Tom Colletta, a resident of Edison, New Jersey, appeared on the August primetime series of WWTBAM and won $1,000 after losing $7,000 on Question #9. His appearance took place on August 22, 1999. Here is Tom's walkthrough.
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First Question | |
| Put these television series in order from the longest-running to the shortest-running. | |
| • A: Dallas | • B: Saturday Night Live |
| • C: Meet the Press | • D: 60 Minutes |
From the 9 contestants, 2 got it right, but Tom (with a time of 6.35 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-D-B-A, making it into the Hot Seat.
Tom's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these terms refers to a male housecat? | |
| • A: Tom | • B: Dick |
| • C: Harry | • D: Al |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these is not considered a dairy product? | |
| • A: Cottage cheese | • B: Muffin |
| • C: Milk | • D: Yogurt |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| On what TV show would you find the character Fox Mulder? | |
| • A: Spin City | • B: Just Shoot Me |
| • C: The Sopranos | • D: The X-Files |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What body part of Evander Holyfield did boxer Mike Tyson bite off in 1997? | |
| • A: Finger | • B: Ear |
| • C: Toe | • D: Nose |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who was the commander of the confederate forces during the Civil War? | |
| • A: Ulysses S. Grant | • B: Robert E. Lee |
| • C: Winfield Scott | • D: John J. Pershing |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following calls itself the "Show-Me State"? | |
| • A: Minnesota | • B: Montana |
| • C: Mississippi | • D: Missouri |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Sarah Ferguson is the spokesperson for which of the following? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| • A: Jenny Craig - 6% | • B: Weight Watchers - 86% |
| • C: Lean Cuisine - 5% | • D: Overeaters Anonymous - 3% |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these abbreviations represents the computer storage capacity known as one thousand bytes? 'Phone a Friend' lifeline used | |
| • A: ROM | • B: KB |
| • C: RAM | • D: MB |
| Unsure of the answer, Tom used his Phone-a-Friend lifeline to call his friend, Dennis, who said the answer was B: KB. Having said "final answer" to Answer B, Tom won $8k. | |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of these appears on the reverse of a 20 dollar bill? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| • A: Lincoln Memorial | • B: U.S. Capitol |
| • C: White House | • D: U.S. Treasury |