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Penn & Teller are celebrity contestants who appeared on the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

They first appeared on the 15th season on October 18, 2016, during Celebrity Week - Las Vegas, winning $10,000 after answering their $30,000 question incorrectly. They appeared again on the 16th season on February 1-2, 2018, during Celebrity Week - Las Vegas, winning $50,000 after answering their $100,000 question incorrectly.

First WWTBAM Run[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the name of a funk album by James Brown, and NOT a common household appliance?
⬥ A: Rice Cooker ⬥ B: Leaf Blower
⬥ C: Air Purifier ⬥ D: Sex Machine
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
While you're generally required to have your eyes open in your passport photo, the U.S. State Department makes an exception for whom?
⬥ A: Dog walkers ⬥ B: Infants
⬥ C: Community college professors ⬥ D: Freemasons
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Making it appropriate that dead bodies are called "stiffs," which of the following Latin terms literally means "stiffness of death"?
⬥ A: Habeas corpus ⬥ B: Ad nauseum
⬥ C: Ex post facto ⬥ D: Rigor mortis
The question contained a spelling error of "Ad nauseam" that reads "Ad nauseum".
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
An amateur cook, what supermodel has said, "I can make schnitzel, meatballs and things with cabbage. I love cabbage"?
⬥ A: Heidi Klum ⬥ B: Naomi Campbell
⬥ C: Kate Moss ⬥ D: Cindy Crawford
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
On ABC's late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live," celebrities read aloud rude comments made about them in a segment called what?
⬥ A: Flame Wars ⬥ B: Troll Patrol
⬥ C: Hater Mail ⬥ D: Mean Tweets
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Planned to be built in both the U.S. and Canada but eventually halted by President Obama, the Keystone XL was a controversial proposed what?
⬥ A: Casino ⬥ B: Amusement park
⬥ C: Oil pipeline ⬥ D: Model of SUV
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
In 1965, in the first issue edited by publishing legend Helen Gurley Brown, what magazine boldly featured an article on "the Pill"?
⬥ A: Vanity Fair ⬥ B: Time
⬥ C: Vogue ⬥ D: Cosmopolitan
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
First appearing on the big screen in the 1980s, which character has been named both a Top 50 Hero AND a Top 50 Villain by the American Film Institute?
⬥ A: Hannibal Lecter ⬥ B: The Terminator
⬥ C: Darth Vader ⬥ D: Robin Hood
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these animals has a unique bodily feature that, at a rate of up to 1 inch per day, is believed to be the fastest-growing tissue among mammals?
"50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Mouse ⬥ B: Elephant
⬥ C: Duck ⬥ D: Deer

Second WWTBAM Run[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
In the song "Party Up (Up In Here)," DMX says, "Y'all gon' make me" do all BUT which of these things up in here, up in here?
⬥ A: Lose my mind ⬥ B: Go all out
⬥ C: Act like a fool ⬥ D: Invest in a questionable mutual fund
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
According to The Dictionary of American Slang, which color is synonymous with "boring"?
⬥ A: Turquoise ⬥ B: Beige
⬥ C: Magenta ⬥ D: Neon yellow
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
To make your fake smile seem more genuine during a forced photo op, Lifehack.org suggests doing what?
⬥ A: Squinting your eyes ⬥ B: Wiggling your ears
⬥ C: Dislocating your jaw ⬥ D: Shaving your head
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
An amateur cook, what supermodel has said, "I can make schnitzel, meatballs and things with cabbage, I love cabbage"?
⬥ A: Ground cinnamon ⬥ B: Canned whipped cream
⬥ C: Mincemeat filling ⬥ D: Brown sugar
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is neither a fast-paced ballroom dance, nor a breed of dog known for its blue tongue, NOR the nickname of legendary golfer Juan Rodriguez?
⬥ A: Chi-Chi ⬥ B: Chow Chow
⬥ C: Cha-Cha ⬥ D: Choo-Choo
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Literally meaning an "abnormally large madness" what mental illness is characterized by delusions of grandeur?
⬥ A: Dipsomania ⬥ B: Megalomania
⬥ C: Plutomania ⬥ D: Xenomania
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
In 2017, what acclaimed show ended its six-season run with a shot of its lead character breastfeeding?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Girls ⬥ B: Veep
⬥ C: Orange Is the New Black ⬥ D: Homeland
Ask the Audience Results: A: 73% ⬥ B: 23% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 0%
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
In the U.S. 205/55R16 and 215/60R16 are two of the most common sizes of what?
⬥ A: Shower heads ⬥ B: Commercial aircraft engines
⬥ C: Basketball hoops ⬥ D: Automobile tires
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
In a single-deck game of blackjack, what's the maximum number of cards with which you could score exactly 21 in one hand?
⬥ A: 4 ⬥ B: 8
⬥ C: 11 ⬥ D: 15
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
In addition to his wide-ranging research on peanuts, George Washington Carver found over 100 uses for what vegetable, known in New Zealand as a kumara?
⬥ A: Turnip ⬥ B: Sweet potato
⬥ C: Onion ⬥ D: Beet
The klaxon called time, so they will return on Thursday with 2 lifelines intact.
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Koos van den Akker holds a unique place in pop culture history for designing what?
⬥ A: the Bill Cosby sweater ⬥ B: the Bjork swan dress
⬥ C: the Madonna cone bra ⬥ D: ABBA's stage costumes

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