Thomas Bauer, from Munich, appeared as a contestant on the first and second episodes of the first series of Wer wird Millionär? on 3 and 4 September 1999. He won 32.000 DM.
WWM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
Fastest Finger First Question
Sort the following capitals from west to east!
⬥ A: London
⬥ B: Madrid
⬥ C: Warsaw
⬥ D: Rome
Out of 8 contestants, 3 answered correctly, and Thomas (with a time of 9.07 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-A-D-C, making it into the hot seat.
Thomas' Run to the Million (partial)[]
100 DM (1 of 15) - Not timed
What do you call the quick change of TV programs with the remote control?
⬥ A: rap
⬥ B: strip
⬥ C: step
⬥ D: zap
200 DM (2 of 15) - Not timed
What does the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street like to eat?
⬥ A: Cookies
⬥ B: licorice
⬥ C: Popcorn
⬥ D: lollipops
Thomas returned the next day to play for DM 300, with all three lifelines remaining.