OMAHA, Neb. — A once-in-a-lifetime private lunch with Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry fetched a staggering $9 million bid — equivalent to about $11.5 million Singapore dollars — in a charity auction that closed Thursday, delivering an immediate philanthropic windfall doubled by Buffett's personal matching pledge.

The record-shattering result for the "A Seat at the Table" auction benefits two organizations dear to the participants: San Francisco's GLIDE Foundation, which has received more than $54 million from Buffett's previous lunches since 2000, and the Curry family's Eat.Learn.Play. Foundation. With Buffett matching the winning bid dollar-for-dollar for each charity, the total impact exceeds $18 million for the two causes.

The anonymous winner and up to seven guests will join the 95-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman, the four-time NBA champion and his wife — a bestselling author, chef and lifestyle entrepreneur — for an exclusive lunch in Omaha on June 24, 2026. Bidding opened May 7 on eBay for Charity and closed at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time Thursday after frenzied last-minute activity.

A Power Trio Redefining Celebrity Philanthropy

Buffett revived his iconic charity lunch after a four-year hiatus, this time supercharging it with basketball royalty. The collaboration pairs the Oracle of Omaha's investing wisdom with Curry's on-court excellence and Ayesha Curry's community-focused advocacy. Organizers described the partnership as a meeting of "MVPs in business, sports and philanthropy."

Stephen and Ayesha Curry expressed excitement about the partnership. "We're incredibly honored to be partnering with Warren Buffett on this amazing auction," the couple said in........

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