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Sojas Wagle, from Springdale, Arkansas, appeared as a contestant on the 15th season of the special Whiz Kids Week on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 14 and 15, 2016. He walked away with $250,000.

WWTBAM Run[]

$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Apparently deciding it looks like a curled-up cat, Finland calls the "at" sign in e-mails "miukumauku," which roughly translates to what?
⬥ A: The Moo Sign ⬥ B: The Baaaaaa Sign
⬥ C: The Meow Sign ⬥ D: The Hee-Haw Hee-Haw Sign
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Unlike English, in most European languages - including French, Spanish and German - nouns have their own what?
⬥ A: Ages ⬥ B: Nationalities
⬥ C: Genders ⬥ D: Astrological signs
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Based on Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, the 2016 movie "The BFG" features an orphan named Sophie who becomes friends with a what?
⬥ A: Big Friendly Giant ⬥ B: Belarussian Frightened Gerbil
⬥ C: Bald Fat German ⬥ D: Bearded Foul-mouthed Garbage man
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
With a body temperature close to 98.6, non-hollow bones and hair-like feathers, New Zealand's kiwi birds are often described as what?
⬥ A: Honorary insects ⬥ B: Honorary mammals
⬥ C: Honorary fish ⬥ D: Honorary reptiles
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Of all the existing numbers, how many have only one syllable?
⬥ A: 8 ⬥ B: 10
⬥ C: 13 ⬥ D: 19
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Signifying its departure and arrival cities, the letters "NYP" appear on what historic vehicle?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Hindenburg ⬥ B: RMS Titanic
⬥ C: Spirit of St. Louis ⬥ D: Enola Gay
Ask the Audience Results: A: 19% ⬥ B: 21% ⬥ C: 48% ⬥ D: 12%
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Followed by his dog who walks half as fast, a man climbs a 1-mile hill then turns back. How far will he have walked when he meets his dog again?
⬥ A: 1 1/4 mi. ⬥ B: 1 1/3 mi.
⬥ C: 1 1/2 mi. ⬥ D: 2 mi.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following is one of Japan's largest islands, and NOT one of the many popular Japanese Pokémon Characters?
⬥ A: Natu ⬥ B: Kyushu
⬥ C: Chinchou ⬥ D: Pachirisu
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
According to a Princeton Review SAT study guide, three-quarters of all elements, including sodium, calcium, and potassium, are considered what?
⬥ A: Colorless ⬥ B: Nonreactive
⬥ C: Metals ⬥ D: Radioactive
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Also reflecting who taught whom, which of these lists of famous Greek philosophers has them in chronological order according to their births?
'Cut the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Aristotle, Plato, Socrates ⬥ B: Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
⬥ C: Plato, Aristotle, Socrates ⬥ D: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Sojas wasn't sure, so he cut the question. The correct answer was D: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle.
The klaxon then called time, and Sojas would return the next day on the switched question for $50,000 with 2 lifelines available.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Switched question
Born almost exactly 50 years after the Civil War, someone who is 100 years old today has lived through roughly what percentage of U.S. history?
⬥ A: 11 percent ⬥ B: 25 percent
⬥ C: 42 percent ⬥ D: 61 percent
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
When multiplied by itself, which number is equal to 12,345,678,987,654,321?
⬥ A: 1,111,111 ⬥ B: 111,111,111
⬥ C: 11,111,111,111 ⬥ D: 111,111,111,111
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
Speaking in terms of total geographic area, which of these statements is true?
⬥ A: Argentina is larger than India ⬥ B: Egypt is smaller than Turkey
⬥ C: Brazil is larger than Australia ⬥ D: Canada is smaller than China
$500,000 (13 of 14) - Not Timed
According to Instagram, in July of 2010 its CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom tested the app by posting its first-ever photo. What was the photo of?
'50:50' and 'Plus One' lifelines used
⬥ A: A sunset ⬥ B: A dog
⬥ C: A bowl of ramen ⬥ D: Kevin Systrom
He used 2 lifelines on this question then walked away. His guess would have been B: A dog, which would have been the correct answer.
Total Winnings: $250,000

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Preceded by
Cortez Brokenbrough
U.S. Contestant (Season 15, syndication)
Sojas Wagle
Succeeded by
Garrett White
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