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Hitoshi Mori (Japanese: 森仁) was a contestant, who appeared on episode of Quiz $ Millionaire on September 2, 2004, answered the Top Prize question wrong and won ¥1,000,000.

Hitoshi Mori's Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the earliest, put the following Academy Award winning films for "Best Picture" in order from when they were first released.
⬥ A: Chicago ⬥ B: The Godfather
⬥ C: Titanic ⬥ D: Gone With The Wind
Out of the ten contestants, only two got the correct order of D-B-C-A, with Mori being the fastest with a time of 3.97 seconds, earning the right to sit in the Hot Seat.

Hitoshi's Run to ¥10,000,000[]

Questions 1~7 were omitted.

¥250,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What sport did Megumi Kurihara and Kana Oyama play in the 2004 Athens Olympics?
⬥ A: Basketball ⬥ B: Volleyball
⬥ C: Tennis ⬥ D: Badminton

Question 9 was omitted.

¥1,000,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What school did Shoin Yoshida preside over at the end of the Edo period?
⬥ A: Narutaki Juku ⬥ B: Shouka Sonjuku
⬥ C: Keiou Gijuku ⬥ D: Tekijuku

Somewhere along the line, Mori used his "Ask The Audience" lifeline. As this part was cut, we aren't sure where he used it. Mori attempts the eleventh question with two lifelines remaining.

¥1,500,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
How many categories does the Nobel Prize currently have?
'Phone-A-Friend' lifeline used.
⬥ A: 4 categories ⬥ B: 6 categories
⬥ C: 8 categories ⬥ D: 10 categories
Mori asked his Phone a Friend group, who seemed unsure and started to pick C, but suddenly switched and picked C in the last second, some of the group admitting afterwards that they didn't know. Eventually, Mori picked B, which was the correct answer.
¥2,500,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
After the war, who was the youngest and appointed Prime Minister of Japan?
⬥ A: Tanaka Kakuei ⬥ B: Hosokawa Keigo
⬥ C: Hashimoto Ryutaro ⬥ D: Koizumi Junichiro
¥5,000,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the meaning of "coach" in spite of sports leaders in the first place?
⬥ A: Ship ⬥ B: Wagon
⬥ C: Teacher ⬥ D: Whip
¥7,500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
In order to be eligible for 2005's 'Miss Japan Contest', what is the minimum height you need to be?
"50:50" lifeline used.
⬥ A: at least 152 cm ⬥ B: at least 158 cm
⬥ C: at least 164 cm ⬥ D: at least 170 cm
¥10,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Which is the hand position of the "Manneken Pis Statue" in Brussels, Belgium?
⬥ A: Both hands on hips ⬥ B: Both hands between the legs
⬥ C: Right hand between the legs, left hand on hip ⬥ D: Left hand between the legs, left hand on hip

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