Does anyone win Millionaire

[DisneyCowgirl]

Has anyone here ever won or even seen someone else win the cruise on WWTBAM?

 

[Disneynutbsv]

We were there when a teacher from NJ won the cruise! It was pretty exciting!

 

[ReggieB]

I believe that one of the co-authors of the Passporter Disney guide book (Dave Marx) did in fact win a 3-night cruise in 2002.

 

[wwtbamrob]

I won the cruise in April 2004 and my 9 year old daughter (she was 8 at the time) won in June of this year. Unless something has changed since then, she is officially the youngest person to ever win.

I've seen people miss at the million point question and I also saw someone leaving one of the Star Wars Weekend special edition shows in 2004 after having just won, but strangely I've never actually witnessed a win that I wasn't involved with in some way.

Rob

 

[peter11435]

In the shows short history there have been a little over 100 million point winners.

 

[JRawkSteady]

I got picked to go up to hot seat, but I had to decline b/c I work for Disney Theatrical in NYC, it was sad.

 

[wwtbamrob]

In the shows short history there have been a little over 100 million point winners.

My daugther was the 107th winner and I know there has been at least one winner so figure 108-100 total.

Rob

 

[Amyg]

What kind of questions do they ask? My guess is that they are all Disney related, so do is it better to be a big time Disney fan?

 

[wwtbamrob]

What kind of questions do they ask? My guess is that they are all Disney related, so do is it better to be a big time Disney fan?

No, the questions are not all Disney related. There are usually 2 Disney questions in the stack and at least one of them is in the 100 - 1,000 point range, in other words, the "easy" questions. For instance, they might ask at what Walt Disney World attraction do you hear the song Grim Grinning Ghosts?".

The rest of the questions are similar to the TV show (in fact, there is usually at least one question per stack that is straight from the TV show. The questions can be about anything, but there is usually at least one question in each stack in each of the following categories: history, geography, television, movies, and science. They also like to ask questions related to US states, zodiac signs, traditional wedding gifts, mythology, etc.

Rob

 

[Handbag Lady]

We used to be huge fans of this show when it was in Anaheim. The Husband made it up to the 32,000 question. Nice pins.

Now that he works for Disney, I can't even play!!


Congrats on winning!

 

[DisneyCowgirl]

wwtbamrob--Wow! Two wins. That is fantastic. Your little princess is either very smart or very lucky (or a combination of both)!

 

[wwtbamrob]

If the Hot Seat contestant is under 10 years old, they get to bring a parent down to assist them. The rules are that the child can ask the parent for as much help as they want, within the normal time constraints*, but they must be the one to give the host the letter choice, the text of the answer, and "final answer".

The best part was hearing her try to pronounce kinesiology.

Unless this has changed since we were there, the youngest person to win unassisted was 14 years of age and the yougest person to win assisted was 8 years of age (that would be my DD).

My DS, who is 11, also made it to the Hot Seat this past trip. He missed at 4,000 points. He later was number 1 on the leaderboard when they were looking for another contestant, but he had to decline due to the 30 day ineligibility rule once you sit in the Hot Seat.

* For those that may not know, Who Wants To Be a Millionaire - Play It! has a time constraint on each question. On each of the first 5, you get 15 seconds to answer. On the next 5, you get 30 seconds to answer. On the next 4, you get 45 seconds to answer. On the million point question, you get either 55 seconds or a minute. By the time I've gotten that far, my mind is way too scrambled to make a mental note of how much time they allot you.

If you use your lifelines well, you can extend the time on 3 questions by waiting until your time is nearly up and then asking for a lifeline. Depending on the lifeline, this can buy you up to an additional minute of think-time.

Rob

 

[Jockaroo]

I saw a man win the 1,000,000 point cruise at California Adventure, August 2003. I got to the hot seat at MGM and lost at the 125,000 point. I was asked the definition of a French word the host couldn't even pronounce. Used the ask the audience life line--we all lost! But it was fun. Plus hubby lost on his 32,000 point question. I would have lost on that question as well, but don't tell him--I want him to think I'm smart!

Rob, it is great you won, but AWESOME your daughter won!

 

[wwtbamrob]

I saw a man win the 1,000,000 point cruise at California Adventure, August 2003. I got to the hot seat at MGM and lost at the 125,000 point. I was asked the definition of a French word the host couldn't even pronounce. Used the ask the audience life line--we all lost! But it was fun. Plus hubby lost on his 32,000 point question. I would have lost on that question as well, but don't tell him--I want him to think I'm smart!

Your secret is safe with me.

Rob, it is great you won, but AWESOME your daughter won!

I agree. After she won, people were congratulating her the rest of the day. We went back to the last show of the day and the host, who was the stage manager during the show she won, had her stand up to be recognized. I think I could have gotten a tan just by sitting next to her she was beaming so brightly.