Other game show winners

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  • Besides Ken Jennings (Jeopardy), what were the previous top winners on game shows (U.S. or international) and what would their winnings be worth today if adjusted for inflation, etc.? They don't have to be the "top three" or anything... three of the top ten is fine, provided one of them is now in 2nd place (i.e. USED to be the big winner)


  • Hi Bobbie7 - jhabley here... this site has a terrible bug and it's associated TWO usernames to my one account. And they don't answer my emails to fix it. This is close, but I'm looking for a list of dollar-corrected winners. i.e. Did someone in 1950 win $400,000? That might not appear on a list of top winners, unless one considered that that $400,000 is probably worth $1.5 million today when corrected for inflation, etc. Or do these winners you've posted actually do reflect much higher winnings than the old-time games, despite dollar corrections?


  • Hello again Jhabley! A USA Today Article dated September 6, 2004 lists the following All-time top game show winners (network and syndication). 1. Kevin Olmstead, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, 2001, $2,180,000 2. Ed Toutant, Millionaire, 2001 $1,860,000 3. David Legler, Twenty One, 2000 $1,765,000 4. Curtis Warren, Greed, 1999, $1,419,800 and Sale of the Century, 1986 5. Ken Jennings, Jeopardy!, 2004 $1,331,661 6. Brad Rutter, Jeopardy!, 2001-02 $1,155,102 7. John Carpenter, Millionaire, 1999-2000 $1,125,000 8. Rahim Oberholzer, Twenty One, 2000 $1,120,000 9. Tim Hsieh, It's Your Chance of a Lifetime, 2000, $1,042,309 10. Dan Blonsky, Millionaire, 2000 $1,000,500 10. Joe Trela, Millionaire, 2000 $1,000,500 Source: tvgameshows.net http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-09-06-jeopardy-main_x.htm Read more about these winners here: http://www.tvgameshows.net/winners.htm Would this listing meet your needs? Thanks, Bobbie


  • >Or do these winners you've posted actually do reflect much higher winnings than the old-time games, despite dollar corrections?< I'm not sure. I'll do some more research and if I find anything I'll let you know. >This site has a terrible bug and it's associated TWO usernames to my one account.< Perhaps if you log out,reboot your computer and then try again? Regards, Bobbie7







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