Phillip Tabor, from Fort Worth, Texas, was a contestant on the ninth season of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 4, 2011. He won $33,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Round 1[]
| $10,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Mountain Roads | |
| A winding byway through the Ozark Mountains, Jasper Disaster runs through what state? | |
| ⬥ A: Arkansas | ⬥ B: New Mexico |
| ⬥ C: Pennsylvania | ⬥ D: Washington |
| Phillip's Bank: $10,000 |
| $15,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Lucky Mascots | |
| Often sporting an outfit covered with shamrocks, Lucky the Leprechaun is the official mascot of what NBA team? | |
| ⬥ A: Detroit Pistons | ⬥ B: Los Angeles Lakers |
| ⬥ C: Boston Celtics | ⬥ D: Atlanta Hawks |
| Phillip's Bank: $25,000 |
| $100 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Old Spirits | |
| A popular cocktail in Old West saloons, “cactus wine” was commonly made from a mix of tequila and what type of tea? "Jump the Question" and "Ask the Audience" lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: Juniper | ⬥ B: Peyote |
| ⬥ C: Sage | ⬥ D: Yucca |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 17% ⬥ C: 18% ⬥ D: 61% | |
| Phillip thinks it is yucca, but would like to ask the audience.
The correct answer was B. Peyote. Phillip's Bank: $25,000 |
| $5,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Heard, Not Seen | |
| The narrator of which of these movies never actually appears as a character in the film? | |
| ⬥ A: The Royal Tenenbaums | ⬥ B: Million Dollar Baby |
| ⬥ C: Field of Dreams | ⬥ D: American Beauty |
| Meredith mentions that Phillip is a self-proclaimed movie buff. He owns over 400 films and sees somewhere between 75 and 100 movies a year.
Phillip's Bank: $30,000 |
| $25,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: List Makers | |
| On a 2010 episode of “How I Met Your Mother,” a couple starts a “Cradle List” of things to do before they what? | |
| ⬥ A: Go back to school | ⬥ B: Buy a house |
| ⬥ C: Get married | ⬥ D: Have a baby |
| Phillip's Bank: $55,000 |
| $3,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Pole Positions | |
| A 2008 exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum, “Photography at the Poles” featured photos of what animals? | |
| ⬥ A: Boa constrictors | ⬥ B: Armadillos |
| ⬥ C: Cheetahs | ⬥ D: Penguins |
| Phillip's Bank: $58,000 |
| $7,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Same Name | |
| Which of these pairs of same-named presidents served their terms in office furthest apart? | |
| ⬥ A: Roosevelt & Roosevelt | ⬥ B: Bush & Bush |
| ⬥ C: Adams & Adams | ⬥ D: Johnson & Johnson |
| Phillip's Bank: $65,000 |
| $1,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Toy Animals | |
| With short spines radiating in every direction, which of these sea creatures is said to resemble a Koosh ball? | |
| ⬥ A: Abalone | ⬥ B: Sand dollar |
| ⬥ C: Oyster | ⬥ D: Sea urchin |
| Phillip's Bank: $66,000 |
| $2,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Odd Habits | |
| To fight procrastination, which of the authors reportedly wrote in the nude, so he would be unable to leave home while he was working? "Jump the Question" lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Joseph Conrad | ⬥ B: Victor Hugo |
| ⬥ C: Rudyard Kipling | ⬥ D: Charles Dickens |
| Phillip jumped the question. The correct answer was B. Victor Hugo.
Phillip's Bank: $66,000 |
| $500 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Big Breaks | |
| “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson got his big break playing what instrument for the rock band Journey? | |
| ⬥ A: Bass guitar | ⬥ B: Drums |
| ⬥ C: Keyboard | ⬥ D: Saxophone |
| Phillip thinks it is bass guitar, but is not willing to take the risk, so he decides to walk with $33K. The correct answer was A. Bass guitar.
TOTAL WINNINGS: $33,000 |