Miles McMahon, from Kansas City, Missouri, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 31-November 1, 2018 and left with $5,000 after missing the $20,000 question.
Miles' Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following is NOT an ingredient in Martha Stewart’s recipe for key lime pie?
⬥ A: Butter
⬥ B: Sugar
⬥ C: Egg yolks
⬥ D: Keys
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
The largest city and biggest seaport in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam’s name is Arabic for what?
⬥ A: “Abode of Peace”
⬥ B: “Home of the Whopper”
⬥ C: “Africa’s Seattle”
⬥ D: “Does this salami taste weird?”
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Though several airlines in the U.S. board their planes the same way, British Airways came under harsh criticism in 2017 for boarding its passengers in what order?
⬥ A: By looks, most attractive to least attractive
⬥ B: By IQ, highest to lowest
⬥ C: By seat price, most expensive to cheapest
⬥ D: By odor, smelliest to least smelly
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
When reciting the alphabet, what’s the longest streak you’ll come across of consecutive letters that rhyme with each other?
⬥ A: Two letters
⬥ B: Three letters
⬥ C: Four letters
⬥ D: Five letters
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Walter White’s school ID, the Heisenberg hat and a lighter from Saul Goodman’s office were all featured in a recent EW article on famous props from what AMC series?
⬥ A: The Sopranos
⬥ B: Breaking Bad
⬥ C: So You Think You Can Dance
⬥ D: How I Met Your Mother
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the title of a song made famous by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and NOT one written by 16th-century religious leader Martin Luther?
⬥ A: All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord
⬥ B: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
⬥ C: Hymn for the Weekend
⬥ D: From Depths of Woe I Raise to Thee
The klaxon called time and Miles would return on $7,000 with all 3 lifelines still available.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Keeping on the move and one step ahead of his enemies, what former leader of the PLO reportedly never spent two nights in the same place? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Hamid Karzai
⬥ B: Yasser Arafat
⬥ C: Menachem Begin
⬥ D: Gamal Abdel Nasser
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following accurately describes cattle that are “polled”? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
