Tom Pajak

Tom Pajak, an international banker from Oakland, California, was a contestant on season 1 of the U.S. version of the show on November 13-14, 1999. He walked away with $32,000 after incorrectly answering his $250,000 question.

Fastest Finger Question
From the 8 remaining contestants, 4 got it right, but Tom (with a time of 4.82 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-B-D-A, making it into the Hot Seat.

Trivia

 * Tom was the first contestant to miss a $250,000 question, making him also the first to lose $93,000.