Date: 6th February 2001

Final Answer: Kelly Ripa


Confirming last week's prediction by an Internet sleuth, Disney announced Monday that soap opera star Kelly Ripa would be Regis Philbin's permanent co-host on his daytime talk show.

The announcement came following last Thursday's report by Oakland, CA-based Trevor Rieger, who operates the TVTalkShows.com site, that Disney Enterprises had registered the Internet domain name livewithregisandkelly.com. (On his Web site Monday, Rieger proposed this Millionaire question for Philbin: "What Website First Discovered that Kelly Ripa Was Going to Be My New Co-host? (A) New York Post (B) Hollywood Reporter (C) Access Hollywood (D) Answer: (D) ) Ripa, who was referred to as a Kathie Lee Gifford "look-alike" by several writers, reportedly plans to continue her role on the ABC soap All My Children after joining Live.

Source: Studio Briefing