10 Biggest TV Game Show Cheats Ever

5. Charles Van Doren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVnGLks--oA Game Show: Twenty One Winnings: $129,000 To continue the scripted narrative that Enright had created with Twenty One, he brought on a rival for Stempel, Charles Van Doren. Over the course of several episodes, the two drew multiple games, bringing both back for the subsequent episodes. Eventually, Van Doren was chosen to be victorious, and crowned the new champion of Twenty One. Van Doren enjoyed similar fame to Stempel, and his earnings were worth well over $1,000,000 in today's economy. The charade couldn't last though, and Herb Stempel was feeling guilty about his involvement in the scandal, and angry at Enright for several broken promises. Stempel eventually leaked the story to newspapers, resulting in a series of grand jury probes of the incident. The full story came out, leading to Enright being exiled from the world of television for several decades and Van Doren being fired as host on The Today Show.
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