Talk:American game show winnings records

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The information that I listed is from the best info I can find on the internet...I am aware that it is not completly accurate...and some of the questions I have are posted as WikiNotes in the All Time Winnings List section...I have confirmed some things and have updated them accordingly...I have posted the same question about Tom O' Brien and someone has said that the answer to that is no...but I have no proof of that other than the word of the person who responded to that question...other changes are still needed and would be appreciated!

I have listed the questions that can be found in the ATWL notes below

More info can be added for some contestants, such as dates, exact winnings, etc. ...some questions I have are below...crispinh1 I heard (but have no conformation) Dr. Heish (#10) won $100,000 on Millionaire...if you can confirm this, adjust the list and add that please!

Is $500K Millionaire winner Tom O'Brien (#T32) the same Tom O'Brien who is listed above as the big S.O.C winner or is he a different Tom O' Brien??

  • REPLY-No, he isn't. I asked him recently.

I know that Paulara Hawkins won about $750,000 on the short lived "Show Me The Money"...however I don't know the exact total so I can't add her...so if someone could find that and add her to the list...there also could be more big winners from that show that I can't remember

If anyone with better information can please help clean this article up it would be appreciated -CrispinH1 15:42, 06 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Table removed

I removed the table from the list. It was too messy, and had a bunch of unnecessary information. I streamlined the list as well, just listing the winners according to how much they won (separating into 3 categories). --ChrisP2K5 16:40, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Honestly, I find the list as it is currently formatted to be difficult to follow. I'd prefer a properly-formatted table, and I think others would, also. Sliver7 (talk) 19:39, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Citing sources

I went through the body of this article (the sections entitled "Daytime game shows" and "Overall winnings record") and tried to find as many reliable sources to verify the information here. Notice that I didn't delete information I couldn't find, even though that's a strict interpretation of Wikipedia policy. Consider this, written by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: "It is better to have no information, than to have information like this, with no sources." [1] Also, go read Wikipedia:Verifiability, one of the WP's core content policies.

I suspect everything in this well-written and interesting article could be verified, so I chose not to edit out anything in the first two sections. Maybe someone can pitch in to verify the rest of the information; for example, the Team Record info in the second section. As far as the list of winners is concerned, though, I think that any number that can't be verified should be tossed out. That's why I reverted Chad1am's revert. It's not enough to say that the figures are "accurate," and it's my understanding that you can't even say, "I saw Ken Jennings win $714.29 on 1 vs. 100." If you're able to find the source for it (I wasn't able to), please add it back in and provide the reference, even if it's the TV episode itself.

(To Chad: I used the MSNBC article because it was the best article about Jenning's winnings I could find. I also deleted much of the paragraph before the list because when I'm finished, it's my hope that we can get rid of the Unreliable Section tag.) --Figureskatingfan 05:44, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the information about Ed Toutant, since I couldn't find anything to corroborate it. If anyone finds it, please re-add it. --Figureskatingfan 23:29, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm just wondering why Jennings's 1 vs. 100 winnings are not there when he, uh, won them. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 23:37, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Forget that, actually. I've properly sourced all of Jennings's winning. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 00:07, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the following:

Won $106,801 in original J! appearance and subsequent Tournament of Champions appearance, first to win $5000 on WBSM, won $389,801 in Ultimate Tournament of Champions, finishing 3rd overall.

According to the J! archive [2], Vered won only $96,801. That brings his total winnings to $499,102, just below the list's parameters. So I deleted him. If I did so in error, please correct. --Figureskatingfan 04:48, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the following trivia about Todd Kim, because I couldn't find anything to support it.
Kim appeared on Jeopardy! shortly after his Super Millionaire appearance, but was forced to forfeit his $2000 second place prize because he had appeared on a game show in the previous year. --Figureskatingfan 05:08, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

More deletions, sorry; made because I couldn't find the source (please correct):

  • Christina Howard, Identity: $500,000
  • John Zole, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: $500,000
  • Stephanie Wambach, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: $500,000
  • Robert Rutter, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: $500,000

It looks like we need a relable source for 5th Grader. Except for my one reference, about Todd Kim, the recap page on their website doesn't list last names. --Figureskatingfan 05:42, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Yeehaw. I referenced all but Wambach. I found an article detailing that she will be on the show, but nothing about any winnings. Maybe something will turn up! — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 02:50, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removed tag

I have removed the unreliable tag from this article, since the sources have been checked. It's not as complete as I would like, but it's satisfactory enough to no longer be tagged. Please contribute as you can. --Figureskatingfan 02:40, 12 September 2007 (UTC)