Chris Cho, from Holmdel, New Jersey, appeared as a contestant in 2014 on the U.S. version of the show and won $50,000 after incorrectly answering his $100,000 question. He was also the first contestant to play the revived version of the classic format.
Chris' Run to the Million
| $500 (1 of 14) - Not timed | |
| In the 1980s, "world-class pole vaulter" Greg Smithey promised a tighter, stronger and more toned lower half" in what workout videos? | |
| ⬥ A: Behinds of Bronze | ⬥ B: Fannies of Gold |
| ⬥ C: Buns of Steel | ⬥ D: Tushes of Lead |
| $1,000 (2 of 14) - Not timed | |
| According to a computer scientist at UC Berkeley, in theory, which of these weighs 0.000000000000000001 grams more when it is fully loaded? | |
| ⬥ A: Ferris wheel | ⬥ B: Baked potato |
| ⬥ C: Glock handgun | ⬥ D: Amazon Kindle |
| $2,000 (3 of 14) - Not timed | |
| After posing nude in Playboy at age 19, who received a quilt from her godfather Steven Spielberg, with a note that said "cover yourself up"? | |
| ⬥ A: Reese Witherspoon | ⬥ B: Drew Barrymore |
| ⬥ C: Melissa Joan Hart | ⬥ D: Rashida Jones |
| $3,000 (4 of 14) - Not timed | |
| If you win a million dollars today, you'll likely use your quadriceps femoris, as they're one of the primary muscles needed to do what? | |
| ⬥ A: Jump up and down | ⬥ B: Smile |
| ⬥ C: Scream | ⬥ D: Clap |
| $5,000 (5 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Over 70 years before Rosa Parks' bus incident, civil rights leader Ida B. Wells sued the Chesapeake & Ohio Co. for demanding she give up her seat on a what? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used. | |
| ⬥ A: Train | ⬥ B: Streetcar |
| ⬥ C: Ocean liner | ⬥ D: Horse-drawn carriage |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 61% ⬥ B: 24% ⬥ C: 7% ⬥ D: 8% | |
| Chris Cho did not know the answer, so he asked the audience. 61% went for A: Train. Chris decided to agree with them, and they were correct. |
| $7,000 (6 of 14) - Not timed | |
| If you were to be dropped at a totally random point, somewhere on the planet, roughly what would be your chances of landing on land? | |
| ⬥ A: One in twenty | ⬥ B: One in ten |
| ⬥ C: One in three | ⬥ D: Fifty-fifty |
| $10,000 (7 of 14) - Not timed | |
| 451, a proposed HTTP code for websites that are blocked for legal reasons, subtly acknowledges what author's dystopian views of the future. | |
| ⬥ A: Jack London | ⬥ B: Ray Bradbury |
| ⬥ C: Kurt Vonnegut | ⬥ D: Isaac Asimov |
| $20,000 (8 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Because part of their logo happens to resemble a Nazi symbol, what rock band uses an alternate one on its albums sold in Germany? "Plus One" lifeline used. | |
| ⬥ A: Aerosmith | ⬥ B: Van Halen |
| ⬥ C: Kiss | ⬥ D: Black Sabbath |
| Chris was not an expert on bands, so he called down his Plus One, Kara, who was 99% sure it was C: Kiss. Chris went with Kara's guess and got it right. |
| $30,000 (9 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Having the strongest gravitational pull, which planet do scientists theorize may be shielding Earth from asteroid strikes? | |
| ⬥ A: Venus | ⬥ B: Mars |
| ⬥ C: Jupiter | ⬥ D: Saturn |
| $50,000 (10 of 14) - Not timed | |
| While we won't divulge your Social Security number on national TV, we can reveal that, it like all Social Security numbers, does not start with what digit? "50:50" lifeline used. | |
| ⬥ A: 3 | ⬥ B: 5 |
| ⬥ C: 7 | ⬥ D: 9 |
| Chris had an initial guess of D: 9, but he was not confident enough, so he used his 50:50, which removed B and C, still leaving his initial guess. He decided to go for it and got it right. |
| $100,000 (11 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Which of these men was the youngest when he first assumed his duties as full-time host of "The Tonight Show"? | |
| ⬥ A: Jay Leno | ⬥ B: Johnny Carson |
| ⬥ C: Steve Allen | ⬥ D: Jimmy Fallon |
| Chris did not know the answer, but he knew he would not lose anything if he gets it wrong, so he thought through the question. He narrowed it down between B and D, and was sure it was not C: Steve Allen. In the end, he went for B: Johnny Carson, but the correct answer actually was C: Steve Allen. Chris left with $50,000. |
Sources
| Preceded by Justin Mora (Season 13) |
U.S. contestants Chris Cho |
Succeeded by Tony Hightower |