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The seventeenth and final season of the U.S. syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? premiered on September 10, 2018 and ended on May 31, 2019. It was the last season in the U.S. syndication.

There was a set of minor changes, most of them graphical. The studio was upgraded to have darkening multicolor lights. The logo was slightly simplified, removing the central pattern and replacing the ITC Conduit "WHO WANTS TO BE A" text with Helvetica Neue (which looks closer to Copperplate Gothic). The question graphics have also been changed, replacing the traditional lozenge look Millionaire has been using in one form or another since 1999 with a more abstract, slant and bevel heavy package. The last remnant of the Shuffle format, the Bank, has also been removed. The Jeff Lippencott and Mark T. Williams soundtrack still remained, though.

During the 100 Million Dollar Season Week, at the beginning of each episode, segments from the runs of 5 potential contestants Muffy Marracco (season 16), Isaak Dabkowski (child contestant, season 13), Nancy Christy (season 1), Shiva Oswal (child contestant, season 16) and Bill Matheny (season 15) were aired.

Lifelines[]

There are three lifelines that are used regularly:

Episodes[]

  • Episode 1 (September 10, 2018)
Malcolm Brooks ($30,000)
  • Episode 2 (September 11, 2018)
Sarah Sanders ($0 - lost on $3,000)
Susannah Brooks ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 3 (September 12, 2018)
Susannah Brooks ($100,000)
Keri Buck ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 4 (September 13, 2018)
Keri Buck ($20,000)
Sam Stubblefield ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 5 (September 14, 2018)
Sam Stubblefield ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Natasha Alford ($10,000)
Audience Contestant (Rose Shoot) ($1,000)
  • Episode 6 (September 17, 2018)
Steven Johnson ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Steve Johnson ($10,000)
  • Episode 7 (September 18, 2018)
S'Christen Johnson ($30,000)
  • Episode 8 (September 19, 2018)
Jeremy Davis ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
  • Episode 9 (September 20, 2018)
Ellen Sarem ($10,000)
Nick DeGuzman ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 10 (September 21, 2018)
Nick DeGuzman ($20,000)
Janet Azevedo ($20,000)
  • Episode 11 (September 24, 2018)
Robert Kim ($20,000)
Audience Contestant (Bob Alexander) ($1,000)
  • Episode 12 (September 25, 2018)
Stan Jastrzebski ($20,000)
Audience Contestant (Jamie Delmis) ($1,000)
  • Episode 13 (September 26, 2018)
Devon Nichols ($30,000)
Paul Fajman ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 14 (September 27, 2018)
Paul Fajman ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Robin Adams ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
  • Episode 15 (September 28, 2018)
Laurence Levy ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
  • Episode 16 (October 1, 2018)
Carmen Apelgren ($10,000)
  • Episode 17 (October 2, 2018)
Tom Colocci ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 18 (October 3, 2018)
Tom Colocci ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Sarah Arora ($0 - lost on $500)
Mark Ryder ($100,000, continued)
  • Episode 19 (October 4, 2018)
Mark Ryder ($100,000)
Bret Kimple ($10,000)
  • Episode 20 (October 5, 2018)
Molly Mollin ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 21 (October 8, 2018)
Brett Lazer ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 22 (October 9, 2018)
Brett Lazer ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Trent Edwards ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 23 (October 10, 2018)
Craig Handy ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Karen Robinson ($7,000)
  • Episode 24 (October 11, 2018)
Dan Wu ($20,000)
Rebecca Price ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
  • Episode 25 (October 12, 2018)
Bud Humphrey ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 26 (October 15, 2018) - Celebrity Week (1)
Howie Dorough & AJ McLean ($10,000 - lost on $50,000)
  • Episode 27 (October 16, 2018) - Celebrity Week (2)
Cheryl “Salt” James & Sandra “Pepa” Denton ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 28 (October 17, 2018) - Celebrity Week (3)
Cheryl "Salt" James & Sandra "Pepa" Denton ($10,000 - lost on $30,000)
Tom Green ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 29 (October 18, 2018) - Celebrity Week (4)
Tom Green ($20,000)
Paul Shaffer ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 30 (October 19, 2018) - Celebrity Week (5)
Paul Shaffer ($20,000)
Audience Contestant (Paul Shaffer) ($1,000)
  • Episode 31 (October 22, 2018)
Chris Severn ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Tom Grabon ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
  • Episode 32 (October 23, 2018)
Peter Jung ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Cris Pannullo ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 33 (October 24, 2018)
Cris Pannullo ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Katie Champlain ($30,000)
  • Episode 34 (October 25, 2018)
Claudia Perry ($0 - lost on $3,000)
Herb Brown ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Aaron Himmel ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 35 (October 26, 2018)
Aaron Himmel ($30,000)
Linda Altieri ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 36 (October 29, 2018)
Mat Baxt ($20,000)
Robin Richards ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 37 (October 30, 2018)
Robin Richards ($50,000 - lost on $250,000)
  • Episode 38 (October 31, 2018)
Andrew Bloomberg ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Miles McMahon ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 39 (November 1, 2018)
Miles McMahon ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
John Beerling ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 40 (November 2, 2018)
Kyle Foster ($100,000)
  • Episode 41 (November 5, 2018) - Victories for Veterans Week (1)
Lori Bailey ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Eileen Lanzarone ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 42 (November 6, 2018) - Victories for Veterans Week (2)
Eileen Lanzarone ($10,000)
