Ken Basin | |
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![]() Ken on Jeopardy! | |
Birth Hometown: | Huntington Beach, California |
Occupation: | Junior at the University of Southern California |
Years active: | 2003, 2009, 2012 |
Known for: | First contestant to answer the million dollar question incorrectly on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
Ken Basin is a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California.
Jeopardy! Run[]
College Championship[]
In the first quarterfinal match, he faced with Mary Naam and Robby Schrum, answered twenty-one responses (including 1 DD) right and three wrong. However, in the FJ!, he didn't come up with the right response, did not lose anything, but it was enough to advance to the semifinals.
In the second semifinal match, he went against Keith Williams and Jim Fitzpatrick, answered fifteen correctly (including 1 DD) and four incorrectly responses. However, in the FJ!, he didn't come up with the right response, lose $6,801, but missing out in the finals.
Trivia[]
- On August 23, 2009, he appeared on the last episode of the 10th anniversary of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He was the first contestant to answer the million dollar question incorrectly, lost $475,000.
- On 2012, he was appeared on the pilot of The Chase.