| Host | |
| George Gray | |
| Prize Delivery Guy | |
| Ed McMahon | |
| Starring | |
| Chrissy Sanford | |
| Broadcast | |
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| 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 On in 2004.
Rating
Link
Official Site (via Internet Archive)
Article about the British version (courtesy of ukgameshows.com)