KU represented on “The Apprentice” and “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”

The Apprentice

As the boardroom drama gets rolling on Trump TV, KU grad Bryce Gahagan, j’00, is among the eighteen candidates vying for a job with the billionaire tycoon. Gahagan, a Kansas City, Mo., native, is playing a low-key game and has coasted through two episodes thus far. Part of the Gold Rush team, he avoided the boardroom when his team narrowly lost in episode one and helped win the most recent Gillette challenge in episode two.

The 28-year old comes to the show after a successful career as a residential builder. After KU, he worked for Pulte Homes before striking out on his own and founding Gahagan-Eddy Building Company four years ago. The company specializes in high-end residential projects with most topping out well over the $1.5-million mark. According to his Apprentice bio, it is his real estate and development background that he believes will win Trump’s approval.

To see if Gahagan gets the top spot, watch NBC’s “The Apprentice” Mondays at 8 p.m. central standard time.
 
Who Wants to be a Millionaire

KU Athletics intern Johnny Andris took his turn in the “hot seat” last Friday, March 10, for the daytime game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Unfortunately his trivia prowess was short lived. Andris advanced to the ninth or $16,000 question in the game. His father John Anderson acted as a phone-a-friend “lifeline” on the final question that asked what government agency was sued for $300 million for interfering with a Russian astrologist’s horoscope in 2005.  The answer was NASA, which both Andris and Anderson guessed. Unsure, he decided not to answer and pocketed $8,000 instead. Andris, who said he would use the money to pay off a $40 debt to his best friend, left the show with a smile.