Leonard Ross
Encyclopedia
Leonard Ross was an American
teacher, lawyer, and government official who was famous for his celebrity as a television
game show
contestant. He committed suicide
in the pool of a California motel.
. At 11, he won $64,000 on The $64,000 Challenge.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
teacher, lawyer, and government official who was famous for his celebrity as a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
contestant. He committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
in the pool of a California motel.
Game shows
When he was only 10 years old, Ross won $100,000 on The Big SurpriseThe Big Surprise
The Big Surprise is a television quiz show broadcast in the United States by NBC from October 8, 1955 to June 9, 1956 and from September 18, 1956 to April 2, 1957. It was hastily created by NBC in response to the overwhelming ratings success of The $64,000 Question, which had premiered on CBS in...
. At 11, he won $64,000 on The $64,000 Challenge.