Nancy Lomen, an employee at a computer game company from San Gabriel, California, was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 24, 2017 and won $5,000 after answering her $30,000 question wrong.
Prior to appearing on Millionaire, Nancy was a contestant on the January 4, 2006 episode of Wheel of Fortune, winning her episode and a total of $54,550.
Nancy's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
While the majority of America's gold reserve is stored at Ft. Knox, some of it is also kept in all but which of the following locations?
⬥ A: New York Federal Reserve
⬥ B: U.S. Mint in Denver
⬥ C: West Point
⬥ D: Oprah's couch cushions
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
According to a recent study, people who own which of these pets walk 2,760 more steps per day than those who don't?
⬥ A: Hamster
⬥ B: Dog
⬥ C: Parrot
⬥ D: Snake
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Registered by a Washington state rope company in 1884, the oldest active trademark in the U.S. features what Biblical strongman defeating a lion?
⬥ A: Atlas
⬥ B: Hercules
⬥ C: Samson
⬥ D: Thor
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Founded in 1904, what private club based in New York City raises money for charity by holding "roasts" of such members as Jack Black and Betty White?
⬥ A: New York Yacht Club
⬥ B: 21 Club
⬥ C: Yale Club
⬥ D: Friars Club
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
According to Merriam-Webster, which of these words has three different three-letter English words -- spelled out without interruption -- somewhere within it?
⬥ A: Begin
⬥ B: Initiate
⬥ C: Activate
⬥ D: Launch
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the name of a type of contraction that affects pregnant women, and NOT a winner of "American Idol"?
⬥ A: Trent Harmon
⬥ B: Braxton Hicks
⬥ C: David Cook
⬥ D: Lee DeWyze
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
In the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," the Wicked Witch of the West sports a large wart on which part of her face? 'Ask the Audience', '50:50' and 'Plus One' lifelines used
While it's now Speaker of the House, what position -- held by men like Dean Rusk -- was next in line for the presidency after the Vice President from 1886 to 1947?
⬥ A: Attorney General
⬥ B: Secretary of Defense
⬥ C: Secretary of State
⬥ D: Secretary of the Treasury
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
An African-American farmer and trader, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable founded the tiny settlement that eventually became what major U.S. city?
