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Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry charity lunch auction fetches $9M from mystery bidder

Nypost · · 323 words · By Reuters
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“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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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a bidder paid $9,000,100 for a charity lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lenovo Center (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly RBC Center and PNC Arena) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The arena seats 18,547 for i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paramount Global, also known by its trade name as simply Paramount and formerly ViacomCBS, was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Global
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Edward Turner III (November 19, 1938 – May 6, 2026) was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Turner
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“The winning bid came in a weeklong auction on eBay that ended on Thursday”
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Only one specific web search result mentions the auction was a weeklong eBay event ending on Thursday; other sources mention the amount but not the specific platform or duration.
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web search NEUTRAL — You can use Charity Navigator to find and support thousands of charities that align with your passions and values. We use data from the IRS, partners, and the charities themselves to power our unbiase…
https://www.charitynavigator.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 11, 2024 · We dive deep to let you know how efficiently a charity will use your donation to fund the programs you want to support. CharityWatch exposes nonprofit abuses and advocates for your inte…
https://www.charitywatch.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — We envision a healthy community free of hunger and full of hope. Every day, we work tirelessly to get nourishing food and life-saving services to our neighbors in need. Every year, we distribute nearl…
https://www.maplevalleyfoodbank.org/
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“Buffett, Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry will join the winner and up to seven guests chosen by the winner on June 24 in Omaha, Neb.”
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Multiple sources confirm the lunch includes Buffett, Stephen and Ayesha Curry, the winner and up to seven guests, taking place on June 24 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lunch with Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry.The winning bidder and up to seven guests will join Buffett and the Currys for an exclusive lunch in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 24, 2026. Procee…
https://www.eatlearnplay.org/news/lunch-auction
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web search NEUTRAL — Buffett, Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry will join the winner and up to seven guests chosen by the winner on June 24 in Omaha, Neb., where Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway is based. Warren Bu…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/business/warren-buffett-stephe…
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web search NEUTRAL — The anonymous winner and seven guests will dine with Warren Buffett and Stephen and Ayesha Curry in Omaha on June 24.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/warren-buffet…
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“Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway is based [in Omaha, Neb.]”
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Wikipedia and multiple other sources explicitly state that Berkshire Hathaway is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
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web search NEUTRAL — Headquarters. Blackstone Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska.In March 1967, Berkshire acquired National Indemnity Company, based in Omaha, Nebraska, for $8.6 million in the first acquisition by the company under B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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web search NEUTRAL — Links to Berkshire Operating Companies. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Investor Presentations. Corporate Governance. Common Stock Information.
https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Berkshire Hathaway Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses.The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omah…
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BRK-B/
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“Proceeds will be divided between the Glide Foundation and Eat. Learn. Play.”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference and a specific web search result stating proceeds are split between Glide Foundation and Eat. Learn. Play.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of PROCEEDS is the total amount brought in. How to use proceeds in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceeds
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web search NEUTRAL — Proceeds are the money brought in from a transaction or event. The money you make from your lemonade stand are the proceeds from lemonade sales. You'll often hear something like, all proceeds from thi…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/proceeds
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web search NEUTRAL — PROCEEDS meaning: 1. the amount of money received from a particular event or activity or when something is sold: 2…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/proce…
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“the nonprofits said Buffett will match the winning bid for each of them, boosting the total donation to about $27 million.”
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Multiple independent sources (CNBC, MARCA, The Straits Times) confirm that Buffett will match the bid for each nonprofit, totaling approximately $27 million.
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web search NEUTRAL — Buffett eventually purchased 23% of the company's outstanding shares as an activist investor, obtaining a seat for himself on the board of directors, and allied with other dissatisfied shareholders to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
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web search NEUTRAL — Charity auction with 27 million in total proceeds. This is a charitable initiative in which funds will be distributed between the Glide Foundation and Eat, Learn, Play. To top it all off, Warren Buffe…
https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/golden-state-warrior…
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn. Play. The non-profits said Mr Buffett will match the winning bid for each of them, boosting the total donation to about US$27 million. Berkshire, Glide and Eat. Learn. Play. did not immediately…
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/warren-buff…
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“Glide is a nonprofit in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district that helps people who are poor, homeless and battling substance abuse.”
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Wikipedia and other web results confirm Glide is a nonprofit in San Francisco's Tenderloin district serving the poor and homeless.
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web search NEUTRAL — It's not the first time that a San Francisco-based nonprofit has offered services via van. Project Homeless Connect first launched its CareVan two years ago, while the San Francisco Community Clinic C…
https://hoodline.com/2019/05/now-a-legacy-business-tenderloi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Glide Memorial Church is a nondenominational church in San Francisco, California, which opened in 1930. Since the 1960s, it has served as a counter-culture rallying point, as one of the most prominent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glide_Memorial_Church
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit GLIDE in San Francisco and become a part of something bigger – a movement that is changing lives.
https://www.glide.org/
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“Buffett raised about $53.2 million for Glide in 21 auctions between 2000 and 2022.”
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There is a contradiction between sources: one web search result and a cross-reference state $53.2 million was raised, while the Wikipedia entry for Glide Memorial Church states over $34.2 million was raised between 2000 and 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Buffett auctions started in 2000 and continued every year until the pandemic prompted a couple years off. Starting in 2008, every winning bid for lunch with the investing giant topped $1 million. …
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/bi…
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web search NEUTRAL — From 2000 to 2022, business magnate Warren Buffett raised over $34.2 million for Glide through an annual auction whose winner was invited to have lunch with him.[52] In 2024, the Power of One auction …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glide_Memorial_Church
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web search NEUTRAL — Between 2000 and 2022, Buffett raised approximately $53.2 million for Glide through a series of charity lunch auctions.
https://hallmarknews.com/buffett-curry-charity-lunch-auction…
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“He began supporting Glide after his first wife Susan volunteered there. She died in 2004.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Susan Buffett volunteering at Glide or the date of her death.
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“The $19 million winning bid in the 2022 auction remains by far the largest in an eBay charity auction, eBay said.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the $19 million record for eBay charity auctions.
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“Eat. Learn. Play. was founded by Stephen and Ayesha Curry, and focuses on nutritious meals, childhood literacy and maintaining physically active lifestyles.”
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“Stephen Curry plays guard for the Golden State Warriors, and is a four-time National Basketball Association champion and two-time Most Valuable Player.”
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“Ayesha Curry is an entrepreneur, cookbook author and advocate against childhood hunger.”
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“The 95-year-old Buffett is Berkshire’s chairman and was its chief executive for 60 years.”
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“He is donating nearly all his remaining fortune, estimated at $143.5 billion by Forbes magazine, to a charitable trust overseen by his three children.”
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