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Richard Grebow, from Westlake Village, CA, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on May 18, 2000 and walked away with $32,000 after answering the $64,000 question incorrectly.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger Question[]

Fastest Finger Question
Put these Anthony Hopkins films in the order they debuted, starting with the earliest.
⬥ A: Meet Joe Black ⬥ B: A Bridge Too Far
⬥ C: Nixon ⬥ D: Howards End
The correct answer was B-D-C-A. Out of 10 contestants, 5 got it right. Richard was the fastest in 5.66 seconds.

Richard’s Run to the million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
It is commonly believed that if you hold a seashell to your ear you will hear what?
⬥ A: Dolphin calls ⬥ B: Ocean waves
⬥ C: Foghorn ⬥ D: Kenny G
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
How many days are there in a typical calendar year?
⬥ A: 7 ⬥ B: 31
⬥ C: 365 ⬥ D: .78
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
When placed before the name of a cocktail, what word means that a drink is made without alcohol?
⬥ A: Safe ⬥ B: Virgin
⬥ C: Juvenile ⬥ D: Shy
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What part of your body would be injured as a direct result of whiplash?
⬥ A: Neck ⬥ B: Wrist
⬥ C: Knee ⬥ D: Feet
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
A snapdragon is which of the following?
⬥ A: Insect ⬥ B: Fish
⬥ C: Cookie ⬥ D: Flower
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What Spanish queen commissioned the voyages of Christopher Columbus?
⬥ A: Maria Christina ⬥ B: Isabella
⬥ C: Sofia ⬥ D: Margarita
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In a 1999 song by TLC, what nickname do they give to freeloading boyfriends?
⬥ A: Pigeons ⬥ B: Slammers
⬥ C: Scrubs ⬥ D: Skunks
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Shiites and Sunnis are the main groups of what religion?
⬥ A: Shinto ⬥ B: Hinduism
⬥ C: Taoism ⬥ D: Islam
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
“Tin Lizzie” was a nickname for which of the following cars?
“Ask the Audience” lifeline used
⬥ A: Stanley Steamer ⬥ B: Ford Model T
⬥ C: Tucker ⬥ D: Packard
Ask the Audience Results: A: 6% ⬥ B: 87% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 5%
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the title of his 1990 book, where did author Peter Mayle spend a year?
“Phone-a-Friend” and “50:50” lifelines used
⬥ A: Loire Valley ⬥ B: Alsace-Lorraine
⬥ C: Brittany ⬥ D: Provence
Richard has no idea, and he calls friend Susan who is a homemaker.


Susan has no idea and provides no guess.


Richard then uses the 50:50, which leaves Brittany and Provence. Richard guesses D: Provence, and is guaranteed $32,000.

$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these TV news anchors has never been a host or correspondent on the news show “20/20”?
⬥ A: Connie Chung ⬥ B: Stone Phillips
⬥ C: Diane Sawyer ⬥ D: Jane Pauley
Total Prize Money: $32,000

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Preceded by
Rene Nortz
U.S. Contestant (Season 1)
Richard Grebow
Succeeded by
John Webb
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