A game show is a type of radio, television, or streaming program in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering trivia
Pat Sajak, former host of Wheel of Fortune (middle) along with two United States Armed Forces contestants (left and right) during Armed Services Week, airing on the week of April 3, 2006.
Twenty One host Jack Barry (center) with contestant Charles Van Doren (right) and fellow contestant Vivienne Nearing (left)
Ken Jennings previously held the highest all-time game show winnings record.
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Kenneth Wayne Jennings III is an American game show host and author who has hosted the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! since 2021. He is best known for his success and streak as a contestant on the pro
American game show winnings records
…history all earned the majority of their winnings from the quiz show Jeopardy!, which has aired since 1984 and has had no hard earnings limit since 2003. Ken Jennings is the second highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, having accumulated a total of $5,796,214 as of July 2025. Jennings took his…
Jennings in 2007
Jennings in 2012
Jennings in 2020