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Live Bid Tracker: Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry & Ayesha Curry Charity Lunch Auction
$9,000,100 winning bid · ranked #2 of 21 prior Buffett auctions · ~3× charity impact via Buffett’s matching pledge
The 2026 charity lunch auction closed Thursday May 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT. Auction proceeds plus Warren Buffett’s matching pledge directed approximately $27,000,300 to GLIDE and Eat. Learn. Play.
Final bid
$9,000,100
Bid trajectory
X-axis: clock time. Plotted points are bids whose timestamps we can defend (one-time eBay bid events + every AuctionMapper live poll). Hover any point for the exact time and amount. Proxy bid responses whose timestamps eBay reports as the original-max-bid-setup time are excluded here — they remain visible in the bid-sequence view below for completeness.
Timeline of notable milestones
- Auction opens:May 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT — $50,000 starting price
- Crossed $100K:May 11, ~3:44 PM PDT (4 days after open)
- Crossed $1M:May 11, ~4:46 PM PDT (62 minutes after $100K)
- Stabilized at $1.1M:May 11, ~5:03 PM PDT — no new accepted bids since (3 retractions May 12; see Bid Audit)
- Auction closes:May 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT
Every bid event (sequence view)
All 626 entries from eBay’s public bid history in document order, including proxy responses. Sequence preserves true bid order; per-point times are only shown in tooltips when defensible.
Bid audit
AuctionMapper analysisWe cross-check eBay’s Browse API against the public bid-retraction history page. Retractions are hidden behind two clicks on eBay’s UI — most viewers never see them.
In plain English
Early in the auction — May 12, while the leading bid was still ~$1.1M — the same bidder placed and retracted three bids within 18 seconds to 2 minutes each, a pattern more consistent with probing the leading bid than committing. The bid has since climbed well past that level.
Retraction detail
| Bidder | Amount | Placed | Retracted after |
|---|---|---|---|
| r***r(103) | $1,100,200 | 1m 39s | |
| r***r(103) | $1,100,200 | 28s | |
| r***r(103) | $1,100,200 | 18s |
AuctionMapper analysis
All three retractions are by the same bidder (r***r, feedback 103), all at the $1,100,200 ceiling, and all retracted within roughly 18 seconds to 2 minutes of placement. Pattern is consistent with a single party testing the current $1,100,100 leading bid rather than committing — none of these bids increased the auction's accepted bid count.
Retraction data last refreshed . Source: eBay public bid-retraction history (item 306859702256).
Historical rank vs. the 21 prior Buffett charity lunch auctions
All-time record: $19,000,100 (2022, anonymous winner — the 21st and final Buffett-only charity lunch auction).
Winning bid of $9,000,100 ranks #2 of 21 prior Buffett auctions (2000–2022). The all-time record ($19,000,100, 2022) stands.
Note: This ranking covers the 21 Buffett-only charity lunches from 2000–2022 (auction paused in 2020 and 2021 for COVID). GLIDE has continued the format with post-Buffett successor lunches; those are not included in this Buffett-only count.
Total stated donation flow ≈ 3× the winning bid
Per GLIDE’s public example, the auction proceeds split 50/50 between the two beneficiaries, and Warren Buffett pledged to match the winning bid in full for each organization. Result: every $1 of winning bid drives roughly $3 of total charitable donation flow ($1.50 to each org).
| Winning bid | GLIDE (auction) | ELP (auction) | Buffett match (GLIDE) | Buffett match (ELP) | Total donation flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,000,100 (winning) | $4,500,050 | $4,500,050 | $9,000,100 | $9,000,100 | $27,000,300 |
| $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
Based on GLIDE’s publicly stated example. Final treatment follows official auction terms.
Frequently asked about the 2026 Buffett-Curry auction
How much does a lunch with Warren Buffett cost?
Historically, the Buffett charity lunch has sold for between $20,000 (2001 low) and $19,000,100 (2022 all-time high). The 2026 auction—the first since 2022 and the first to feature Stephen and Ayesha Curry alongside Buffett—sold for $9,000,100, ranking #2 of the 21 prior Buffett charity lunches. Bidding closed Thursday May 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT.
Who has paid to have lunch with Warren Buffett in the past?
Notable past winners:
- Ted Weschler — $2,626,411 in 2010 and 2011; later joined Berkshire Hathaway as an investment manager.
- Justin Sun — $4,567,888 in 2019; founder of TRON.
- Mohnish Pabrai & Guy Spier — $650,100 in 2007.
- Andrew Chua of Singapore — $2,345,678 in 2015.
- Zhao Danyang — $2,110,100 in 2008.
The 2022 record winner remained anonymous.
What was the highest bid for lunch with Warren Buffett?
$19,000,100 in 2022, the 21st and final Buffett-only Power Lunch. An anonymous winner set the all-time record after bidding far surpassed the previous high of $4,567,888 from 2019. The 2026 auction is the first time Buffett has returned to the format since that record, now joined by Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry under the “A Seat at the Table” name.
When is the 2026 Buffett-Curry lunch and who attends?
The lunch is scheduled for June 24, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. The winning bidder and up to seven guests will join Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry, and Ayesha Curry for a private lunch (the specific Omaha venue is chosen by Buffett). Auction proceeds split 50/50 between GLIDE (the San Francisco-based community organization Buffett has supported since 2000) and Eat. Learn. Play. (the Curry family foundation). Buffett pledged to match the winning bid in full for each organization, so total charitable flow is approximately 3× the winning bid.
Can I still bid on the Buffett-Curry charity auction?
No—bidding closed on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT. The winning bid was $9,000,100. The eBay listing remains viewable as a record of the closing-bid result.
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- Last verified
- 2026-05-15T02:30:01.000Z
- Source of truth
- GLIDE press release + eBay Inc. announcement 2026-03-31
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