Mick Foley, a professional wrestler from Stony Brook, New York, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show during the 4th Celebrity Week of the show on December 3-10, 2001. He won $125,000 for the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger Question[]
Fastest Finger Question
Put these toys in the order they were introduced in the U.S., starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Nintendo Game Boy
⬥ B: Pokémon cards
⬥ C: Barbie
⬥ D: Rubik's Cube
C-D-A-B was the correct order. Of the six remaining contestants, only two got it right. Mick was the fastest with a time of 6.10 seconds.
Mick’s Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
A person who tends to drop things is said to have what kind of "fingers"?
⬥ A: Cinnamon
⬥ B: Jam
⬥ C: Butter
⬥ D: Very tiny ones
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
A couple who is eloping is running off to do what?
⬥ A: Fight
⬥ B: Marry
⬥ C: Shop
⬥ D: Break their mothers' hearts
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is most likely to be classified as junk mail?
⬥ A: Love letter
⬥ B: Telephone bill
⬥ C: Store catalog
⬥ D: Oxford English Dictionary
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What letter of the alphabet is used to describe a type of neckline?
⬥ A: Q
⬥ B: V
⬥ C: C
⬥ D: M
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Linoleum is most often used to cover which of these rooms of a house?
⬥ A: Bedroom
⬥ B: Attic
⬥ C: Kitchen
⬥ D: Dining room
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
A student at The Juilliard School is most likely studying which of the following?
⬥ A: Engineering
⬥ B: Political science
⬥ C: Journalism
⬥ D: Music
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What company advertises its trucks with the slogan "Like a Rock"?
⬥ A: Dodge
⬥ B: Chevrolet
⬥ C: Ford
⬥ D: Jeep
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
"You complete me" is a famous line from what 1990s movie?
⬥ A: Titanic
⬥ B: Jerry Maguire
⬥ C: The English Patient
⬥ D: Runaway Bride
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Bruschetta is what type of Italian food?
⬥ A: Pasta
⬥ B: Soup
⬥ C: Salad
⬥ D: Bread
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
In September 2001, Elizabeth Dole announced she was running for Senator of what U.S. state?
⬥ A: Kansas
⬥ B: North Carolina
⬥ C: Virginia
⬥ D: Iowa
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In Frank McCourt's 1996 memoir "Angela's Ashes," what is Angela's relationship to Frank?
⬥ A: Mother
⬥ B: Sister
⬥ C: Girlfriend
⬥ D: Teacher
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Issued in 1840, the world's first adhesive postage stamp bore the likeness of what world leader? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: George Washington
⬥ B: Napoleon Bonaparte
⬥ C: Queen Victoria
⬥ D: Catherine the Great
Mick used the 50:50 lifeline, eliminating A and D. He made C his final answer, winning $125,000. The klaxon then called time, so Mick will return to face the $250,000 question.
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is part of the island group called the Society Islands? ’Phone-a-Friend’ and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
Mick called historian Kenneth C. Davis, who couldn't give an answer in time. He then asked the audience "for the fun of it," a narrow plurality of whom voted for D. He ultimately decided to walk away, but if he had to guess, he would've gone with A. The correct answer was D. Total Prize Money: $125,000
