The Pantheon

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The biggest scandals on record, ranked. Every entry is scored 0-100 on the money on record, how firm the record is, how fast the story spread, how long it lasted and what it cost the people involved. The method is public: how the Scandal Score works. Lists are rescored monthly.

Sports · scored Nov 5, 2026

The biggest punishments in sport

  1. 1Lance ArmstrongUSADA doping case, stripped of 7 Tour de France titles, 201297
  2. 2Salman ButtPakistani cricket spot-fixing scandal - ICC ban and imprisonment, 201193
  3. 3Alex RodriguezBiogenesis doping suspension, 201387
  4. 4Houston AstrosSign-stealing scandal - fines, forfeited draft picks, 202081
  5. 5Ben JohnsonStripped of 1988 Seoul Olympics 100m gold for doping, 198880
The full top 7
Money · scored Nov 5, 2026

The most expensive divorces

  1. 1Alec WildensteinWildenstein divorce, 199985
  2. 2Harold HammHamm divorce, 201575
  3. 3Dmitry RybolovlevRybolovlev divorce, 200853
  4. 4Bernie EcclestoneEcclestone divorce, 201646
  5. 5Mel GibsonGibson–Moore divorce, 200933
The full top 7
Celebrity · scored Nov 5, 2026

The biggest cheating scandals

  1. 1Bill ClintonClinton–Lewinsky scandal, 199886
  2. 2Diana, Princess of Walesadmitted affair with James Hewitt, 200348
  3. 3Jesse Jamesaffairs leading to Sandra Bullock divorce, 201044
  4. 4Tiger Woods2009 cheating scandal, 200940
The full top 4
Business · scored Nov 5, 2026

The biggest frauds by famous founders and celebrities

  1. 1Bernie MadoffMadoff investment scandal, 200985
  2. 2Elizabeth HolmesTheranos fraud case, 202285
  3. 3Richard ScrushyHealthSouth accounting scandal, 200984
  4. 4Allen StanfordStanford Financial Group Ponzi scheme, 201274
  5. 5Raj RajaratnamGalleon Group insider trading case, 201167
The full top 7