Shawn McCarthy, an accountant specialist from Fargo, North Dakota, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show who won $32,000 on February 24-25, 2000. He was the next contestant immediately after David Forman walked away with $250,000.
McCarthy is from Fargo, North Dakota. At the time his appearance on "Millionaire", he's an accountant specialist, and went out to eat with David Forman, and he has a 1999 Christmas party for the company and he said "We had a sketch on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and I got to be Regis." When he said that Regis and Shawn were playfully teasing each other.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger Question[]
Fastest Finger Question
Put these people in geographical order by their birth cities, starting in the U.S. and going east.
⬥ A: Michael Jordan
⬥ B: Claudia Schiffer
⬥ C: Hugh Grant
⬥ D: Jackie Chan
Just 3 out of 8 answered A-C-B-D, but Shawn's time of 6.78 seconds was fast enough to get him into the hot seat.
Shawn's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
⬥ A: Petroleum
⬥ B: Natural Gas
⬥ C: Marmalade
⬥ D: Coal
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
The optic nerve is associated with what part of the body?
⬥ A: Ear
⬥ B: Eye
⬥ C: Nose
⬥ D: Throat
The klaxon called time and Shawn would return on $200 with all lifelines still available.
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What company took its name from the birthplace of William Shakespeare?
⬥ A: Avon
⬥ B: London Fog
⬥ C: Newport
⬥ D: Old Milwaukee
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
To find the area of which geometric shape do you square the length of one side?
⬥ A: Pentagon
⬥ B: Square
⬥ C: Triangle
⬥ D: Trapezoid
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
What automobile manufacturer used in the advertising slogan "I love what you do for me"? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
According to a Sammy Cahn lyric, love and marriage go together like a horse and what?
⬥ A: Rider
⬥ B: Feedbag
⬥ C: Saddle
⬥ D: Carriage
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the color of traditional Manhattan Clam Chowder?
⬥ A: White
⬥ B: Red
⬥ C: Brown
⬥ D: Green
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In what office do the wheelings and dealings of David Mamet's play "Glengarry Glenn Ross" take place? "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Real estate
⬥ B: Casting
⬥ C: Accounting
⬥ D: Advertising
He phoned his friend David Winterstein (a theater professor) to help him with the question. Surprised why he knew the play but wants the choices to be heard again.
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the final destination for European merchants travelling the trade routes known as the silk road?
⬥ A: India
⬥ B: Egypt
⬥ C: China
⬥ D: Russia
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was the name of the first human "test tube baby" to be born? "50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: David Posternack
⬥ B: Stephen Donahoe
⬥ C: Lauren Carrolton
⬥ D: Louise Brown
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Mistral, Fremantle Doctor, levanter and foehn are all types of what?
⬥ A: Birds
⬥ B: Poisonous plants
⬥ C: Winds
⬥ D: Automobiles
Shawn said the names are sounded like a bird so he chose it but was wrong but he still got home with $32,000 for him and his wife Angie especially a lovely smile.
