A Rosie Time for ‘Millionaire’s’ O.C. Contestant
- Share via
With a little help from talk-show host Rosie O’Donnell, Los Alamitos High School Assistant Principal Jerry Halpin is $32,000 richer.
As a contestant on the ABC-TV show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” Halpin correctly answered that the Defense Department is in the Pentagon, that Napoleon is the name of a pastry and that the rock band Pearl Jam was named after a dish made by singer Eddie Vedder’s great-grandmother.
He needed help when asked which title was taken from Princess Diana when she and Prince Charles divorced. As his last “lifeline”--a phone call--he called O’Donnell. She chose the right answer, Her Royal Highness, for the $32,000 question, but not without some nervousness.
“And if you lose it, the guilt!” O’Donnell said. “I’m going to give it to you anyway.”
Unfortunately, the 39-year-old Cypress resident didn’t have O’Donnell’s help for the $64,000 question. He said that the ancient city of Babylon was in modern-day Iran. The correct answer is Iraq.
But with the money he made, Halpin will be able to visit both spots to make sure.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
