No. 76 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Former mob captain, speaker
Michael Franzese is a former Colombo crime family captain turned speaker and author.
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Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Michael Franzese's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
Faced 20 police officers on Jubilee's Surrounded.
Franzese was a caporegime in the Colombo family; Fortune once listed him among the richest mobsters.
He now speaks about leaving organized crime.
On the record
2026
January 18, 2026
One against many
Against 20 Cops · Jubilee, Surrounded
Michael Franzese took the one-against-many chair on Jubilee's Surrounded, facing challengers one at a time while the room could vote each one out of the seat.
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