Chuck Tessman ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Anne Benovil-Murphy ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 43 (November 7, 2018) - Victories for Veterans Week (3)
Anne Benovil-Murphy ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)
  • Episode 44 (November 8, 2018) - Victories for Veterans Week (4)
Greg Anders ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
John Butler ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
  • Episode 45 (November 9, 2018) - Victories for Veterans Week (5)
Ashley Durkin ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 46 (November 12, 2018) - 100 Million Dollar Season (1)
Mary El Pereda ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 47 (November 13, 2018) - 100 Million Dollar Season (2)
Mary El Pereda ($100,000)
Anne Moore ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 48 (November 14, 2018) - 100 Million Dollar Season (3)
Anne Moore ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Michael Cavaliere ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 49 (November 15, 2018) - 100 Million Dollar Season (4)
Michael Cavaliere ($30,000)
David Chancellor ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
  • Episode 50 (November 16, 2018) - 100 Million Dollar Season (5)
Shiva Oswal ($100,000, continued)
  • Episode 51 (November 19, 2018)
Shiva Oswal ($50,000 - lost on $250,000)
Jamie Huston ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 52 (November 20, 2018)
Jamie Huston ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Katherine Ammon ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 53 (November 21, 2018)
Katherine Ammon ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Abdiah Sagert ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 54 (November 22, 2018)
Adam Burstein ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
John Dale Beety ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 55 (November 23, 2018)
John Dale Beety ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Liz Hoopfer ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Ben Parker ($0 - lost on $5,000)
  • Episode 56 (November 26, 2018)
Cameron Russell ($0 - lost on $3,000)
Jimmy Macrina ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Lizzie Lockard ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 57 (November 27, 2018)
Lizzie Lockard ($10,000)
Mario Calero ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 58 (November 28, 2018)
Mario Calero ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Tom Zulewski ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 59 (November 29, 2018)
Tom Zulewski ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Nicole Kuklok-Waldman ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 60 (November 30, 2018)
Nicole Kuklok-Waldman ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Linwood Sasser ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
  • Episode 61 (December 3, 2018)
Tom Pack ($0 - lost on $5,000)
Jonathan Hughes ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 62 (December 4, 2018)
Jonathan Hughes ($100,000)
Shannon Thomas ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 63 (December 5, 2018)
Shannon Thomas ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Bruce Lin ($2,000, continued)
  • Episode 64 (December 6, 2018)
Bruce Lin ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Robin Poche ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 65 (December 7, 2018)
Peter Morris ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 66 (December 10, 2018)
Peter Osterweil ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 67 (December 11, 2018)
Janet Conner ($10,000)
Samantha Schutz ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 68 (December 12, 2018)
Samantha Schutz ($30,000)
Tod Macofsky ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 69 (December 13, 2018)
Tod Macofsky ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Alex Moore ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 70 (December 14, 2018)
Alex Moore ($7,000)
Sandra Benton ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
  • Episode 71 (December 17, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (1)
Lissa Gregorio ($20,000)
Brandon Leeberg ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 72 (December 18, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (2)
Brandon Leeberg ($20,000)
Andrew Thomas ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 73 (December 19, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (3)
Andrew Thomas ($50,000 - lost on $250,000)
Megan Turner ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 74 (December 20, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (4)
Megan Turner ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Shane Cunningham ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 75 (December 21, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (5)
Shane Cunningham ($20,000)
Curt Bell ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
McKinnie Sizemore ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 76 (December 24, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (6)
McKinnie Sizemore ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Chip Bell ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Jeffrey Thompsen ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 77 (December 25, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (7)
Jeffrey Thompsen ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Tara Whittle ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 78 (December 26, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (8)
Tara Whittle ($20,000)
Lisa Karahalios ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 79 (December 27, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (9)
Lisa Karahalios ($20,000)
Jay Malarcher ($0 - lost on $5,000)
Julia Novakovic ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 80 (December 28, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (10)
Julia Novakovic ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Sam Brown ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 81 (December 31, 2018) - Secondary Run Week (11)
Sam Brown ($10,000)
Major Baisden ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Danielle Stillman ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 82 (January 1, 2019) - Secondary Run Week (12)
