wchapman
07-23-2001, 11:56 AM
On July 17, I was on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. I cruised right through the first 10 question without burning a lifeline. For 64K, the question was: "On the TV series Gilligan's Island, what was the real name of the character known as the skipper?"
I wasn't sure if they meant actor or character. Later, I remembered the question as actor, and remembered myself not knowing Alan Hale. But -- they wanted the character's name. Under the pressure of the hotseat, I went with the audience and picked Winston Gilroy. Their second pick was the right one -- Jonas Grumby.
If I'd stopped to think it through, I would've known it couldnt've been Gilroy -- too close to Gilligan and also Winston/Thurston. Someone told me Jonas Grumby was only mentioned a few times on the whole series.
I went home with 32K -- still a great sum of cash. But in the end, I was foiled by the Skipper! Did anyone see me up there?
I wasn't sure if they meant actor or character. Later, I remembered the question as actor, and remembered myself not knowing Alan Hale. But -- they wanted the character's name. Under the pressure of the hotseat, I went with the audience and picked Winston Gilroy. Their second pick was the right one -- Jonas Grumby.
If I'd stopped to think it through, I would've known it couldnt've been Gilroy -- too close to Gilligan and also Winston/Thurston. Someone told me Jonas Grumby was only mentioned a few times on the whole series.
I went home with 32K -- still a great sum of cash. But in the end, I was foiled by the Skipper! Did anyone see me up there?