Season 15 (U.S. syndication)

Season 15
Host	Chris Harrison
Start Date	September 12, 2016
End Date	June 2, 2017
Number of Contestants	275
Number of Episodes	175
Prize Winnings
$1,000,000 Winners	0
$500,000 Winners	0
$250,000 Winners	4
$100,000 Winners	4
$50,000 Winners	12
$30,000 Winners	20
$20,000 Winners	26
$10,000 Winners	27
$7,000 Winners	3
$5,000 Winners	107
$3,000 Winners	0
$2,000 Winners	0
$1,000 Winners	38
$500 Winners	0
$0 Winners	25 (incl. audience contestants)
Total Winnings	$4,013,000
Average Winnings Per Contestant	$14,684.98
Contestants with Stripped Winnings	0

The fifteenth season of the U.S. syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? premiered on September 12, 2016. For this season, the show moved from its former home in Connecticut to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lifelines

• Ask the Audience
• 50:50
• Plus One
• Cut the Question (Week 8, 10, & 23 only)

Episodes

• Episode 1 (September 12, 2016)

Yolanda Allen (continued)

• Episode 2 (September 13, 2016)

Yolanda Allen ($50,000)
Jennie Fahn (continued)

• Episode 3 (September 14, 2016)

Jennie Fahn ($30,000)
Lynne Belliveau (continued)

• Episode 4 (September 15, 2016)

Lynne Belliveau ($30,000)
Chad Finley ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 5 (September 16, 2016)

Susan Taylor ($30,000)

• Episode 6 (September 19, 2016)

Genevieve Mayer ($10,000)
Dave Forbes (continued)

• Episode 7 (September 20, 2016)

Dave Forbes ($50,000)

• Episode 8 (September 21, 2016)

Megan Cox ($0)
Tanay Kothari ($5,000)

• Episode 9 (September 22, 2016)

Wayne Schiff ($5,000)

• Episode 10 (September 23, 2016)

Jon Colby ($20,000)

• Episode 11 (September 26, 2016)

J.D. Lape ($5,000)

• Episode 12 (September 27, 2016)

Matt Wiggins ($30,000)

• Episode 13 (September 28, 2016)

Bill Matheny (continued)

• Episode 14 (September 29, 2016)

Bill Matheny ($250,000)
Patrick Walsh (continued)

• Episode 15 (September 30, 2016)

Patrick Walsh ($5,000)
Natashia Lewis ($5,000)

• Episode 16 (October 3, 2016)

Mike Obstgraten ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 17 (October 4, 2016)

Amal Gulaid ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 18 (October 5, 2016)

Steve Gadlin ($5,000)

• Episode 19 (October 6, 2016)

Gary Csontos ($5,000)
Scooter Diel (continued)

• Episode 20 (October 7, 2016)

Scooter Diel ($5,000)
Jimmy Miller ($5,000)

• Episode 21 (October 10, 2016)

Caitlin Hawekotte ($5,000)
Zeke Spector (continued)

• Episode 22 (October 11, 2016)

Zeke Spector ($50,000)
Celeste DiNucci (continued)

• Episode 23 (October 12, 2016)

Celeste DiNucci ($5,000)
Owen Panno ($5,000)
Alyson Aurigemma (continued)

• Episode 24 (October 13, 2016)

Alyson Aurigemma ($20,000)
Anjuli Davidson (continued)

• Episode 25 (October 14, 2016)

Anjuli Davidson ($20,000)
Arvind Venkataraman ($5,000)

• Episode 26 (October 17, 2016)

Giada DeLaurentiis (continued)

• Episode 27 (October 18, 2016)

Giada DeLaurentiis ($30,000)
Penn Jillette and Teller ($5,000)

• Episode 28 (October 19, 2016)

Paul Zerdin (continued)

• Episode 29 (October 20, 2016)

Paul Zerdin ($20,000)
Mat Franco (continued)

• Episode 30 (October 21, 2016)

Mat Franco ($20,000)
Wayne Newton (continued)

• Episode 31 (October 24, 2016)

Wayne Newton ($5,000)
Jennifer Gantwerker (continued)

• Episode 32 (October 25, 2016)

Jennifer Gantwerker ($10,000)
Steve Odabashian (continued)

• Episode 33 (October 26, 2016)

Steve Odabashian ($50,000)
Justin Batey ($5,000)

• Episode 34 (October 27, 2016)

Carla Hall ($0)
Ryan Guzman (continued)

• Episode 35 (October 28, 2016)

Ryan Guzman ($5,000)
Daniel Greco ($50,000)

• Episode 36 (October 31, 2016)

