The Richest Game Show Hosts

DeRay Davis is known for being a stand up comedian and an actor, but he has also hosted game shows like Mind of a Man and Hip Hop Squares.

As of 2021, Davis has a net worth of $1.5 million. He is still active in stand up, and is acting in the television show Snowfall.

Brooke Burns is one of the few female game show hosts in the field. She is an actress, model, and game show host. Burns has had several television appearances, including Baywatch, before she entered into game show hosting.

As of 2021, Burns has a net worth of $3 million. She is known for hosting Hole in the Wall and The Chase. Currently, Burns is continuing to pursue acting and has had various roles over the years.

Billy Eichner is everyone’s favorite flustered New Yorker. He is known for Billy on the Street, his unique style of game show on Funny or Die where he runs up to strangers with a microphone, a camera crew, and often a celebrity to ask them random questions.

As of 2021, Eichner has a net worth of $5 million. He is currently working on writing a movie with the occasional Billy on the Street episode and acting appearance.

You most likely recognize Richard Karn from his role on Home Improvement, but he has actually hosted a couple of game shows as well. Karn has hosted Family Feud in the past as well as Bingo America.

As of 2021, Karn has a net worth of $8 million. He is currently acting in several different roles on television.

Peter Marshall is a television personality most well-known for hosting Hollywood Squares for nearly twenty years. He has also been an actor both on and off screen, on television, movies, and even Broadway.

As of 2021, Marshall has a net worth of $10 million. He is currently still alive at 94 years old and is in retirement, although he still has the occasional project from time to time.

Chuck Woolery was the first host of The Wheel of Fortune and hosted it for its first six seasons. He also dipped his toe into the music industry as well and had some appearances in acting over the years.

As of 2021, Woolery has a net worth of $10 million. He currently co-hosts a conservative political podcast called Blunt Force Truth.

Monty Hall was most famous for being the long-time host of the game show Let’s Make a Deal. He was also known for being a very charitable and giving man.

At the time of his death in 2017, he had a net worth of $10 million. Hall died of heart failure at the age of 96.

When Monty Hall and former producers of Let’s Make a Deal wanted to revive the show in 2009, they selected Wayne Brady to be the new host. Brady is an all-around performer, recognized for his acting on screen, and on Broadway, as well as his singing and his hosting.

As of 2021, Brady has a net worth of $12 million. He is currently playing a recurring character on The Bold and the Beautiful as well as a character on Black Lightning. If you are immersed in the world of TikTok, you will have also seen him in the official Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical.

Jane Lynch can be seen all over Hollywood in tons of movies and television shows, playing key characters as well as extras left and right. She is also the host of Hollywood Game Night and has been since 2013.

As of 2021, Lynch has a net worth of $16 million. She is currently obviously very active, and her IMDB is very impressive for 2020 - considering the pandemic.

Tom Bergeron began his career as a radio host and steadily rose in popularity until he became a co-host for Breakfast Time on FX. He is well-known for hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos and Dancing With the Stars, but he has also won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host of Hollywood Squares in 2000.

As of 2021, Bergeron has a net worth of $16 million. He was let go from his long-time role as host of Dancing with the Stars in 2020 and has rumors circulating as to what could be next for him.

Ben Stein has had a very long and diverse career. He has worked in writing, politics, and acting. In his acting, he has appeared in several different movies and shows. He hosted the game show Win Ben Stein’s Money from 1997 to 2003.

As of 2021, Stein has a net worth of $20 million. He is still very active in writing, politics, and acting.

Terry Crews has had several defining roles in his career. Many know him as the father in Everybody Hates Chris, and even more probably know him as Terry Jeffords in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He is also a host, and hosted the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? for a few seasons.

As of 2020, Crews has a net worth of $20 million. He is currently still acting in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and he is also the current host of America’s Got Talent.

Anthony Anderson has been in the acting business for a while now, but he is most known for starring in the show Black-ish that began airing in 2014. He is also the host of the game show revival of To Tell the Truth.

As of 2021, Anderson has a net worth of $25 million. He is still acting in, as well as producing, Black-ish and its spin-off Grown-ish, and he is still the host of To Tell the Truth.

Bob Eubanks began his career as a child model and later a radio host. In the 1960s, he was asked to be the first host of the very well-known game show The Newlywed Game, which he hosted on and off for years. He has also helped organize concerts and helped produce artists like Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard over the years.

As of 2021, Eubanks has a net worth of $25 million. He isn’t currently in showbusiness, but he is still active as the co-founder of a fitness company that makes products for baby boomers.

Anne Robinson is a British journalist and game show host, best-known for hosting the game show The Weakest Link, both in the U.K. and the U.S.

As of 2021, Robinson has a net worth of $45 million. She is still active in her career and was just announced in February 2021 as the next host of the British game show Countdown.

Meredith Vieira got her start in broadcast journalism in 1975 as an anchor for a local news station. Since then, she has become a recognizable face on CBS, The View, Today, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and 25 Words or Less.

