Philadelphia firefighter Ray Rios was in the hot seat when he appeared on national TV Thursday afternoon.
If you didn't catch it, Rios appeared as a contestant for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" with Meredith Vieira. Since 1985, Rios has been fighting fires in Philly. When he came under fire by Vieira, he was cool as could be.
He flashed his bright smile, laughed at the jokes and graciously went through the questions. His 18-year-old daughter, also with a dazzling smile, watched dad from the audience. Any money he won, he said, was to pay for her college. She wants to be a pediatrician.
So how did dad do? Pretty good. He had $50,000 locked away when Vieira asked what conservative South American country did not legalize divorce until 1994? With no lifelines and no clue what the answer was, Rios decided to walk.
The answer: Chile.