Shad Willingham, from Santa Rosa, CA was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 10 & 11, 2017 and won $5,000 after answering his $50,000 question wrong.
Shad's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Following a series of battery-related fires, in 2016 Samsung recalled, replaced and eventually discontinued what model smart phone?
⬥ A: Tinderbox 5000
⬥ B: MobileScorch X9
⬥ C: L-Combusto
⬥ D: Galaxy Note 7
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Fittingly, what city in Washington state claims to be "Home of the World's Largest Cherry Pie!" and hosts an annual Presidents' Day celebration?
⬥ A: Grover
⬥ B: Chester
⬥ C: George
⬥ D: Rutherford
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Contradicting decades of conventional fashion wisdom, a 2011 study suggests that which pattern could actually make you look taller, not wider?
⬥ A: Polka dots
⬥ B: Paisley
⬥ C: Argyle
⬥ D: Horizontal stripes
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Because he did it in both "Delirious" and "Coming to America" way back in the '80s, Slate.com cites which comedian as one of the pioneers of the "Mic Drop"?
⬥ A: D.L. Hughley
⬥ B: Eddie Murphy
⬥ C: Richard Pryor
⬥ D: Damon Wayans
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
With nearly all of them living in captivity in Orlando, San Diego or San Antonio, the U.S. is home to a total of just 24 what?
⬥ A: Orcas
⬥ B: Bald eagles
⬥ C: Elephants
⬥ D: Pandas
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
After dying in France without a will in 1973, what artist's French inheritance taxes were paid for with unsold pieces of their artwork?
⬥ A: Pablo Picasso
⬥ B: Jackson Pollock
⬥ C: Andy Warhol
⬥ D: Frida Kahlo
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Siblings with very different specialties, brothers Rick Bayless and Skip Bayless are best known to TV viewers as which of these, respectively?
⬥ A: Entertainment reporter & TV courtroom judge
⬥ B: Celebrity chef & sports commentator
⬥ C: Middle East correspondent & late-night host
⬥ D: Outdoor adventurer & movie critic
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Though images of Atlas often represent him holding the entire Earth on his back, the Greek god was actually condemned to hold up what? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: The mountains
⬥ B: The sky
⬥ C: The seas
⬥ D: Mankind
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Despite being avoided for religious reasons by hundreds of millions of people, according to U.N. statistics what is the planet's most widely eaten meat? '50:50' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
The klaxon called time and Shad would return on $30,000 with no lifelines left.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Because two of the states don't border each other, which of these road trips would be impossible without traveling through at least one additional state?
