Sam Wolfe

Sam Wolfe, a chef from Salt Lake City, Utah, appeared on the U.S. version of the show on April 13-15, 2001. He walked away with $125,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these North American mountains in geographical order, starting with the southernmost.
⬥ A: Shasta	⬥ B: McKinley
⬥ C: Rainier	⬥ D: Whitney

The correct order is D-A-C-B. 3 of 8 contestants got it right and the time of 8.60 seconds got Sam Wolfe into the Hot Seat.

Sam's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
A spot of light on a radar screen that shows the position of a plane is called what?
⬥ A: Blip	⬥ B: Blob
⬥ C: Block	⬥ D: Time for Windex

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
The name of what part of the pizza is also slang for "money"?
⬥ A: Dough	⬥ B: Tomato sauce
⬥ C: Cheese	⬥ D: Heartburn

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
The Milky Way galaxy is held together by what?
⬥ A: Air	⬥ B: Gravity
⬥ C: Electricity	⬥ D: Nougat

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a slang word meaning "to fit a person with a concealed listening device"?
⬥ A: Racket	⬥ B: Rod
⬥ C: Canary	⬥ D: Wire

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What golf club is traditionally used to tap the ball into the hole?
⬥ A: Iron	⬥ B: Wood
⬥ C: Putter	⬥ D: Wedge

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What movie popularized the phrase "Yo, Adrian!"?
⬥ A: Rocky	⬥ B: Grease
⬥ C: Pretty Woman	⬥ D: Risky Business

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is the proper name for a female rabbit?
⬥ A: Bess	⬥ B: Doe
⬥ C: Chick	⬥ D: Jen

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In a criminal trial, who bears the burden of proof?
⬥ A: Judge	⬥ B: Defense
⬥ C: Prosecution	⬥ D: Witness

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
The abbreviation EOE is most often used in what section of a newspaper? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Sports	⬥ B: Real Estate
⬥ C: Television	⬥ D: Help wanted
Ask the Audience Results: A: 2% ⬥ B: 5% ⬥ C: 7% ⬥ D: 86%

$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
On the TV series "That 70's Show," what is the name of the foreign exchange student? 'Phone-a-Friend' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Baba	⬥ B: Fez
⬥ C: Zampone	⬥ D: Angora

Sam would call a friend, Tom Hughes, a magazine editor who is supposedly a TV fan. He may be a TV fan, but he isn't a fan of the show in question. Time expired without an answer.

Sam might as well used the 50:50 lifeline. It was down to Baba or Fez. He then gave a quick final answer, B) Fez and won $32,000.

The klaxon called time and Sam would return with no lifelines left.

$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What kind of geological formation is a "cay"?
⬥ A: Active volcano	⬥ B: Clay road
⬥ C: Small island	⬥ D: Mountain peak

$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What Greenpeace ship was sunk by French secret service agents in 1985?
⬥ A: Rainbow Warrior	⬥ B: Arctic Sunrise
⬥ C: Sirius	⬥ D: Beluga

$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In the book by Robert Louis Stevenson, what are the first names of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
⬥ A: Thomas and Jeffrey	⬥ B: Henry and Edward
⬥ C: Paul and Mark	⬥ D: James and Henry

Sam had no idea and decided to walk away. He guessed B: Henry and Edward and would've won a quarter million dollars.

Total Prize Money: $125,000

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Sam's Run (Q11-13)

Preceded by Fred Coughlin	U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Sam Wolfe	Succeeded by Allan Chernov