Brian Ruppenkamp and Ana Valverde, from Sherman Oaks, CA, were contestants who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during Happy Couples Week on January 19 & 22, 2018. They walked away with $30,000.
Brian and Ana's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017, George Balanchine's ballet triptych "Jewels" includes acts with all but which of these names?
⬥ A: Emeralds
⬥ B: Rubies
⬥ C: Diamonds
⬥ D: Tacos
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
A Google Survey conducted by Mic.com found most 18-to-34-year-olds don't meet their significant other via a dating app, but instead meet them through what?
⬥ A: An arranged marriage
⬥ B: Mutual friends
⬥ C: Their prison work release program
⬥ D: "The Bachelor"
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
FDR advisor Harry Hopkins is considered the chief architect of the landmark federal economic reforms commonly known as what?
⬥ A: The Big Deal
⬥ B: The New Deal
⬥ C: The Real Deal
⬥ D: The Combo Meal Deal
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
In 2005, Nepalese couple Moni Mulepati and Pem Dorjee Sherpa became the first people ever to get married where?
⬥ A: In outer space
⬥ B: Underwater
⬥ C: On top of Mount Everest
⬥ D: On television
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Coincidentally, what star who's battled LeBron James in the NBA Finals 3 years in a row was born in the very same Akron, OH, hospital, 3 years after LeBron was?
⬥ A: Kawhi Leonard
⬥ B: Russell Westbrook
⬥ C: Stephen Curry
⬥ D: James Harden
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
You'll be seeing red, literally, when you cook what tomato-and-chili pepper-based sauce whose name is Italian for "angry"?
⬥ A: Arrabbiata
⬥ B: Primavera
⬥ C: Marinara
⬥ D: Carbonara
Ana is happy with this question because she took Italian for a year and she also speaks Spanish. "Primavera" means spring, but Ana doesn't know what "marinara" means but thinks it's a meat sauce. "Arrabbiata" sounds like the Spanish "rabia" or "angry". Brian asks if Ana is "$7,000 confident" in the answer; she says she is. The klaxon then called time and Brian and Ana would come back with $7,000 with all three lifelines left.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Following one of the biggest recalls in automotive history, the Japanese company Takata, makers of what car component, filed for bankruptcy in 2017? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Airbags
⬥ B: Brakes
⬥ C: Headlights
⬥ D: Tires
Brian recently had an airbag recall and he is leaning towards that. Brian and Ana’s Plus One is Edward who is 85% (maybe even 87%) sure it is Airbags.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following makes up the highest percentage of an adult human's total body weight? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Muscles
⬥ B: Water
⬥ C: Bones
⬥ D: Skin
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Before acquiring its current meaning of "good-looking," the word "handsome" originally meant want? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
