Sam Stubblefield (January 14, 1978 - July 28, 2020 [1]), a pediatric hospitalist from Wilmington, DE, was a contestant who appeared on the 17th season of the U.S. syndicated version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?on September 13 & 14, 2018 and won $50,000 after he answered incorrectly on his $100,000 question.
Sam's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is a nickname for the D.C. headquarters of the U.S. State Department, and NOT a common condition treated by Pepto-Bismol?
⬥ A: Heartburn
⬥ B: Indigestion
⬥ C: Foggy Bottom
⬥ D: Upset Stomach
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Feathers flew on April 7, 2018 as mischief makers in over 50 cities around the globe participated in what playful "combat" event?
⬥ A: International Pillow Fight Day
⬥ B: International Slap Fight Day
⬥ C: International Snowball Fight Day
⬥ D: International Knife Fight Day
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
The very first day of operations for which of the following involved sorting 186 packages around a card table and loading them onto 14 jets?
⬥ A: Pony Express
⬥ B: Domino's
⬥ C: FedEx
⬥ D: Santa Claus
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these James Bond film titles might set off your spellcheck, because one of the words uses the British spelling instead of the American one?
⬥ A: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
⬥ B: Licence To Kill
⬥ C: Quantum of Solace
⬥ D: Diamonds Are Forever
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
New Hampshire might be "The Granite State," but what neighbor immediately to its west is home to "Rock of Ages," one of the world's largest granite quarries?
⬥ A: Maine
⬥ B: Connecticut
⬥ C: Rhode Island
⬥ D: Vermont
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
The phrase "I shall hear in Heaven" is attributed to which person, who died in 1827?
⬥ A: Helen Keller
⬥ B: Thomas Edison
⬥ C: Ludwig von Beethoven
⬥ D: Galileo
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is known by what rhyming nickname? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used.
Sam didn't know so he decided to Ask the Audience. With the majority of the Audience voting C he went with them and won $10,000.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Uniting the houses of Lancaster and York, the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York in 1486 was the first to take place under which royal dynasty? 'Plus One' lifeline used.
⬥ A: Plantagenet
⬥ B: Tudor
⬥ C: Hanover
⬥ D: Stuart
Sam wanted the help of his Plus One, Ramin, who knew the answer was B after briefly explaining the history of the Plantagenet dynasty. They went for it and won $20,000. Chris Harrison commented that Ramin might've been the most knowledgeable Plus One in they've ever had due to how much information he gave.
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
If a single bee produces 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in it's lifetime, how many bees would be required to make a gallon of honey?
⬥ A: 4,608
⬥ B: 6,144
⬥ C: 9,216
⬥ D: 12,288
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
From the late 1920s until the early 1950s, most stop signs were not red, but what color? '50-50' lifeline used.
⬥ A: White
⬥ B: Blue
⬥ C: Yellow
⬥ D: Brown
Sam didn't know, but had a feeling the answer was either White or Yellow due to both colours being high-contrast. He was leaning more towards Yellow and decided to use his last lifeline which unhelpfully removed B and D. He then remembered seeing some old pictures of a yellow stop sign with black text. So he went for C, winning $50,000. The claxon then called time and Sam would return the following day with $50,000 and no lifelines remaining.
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
While all six of the others have them regularly, there has NOT been a volcanic eruption on which continent since Mt. Gambier blew 5,000 years ago?
⬥ A: Antarctica
⬥ B: Africa
⬥ C: Australia
⬥ D: South America
Sam was stuck on either A or C. After thinking it through and saying that Mt. Gambier didn't sound like it belonged in Africa or South America he went for A. He was on the right track but picked the wrong answer as the correct answer is Australia.
