Masahide Sakamaki

Masahide Sakamaki (born 1956), from Chiba, was a contestant appeared in Quiz $ Millionaire on May 18, 2000. She walked away with ¥1,000,000 after becoming the first contestant of the show to answer incorrectly the Penultimate Question. On June 27, 2002, once again she made it to the Hot Seat, but this time, she answered the 10th question wrong and walked away with only ¥100,000. Her second run never aired.

Masahide Sakamaki's First Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Arrange these onsens in order of their location, starting from the North.
⬥ A: Kusatsu Onsen	⬥ B: Noboribetsu Onsen
⬥ C: Arima Onsen	⬥ D: Ibusuki Onsen

The correct order was B-A-D-C. Masahide Sakamaki got it right in the fastest time (4.36 seconds), making it into the Hot Seat.

Masahide's Run to ¥10,000,000[]

¥10,000 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Where do they usually compete in boxing?
⬥ A: Ring	⬥ B: Mound
⬥ C: Arena	⬥ D: Track

¥20,000 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the telephone number to call the police when emergency?
⬥ A: 119	⬥ B: 110
⬥ C: 177	⬥ D: 104

¥30,000 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which vegetables are used to eat with Sukean pickles?
⬥ A: Turnip	⬥ B: Carrot
⬥ C: Chinese cabbage	⬥ D: Japanese radish

¥50,000 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What animal is used in the meaning of "drunk" (in Japanese)?
⬥ A: Pig	⬥ B: Cat
⬥ C: Tiger	⬥ D: Monkey

¥100,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What is "cotton", which is used for clothes called In Japanese?
⬥ A: Momen	⬥ B: Kinu
⬥ C: Asa	⬥ D: Yōmō

¥150,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the phenomenon that the population in the central area is decreasing and the population in the surrounding areas is overcrowding called?
⬥ A: Tire phenomenon	⬥ B: Donut phenomenon
⬥ C: Ring phenomenon	⬥ D: Hula hoop phenomenon

¥250,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the sea god in Greek mythology?
⬥ A: Zeus	⬥ B: Apollon
⬥ C: Poseidon	⬥ D: Aphrodite

¥500,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these plants is familiar to the family crest of the Tokugawa shogunate?
⬥ A: Plum	⬥ B: Aoi
⬥ C: Wisteria	⬥ D: Chrysanthemum

¥750,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is inexperienced as Japan's Prime Minister?
⬥ A: Hosokawa Gohaku	⬥ B: Murayama Tomiichi
⬥ C: Yohei Kono	⬥ D: Kiichi Miyazawa

¥1,000,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What's the "Michelin" company which ranks restaurants original product?
⬥ A: Tire	⬥ B: Furniture
⬥ C: Shoes	⬥ D: Supermarket

¥1,500,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Where is the facility which houses the "Rosetta Stone" that Napoleon discovered during the Egyptian expedition? "50:50" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Orsay Museum	⬥ B: Metropolitan Museum
⬥ C: British Museum	⬥ D: Cairo Museum

¥2,500,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which American university did the singer Hikaru Utada receive the certification? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Columbia University	⬥ B: Colorado University
⬥ C: Harvard University	⬥ D: Cambridge University
Ask the Audience Results: A: 92% ⬥ B: 2% ⬥ C: 4% ⬥ D: 1%

¥5,000,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
⬥ A: Vostok	⬥ B: Sputnik
⬥ C: Enterprise	⬥ D: Challenger

¥7,500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these celebrities has not received the Nobel Peace Prize? "Phone-A-Friend" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Mahatma Gandhi	⬥ B: Reverend King
⬥ C: Gorbachev	⬥ D: Mother Teresa