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Sara Lehmann, from Albuquerque, NM, was a contestant who appeared on Season 16 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on February 20, 2018 and left with $5,000 after she missed on her $30,000 question.

She later appeared on Season 17 during Second Chance Week on May 31, 2019, answered the $7,000 question wrong and won $5,000 once again.

First WWTBAM Run[]

Sara Lehmann's Run to the Million[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Concluding that all of his liquid makes him the weight of an elephant, Gizmodo determined that what ad character really could break through a brick wall?
⬥ A: Geico Gecko ⬥ B: Tony the Tiger
⬥ C: Kool-Aid Man ⬥ D: Pillsbury Doughboy
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
According to KidsHealth.org, when a child breaks a bone and gets a cast, their parent can make the experience more bearable if they do what?
⬥ A: Have friends sign the cast ⬥ B: Use the cast to crack walnuts
⬥ C: Keep the cast covered in cotton candy ⬥ D: Call the child “Cast-y McCastface”
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these animals can cary about half its body weight in food inside its cheeks?
⬥ A: Polar bear ⬥ B: Gorilla
⬥ C: Giraffe ⬥ D: Hamster
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
What’s thought to be one of the first instances of the classic Wild West duel took place in MO in 1865, when Davis Tutt lost to what “Wild” gunslinger?
⬥ A: Bill Patterson ⬥ B: Billy Budd
⬥ C: Bill Hickok ⬥ D: Billy Dee Williams
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
A veteran of six of them, which actor says he loves Quentin Tarantino’s films so much, he played the tiny role of a piano player in “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” just to be in it?
⬥ A: Robert De Niro ⬥ B: Samuel L. Jackson
⬥ C: George Clooney ⬥ D: Bill Murray
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Combining both the Latin and the Greek words for the same thing, the zoological name Ursus arctos loosely means what?
⬥ A: Bear bear ⬥ B: Dog dog
⬥ C: Eagle eagle ⬥ D: Bull bull
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
In a bold creative move that spanned 24 episodes, the final season of which sitcom took place primarily over a single wedding weekend?
⬥ A: Will & Grace ⬥ B: Arrested Development
⬥ C: How I Met Your Mother ⬥ D: Parks and Recreation
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Though it now means heading for any correctional facility, the term “going up the river” originally referred to which river, whose banks host a famous prison?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Rio Grande ⬥ B: Ohio
⬥ C: Hudson ⬥ D: Mississippi
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Named Out Magazine’s 2015 Athlete of the Year, what sports star “has scored more goals than any other person in the history of international soccer”?
⬥ A: Abby Wambach ⬥ B: Hope Solo
⬥ C: Carli Lloyd ⬥ D: Alex Morgan
Total Winnings: $5,000

Second WWTBAM Run[]

Sara Lehmann's Run to the Million[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
The San Diego Zoo says that if you're trying to tell them apart, the most obvious difference between butterflies and moths is that butterflies have what?
⬥ A: Long, smooth antennas ⬥ B: Rock-hard six-pack abs
⬥ C: Macs, not PC's ⬥ D: Pretentious British accents
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
In a centuries-old U.S. Navy tradition, "pollywogs" are ceremonially hazed by more experienced sailors the first time they sail across what famous line?
⬥ A: The conga line ⬥ B: The offensive line
⬥ C: The buffet line ⬥ D: The Equator
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Game designer Leslie Scott created the prototype for which game using wooden blocks that her family bought from a local sawmill while living in Ghana in the '70s?
⬥ A: Football ⬥ B: Go Fish
⬥ C: Jenga ⬥ D: Tag
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Most likely because they're less common than the others, a recent study found that cars of what color tend to depreciate in value the least over time?
⬥ A: White ⬥ B: Yellow
⬥ C: Silver ⬥ D: Black
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Though Jay Leno reclaimed his old job shortly afterward, which current late-night star hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for about 8 months in 2009 and 2010?
⬥ A: Stephen Colbert ⬥ B: Samantha Bee
⬥ C: Conan O'Brien ⬥ D: Bill Maher
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Besides Q, which letter is the only one NOT to appear in any of the official two-letter state postal codes currently used by the U.S. Postal Service?
⬥ A: B ⬥ B: Z
⬥ C: Y ⬥ D: J
Total Winnings: $5,000

Question of the Day[]

Question of the Day
Which of the following animals must constantly move in order to get enough oxygen to its bloodstream?
⬥ A: Killer whale ⬥ B: Hummingbird
⬥ C: Great white shark ⬥ D: Goldfish

Audience Participation Game[]

The last ever audience contestant was Jessica Ferguson, originally from North Carolina but now living in Las Vegas.

$1,000 (1 of 1) - Not Timed
Offering a six-figure salary, but also extremely high-stress, what occupation topped Time's list of "High-Paying Jobs You Don't Want to Have"?
⬥ A: Web designer ⬥ B: Air traffic controller
⬥ C: Philanthropist ⬥ D: Game show host
Jessica Ferguson: THOUSANDAIRE

Trivia[]

  • Lehmann's second appearance on the show made her the last contestant to ever play on the syndicated version of Millionaire.
    • Lehmann is also the last contestant to play the Classic Resurgence Format before the show reverted back to the Original Format upon the revival of the primetime version which began in April 2020.

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