The Biggest Payouts In Game Show History - Grunge
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Almost as long as television has existed, game shows and trivia quiz shows have been big draws. Once game shows realized throwing huge amounts of money around could bring in the eyeballs, they upped the ante. But some contestants sent them packing. Here are the biggest payouts in game show history.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-07-28 15:31:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Ed Toutant lost at the $16K question on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ because it was a flawed question. Therefore, he was invited back on & given a second chance, with the jackpot set back at $1.86m as it had been on his first appearance. In his return, he sailed to the end & won that jackpot.