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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Philly bartender is one step from a millionaire
Sam Murray in the hot seat with Meredith Vieira.

Unemployed Philly bartender Sam Murray nailed his $1 million qualifying question on Wednesday's episode of  the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Now a week and a half of waiting begins as he has taken the lead in the show's "Million Dollar Tournament of Ten."

Day by day, other qualifying contestants will be faced with a $1-million question.

If no other finalist answers his or her question correctly, Murray will be crowned the champion.

Feeling smart?

"According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth? A: 50 billion, B: 100 billion, C: 1 trillion, D: 5 trillion.”

He had 45 seconds. Had he answered wrong, he would have fallen back to $25,000.

Correct answer: B. 100 billion

Posted by Michael Klein @ 1:42 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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Posted 02:58 PM, 11/11/2009
NJA Jr.
No he's not, after the government takes their share, he'll get $650,000.
Posted 03:01 PM, 11/11/2009
Ni Boo
Definitely not in the trillions. I remember reading several years ago that the estimate was around 60 - 80 billion, and that roughly 5% of the people who have ever lived are alive right now.
Posted 03:24 PM, 11/11/2009
cuso20
Thanks Captain Obvious I would have never known the government takes taxes out of prize money.
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About Michael Klein
Michael Klein chronicles local people, places and things (in easy-to-digest portions) three days a week in his Inquirer column "INQlings." He also covers the restaurant scene in his Thursday Food column, "Table Talk." See his work at http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/michael_klein.
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