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	Top Game Show Money Winner Spills the Beans
		Olmstead's $2.18-million question asked for the inventor of the mass-produced helicopter, this being Igor Sikorsky.
		Olmstead shared the secret with his employers who, as Olmstead says, "needed to know that all hell was going to break loose," as well as with the Michigan Quiz Bowl members and with the members of an academic trivia-writing collective to which he belonged, all of whom had been his phone-a-friends.
		To this day, Olmstead is recognized for his moment of fame, and his appearance as a "wise man" has put him back in the public eye.
	www.triviahalloffame.com /olmstead.htm (1531 words)

	NSPE's Engineering Times
		Professional Engineer Kevin Olmstead had inventor Igor Sikorsky on the brain during a show airing on ABC in April-and ended up winning $2.18 million, the world record for game show payoffs.
		Olmstead says he wants to help NSPE spread public understanding of the contributions engineers make to everyday life through the campaign, and in the process attract more young people to the profession.
		Olmstead says he personally became interested in engineering through a family friend who taught chemical engineering at the University of Toledo in his Ohio hometown.
	www.nspe.org /etweb/16-01millionaire.asp (1327 words)

	Zap2it - TV news - 'Millionaire' Crowns $2 Million Winner
		Kevin Olmstead of Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the biggest jackpot in American television history on Tuesday's episode of ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," taking home $2.1 million after correctly answering a question about who invented the first mass-produced helicopter (The answer?
		Olmstead, an environmental engineer whose hobbies include reading questions and answers for trivia contests, faced the final question after using up all his lifelines.
		In an interesting twist for the show, Olmstead acted as a coach for previous winner Goodman, who was brought on the phone to lend words of encouragement as Olmstead faced the final question.
	tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271\|67075\|1\|10,00.html (286 words)

	1998 Northwest Region-SCCA Rally Committee Minutes Archive
		Kevin Needham moved that the minutes of the November 5, 1998 meeting be accepted with the above correction.
		Kevin Needham moved that the minutes of the April 9, 1998 meeting be accepted as submitted.
		Kevin Needham moved that the minutes of the December 11, 1997 meeting be accepted with the following corrections: 1) Who was the coin toss between and what date is the NW region doing the Solo Tour cookout.
	www.nwr-scca.org /rally/rcmin/archive98.html (4166 words)

	Kevin Olmstead Online - - Pennsylvania - Bradford County - USCounties.com
		Kevin Olmstead Online - - Pennsylvania - Bradford County - USCounties.com
		This is the official website of Daily Review Columnist Kevin Olmstead
		Kevin Olmstead Online - Bradford County - Pennsylvania - Administration
	www.uscounties.com /biz/970696289.html (32 words)

	JS Online: Hit your buzzer! Brainiacs go mainstream
		That honor belongs to Kevin Olmstead, an Ann Arbor, Mich., environmental engineer, who remains the biggest prize winner in TV history with the $2.18 million pocketed from "Millionaire" in 2001 - definitely an improvement over the $26,911 he had won on "Jeopardy!" several years earlier.
		But Olmstead, Jennings and their fellow quiz bowlers are not merely expert at answering questions; they write them, as well.
		Olmstead and Jennings belong to the 14-member board and are active both in crafting questions and editing those submitted by freelancers, who earn $1.65 a shot.
	www.jsonline.com /enter/tvradio/oct04/266298.asp (1144 words)

	Kevin Olmstead - TheBestLinks.com - Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Quiz bowl, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, ...
		Kevin Olmstead - TheBestLinks.com - Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Quiz bowl, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,...
		Kevin Olmstead, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Quiz bowl, Who Wants To Be A...
		Chemical engineer from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who won $2.18 million on the TV game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2001, which is currently the record for highest total winnings on a game show.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Kevin_Olmstead.html (173 words)

