Sal Olivo

Sal Olivo, from Annandale, VA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 11 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 14, 2012 and walked away with $68,100.

WWTBAM Run[]

Round 1[]

$3,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: My Generation
Sixties protest leader Jack Weinberg is credited with the slogan "Don't trust anyone" of what type?
⬥ A: Over 30	⬥ B: With a job
⬥ C: With kids	⬥ D: In government

Sal's Bank: $3,000

$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Designated Spaces
Despite being filled with a combustible "lifting gas," the luxuriously appointed Hindenburg featured a lounge designated for what activity?
⬥ A: Chamber music	⬥ B: Smoking
⬥ C: Billiards	⬥ D: Backgammon

Sal's Bank: $4,000

$25,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: TV Cameos
Idolized by one of the sitcom's characters, physicist Stephen Hawking made a guest appearance on what TV comedy in 2012?
⬥ A: How I Met Your Mother	⬥ B: Two and a Half Men
⬥ C: The Big Bang Theory	⬥ D: 30 Rock

Sal's Bank: $29,000

$2,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Mi__ing L_tt_rs
Making way for the next president, Bill Clinton's staffers were accused of jokingly removing which letter from the Old Executive Office Building's keyboards?
⬥ A: B	⬥ B: F
⬥ C: W	⬥ D: Z

Sal's Bank: $31,000

$100 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Gimme Shelter
Sought for questioning by Sweden, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted political asylum in 2012 by what country? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Zimbabwe	⬥ B: Ecuador
⬥ C: Thailand	⬥ D: New Zealand
Ask the Audience Results: A: 8% ⬥ B: 47% ⬥ C: 7% ⬥ D: 38%

Sal's Bank: $31,100

$15,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Stage Sequels
The 2012 play "Abigail/1702" examines what has happened ten years after the events that unfold in what classic play?
⬥ A: Our Town	⬥ B: A Raisin in the Sun
⬥ C: The Glass Menagerie	⬥ D: The Crucible

Sal's Bank: $46,100

$5,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: State Capitals
Coincidentally, the last four letters of what state's name are also the first four letters of that state's capital?
⬥ A: Delaware	⬥ B: Vermont
⬥ C: Wyoming	⬥ D: Minnesota

Sal's Bank: $51,100

$7,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Language Lore
What term's earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary dates to 1888, adding "with sugar on top" in 1994?
⬥ A: I beg of you	⬥ B: Be a sport
⬥ C: Pretty please	⬥ D: Hook me up

Sal's Bank: $58,100

$500 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Turning 50
2012 was the 50th anniversary of all but which of the following "firsts"? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: First American orbits Earth	⬥ B: First K-Mart store opened
⬥ C: Spider-Man's first comic appearance	⬥ D: First Super Bowl

Sal wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was D: First Super Bowl.
Sal's Bank: $58,100

$10,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: This Is a Bust
A California plastic surgeon gave what name to a new type of silicone-based breast implant because its contents maintain its shape when ruptured?
⬥ A: Pop-Tart	⬥ B: Twix
⬥ C: Gummy bear	⬥ D: Twinkie

Sal's Bank: $68,100

Round 2[]

$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
On Earth, singer Bruno Mars is said to weigh 140 pounds, but how much would he weigh on Mars? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: 53.2 lbs	⬥ B: 100.5 lbs
⬥ C: 240.3 lbs	⬥ D: 478.6 lbs

Sal wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was A: 53.2 lbs.

$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
True to form, the first piece of fiction Stephen King ever sold to a publisher was a 1965 story he originally titled "I Was a Teenage" what?
⬥ A: Grim Reaper	⬥ B: Witch Hunter
⬥ C: Grave Robber	⬥ D: Axe Murderer

Sal did not want to risk $43,100, so he walked away. The correct answer was C: Grave Robber.
Total Prize Money: $68,100