(Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett's 20th annual lunch auction to benefit a San Francisco charity is set for next month.
The week-long auction on EBay Inc.'s website is planned for May 26 through May 31, according to a statement issued Monday by Glide, whose programs address hunger, poverty and homelessness. The winning bidder gets to bring seven friends to a lunch with the famed investor at Smith & Wollensky in New York. Buffett, 88, has raised close to $30 million to benefit the charity.
| Year | Winner | Winning Bid |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Anonymous | $25,000 |
| 2001 | Anonymous | $18,000 |
| 2002 | Anonymous | $25,000 |
| 2003 | David Einhorn, Greenlight Capital | $250,100 |
| 2004 | Jason Choo, Singapore | $202,100 |
| 2005 | Anonymous | $351,100 |
| 2006 | Yongping Duan, California | $620,100 |
| 2007 | Mohnish Pabrai, Guy Spier, Harina Kapoor | $650,100 |
| 2008 | Zhao Danyang, Pure Heart Asset Management | $2,110,100 |
| 2009 | Salida Capital, Canada | $1,680,300 |
| 2010 | Ted Weschler | $2,626,311 |
| 2011 | Ted Weschler | $2,626,411 |
| 2012 | Anonymous | $3,456,789 |
| 2013 | Anonymous | $1,000,100 |
| 2014 | Andy Chua, Singapore | $2,166,766 |
| 2015 | Zhu Ye, Dalian Zeus Entertainment Co. | $2,345,678 |
| 2016 | Anonymous | $3,456,789 |
| 2017 | Anonymous | $2,679,001 |
| 2018 | Anonymous | $3,300,100 |
To contact the reporter on this story: Dan Reichl in San Francisco at dreichl@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Michael J. Moore at mmoore55@bloomberg.net, Steve Dickson
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