	Impact: Olmstead donation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Kevin Olmstead, senior project engineer at Tetra Tech MPS and adjunct instructor at UDM, has created an endowed scholarship in the College of Engineering and Science with a gift of $25,000, part of his winnings from his participation on a national game show.
		In April 2001, Olmstead won the largest prize ever on a game show, taking home $2.18 million on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." (Find out more about the show at the show's web site).
		While the program's top prize is usually $1 million, Olmstead was the beneficiary of the "bonus jackpot," which increased the top prize by $10,000 for every show that went by without a jackpot winner.
	www.udmercy.edu /alumni/publications/impact/impact_sum02/olmstead_prt.htm (182 words)

	CTV.ca - Michigan man wins $2.1 million US on game show - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		On Tuesday night's show, Olmstead not only won the $1 million US grand prize, he also took home a $1.18 million US bonus pool, representing $10,000 for every telecast in which no grand prize winner was declared.
		Olmstead told host Regis Philbin, after winning the grand prize for correctly identifying Igor Sikorsky as the man who invented the first mass-produced helicopter.
		Olmstead worked hard to get on to the Who Wants to be a Millionaire stage.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1027383745088_22792945?hub=CTVNewsAt11&subhub=PrintStory (284 words)

	kingcountyjournal.com - Churning to a championship? Olmstead, Reilly aim to lead upset of favored Mercer Island at state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Whatever their perspectives on life in the fast lane, that 25-yard swath of water is the only place Mount Rainier High seniors Dayne Olmstead and Kevin Reilly want to be.
		Olmstead, Reilly and the rest of the Rams will step up to the starting blocks in the King County Aquatic Center beginning with today's 5 p.m.
		PHOTO by Gary Kissel/Journal: Mount Rainier's Dayne Olmstead, left, and Kevin Reilly hope to lead the Rams past defending champion Mercer Island in the 3A state meet.
	www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/122211 (941 words)

	- toledoblade.com -
		Kevin Olmstead, who took home the big prize on TV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire, is shopping for a new car.
		Kevin Olmstead won $2.18 million on April 10 on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" -- the most ever won on television or radio.
		When Kevin was an adolescent, his mother, a math teacher at DeVilbiss and later at Rogers high schools, married Ralph Emery, a self-employed technical expert.
	www.toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Avis=TO&Dato=20010527&Kategori=ART09&Lopenr=105270012&Ref=AR (1065 words)

	Carleton College: Media Relations
		Olmstead won $2.18 million during last night’s broadcast of the ABC show, the most money ever awarded to a television game show contestant.
		Olmstead went on to answer the last two questions correctly to win the multi-million dollar jackpot.
		Hillemann and Olmstead are acquainted through their activities with the college academic quiz team circuit.
	www.carleton.edu /campus/news/pr/millionaire.html (319 words)

	Engology, Engineer Kevin Olmstead, Engineer, Professional Engineering, Chartered Engineering, Careers, Teachers, ...
		Engineer Kevin Olmstead, the largest winner in game show history when he won $2.1 million on ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" will promote the engineering profession during two National Engineers Week presentations on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Kahn Rooms of the Hulman Union at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
		At 7 p.m., Olmstead will talk with Rose-Hulman students, faculty, staff and local professional engineers about how engineers have to be more proactive in promoting their professions.
		In 2001, Olmstead became the largest winner on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" when he answered that Igor Sikorsky invented the first mass-produced helicopter.
	www.engology.com /eng5olmstead.htm (487 words)

	The University Record
		Kevin Olmstead's 2001 win on the game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" has proven lucky for U-M's School of Natural Resources and the Environment (SNRE).
		Olmstead and CSS say it is likely the fellowship will be used to update a report called the "Overview of Environmental Sustainability Issues," which is used as a teaching resource.
		The 2001 win was not Olmstead's first encounter with "Who Wants to be A Millionaire." He also coached past contestant David Goodman, the last "Millionaire" winner before Olmstead.
	www.umich.edu /~urecord/0102/Sep09_02/10.html (471 words)

