Morris Rishty, a lingerie designer from Manhattan, NY, was a contestant who appeared in Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 17-18, 2019 and left with $5,000 after he missed the $20,000 question.
Morris' Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
With over 200 covers under their belt, who holds the record for appearing on the cover of “O” magazine the most times?
⬥ A: Bill O'Reilly
⬥ B: Kate Upton
⬥ C: Steve Buscemi
⬥ D: Oprah Winfrey
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the band that had a #1 hit with “The Loco-Motion” in 1974, and NOT the name of a North American Class I rail carrier?
⬥ A: Union Pacific Railroad
⬥ B: Canadian National Railway
⬥ C: Grand Funk Railroad
⬥ D: Norfolk Southern Railway
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
What popular piece of jewelry is so named because Chris Evert often wore it in competition?
⬥ A: Tennis bracelet
⬥ B: NASCAR ring
⬥ C: Football necklace
⬥ D: Kickboxing brooch
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Based on the definition of its title, if Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a movie called “The Ruminator,” what boring activity would his character be doing on screen? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Thinking
⬥ B: Reupholstering a couch
⬥ C: Folding laundry
⬥ D: Plucking his eyebrows
Morris’s +1 was his fiancée Lydia. She said that to ruminate is to think.
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Due to pockets of gas in its pores, pumice is believed to be the only rock that does what?
⬥ A: Grows
⬥ B: Burns
⬥ C: Floats
⬥ D: Glows in the dark
Question of the Day[]
Question of the Day
For years, what TV network has depicted a brief visual of television static as an intro to its shows?
⬥ A: Nickelodeon
⬥ B: ESPN
⬥ C: HBO
⬥ D: CNN
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
What do most people today call the historic structure that was originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Stonehenge
⬥ B: The Colosseum
⬥ C: The Parthenon
⬥ D: Taj Mahal
50:50 leaves Stonehenge and the Colosseum. Morris knows the Colosseum was a theatre, but thinks it was always called the Colosseum.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
The 2006 Amanda Bynes/Channing Tatum comedy “She’s the Man” -- where Bynes’ character tries to pass for a boy -- was inspired by which Shakespeare play? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
