The Buzzerblog Almanac
The Buzzerblog Almanac
BuzzerBlog is creating an ever-updating almanac of important dates in game show history. Follow along and see what interesting parts of game show history happened today! This calendar is set to show events and anniversaries in game show history in the next 90 days. Come back often to see new and interesting game show facts!
Sunday February 12
- Joe Garagiola Sr. (born, 1926)
Monday February 13
- Geoff Edwards (born, 1931)
Tuesday February 14
- Hugh Downs (born, 1921)
Saturday February 18
- Bill Cullen (born, 1920)
- Vanna White (born, 1957)
Saturday February 25
- Jim Lange (died, 2014)
Sunday February 26
- Tom Kennedy (born, 1927)
Wednesday March 1
- Alan Thicke (born, 1947)
Sunday March 5
- Geoff Edwards (died, 2014)
Monday March 13
- Peter Tomarken (died, 2006)
Thursday March 16
- Chuck Woolery (born, 1941)
Monday March 20
- Jack Barry (born, 1918)
Tuesday March 21
- Chuck Barris (died, 2017)
Thursday March 23
- Joe Garagiola Sr. (died, 2016)
Friday March 24
- Louie Anderson (born, 1953)
Tuesday March 28
- Art James (died, 2004)
Thursday March 30
- Peter Marshall (born, 1926)
Monday April 3
- Ray Combs (born, 1956)
Monday April 10
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Kevin Olmstead sets the all-time game show winnings record on WWTBAM (2001)
Once John Carpenter broke the bank in 1999, the floodgates opened up for Millionaires. 5 more contestants cracked Regis’ jackpot and won a million dollars in the span of 7 months. After that, however, a drought of success. The show instituted a growing top prize: $10,000 was added to the million dollars with every episode where the prize went unclaimed. By the time Kevin Olmstead climbed the money ladder to secure the prize in 2001, he won a record-setting $2,180,000.
Sunday April 16
- Jim Peck (born, 1939)
Tuesday April 18
- Dick Clark (died, 2012)