Who Wants to Be a Millionaire News

Regis Philbin gets a new hip today. Philbin says he hurt his hip taking a fall while filming an episode of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." He tells AP Radio that he never noticed that the floor is eight inches lower than the platform where he sits with the contestants.

Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. Ocala resident Tricia Pimental will appear on the ABC quiz show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' on Thursday and Friday.

Since Regis Philbin is having hip-replacement surgery tomorrow, you know his appearances on the syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" this week were taped ahead of time.

Sam Murray is your guy. According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on Earth? 50 billion, 100 billion, 1 trillion, 5 trillion? Murray knew that: 100 billion.

Matt Swanson makes puzzles for a living, owns a rainbow of colored Chuck Taylor All Star shoes and a year ago graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha after taking classes for 30 years.

ABC News prez David Westin wants George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America," The Daily Beast reports .

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.

'The Bonnie Hunt Show' - Actress Valerie Bertinelli; dancer Chris Colfer; Oscar the Grouch.

As far as game show appearances go, De Pere native Sarah Larsen's held special fascination.

Regis Philbin and the makers of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" first introduced the "Ask the Audience" lifeline.

In this publicity shot, Sam Murray, a Chapmanville native, competes on the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" TV gameshow.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire can't get enough of Regis Philbin and he can't get enough of it.

If you are enough of a television fan that you regularly read TV articles on seascoastonline.com, I would guess that you have probably subscribed to a package on your cable system that includes anywhere from 50 to 300 channels.

Regis Philbin is racking up air miles. To make an appearance at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, he's had to charter a plane to get from a Detroit show today to the Fresno performance Saturday and back to New York on Sunday in time for Ivanka Trump's wedding.

Approaching the stage on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," contestant Kate Crowther had just one thought running through her mind: Don't fall out of the chair.

Meredith Vieira seriously achieved cougar status on a recent episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? when Max Schuman , a Navy pilot, took the hot seat.

Meredith Vieira has noticed a change in her 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' contestants due to the economic downturn.

Sometimes you meet someone who makes a lasting impression. For Norman Sterner, 78, that someone was his first-grade teacher, Goldie Hazlett.

Area native Doerfler wins $5K on popular TV game show hosted by Meredith Vieira.

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