A student from Naples, Florida...

Sacha Samotin

Season 31 1-time champion: $19,600 + $1,000.

According to a news story in the Naples News-Press, Sacha was offered a spot in 2012 College Championship in December 2011, but was deemed ineligible because he was not enrolled at the time he got the call. He had taken a year off from school to help in the primary election campaign for Jon Huntsman, former ambassador to China and former governor of Utah.

Sacha appeared in the following 2 archived games:
#7097, aired 2015-06-23 Sacha Samotin vs. Donna Normington vs. Matt Pressman
#7096, aired 2015-06-22 Brennan Bushee vs. Kay Yung vs. Sacha Samotin Brennan Bushee game 6.

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