Paul Landry, a lawyer from Tacoma, Washington, appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 12, 2001. He won $16,000 after walking away on the $32,000 question.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger Question[]
Fastest Finger Question
Put these colors of the rainbow in order, starting at the red end of the color spectrum.
⬥ A: Orange
⬥ B: Green
⬥ C: Yellow
⬥ D: Blue
A-C-B-D is the correct order. Of the nine remaining contestants, three got it right. Paul got it the fastest with a time of 4.72 seconds.
Paul's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
A hog is most closely associated with which of these animals?
⬥ A: Goat
⬥ B: Pig
⬥ C: Horse
⬥ D: Older brother
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What part of the body is located on a person's midriff?
⬥ A: Bellybutton
⬥ B: Mouth
⬥ C: Forehead
⬥ D: All that pasta
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Sawdust is normally made up of tiny particles of what?
⬥ A: Wood
⬥ B: Plastic
⬥ C: Iron
⬥ D: Fudge
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In a traditional Protestant wedding, who walks the bride down the aisle at the beginning of the ceremony?
⬥ A: Bride's mother
⬥ B: Best man
⬥ C: Bride's father
⬥ D: Maid of honor
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In the classic folk tales of Robin Hood, one of Robin Hood's companions is named "Little" what?
⬥ A: Tom
⬥ B: Ben
⬥ C: Carl
⬥ D: John
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What New York City avenue shares its name with a candy bar? ’Ask the Audience’ lifeline used
Paul asked the audience, which overwhelmingly answered A. He makes that his final answer, winning $2,000.
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is a diphthong? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Rowboat oar
⬥ B: Speech sound
⬥ C: Electrical switch
⬥ D: Wine bar
Paul used the 50:50 lifeline, which eliminated A and C. He made B his final answer, winning $4,000.
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
The explorers Stanley and Livingstone are renowned for exploring what continent?
⬥ A: Africa
⬥ B: Asia
⬥ C: South America
⬥ D: Australia
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is a measure of how much stress a material can endure?
⬥ A: Density
⬥ B: Torque
⬥ C: Tensile strength
⬥ D: Surface tension
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
After more than 40 years of ad-free publishing, what magazine started featuring advertisements in 2001? ’Phone-a-Friend’ lifeline used
⬥ A: The Economist
⬥ B: Mad
⬥ C: National Geographic
⬥ D: Scholastic
Paul decided to call Jeff, who works for the State of Washington. He began to say C, but the call ended before he could finish. He decided to walk with $16,000. If he had to guess, he would've gone with D due to it being educational. The correct answer was B. Total Prize Money: $16,000
