- Ken Jennings
Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) holds the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show "Jeopardy!" Jennings won 74 games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance. His total earnings on "Jeopardy!" are US$3,022,700 ($2,520,700 in winnings, a $2,000 consolation prize on his 75th appearance, and $500,000 in the "Jeopardy!" Ultimate Tournament of Champions). - Brian Billick
Brian Billick (February 28, 1954) has been the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League since January 19, 1999. Billick led the Ravens to a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's only championship appearance, and has won the most games in team history. - David Letterman
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1994 "Late Show with David Letterman"David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, "Late Night with David Letterman", … - John Carpenter
John Carpenter (born 1967) was the first $1,000,000 winner on the United States version of the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". The historic event occurred on November 19, 1999. He held the record for the largest single win in United States game show history, until it was broken by Rahim Oberholtzer on another U.S. quiz show, "Twenty One". - Charles van Doren
Charles Lincoln Van Doren (born February 12, 1926) is a noted American intellectual. He is most notorious for his involvement in the television quiz show scandals of the 1950s. Van Doren confessed that he had been given the right answers by the producers of a TV game show whose producers used his onscreen appeal to attract more viewers. - Tom Green
Tom Green (born Michael Thomas Green on July 30, 1971) is a Canadian comedian, actor and a television host who is currently hosting "Tom Green Live". Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, Green grew up in suburban Ottawa. He pioneered a type of "shock humor" that begat "Jackass", "Fear Factor", and other reality shows. - Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones (born Janina Stranski on June 7, 1946) is a Canadian-American talk show host who hosted "The Jenny Jones Show" from 1991 to 2003. - Janet Jones
Janet-Marie Jones (born January 10 1961) is an American actress, dancer, and aerobics instructor. She is married to ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky. - Vanna White
Vanna White (born Vanna Marie Rosich on February 18, 1957) is a American television personality, best known as the hostess and puzzle board operator on the long-running game show "Wheel of Fortune". She is the niece of actor Christopher George. - Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith is a retired truck driver from Los Angeles, California. In February 2003, he became the first winner of a million dollars on the syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". The final question he was asked: The U.S. icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson, who worked during the War of 1812 as a what? A. Meat Inspector B. Mail Deliverer C. Historian D. Weapons Mechanic After host Meredith Vieira read the question to him again, … - Herb Stempel
Herb Stempel (born December 19, 1926) is a television game show contestant who became famous for his participation in the 1950s show "Twenty One", where he had a suspiciously long run of wins in 1956, and for his eventual exposure of what became known as the Quiz show scandals. Stempel had actually been tested at a high IQ (he was a graduate of the famous Bronx High School of Science) and was as knowledgeable as portrayed. - Marcellas Reynolds
Marcellas Reynolds, is a TV host, TV commentator and fashion stylist residing in Los Angeles, California. Marcellas has made numerous television appearances on shows including "The Tyra Banks Show", Style Network's "How Do I look", and "E! News Daily". - Tom Bergeron
Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is an Emmy Award-nominated American television personality and a popular one-time game show host, best known to the public as the host of "America's Funniest Home Videos", which he has hosted since 2001; and "Hollywood Squares" (1998 - 2004). He is currently the host for the ABC reality series "Dancing with the Stars" (2005 - present), and a fill-in host, replacing Meredith Vieira, … - Tom Walsh
Tom Walsh (born August 26, 1964) is best known publicly as a contestant on the syndicated television game show "Jeopardy!" from January 5, 2004 through January 14, 2004. At the beginning of the 20th season of "Jeopardy!", a long-standing game rule that stipulated that winning contestants must leave after five wins was eliminated. Under the new rules, contestants can return as long as they keep winning. - Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik went on to attend UCLA after Blossom. She earned a Bachelors Degree in neuroscience. According to her wiki, she was going after her PhD in 2006. We couldn't find any information about whether or not she completed the PhD program and is now Dr.Mayim Bialik. The former child star does not appear to be doing any acting these days, but she seen at a Beverly Hills event celebrating