$25 Million Dollar Hoax
| $25 Million Dollar Hoax | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Chrissy Sanford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | November 8 – 22, 2004 |
$25 Million Dollar Hoax is an unscripted television series that was originally shown on American network NBC in November 2004. It is based on a United Kingdom show titled The Million Pound Hoax, broadcast on Sky One earlier that year.
$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 US$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.
$25 Million Dollar Hoax contained guest appearances by Ed McMahon, George Gray, and N*SYNC's Lance Bass.
Chrissy successfully pulled off the hoax, which won her and her family over $400,000 in cash and prizes.
Cast
- Chrissy Sanford - As herself
- Guy Sanford (father) - As himself
- Lois Sanford (mother) - As herself
- Paul Sanford (brother) - As himself
- Eric Sanford (brother) - As himself
- Andrew Sanford (brother) - As himself
- David Sanford (brother) - As himself
- Phillip Sanford (brother) - As himself
- Matthew Sanford (brother) - As himself
- Jameson Karns (friend) - As himself
- Ed McMahon - As himself
- George Gray - As himself
- Lance Bass - As himself
Broadcasters
- NBC (United States)
- Global (Canada)
- Ten (Australia)
- 8TV (Malaysia)
- Challenge (United Kingdom)
- RTL5 (Netherlands)