Robert "Bob-O" Alan Essig (April 28, 1970 - February 3, 2019), was one of the most famous contestants in the history of Super Millionaire, the spinoff of WWTBAM. The top prize at the time was $10,000,000, and Bob-O managed to get 12 questions right, getting him $1,000,000. The 13th question was worth $2.5 million, but Bob-O walked away with a million, not knowing the answer. Here is Bob-O's runthrough.
Fastest Finger First Question 
Edit
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Put these "one hit wonder" songs in the order they were first released, starting with the earliest. | |
| • A: I'm Too Sexy | • B: Come On Eileen |
| • C: Don't Worry Be Happy | • D: Tubthumping |
Bob-O answered correcly B-C-A-D in 5.55 seconds and was one of two who got the right answer, therefore, making it into the Hot Seat.
Bob-O's Run to $10 MillionEdit
| $1,000 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In a 2000 hit song, the Baha Men ask the now-famous question "Who let the" what "out"? | |
| • A: Boys | • B: Noise |
| • C: Dogs | • D: Hilton sisters |
| $2,000 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In February 2004, who quit her job at NBC News to focus on her duties as first lady of California? | |
| • A: Ann Curry | • B: Jane Pauley |
| • C: Andrea Mitchell | • D: Maria Shriver |
| $3,000 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| "Picking up a 7-10 split" is considered the most difficult shot in what sport? | |
| • A: Billiards | • B: Archery |
| • C: Darts | • D: Bowling |
| $4,000 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What term, coined in the '90s, is often used by the media to refer to chic, well-groomed men? | |
| • A: Metrosexual | • B: Machosexual |
| • C: Androsexual | • D: Demisexual |
| $5,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The subject of a famous Revolutionary War poem, the "shot heard round the world" was fired in what U.S. state? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| • A: North Carolina - 2% | • B: Virginia - 21% |
| • C: Delaware - 9% | • D: Massachusetts - 68% |
| $10,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| While hosting the 1995 Oscars, who made the infamous introduction "Uma, Oprah, Oprah, Uma"? | |
| • A: Steve Martin | • B: David Letterman |
| • C: Whoopi Goldberg | • D: Billy Crystal |
| $20,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What does the "C" stand for in the medical term "CAT scan"? | |
| • A: Collected | • B: Computerized |
| • C: Cardiac | • D: Cranial |
| $30,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What movie's title character claims to "have a head for business and a bod for sin"? | |
| • A: Working Girl | • B: Tootsie |
| • C: Pretty Woman | • D: Mrs. Doubtfire |
| $50,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the Chinese calendar, January 22, 2004 marked the first day of the Year of the what? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
| • A: Rabbit | • B: Dragon |
| • C: Tiger | • D: Monkey |
| Unsure of the answer, Bob-O used his Phone a Friend to call his father-in-law, Mike, who said the answer was D: Monkey. To Bob-O's surprise, Mike was 100% certain. When the timer ran out, Bob-O said to the ceiling, imagining he was still talking to Mike, "All right. I'm gonna trust you, Dad. If you're wrong, I know where you live and I have your wife!" He was the first contestant to jokingly threaten his/her Phone a Friend. Anyway, Bob-O got it right for $50k. | |
| $100,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is not one of England's famous literary Brontë sisters? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| • A: Catherine | • B: Anne |
| • C: Emily | • D: Charlotte |
| $500,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| In the 120-count box of Crayola crayons, which of the following is not the name of a crayon color? 'Three Wise Men' lifeline used | |
| • A: Fuzzy wuzzy brown | • B: Mauvelous |
| • C: Asparagus | • D: Gray matter |
| Unsure of the answer, Bob-O called up the Three Wise Men, which consisted of John Carpenter, Abbie Salny, and Drew Pinsky, Regis told them the question and four answers, and they said the answer was D: Gray matter and that their confidence was very low. Bob-O went with the Three Wise Men anyhow, and won $500,000. | |
| $1,000,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina? 'Double Dip' lifeline used | |
| • A: Galileo | • B: Copernicus |
| • C: Johannes Kepler | • D: Isaac Newton |
| All along, Bob-O's gut was C: Johannes Kepler, but he wasn't sure enough to go with it, so he used Double Dip and got the first chance correct. | |
| $2,500,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| The last known sighting of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa was on July 30, 1975 at what Michigan restaurant's parking lot? | |
| • A: Machus Red Fox | • B: Big Daddy's Parthenon |
| • C: Beau Jacks Restaurant | • D: Salvatore Scallopini |
| The only clue that Bob-O had was the 1992 movie, "Hoffa". He did remember the scene when Hoffa disappeared, but had no idea what the name of the restaurant was. As a result, he walked away with $1,000,000. The right answer was A: Machus Red Fox. | |
