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Jeff Gardner, an attorney from Piscataway, New Jersey, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on August 28, 1999 and won $1,000 after he incorrectly answered on his $16,000 question. He did not use his "50:50" or "Phone-a-Friend" lifelines.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put the following Harrison Ford films in order, from the earliest to the most recent.
⬥ A: The Fugitive ⬥ B: Witness
⬥ C: Working Girl ⬥ D: Star Wars
From the 10 contestants, 5 got it right, but Jeff (with a time of 4.89 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat.

Jeff's Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
In human, which of the following is not considered a sense organ?
⬥ A: Eyes ⬥ B: Ears
⬥ C: Nose ⬥ D: Pants
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What does the 'C' stand for in YMCA?
⬥ A: Christian ⬥ B: Catholic
⬥ C: Community ⬥ D: Chicken
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Who played the title character in the 1972 movie "The Godfather"?
⬥ A: Andy Garcia ⬥ B: Sylvester Stallone
⬥ C: Marlon Brando ⬥ D: Corey Feldman
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
The words 'the', 'an', and 'a' are considered what parts of speech?
⬥ A: Conjunctions ⬥ B: Articles
⬥ C: Antecedents ⬥ D: Prepositions
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following spices is traditionally found in eggnog?
⬥ A: Coriander ⬥ B: Cumin
⬥ C: Nutmeg ⬥ D: Basil
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
The stories on TV's "Magnum, P.I." usually took place in what state?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: California ⬥ B: Hawaii
⬥ C: Nevada ⬥ D: Florida
Ask the Audience Results: A: 9% ⬥ B: 87% ⬥ C: 3% ⬥ D: 1%
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the common name for the aurora borealis?
⬥ A: Trade Winds ⬥ B: Southern Lights
⬥ C: North Star ⬥ D: Northern Lights
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In the novel of the same name, what letter of the alphabet was "The Scarlet Letter"?
⬥ A: A ⬥ B: B
⬥ C: C ⬥ D: D
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
The soles of what athletic shoe were first made by pouring liquid rubber into a home waffle iron?
⬥ A: Nike ⬥ B: Adidas
⬥ C: Converse ⬥ D: Reebok
Total Prize Money: $1,000

References[]


Preceded by
Michael Rosenthal
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Jeff Gardner
Succeeded by
Doug Foster
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