How Long Does It Take for Reality & Game Show Winners to Get Paid?

If you saw David Genat win $5.8 million on Deal or No Deal Island — a windfall NBC calls the biggest prize in primetime history — you may have also seen that, more than seven months after taping that Season 2 finale, Genat still hadn’t received his money. “I’ve already started spending it! That’s what’s been going on. It’s not in the account just yet,” Genat told Entertainment Weekly in a post-finale interview. “I think I’ll check it every day, and I’ll post to Instagram every day showing people my account balance.” So how long does it usually take for the check to clear on reality and game-show prizes? It varies, as it turns out. Read on… Prize money usually ...
- 4/5/2025
- TV Insider
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