What Is the Most Historic Millionaire Moment?

[Reidb1700]

What do you believe is the most historic Who Wants to Be a Millionaire moment? Either in the US or outside of it.

I believe that it was when Robert Essig or "Bobbo" was playing. And if I had to pick the most historic part of that, it was when he won the $1 Million Dollar Question and everybody was cheering "Bobbo, Bobbo!" I probably will never forget that, he made the show fun, heart-pounding, and somebody I wish won the $10 Million Dollar Jackpot!

[RegisFan]

I'd say that the most historic moment would have to be John Carpenter's million dollar win. Following that, I'd say the million dollar loss on the 10th Anniversary finale.

After those two moments, Bob-O's million dollar win on Super Millionaire definitely makes the list. That was a really exciting moment.

[FrankT]

John Carpenter's million-dollar win was the most historically important. He was the first Millionaire winner ever!

[Reidb1700]

You both sound right, I guess I could say that John Carpenter's million-dollar win was the most important, but I think that Bobbo's win was very entertaining!

[FrankT]

And the Great Million Dollar Tragedy (as I prefer to call it) was the most upsetting.

[DJ5050]

How about Kevin Smith? He got the Million-Dollar question correctly without using a lifeline and knew it as soon as the question was read. What makes it unique is the phone call to his mother afterwards.

The Question - www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYEfHC5AiYY
The Call - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi-HN-wWkeY&feature=related


Alan Carver is another good example. Destined to win the million, he quickly answered the first 11 questions in a snap with only using Ask the Audience. He fell from $100k because of the expert from the Oprah magazine. By the way, she should NEVER be on the show ever - she doesn't even have any knowledge that is at the expert-level. He should have a second chance in the hot seat.

Part 1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofvOXABptcY
Part 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmzlOtzNSEw&feature=related

[Reidb1700]

You are definitely right. They both are up there.

If I had to have a rundown of my personal list of the top 5 most historic moments, they'd be...

1. John Carpenter's Million Dollar Win
2. Kevin Basin's Million Dollar Loss
3. Bob-O's Million Dollar Win
4. Kevin Smith's Million Dollar Win
5. Alan Carver Being a Contestant

I put Bob-O's Million Dollar Win before Kevin Smith's Million Dollar Win because Bob-O is what the franchise needed, an entertaining guy, that made you want to know what would happen next. This is a matter of personal choice, but this is what I think.

[ike8384]

For me I can't really choose what would be my top, for me it is a toss up between John Carpenter's win and Kevin Smith's win. I did love Bob-O though, he really was very entertaining like it has been said. It was one of those moments that was pretty cool.

[ketsuban]

1. The tournament guy whose name I can't remember
2. John Carpenter
3. Kevin Smith
4. Ken Basin
5. Bob-O

[millionaire1999]

ketsuban the guy who won the million in the tournament of ten was Sam Murray

[kjablonski14]

The most historric Millionaire moment is when John Carpenter won one million dollars
and became a millionaire.

[gameshowguy2000]

I would prefer Joe Trela's Million Dollar win as the most historic--it occured the day before my 17th birthday and I watched it that day, and was unbelievably surprised that he got through the entire upper tier after using his lifelines on the lower and middle tiers.