Alek Scarlatos, Spencer Stone, and Anthony Sadler (continued)

• Episode 37 (November 1, 2016)

Alek Scarlatos, Spencer Stone, and Anthony Sadler ($250,000)

• Episode 38 (November 2, 2016)

Brandon Stanton ($5,000)

• Episode 39 (November 3, 2016)

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha ($5,000)

• Episode 40 (November 4, 2016)

Doctor Mike ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 41 (November 7, 2016)

Jeff Brown ($5,000)
David Thompson (continued)

• Episode 42 (November 8, 2016)

David Thompson ($5,000)
Melissa Margain ($7,000)

• Episode 43 (November 9, 2016)

Stephen Carter ($5,000)
Debbie Moss (continued)

• Episode 44 (November 10, 2016)

Debbie Moss ($5,000)
Rob Walker (continued)

• Episode 45 (November 11, 2016)

Rob Walker ($5,000)
Cortez Brokenbrough ($20,000)

• Episode 46 (November 14, 2016)

Sojas Wagle (continued)

• Episode 47 (November 15, 2016)

Sojas Wagle ($250,000)

• Episode 48 (November 16, 2016)

Garrett White ($20,000)

• Episode 49 (November 17, 2016)

Tyler Letarte ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 50 (November 18, 2016)

Alexandra Polur Gold ($20,000)

• Episode 51 (November 21, 2016)

Mary Gunnell ($5,000)
Jim Moore (continued)

• Episode 52 (November 22, 2016)

Jim Moore ($5,000)
Truong Nguyen ($5,000)

• Episode 53 (November 23, 2016)

Jaymi Horne (continued)

• Episode 54 (November 24, 2016)

Jaymi Horne ($50,000)
Kenneth Garson (continued)

• Episode 55 (November 25, 2016)

Kenneth Garson ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 56 (November 28, 2016)

Roberto Martinez ($10,000)
Dan Cox ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 57 (November 29, 2016)

Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert ($5,000)

• Episode 58 (November 30, 2016)

Ben Flajnik ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 59 (December 1, 2016)

Clare Crawley ($0)
Kelly Travis (continued)

• Episode 60 (December 2, 2016)

Kelly Travis ($5,000)
Byron Velvick (continued)

• Episode 61 (December 5, 2016)

Byron Velvick ($30,000)
Michael Rankins (continued)

• Episode 62 (December 6, 2016)

Michael Rankins ($5,000)
Brian Henegar ($30,000)

• Episode 63 (December 7, 2016)

Paul Shattuck ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 64 (December 8, 2016)

Joe Tabasco ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 65 (December 9, 2016)

Allyssa Walsh ($20,000)

• Episode 66 (December 12, 2016)

Liz Greenwood ($5,000)
Laura O’Dea (continued)

• Episode 67 (December 13, 2016)

Laura O’Dea ($5,000)
Ben Brewer (continued)

• Episode 68 (December 14, 2016)

Ben Brewer ($5,000)
Jamie Marx (continued)

• Episode 69 (December 15, 2016)

Jamie Marx ($20,000)
Jeff Richmond (continued)

• Episode 70 (December 16, 2016)

Jeff Richmond ($100,000)
Pauline Weaver (continued)

• Episode 71 (December 19, 2016)

Pauline Weaver ($5,000)
Darren Munk ($30,000)

• Episode 72 (December 20, 2016)

Lynn Hurley ($5,000)
Blake Baird (continued)

• Episode 73 (December 21, 2016)

Blake Baird ($20,000)
Paul Papantoniou (continued)

• Episode 74 (December 22, 2016)

Paul Papantoniou ($5,000)
Eric Swanson ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 75 (December 23, 2016)

Alicea Acevedo ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 76 (December 26, 2016)

Rick Beltaire (continued)

• Episode 77 (December 27, 2016)

Rick Beltaire ($50,000)
Judy Chu ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1 000)

• Episode 78 (December 28, 2016)

Melissa Loftus ($5,000)
Liat Mascho (continued)

• Episode 79 (December 29, 2016)

Liat Mascho ($10,000)
Michael Herbert ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 80 (December 30, 2016)

Joe Mattern ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 81 (January 2, 2017)

Brian Roland (continued)

• Episode 82 (January 3, 2017)

Brian Roland ($30,000)
Lara Jenkins ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 83 (January 4, 2017)

Zach Riddle ($5,000)
Dentis Fowlkes (continued)

• Episode 84 (January 5, 2017)

Dentis Fowlkes ($5,000)
Josh Woo ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 85 (January 6, 2017)

Samantha Diaz ($5,000)
Jason Kimbel ($5,000)

