The latest iteration of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? continued on its new night Thursday. Things started off with Hannibal Buress, who came in late in last week’s installment, making it to the $32,000 question on Thursday. After a strong early showing, he ended up burning through his lifelines and still guessing incorrectly about the meaning of the word ‘fiasco.’ Which, of course, led to a lot of the same jokes online.
Although there was still more to come in the show’s second act, when Catherine O’Hara took the hot seat. The Schitt’s Creek star also brought along revered Jeopardy! champion Brad Rutter as her “smartest friend,” which meant he was allowed to freely feed her answers for the first eight questions. Though Rutter didn’t exactly impress anyone with his performance at the Jeopardy! The Greatest of All-Time tournament in January, he proved to be a reliable lifeline for O’Hara โ pun intended.
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At one point, host Jimmy Kimmel asked Rutter about how he felt about losing the Jeopardy! GOAT tournament. Rutter jokingly replied that he “asks God” to smite him every day. After a little more chiding from Kimmel, he told him that he felt that tonight would vindicate his reputation. As viewers pointed out, Rutter did more than that as he helped O’Hara raise money for her charity, Upward Bound Homes.
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Brad Rutter ready to redeem himself after #JeopardyGOAT by being a lifeline of #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
โ Phil Lemos (@Phil_Lemos) May 8, 2020
Somebody finally made the extremely well choice of bringing someone smart like Brad Rutter on this show. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
โ ๐๐ซ๐ก๐ฏ๐ข๐ด โญ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ (@AndrewCollet) May 8, 2020
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Brad Rutter got a dig in on Michael Strahan. Nice!#WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire #FlyEaglesFly
โ Derek (@JukeboxHero717) May 8, 2020
Just a reminder, Catherine is a nice lady, but I’m rooting for Brad Rutter as he is carrying the load at this point. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
โ Jack Drees (@JackDrees) May 8, 2020
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Brad Rutter flamed out in the Jeopardy GOAT. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
โ George (@GeorgeTrev) May 8, 2020
Iโm hoping sheโs just double checking with Rutter …. #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
โ Nana (@nbsweet19) May 8, 2020
Omg Catherine OโHara and Brad Rutter are on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire together and this is a pair I never knew I needed
โ j.crew (@jakerhue) May 8, 2020
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#WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire You know this night would be truly weird if Brad misses a question and Catherine loses
โ TheRealGreg (@UnitedWhofans) May 8, 2020
#CatherineOHara and @bradrutter are knocking down these questions. Let’s see if they can win a million! #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
โ Paul Duarte (@sp84fanatic) May 8, 2020
I am absolutely loving Catherine OโHara on #Millionaire. She knows most of the answers but has no confidence in her knowledge so she is asking her helper Brad Rutter for confirmation on every ? Itโs adorable & relatable. โค๏ธ
โ Sarah Rodenkirch (@SarahRodenkirch) May 8, 2020
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It’s impossible to not love Catherine O’Hara. @MillionaireTV #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
โ Marissa (@mariss_ugh) May 8, 2020
Did I hear @bradrutter say he forgot Catherine O’Hara was in Home Alone? #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire pic.twitter.com/tSZZ4nC8s7
โ Larry Lynch (@hn_fan) May 8, 2020
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It’s about time we get to see someone see the million-dollar question on #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire thanks to the Ohara/Rutter combo on @ABCNetwork @MillionaireTV
โ [SLG] Ethan Cua (@EC4U2C_Studioz) May 8, 2020
When Brad Rutter is on Who Wants to be a Millionaire pic.twitter.com/juzQOoo3Ro
โ Lindsey Fisherman (@l_romoff) May 8, 2020
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The seemingly winning combination of O’Hara and Rutter made it all the way to the $32,000 question. They’ll be back next week when Who Wants to be a Millionaire? returns May 14 at 8 p.m. ET.ย
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