How much do your favorite gameshow hosts make anyways?
Nathan Johnson
Published
06/17/2015
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Steve Harvey – $12,000,000 The current host of the ever popular gameshow, ‘Family Feud,’ pulls in a whopping $12,000,000 a year. Of course, he makes more money off of a bunch of other projects as well that allow him to live in a penhouse apartment in NYC, paying over $22,000 a month in rent. -
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Richard Dawson – $2,000,000 Richard Dawson was the host of ‘Family Feud’ back in the eighties and he had a salary that was unheard of for its time. Boasting a salary of $2 Million a year, Dawson didn’t do too bad for himself. -
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Pat Sajak – $12,000,000 Pat Sajak also pulls in $12 Million a year for hosting Wheel of Fortune. It’s hard to imagine that this show is still popular, but actually it’s doing better than ever. -
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Vanna White – $8,000,000 As Pat Sajak’s right hand woman, Vanna pulls in quite the hefty salary for her letter flipping abilities on ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ -
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Chuck Woolery – $65,000 As the original host of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ Woolery got screwed over. With the rise in game show popularity, Woolery noticed that every other host’s salary was upwards of $500,000 so he demanded just that for himself. The network didn’t agree, so he was replaced by Pat Sajak who of course pulls in a lot more than $65,000. -
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Howie Mandel – $14,000,000 Howie made a serious killing while hosting ‘Deal or No Deal. However, he makes even more now as a judge on ‘America’s Got Talent.’ -
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Alex Trebek – $10,000,000 Trebek has hosted ‘Jeopardy’ for quite some time now, and his salary shows that he’s a valuable part of the show. Honestly, ‘Jeopardy’ would probably flop if Trebek ever left. -
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Bob Barker – $10,000,000 Hosting everyone’s favorite lunch time game show, ‘The Price is Right,’ Bob Barker pulled in a hefty salary. It’s a shame that he’s not on the show anymore, but hey, he’s definitely enjoying retirement with all those wads of cash. -
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Drew Carey – $8,500,000 While he’s not making as much as Bob Barker was, hosting ‘The Price is Right,’ Drew Carey is still sporting quite the salary. He made so much money from his previous projects that the lower salary really isn’t an issue. -
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Regis Philbin – $20,000,000 Remember the days when ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ was amazing? Well, in those days, Regis Philbin was pulling in a whopping $20,000,000 a year, making him the highest paid game show host ever.
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