Roger Moyer, from Alexandria, Virginia, was a contestant on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on March 30, 2001 and won $32,000 after missing his $250,000 question. Roger played for $2,130,000.
In 1995, he appeared on Jeopardy! and became a two-time champion, winning $17,901.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger Question[]
Fastest Finger Question
Put these singers in order of their birth, starting with the most recent.
⬥ A: Madonna
⬥ B: Enrique Iglesias
⬥ C: Lance Bass
⬥ D: Mariah Carey
The correct answer was C-B-D-A. Out of 9 contestants, 4 got it right. Roger was the fastest in 6.36 seconds.
Roger’s Run to $2,130,000[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
If someone looks just like you, he is said to be "your" what "image"?
⬥ A: Coughing
⬥ B: Spitting
⬥ C: Sniffing
⬥ D: Hacking
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
When the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was first organized, on what did the officers ride?
⬥ A: Horses
⬥ B: Llamas
⬥ C: Moose
⬥ D: Lawn mowers
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Membership in a sorority is generally restricted to which of the following?
⬥ A: Vegetarians
⬥ B: Trekkies
⬥ C: Women
⬥ D: Sheep
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following letters of the alphabet contains a right angle?
⬥ A: The letter O
⬥ B: The letter H
⬥ C: The letter C
⬥ D: The letter N
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
In a pinball game, what is it called when a player shakes the machine so hard it shuts down?
⬥ A: Tilt
⬥ B: Zinger
⬥ C: Whirl
⬥ D: Bash
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What classic TV show began as a series of short sketches on "The Jackie Gleason Show"? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
What type of bread is usually used in a gyro sandwich?
⬥ A: Pita
⬥ B: Tortilla
⬥ C: Bagel
⬥ D: Baguette
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In a song from the 1957 musical "The Music Man," where do "ya got trouble"?
⬥ A: Sioux City
⬥ B: River City
⬥ C: Sin City
⬥ D: Carson City
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
The word "vaccine" comes from the Latin word for what animal?
⬥ A: Dog
⬥ B: Horse
⬥ C: Sheep
⬥ D: Cow
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is not a sibling of John F. Kennedy?
⬥ A: Eunice Kennedy
⬥ B: Patricia Kennedy
⬥ C: Ethel Kennedy
⬥ D: Jean Kennedy
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 1993 book "The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure," where does the narrator go in search of an ancient text? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Peru
⬥ B: Egypt
⬥ C: Ireland
⬥ D: Turkey
Roger knew about the book as it was on the best sellers list for a while, but he wanted to play it safe and called his friend, Jim, for help. Jim was pretty sure it was A: Peru. Peru was Roger's first instinct and he answered it correctly, winning him $64,000.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the formal name of the punctuation mark known as the slash?
⬥ A: Codicil
⬥ B: Virgule
⬥ C: Dele
⬥ D: Appositive
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these actors won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a feature film that he directed? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Mel Gibson
⬥ B: Warren Beatty
⬥ C: Orson Welles
⬥ D: Laurence Olivier
Roger used his 50:50 lifeline, eliminating A and C. He went with his gut answer of B, losing $93,000. The correct answer was D. Total Prize Money: $32,000
