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John Kuczaj Is Not A MillionaireOf all the questions to trip up Chicago guy John Kuczaj, who would've thought it would be one about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue? We here at the Beachwood don't know John personally, but we have know him comedically and observantly for years and he strikes us as someone who just might still have every swimsuit issue ever published under his bed. Geez, John! We were counting on you! Alas, John did not become a millionaire on national television on Tuesday. Oh well. Good news for the president . . . one guy now likely to still support taxing the rich. Here are the deets . . . the questions John faced, his own blog entry on the experience and the latest press release from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire HQ. 1. Area Men Might Be Millionaires 2. From Kuczaj's blog: * The Audition 3. From Millionaire HQ: * Here are the questions John faced. What unusual twosome co-wrote an opinion piece in USA Today in 2011 about the need to eradicate dirty stoves in homes worldwide? A: Angelina Jolie and Bob Dole * Lifelines Used: "Jump The Question" #1 (John was able to jump over the question but also had to forfeit the money attached to the question) - Question #2: Category, 'Ancient Trends' Finding 57 of them preserved on a 5,300-year-old mummy, scientists had to rethink the origins of what body decoration? A: Tattoos * Lifelines Used: "Jump The Question" #2 - Question #3: Category, 'Party Time' A recent social trend, "dadchelor parties" are events thrown for men who are about to what? A: Graduate from college * Lifelines Used: none - Question #4: Category, 'Book Buying' Using an image from a classic children's book, Barnes & Noble offers a gift card that shows a girl and her pig looking at a what? A: Ant * Lifelines Used: "Ask The Audience" (A=1% B=9% C=87% D=3%) - Question #5: Category, 'Winning Formulas' "All I had to do was keep turning left," said George Robson about his 1946 victory in what sporting event? A: Boston Marathon - Question #6: Category, 'Different Strokes' Due to his unusual painting technique, what artist earned the nickname "Jack the Dripper"? A: Jackson Pollock - Question #7: Category, 'Foreign Leaders' In the 1950s and '60s, what Asian country had a president who was affectionately referred to by his citizens as "Uncle Ho"? A: Japan * Lifelines Used: none - Question #8: Category, 'Cover Girl' What supermodel has appeared on the most covers of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue? A: Elle Macpherson FYI: Elle Macpherson has been on the cover 5 times: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994 and 2006. 4. "REMINDER: Jason Washington, an admissions advisor at Colorado Technical University (online) from Downers Grove, IL will be a contestant on [today's] episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28." Jason, buddy! -
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