Joel McElvain, a tax attorney from Washington, D.C., was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on November 8th, 1999. He walked away with $32,000 after incorrectly answering his $64,000 question. He did not use any of his lifelines.
Put the following bowling terms in order from the least pins knocked down to the most.
⬥ A: 4-6-7-10 split
⬥ B: 7-10 split
⬥ C: Strike
⬥ D: Gutter ball
From the 10 contestants, 6 got it right, but Joel (with a time of 4.25 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-A-B-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Joel's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to a common saying, what can't a leopard change?
⬥ A: Its underpants
⬥ B: Its spots
⬥ C: Its evil ways
⬥ D: A five-dollar bill
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which chemical element is found in water?
⬥ A: Zinc
⬥ B: Carbon
⬥ C: Oxygen
⬥ D: Scotch
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What color is Big Bird on the children's series "Sesame Street"?
⬥ A: Yellow
⬥ B: Blue
⬥ C: Green
⬥ D: Red
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
When dried, which fruits become raisins?
⬥ A: Apples
⬥ B: Kumquats
⬥ C: Grapes
⬥ D: Bananas
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What acronym is commonly used to refer to "flying saucers"?
⬥ A: HDTV
⬥ B: PDA
⬥ C: SUV
⬥ D: UFO
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following body parts are missing from the sculpture titled "Venus de Milo"?
⬥ A: Legs
⬥ B: Ears
⬥ C: Feet
⬥ D: Arms
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Which famous "king" was mentioned in the title of a 1978 Steve Martin song?
⬥ A: King Tat
⬥ B: King Tut
⬥ C: King Kong
⬥ D: Larry King
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What building material is sun-dried bricks of clay?
⬥ A: Concrete
⬥ B: Marble
⬥ C: Porcelain
⬥ D: Adobe
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
How many amendments are there in the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution?
⬥ A: 8
⬥ B: 10
⬥ C: 15
⬥ D: 40
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Where is the historic London Bridge currently located?
⬥ A: Ireland
⬥ B: Canterbury
⬥ C: Arizona
⬥ D: Colorado
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
In music, how many whole tones make up an octave?
⬥ A: Six
⬥ B: Twelve
⬥ C: Eight
⬥ D: Four
NOTE: Octo does mean eight, but in music, an octave is made with six whole tones.