• Episode 86 (January 9, 2017)

Robin Winzenread ($5,000)
Jenn Salas (continued)

• Episode 87 (January 10, 2017)

Jenn Salas ($5,000)
Joe Taglic ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 88 (January 11, 2017)

Sarah Jones ($5,000)
Courtney Mink (continued)

• Episode 89 (January 12, 2017)

Courtney Mink ($20,000)
Aaron Potts ($10,000)

• Episode 90 (January 13, 2017)

Pierce Minor ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 91 (January 16, 2017)

Reza Zamanian ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 92 (January 17, 2017)

Cheryl Garcia ($5,000)
Bobby Wesson (continued)

• Episode 93 (January 18, 2017)

Bobby Wesson ($5,000)
Barb Hudak (continued)

• Episode 94 (January 19, 2017)

Barb Hudak ($5,000)
Dave Mundy ($0)
Devin Landin (continued)

• Episode 95 (January 20, 2017)

Devin Landin ($5,000)
Dan Pawson (continued)

• Episode 96 (January 23, 2017)

Dan Pawson ($30,000)
Rochelle Ripley ($10,000)

• Episode 97 (January 24, 2017)

Suzanne Walters ($10,000)
Ruby Scott (continued)

• Episode 98 (January 25, 2017)

Ruby Scott ($20,000)
Lorena Korbel (continued)

• Episode 99 (January 26, 2017)

Lorena Korbel ($30,000)
Todd Cavanaugh ($30,000)

• Episode 100 (January 27, 2017)

Alan Gegax ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 101 (January 30, 2017)

Jay Savage ($5,000)
Gretchen Day ($0)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 102 (January 31, 2017)

Dante Swinton ($0)
John Trach ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 103 (February 1, 2017)

Jerry Ellis ($5,000)
Bob Addleman ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 104 (February 2, 2017)

Jeanell Allen ($20,000)

• Episode 105 (February 3, 2017)

Christina Burke ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 106 (February 6, 2017)

Chris Soules ($5,000)
Shawn Booth and Kaitlyn Bristowe (continued)

• Episode 107 (February 7, 2017)

Shawn Booth and Kaitlyn Bristowe ($10,000)
J.P. and Ashley Rosenbaum (continued)

• Episode 108 (February 8, 2017)

J.P. and Ashley Rosenbaum ($10,000)
Stephen and DeAnna Stagliano (continued)

• Episode 109 (February 9, 2017)

Stephen and DeAnna Stagliano ($30,000)

• Episode 110 (February 10, 2017)

Tenley Molzahn ($10,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 111 (February 13, 2017)

Naman Shah ($20,000)
Annie Ostojic

• Episode 112 (February 14, 2017)

Annie Ostojic ($5,000)
Josh Darrow (continued)

• Episode 113 (February 15, 2017)

Josh Darrow (continued again)

• Episode 114 (February 16, 2017)

Josh Darrow ($100,000)
Uma Upamaka (continued)

• Episode 115 (February 17, 2017)

Uma Upamaka ($5,000)
Charles Horowitz (continued)

• Episode 116 (February 20, 2017)

Charles Horowitz ($50,000)
Julie Ghanbari ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 117 (February 21, 2017)

Mary Bierds ($5,000)
Zack Freeman (continued)

• Episode 118 (February 22, 2017)

Zack Freeman ($10,000)
Nick Bridwell ($5,000)
K.B. Lindsey (continued)

• Episode 119 (February 23, 2017)

K.B. Lindsey ($5,000)
Beau Henson (continued)

• Episode 120 (February 24, 2017)

Beau Henson ($250,000)

• Episode 121 (February 27, 2017)

Kaitlyn Colby ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 122 (February 28, 2017)

Ken Copeland ($5,000)
Zack Butler (continued)

• Episode 123 (March 1, 2017)

Zack Butler ($5,000)
Allegra Roohan (continued)

• Episode 124 (March 2, 2017)

Allegra Roohan ($5,000)
Bridget Stark (continued)

• Episode 125 (March 3, 2017)

Bridget Stark ($30,000)
Chris Crosthwait (continued)

• Episode 126 (March 6, 2017)

Chris Crosthwait ($10,000)
Jonathan Tu ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 127 (March 7, 2017)

Carson Royer ($5,000)
Gali Hagel (continued)

• Episode 128 (March 8, 2017)

Gali Hagel ($20,000)
Sarah Short ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 129 (March 9, 2017)

David Colbert ($10,000)
Scott Sexton ($0)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 130 (March 10, 2017)

Ariel Malone ($10,000)

• Episode 131 (March 13, 2017)

Patricia Jurado (continued)

