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  • Ken Basin
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  • Ken Basin, a entertainment lawyer and Harvard Law graduate from Los Angeles, California, was the last contestant on the 10th Anniversary Special of the U.S. version of the show on August 23, 2009. He achieved the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first person in the U.S. to miss the $1,000,000 question, thus losing $475,000 and walking away with a mere $25,000. In 2003, Basin was a contestant on Jeopardy's College Championship that year. He went to the semifinals only to be eliminated there and took home a consolation prize of $5,000.
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Category
  • Grandmas
  • UPS
  • Making Headlines
  • Spell It Out
  • Bottoms Up!
  • A Talented Life
  • Award Shows
  • From the Swahili
  • He's a Keeper
  • In The Shower
  • In the Middle
  • It's Elemental
  • Listen Carefully
  • Phrase Origins
  • Selling It
B
  • Delaware
  • Tennis
  • Texas
  • Blue
  • Soda
  • V8
  • The Proposal
  • Ken Salazar
  • Marlene Dietrich
  • Jenga
  • Neptunium
  • Conditioner
  • CAESAR
  • Emmys
  • Keep him out of bright light
  • Par for the course
Value
  • 15.0
  • 240.0
  • 30.0
  • Fastest Finger Question
  • $100,000 - 45 Seconds
  • $16,000 - 30 Seconds
  • $25,000 - 30 Seconds
  • $250,000 - 45 Seconds
  • $50,000 - 45 Seconds
  • $500,000 - 45 Seconds
  • $8,000 - 30 Seconds
Caption
  • Ken was not sure, so he decided to call his friend Jerome, who was only 35% sure it was Kelly, but narrowed it down to A or C. Then, Ken decided to ask the expert Bill Nye, who, through the process of elimination, came up with Hepburn. Risking $225,000, he decided to go against Bill Nye and with his friend Jerome, and won $500,000
dstyle
  • correct
cstyle
  • chosen
  • correct
Title
  • U.S. Contestant
Data
  • 33
A
  • Cooking
  • Coffee
  • Fresca
  • Wyoming
  • North Dakota
  • Brown
  • Scrabble
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Toothpaste
  • Robert Gates
  • Don't get him wet
  • Europium
  • I Love You, Man
  • Right off the bat
  • STALIN
  • Tonys
astyle
  • correct
Before
Years
  • Ken Basin
Question
  • 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
  • For ordering his favorite beverages on demand, LBJ had four buttons installed in the Oval Office labeled "coffee," "tea," "Coke" and what?
  • Which member of the Obama Cabinet held the same job in George W. Bush's administration?
  • 'Double Dip' lifeline used
  • If you want to take a vacation to the "Geographic Center of North America," you should pack up your car and drive to what U.S. state?
  • In the 1984 movie "Gremlins," which of the following is not one of the three rules for taking care of the creature Mogwai?
  • In 2009, what entertainment awards show announced that it was expanding its pool of "Best Picture" nominees from five films to ten?
  • What film actress's death was reported on the front page of the debut issue of USA Today?
  • Which of these historical names can be spelled out by writing three U.S. state abbreviations in a row?
  • What popular game's name is derived from a Swahili word meaning "to build"?
  • To maintain its vast fleet of delivery vehicles, each year UPS uses thousands of gallons of what color paint?
  • 'Phone a Friend' and 'Ask the Expert' lifelines used
  • What 2009 big screen comedy features Betty White as a wacky grandmother?
  • Reflecting on a career that brought him worldwide fame, Garry Kasparov penned a 2007 book titled "How Life Imitates" what?
  • On the periodic table, what is the only element that is named after a U.S. state?
  • Which of these expressions comes from golf and not baseball?
  • Put these U.S. states in order of their total population, starting with the smallest.
  • Hair products known as "2-in-1s" are typically a combination of shampoo and what?
  • In a straightforward 2008 ad campaign, Michelob used the slogan "Crafting a Better" what?
D
  • Fashion
  • Green
  • North Carolina
  • A&W
  • Wyoming
  • The Hangover
  • Oscars
  • Dominoes
  • Greta Garbo
  • Steven Chu
  • Einsteinium
  • Deodorant
  • DARWIN
  • Don't let him sleep too much
  • Double chin
  • Out of left field
bstyle
  • correct
C
  • Pennsylvania
  • Colorado
  • Red
  • Beer
  • Chess
  • Boggle
  • Californium
  • Timothy Geithner
  • Yoo-hoo
  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop
  • Grace Kelly
  • Grammys
  • Shaving cream
  • GANDHI
  • Never feed him after midnight
  • Step up to the plate
cata
  • 40
bata
  • 12
aata
  • 15
abstract
  • Ken Basin, a entertainment lawyer and Harvard Law graduate from Los Angeles, California, was the last contestant on the 10th Anniversary Special of the U.S. version of the show on August 23, 2009. He achieved the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first person in the U.S. to miss the $1,000,000 question, thus losing $475,000 and walking away with a mere $25,000. In 2003, Basin was a contestant on Jeopardy's College Championship that year. He went to the semifinals only to be eliminated there and took home a consolation prize of $5,000.