No contestant has ever landed all five chips in the center chamber, which has the highest dollar value [3] To date, the largest amount of money ever won at Plinko isR$39,200 [4] To maintain consistency, there are only ten Plinko chips, and they are locked up after each use [2]

Barker Era ($10,000 slot): The most anyone has ever won in Plinko in the Barker Era with theR$10,000 slot is Kelly, who wonR$23,000 on September 17, 2001 (#1861K, aired out-of-order on September 24), with theR$10,000 slot being hit twice.