David Honea, a graduate student from Raleigh, N.C., will get another shot at winning $1 million after ABC's new TV show, 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire,' erred last Wednesday.

Broadcasting & Cable, August, 1999

David Honea, a graduate student from Raleigh, N.C., will get another shot at winning $1 million after ABC's new TV show, 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire,' erred last Wednesday in calling his right answer wrong, the AP reported last week. Honea answered correctly a $64,000 question: Which of the four Great Lakes (not including Lake Superior) has the largest area? Honea responded: "Lake Huron," but the show said the answer was Lake Michigan.

Honea questioned the decision after the program. Upon checking the facts, the show's executive producer, Michael Davies, announced Honea was, in fact, correct. The program, which is airing for 13 nights before the new season starts, will bring Honea back on Aug. 29, when he will get his second chance to win $1 million.