Danielle Stillman ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Greg Watson ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 83 (January 2, 2019) - Secondary Run Week (13)
Greg Watson ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Glory Fagan ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 84 (January 3, 2019) - Secondary Run Week (14)
Daniel Okamura ($20,000)
Brenna Landis ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 85 (January 4, 2019) - Secondary Run Week (15)
Brenna Landis ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Charles O'Neill ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 86 (January 7, 2019)
Gail Ansheles ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Andy Hoang ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 87 (January 8, 2019)
Andy Hoang ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Martin Nicol ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 88 (January 9, 2019)
Martin Nicol ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Greg Anderson ($0 - lost on $5,000)
Mike Chearney ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 89 (January 10, 2019)
Mike Chearney ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Brooke Fleming ($3,000)
Neville Fogarty ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 90 (January 11, 2019)
Neville Fogarty ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Heather Chapman ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 91 (January 14, 2019)
Nichole Phillips ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Melanie Bowen ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 92 (January 15, 2019)
Melanie Bowen ($20,000)
Kevin Hayashida ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 93 (January 16, 2019)
Kevin Hayashida ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Mara Apostol ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 94 (January 17, 2019)
Mara Apostol ($30,000)
Gina Lee ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 95 (January 18, 2019)
Gina Lee ($20,000)
Addie Kluemper ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
  • Episode 96 (January 21, 2019)
Donnie Edgemon ($100,000, continued)
  • Episode 97 (January 22, 2019)
Donnie Edgemon ($50,000 - lost on $250,000)
Irene Foster ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 98 (January 23, 2019)
Irene Foster ($20,000)
Charlie Pevey ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 99 (January 24, 2019)
Charlie Pevey ($30,000)
Adam Senack ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 100 (January 25, 2019)
Adam Senack ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Sam Spencer ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 101 (January 28, 2019)
Sam Spencer ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Mary Ann Boyd ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)
  • Episode 102 (January 29, 2019)
Melissa Wick ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Rich Sweetman ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 103 (January 30, 2019)
Rich Sweetman ($30,000)
Brittany Grier ($0 - lost on $3,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 104 (January 31, 2019) - Celebrity Special
Louie Anderson ($20,000)
  • Episode 105 (February 1, 2019)
Joni Russell ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Cameron Hope ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 106 (February 4, 2019)
Cameron Hope ($20,000)
Ethan Blonder ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 107 (February 5, 2019)
Ethan Blonder ($30,000)
Brandon Bidlack ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 108 (February 6, 2019)
Brandon Bidlack ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Diana Heidel ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 109 (February 7, 2019)
Diana Heidel ($20,000)
Colby Taylor ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Gillian West ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 110 (February 8, 2019)
Gillian West ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 111 (February 11, 2019) - Lucky in Love Week (1)
Lorraine and Blake Calcote ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 112 (February 12, 2019) - Lucky in Love Week (2)
Lupe and Rene Nunez ($50,000, continued)
  • Episode 113 (February 13, 2019) - Lucky in Love Week (3)
Lupe and Rene Nunez ($100,000)
Katie Metchik and Joe Keith ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 114 (February 14, 2019) - Lucky in Love Week (4)
Sophia and Casey Quinn ($0 - lost on $5,000)
Beau and Colleen Bahnam ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 115 (February 15, 2019) - Lucky in Love Week (5)
Beau and Colleen Bahnam ($10,000)
Kristen and Barry Tschopp ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
  • Episode 116 (February 18, 2019) - Play It Forward Week (1)
Steve Dunn ($10,000)
Audience Contestant (Steve Dunn) ($1,000)
  • Episode 117 (February 19, 2019) - Play It Forward Week (2)
Krystal Allan ($20,000)
  • Episode 118 (February 20, 2019) - Play It Forward Week (3)
Danny Romero ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Pat McGonigle ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 119 (February 21, 2019) - Play It Forward Week (4)
Pat McGonigle ($100,000)
Margot Kim ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 120 (February 22, 2019) - Play It Forward Week (5)
Margot Kim ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Collin Myers ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 121 (February 25, 2019)
Collin Myers ($30,000)
Nick Ganjei ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)
  • Episode 122 (February 26, 2019)
Cameron Mathison ($10,000 - lost on $20,000)
Audience Contestant (Cameron Mathison) ($1,000)
  • Episode 123 (February 27, 2019)
Roland Reschke ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Jeremy Cahnmann ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 124 (February 28, 2019)
Jeremy Cahnmann ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 125 (March 1, 2019)
Elizabeth Quesnelle ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 126 (March 4, 2019) - Celebrity Judge Week (1)
Lynn Toler ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Audience Contestant (Lynn Toler) ($1,000)
  • Episode 127 (March 5, 2019) - Celebrity Judge Week (2)
