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Aeschylus married and had two sons, Euphorion and Euaeon, both of whom became tragic poets. Euphorion won first prize in 431 BC in competition against both Sophocles and Euripides. [23] A nephew of Aeschylus, Philocles (his sister's son), was also a tragic poet, and won first prize in the competition against Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.
Register is the highest-earning game show contestant who has only appeared on one game show and the first woman to win more than one million dollars in a game show. 9 David Legler $1,765,000 Twenty-One, $1,765,000 [44] Legler earned $1,765,000 over six wins on the 2000 revival of Twenty-One, making him the show's biggest winner. 10 Matt Amodio
The young Aeschylus began writing a tragedy as soon as he woke, and his first performance took place in 499 BC, when he was only 26 years old. - "as soon as he woke" is awkward; After fifteen years, his skill was great enough to win a prize for his plays at Athens' annual City Dionysia, a festival dedicated to Dionysus. - awkward
We’ve seen contestants on game shows go wild over winning a convertible, a house full of furniture or a trip to Europe. All nice prizes, to be sure, but nothing compared to the serious cash that...
Minute to Win It is an American television game show which features contestants playing simple games with common household items in an attempt to win a cash prize. The series originally ran on NBC with host Guy Fieri and was revived in 2013 on Game Show Network (GSN) with Apolo Ohno presenting the show.
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The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime is an American game show which offered a $1 million grand prize to winning contestants. The show aired in syndication from January 6, 1986, until May 22, 1987. The show was hosted by Jim Lange , and he was joined by Karen Thomas as co-host during the second season.
In 467 BC, the Athenian playwright, Aeschylus, most notably wrote a trilogy based on the myth of Oedipus, winning him the first prize at the City Dionysia. Of the plays, Laius was the first, Oedipus was second, and Seven Against Thebes was the third play and the only one to have survived.