Michael Polityka, from Virginia Beach, VA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 11 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during Countdown to the Oscars Week on February 18, 2013 and walked away with $13,750.
WWTBAM Run[]
Round 1[]
| $500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Movie Analogies | |
| The tagline for “This is Spinal Tap” claimed the film “does for sex, drugs and rock n’ roll what the Sound of Music did for” what? | |
| ⬥ A: Rivers | ⬥ B: Hills |
| ⬥ C: Flowers | ⬥ D: Deserts |
| Michael's Bank: $500 |
| $15,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Silly Sequel | |
| On a 2012 episode of “Conan,” Will Ferrell played a flute solo wile dressed as Ron Burgundy to announce the sequel to what film? | |
| ⬥ A: Anchorman | ⬥ B: Old School |
| ⬥ C: Talladega Nights | ⬥ D: Elf |
| Michael's Bank: $15,500 |
| $25,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: An Actor’s Muse | |
| Which actor said he created his most famous character by combining Katharine Hepburn’s voice and Charles Manson’s facial expression? 'Ask the Audience' and 'Jump the Question' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Tom Hanks | ⬥ B: Ben Kingsley |
| ⬥ C: Jack Nicholson | ⬥ D: Anthony Hopkins |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 8% ⬥ B: 2% ⬥ C: 43% ⬥ D: 47% | |
| Michael wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was D: Anthony Hopkins. Michael's Bank: $15,500 |
| $5,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: End Credits | |
| What 2009 movie’s end credits include the factoid “Mastering the Art of French Cooking is now in its 49th printing”? | |
| ⬥ A: It’s Complicated | ⬥ B: The Blind Side |
| ⬥ C: Julie & Julia | ⬥ D: The Proposal |
| Michael's Bank: $20,500 |
| $7,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Mammoth Rappers | |
| Thankfully, rapper Nicki Minaj didn’t have to gain a ton of weight to play the voice of Steffie, a wooly mammoth, in what 2012 animated movie? | |
| ⬥ A: Brave | ⬥ B: Ice Age: Continental Drift |
| ⬥ C: Madagascar 3 | ⬥ D: The Lorax |
| Michael's Bank: $27,500 |
| $2,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Six Minute Oscars | |
| Thought to be the shortest performance ever to win an Oscar, Beatrice Straight appears for less than six minutes in what film? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Indochine | ⬥ B: Network |
| ⬥ C: Enchanted April | ⬥ D: Shakespeare in Love |
| Michael wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was B: Network. Michael's Bank: $27,500 |
| $? (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Nickname Origins | |
| Reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has admitted her distinctive nickname came from a male character in what 2001 film? | |
| ⬥ A: American Pie 2 | ⬥ B: Monsters, Inc. |
| ⬥ C: Save the Last Dance | ⬥ D: The Fast and the Furious |
| Michael did not want to risk $12,750, so he walked away. The correct answer was C: Save the Last Dance. The categories for questions 8-10 would have respectively been Hollywood Lingo, Movie Cameos and Movie Murders. Total Prize Money: $13,750 |