Kevin Olmstead

Kevin Olmstead

Dr. Kevin Olmstead (born March 20, 1959) is an environmental engineer from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He won $2.18 million on the TV game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on April 10, 2001, at the time a record for highest total winnings on a game show. "Millionaire" at this time had an increasing bonus on top of the $1 million top prize, as there had been a drought of top-prize winners for five months. Olmstead's final question was: "Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter?", and he responded with the correct answer of Igor Sikorsky.cite web| url = http://www.naqt.com/articles/olmstead.html | title = NAQT CFO Kevin Olmstead wins $2,180,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | work = NAQT | accessdate = 2006-08-25] His record lasted about three and a half years until it was broken in November 2004 by Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!". Olmstead still holds the record for the highest game show earnings on a U.S. network, since Jennings (and Brad Rutter, the current record-holder as of today) won on a syndicated game show. [cite web| url = http://www.tvgameshows.net/winners.htm | title = All-Time Network TV Quiz/Game $$$ Winners | work = TVGameShows.net | accessdate = 2006-08-25]

Olmstead is an advisor for the University of Michigan's quiz bowl team and a founding member of National Academic Quiz Tournaments, a company that runs quiz bowl national championship tournaments at the high school and college levels. [cite web | url = http://www.naqt.com/members-emeriti.html | title = NAQT Members Emeriti | work = NAQT | accessdate = 2006-08-25] He is also a member of Toastmasters International, having obtained the "Distinguished Toastmaster" award, and is a past Division Governor, the 2006-2007 Public Relations Officer of District 28 Toastmasters, and the 2007-2008 Lieutenant Governor Education for District 28.

One member of a quiz bowl team Olmstead advised was David Goodman, another top prize winner of "Millionaire".

On an episode of NBC's game show 1 vs. 100 which aired on October 27, 2006, Olmstead appeared in the mob of 100 along with John Carpenter and Nancy Christy as three millionaires from "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" opposing the singular contestant. All three were eliminated without winning any money.

Olmstead was a contestant on the "Grand Slam" game show tournament, but was defeated in the opening round.

References

External links

* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7195-2004Oct4.html A: "Quiz Bowl. Q: What Do Top Game Show Players Prize?"] , Washington Post article
* [http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/13/pf/game_show/?cnn=yes "Who wants to be a game show champ?"] CNN article
* [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75198237.html "TV QUIZ-SHOW MILLIONAIRE'S LIFE CHANGES"] , Cincinnati Post article
* [http://www.d28toastmasters.org "District 28 Toastmasters web site"]


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