Ralph Cambeis, a bus driver from Brooklyn, New York, was a participant on the Million Dollar Tournament of Ten who originally appeared on September 21-22, 2009 and won $50,000. He returned on November 13, 2009 to play the million dollar question as the #6 seed in the tournament, and walked away.
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| $500 (1 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Hit Songs | |
| In 1960, singer Brian Hyland had a surpirse #1 hit with a novelty song about an "Ity Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot" what? | |
| ⬥ A: Zucchini | ⬥ B: Martini |
| ⬥ C: Bikini | ⬥ D: Skin infection |
| $1,000 (2 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Sports | |
| Usually played by women, netball closely resembles which of these sports? | |
| ⬥ A: Golf | ⬥ B: Baseball |
| ⬥ C: Basketball | ⬥ D: Bowling |
| $2,000 (3 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Cartoons | |
| Which of these Looney Tunes characters is typically seen sporting an oversized ten-gallon hat? | |
| ⬥ A: Yosemite Sam | ⬥ B: Foghorn Leghorn |
| ⬥ C: Pepé Le Pew | ⬥ D: Bugs Bunny |
| $3,000 (4 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Web Business | |
| What Web company sponsors a contest with a $1 million prize for anyone who can improve its movie recommendation algorithm? | |
| ⬥ A: Facebook | ⬥ B: eBay |
| ⬥ C: Yahoo! | ⬥ D: Netflix |
| $5,000 (5 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: At the Bar | |
| What is the main ingredient in the alcoholic punch known as "sangría blanca"? | |
| ⬥ A: White wine | ⬥ B: Vodka |
| ⬥ C: Rum | ⬥ D: Bourbon |
| $7,500 (6 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Nicknames | |
| Photos snapped in 1972 of Jane Fonda seated on an anti-aircraft gun earned the actress what infamous nickname? | |
| ⬥ A: Hanoi Jane | ⬥ B: Seoul Jane |
| ⬥ C: Beijing Jane | ⬥ D: Tokyo Jane |
| $10,000 (7 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: What Are They? | |
| Pompanos and porgies are two types of what? | |
| ⬥ A: Birds | ⬥ B: Fruit |
| ⬥ C: Cigars | ⬥ D: Fish |
| $12,500 (8 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Name Brands | |
| Kirkland Signature is the in-house brand of what chain of stores? | |
| ⬥ A: Wal-Mart | ⬥ B: Costco |
| ⬥ C: Home Depot | ⬥ D: Target |
| $15,000 (9 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Word Origins | |
| What unit of energy gets its name from a Latin word meaning "heat"? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used. | |
| ⬥ A: Volt | ⬥ B: Watt |
| ⬥ C: Calorie | ⬥ D: Ampere |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 9% ⬥ B: 9% ⬥ C: 69% ⬥ D: 13% | |
| He asked the audience, with 69% voting for C, which was the right answer. The klaxon called time, and he would return with three remaining lifelines. |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Government | |
| Appointed CIA Director in 2009, Leon Panetta served in Bill Clinton's administration from 1994 to 1997 as what? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used. | |
| ⬥ A: Chief of Staff | ⬥ B: Press Secretary |
| ⬥ C: Attorney General | ⬥ D: Secretary of the Treasury |
| He asked the expert, Ashleigh Banfield, who said it's A. Now he has $25,000! |
| $50,000 (11 of 15) - 0:45 Time Limit Category: On the Map | |
| To a resident of the British Isles, which of these countries is commonly called one of "the Antipodes"? "Phone-a-Friend and Double Dip" lifelines used. | |
| ⬥ A: Australia | ⬥ B: France |
| ⬥ C: Ireland | ⬥ D: United States |
| He decided to call Sean, who said Australia but he's only less than 50% sure. He then go for a Double Dip, and he goes for A as his first guess, and it was right! |
| $100,000 (12 of 15) - 0:45 Time Limit Category: Signs and Symbols | |
| The symbol for a popular Japanese beer, the kirin closely resembles what mythical creature? | |
| ⬥ A: Bigfoot | ⬥ B: Leprechaun |
| ⬥ C: Unicorn | ⬥ D: Mermaid |
| He decided to walk away, and if he had gone with his thought, Unicorn, then he would have won $100,000. He has finally made it to Million Dollar Tournament of Ten. |
His $250,000 and $500,000 questions's categories were Bambi and Competitions.
| $1,000,000 (15 of 15) - 4:02 Time Limit Category: Composers | |
| Though today it's treated like a treasure, what famous painting was once cut into to enlarge a doorway? | |
| ⬥ A: Detroit Industry | ⬥ B: The Last Supper |
| ⬥ C: Guernica | ⬥ D: The Birth of Venus |
| Ralph has no idea, and he wouldn't risk $25,000, so he walked away, and Sam Murray remained as the tournament leader. He would have guessed B, and he would have gotten it right!
Total Winnings: $50,000 |
| Million Dollar Tournament of Ten contestants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. Alex Ortiz 9. Tony Westmoreland 8. Sam Murray 7. Robin Schwartz 6. Ralph Cambeis |
5. Tim Janus 4. Matt Schultz 3. Jeff Birt 2. Keilani Goggins 1. Jehan Shamsid-Deen | ||