Phillis Straka, from Kettering, Ohio, was a contestant who appeared on the fifth season of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 23, 2007 and left with nothing after answering the 4th question incorrectly.
WWTBAM Run[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
To promote a healthy environment for their patrons, restaurants often display signs reading “Thank you for not” doing what?
⬥ A: Shouting
⬥ B: Smoking
⬥ C: Sleeping
⬥ D: Hitting on the waitress
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Fine powders made of such chemicals as carbon and aluminum are often used at crime scenes to “dust” for what?
⬥ A: Fingerprints
⬥ B: Blood stains
⬥ C: Hair samples
⬥ D: Clothing fibers
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
In 2006, which of these innovators was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his work in breakfast cereal?
⬥ A: Milton Bradley
⬥ B: Samuel Colt
⬥ C: John Kellogg
⬥ D: Ferdinand von Zeppelin
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these performers adopted the title "Sir" without ever having been knighted in England?
• A: Sir Elton John
• B: Sir Mix-A-Lot
• C: Sir Mick Jagger
• D: Sir Paul McCartney
Phillis states after tearfully learning she gave the wrong answer that she hadn't even been looking at Sir Mix-A-Lot, which she'd laughed at, presumably forgetting that a joke answer can be the correct answer when asked for a non-applicable choice
