Ted Patchell

Ted Patchell, a resident of Somerdale, New Jersey,  was the first openly gay contestant of WWTBAM. He won $32,000 for his winnings after missing the $125,000 question, and his appearances took place from November 9 to November 10 of 1999. Here is how Ted did.

Fastest Finger First
From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right, but Ted (with a time of 5.08 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer B-D-A-C, making it into the Hot Seat.