Allen Harris, a resident of Louieville, Kentucky, appeared on the primetime version of WWTBAM on July 11, 2000, and won $250,000 for his grand total. Here is how Allen did.
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Put these movies in order according to the time in which they are set, starting with the earliest. | |
| • A: Erin Brockovich | • B: U-571 |
| • C: The Doors | • D: Gladiator |
From the 10 contestants, 5 got it right, but Peter (with a time of 3.10 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-B-C-A, making it into the Hot Seat.
Allen's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the nursery rhyme that begins "Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub," which is not one of the three men? | |
| • A: Candlestick maker | • B: Baker |
| • C: Butcher | • D: Webmaster |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the nickname for a small purselike bag that is belted around the waist? | |
| • A: Feed bag | • B: Fanny pack |
| • C: Ziploc bag | • D: Waist basket |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Bloodhounds are known for their acute sense of what? | |
| • A: Hearing | • B: Vision |
| • C: Smell | • D: Style |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What is the name for the official in charge of a U.S. prison? | |
| • A: Principal | • B: Warden |
| • C: Proctor | • D: Dean |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Pepperoni and kielbasa are two examples of what type of food? | |
| • A: Fruit | • B: Bread |
| • C: Sausage | • D: Cheese |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| On the current TV show "Hollywood Squares," who sits in the center square? | |
| • A: Louie Anderson | • B: Ray Romano |
| • C: Joan Rivers | • D: Whoopi Goldberg |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What does the "No. 2" on a number two pencil indicate? | |
| • A: Hardness | • B: Length |
| • C: Age | • D: Color |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican? | |
| • A: Michelangelo | • B: Sandro Botticelli |
| • C: Fra Angelico | • D: Leonardo da Vinci |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Literary sleuth Sherlock Holmes lived on what street? | |
| • A: Downing Street | • B: Baker Street |
| • C: Savile Row | • D: Charing Cross Road |
| $32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which rank is currently in all of these U.S. military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines? | |
| • A: General | • B: Colonel |
| • C: Captain | • D: Sergeant |
| $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| From what country's controversial court case did the phrase "a dingo's got my baby" originate? | |
| • A: New Zealand | • B: Australia |
| • C: New Guinea | • D: Indonesia |
| $125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| After what international incident was a "hot line" installed between the U.S. and the Soviet governments? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| • A: U-2 spy plane incident | • B: Yalta Conference |
| • C: Cuban missile crisis | • D: Launching of Sputnik |
| $250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who was the first U.S. president to have his term of office limited by the Constitution? | |
| • A: Harry Truman | • B: Franklin Roosevelt |
| • C: Lyndon Johnson | • D: Dwight Eisenhower |
| $500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which author's first and only novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction? 'Phone a Friend' and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used | |
| • A: Harper Lee - 80% | • B: Ralph Ellison - 6% |
| • C: John Kennedy Toole - 5% | • D: Marjorie Rawling - 9% |
| Immediately after the choices came up, Allen used his Phone-a-Friend lifeline to call his friend, Betty. She didn't give an answer within the 30-second limit, so Allen polled the audience. Even after looking at the large majority, he walked away with the $250,000. The right answer was indeed A: Harper Lee. I, myself, would've trusted the audience and seen the million dollar question with no lifelines left if I were Allen. That was not a good choice to walk away after seeing 80% of the audience choose the right answer. | |