Rene Nortz, a stay-at-home mom from Vancouver, Washington, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on May 17-18, 2000. She walked away with $32,000 after incorrectly answering her $64,000 question. She didn't use the 50:50 lifeline.
Put these cities in order of their geographic distance from Los Angeles, starting with the closest.
⬥ A: San Francisco, Calif.
⬥ B: Amsterdam, Netherlands
⬥ C: Anchorage, Alaska
⬥ D: Johannesburg, S. Africa
Out of 9 remaining contestants, 5 contestants got it right, but Rene (with a time of 5.74 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-C-B-D, making it to the hot seat.
Rene's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
What animated character's signature line is "What's up, Doc?"?
⬥ A: Goofy
⬥ B: Daffy Duck
⬥ C: Bugs Bunny
⬥ D: Florence Nightingale
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Where do "candy stripers" volunteer?
⬥ A: Church
⬥ B: Hospital
⬥ C: Gas station
⬥ D: Hershey factory
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following time periods is most likely worked by people on the "graveyard shift"?
⬥ A: 8 AM to 4 PM
⬥ B: Noon to 8 PM
⬥ C: Midnight to 8 AM
⬥ D: Mesozoic to Cenozoic
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following cities is nicknamed the Big Apple?
⬥ A: New York
⬥ B: Washington, D.C.
⬥ C: Atlanta
⬥ D: Phoenix
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
The student who ranks second academically in his or her graduating class is traditionally known as what?
⬥ A: Truant
⬥ B: Salutatorian
⬥ C: Sophomore
⬥ D: Valedictorian
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In mathematics, what is the name for the longest side of a right-angle triangle?
⬥ A: Vertex
⬥ B: Scalene
⬥ C: Umbra
⬥ D: Hypotenuse
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Vera Wang is most noted for designing what? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
What actress portrayed Audrey Hepburn in a 2000 made-for-TV movie?
⬥ A: Lara Flynn Boyle
⬥ B: Jennifer Love Hewitt
⬥ C: Katie Holmes
⬥ D: Calista Flockhart
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is currently at war with Russia in order to gain independence? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Chechnya
⬥ B: Dagestan
⬥ C: Georgia
⬥ D: Kyrgyzstan
Rene calls Paul, a bank manager. He says A: Chechnya once the choices are read. The klaxon called time and Rene would return on $16,000 with 1 lifeline left.
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
The Rh factor in human blood takes its name from what type of animal?