	He Wants to Be a Multimillionaire - Apr 11, 2001 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Kevin Olmstead, an environmental engineer and avid trivia buff from Ann Arbor, Michigan, won a $2.18 million jackpot, when, having used all his lifelines, he correctly told host Regis Philbin that Igor Sikorsky was the inventor of the first mass-produced helicopter.
		On Millionaire, Olmstead breezed through all 15 questions to reach the massive jackpot, which had grown to more than $2 million thanks to the addition of a bonus pool.
		By the time Olmstead appeared in the hot seat, the bonus pool tacked on an additional $1,180,000 to the kitty, making for the biggest prize in TV game showdom.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,8097,00.html (395 words)

	CWRU Development & Alumni Affairs - News & Events
		Alumnus Kevin Olmstead is no stranger to game shows.
		Olmstead, who has a B.S. in chemical engineering from CWRU and a doctorate in environmental engineering from the University of Michigan, is a project engineer for Tetra Tech MPS in Ann Arbor.
		He is also the co-founder and CFO of National Academic Quiz Tournaments, a company that prepares and writes questions for contests geared to high school and college students.
	www.cwru.edu /development/alum2/newsevents/News/mill.shtml (208 words)

	CW - Nov/Dec 2001 - My Dream Date
		Kevin was in the hotseat before me and won $64,000.
		Kevin appeared to be a shy, brilliant and very nice young man. I was pleased to see him win the big money.
		About two hours later, after watching Kevin Olmstead win the biggest cash prize in game show history, we were in the final minutes of the taping; and one more chance remained to get in the hotseat.
	www.gospeladvocate.com /cw/cw0601a.htm (2361 words)

	Michigan Engineering - CoE Alum Becomes Biggest Game-Show Winner on “Millionaire”
		ANN ARBOR— On April 10, Kevin Olmstead, a 1989 U-M graduate with a PhD in Environmental Engineering, became the winningest contestant in game show history, when he correctly answered his 15th and final question on ABC’s popular “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” program.
		Olmstead, a professor at the University of Detroit Mercy and an advisor to the U-M quiz bowl team, deduced that Igor Sikorsky invented the first mass-produced helicopter to earn the record-breaking payout of $2.18 million.
		Olmstead, who is employed as a senior project engineer with Tetra Tech MPS—an engineering and consulting firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan—is an experienced game-show contestant; six years ago, he was a three-time “Jeopardy” champion.
	www.engin.umich.edu /news/millionaire (284 words)

	Ann Arbor millionaire tunes out Regis, rakes in big bucks - 4/11/01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Olmstead, a 42-year-old engineer, answered 16 questions on topics ranging from novelists to helicopters to win what is believed to be the biggest prize in quiz-show history.
		The episode was taped March 21 in New York City, although Olmstead says that he mostly kept it a secret from everybody except a few of his bosses at Tetra Tech MPS, an Ann Arbor firm.
		Here are the questions that Kevin Olmstead answered to win $2.2 million.
	www.detnews.com /2001/entertainment/0104/11/c05-210435.htm (692 words)

	Columns: Lots more to love about golf's wide-bodies
		Let's hear it for expansive Craig Stadler and son Kevin, a chip off the old fire hydrant, as well as Meg Mallon, at 41, the recent dominator of the U.S. Women's Open and Canadian Open.
		Kevin is 24 and off to a wondrous waddle on the Nationwide Tour, which is akin to Triple-A baseball.
		We'll see if Kevin is a fiery match when things go sour.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/07/18/news_pf/Columns/Lots_more_to_love_abo.shtml (597 words)

	Game Show Pitch Session
		Olmstead and Toutant, winners from "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and Legler, winner on "Twenty-One" slated to appear
		Olmstead, an environmental engineer from Michigan, established the largest dollar amount of television game show winnings in April 2001.
		Legler was the all time leading winner as of February 2000 until the time of Dr. Olmstead's win, and remains the third overall money winner.
	www.gameshowcongress.com /gsc3top3.html (281 words)