the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence back in February. - Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor, known for his work on television. His greatest fame came from his role of Arnold Becker on "L.A. Law" during the late 1980s and early 1990s, though he has appeared regularly as a cast member or guest on other shows, including "General Hospital", "Cuts", and "Psych". - Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Louise Alley (born January 12, 1951) is an American actress known for her role in the TV show "Cheers", where she played Rebecca Howe from 1987-1993, winning an Emmy as the "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" for 1991. A year later, she won a Golden Globe for her performance in "Cheers" as well. She won an Emmy in 1994 for her role in the TV-drama "David's Mother". - Darva Conger
Darva Conger (born 21 September 1966) is a former emergency room nurse who was selected as the winner on a 2000 reality television show "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?". In the show, which aired as a single 2-hour broadcast, 50 women competed to be the bride of a unknown millionaire whom they did not see during the show except in silhouette. At the end of the show on February 15, 2000, … - Michael Larson
Paul Michael Larson (May 10, 1949 - February 16, 1999) was a contestant on the United States television game show "Press Your Luck". Larson's claim to fame was his winning $110,237 in cash and prizes, which he was able to do by memorizing the patterns used on the "Press Your Luck" game board. - Kevin Olmstead
Dr. Kevin Olmstead (born March 20, 1959) is an environmental engineer from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He won $2.18 million on the TV game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on April 10, 2001, at the time a record for highest total winnings on a game show. "Millionaire" at this time had an increasing bonus on top of the $1 million top prize, as there had been a drought of top-prize winners for five months. - Barry Williams
Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954), known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American actor best known for his role as Greg Brady in the ABC television series "The Brady Bunch". Williams was born in Santa Monica, California to Doris May Moore and Canadian-born Frank Millar Blenkhorn. He decided as a very young child that he wanted to be an actor, and in 1967 he made his television debut in an episode of "Dragnet". - Tom Selleck
Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American actor, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his starring role on the long-running television show "Magnum P.I.". - Jimmie Walker
James Carter Walker (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and stand-up comedian who is probably best known for portraying JJ Evans on "Good Times", which ran from 1974 to 1979. While on the show, he was known for such catch phrases such as "Dyn-O-Mite" and "What can I say". Walker was born in The Bronx, New York. He is a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School in New York City. Through a federal program known as "SEEK", or "Search for Education, … - Linda Cardellini
Linda Cardellini (Full name Linda Edna Cardellini ) was born on June 25, 1975 in Redwood City, California, United States. She is an American television and film actress. ... She had attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, CA and Loyola Marymount University. Her father Wayne and her mother Lorraine have supported her a lot during her ascension in life. - Kellie Martin
Kellie Noelle Martin (born October 16, 1975) is an American television actress. A native of Riverside, California, Martin loved to perform for her close-knit family. She began her acting career at age seven, when her aunt Rhonda, a nanny for actor Michael Landon's children, helped Martin land a guest spot on the Landon produced series "Father Murphy". Among many roles in motion pictures, made-for-TV movies and television series, … - Curtis Warren
Curtis Warren was an air traffic controller and contestant on several American game shows and once held the all-time game show winnings record, with over $1,410,000. His total game-show winnings from several programs equal $1,546,988, making him the sixth highest winning contestant in game show history, and third overall with dollar amounts adjusted for inflation. - David Legler
David Legler was a contestant on the television game show "Twenty-One" between February 9 2000 and February 16 2000. He won six consecutive rounds of Twenty-One and amassed a grand total of $1,765,000 in winnings. He held the title of highest game show winner for 14 months, later to be defeated by "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" contestant Kevin Olmstead during a special airing of Mega Millionaire in 2001. - Michael Fishman
Michael Desmond Fishman, (born October 22, 1981 in Long Beach, California) is an American actor best known for playing Roseanne Barr and John Goodman's son, D.J. Conner, on the long-running series "Roseanne". He has made appearances in some movies and other TV shows. He graduated from Los Alamitos High School. In a recent Larry King interview with the cast of "Roseanne", Fishman claims he wants to get back into the entertainment industry. - David Goodman
