Neil Larrimore, a DJ from Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, was the second-to-last contestant of the November 1999 run on season 1 of the U.S. version of the show on November 24, 1999. (Brad Bianucci being the last, but his segment never aired). He walked away with $250,000. He later returned to the Champions Edition where he walked away with $64,000 ($32,000 went to him and the other $32,000 went to charity).
WWTBAM Run
Fastest Finger Question
| Fastest Finger Question | |
| Put the following TV news personalities in order of their birth, starting with the oldest. | |
| ⬥ A: Bryant Gumbel | ⬥ B: Barbara Walters |
| ⬥ C: Matt Lauer | ⬥ D: Ted Koppel |
From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right, but Neil (with a time of 5.96 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-A-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Neil's Run to the Million
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the Hans Christian Andersen's tale, the 'new clothes' the Emperor wore in the parade were made from what? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Lycra | ⬥ B: Silk |
| ⬥ C: Nothing at all | ⬥ D: Gold |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 1% ⬥ B: 19% ⬥ C: 63% ⬥ D: 17% | |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What mechanical 'animal' did John Travolta ride in the movie 'Urban Cowboy'? | |
| ⬥ A: Bull | ⬥ B: Elephant |
| ⬥ C: Pony | ⬥ D: Frog |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In a standard game of golf, what piece of equipment is officially used to hit the ball? | |
| ⬥ A: Mallet | ⬥ B: Foot |
| ⬥ C: Wicket | ⬥ D: Club |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these industries existed before 1850? | |
| ⬥ A: Airline | ⬥ B: Television broadcasting |
| ⬥ C: Coal mining | ⬥ D: Radio broadcasting |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which one of the following types of triangles has three equal sides? | |
| ⬥ A: Scalene | ⬥ B: Isosceles |
| ⬥ C: Acute | ⬥ D: Equilateral |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these musical instruments is not in the brass family? | |
| ⬥ A: Trombone | ⬥ B: French Horn |
| ⬥ C: Cornet | ⬥ D: Clarinet |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What animated TV show began as a series of vignettes on 'The Tracey Ullman Show'? | |
| ⬥ A: South Park | ⬥ B: King of the Hill |
| ⬥ C: The Simpsons | ⬥ D: The Jetsons |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the score of a perfect bowling game? | |
| ⬥ A: 100 | ⬥ B: 150 |
| ⬥ C: 200 | ⬥ D: 300 |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| How often does the Earth complete one full rotation on its axis? | |
| ⬥ A: Every day | ⬥ B: Every week |
| ⬥ C: Every six months | ⬥ D: Every year |
| $32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In terms of land area, what is the largest state in the U.S.? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Colorado | ⬥ B: Texas |
| ⬥ C: Alaska | ⬥ D: California |
| Neil felt it was Alaska, but decided to call his radio cohost Darryl, who would say Texas, but was not sure. He then decided to go with his own hunch, locked in Alaska and won $32,000. |
| $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| By definition, if you are a viticulturust, which of the following would you grow? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Grapes | ⬥ B: Oranges |
| ⬥ C: Olives | ⬥ D: Figs |
| $125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who was the only U.S. president never to marry? | |
| ⬥ A: Franklin Pierce | ⬥ B: Chester A. Arthur |
| ⬥ C: James Buchanan | ⬥ D: James Polk |
| $250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What character in Greek mythology was condemned to continuously roll a heavy stone up a hill? | |
| ⬥ A: Hercules | ⬥ B: Sisyphus |
| ⬥ C: Prometheus | ⬥ D: Apollo |
| $500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following actors has never portrayed Jesus in the movies? | |
| ⬥ A: Max von Sydow | ⬥ B: Willem Dafoe |
| ⬥ C: Jeffrey Hunter | ⬥ D: Charlton Heston |
| Neil ruled out B and D, but had no clue about the others, so he decided to walk away with $250,000. The correct answer was actually D: Charlton Heston. |
WWTBAM - Champions Edition
In May 2000, Larrimore appeared in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Champions Edition, in which previous contestants who won $250,000-$1,000,000 played again, with half their winnings going to their favorite charities. Larrimore played for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation.
