Tom O'Brien on Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Full Run)

Hey guys… I'm gonna be re-uploading some big Millionaire winners who've already been posted to youtube but with (slightly) better quality, and in one video (as opposed to being split up into two or three).

[@nicksacco5041]

Tom O’Brian looks like an adult version of Stewie from family guy

[@stagcoen1572]

I think he looks more like a blonde Sheldon Cooper

[@ChiSportsNut18]

Yes he does.

[@stev_0690]

he just looks russian

[@ChiSportsNut18]

@@stev_0690 O'Brien is a very Irish name.

[@stev_0690]

@@ChiSportsNut18 i know that but i said he LOOKS russian

[@bryant9864]

Fun fact: from what I can remember, there have been at least four toms on the primetime version of Millionaire. All four of them did quite well, and two of them reached the million dollar level, Tom O’Brien, and Tom Hoobler. Also, there were three David’s that did very well. David Goodman, David Foreman, and David Rice. There was something about Tom’s and David’s on the show lol

[@ammarh.6742]

UK-US winners 2000 : Phil Gibbons ($500,000) 2000 : Phil Gibson ($250,000) 2004 : Pat Gibson (£1,000,000)

[@bigo3116]

If you’re a Simpsons nut, the Christo question was easy. I can still hear Homer saying “Not the Reichstag!”

[@TheUltimateRare]

thank you simpsons for that WOnderful speck of knowledge.

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

Well while I am a Simpsons nut big Ben is actually my favorite of the 4 European 🇪🇺 landmarks mentioned in Tom's $500,000 question as its Wikipedia article has 2 audio clips 1 on its creation by 1 of the workers and the other is the noise that the ⏰️ clock tower makes every hour

[@trevorpanno516]

21:26 is one of those “Do I have to?” moments and Regis would say “No.”

[@occono3543]

Regis didn't really want to push the guesses but producers forced his hand. TBH I get it, the show has to be entertaining to pay for the prizes. It's only an iota of knife twisting compared to a lot of other game shows. Deal or No Deal for example. Or Greed, a cult classic, but I do wish Greed's fans acknowledged that they may find it more entertaining but it wouldn't be the show they would prefer to go on themselves. I think WWTBAM had some better personalities because it didn't challenge your self respect. (Jeopardy and TPIR and WOF, I'm not talking about here, I mean the rival big money tension shows)

[@OtakuLogan2017]

And then the same show Bob House was the final contestant of the night, and look what he did!

[@GAME-SHOW-FAN]

Tom O'Brian won $500,000! WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE SHOW!!!

[@johnsampson1096]

What great entertainment this show was. RIP Regis.............

[@richardhernandez4490]

That question was a killer for the million.

[@BestMuscleVideo]

Wow, he would've won the million if he had gone for it. He had it. Smart guy

[@JiuJitsuM4]

It would have been an absolute guess. Why risk so much money on a 1/4 chance?

[@ChiSportsNut18]

​@@JiuJitsuM4I think you could eliminate B and C pretty safely.

[@ChiSportsNut18]

Does GSN still air Syndicated episodes of Millionaire? If so, have you ever thought about writing to them and asking if they could air the episodes of Bob Edgeworth, Rod Martin, Ava Johnson and some $250,000 winners that aren't on here? I'd write to them myself if they still air episodes.

[@glitchedblood]

no

[@DanTheStripe]

Hey, I knew it! Tom Scott mentions it in one of his videos for Numberphile. I believe it's got something to do with Julius and Augustus Caesar having months named after them, hence we ended up moving things around by 2 months. This would have been super difficult for me to gamble on if I'd been sitting there with half a million, I was 90% sure. I don't think I could have risked it.

[@nicksacco5041]

It would have sucked to have New Years on march 25, such a random date

[@Lavender_Cordle]

Nick Sacco not random actually; originally September was the 7th month along with October being the 8th and etc etc.

[@MyPumpkin00]

Well that's when winter ends and spring starts, spring equinox, it makes a lot of sense

[@souviendra]

Really solid contestant. I don't think Regis understood the million dollar question so I'm glad he didn't lead Tom astray

One thing about Regis ... he used to really get involved with the contestants and remind them of lifelines if he felt they were just guesting...meredith viera didn't really do that as much

[@pavelp5231]

Very smart and nice guy.

[@danielhetue6968]

@pavelp5231 Absolutely. I wonder if he’s alive by now since in my opinion, him meeting Regis and winning $500,000 fulfilled his life with happiness.

[@mtiller2006]

If you aren't sure at that high a level and that much a question, better to walk than to risk an incredible amount of money

[@gameshowguy2000]

Unless, of course, you're risk-averse like Ken Basin.

[@danielhetue6968]

@gameshowguy2000 Ken Basin was a dumbass contestant. Tom O’Brien was an awesome and smart contestant.

[@eric21200]

When Tom walks backstage, it looks different than it would later on. Here it looks kinda dark, with what looks like bars in the background. A few months later, it's got a background that looks a lot like the one Regis comes out from at the beginning of the show.

[@dakotareeves3939]

Tom O'Brien walks away with $500,000. Well done. 👍

[@aalot6744]

Gollum is Brainiac

[@danielhetue6968]

@dakotareeves3939 Too bad he would’ve been a millionaire but he made a smart decision leaving with half a million dollars cause the final question was a tough cookie for him. Well done, Tom!! 👍

[@kitarofan87]

22:45 - that sadly never did happen.

[@markheying2830]

As far as I remember, if Tom had gone for it on the last Question, he would have won the $1 Million.

[@billymatthews4150]

Well that’s the point of the show is it not ?

[@markheying2830]

Billy Matthews Yep

[@GeoGuy388]

$500,000 question was kind of a matter of logic. I had no idea, but I ruled out Louvre because it seemed too unlikely due to the pyramid.

