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These people have won more money on network television game shows than any others:

1.	Dr. Kevin Olmstead, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, April 10, 2001, $2.18 million.a
2.	Ed Toutant, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Sept. 7, 2001, $1.86 million.
3.	Lt. David Legler, Twenty-One, NBC, Feb. 9-14-16, 2000, $1.765 million.
4.	Curtis Warren, Greed, Fox, Nov. 18, 1999, and Feb. 11, 2000, $1.41 million.0
5.	Adam - The Price is Right - Million Dollar Spectacular, CBS - Feb. 22, 2008 - $1,153,908
6.	John Carpenter, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Nov. 19, 1999, and May 24-25, 2000, $1.125 million.1
7.	Rahim Oberholtzer, Twenty-One, NBC, Feb. 2, 2000, $1.12 million.
8.	Dr. Tim Hsieh, It's Your Chance of a Lifetime, Fox, June 8, 2000, $1,042,309.16
9.	Joe Trela, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Mar. 23, 2000, and May 21, 2000, $1,000,500.
10.	Dan Blonsky, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Jan. 18, 2000, and May 23, 2000, $1,000,500.
11.	Jon Kenney, Pepsi Play for a Billion, ABC, Sept. 12, 2004.
12.	Robert (Bob-O) Essig, Super Millionaire, ABC, Feb. 23, 2004, $1,000,000.
13.	Richard Bay, Pepsi Play for a Billion, The WB, Sept. 14, 2003.
14.	Bernie Cullen, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, April 15, 2001, $1,000,000.
15.	David Goodman, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, July 11, 2000, $1 million.
16.	Kim Hunt, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, July 6, 2000, $1 million.9
17.	Bob House, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, June 13, 2000, $1 million.
18.	Sheila Shaigany, Studio 7, The WB, Sept. 3, 2004, $854,000.
19.	Lauren Griswold, Super Greed, Fox, May 12, 2000, $810,000.
20.	David Juliano, Super Greed, Fox, May 12, 2000, $800,000.
21.	Monique Jones, Super Greed, Fox, May 19, 2000, $610,000.
22.	George Elias, Super Greed, Fox, May 2, 2000, $600,000.1a
23.	Melissa Hall, Twenty-One, NBC, Jan. 24, 2000, $600,000.
24.	Tim Shields, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Jan. 2000 and May 24, 2000, $516,000.1b
25.	Catherine Rahm, Winning Lines, CBS, Jan. 8, 2000, and Sale of the Century, NBC, 1986, $503,400.
26.	Michael Shutterly, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Aug. 28, 1999, and May 24, 2000, $500,500.2
27.	Pat Headley, Super Millionaire, ABC, May 23-25, 2004, $500,000.
28.	Jason Carter, Super Millionaire, ABC, May 20, 2004, $500,000.
29.	Scott Hoff, Super Millionaire, ABC, May 16, 2004, $500,000.
30.	Todd Kim, Super Millionaire, ABC, Feb. 22, 2004, $500,000.
31.	Mary Burke, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, June 14, 2001, $500,000.
32.	Tom Hoobler, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, June 5, 2001, $500,000.
33.	Moe Cain, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, May 1, 2001, $500,000.
34.	Steve Perry, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, April 22, 2001, $500,000.2a
35.	David Stewart, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, April 1, 2001, $500,000.
36.	Gary Gambino, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, March 1, 2001, $500,000.2aa
37.	Jim Matthews, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Dec. 2000.
38.	Justin Ray Castillo, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Nov. 26, 2000, $500,000.
39.	Pat Thompson, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Nov. 8, 2000, $500,000.
40.	Phil Gibbons, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Aug. 15, 2000, $500,000.
41.	Joe Kelleher, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, July 23, 2000, $500,000.
42.	Tom O'Brien, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, June 11, 2000, $500,000.
43.	Dr. Mike Menz, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, April 27, 2000, $500,000.
44.	Stephanie Girardi, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Feb. 17, 2000, $500,000.1aa
45.	David Fite, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Jan. 10, 2000, $500,000.
46.	Rob Coughlin, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Jan. 23, 2000, $500,000.2b
47.	Phyllis Harris, Super Greed, Fox, May 12, 2000, and Trivia Trap, ABC (1985); Scrabble, NBC (1987); Card Sharks, NBC (1979), Wheel of Fortune, NBC, (1992), and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, $499,300.
48.	Thorpe Schoenle, Deal or No Deal, April 24, 2006, $464,000.
49.	Kelly Bruce, Twenty-One, NBC, Jan. 26, 2000, $460,000.
50.	Tim Helms, Twenty-One, NBC, April 17, 2000, $415,000.2c
51.	Melissa Skirboll, Greed, Fox, Nov. 18, 1999, $410,000.3
52.	Jason Myers, Twenty-One, NBC, Feb. 9, 2000, $410,000.
53.	Cindy Pridgeon, Deal or No Deal, NBC, March 1, 2006, $407,000.
54.	Mike McKay, Winning Lines, CBS, Jan. 22, 2000, $402,500.
55.	Sheetal Shetty, Deal or No Deal, NBC, April 3, 2006, $375,000.
56.	David Forman, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, Feb. 24, 2000 and May 21, 2000, $375,000. 6a
57.	Keith Dillihunt, Twenty-One, NBC, Jan. 19 & 24, 2000, $360,000.
58.	Peter Montesanti, Deal or No Deal, NBC, Feb. 27, 2006, $359,000.
59.	Maria Retkofsky, Twenty-One, NBC, Mar. 13, 2000, $335,000.
60.	Gretchen Samuels, Twenty-One, NBC, Jan. 16, 2000, $330,000.
61.	Madeleine Ali, Greed, Fox, Dec. 10, 1999, $320,0003a
62.	Al Schaeffer, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, March 16, 2000, and May 25, 2000, $312,500.
63.	Jill Shilstra, Greed, Fox, June 30, 2000, $310,000.
64.	Evan Benner, Greed, Fox, June 23, 2000, $310,000.
65.	Annemarie Bukta, Greed, Fox, Feb. 18, 2000, $310,000.
66.	Jeff Ester, Greed, Fox, Feb. 18, 2000, $310,000
67.	Robert Abramoff, Greed, Fox, Nov. 4, 1999, $310,000.4
68.	Brian Kennedy, Deal or No Deal, NBC, April 12, 2006, $301,000.
69.	Michael Jezierny, Challenge of the Child Geniuses, Fox, May 9, 2000, $300,000 (trust fund).

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