Ogi Ogas
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| Grand Slam History | |
| Runner-ups: | 2007 Grand Slam* |
|---|---|
| First appearance: | 2007 Grand Slam* |
| *first Grand Slam | |
Ogi Ogas is one of the first Homeland Security Fellows of the United States, involved in an educational program designed to prepare technologists for work in America's anti-terrorism effort. The Department of Homeland Security is funding his doctoral program at Boston University in Cognitive & Neural Systems.
During the show aired on November 8, 2006, Ogas won $500,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He had a quite strong hunch on his $1,000,000 question, tentatively eliminating three of the choices, but ultimately decided to walk away because of the large amount of money at risk. His hunch was correct.
Ogas was a contestant on Grand Slam, which aired in August 2007 and September 2007. He defeated former Millionaire contestant Nancy Christy in his first-round game, and defeated all-time game show winnings record holder and Jeopardy! champion Brad Rutter in his second round of play. Ogas then defeated David Legler in the semifinals, and was defeated by Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings in the finals.
Ogas is married and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. He was born in January, 1971.
