Winner pays $9 million in charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry
Buffett will match the winning bid, lifting total donations to about $27 million for Glide Foundation and Eat, the nonprofits said.
- On Wednesday, the weeklong eBay auction for a lunch with investor Warren Buffett and basketball star Stephen Curry concluded with a winning bid of $9 million.
- Proceeds will be divided between the Glide Foundation and Eat, with Buffett matching the winning bid to boost the total donation to about $27 million.
- On June 24, Buffett, Curry, and Ayesha Curry will host the winner and up to seven guests in Omaha, Nebraska, at Berkshire Hathaway.
- Buffett has raised $53.2 million for Glide since his wife Susan volunteered there, though the 2022 auction record of $19 million remains the largest in eBay charity history.
- The 95-year-old Buffett is donating nearly all his remaining fortune, estimated at $143.5 billion by Forbes, to a charitable trust overseen by his three children.
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A charity auction has once again brought the traditional initiative of sharing a meal with American investor Warren Buffett into the media spotlight. This 2026 edition also featured NBA player Stephen Curry, which helped drive the final bid up to $9 million. Read more
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Winner pays $9 million in charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry
Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and Warren Buffett, and the legendary investor also promised to match the winning bid so both their favorite charities will benefit.
Winner pays $9M in charity auction for lunch with Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry
Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and Warren Buffett, and the legendary investor also promised to match the winning bid so both their favorite charities will benefit
Omaha's oracle and NBA star Stephen Curry will deliver the fundraiser to non-profit organizations
A bidder agreed to pay $9,000,100 at auction to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and basketball superstar Stephen Curry in a charity fundraiser.
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