Mablean Ephriam ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Dana & Keith Cutler (The Cutlers) ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 128 (March 6, 2019) - Celebrity Judge Week (3)
Dana & Keith Cutler ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Audience Contestants (Dana & Keith Cutler) ($1,000)
  • Episode 129 (March 7, 2019) - Celebrity Judge Week (4)
Karen Mills-Francis ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Marilyn Milian ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 130 (March 8, 2019)
Marilyn Milian ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
John Bakarich ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 131 (March 11, 2019)
John Bakarich ($100,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 132 (March 12, 2019)
Kieran Cooke ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Tyler Coleman ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 133 (March 13, 2019)
Tyler Coleman ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Louis Virtel ($30,000)
  • Episode 134 (March 14, 2019)
Stuart Logan ($0 - lost on $2,000)
Jake Freud ($30,000)
Audience Contestant (Ethan Blonder from episodes 106-107) ($1,000)
  • Episode 135 (March 15, 2019)
Sally Neumann ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Sheree Nicol ($10,000)
  • Episode 136 (April 8, 2019)
Tony McGrail ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Davira Kuy ($3,000, continued)
  • Episode 137 (April 9, 2019)
Davira Kuy ($10,000)
Lauren Tagliaferro ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 138 (April 10, 2019)
Lauren Tagliaferro ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Larry Sears ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 139 (April 11, 2019)
Larry Sears ($30,000)
Derek Daily ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 140 (April 12, 2019)
Derek Daily ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Barbara Gao Shapiro ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 141 (April 15, 2019)
Barbara Gao Shapiro ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Michael Brannen ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Julie Stapel ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
  • Episode 142 (April 16, 2019)
Wren Schultz ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Eric Loya ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
  • Episode 143 (April 17, 2019)
Adam Wenger ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Morris Rishty ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 144 (April 18, 2019)
Morris Rishty ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Taylar DeRosa ($0 - lost on $5,000)
Colin Utley ($20,000, continued)
  • Episode 145 (April 19, 2019)
Colin Utley ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Maridel Cipollone ($20,000)
  • Episode 146 (April 22, 2019)
Andrea Rossillon ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Rachael Cianfrani ($10,000, continued)
  • Episode 147 (April 23, 2019)
Rachael Cianfrani ($20,000)
Alan Gochin ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
John Beck ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)
  • Episode 148 (April 24, 2019)
Catherine Hardee ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Pamela Evans ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 149 (April 25, 2019)
Kelsey Hanger ($0 - lost on $5,000)
Matt Biel ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 150 (April 26, 2019)
Ashok Poozhikunnel ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Scott McNair ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 151 (April 29, 2019)
Mike Sheetenhelm ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 152 (April 30, 2019)
Meryl Federman ($5,000 - lost on $50,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 153 (May 1, 2019)
Jack Schuler ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Tim Leung ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
  • Episode 154 (May 2, 2019)
Tyler Swensen ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($0)
  • Episode 155 (May 3, 2019)
Andy Gefen ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
  • Episode 156 (May 6, 2019) - Shark Tank Week (1)
Lori Greiner ($10,000 - lost on $30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 157 (May 7, 2019) - Shark Tank Week (2)
Rohan Oza ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 158 (May 8, 2019) - Shark Tank Week (3)
Rohan Oza ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
Robert Herjavec ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 159 (May 9, 2019) - Shark Tank Week (4)
Robert Herjavec ($10,000 - lost on $50,000)
Audience Contestants (Robert Herjavec and ?) ($1,000)
  • Episode 160 (May 10, 2019) - Shark Tank Week (5)
Matt Higgins ($20,000)
  • Episode 161 (May 13, 2019)
Buck Childress ($20,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 162 (May 14, 2019)
Valerie Alexander ($50,000 - lost on $100,000)
  • Episode 163 (May 15, 2019)
Stephen Friedrich ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 164 (May 16, 2019)
Liz Fritz ($30,000)
  • Episode 165 (May 17, 2019) - 3,000th Show of Syndication
Monica Petersen ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Ian Davidson ($0 - lost on $1,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 166 (May 20, 2019)
Kaiser Johnson ($30,000)
  • Episode 167 (May 21, 2019)
Choyon Manjrekar ($5,000 - lost on $30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 168 (May 22, 2019)
Alex Boisvert ($30,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)
  • Episode 169 (May 23, 2019)
Tony Fox ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Terry Bolar ($5,000 - lost on $10,000)
Liz Murphy ($7,000, continued)
  • Episode 170 (May 24, 2019)
Liz Murphy ($100,000)
  • Episode 171 (May 27, 2019) - Second Chance Week (1)
Scooter Diel ($30,000, continued)
  • Episode 172 (May 28, 2019) - Second Chance Week (2)
Scooter Diel ($30,000)
Lauren Lansford ($20,000)
  • Episode 173 (May 29, 2019) - Second Chance Week (3)
Eugene Byon ($20,000)
  • Episode 174 (May 30, 2019) - Second Chance Week (4)
Christian Sorge ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Steve Gadlin ($5,000, continued)
  • Episode 175 (May 31, 2019) - Second Chance Week (5); Final Show of the syndicated version
Steve Gadlin ($5,000 - lost on $20,000)
Sara Lehmann ($5,000 - lost on $7,000)
Audience Contestant ($1,000)

