Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

The forum for general posting. Come join the madness. :)
Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
K.P.
Posts: 368
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 7:13 pm

Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#1 Post by K.P. » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:55 pm

When talking about the longest streak of right answers without using a lifeline, we usually talk about John Carpenter, David Goodman and Steve Perry, who answered 14 questions before using their first lifeline.

But how about the contestant(s) who answered the most questions AFTER using their LAST lifeline?

Nancy Christy - used last lifeline on Q9 - won $1,000,000.
Phil Gibbons - used last lifeline on Q8 - won $500,000.

Both Nancy and Phil answered six questions with no lifelines available to them. Is that the record? Anybody top that?

User avatar
Bob Juch
Posts: 26427
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:58 am
Location: Oro Valley, Arizona
Contact:

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#2 Post by Bob Juch » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:32 am

K.P. wrote:When talking about the longest streak of right answers without using a lifeline, we usually talk about John Carpenter, David Goodman and Steve Perry, who answered 14 questions before using their first lifeline.

But how about the contestant(s) who answered the most questions AFTER using their LAST lifeline?

Nancy Christy - used last lifeline on Q9 - won $1,000,000.
Phil Gibbons - used last lifeline on Q8 - won $500,000.

Both Nancy and Phil answered six questions with no lifelines available to them. Is that the record? Anybody top that?
How about Ed Toutant? I'm not sure when he ran out of lifelines.

I once went through all 15 questions at Disney's Play It! without using a lifeline at all.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)

Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.

Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.

User avatar
Vandal
Director of Promos
Posts: 6663
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:42 pm
Location: Literary Circles
Contact:

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#3 Post by Vandal » Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:08 am

Image

My mistake. I thought it said Super Bowl history.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Available now:
The Secret At Haney Field: A Baseball Mystery
The Right Hand Rule
Center Point
Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Running On Empty
The Tick Tock Man
The Dragon's Song by Binh Pham and R. M. Clark
Devin Drake and The Family Secret

Visit my website: http://www.rmclarkauthor.com

Ready: Devin Drake and The RollerGhoster

User avatar
tlynn78
Posts: 8651
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:31 am
Location: Montana

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#4 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:14 am

Vandal wrote:Image

My mistake. I thought it said Super Bowl history.

Still burns.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -Thomas Paine
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire

User avatar
Vandal
Director of Promos
Posts: 6663
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:42 pm
Location: Literary Circles
Contact:

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#5 Post by Vandal » Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:28 am

tlynn78 wrote:
Vandal wrote:Image

My mistake. I thought it said Super Bowl history.

Still burns.

I'll bet.

I've noticed there aren't many eateries serving anything called "Philly Special" here in NE.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Available now:
The Secret At Haney Field: A Baseball Mystery
The Right Hand Rule
Center Point
Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Running On Empty
The Tick Tock Man
The Dragon's Song by Binh Pham and R. M. Clark
Devin Drake and The Family Secret

Visit my website: http://www.rmclarkauthor.com

Ready: Devin Drake and The RollerGhoster

User avatar
goongas
Posts: 757
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:50 pm
Location: Flying over the Valley of Eternal Peril

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#6 Post by goongas » Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:02 pm

I looked up Ed's run last night when I saw this post, he used his last lifeline at 1.8 million, but otherwise from 32 - 500 he did not use a lifeline, very impressive.

User avatar
Bob78164
Bored Moderator
Posts: 21626
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:02 pm
Location: By the phone

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#7 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:10 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
K.P. wrote:When talking about the longest streak of right answers without using a lifeline, we usually talk about John Carpenter, David Goodman and Steve Perry, who answered 14 questions before using their first lifeline.

But how about the contestant(s) who answered the most questions AFTER using their LAST lifeline?

Nancy Christy - used last lifeline on Q9 - won $1,000,000.
Phil Gibbons - used last lifeline on Q8 - won $500,000.

Both Nancy and Phil answered six questions with no lifelines available to them. Is that the record? Anybody top that?
How about Ed Toutant? I'm not sure when he ran out of lifelines.

I once went through all 15 questions at Disney's Play It! without using a lifeline at all.
My memory is that Ed used all three of his lifelines on his new $32,000 question but I haven't looked at his run in a long time so I could be wrong. --Bob
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson

User avatar
Bob78164
Bored Moderator
Posts: 21626
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:02 pm
Location: By the phone

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#8 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:16 pm

Vandal wrote:Image

My mistake. I thought it said Super Bowl history.
Go Bruins! --Bob
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson

User avatar
littlebeast13
Dumbass
Posts: 31103
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:20 pm
Location: Between the Sterilite and the Farberware
Contact:

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#9 Post by littlebeast13 » Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:38 am

Bob78164 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:
K.P. wrote:When talking about the longest streak of right answers without using a lifeline, we usually talk about John Carpenter, David Goodman and Steve Perry, who answered 14 questions before using their first lifeline.

But how about the contestant(s) who answered the most questions AFTER using their LAST lifeline?

Nancy Christy - used last lifeline on Q9 - won $1,000,000.
Phil Gibbons - used last lifeline on Q8 - won $500,000.

Both Nancy and Phil answered six questions with no lifelines available to them. Is that the record? Anybody top that?
How about Ed Toutant? I'm not sure when he ran out of lifelines.

I once went through all 15 questions at Disney's Play It! without using a lifeline at all.
My memory is that Ed used all three of his lifelines on his new $32,000 question but I haven't looked at his run in a long time so I could be wrong. --Bob

It was a new $16,000 question since the glowing potato Q was for 16K (I saw the latter from one of the best seats in the house). I recalled he burned ATA and PAF right away on the new 16K and knew he cruised to the 1.86M question unaided... but really have no recollection of his use of the 50/50 (Which was obviously on the last Q).

lb13
Thursday comics! Squirrel pictures! The link to my CafePress store! All kinds of fun stuff!!!!

Visit my Evil Squirrel blog here: http://evilsquirrelsnest.com

User avatar
Estonut
Evil Genius
Posts: 10495
Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:16 am
Location: Garden Grove, CA

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#10 Post by Estonut » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:05 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:How about Ed Toutant? I'm not sure when he ran out of lifelines.

I once went through all 15 questions at Disney's Play It! without using a lifeline at all.
My memory is that Ed used all three of his lifelines on his new $32,000 question but I haven't looked at his run in a long time so I could be wrong.
It was a new $16,000 question since the glowing potato Q was for 16K (I saw the latter from one of the best seats in the house). I recalled he burned ATA and PAF right away on the new 16K and knew he cruised to the 1.86M question unaided... but really have no recollection of his use of the 50/50 (Which was obviously on the last Q).
Insecticide/Antiseptic
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
Groucho Marx

User avatar
goongas
Posts: 757
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:50 pm
Location: Flying over the Valley of Eternal Peril

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#11 Post by goongas » Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:20 pm


User avatar
K.P.
Posts: 368
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 7:13 pm

Re: Biggest comeback in Millionaire history?

#12 Post by K.P. » Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:31 pm

Yep, Ed still had 50:50 on Q15.

Post Reply