Fastest Finger Question
The Fastest Finger question was:
| Fastest Finger Question | |
| Put the following Presidents in order of their burial places, starting in the east | |
| ⬥ A: Richard Nixon | ⬥ B: George Washington |
| ⬥ C: Abraham Lincoln | ⬥ D: Lyndon Johnson |
| Neil beat out six competitors by answering B-C-D-A in 3.98 seconds. |
Neil's second run to the Million
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| According to an old saying, "Man does not live by" what? | |
| ⬥ A: Pasta alone | ⬥ B: Water alone |
| ⬥ C: Bread alone | ⬥ D: Tea for two |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is not a proper noun? | |
| ⬥ A: Liza Minnelli | ⬥ B: Dribbling |
| ⬥ C: Don Ho | ⬥ D: Slim Whitman |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the 1960 song, what color are the polka dots on the "itsy bitsy teenie weenie" bikini? | |
| ⬥ A: Scarlet | ⬥ B: Purple |
| ⬥ C: Yellow | ⬥ D: Orange |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Somnambulism is more commonly known as what? | |
| ⬥ A: Jogging | ⬥ B: Snoring |
| ⬥ C: Sleepwalking | ⬥ D: Carsickness |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In one of Aesop's fables, who can't reach a bunch of grapes and concludes they must be sour? | |
| ⬥ A: Fox | ⬥ B: Hare |
| ⬥ C: Donkey | ⬥ D: Stork |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these measurements was originally determined to be the area a yoke of oxen could plow in a day? | |
| ⬥ A: Hectare | ⬥ B: Acre |
| ⬥ C: Cubit | ⬥ D: Kilometer |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these songs is used in a current ad campaign for the U.S. Postal Service? | |
| ⬥ A: Gonna Fly Now | ⬥ B: Please Mr. Postman |
| ⬥ C: Fly Like an Eagle | ⬥ D: Return to Sender |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In 1965, which baseball player chose not to pitch a World Series game because of religious convictions? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Juan Marichal | ⬥ B: Bob Gibson |
| ⬥ C: Ken Holtzman | ⬥ D: Sandy Koufax |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 17% ⬥ B: 4% ⬥ C: 18% ⬥ D: 61% | |
| This happened before Neil was born, and he's not sure, so he decides to ask the audience.
He goes with their answer of D, and as Koufax indeed refused to pitch in Game 1 of that year's World Series, which fell on Yom Kippur, Neil and the audience are right, and he wins $8,000. |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the 1978 movie "The Wiz," who played the Scarecrow? | |
| ⬥ A: Isaac Hayes | ⬥ B: Michael Jackson |
| ⬥ C: Nipsey Russell | ⬥ D: Gregory Hines |
| $32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Where are the British crown jewels kept? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Buckingham Palace | ⬥ B: Tower of London |
| ⬥ C: Windsor Castle | ⬥ D: Royal Exchange |
| Neil: "There's so many jokes you could make with this"
Regis: "You're not on the radio, now" Neil isn't sure and calls his friend Gil, who confidently says it's the Tower of London. "They were there when I took the tour" They indeed were, and Neil wins $32,000 |
| $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In 1997, what former head of state appeared in U.S. commercials for Pizza Hut? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Margaret Thatcher | ⬥ B: Nelson Mandela |
| ⬥ C: Mikhail Gorbachev | ⬥ D: Francois Mitterrand |
| Neil doesn't know, so he takes his last lifeline. After the 50:50 takes away B & D, he mentions that he's leaning towards Gorbachev, goes with C, and wins $64,000. |
| $125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| By definition, a Luddite is opposed to which of the following? | |
| ⬥ A: Political parties | ⬥ B: New technology |
| ⬥ C: Public prayer | ⬥ D: Political parties |
| Neil's heard the term before, but he can't remember the context. Given that half of the money is going to charity, he doesn't want to risk $16,000, and walks with $64,000.
His shot in the dark would've been Dancing. The correct answer was actually New technology. |
Sources
| Preceded by Lauren Kelner |
U.S. Contestant (Season 1) Neil Larrimore |
Succeeded by Jim Meyer |