Tony Westmoreland, from Camby, IN, was a contestant on the syndicated U.S. version of the show on September 21-22, 2009. He walked away with $50,000.
He reappeared on the Million Dollar Tournament of Ten as the 9th seed, on November 10, 2009.
Tony's Original WWTBAM Run[]
| $500 (1 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Nursey Rhymes | |
| In a classic nursery rhyme, "all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put" whom back together again? | |
| ⬥ A: Little Bo Peep | ⬥ B: Humpty Dumpty |
| ⬥ C: Simple Simon | ⬥ D: Amy Winehouse |
| $1,000 (2 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Business | |
| "Putt-Putt" is a name trademarked by a company that specializes in designing and building what? | |
| ⬥ A: Miniature golf courses | ⬥ B: Roller coasters |
| ⬥ C: Jacuzzis | ⬥ D: Ski resorts |
| $2,000 (3 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: At the Bookstore | |
| Subtitled "The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation," the popular book "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" uses humor to each what? | |
| ⬥ A: Science | ⬥ B: Math |
| ⬥ C: History | ⬥ D: Grammar |
| $3,000 (4 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Movies | |
| The 2009 movie "District 9" is set in what country, drawing many parallels to the nation's former policy of apartheid? | |
| ⬥ A: South Africa | ⬥ B: Ireland |
| ⬥ C: Australia | ⬥ D: Canada |
| $5,000 (5 of 15) - 0:15 Time Limit Category: Barbecue | |
| Popular among barbecue enthusiasts, a "dry rub" is used to do which of the following? | |
| ⬥ A: Sweeten desserts | ⬥ B: Chill beverages |
| ⬥ C: Season meat | ⬥ D: Freshen vegetables |
| The klaxon called time and Tony would come back with $5,000 and with all three lifelines. |
| $7,500 (6 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Famous Titles | |
| In 2009, Amazon.com was ironically dubbed "Big Brother" after it deleted users' electronic copies of books by what author? | |
| ⬥ A: Aldous Huxley | ⬥ B: Kurt Vonnegut |
| ⬥ C: Isaac Asimov | ⬥ D: George Orwell |
| $10,000 (7 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Home Sweet Home | |
| Often made of wood, a pergola is a structure that is typically found where? | |
| ⬥ A: Backyard | ⬥ B: Kitchen |
| ⬥ C: Bedroom | ⬥ D: Bathroom |
| $12,500 (8 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Dan Quayle | |
| The Dan Quayle Center and Museum is located in what U.S. city? | |
| ⬥ A: Fayetteville, Arkansas | ⬥ B: Sidney, Nebraska |
| ⬥ C: Huntington, Indiana | ⬥ D: Greenville, South Carolina |
| $15,000 (9 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: TV Shows | |
| "Coffee Bucks" is the name of the coffee shop frequented by the main characters on what popular TV show? 'Ask the Audience' and 'Double Dip' lifelines used | |
| ⬥ A: The Office | ⬥ B: Scrubs |
| ⬥ C: Ugly Betty | ⬥ D: 30 Rock |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 19% ⬥ B: 23% ⬥ C: 21% ⬥ D: 37% | |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 0:30 Time Limit Category: Logos | |
| What car company's classic logo is nicknamed "the bow tie"? | |
| ⬥ A: Cadillac | ⬥ B: Ford |
| ⬥ C: Chevrolet | ⬥ D: Dodge |
| $50,000 (11 of 15) - 0:45 Time Limit Category: Anatomy | |
| Where is a person's hyoglossus muscle? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Nostril | ⬥ B: Eyelid |
| ⬥ C: Tongue | ⬥ D: Forehead |
| With 37 seconds left, Tony decides to phone a friend.
Tony's PAF team are Gary from Suffern, NY, Charles from Camby, IN and Todd from Indianapolis, IN. Tony calls Gary, spelling hyoglossus while reading the question. Gary: Okay, what were -- what were the choices again? Tony: Nostril, eyelid, tongue, forehead. Ten seconds! Gary: Okay. I believe it's tongue. 99% sure of that. I should know this, being a person who teaches Latin and Greek. |
| $100,000 (12 of 15) - 0:45 Time Limit Category: Network News | |
| Since 2007, what Oscar-winning actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"? 'Ask the Expert' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Michael Douglas | ⬥ B: Kevin Spacey |
| ⬥ C: Jeremy Irons | ⬥ D: Dustin Hoffman |
| With 35 seconds left, Tony decides to ask the expert Ken Jennings. Meredith tells him this is a really big question for Tony.
Ken: No pressure. [pause] I remember when this happened. [pause] And I'm pretty sure -- and I'm risking $100,000 of your money -- but I'm pretty sure it's Michael Douglas. Tony: What kind of percentage are we talking, Ken? Ken: That's a good question to ask, Tony. I would say I'm 75-80% sure it's Michael Douglas. I remember reading a news story when it happened, outing Michael Douglas as the announcer. So, I'm feeling pretty good about that. Tony: Well, Ken, thank you. I hope -- we'll see how it turns out. Ken: Okay! Tony says that 75-80% from Ken is pretty strong, but that's a lot of money and he's not a big risk taker. Tony walks with $50,000. The correct answer was Michael Douglas. Total Winnings: $50,000 |
Tony's Tournament of Ten Question[]
| $1,000,000 (15 of 15) - 3:07 Time Limit | |
| What great thinker's death is attributed to a chill he caught while stuffing a chicken with snow for an experiment on refrigeration? | |
| ⬥ A: Pythagoras | ⬥ B: Archimedes |
| ⬥ C: Isaac Newton | ⬥ D: Francis Bacon |
| Tony didn’t want to risk $25,000 so he walked away. He thought it was Francis Bacon, and the correct answer was indeed Francis Bacon.
Total prize money: $50,000 |