See your life change D All of the above will go with D All of the above.

Let's see what happens.

Millionaires run Contestants were eager to make it into the hot seat on.

Once they did, we saw laughter kidding around.

You're going to win a 1,000,000 a problem with that and to victory defeat.

You just lost a lot of money.

It's got to be willing to lay it out all on the line.

If you really want to go for that $1,000,000.

Emotions always high flying from the millionaire studio into America's living room.

Whenever I do any kind of performance, there's an emotional quality to it.

So somebody else would get upset or delight it.

It's very infectious in that kind of environment.

Viewers came along for the ride wherever it leads.

The childhood prag, known as a wet willy, involves putting a wet finger in someone's what anywhere you want to put it back.

Contestants entertained.

I know you want to leave, man, but I refused to let you go and gave their public cause for celebration a final answer.

Regis, just so many at home, hoping to watch ordinary folks turned into millionaires.

That was a guy living in a town of 1000 people in rural West Virginia.

I'm gonna go with no be final answer.

I've got no other.

Let's go with known regions.

It's a big one, Isn't it?

Huge?

You could lose $93,000.

Easy come easy go, but you don't you win.

219 99.

1/4 1,000,000 was the show's first big prize.

One Buy a fiddle player from West Virginia.

Doug Van Gundy instantly became the most famous man in his home state.

After the show aired, I got postcards from all over America from West Virginians who had seen the show and said, Hey, thanks for representing our state in a good way on national TV and that was a really moving thing.

I must have done 30 or 40 morning zoo kind of am drive time.

Radio shows hang out with cast members from ABC shows to be at a party with Drew Carey.

From the hot seat to a hot commodity, everyone was buzzing about Doug and the big bucks he'd won Rosie O'Donnell was a huge fan of Wants to Be a Millionaire, and she would talk about it on her morning talk show All the time and a couple of weeks later, I was at home and I got a phone call from my mother in law in Pennsylvania and she said, Turn on the TV.

Rosie O'Donnell is talking about you.

Carol Burnett was like, I like that guy from West Virginia.

He seemed just so happy about winning and so genuine.

And that's a surreal experience.

Millionaire changed my life.

Doug's win was huge for Millionaire, but the $1,000,000 question remained.

Darn it, It's bad.

Would anyone ever take home the top prize?

I wanna walk away.

Oh, my God.

All right.

November 19th 1999.

John Conference Had that question's final answer.

I'd liketo call my parents right now.

Friends at a TNT will get your dad on the line.

Hi, Dad.

Um, I really need your help.

I just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna win the $1,000,000 because the U.

S.

President appeared on laughing.

Is Richard Nixon?

That's my final answer.

Well, my gosh, what can I say?

Except Debbie, you're going to Paris that this is the final answer.

Heard all around the world he's wanted.

No, you don't.

1st 10 millionaires were meant.

When would a woman win?

Big returning contestant Nancy Christie from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

That to sound of music.

You got it for $100.

A human sexuality If I were a rich woman before Runyon final answer your one away from a 1,000,000.

Who did artist Grant would use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting, American Gothic?

When I saw that $1,000,000 question come up, I thought, Oh my gosh, I just won a $1,000,000 because I know this cold.

Why?

Because once upon a time she dressed up as the wife from the painting for $1,000,000 Question.

Who was the model for the man?

See?

And that's final.

We have our first woman as a night.

My heart just stopped.

It was amazing.

Tears came to my eyes.

I just screamed out loud.

Yeah, it was great.

When somebody wins, I go crazy.

It's because it's been bottled up.

It's like a court popping on a bottle of champagne.

Nancy Christie made history as the first woman to win $1 million on a TV game show.

It was exciting.

It was there racking.

It was life changing on.

I do it all again.

Bob House, a schoolteacher from such as Georgia hope he, too, would ace this $1,000,000 quids.

It really hits you when suddenly the lights go down.

A chance to the studio audience.

You know, they're literally city across the Regis.

You realize you're really on the show.

People really are watching you somewhere, so the pressure goes up a little bit.

If it's wrong, I'm the dough and that would be bad.

No, that would be the $468,000.

I'm gonna go see Isaac Newton.

He's going with See Isaac Newton going for the 1,000,000.

Could walk out of here with 500,000 final EDS.

Violence.

He wanted you becoming an instant millionaire could truly make dreams come true.

I had her in my private pilot's license when I was a senior in high school, so I'd always started being stabbed on the plane will.

Suddenly I have this cash that allows that to happen.

And so about assessing 1 72 and I still have it today, so thank you.

Re just Bob never quit his day job Two decades later, celebrating 25 years as a high school teacher, I'm still teaching at Lumpkin County High School and beautiful Dahlonega, Georgia.

I'm living in the North Georgia mountains, just surrounded by national forest and just enjoying all of it, including going down to my plane and flying around when I wanted.

You know, people tell you money can't buy you happiness, but it will give you peace of mind.

Just 15 questions.

Just 15 questions between you and $1 million.

You just won a 20 years.

13 Millionaire's Game show That could change lives forever.

But you got the life looks a little different today.

It's a lot different today than it was yesterday, that's for sure.

Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos here.

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