	BBC News \| TV AND RADIO \| Double jackpot winner on US Millionaire
		Kevin Olmstead, a friend of the last jackpot winner on the US quiz, won the "biggest prize in network TV history", according to ABC, which screens the show.
		Mr Olmstead won $2.18m (£1.5m) on the show, correctly identifying Igor Sikorsky as inventor of the first mass-produced helicopter to win the top prize.
		His win comes as a former Mastermind champion is reported to have become the second person to scoop the jackpot on the UK version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1271553.stm (359 words)

	Northwest Region-SCCA Rally Committee Minutes
		Kevin Needham moved to approve the minutes of the November 3rd meeting as written.
		Kevin Poirier - Oregon Region is putting together the Round Table in January 2000.
		Rich Olmstead mentioned that there may be a little less help/support for the ORV Rally Sprints.
	www.nwr-scca.org /rally/rcmin/archive99.html (3645 words)

	GSI Updates and Insights
		First off, "Rebecca 2003" of syndicated Millionaire shares her experience with us, as does Kevin Olmstead.
		In this 2nd interview, Kevin gives tells us what it was like being one of the "Three Wise Men" on Super Millionaire, as well as other game show highlights that have been active in recent news.
		Kevin Olmstead, the leader of all-time game show winnings, expressed interest when I asked him in doing a follow-up to his July, 2003 interview.
	www.angelfire.com /tx5/imander/blog (382 words)

	Is state man millionaire? - 04/09/01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Kevin Olmstead, 42, a senior project engineer with Tetra Tech MPS in Ann Arbor, made it past the initial phase on the show Friday, and won $200 before the program ended.
		Barker was a life line -- a person who helps a contestant answer a question if they are stumped -- for Olmstead when the show was taped three weeks ago, but didn't get a call.
		Olmstead, of Ann Arbor, was not home Sunday and could not be reached for comment.
	www.detnews.com /2001/entertainment/0104/09/a02-209614.htm (213 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Quiz king buzzes to $2 million
		Jennings is No. 2 on the all-time money-winning chart, trailing Kevin Olmstead, who won $2.18 million on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2002.
		Of course, Olmstead only had to answer 15 questions correctly to take home his prize; Jennings was correct 33 times on Monday's show alone, bringing his total of correct responses on "Jeopardy!" to to 2,139.
		On the other hand, Olmstead couldn't make a single mistake, while Jennings has also given 210 incorrect "Jeopardy!" responses.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595100908,00.html (472 words)

	United Technologies Corporation -- 'Sikorsky' is the $2 million answer
		While you may wish it had been you, and the government will surely share in the winnings through a hefty tax bill, the real winner was Olmstead, a Michigan environmental engineer, who correctly identified Sikorsky as inventor of the first mass-produced helicopter.
		Olmstead's other choices were Elmer Sperry, Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Gottlieb Daimler.
		UTC's Sikorsky Aircraft continues to be a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced helicopters for commercial, industrial and military uses.
	www.utc.com /press/highlights/millionaire.htm (110 words)

	This is... Jennings!: October 2004
		What an exciting week this could be - Ken with a huge week could pass Kevin Olmstead (he'd need to average just over $40,000 a game this week to pull it off), and the Red Sox could end their 86 year drought.
		He's now $273,600 behind all-time money winner Kevin Olmstead, and at his current avergage per game would be just shy of Olmstead with eight more wins.
		Now only trailing Kevin Olmstead, Ken is $301,900 behind the all-time record, and would pass him in nine games if he continued at his current pace of $34,147 per game.
	kenjenningsexpress.blogspot.com /2004_10_01_kenjenningsexpress_archive.html (3781 words)

	University of Detroit Mercy
		Almost five years ago, former University of Detroit Mercy Environmental Engineering Professor Kevin Olmstead, PhD became the winningest contestant in television game show history.
		Olmstead correctly answered his 15th and final question on ABC's popular "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" program.
		Kevin Olmstead's $2.18 million question from Regis Philbin: "Who invented the first mass-produced helicopter?" Igor Sikorsky
	www.udmercy.edu /news_events/news.php?id=1129742771127 (247 words)

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