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The Calhoun Shot, also known as the Immaculate Connection, [1][2] was a basketball shot made by spectator Don Calhoun during a timeout in the third quarter of a Chicago Bulls – Miami Heat game on April 14, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [3][4][5] The shot was part of a promotion that offered 1 million dollars to any fan who could ...
The first champion, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.According to the storyline, he created the title when he was unable to win the WWF Championship. The title was created during the storyline where Ted DiBiase, known as "The Million Dollar Man", was unable to win the WWF Championship (now WWE Championship), having lost the final match of the WWF Championship tournament at WrestleMania IV ...
Claim To Fame: In 2001, won $1.86 million on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and $11,401 on Jeopardy! in 1989. After the Show: Retired from his job at IBM four years after his appearance on ...
Had three of the ads topped the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter rankings, the commercial's creators would have won a total of US$5 million ($1 million for first, $600,000 for second and $400,000 for third, plus a $1 million bonus for each of the three finalists).
An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [ 1 ][ 2 ] If a victim makes the payment, the ...
Philipp Lahm about to take a shot in the 2012 UEFA Champions League final penalty shoot-out. In association football, a penalty shoot-out (previously known as kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as extra time (if used) has expired (for example ...
The commissioners deadlocked with a 2–2 vote in 1993 and closed the investigation, but the Department of Justice (DOJ), led by Janet Reno, opened its own investigation later that year, resulting in a settlement on July 15, 1994, in which Microsoft consented not to tie other Microsoft products to the sale of Windows but remained free to ...
According to the suit, the organization valued Trump Park Avenue at $350 million, while a 2010 valuation found it to be worth $72.5 million. Twelve rent-stabilized apartments in that building were appraised by a bank at a total of $750,000, but claimed by the organization to be worth as much as $50 million.