Tom Mathias

Tom Mathias, a real estate developer from Nashville, Tennessee, was a contestant on the sixth U.S. syndicated season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He won $25,000 after incorrectly answering his $50,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Tom Mathias's Run to Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, a cosmonaut is a Russian who does what?
⬥ A: Writes novels	⬥ B: Travels into space
⬥ C: Practices medicine	⬥ D: Reads Cosmo

$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
On the cover of the children’s book “Potty Time With Elmo”, Elmo is pictured in what room?
⬥ A: Kitchen	⬥ B: Living room
⬥ C: Bathroom	⬥ D: Dining room

$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these punctuation marks is nearly identical in appearance to the dash?
⬥ A: Period	⬥ B: Hyphen
⬥ C: Colon	⬥ D: Apostrophe

$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Meaning “unpretentious and ordinary", which of these adjectives is often used to describe cooking in its simplest form?
⬥ A: Downward	⬥ B: Downcast
⬥ C: Down-home	⬥ D: Downhearted

$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
The site of a world-famous auto race, the Town of Speedway is an autonomous district of what Midwestern city?
⬥ A: Indianapolis	⬥ B: Cleveland
⬥ C: Kansas City	⬥ D: Chicago

$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, sage is a grayish shade of what color? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Orange	⬥ B: Red
⬥ C: Yellow	⬥ D: Green
Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 0% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 94%

$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Also known as the law of inertia, Newton’s first law of motion is often paraphrased as, “An object at rest tends to” what?
⬥ A: Expand	⬥ B: Absorb heat
⬥ C: Gain momentum	⬥ D: Stay at rest

$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Ross Mathews, better known as “Ross the Intern", appears regularly on what TV host’s show?
⬥ A: Jay Leno	⬥ B: Ellen DeGeneres
⬥ C: David Letterman	⬥ D: Tyra Banks

$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Each year on May 2nd, what world-famous museum is open free to the public for the “Fiesta Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid”?
⬥ A: Louvre	⬥ B: Hermitage
⬥ C: Prado	⬥ D: Uffizi

$25,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
On the front cover of The Beatles album “Let It Be,” who is the only Beatle without a mustache? "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Paul McCartney	⬥ B: John Lennon
⬥ C: George Harrison	⬥ D: Ringo Starr

Tom phones his friend, Mike Sittler, who says he's 75-85% sure it's John Lennon.

Meredith says that makes no sense to her. He said it looks like it’s John Lennon and then says that he is only 75 to 85% sure. She then says that if the ATA had given Tom those percentages, that he would jump on it, but then he did sound a little odd.

Tom wonders if he should use his "50:50" just in case.

Tom: I can hear a groan. Sounds like Meredith and some laughter from the audience.

Tom went with his friend's answer and won $25,000. The klaxon then called time and Tom will return for the next episode with his "50:50" and "Switch the Question" lifelines remaining.

$50,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Beginning "We the People," the 52-word preamble to the U.S. Constitution features all but which of these words? "Switch the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Justice	⬥ B: Welfare
⬥ C: Posterity	⬥ D: Government

Tom does not know, he mentions he had a good Phone-a-Friend for government issues, and does not think "50:50" would help enough. Tom switches the question, the correct answer was D.

$50,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed (Switched Question)
What is the only Asian country in the world with a dragon on its national flag? "50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Malaysia	⬥ B: Bangladesh
⬥ C: Bhutan	⬥ D: Nepal

Tom uses his "50:50" leaving C and D. Nepal was jumping out at him, he thinks that not many people know about Bhutan and it might be more appropriate for the high level. He is still leaning Nepal, so he takes the free guess and, since that was incorrect, he leaves with $25,000.

Total Prize Money: $25,000

Tom Mathias

WWTBAM Run[]

Tom Mathias's Run to Million[]

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