Prior to appearing on Millionaire, Sam was a contestant in the Jeopardy! College Championship in 2010, finishing the tournament in second place. In 2024, Sam and his two fellow finalists in that tournament (Erin McLean and Hans von Walter), reunited for the first Pop Culture Jeopardy! tournament, playing under the team name "Esprit Top 3".
WWTBAM Run[]
Round 1[]
$3,000 (1 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Misleading TV Titles
Given its title, first-time viewers of what TV series might think the main character is a monastery-dwelling Buddhist?
⬥ A: Dexter
⬥ B: Coach
⬥ C: Monk
⬥ D: Bones
Sam's Bank: $3,000
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Monkey Do
Which of these animals does not belong in a zoo's Primate House?
⬥ A: Gibbon
⬥ B: Koala
⬥ C: Baboon
⬥ D: Human being
Sam's Bank: $4,000
$100 (3 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Do the Math
Which of the following film titles refers to the shortest total amount of time?
⬥ A: 9 1/2 Weeks
⬥ B: Around the World in 80 Days
⬥ C: A Month in the Country
⬥ D: 40 Days and 40 Nights
Sam's Bank: $4,100
$2,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Inspiring Treats
In 1991, what brand of chocolates launched a Promises line, with inspirational messages inside each wrapper? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Bad Breakups
In 2012, Morrissey's publicist debunked rumors by confirming that what band is "never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to reunite- ever"?
⬥ A: The Clash
⬥ B: The Cure
⬥ C: The Ramones
⬥ D: The Smiths
Sam's Bank: $11,100
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Route Mapping
Traversing 21 miles of bay waters in 23 minutes, history's first U.S. commercial flight departed from St. Petersburg, Florida and landed where? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Orlando
⬥ B: Tallahassee
⬥ C: Jacksonville
⬥ D: Tampa
Sam wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was D: Tampa. Sam's Bank: $11,100
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Tourist Traps
On its 500th birthday in 2012, what landmark was the subject of much debate about limiting its visitors, partly to protect its frescoes from atmospheric damage?
⬥ A: Great Sphinx of Giza
⬥ B: Sistine Chapel
⬥ C: Stonehenge
⬥ D: Taj Mahal
Sam's Bank: $21,100
$15,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Chance Encounters
Though a staunch Anti-Jacksonian, what folk hero helped subdue Richard Lawrence after he tried to assassinate President Andrew Jackson in 1835? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Davy Crockett
⬥ B: Geronimo
⬥ C: Wild Bill Hickok
⬥ D: Daniel Boone
Sam wasn't sure, so he jumped the question. The correct answer was A: Davy Crockett. Sam's Bank: $21,100
$500 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Leisurely Battles
Loosely meaning "four parts of an army" in Sanskrit, the Indian game Chaturanga is thought to be an early version of what?
⬥ A: Dominoes
⬥ B: Mahjong
⬥ C: Backgammon
⬥ D: Chess
Sam's Bank: $21,600
$25,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Early Medicine
When Europeans saw Native Americans using it to ease kidney pain, what gem was given a Spanish name meaning "stone of the loins"?
