Denver cop Greg Peoples to appear on Who Wants to be a Millionaire tonight

Now in its roughly one-millionth year, Who Wants to be a Millionaire is still going strong, although it's a little different now than it was before you probably stopped paying attention. For one thing, original host Regis Philbin is long gone, replaced by Meredith Vieira, who, disconcertingly, kind of resembles...

By Jef Otte

May 10, 2011

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Now in its roughly one-millionth year, Who Wants to be a Millionaire is still going strong, although it's a little different now than it was before you probably stopped paying attention. For one thing, original host Regis Philbin is long gone, replaced by Meredith Vieira, who, disconcertingly, kind of resembles Regis. For another, the format has changed a little, with questions no longer presented in order of difficulty, but rather presented at random with their dollar values hidden; the lifelines have changed, too. But will the new format help Denver contestant Greg Peoples?

A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. Pakistan

The final answer will belong to Peoples, a Denver Police officer who is also a competitive dart-thrower. He appears on Millionaire tonight on KGMH, the local ABC affiliate (on Channel 7), at 9:30 p.m. Greg, we're counting on you not to bring shame upon our hometown like this guy:

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