| Larry Martin | |
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| Name: | Larry Dean Martin |
| Born: | August 30, 1957 |
| Birth Hometown: | Unknown |
| Died: | January 25, 2019 |
| Place of death: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Occupation: | Second grade teacher |
Larry Dean Martin (b. August 30, 1957 - d. January 25, 2019) was a second-grade teacher from Kansas City, Missouri.
Jeopardy! Run[]
He was a contestant on the Teachers Tournament, he won the $100,000 prize plus $2,500 grant. Before the tournament, he taught at Belinder Elementary School in Shawnee Mission in Kansas.[1]
Death[]
He passed away on January 25, 2019, at the age of 61 from pancreatic cancer, before he could participate in the 2019 Tournament of Champions.[2][3]
Trivia[]
- Following Barbara Lowe, Jerry Slowik, and Cindy Stowell, this is a case of not appearing in ToC after obtaining the right to participate in ToC, and is the only case among Tournament cases.
- One year later, Alex Trebek, the host of the show, also passed away from the same illness.
References[]
- ↑ At the time of the Teachers Tournament, Larry taught at Belinder Elementary School in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.
- ↑ Before he joined the Tournament of Champions, he died of pancreatic cancer.
- ↑ Larry Martin Obituary, confirming the death.