Tim Reilly, a computer programmer from Bel Air, Maryland, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on November 18, 1999. He walked away with $125,000.
Put these U.S. senators in the geographic order of the state they represent, from west to east.
⬥ A: Phil Gramm
⬥ B: Daniel Inouye
⬥ C: Ted Kennedy
⬥ D: Dianne Feinstein
From the 10 contestants, 6 got it right, but Tim (with a time of 5.24 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-A-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Tim's Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
If you churn cream, which of the following dairy products is produced?
⬥ A: Soup
⬥ B: Butter
⬥ C: Lactaid
⬥ D: Cheez Whiz
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
How many spaces are there on a typical tic-tac-toe board?
⬥ A: 6
⬥ B: 7
⬥ C: 8
⬥ D: 9
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What does "JAG", the acronym for the military's legal branch, stand for?
⬥ A: Judge Advocate General
⬥ B: Jail All GIs
⬥ C: Just Ask God
⬥ D: Jump And Grasp
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In the American Civil War, what was the most common color of a Union soldier's uniform?
⬥ A: Blue
⬥ B: Black
⬥ C: Green
⬥ D: Hot Pink
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Michael Jordan used to play for what professional basketball team?
⬥ A: Toronto Raptors
⬥ B: Milwaukee Bucks
⬥ C: New York Knicks
⬥ D: Chicago Bulls
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What rank was Peter Seller's bumbling French policeman, "Clouseau"?
⬥ A: Captain
⬥ B: Inspector
⬥ C: Private
⬥ D: Sergeant
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Actor Clint Eastwood was once the mayor of what seaside California town?
⬥ A: Mendocino
⬥ B: Santa Cruz
⬥ C: Carmel
⬥ D: Santa Barbara
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What composer of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is known as the "March King"?
⬥ A: John Phillip Sousa
⬥ B: Mitch Miller
⬥ C: John Williams
⬥ D: Aaron Copland
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the name of the plane Charles Lindbergh flew on the first solo, non-stop, transatlantic flight?
⬥ A: Spirit of '76
⬥ B: Spirit of St. Louis
⬥ C: Spirit of America
⬥ D: Spirit of Chicago
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What presidential candidate ran for office with Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential running mate? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
What everyday product took its name from the founder of antiseptic surgery? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Visine
⬥ B: Bactine
⬥ C: Listerine
⬥ D: Mercurochrome
Tim decided to call his mother and ex-nurse Marie, who was positive it was Listerine. He went with her and won $64,000.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What state contains the easternmost point in the contiguous U.S.?
⬥ A: Florida
⬥ B: Maine
⬥ C: Massachusetts
⬥ D: North Carolina
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What impressionist painter's style of dot-like brush strokes was considered scandalous in his time? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Georges Seurat
⬥ B: Claude Monet
⬥ C: Salvador Dali
⬥ D: Edvard Munch
Tim did not know, so he immediately decided to use his 50:50, eliminating C and D. Being unable to recall any of their works, he decided to walk away with $125,000. The correct answer was A: Georges Seurat.
