Dean Woodward, a patent attorney from Chapel Hill, came away from his shot on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" today winning just $5,000. Still, $5,000 is $5,000. I wouldn't turn it down!
Woodward actually made it to the $15,000 question on the game show hosted by Meredith Vieira, but got it wrong. Here's the question, from the category 'Bird Brains:' “Also known as corvids, what highly intelligent birds have even been known to use tools? A: Parrots, B: Penguins, C: Owls, D: Crows.”
Woodward used his "Double Dip" lifeline, first picking C. Owls, which was wrong. He got one more shot and his next guess was “A. Parrots,” which was also incorrect. That put him back down to $5,000. The correct answer was “D. Crows.”
Just before that question, Woodward got a question WarmTV would love to answer for $12,500. From the 'Sitcoms' category, Woodward was asked: “Which of these TV comedies features a boss credited with popularizing the catch phrase “That's what she said”? A: The Office, B: The Big Bang Theory, C: Scrubs, D: Family Guy.”
Woodward had to Ask an Expert, who was TV journalist Rene Sylar. Sylar told him the correct answer was "A. The Office." Incidentally, Woodward also used a Lifeline on his $5,000 question, about the stars of the hit movie, "Julie and Julia." The audience helped him out with the first names of movie's stars (Amy & Meryl).
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" airs Monday-Friday at 12:30pm on WTVD.
Brooke Cain isn't always proud of the number of hours she logs in front of the TV, but her loss of brain cells can be your gain. From reality shows to sitcoms to the more serious stuff, Brooke keeps her DVR smoking so that she can help keep you in the know. Brooke also tweets for Happiness is a Warm TV (you can follow
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Millionaire appearance
Tue, 01/19/2010 - 10:35 — dtwoodwardBrooke, While I didn't do as well as I had hoped, it was a great experience. I'm glad that the lifelines were there, as I had no clue on either question (my strengths are history and science, with the exception of animals and birds, of course). I'm also glad that I was able to win $5K, as that will help the two hospitals to whom I am donating the money. The funny thing about the question I missed is that I wouldn't have tried to answer it if I hadn't had the Double Dip lifeline, as I incorrectly thought that I could narrow the choices down to parrots and owls. Without the lifeline, I would have walked away, but those are the breaks. It was a lot of fun anyway. Dean
$5k
Tue, 01/19/2010 - 12:07 — brookecain (author)I would never have known the answer to that bird question! Who knew crows were so smart. For me, once I got out of the low-dollar, "trivial" pop culture type questions, it would have been pretty sad. I'm glad you won the $5k and I think it's great that you're donating the money. Was everyone at the show pretty nice?