William Hill

William Hill, a martial arts instructor from Los Angeles, CA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 16 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 21, 2017 and won $50,000 after answering his $100,000 question wrong.

William's Run to the Million[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Often played at weddings, "The Way You Look Tonight" featuring Frank Sinatra complimenting all but which of these things?
⬥ A: Your cheeks so soft	⬥ B: Your smile so warm
⬥ C: That breathless charm	⬥ D: That junk in your trunk

$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Ironically, friends of what classic game's creator once launched an online fundraiser on his behalf because he couldn't afford surgery?
⬥ A: Stratego	⬥ B: Pictionary
⬥ C: Operation	⬥ D: Clue

$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
What's the only U.S. state whose official postal abbreviation is two vowels?
⬥ A: Alaska	⬥ B: Oregon
⬥ C: Iowa	⬥ D: Utah

$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
What term is commonly used to refer to a storefront retailer, in order to differentiate it from an online one?
⬥ A: Brick and mortar	⬥ B: Board and masonry
⬥ C: Box and merchandise	⬥ D: Building and manager

$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
If you ate soba and then drank a doba, which two ethnicities' food and drink did you consume respectively?
⬥ A: Australian and Indian	⬥ B: Spanish and French
⬥ C: Swedish and Russian	⬥ D: Japanese and Taiwanese

$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
When "Breaking Bad" ended, Bryan Cranston celebrated by getting tattoos of the chemical symbols in the show's logo, which represent what?
⬥ A: Beryllium and Radium	⬥ B: Bismuth and Neon
⬥ C: Berkelium and Gold	⬥ D: Bromine and Barium

$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Sailing from Sydney to London via the Suez Canal, Azamara's 102-day, 29-country "World Journey" cruise passes through all but which of these?
⬥ A: Strait of Gibraltar	⬥ B: Indian Ocean
⬥ C: Red Sea	⬥ D: Black Sea

$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
The movie "GoodFellas" was adapted from an acclaimed Nicholas Pileggi book, which borrowed its title from what slang term for an organized crime figure? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Mobster	⬥ B: Hoodlum
⬥ C: Gangster	⬥ D: Wiseguy
Ask the Audience Results: A: 33% ⬥ B: 2% ⬥ C: 11% ⬥ D: 54%

$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
The brightest planet visible from Earth, what is variably called the "evening star" or "morning star" depending on its orbital position?
⬥ A: Venus	⬥ B: Jupiter
⬥ C: Mars	⬥ D: Saturn

$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
According to its multi-millionaire inventor, Nick Woodman, the GoPro camera was originally designed to capture him and his friends participating in which activity? '50:50' and 'Plus One' lifelines used
⬥ A: Snowboarding	⬥ B: Bungee jumping
⬥ C: Freestyle BMX biking	⬥ D: Surfing

$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Changing her name from Svetlana Alliluyeva to Lana Peters, whose daughter moved to the U.S. in 1967, living here for years?
⬥ A: Vladimir Lenin	⬥ B: Grigori Rasputin
⬥ C: Joseph Stalin	⬥ D: Nikita Khrushchev