BuzzerBlog Winner’s Circle
Have you won money or prizes on a game show? Are you a proud reader of BuzzerBlog? Fill out the form at the bottom of the page with the shows you’ve been on and what you’ve won (heck, even if you haven’t won anything!) and we’ll add you to our list. Are you wondering how best to get on this list of winners? Check out our FREE guide on how to get on a game show!
Winner’s Circle Total: $3,340,929.90
The Platinum Club
- Gary Gambino – $501,000 (Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Jeopardy!)
- Ben Ingram – $427,534 (Jeopardy!)
- Heather Hurley – $363,500 (The Chase, Mental Samurai, Jeopardy!, You Bet Your Life with Jay Leno)
- Scott Hostetler – $128,342 – (Gong Show, Wheel of Fortune, Press Your Luck, Trivia Trap, $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, Trivia Pursuit, Free 4 All, Sports on Tap, Majority Rules, Match Game ’98, Winning Lines, The Weakest Link, Whammy!, Pyramid ’03, Balderdash, BrainTeasers, Merv Griffin’s Crosswords, Catch 21, The Price is Right)
- Vaughn Winchell – $113,103 (Jeopardy)
- Steve Bahnaman – $110,000 (500 Questions)
- Victor Bravo – $104,500 (Pyramid ’16)
- Jason Schneiderman – $104,200 (Child’s Play, Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
- Frank Stasio – $101,000 (Jeopardy!, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, The Chase)
The Gold Club
- Matt DeSanto – $91,892 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Kevin Solomon – $83,045 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Phillip Cousin – $79,674 (UNLV’s U Oughta Know, The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune)
- Josh Woo – $77,421 (Jeopardy!, The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune)
- Sheldon Lewis II – $75,000 (The Chase, Jeopardy! College Championship)
- Cory Anotado – $68,385 (Jep!, Wheel of Fortune, Wowowee, The Chase, Jeopardy!)
- Josh Eldridge – $63,600 (Who Wants to be a Millionaire)
- Becky Adler – $62,400 (Temptation, The Price is Right, 20Q, Let’s Make a Deal, Celebrity Name Game, Pyramid ’16)
- Joe Lourenco – $62,400 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Dan Colaneri – $61,577 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Loghan Bazan – $56,188.28 (The Price is Right, Pyramid ’16)
- Lori Genser Burkoff – $52,090 (The Price is Right, Lingo, Let’s Make a Deal, The $100,000 Pyramid ’16)
The Silver Club
- Paul Reese – $42,600 (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
- Chris Gage – $40,550 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Louis Virtel – $40,333 (The Chase, Jeopardy!)
- David Rigsby – $39,160 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Dave Fought – $32,000 (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
- Noah Lubowsky – $31,580 (Wheel of Fortune)
- BJ Hughes – $25,000 (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
- Jamaal Dickens – $23,215 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Peter Lumberton – $22,823 (Wheel of Fortune, Million Second Quiz)
- Christian Carrion – $22,203 (The Price is Right, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Hip Hop Squares, The Chase, Let’s Ask America, Match Game)
- Matthew Guerrasio – $21,750 (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
- Robert McKee – $19,500 (Friend or Foe, Lingo with Chuck Woolery, Catch 21)
- Kristin Bivona – $19,000 (The $100,000 Pyramid with Michael Strahan)
- Craig Reid – $18,610 (Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right, Let’s Make a Deal)
- Andrew Long – $18,431.62 ($25,000 CAD, Battle of the Generations)
- Jeff Streger – $14,647 (Scattergories, Debt)
- Art Kurtz – $14,140 (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Word Slam!)
- Patrick King – $13,250 (The Line)
- Martin Tessler – $11,588 (The Newlywed Game)
- Dave Sorrell – $11,220 (Wheel of Fortune, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays)
- Patrick Patterson – $10,460 (25 Words or Less, The Hustler)
- Eugene Byon – $10,452 (Pyramid ’16, The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune)
- Stacie Ratliff – $10,000 (Pyramid ’03)
- Bob Smith – $10,000 (ESPN 2-Minute Drill)
- Jeremiah Soria – $10,000 (Pyramid ’03)
- Andy Pei – $6,097 (The Price is Right, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays, Kidquiz, Lingo, 1 vs 100)
- Adam Wurzel – $5,700 (Chain Reaction ’07, Let’s Ask America)
- Mandel Ilagan – $5,000 (Match Game ’98)
The Jade Club
- Jordan Honan – $2,000 (Sports Jeopardy!)
- Kevin Slattery – $1,950 (Wheel of Fortune)
- Russell Felder – $1,300 (Trivia Pursuit: America Plays)
- Andrew Sullivan – $1,260 (Memory Bank)
- Shane Elsberry – $1,200 (Pyramid ’03, Weakest Link)
- Brian Smith – $954 (Brain Battle)
- Bob Hagh – $600 (Chain Reaction ’07, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays)
- Wayne Schiff – $5 (Million Second Quiz)
All values are in US dollars. Money not won in the United States has been converted based on the exchange rate on the time of the appearance.