• Episode 132 (March 14, 2017)

Patricia Jurado ($30,000)
Elizabeth Zapler ($50,000)

• Episode 133 (March 15, 2017)

Alex Fumelli (continued)

• Episode 134 (March 16, 2017)

Alex Fumelli ($50,000)
Kyle Hinnerichs (continued)

• Episode 135 (March 17, 2017)

Kyle Hinnerichs ($5,000)
Andrew Oreskovich ($20,000)

• Episode 136 (April 10, 2017)

Sarah Schwartz ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 137 (April 11, 2017)

Preston Helfand ($5,000)
Brooke Elliott (continued)

• Episode 138 (April 12, 2017)

Brooke Elliott ($30,000)
Connor Higgins (continued)

• Episode 139 (April 13, 2017)

Connor Higgins ($7,000)
Laila Robinson (continued)

• Episode 140 (April 14, 2017)

Laila Robinson ($20,000)
Akerth Jain ($5,000)

• Episode 141 (April 17, 2017)

Sean Shah ($0)
Paul Villaluz (continued)

• Episode 142 (April 18, 2017)

Paul Villaluz ($50,000)
Spencer Scott (continued)

• Episode 143 (April 19, 2017)

Spencer Scott ($5,000)
Kiki Mikkelsen (continued)

• Episode 144 (April 20, 2017)

Kiki Mikkelsen ($100,000)
Matt Rogers (continued)

• Episode 145 (April 21, 2017)

Matt Rogers ($5,000)
Aaron Crockett ($5,000)

• Episode 146 (April 24, 2017)

Marlon Shows ($5,000)
Stephanie Tyree (continued)

• Episode 147 (April 25, 2017)

Stephanie Tyree ($10,000)
Corey Manchester (continued)

• Episode 148 (April 26, 2017)

Corey Manchester ($5,000)
Luke Timmins ($20,000)

• Episode 149 (April 27, 2017)

Jimmy Perkins ($5,000)
Jaime Davis (continued)

• Episode 150 (April 28, 2017)

Jaime Davis ($5,000)
Steven Chapin ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 151 (May 1, 2017)

Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis ($10,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 152 (May 2, 2017)

Sonya Romero ($5,000)
Bob Scarpone (continued)

• Episode 153 (May 3, 2017)

Bob Scarpone ($30,000)
Amy Ryan ($0)

• Episode 154 (May 4, 2017)

Mirna Valerio ($10,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 155 (May 5, 2017)

Jen Sculley ($10,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 156 (May 8, 2017)

Steven Fehr ($10,000)
C.J. Hill (continued)

• Episode 157 (May 9, 2017)

C.J. Hill ($5,000)
Tiffany Knorr ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 158 (May 10, 2017)

Katrina Ross ($0)
Jeff Peterson ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 159 (May 11, 2017)

Jolie Lindley ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 160 (May 12, 2017)

Mike Reiners ($5,000)

• Episode 161 (May 15, 2017)

Curtis Williams ($10,000)
Bridget Barry (continued)

• Episode 162 (May 16, 2017)

Bridget Barry ($5,000)
Bryan Lord ($5,000)

• Episode 163 (May 17, 2017)

Carla Holt ($5,000)
Drew Bayers (continued)

• Episode 164 (May 18, 2017)

Drew Bayers ($50,000)
Midori Hepburn (continued)

• Episode 165 (May 19, 2017)

Midori Hepburn ($5,000)
Brandon Trotter ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 166 (May 22, 2017)

Isaac Hirsch ($5,000)
Daniel Kells (continued)

• Episode 167 (May 23, 2017)

Daniel Kells ($20,000)
Les Chun (continued)

• Episode 168 (May 24, 2017)

Les Chun ($5,000)
Jill Smith (continued)

• Episode 169 (May 25, 2017)

Jill Smith ($30,000)
Raj Jain (continued)

• Episode 170 (May 26, 2017)

Raj Jain ($5,000)
Jon Tucker (continued)

• Episode 171 (May 29, 2017)

Jon Tucker ($100,000)
Lou Castaneda ($0)
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 172 (May 30, 2017)

Bryce Dahl ($5,000) 
Kerry O’Connell ($5,000) 
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

• Episode 173 (May 31, 2017)

Kimberly Ewertz ($5,000) 
Andy Stein ($5,000)

• Episode 174 (June 1, 2017)

Brian Wood ($5,000) 
Audience Contestant ($0)

• Episode 175 (June 2, 2017)

Errol Krass ($5,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

Links

• List of episodes of Season 15 (syndicated)

Preceded by Season 14

U.S. Seasons Season 15

Succeeded by Season 16