Man who could be ‘last’ Canadian on quiz show ‘Jeopardy’ just $200 shy of win
VANCOUVER — If it turns out Benn Millman is the last Canadian on the American quiz show “Jeopardy” for the foreseeable future, the B.C. man will look back at his appearance with pride, despite hitting the buzzer too quickly on a TV trivia question.
Millman, who lives in Port Moody, says he was the last Canadian applicant to squeak in after the show stopped accepting online applications over a change in Canada’s privacy laws.
Millman says he was just reaching the 18 month expiry date on his application to be on the show.
“I have a sneaking suspicion they called me because just as I was exiting the system they saw I was Canadian,” he said, although he added officials with the show didn’t officially confirm that he was the last person from Canada to be a contestant.