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Matt Marcotte, from New York City, New York, was a contestant on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 20, 1999. He walked away with $250,000.

Matt would later return for the Champions Edition shows on May 25, 2000, but he didn't make it into the Hot Seat.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these musical acts in order according the number of members in each, starting with the fewest.
⬥ A: Indigo Girls ⬥ B: Backstreet Boys
⬥ C: The Police ⬥ D: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
From the 9 remaining contestants, 5 got it right, but Matt (with a time of 3.41 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-C-D-B, making it into the Hot Seat.

Matt's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What ingredients are combined to make mocha?
⬥ A: Sugar and spice ⬥ B: Strawberries and cream
⬥ C: Coffee and chocolate ⬥ D: Pretzels and beer
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
If someone created your "bust", which of the following would be included in the sculpture?
⬥ A: Head ⬥ B: Hand
⬥ C: Toes ⬥ D: Belly button
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What food did Goldilocks eat at the three bears' house?
⬥ A: Cheese grits ⬥ B: Ham and eggs
⬥ C: Porridge ⬥ D: Surf and turf
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What do you call a puppet controlled by strings?
⬥ A: Harvey ⬥ B: Marionette
⬥ C: Android ⬥ D: Mannequin
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In which of the following activities does the rip cord play a vital role?
⬥ A: Body surfing ⬥ B: Cycling
⬥ C: Parachuting ⬥ D: Bullfighting
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Who were Willy Wonka's helpers in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"?
⬥ A: Oompa Loompas ⬥ B: Munchkins
⬥ C: Lemonheads ⬥ D: Gloops
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the classic commercials, what stomach reliever goes "plop, plop, fizz, fizz"?
⬥ A: Pepto-Bismol ⬥ B: Tums
⬥ C: Rolaids ⬥ D: Alka-Seltzer
Matt: “Oh, what a relief it is.”

Regis: “This guy is one of the greatest characters we ever had!”

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What river is Huck's escape route in the classic novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?
⬥ A: Thames ⬥ B: St. Lawrence
⬥ C: Mississippi ⬥ D: Ganges
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following cartoon characters did Bill Cosby create?
⬥ A: Fat Albert ⬥ B: Beavis
⬥ C: Bullwinkle ⬥ D: Hong Kong Phooey
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which country hosted and won the 1998 men's soccer World Cup?
'Ask the Audience' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Brazil ⬥ B: France
⬥ C: United States ⬥ D: Germany
Ask the Audience Results: A: 32% ⬥ B: 56% ⬥ C: 10% ⬥ D: 2%
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the offical title of the ruler of Brunei?
⬥ A: Chief ⬥ B: King
⬥ C: Sultan ⬥ D: President
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these individuals is not a ballet dancer?
⬥ A: Igor Stravinsky ⬥ B: Vaslav Nijinsky
⬥ C: Rudolf Nureyev ⬥ D: Mikhail Barishnikov
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following colors is not the name of a sea?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Red ⬥ B: White
⬥ C: Coral ⬥ D: Topaz
Matt knew A and C were wrong, but still unsure, he decided to call his know-it-all friend Steve Perry, who was 100% it was Topaz. He went with him and won $250,000.
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
In the Edouard Manet painting, "Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe", how many of the picnickers are nude?
⬥ A: One ⬥ B: Two
⬥ C: Three ⬥ D: Four
Matt had seen the painting, but decided not to risk it and decided to walk away with $250,000. The correct answer was A: One.

Total Prize Money: $250,000

References[]


Preceded by
John Capolongo
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Matt Marcotte
Succeeded by
John Nelson
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