Robby Roseman, an employee at Chicago Coomodities Exchange from Chicago, Illinois, was a contestant on season 1 of the U.S. version of the show on August 22, 1999. He walked away with $0 after incorrectly answering his $100 question, becoming the first person to leave with nothing on the American version of the show. For added irony, he mentioned before the game started that he was wearing his lucky shorts.