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Rachael Cianfrani, a theatrical producer from North Tustin, CA, was a contestant who appeared in Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 22-23, 2019. She left with $20,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is a common, somewhat disparaging, term for an environmentalist?
⬥ A: Tree hugger ⬥ B: Ocean kisser
⬥ C: Mountain massager ⬥ D: Earth nuzzler
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
The 6-year-old YouTube star known only as "Ryan" earned $11 million in 2017, thanks to the popularity of his web series where he -- not surprisingly -- reviews what?
⬥ A: Foreign films ⬥ B: Ancient religious manuscripts
⬥ C: Single malt scotch ⬥ D: Toys
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the stage name of rapper Faheem Najm, and NOT a brand of product commonly seen in a drugstore?
⬥ A: Gas-X ⬥ B: Oral-B
⬥ C: T-Pain ⬥ D: Preparation H
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
About four times as strong as standard glass, what glass used for car windows is made by heating it to over 600 degrees Celsius, and then quickly cooling it?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Beveled glass ⬥ B: Frosted glass
⬥ C: Plate glass ⬥ D: Tempered glass
Rachael has an idea but uses the 50:50 to be safe.
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
In an 1851 review of his latest book, what author was advised that he should "not waste his strength on... rambling volumes about spermaceti whales"?
⬥ A: Nathaniel Hawthorne ⬥ B: Herman Melville
⬥ C: Edgar Allan Poe ⬥ D: Charles Dickens
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Eighteen-year-old Yara Shahidi reprises her role as Zoey Johnson in what 2018 spin-off of the popular sitcom "Black-ish"?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Young-ish ⬥ B: Girl-ish
⬥ C: Happy-ish ⬥ D: Grown-ish
Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 14% ⬥ C: 9% ⬥ D: 76%

Question of the Day[]

Question of the Day
What famous frontiersman helped blaze the Wilderness Road, used by pioneers to travel west?
⬥ A: Daniel Boone ⬥ B: Ethan Allen
⬥ C: Davy Crockett ⬥ D: Pecos Bill
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Three of these phrases have the name of an African country spelled out in order somewhere within them. Which one does NOT?
⬥ A: Modern woman ⬥ B: Broken yardstick
⬥ C: Rough anaconda ⬥ D: Formalized plans
Explanation: A contains Oman, B contains Kenya, C contains Ghana, and D contains Mali.

The klaxon called time, and Rachael would return the next day with the Plus One lifeline.

$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
U.S. federal guidelines for any elevator built after 2010 require that the button sending it to the floor with the main entrance have a raised what next to it?
⬥ A: Number "1" ⬥ B: Star
⬥ C: Letter "G" ⬥ D: Circle
Rachael knows the answer because she taught her kids this.
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did what?
'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Repealed Prohibition ⬥ B: Established income taxes
⬥ C: Limited presidents to two terms ⬥ D: Lowered the voting age to 18
Rachael calls down her best friend since the third grade, Joe. He is not sure, but the two do manage to narrow it down to C and D. Not willing to risk $15,000, Rachael decides to call it quits. The correct answer was D: Lowered the voting age to 18.

Total Winnings: $20,000

Trivia[]

  • With the $20,000 she won, Rachael put on a revival of The Lieutenant, a show her father was in back in the 1970s.

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