Jay Leno giving away ‘dream car’ 2026 Corvette Stingray to winner of “Wheel of Fortune”’s Big Money Week

Kathleen PerriconeWed, May 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC

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Jay Leno and 'Wheel of Fortune' star Vanna White
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Jay Leno announced he's giving a 2026 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray to a lucky contestant on Wheel of Fortune.

The luxury sports car, worth more than $70,000, is part of the show's Yaamava' Big Money Week.

Leno owns an estimated 180 vehicles, a mix of classic and brand-new, as well as another 160 motorcycles.

One lucky contestant will go from the Wheel of Fortune to the wheel of a luxury sports car, thanks to Jay Leno.

The former Tonight Show host and well-known car aficionado has announced he’s giving away a 2026 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray — starting price $70,000 — to the winner of the game show’s Yaamava’ Big Money Week, which ends on Friday.

2026 Chevrolet Corvette C8
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“They know I’m a car enthusiast,” Leno told Vanna White as he drove her around in a pre-taped segment that aired on Monday.

The grand prize, which is sponsored by Yaamava' Resort & Casino, is not a “regular” car, he added. “They wanted people to have dream cars,” so that’s why he personally selected the Corvette C8 Stingray, widely known as “America’s sports car.”

Wheel of Fortune contestants “are going to love this one,” White exclaimed.

Big Money Week kicked off on 'Wheel of Fortune' on May 11
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Leno’s private collection of cars, a mix of vintage and brand-new, is one of the world’s most impressive fleets. At one time, it was estimated he owned 180 vehicles (plus another 160 motorcycles) worth an estimated $350 million.

The host of Jay Leno’s Garage on YouTube has collected just about every car one could imagine, including various models from Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Nash, Oldsmobile, Porsche, and Tesla.

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Leno’s favorite is a 1972 Mercedes-Benz 600 Kompressor, which he describes as “the most amazing road machine… of all time.”

Among the oldest in his Burbank, Calif., garage is a 1907 White Steam Car that nearly killed him in 2022. Leno was working on the classic vehicle with a friend when he noticed the fuel line was clogged.

He positioned himself underneath it, “and I said, ‘Blow some air through the line,’” he recalled to Today host Hoda Kotb in 2023. “Then suddenly, boom, I got a face full of gas. And then the pilot light jumped, and my face caught on fire. My friend pulled me out and jumped on top of me and kind of smothered the fire.”

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With serious burns to his hands, chest, and face, Leno was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated with temporary skin grafts from “human cadaver skin” and oxygen therapy to accelerate healing.

Days after he was released from the hospital, Leno returned to stand-up with a sold-out show at Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach.

“Never thought of myself as a roast comic," he joked to the crowd.

on Entertainment Weekly

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