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By/Sept. 18, 2019 5:03 pm EDT/Updated: Oct. 23, 2019 1:18 pm EDT

Those who are lucky enough to land a spot as a contestant on a popular television game show get the opportunity to take home a small fortune. Of course, they first have to face daunting challenges, possibly beat out a range of other competitors, and ultimately win the final prize. But that money is nothing compared to the big bucks that the shows' hosts can potentially bring in each season.

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Whether they're longtime figures who became famous thanks to their roles as game show hosts or are successful celebrities who have been offered their plum hosting positions thanks to their previously established iconic status, those who lead the buzzer-beating fun tend to bring in staggeringly large paychecks thanks to their seemingly simple gigs. Some even earn jaw-droppingly large amounts for a single day on the job, which means that they only need to work for a few weeks each year, while others have earned world records for their work onscreen.

While some make much more than others — and one host only agreed to the job when his $1 million dollars was donated to charity — read on to find out how much money these game show hosts make.

The price was certainly right for Bob Barker

The host of The Price is Right from 1972 until 2007, Bob Barker, will likely be forever remembered as one of the ultimate icons of the game show side of the entertainment industry. And thanks to his onscreen charisma and his incredibly popular status with his loyal and dedicated daytime TV fans, which he established over 35 years, Barker was making an annual salary of $10 million during his last decade on the show, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Barker opened up about the show to Reuters in 2007, saying, '[The] game is different with each contestant's personality, and that is what has made it interesting for me. Working with unrehearsed contestants, creating spontaneous entertainment, that's what I've done for all these years, and I've enjoyed it.' However, the legendary figure's career went back even further to 1956 when he became the host of another game show, Truth or Consequences, and over the years, he worked on Simon Says, That's My Line, among others before finding lasting success on The Price is Right.

Now retired after more than 50 years in the business and just a few years shy of 100 years old, Bob Barker is estimated to be worth $70 million. Not bad for a man who became famous for helping contestants play popular squeal-prompting, money-making games like Plinko.

The price that was right for Drew Carey was even more than his predecessor

Bob Barker's replacement makes even more money than the longtime host did for his role on the game show that doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. Taking over the reins — or rather, the long, weirdly skinny mic — in 2007, Drew Carey, who's estimated to be worth $165 million, reportedly makes $12.5 million per year on The Price is Right.

The comedian and former sitcom star talked to CBS News the year he scored his new job and admitted, 'You can't replace Bob Barker. I don't compare myself to anybody. ...It's only about what you're doing and supposed to do, and I feel like I'm supposed to be doing this.'

He also opened up to Gold Derby about the show and money in 2017, saying, 'I wasn't in the TV business until I was in my 30s, so I had a like whole life of not having any money and scraping by paycheck to paycheck. And when I see people up here getting excited about winning $5,000 [or] $10,000 — which isn't life-changing money, but it's month-changing money, you know, it will change your day — I know what that means to win that kind of money. That's a lot of money to a lot of people, including me still. So I can relate to people really well because of that.'

Pat Sajak's gig earned him a world record along with millions of dollars

Can we get an 'm,' 'o,' 'n,' 'e,' and a 'y,' please? Pat Sajak certainly can — and has been since he was asked to take over for Chuck Woolery as the host of Wheel of Fortune in 1981. In 2019, Sajak received the Guinness World Records title for having the longest career as a host for the same game show thanks to his 35 years and 198 days with Wheel, an impressive tenure that has also led him to an annual salary of $15 million, according to Forbes, which adds to his estimated net worth of $65 million.

Celebrity Net Worth breaks down his earnings, explaining that the show tapes four days per month, so 'that's 48 days per year of work to earn $15 million per year. ...That means... Pat earns $312,500 per work day [and] $52,083 per show.'

Sajak talked to USA Today about Wheel of Fortune in 2019, saying, 'We're sort of a safe-haven half-hour where nobody gets hurt, and everybody has fun. If I went in to pitch this show to a network today, the pitch would last about eight seconds, and they'd go, 'Thank you, next,' 'cause it's old-fashioned. (That hasn't stopped major networks from reviving other classic game shows). We're just playing hangman and spinning a giant wheel and yet it's become a part of people's daily ritual, and it's a nice spot to be in.'

Vanna White clapped her way to earning a fortune and her own world record

Who would have thought that clapping would be such a lucrative career path and a record-breaking feat? Certainly not Wheel of Fortune's Vanna White who admitted to USA Today in May 2019 that she initially didn't think she'd be 'doing the show for more than five years.' The woman who is also responsible for revealing letter-boasting tiles that eventually make up the game's full words and sentences explained, 'I thought, 'Well, this is gonna be fun, but I can't imagine it lasting that long.' I remember sitting in the chair next to Pat [Sajak] saying, 'I wonder where we'll be in 10 years?' ... And here it's been 36.'

After more than three and a half decades later, White has worked her way up to a $10 million per year salary, according to Celebrity Net Worth, and is thought to be worth slightly more than her co-host, Pat Sajak, at $70 million. During the show's four work days per month (or 48 days per year), 'Vanna earns $208,333 per work day' and '$34,722 per show.'

And Sajak wasn't the only one to earn a Guinness World Record thanks to the game show. In 2013, White was honored as the Most Frequent Clapper due to the fact that 'as of Jan[uary] 31, 2013, it was estimated White clapped at least 3,480,864 times across the show's 30 seasons.' That surely deserves a round of applause.

Steve Harvey probably isn't feuding over his fortunate finances

Steve Harvey reigns in — and sometimes riles up — super competitive relatives on Family Feud, which he's been hosting since 2010. Reportedly earning at least $10 million per year, that cash flow adds to his annual salary of $45 million and his overall net worth which is estimated to be $180 million.

That level of success in the industry seemingly comes along with unavoidable fame and although the former star of The Steve Harvey Show — who also has multiple bestselling books (including the appropriately

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