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Kevin Prather

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Contestants who returned on two different shows
« on: May 14, 2025, 12:35:38 PM »
On a recent episode of "The Price is Right," Eugene Byon (who a few of us are friends with) was called to come on down for the second time. This is thanks to PiR's rule allowing contestants to become eligible again after ten years.

Previously Eugene was on Millionaire, and was invited back for "Second Chance Week."

Are there other examples of a contestant making two separate appearances on two different shows? For the sake of this discussion, let's say defending champions don't count, but being invited back for a ToC or other tournament does count.

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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2025, 03:49:33 PM »
Mark Leinwand for Tic Tac Dough and Jeopardy.

Mort Kamins for Sale of the Century and The Challengers.

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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2025, 04:13:43 PM »
Leszek Pawlowicz was a 5-time J! champ who came back for the TOC, which he won. About a decade later he appeared on History IQ and appeared on that show's 250K TOC.

In trying to figure out how to spell his name, I see he was also in the Ring of Fire on Millionaire in 1999 and 2000, as well as the syndie version in 2015.
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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2025, 04:17:51 PM »
To be fair the entire second season of IQ was an eight week playoff with rule tweaks—four wins won the crown.

Cliff Galiher won a Jeopardy College Championship then I believe became a titular Master Mind on GSN. I’m more sure that he won his first game.
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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2025, 05:37:33 PM »
Georgeann Wright was a tournament qualifier for both Clark $100K Pyramid and Classic Concentration.

Barbara Phillips was in $ale's first ToC in 1983 and then qualified for Pyramid's third tournament in 1986.
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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2025, 05:49:22 PM »
Tony Harrison played twice on Price (regular contestant, and later as a Superfan), and twice on Wheel of Fortune (regular contestant, then brought back because of an error).
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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2025, 03:44:53 PM »
Curtis Martin on $ale of the Century and Greed.

Randy Amasia on Jeopardy!  and Whew!  (how about that, both shows with an exclamation point in them!!)

Kirstie Alley on Match Game and Password Plus.

Leland Young on Password Plus and Cullen's Blockbusters.

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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2025, 03:57:41 PM »
Leland was never back for a tournament on Password Plus.
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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2025, 04:36:46 PM »
Curtis Martin on $ale of the Century and Greed.

Randy Amasia on Jeopardy!  and Whew!  (how about that, both shows with an exclamation point in them!!)

Kirstie Alley on Match Game and Password Plus.

Leland Young on Password Plus and Cullen's Blockbusters.
Kevin was asking for contestants who had multiple appearances, either because of a tournament or a technicality that would've brought them back. Your list is just contestants who were returning champs on different shows.
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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2025, 04:53:48 PM »
 Not for nothing but Randy scampered through his first Gauntlet of Villains to retire without having to defend his title. So Bill didn't even get that right but he certainly bestowed exclamation points on us. The best case would be Curtis who was invited back to grab a sackful of cash for sweeps.
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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2025, 05:35:49 PM »
!And I'm pretty sure his name is Curtis Warren!

https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/Curtis_Warren


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Re: Contestants who returned on two different shows
« Reply #11 on: Today at 12:04:29 AM »
me?

Do tell! Which shows did you do twice?

WHOOPS I misunderstood! how embarrassing. Deleting lol
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