On Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour, a gentleman named Ron won the full 5 days, but was incredibly unlucky in the Super Match. The only time he won it was when $2,000 was at stake. Even worse, his final Super Match was for $30,000. The question was "_____ GOOSE"; Ron said "cooked", Gloria Loring said "mother".
His final total was $7,475...he was the only retired champion who never crossed the five-digit mark.