<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Total winnings </Th> <Th> Show ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Brad Rutter </Td> <Td> $4,555,102 </Td> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $4,455,102 </Td> <Td> Rutter 's total includes $55,102 during his initial appearance on Jeopardy ! in 2001 , $100,000 in 2002 's Tournament of Champions , two separate $1,000,000 prizes ( one for winning the Million Dollar Masters tournament in 2002 and one for winning the Battle of the Decades in 2014 ) , $2,100,000 during the Ultimate Tournament of Champions in 2005 , and $200,000 ( $100,000 of which was donated to charity ) for finishing third in the 2011 Jeopardy ! IBM Challenge . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Million Dollar Mind Game , $100,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Ken Jennings </Td> <Td> $4,123,414.29 </Td> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $3,422,700 </Td> <Td> Jennings won $2,522,700 in his original run on Jeopardy ! , $500,000 for his second - place finish in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions , $300,000 ( $150,000 of which was donated to charity ) in the 2011 IBM Challenge , and $100,000 for finishing second in the Battle of the Decades . In addition to his appearances on other shows , Jennings also competed on 500 Questions in 2016 ; however , he did not add to his total , lasting only four questions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader ? , $500,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grand Slam , $100,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $100,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 vs. 100 , $714.29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Andrew Kravis </Td> <Td> $2,656,550 </Td> <Td> The Million Second Quiz , $2,600,000 </Td> <Td> Kravis won $326,346 in the main competition as one of the top four finalists , then won a $2,000,000 grand prize plus an additional $273,654 as champion to bring his total to $2.6 million , surpassing the amount of money won by Jennings during his original run on Jeopardy ! . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wheel of Fortune , $50,550 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $5,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $1,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Kevin Olmstead </Td> <Td> $2,207,000 </Td> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $2,180,000 </Td> <Td> Olmstead 's primary win occurred during the progressive jackpot shows on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? in 2001 . Following this win , Olmstead held the record as the biggest winner in American television for over three years until it was broken by Ken Jennings . He also held the record as the biggest winner on a primetime game show in U.S. television history for over twelve years until it was broken by Andrew Kravis on September 19 , 2013 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $27,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Ed Toutant </Td> <Td> $1,871,401 </Td> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $1,860,000 </Td> <Td> Toutant was another contestant during the progressive jackpot shows on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? in 2001 . After missing a question which was later revealed to be flawed , Toutant was invited back to continue playing for the jackpot at the same level he was playing for during his original appearance . Toutant was able to complete the remaining questions and win a jackpot of $1.86 million . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $11,401 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Ashlee Register </Td> <Td> $1,795,000 </Td> <Td> Duel , $1,795,000 </Td> <Td> Register won $75,000 plus an accumulating $1,720,000 jackpot , giving her the record for most winnings by a female contestant on a game show in U.S. television history ( equivalent to $2,119,000 in 2017 ) and the record for the most money won by an American who has only ever appeared on one game show . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> David Legler </Td> <Td> $1,765,000 </Td> <Td> Twenty One , $1,765,000 </Td> <Td> Legler won $1,765,000 over six wins on the 2000 revival of Twenty One , making him the show 's biggest winner . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Curtis Warren </Td> <Td> $1,546,988 </Td> <Td> Greed , $1,410,000 </Td> <Td> Warren 's then - record - setting win came in a Million Dollar Moment on Greed , bringing his total winnings on the show to $1,410,000 . Warren also appeared on Sale of the Century , Win Ben Stein 's Money , and Jeopardy ! , although he failed to win any money while competing on the latter program . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sale of the
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Total winnings </Th> <Th> Show ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Brad Rutter </Td> <Td> $4,555,102 </Td> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $4,455,102 </Td> <Td> Rutter 's total includes $55,102 during his initial appearance on Jeopardy ! in 2001 , $100,000 in 2002 's Tournament of Champions , two separate $1,000,000 prizes ( one for winning the Million Dollar Masters tournament in 2002 and one for winning the Battle of the Decades in 2014 ) , $2,100,000 during the Ultimate Tournament of Champions in 2005 , and $200,000 ( $100,000 of which was donated to charity ) for finishing third in the 2011 Jeopardy ! IBM Challenge . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Million Dollar Mind Game , $100,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Ken Jennings </Td> <Td> $4,123,414.29 </Td> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $3,422,700 </Td> <Td> Jennings won $2,522,700 in his original run on Jeopardy ! , $500,000 for his second - place finish in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions , $300,000 ( $150,000 of which was donated to charity ) in the 2011 IBM Challenge , and $100,000 for finishing second in the Battle of the Decades . In addition to his appearances on other shows , Jennings also competed on 500 Questions in 2016 ; however , he did not add to his total , lasting only four questions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader ? , $500,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grand Slam , $100,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $100,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 vs. 100 , $714.29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Andrew Kravis </Td> <Td> $2,656,550 </Td> <Td> The Million Second Quiz , $2,600,000 </Td> <Td> Kravis won $326,346 in the main competition as one of the top four finalists , then won a $2,000,000 grand prize plus an additional $273,654 as champion to bring his total to $2.6 million , surpassing the amount of money won by Jennings during his original run on Jeopardy ! . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wheel of Fortune , $50,550 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $5,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $1,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Kevin Olmstead </Td> <Td> $2,207,000 </Td> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $2,180,000 </Td> <Td> Olmstead 's primary win occurred during the progressive jackpot shows on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? in 2001 . Following this win , Olmstead held the record as the biggest winner in American television for over three years until it was broken by Ken Jennings . He also held the record as the biggest winner on a primetime game show in U.S. television history for over twelve years until it was broken by Andrew Kravis on September 19 , 2013 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $27,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Ed Toutant </Td> <Td> $1,871,401 </Td> <Td> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , $1,860,000 </Td> <Td> Toutant was another contestant during the progressive jackpot shows on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? in 2001 . After missing a question which was later revealed to be flawed , Toutant was invited back to continue playing for the jackpot at the same level he was playing for during his original appearance . Toutant was able to complete the remaining questions and win a jackpot of $1.86 million . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeopardy ! , $11,401 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Ashlee Register </Td> <Td> $1,795,000 </Td> <Td> Duel , $1,795,000 </Td> <Td> Register won $75,000 plus an accumulating $1,720,000 jackpot , giving her the record for most winnings by a female contestant on a game show in U.S. television history ( equivalent to $2,119,000 in 2017 ) and the record for the most money won by an American who has only ever appeared on one game show . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> David Legler </Td> <Td> $1,765,000 </Td> <Td> Twenty One , $1,765,000 </Td> <Td> Legler won $1,765,000 over six wins on the 2000 revival of Twenty One , making him the show 's biggest winner . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Curtis Warren </Td> <Td> $1,546,988 </Td> <Td> Greed , $1,410,000 </Td> <Td> Warren 's then - record - setting win came in a Million Dollar Moment on Greed , bringing his total winnings on the show to $1,410,000 . Warren also appeared on Sale of the Century , Win Ben Stein 's Money , and Jeopardy ! , although he failed to win any money while competing on the latter program . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sale of the
who has won the most money on a game show
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Brad Rutter
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