[@robbyosborne9708]

I'm sure if the 50:50 left the Reichstag and La Scala that he probably would've walked away with $250,000.

[@markheying2830]

@@robbyosborne9708 Also for that Million Dollar Question, I would have gone with 1 of the following 2. A: March 25 C: September 25

[@markheying2830]

For that $1 Million Dollar Question, I would have picked 1 of the following 2. 1: March 25 2: September 25

[@unleashedfx7220]

Funny how when a player returns on a subsequent show and playing for the 1 million they would ask such a tough question that they would have to walk away. Maybe it’s just w coincidence.

[@robbyosborne9708]

It's a shame that Tom didn't go for the $1,000,000 question, but I can certainly understand why he didn't. You can't just make a total guess on a question like that. You have to be 100% sure with your instinct to even think about taking the risk of losing $468,000. Plus, $500,000 is a huge amount of money.

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

I think had Tom saved his 50:50 lifeline for the big $1,000,000 question he most likely would've been a millionaire

[@japethpena4954]

March 25

[@xxhowdlyxx]

Who knew that Stewie from Family Guy grew up to be a game show champion!

[@mikeyisbombable]

My birthday is March 25th and if that was me I would have been so mad lol

[@ChiSportsNut18]

Happy birthday 🥳

[@danbarker4857]

This isn't the same Tom O'Brien who won BIG on Sale is it? I don't think so

[@ChiSportsNut18]

March 25. Today.

[@ammarh.6742]

US version of Steve Devlin, his top prize question in next episode. But, Steve Devlin is unemployed man. The next is Ingram Wilcox.

[@TheRyanMan2194]

16:29 Yes, for a half million dollars!

[@danielhetue6968]

14:53 YES!! Arizona and New Mexico!!

[@danielhetue6968]

I would’ve gone for A: March 25 since it’s earlier than the other three multiple choice answers listed on the million dollar question. That being said, $500,000 is good enough for Tommy O’Brien. Now you know that March 25 was a New Year’s Day prior to the American Colonies switching to the old Gregorian Calendar.

[@dakotareeves3939]

Tom O'Brien's run on Millionaire (in the U.S.) and it's from two episodes aired June 2000 on the American ABC network.

[@Scottwilkie18]

17:10 Millionaire

[@elijahmoses5675]

WWTBAMclassics do you have the full episode from June 11, 2000 or just the final part of Tom's run?

[@andrewflores7359]

will you upload Kraig Norris game?

[@WWTBAMclassics]

I don't have it.

[@gameshowguy2000]

Does anyone know if this is the same Tom O'Brien from SOTC?

[@TLEberle]

It is not.

[@gameshowguy2000]

@@TLEberle You sure? Because I know there are Millionaire contestants who have been on multiple game shows.

[@trevorpanno5371]

If I had the 50:50 for that million dollar question, I would have narrowed it down to A and D.

[@TheSpookyKing]

before I saw the answer I had guessed it was either A or C, leaning more towards A (the correct answer). D was the one I thought was least likely to be right. I feel like I read about this somewhere a long time ago, and the number 25 was stuck in my head.

[@TheSpookyKing]

also, in your scenario, if I had used a 50:50 on that question and was left with A and D, I would have most likely gone for A. but hey, I guess I'm just good with calendar and number stuff.

[@onnapnewo]

how do you know what the 50:50 would have been?

[@trevorpanno5371]

21:26 is one of those “Do I have to?” moments and Regis would say “No.”

[@rayleaf]

Ryan Jason wait that’s exactly what i was thinking!

[@singingindark12]

If you know January and February were added by the Roman emperor and came out later for the calendar, you will possibly know the answer.. ^^

[@khaotix64]

March 25th my birthday!! 😳

[@TheAbel94]

I guessed that too :)

[@DB-dl8om]

I like how Tom tries to be funny, but nobody laughs at him, making him look absolutely weird

[@lukeszklarz9674]

i knew a few of the big ones in this round :)

[@franciscovcm3910]

I wasn't expecting you around here... Didn't know there were fellow GoldenEye players who liked Millionaire too :P

[@elijahmoses5675]

I'm surprised he passed up his chance at a million and you know what? He actually would have won it!

[@billymatthews4150]

He didn’t know the answer

[@pacifist1360]

Why are you surprised? He didn't know the answer at all and just happened to guess the correct answer. He had a 75% chance of losing $468,000 and only a 25% chance of winning the $1,000,000. Why risk it on a gamble when the stakes are so high? It's not even worth gambling that much money with the 50:50 if you don't know the answer. You can win $500,000 and invest that money. A few years later you'll be a millionaire. With $32,000, it would take you 20 years or more to invest in order to make the $1,000,000. Tom made an absolutely correct decision on not going for it.

[@GAME-SHOW-FAN]

16:47 JUST WHEN WE NEEDED A BIG WINNER!!!!!

[@Lavender_Cordle]

Sept/7 Oct/8 Nov/9 Dec/10 Jan/Feb last months of the year Easy day. March 25th

[@Scottwilkie18]

I was so mad when he chickened out on the million dollar question

[@matthaddock1817]

He just didn't know and didn't want to risk that kind of money.

[@danielhetue6968]

@Scottwilkie18 I understand how bad you wanted him to see him become a millionaire but you gotta be patient with them and think smart cause he wasn’t 100% sure on that million dollar question. Besides, $500,000 is a large chunk of money and it changes many contestants’ lives.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

Was this 2000 or 1900? We can’t just say he’s gay? Gotta make up a roommates situation? 🙄

[@trevorpanno5371]

21:26 is one of those “Do I have to?” moments and Regis would say “No.”