| Leszek Pawlowicz | |
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| Name: | Leszek Pawlowicz |
| Birth Hometown: | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Occupation: | materials scientist |
Leszek Pawlowicz is a game show contestant. He is most notable for appearances on Jeopardy!, Grand Slam, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, History IQ, Win Ben Stein's Money, and The Challengers.
Appearances[]
Jeopardy![]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 1991 | $15,401 | $15,401 | Leszek's only nonrunaway game in regular season play. |
| 2 | October 11, 1991 | $8,000 | $23,401 | |
| 3 | October 14, 1991 | $11,600 | $35,001 | |
| 4 | October 15, 1991 | $20,199 | $55,200 | |
| 5 | October 16, 1991 | $20,200 | $75,400 |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Frank Epstein and Billy Baxter. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 33/34 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the semifinals. Billy and Frank received $1,000 as their scores $0 ($2,700) and $3,000 were not enough to advance.
In the first semifinal game, he faced off against Richard Kaplan and April McManus. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 25/27 correct responses (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the finals. Richard and April received $5,000.
In the finals he faced off against Jerome Vered and Bruce Simmons. Throughout the finals, he came up with a combined 35/37 correct responses (including 3/4 Daily Doubles). He was the only player who got 1/2 Final correct and won $100,000.
Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]
In the thirteenth game of round one, he faced off against Tad Carithers and Al Lin. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 17/18 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Tad got Final correct, but after losing to Tad, he and Al received $5,000.
Battle of the Decades[]
In the second game of the 1980s week, he faced off against Leslie Frates and Andrew Westney. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 24/26 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Andrew got Final correct. Leszek advanced to the quarterfinals. Andrew and Frates received $5,000.
In the first quarterfinal game, he faced off against Robin Carroll and Roger Craig. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 19/22 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He and Robin got Final incorrect, but after losing to Roger, his $15,000 was enough to advance as wildcard, while Robin's $0 ($5,200) was not enough, taking home $10,00.
In the second semifinal game, he faced off against Brad Rutter and Tom Cubbage. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 9/12 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Brad (in a runaway game), he and Tom received $25,000.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?[]
Qualified to be on the Regis Philbin version of the show twice, August 1999 and February 2000, but didn't make it past the Fastest Finger round either time.
Appeared on the 14th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 23, 2015 and won $50,000 after answering his $100,000 question wrong.
History IQ[]
He made it through the second season Tournament edition, winning 3 games, and was a contestant in the $250,000 Tournament finals. He placed second.
Win Ben Stein's Money[]
In 1999, Leszek went all the way on Win Ben Stein's Money and won Ben’s $5,000.
Grand Slam[]
Pawlowicz made it through two rounds on Grand Slam, defeating Ed Toutant in the first round, losing to Dave Legler in the second.
Cumulative Total[]
Out of all the game shows he won, He won a grand total of $244,700.
Trivia[]
- He made a phone a friend call to Lyn Payne, another big Jeopardy! winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during Payne's $500,000 run.
- Starting in the Battle of the Decades, he no longer wears glasses.
- He was also mentioned on 20/20 for his incredible game show wins.