"Conducting a military draft"@en . . . "Whiskey"@en . "Nebraska"@en . "Bill was leaning towards C, but he thought $200,000 was too much to risk, so he decided to walk away with $250,000. Had he gone with his first instinct, he would have been right."@en . "$500 - Not timed"@en . "$250,000 - Not timed"@en . . . "U.S. contestants"@en . "correct"@en . "Adult theater"@en . "correct"@en . . "Joyce"@en . "5050"^^ . "Horse whisperer"@en . . "\"Top Chef\" gossip"@en . "Bill Matheny was a writer for the Where's Waldo? television series. Matheny also served as story editor for the series. Matheny's other television credits include the 1992 animated \"Addams Family\" television series, \"A Pup Named Scooby-Doo\", and \"Krypto the Superdog\" among others."@en . . "Lizano"@en . . . . "Televisions"@en . "Wyoming"@en . . "Anna"@en . "Bill Matheny is a writer, producer, and story editor, who worked for Hanna-Barbera, DiC, and Warner Bros. Animation."@en . . "Bill Matheny"@en . "Dogs"@en . . "18"^^ . "Bill Matheny"@en . . "Father Bill Matheny a Catholic priest from Wheeling, West Virginia, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Millionaire on September 28-29 2016. He became the first $250,000 winner for Season 15 in syndication. Prior to that, in 2013, he was a contestant on Jeopardy! only to receive a $2,000 consolation prize. He has been auditioning for the show one or twice a year since it started in August 1999. In 2016, he was almost about to give up until a friend encouraged him to try again. He also says to have been practicing since he was six-years old. He donated his winnings to the catholic grade school he used to attend, St. Francis of Assisi."@en . "\"Hey, it's just light beer\""@en . . "$20,000 - Not timed"@en . . . "Cigarettes"@en . "(\"Ask the Audience\" lifeline used.)"@en . "(\"Plus One\" lifeline used.)"@en . "People"@en . "ZZ Top music"@en . . . . . . "correct"@en . "Top hats"@en . . . "__NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Bill Matheny Real Name Unknown First publication Unknown"@en . "Bill knew Vegemite was from Australia, but he was not familiar with any of the others, so he decided to ask the audience. The majority went for A: Pickapeppa Sauce, which Bill went for and got it right."@en . "The subject of one of the world's most famous paintings, what was the first name of James McNeill Whistler's mother?"@en . "Dick Van Dyke"@en . . . "Infecting over 2 million Americans each year, \"superbugs\" are bacteria that got their name because they are disturbingly able to do what?"@en . "Which of these states' capitals shares its name with a Native American tribe, who traditionally lived on the Great Plains?"@en . "Paleontologists"@en . "Known for the discovery of 35P/Herschel-Rigollet and described as a \"Celestial Cinderella,\" Caroline Herschel was one of the earliest successful female what?"@en . . "Cars"@en . "$500,000 - Not timed"@en . . . "Bill knew the answer before the choices came up."@en . . . . "If you were visiting Times Square in 1905, you would have seen its first electric sign, which advertised what product?"@en . "Illinois"@en . . . "Before the answers came up, Bill had answer Anna in mind, but decided to ask his Plus One, his brother Bob for help. He did not know, but advised him to go with his first instinct, which was correct.\n\nThe klaxon called time and Bill left with $250,000, then came back the next day to see his $500,000 question."@en . "$1,000 - Not timed"@en . "Cat lady"@en . "Verifying credit card numbers"@en . "Run faster than a speeding bullet"@en . "$5,000 - Not timed"@en . "Resist antibiotics"@en . "14"^^ . . "Bird watcher"@en . "Abe Vigoda"@en . . "Astronomers"@en . "$30,000 - Not timed"@en . . "__NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Bill Matheny Real Name Unknown First publication Unknown"@en . "The term \"ailurophile\" would best define which of these people?"@en . "Verona"@en . . "correct"@en . . . . . "2"^^ . "Woody Allen"@en . "South Dakota"@en . . "Who gained the right to vote in presidential elections when the 23rd Amendment was ratified in 1961?"@en . . "$7,000 - Not timed"@en . . "Richard Dreyfuss"@en . "Pickapeppa Sauce"@en . "In a #1 hit song by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, the duo attempt to justify drinking in the middle of a workday with what line of reasoning?"@en . "Maggi Sauce"@en . "People with green cards"@en . "What nonagenerian's 2016 NY Times obituary mentioned the sitcom \"Barney Miller,\" \"The Godfather\" and outliving an \"erroneous report of his death\" by 34 years?"@en . "Predicting tornadoes"@en . . "(\"50:50\" lifeline used.)"@en . . . . "Residents of Washington, D.C."@en . "Story editor, writer, story producer, comic book writer"@en . . . "Botanists"@en . "Butterfly collector"@en . "Sounding more sultry than they really are, Investopedia.com says that \"topless\" business meetings cut down on distractions by banning what?"@en . . . "Bill Matheny is a writer, producer, and story editor, who worked for Hanna-Barbera, DiC, and Warner Bros. Animation."@en . "Convicted felons"@en . . . "$2,000 - Not timed"@en . "Male"@en . "Vegemite"@en . "$3,000 - Not timed"@en . "In 1989, the average American household has 2.62 of them. Today, it has 2.54. What are they?"@en . "$10,000 - Not timed"@en . "57"^^ . . "\"We're all gonna die someday\""@en . "Chemists"@en . "$100,000 - Not timed"@en . "3050.0"^^ . "Snuff"@en . "Leap over tall buildings"@en . "Margaret"@en . "Used on jerk chicken and often called \"the Jamaican Ketchup,\" what condiment is Naomi Campbell said to carry a bottle of in her purse?"@en . . ""@en . . "Patented in 1960, the Luhn algorithm is used in which of these tasks?"@en . "\"It's five o'clock somewhere\""@en . . "$50,000 - Not timed"@en . . . "Use X-ray vision"@en . . "Changing traffic lights"@en . "5050"^^ . "Laptops"@en . . "27"^^ . "\"If I don't drink, I'll get the shakes\""@en . "Father Bill Matheny a Catholic priest from Wheeling, West Virginia, was a contestant who appeared on the U.S. version of Millionaire on September 28-29 2016. He became the first $250,000 winner for Season 15 in syndication. Prior to that, in 2013, he was a contestant on Jeopardy! only to receive a $2,000 consolation prize. He has been auditioning for the show one or twice a year since it started in August 1999. In 2016, he was almost about to give up until a friend encouraged him to try again. He also says to have been practicing since he was six-years old."@en . . "Bill Matheny was a writer for the Where's Waldo? television series. Matheny also served as story editor for the series. Matheny's other television credits include the 1992 animated \"Addams Family\" television series, \"A Pup Named Scooby-Doo\", and \"Krypto the Superdog\" among others."@en .