As of 2021, Vieira has a net worth of $45 million. She is currently still an anchor for NBC and the host of the game show 25 Words or Less.

Jeff Probst is best known as the host of the reality show Survivor, but he also hosted the game show Rock & Roll Jeopardy from 1998 to 2001.

As of 2021, Probst has a net worth of $50 million. Survivor is still continuing to air and is close to 50 seasons with Probst as the host for all of them. He is also an active television producer.

Howie Mandel began his work in television as an actor and is best-known for hosting the game show Deal or No Deal and being a judge on the talent competition America’s Got Talent.

As of 2021, Mandel has a net worth of $60 million. He is currently still a judge on America’s Got Talent and has worked on the show since 2010.

Pat Sajak got his start, as many others on this list did, as a radio host. He signed on as the host of Wheel of Fortune in 1983 and has been the host of this game show ever since.

As of 2021, Sajak has a net worth of $70 million. He is still the host of Wheel of Fortune and broke the world record for the longest-running host of any game show in 2019.

Alex Trebek was a very well-known game show host who hosted several shows, but his most famous was Jeopardy!, which he hosted for 37 years from 1984 until he died in 2020. Over the course of hosting Jeopardy!, he won seven Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host.

At the moment of his death in 2020, Trebek was worth $75 million. He died in November 2020 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old and was contracted to work as the host of Jeopardy! until at least 2022.

Just like Alex Trebek is synonymous with Jeopardy!, Bob Barker is synonymous with The Price is Right. He hosted this game show from 1972 to 2007, and also hosted another game show called Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.

As of 2021, Barker has a net worth of $70 million. He has been retired since he left The Price is Right in 2007, and he is currently nearly 100 years old.

Jeff Foxworthy didn’t always plan on being in show business. He began his career in computer maintenance at IBM, but his colleagues found him so funny that they encouraged him to pursue comedy, which took off for him in the '90s. He has since had a rich career in show business and was the host of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

As of 2021, Foxworthy has a net worth of $100 million. Currently, he is the host of A&E’s What It’s Worth, where families find potentially valuable things lying around their homes.

Regis Philbin began his career in show business in the 1950s and 60s, but he was really pushed forward into the spotlight when he began co-hosting Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee in 1988. He also hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Million Dollar Password, and America’s Got Talent.

At the time of his death in 2020, Philbin’s net worth was $150 million. Philbin died of a heart attack in July of 2020, just before he turned 89 years old. He currently holds the record for the most hours on U.S. television.

Drew Carey took over as host of The Price is Right after Bob Barker retired in 2007. He got his start as a comedian in the '90s, and he has even dipped his toes into the world of sports in different capacities.

As of 2021, Carey has a net worth of $165 million. He is still the host of The Price is Right and can be seen in other places around show business from time to time.

Steve Harvey struggled for the early part of his career when he started out as a comedian in the '80s. He finally found success in the '90s when he was a finalist in a comedy search competition. He began hosting Family Feud in 2010, and continues to this day.

As of 2021, Harvey’s net worth is $200 million. In addition to continuing hosting Family Feud, he is also successful in his production company, which has even extended Family Feud to a version in South Africa.

Don Francisco (Mario Kreutzberger) is known for hosting the variety and game show Sabado Gigante on the Spanish-speaking channel Univision. He has also hosted the Chilean versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Deal or No Deal.

As of 2021, Kreutzberger’s net worth is $200 million. He retired from television in 2020, and is now 80 years old.

Most people know Richard Clark from hosting American Bandstand and for Richard Clark’s Rockin New Year’s Eve, but he was also the host of game shows $10,000 Pyramid and $20,000 Pyramid.

When he died, Richard Clark had a net worth $200 million. He passed away in 2012 at the age of 82 of a heart attack.

Although Johnny Carson is best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, he was also the host of a couple of game shows early in his career such as Earn Your Vacation from the 1950s and Who Do You Trust? also from the 1950s.

At the time of his death, Carson had a net worth of $300 million. He retired from The Tonight Show in 1992 and was succeeded by Jay Leno. He later died in 2005 at the age of 79 of a heart attack.

Ryan Seacrest seems to be everywhere we look in show business. We know him best from hosting American Idol, his radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Richard Clark’s Rockin New Year’s Eve, and co-hosting Live! With Kelly and Ryan, but he actually got his start as the host of the game shows Gladiators 2000, Wild Animal Games, and Click.

As of 2021, Seacrest has a net worth of $450 million, and it’s well-deserved too with how many projects he can keep up at once. He is still active in all of those American Idol, On Air, Dick Clark, and Live! hosting gigs.

And the richest game show host of all time is Merv Griffin, who hosted game shows like Play Your Hunch, Keep Talking, and Word for Word. However, his biggest successes in the game show industry come from producing the most popular game shows in the business: Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

Because of these grand successes, he died with a net worth of $1 billion. Griffin passed away in 2007 from a decade-long battle with prostate cancer at the age of 82.