Stephen Fox, a resident from Tallahassee, FL, was famous for a number of reasons: for appearing as the first contestant to play WWTBAM after John Carpenter won the top prize, having to return on the next show after he won the Fastest Finger First round, and being the first contestant to have talk-show host, Rosie O'Donnell, as a Phone-a-Friend. His appearances were on November 19-20, 1999. Here is how Stephen did.
Fastest Finger First[]
| Fastest Finger First | |
| Put the following Kevin Costner movies in the order they were released, starting with the most recent. | |
| • A: Bull Durham | • B: Dances with Wolves |
| • C: Tin Cup | • D: The Bodyguard |
From the 9 contestants, 7 got it right, but Stephen (with a time of 5.28 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-B-D-C, making it into the Hot Seat.
Stephen's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What term is generally used to describe a young bear? | |
| • A: Chick | • B: Cub |
| • C: Bunny | • D: Ditka |
| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is another name for Santa Claus? | |
| • A: Aladdin | • B: Jack Frost |
| • C: Kris Kringle | • D: Rumplestilskin |
| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| When referring to intelligence, what does the letter "Q" stand for in the abbreviation "IQ?" | |
| • A: Quack | • B: Quirky |
| • C: Quotient | • D: Queasy |
| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Which of the following is both an exclamation and a way to mend socks? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| • A: Alack - 5% | • B: Darn - 81% |
| • C: Criminy - 5% | • D: Shoot - 9% |
| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| During what inning of a baseball game is it tradition for the spectators to stand and stretch? | |
| • A: Fifth | • B: Sixth |
| • C: Seventh | • D: Ninth |
| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| "Peanuts" character Snoopy is the spokesdog for which of the following insurance companies? | |
| • A: Aetna | • B: MetLife |
| • C: Allstate | • D: State Farm |
| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Ophthamology deals with disorders of what part of the body? | |
| • A: Feet | • B: Nose |
| • C: Eyes | • D: Throat |
| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| What type of automobile transported Michael J. Fox through time in "Back to the Future?" | |
| • A: DeLorean | • B: Chevrolet |
| • C: Buick | • D: Jaguar |
| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Who wrote the novel, "The Great Gatsby?" | |
| • A: F. Scott Fitzgerald | • B: Ernest Hemingway |
| • C: William Faulkner | • D: Charles Dickens |
| $32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| From where did the Dalai Lama flee in 1959? | |
| • A: Nepal | • B: Tibet |
| • C: Vietnam | • D: India |
| $64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed | |
| Jane Goodall became known for her work with what animals? | |
| • A: Gorillas | • B: Lions |
| • C: Chimpanzees | • D: Elephants |
| What a contestant Stephen was to leave the 50:50 and Phone-a-Friend lifelines on the table and answer too quickly. Also, Rosie O'Donnell will have to wait until Jerry Halpin, another $32,000 winner, called her for help on a question. Speaking of Rosie, she appeared on a celebrity edition of WWTBAM and won $500,000 for her charity. | |
