Has Anyone Ever Beaten ‘The Cube’? In the Game’s Long History, Few Have

While you’ll have to tune into the U.S. version as its first season premieres to see if anyone takes home the grand prize, there are very few winners across all international iterations of the game show.

For the original version of The Cube, seven people have advanced to the final round of the competition. At this point in the show, the contestants are given the option to either continue the game or walk away with the money they’ve already won up to that point (typically around £100,000).

Of these seven people, six have opted to walk away from the competition. The only person to compete in the final round (and win) on The Cube was Mo Farah, a British long-distance runner who won gold medals in both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games. The athlete competed in a 2012 charity special and donated the grand prize of £250,000.

The Cube has other international editions of the game show, and across all of its iterations, only six people in total have won — including Mo.

The first grand prize winner was Vítor Costa who competed in the Portugal edition in 2010. Ukraine competitor Andriy Serko and Chinese contestant Chen Kun also took home the grand prize in 2012. Wu Jing won in China in 2013, and Hamad Al Yahmadi won in the Arab League in 2014.

Watch The Cube on TBS on Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST.