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$25 Million Dollar Hoax consists of three unscripted hour-long episodes in which small-town girl Chrissy Sanford plays a hoax on her family by convincing them she had won a $5,000,000 lottery prize through the internet, and that it had changed her from a sweet girl into a spend-a-holic. This program is an example of reality television.[[File:ChrissySanfordWheel.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| align="center" colspan=2|'''Host'''
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|[[George Gray]]
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| align="center" colspan=2|'''Prize Delivery Guy'''
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|[[Ed McMahon]]
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| align="center" colspan=2|'''Starring'''
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|Chrissy Sanford
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|[[File:$25_Million_Dollar_Hoax.png|center|160px]]NBC: 11/8/2004 - 11/22/2004
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| align="center" colspan=2|'''Packagers'''
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|Hallock Healey Entertainment<br />Reveille Productions
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'''''$25 Million Dollar Hoax''''' consists of three unscripted hour-long episodes in which small-town girl named Chrissy Sanford plays a hoax on her own family by convincing them she had won a $25,000,000 lottery prize through the internet, and that it had changed her from a sweet girl into a spend-a-holic. This program is an example of reality television and it was originally based on the equally short-lived British series '''''Million Pound Hoax'''''.
==Broadcast==
 
   
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==Premise==
NBC 11/08/04 - 11/22/04
 
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the series was an unscripted show that help a daughter (i.e. Chrissy Sanford) play a "practical hoax" on her family by convincing them that she won the lottery and changed from a level-headed, sweet girl to a selfish spend-a-holic. Sanford successfully pulled off the hoax which won her family over $400,000 in cash and prizes.
   
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==British Version==
Based on the British series ''Million Pound Hoax''
 
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As mentioned above, the original show was called ''Million Pound Hoax'' which aired on Sky One in 2004.
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==Rating==
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==Link==
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20041103020949/http://www.nbc.com/nbc/25_Million_Dollar_Hoax Official Site (via Internet Archive)]<br>
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[https://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Million_Pound_Hoax Article about the British version (courtesy of ukgameshows.com)]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 17 April 2021

Host
George Gray
Prize Delivery Guy
Ed McMahon
Starring
Chrissy Sanford
Broadcast
$25 Million Dollar Hoax
NBC: 11/8/2004 - 11/22/2004
Packagers
Hallock Healey Entertainment
Reveille Productions

$25 Million Dollar Hoax consists of three unscripted hour-long episodes in which small-town girl named Chrissy Sanford plays a hoax on her own family by convincing them she had won a $25,000,000 lottery prize through the internet, and that it had changed her from a sweet girl into a spend-a-holic. This program is an example of reality television and it was originally based on the equally short-lived British series Million Pound Hoax.

Premise[]

the series was an unscripted show that help a daughter (i.e. Chrissy Sanford) play a "practical hoax" on her family by convincing them that she won the lottery and changed from a level-headed, sweet girl to a selfish spend-a-holic. Sanford successfully pulled off the hoax which won her family over $400,000 in cash and prizes.

Other Banners[]

British Version[]

As mentioned above, the original show was called Million Pound Hoax which aired on Sky One in 2004.

Rating[]

72px-TV-PG icon svg


Link[]

Official Site (via Internet Archive)
Article about the British version (courtesy of ukgameshows.com)