Lara Jenkins, from Brooklyn, NY, was a contestant who appeared on the 15th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on January 3, 2017 and won $5,000 after she answered incorrectly on her $20,000 question.
Lara's Run To The Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Named for the President who commissioned it, what architectural feature stirred controversy when it was added to the White House in 1948?
⬥ A: Truman balcony
⬥ B: Nixon Satellite Dish
⬥ C: Carter pigeon
⬥ D: Clinton hot tub
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Puerto Rico, The Northern Mariana Islands and Guam are on SmarterTravel.com's list for American travelers titled "Exotic Places Where You Don't Need" what?
⬥ A: Food
⬥ B: Water
⬥ C: Oxygen
⬥ D: A passport
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
In contrast to the ones used in NASCAR races, the cars driven in IndyCar racing do NOT have what?
⬥ A: A steering wheel
⬥ B: A roof
⬥ C: Brakes
⬥ D: Engines
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Derived from a Latin word meaning "falling off," "deciduous" refers to trees that lose their leaves, and is the scientific term for what?
⬥ A: Baby teeth
⬥ B: Fingernails
⬥ C: Back moles
⬥ D: Leg muscles
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Scavenging outside a food factory in Wales recently, a seagull nicknamed "Gullfrazie" was turned bright orange when he fell into a large vat of what?
⬥ A: Chicken noodle soup
⬥ B: Chicken tikka masala
⬥ C: Chicken mole mojo
⬥ D: Chicken chimichurri
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Though it's since been pushed to a bit later in the year, the Sixteenth Amendment initially designated which of the following to land on March 1st? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
The total surface area of the earth is about 196.9 million square miles, but much of that is water. About how much of it is land?
⬥ A: 18.1 million square miles
⬥ B: 57.3 million square miles
⬥ C: 99.1 million square miles
⬥ D: 121.3 million square miles
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
The resume of what famous British fashion designer includes creating Pharrell Williams' famous Grammys hat and dressing the Sex Pistols? 'Plus One' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Diane von Furstenberg
⬥ B: Betsey Johnson
⬥ C: Vera Wang
⬥ D: Vivienne Westwood
Lara's Plus One, Tim, had no idea and only recognized the name Vera Wang, so Lara decided to use the 50:50. She guessed Betsey Johnson and she was wrong. The correct answer was Vivienne Westwood.
Total Winnings: $5,000
Question Of The Day[]
Question of the Day
Now an outdated medical test, a woman's urine was once injected into female African frogs to see if she was what?