Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson, a musician from Mobile, AL, was a contestant on the seventeenth season of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on September 17, 2018. He won $10,000 after walking away from his $20,000 question.

He was the Plus One and son of Steven Johnson, who played just before him; his brother, S'Christen Johnson, played afterwards. Collectively, they won $45,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
In baseball, the instant the World Series is over, what do the players on the winning team traditionally do?
⬥ A: Celebrate on the field	⬥ B: Quitely text their accountants
⬥ C: Call their bookie to collect their winnings	⬥ D: Run to the parking lot to beat traffic

$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
The title of which of the following Goldie Hawn movesi was inspired by a term for employees who work a job from mid-afternoon to midnight?
⬥ A: Private Benjamin	⬥ B: Shampoo
⬥ C: Swing Shift	⬥ D: The Banger Sisters

Steve only knew one Goldie Hawn movie so was going off of a dictionary definition to answer. He went for C which was luckily correct.

$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
With the Dean of Westminster calling it "entitrely fitting," the final resting place of the late Stephen Hawking is right next to what historical figure?
⬥ A: King Henry VIII	⬥ B: Sir Isaac Newton
⬥ C: Agatha Christie	⬥ D: Charlie Chaplin

$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
It's "Millionaire Math" Time! Last name of "The French Chef" host + "ish" + Famous organized crime family = what rap name used by Donald Glover?
⬥ A: Flayish Giancana	⬥ B: Deanish Corleone
⬥ C: Childish Gambino	⬥ D: Puckish Bonanno

$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Ranking behind the U.S., China, Japan and Germany, what state is now the world's 5th biggest economy, having surpassed the UK in 2017? 'Plus One' lifeline used.
⬥ A: Florida	⬥ B: California
⬥ C: Texas	⬥ D: New York

Steve didn't know so he used his Plus One lifeline to bring his father Steven down to help. Steven said he knew the answer was B. So Steve went for it and won $5,000.

$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
What actress who plays Kate Pearson on the NBC series "This Is Us" penned the 2018 memoir "This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today"? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used.
⬥ A: Mandy Moore	⬥ B: Chrissy Metz
⬥ C: Alexandra Breckenridge	⬥ D: Susan Kelechi Watson
Ask the Audience Results: A: 36% ⬥ B: 52% ⬥ C: 12% ⬥ D: 0%

Steve wished he had a "Plus Two" because he knew his Dad would know the answer, but he decided to Ask the Audience. Despite a close result between A and B Steve went with the majority and won $7,000.

$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following is directly caused by the varicella-zoster virus? '50:50' lifeline used.
⬥ A: Chickenpox	⬥ B: Whooping cough
⬥ C: Strep throat	⬥ D: Rabies

Steve didn't know what virus caused Rabies but did know that Pertussis was Whooping Cough, so he used his 50-50 which left A and B. He confidently went with A and won $10,000, beating his father.

$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
While her husband George H.W. Bush had the code name "Timberwolf," Barbara Bush had what Secret Service code name?
⬥ A: Pitbull	⬥ B: Oyster
⬥ C: Tranquility	⬥ D: Vermonter

Steve had no idea so he decided to walk with the money. Chirs Harrison said afterwards that the spouses codename begins with the same letter and then asked Steve what he would've guessed, with that knowledge Steve said it was Tranquility, which was correct.

TOTAL WINNINGS: $10,000

Trivia[]

It should be noted that although Steve says that Pertussis was Whooping Cough, it isn't actually a viral infection. It's a bacterial infection.

Sources[]

Steve Johnson's run to the million