Rudy Reber, a stand-up comedian and telemarketer from Newport News, Virginia, appeared as a contestant on the fifty-eighth episode of the original primetime run of the U.S. version of the show on February 24, 2000. He left with $32,000 after incorrectly answering his $500,000 question.
Put the following magazines in order by when they were founded, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Rolling Stone
⬥ B: Seventeen
⬥ C: Time
⬥ D: Wired
From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right, but Rudy (with a time of 5.69 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-B-A-D, making it into the Hot Seat.
Rudy's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
If you're trying to find other players in a game of hide-and-seek, what are you most likely called?
⬥ A: Butterbean
⬥ B: Goon
⬥ C: Dunce
⬥ D: It
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
In a standard automobile, what is another term for the gas pedal?
⬥ A: Speedometer
⬥ B: Accelerator
⬥ C: Odometer
⬥ D: Distributor
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, and their pals were considered members of what?
⬥ A: Cool Club
⬥ B: Rat Pack
⬥ C: Brat Pack
⬥ D: Partridge Family
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What do people commonly call their relationship to the daughter of their aunt or uncle?
⬥ A: Cousin
⬥ B: Niece
⬥ C: Brother
⬥ D: Uncle
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
The sport of exploring caves is known by what term?
⬥ A: Decoupage
⬥ B: Trapunto
⬥ C: Spelunking
⬥ D: Angling
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What city is the setting for the television show "The Simpsons"?
⬥ A: Springfield
⬥ B: Harper Valley
⬥ C: Sherman Oaks
⬥ D: Williamsburg
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the proper name for a female walrus?
⬥ A: Ewe
⬥ B: Cow
⬥ C: Mare
⬥ D: Sow
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In Dr. Seuss' book, "The Cat in the Hat," what color is the cat's stripe hat?
⬥ A: Red and green
⬥ B: Red and black
⬥ C: Black and white
⬥ D: Red and white
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following actors has never played an astronaut in a movie?
⬥ A: Jack Nicholson
⬥ B: Tom Hanks
⬥ C: Tom Cruise
⬥ D: Bruce Willis
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Who took over command of the United Nations forces from General MacArthur in the Korean War? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Matthew B. Ridgway
⬥ B: George S. Patton
⬥ C: Omar N. Bradley
⬥ D: Dwight D. Eisenhower
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In what decade were girls first officially allowed to play Little League baseball in the U.S.? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Which of these men was never married to Marilyn Monroe?
⬥ A: Joe DiMaggio
⬥ B: Arthur Miller
⬥ C: James Dougherty
⬥ D: Norman Mailer
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
A statue of what person stands high above Trafalgar Square?
⬥ A: William Shakespeare
⬥ B: Admiral Lord Nelson
⬥ C: Queen Elizabeth I
⬥ D: Sir Walter Raleigh
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Hollywood figure directed Michael Jackson's 1988 video "Bad"? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Steven Spielberg
⬥ B: Francis Ford Coppola
⬥ C: Martin Scorsese
⬥ D: John Landis
Rudy did not know, so he decided to call a fellow comedian Will Durst, who knew for a fact it was John Landis. He decided to go with him, but lost $218,000, as the correct answer was C: Martin Scorsese.
