David Stewart, a songwriter and membership manager from Brooklyn, New York, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on April 1, 2001. He walked away with $500,000 during the show's progressive jackpot, at which point the jackpot had reached $2,140,000.
Put these film directors in order of their birth, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Frank Capra
⬥ B: Spike Lee
⬥ C: Woody Allen
⬥ D: Martin Scorsese
From the 10 starting contestants, 5 got it right, but David (with a time of 3.12 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-C-D-B, making it into the Hot Seat.
David's Run to $2,140,000[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
A person who is not holding a grudge is said to have "no hard" what?
⬥ A: Candy
⬥ B: Metal
⬥ C: Feelings
⬥ D: Boiled eggs
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following words means "to accelerate rapidly"?
⬥ A: Doghouse
⬥ B: Snowball
⬥ C: Handstand
⬥ D: Slug race
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
A magician traditionally uses which of the following props in his act?
⬥ A: Shovel
⬥ B: Wand
⬥ C: Pencil
⬥ D: Magic Marker
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In Great Britain, a constable is what?
⬥ A: Physician
⬥ B: Accountant
⬥ C: Insurance salesman
⬥ D: Police officer
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
A smoothie drink typically contains what?
⬥ A: Fruit
⬥ B: White rice
⬥ C: Bread
⬥ D: Corn
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, the decorative art of macramé involves doing what to ropes or cords?
⬥ A: Dyeing
⬥ B: Stretching
⬥ C: Gluing
⬥ D: Knotting
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
The Dominican Republic borders the Caribbean Sea and what ocean?
⬥ A: Pacific
⬥ B: Atlantic
⬥ C: Indian
⬥ D: Arctic
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
The first televised U.S. presidential debate took place between what two candidates?
⬥ A: Eisenhower & Stevenson
⬥ B: Johnson & Goldwater
⬥ C: Kennedy & Nixon
⬥ D: Humphrey & Nixon
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In the 2001 movie "Down to Earth," Chris Rock's character returns to Earth in what person's body?
⬥ A: Wealthy old man
⬥ B: Grade school kid
⬥ C: Astronaut
⬥ D: CIA agent
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Tenzing Norgay is most famous for exploring what? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: South Pole
⬥ B: Marianas Trench
⬥ C: Mount Everest
⬥ D: Amazon River
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What is Buddy Lee, the mascot for Lee Dungarees?
⬥ A: Monkey puppet
⬥ B: Animated cat
⬥ C: Talking dog
⬥ D: Little boy doll
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What Broadway musical character is known as "the demon barber of Fleet Street"?
⬥ A: Pippin
⬥ B: Sweeney Todd
⬥ C: Sky Masterson
⬥ D: Edwin Drood
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What do sumo wrestlers throw into the ring at the beginning of every wrestling match?
⬥ A: Salt
⬥ B: Rice
⬥ C: Seawater
⬥ D: Flower petals
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Which U.S. state's name is believed to be based on a mythical paradise in a 1510 Spanish novel?
⬥ A: Texas
⬥ B: Arizona
⬥ C: Florida
⬥ D: California
David knew the answer because he'd grown up in California, and with that answer he became the second contestant ever to see the final question with the bonus instituted.
$2,140,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
People who have a marked physical reaction to beautiful art are said to suffer from what syndrome? 'Ask the Audience' and 'Phone-a-Friend' lifelines used
David had "a possible idea, but not much" so he chose to Ask the Audience. Noting that the audience wasn't sure either, after a short soliloquy on whether to call the artist or the psychologist, he chose to call Jack, the psychologist, who had no idea. David decided to walk away with $500,000. The correct answer was C: Stendhal's Syndrome.
David Stewart on Millionaire (Fastest Finger)
David Stewart on Millionaire (Part 1)