David Goodman is a consultant from Maryland who won a million dollars on the television show, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." On how the victory changed his life Goodman says: "Sure, I've bought a car and a house, but otherwise I have the same interests, the same friends, and the same weekly routines." Later in the season, a contestant used Goodman for the lifeline, Phone-A-Friend. Goodman gave the incorrect answer and caused the contestant to go home with $1,000. - Daniel Avila
Daniel Avila is a freelance photographer from southern California and was also a contestant on the television game show "Greed", and also the only contestant to ever reach the two million dollar question. The topic of the question was odors, and he was to pick the four most recognizable scents (out of nine possible choices, the choices being baby powder, peanut butter, moth balls, tuna, coffee, dry cat food, chocolate, cinnamon, and Vicks Vaporub), … - Nancy Christy
Nancy Christy was the first woman (May 8, 2003) to win the top ($1,000,000) prize on the United States game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". She was the second contestant to win the top prize on the syndicated version hosted by Meredith Vieira. Christy is a middle-school teacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her final question asked who painter Grant Wood used as the model for the farmer in his painting "American Gothic". - Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller (born Phyllis Ada Driver on July 17, 1917) is a Golden Globe-nominated American comedian who is considered one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. The stage character she created was a wild-haired, eccentrically dressed housewife who made jokes about a husband named "Fang" while smoking from a long cigarette holder. She is also known for her distinctive, cackling laugh, one of the best-recognized in comedy. - Ed Toutant
Ed Toutant was a contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in the United States in 2001. Toutant appeared on the show during the time it gave away an accumulating jackpot to anyone who reached the top prize question and answered it correctly (which Kevin Olmstead eventually did after Toutant's original appearance on "Millionaire"). However, due to an error with one of his questions, … - Joyce Brothers
Joyce Brothers, PhD (maiden name Joyce Diane Bauer, born October 20, 1928) is a psychologist and advice columnist, publishing a daily syndicated newspaper column since 1960. She gained fame in 1955 by winning "The $64,000 Question" game show, on which she appeared as an expert in the subject area of boxing. It should be noted that the game was rigged against her favor, and her win was part of a major court case of the 50s. Dr. - Rahim Oberholtzer
Rahim Oberholtzer was a game show contestant on "Twenty One" in 2000. In his four wins and bonus games, Oberholtzer won $1,120,000, which broke the previous single player winnings record held by John Carpenter, who won $1 million on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". A few weeks later, Oberholtzer's record was broken on "Greed" by Curtis Warren, who added $1 million to his previous show winnings, giving him $1,410,000 in cash. - Dennis Haskins
Dennis Haskins (born November 18, 1950 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is an American actor best known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom "Saved by the Bell", which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. He then went on to star in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired from 1993 to 2000. Before his foray into acting, Haskins briefly worked as a concert promoter, associating with the likes of Earth, Wind, and Fire and Tom Jones. - Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden (born August 23, 1934 in Tucson, Arizona, USA) is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie". - Joe Trela
Joe Trela is a 31-year-old customer service representative from Gilroy, California, who in March 2000, became the third contestant to win the $1 million Grand Prize on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". His victory was far more dramatic than the previous two contestants, John Carpenter and Dan Blonsky, in that he answered the $1 million question but didn't appear absolutely sure about the correct answer. - Judith Keppel
Judith Cynthia Aline Keppel (born 18 August, 1942) was the first one million-pound winner on the television game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" in the United Kingdom. - Larry Toffler
Lawrence H. "Larry" Toffler was an American game show host, as he hosted the syndicated version of "Finders Keepers". Toffler was 21 years old working as a tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood when he was given the job hosting "Finders Keepers." He hosted the syndicated edition for one season before the show moved back to Nickelodeon with reruns of both his version and the Nickelodeon version with Wesley Eure.
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