Win Ben Stein's Money

Win Ben Stein's Money (1997)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • First Air Date: 1997-07-28
  • Last Air Date: 2003-05-08
  • Total Seasons: 7
  • Total Episodes: 17
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Networks: Comedy Central
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Summary

Win Ben Stein's Money is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997 to January 31, 2003 on the Comedy Central cable network, with repeat episodes airing until May 8, 2003. The show featured three contestants who competed to answer general knowledge questions in order to win the grand prize of $5,000 from the show's host, Ben Stein. In the second half of each episode, Stein participated as a "common contestant" in order to defend his money from being taken by his competitors. The show won five Daytime Emmy awards, with Stein and Jimmy Kimmel, the show's original co-host, sharing the Outstanding Game Show Host award in 1999. As noted in a disclaimer during the closing credits, prize money won by contestants was paid from a prize budget furnished by the producers of the show. Any money left over in that budget at the end of a season was given to Stein. If the total amount paid out during a season exceeded that budget, the production company paid the excess, so Stein was never at risk of losing money from his own pocket. Stein's co-host was Jimmy Kimmel for the first three years. Kimmel left in 2000 and was replaced by Nancy Pimental, who co-hosted the program through 2001. Kimmel's cousin, Sal Iacono, who took over the role in 2002, was the show's last co-host. Although Jimmy Kimmel left the program in 2000, he occasionally made guest appearances afterward, and hosted College Week episodes in 2001.

  • Keywords: game show
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    Win Ben Stein's Money Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1997-07-28
    2 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1998-04-15
    2 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date:
    3 Episodes

    Season 4

    First Air Date:
    2 Episodes

    Season 5

    First Air Date: 2001-04-16
    4 Episodes

    Season 6

    First Air Date: 2002-03-25
    2 Episodes

    Season 7

    First Air Date: 2003-05-08
    2 Episodes

    Win Ben Stein's Money Episodes

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    • Nancy M. Pimental

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    • Ben Stein

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    • Jimmy Kimmel

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    Writing Susan Flanagan Writer
    Writing Jonathan Barry Writer
    Writing Jonathan Bourne Writer
    Production Andrew J. Golder Executive Producer
    Writing Gary Stuart Kaplan Writer
    Writing Henriette Mantel Writer
    Production Al Burton Executive Producer
    Writing Patricia Cotter Writer
    Writing Teresa Strasser Writer
    Writing Vince Waldron Writer
    Writing Gary Lucy Writer
    Writing Bob Stone Writer
    Writing Doug Armstrong Writer
    Writing Phil Andres Writer
    Production Byron Glore Executive Producer

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