The Hosts

Mike Jacobs

​A born-and-raised Atlanta native, Mike has been fascinated by game shows as far back as he can remember. From the boyhood sick days home from school, being soothed by Bob Barker and some tomato soup, to devouring reruns on Game Show Network, to endlessly scouring YouTube for clips. Mike’s insatiable curiosity has resulted in a near-encyclopedic knowledge of the game shows we all love. It’s just too bad there isn’t a game show about game shows...he’d really clean up!

Tom Bastek

Tom is a 25-year veteran of performance in theater, film, orchestra, radio, standup, sketch and improv comedy. He has always dreamed of being a television game show host and although he has hosted trivia and game shows in bars and on stage, he has never appeared on TV. In his spare time (which there isn’t much of), he enjoys pinball, LEGO, bowling, movies, Atlanta United, the New York Jets and his wonderful hound dog Maggie. 

Christian Carrion

Christian Carrion has been a contestant on The Price Is Right, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, The Chase, Hip Hop Squares, Let's Ask America, and Match Game. Christian is the former general manager and news director of WSIN 1590 AM in New Haven, CT. Christian studied broadcast journalism for four years at Southern Connecticut State University before working as the head writer for a game show pilot produced in New York for VH1 in October of 2013. This opportunity enabled Christian and his creative partner Cory Anotado, with the encouragement and assistance of game show producer Bob Boden (Greed, Sabotage, The Chase) to devise a game show format titled Sabotage. Along with Cory Anotado and Bob Hagh, Christian is one of the original hosts and co-founders of the 24-Hour Game Show Marathon, an annual charity event that has raised thousands of dollars for several worthwhile charities since 2012.
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The Show

Mike and Tom were having a beer after an improv show one night and they stumbled onto their mutual love of all things sci-fi, LEGO and eventually game shows. Then during the pandemic of 2020, with a little bit of additional time on their hands, they decided to make a podcast about game shows.  And Tell Them What They've Won was born. Flash forward two years and four seasons later and Christian has come on board to round out the Game Show Guys!