Roger Sandmann

Roger Sandmann
From	Gainsville, TX
Appearance	February 1-2, 2011
Money won	$61,600

Roger Sandmann, from Gainsville, Texas, was a contestant on the ninth season of the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on February 1-2, 2011. He won $61,600.

WWTBAM Run

Round 1

$2,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Let's Goth
Also a term for moody teens favoring dark clothing, "Goths" were a tribe who spoke an ancient form of what language group? "Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Balto-Slavic	⬥ B: Celtic
⬥ C: Germanic	⬥ D: Greek

Roger's hunch was C. He jumped the question. The correct answer was C: Germanic. Roger's Bank: $0

$100 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Hidden Art
In 2010, the journal "Neurosurgery" claimed that who hid anatomical images of human brains in his Sistine Chapel frescoes?
⬥ A: Leonardo da Vinci	⬥ B: Raphael
⬥ C: Donatello	⬥ D: Michelangelo

Roger's Bank: $100

$1,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Cyber Classics
Named for a famous fictional character, a "Cyber-Cyrano" is a person paid to write what?
⬥ A: online dating profiles	⬥ B: College term papers
⬥ C: Thank-you notes	⬥ D: Job applications

Roger's Bank: $1,100

$10,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Magical Roles
In what movie does Julia Roberts play the part of Tinkerbell?
⬥ A: Ocean's Eleven	⬥ B: Notting Hill
⬥ C: My Best Friend's Wedding	⬥ D: Hook

Roger's Bank: $11,100

$15,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Tough Guy Threads
Portraying Two-Bit Matthews in 1983's "The Outsiders," which of these actors wore a sleeveless Mikey Mouse t-shirt for most of the movie?
⬥ A: Rob Lowe	⬥ B: Tom Cruise
⬥ C: Emilio Estevez	⬥ D: Thomas Howell

Roger's Bank: $26,100

$25,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: City Names
What U.S. city's name is a combination of Sioux and Greek words that roughly translated to "city of the waters"?
⬥ A: Pittsburgh	⬥ B: Minneapolis
⬥ C: Chicago	⬥ D: Cincinnati

Roger's Bank: $51,100

$7,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Smoke Hazard
In the 1960s, the CIA reportedly tried to manufacture exploding cigars in order to assassinate what world leader?
⬥ A: Ho Chi Minh	⬥ B: Fidel Castro
⬥ C: Mao Tse-tung	⬥ D: Nikita Khrushchev

Roger likes Cuban cigars. Roger's Bank: $58,100

$500 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Who Am I?
Who is Rick Rubin? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: NASCAR driver	⬥ B: Broadway actor
⬥ C: U.S. Senator	⬥ D: Music producer
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 6% ⬥ C: 18% ⬥ D: 72%

Roger asked the audience. The time is up, and Roger will return tomorrow. Roger's Bank: $58,600

$3,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Peace Party
Who is the only Republican U.S. President to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
⬥ A: Dwight Eisenhower	⬥ B: Theodore Roosevelt
⬥ C: Ronald Reagan	⬥ D: Herbert Hoover

Roger's Bank: $61,600

$5,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Big Burgers
Perhaps a shoutout to Arnold Schwarzenegger, what’s the unusual name of one of Wendy’s bacon cheeseburgers? "Jump the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Baconator	⬥ B: Baconizer
⬥ C: Bacon the Baconian	⬥ D: The Last Bacon Hero

Roger will jump this question. The correct answer was A: Baconator. Roger's Bank: $61,600

Round 2

$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
At the 2010 French Open, the women’s singles field featured 25 tennis players whose last names all end in what suffix?
⬥ A: -ova	⬥ B: -enko
⬥ C: -ovic	⬥ D: -eva

Roger has a 3:1 chance of getting it wrong, so he’ll be walking with $61,600. The correct answer was A: -ova. TOTAL WINNINGS: $61,600

Sources

• Roger Sandmann's Run to the Million (Day 1)
• Roger Sandmann's Run to the Million (Day 2)