Trivia[]

  • Sarah Sanders is the first contestant of this season who used all lifelines on the 4th question and walked away with nothing.
  • Susannah Brooks is the first contestant in this season, who saved the Ask the Audience lifeline to $250,000 question. Most of the audience failed.
  • Ellen Sarem became the first contestant in the U.S. version of the show to walk away without using all her lifelines in almost 11 years (excluding the Double Dip lifeline from Seasons 7-8) and the first one to do it in Season 17.
  • Sarah Arora is the first contestant in almost 3 years to miss the very first question.
  • In 30th episode, Paul Shaffer walked away without going with 87% of the audience. Also, he appeared as an audience contestant and won an extra $1,000 for his charity.
  • In the 39th episode, on Miles McMahon's $20,000 question, 71% voted for the wrong answer and 15% were right.
    • In the 51st episode, on Shiva Oswal's $250,000 question, 80% voted for the wrong answer and 8% were right.
    • In the 55th episode, Ben Parker on his 5th question had 60% of the audience vote for the wrong answer. He agreed with the majority of the audience and left with nothing.
      • In the next (56th) episode, Cameron Russell on his 4th question had 61% of the audience vote for the wrong answer. He agreed with the majority of the audience and also left with nothing.
  • Robin Richards, the return of Shiva Oswal, Andrew Thomas and Donnie Edgemon are the contestants who answered the $250,000 question wrong.
    • No one was able to answer it right and win $250,000 in this season.
  • Brooke Fleming became the second contestant in the classic format to walk away before the first safe level and take $3,000 since 2015. The first was Michelle Glover, who took $300 (other money tree) on May 20, 2005.
  • Davira Kuy is a contestant who used the Ask the Audience lifeline on his first question(rare case in USA).
  • Neville Fogarty answered the $50,000 question wrong and used no lifelines. John Beck also used no lifelines and walked away with $5,000.
  • On May 17, 2019, the 3,000th show aired.
  • Kaiser Johnson is a contestant in this season who used all three lifelines on one (9th) question.
  • This season also aired in late night on ABC, despite being syndicated.
  • This season also aired like a primetime season in some U.S. states. Illinois was one of them where the show aired at 8:30 pm central time. Other U.S. states still aired it during the daytime.

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Preceded by
Season 16
U.S. Seasons
Season 17
Succeeded by
2020 season
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