixth round, finishing in third place.
| Preceded by Mia Hamm |
U.S. Contestant (Olympic Edition II) Mary Lou Retton |
Succeeded by Tai Babilonia |