''Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway'' is a British television show hosted by

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which first aired on

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on Tuesday 2 January 2007.itv.com page
Over seven weeks, various members of the public appeared, several per show, and appealed before a panel of judges for money to fulfil ambitions or dreams. The show was made by

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for ITV and was recorded between 10 December and 15 December 2006 at

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in Bow, London. Each day of this week several requests were filmed, and after recording was complete edited together to give a balanced series of seven programmes. The concept is similar to that of

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's '' Dragons' Den'', also featuring Duncan Bannatyne.

Judges

The panel consisted of five high-profile members, four of whom are multi-millionaires: * Jeffrey Archer – best selling

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, convicted criminal, former

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and former Deputy Chairman of the

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. *

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– entrepreneur, panel member of

's ''Dragons' Den'' and owner of

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Health and Fitness clubs *

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– Managing Director of

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and daughter of David Gold, the co-chairman of

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– mobile phone entrepreneur and the then owner of Crystal Palace F.C. *

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– founder of the MOBO Awards.

First show

In the first episode, money was given to help two teenagers to travel around the British Isles' rail network, give a gospel choir a fifth anniversary celebration, donate money to a cancer charity and help a woman achieve her dream of seeing Native American landmarks.

Second show

In the second episode, money was awarded to a talented 13-year-old boy who claimed he had been diagnosed as "exceptionally bright" and required £38,083.50 for a special course to further his education before university, a 24-year-old would-be JCB driver who required £2,050 for an entire course to live his dream, a woman was awarded £5,000 who wanted to throw her Nana a 60th birthday and £45,000 for a self-confessed reformed ex-criminal to help support a youth group in Grimsby. Money was not awarded to a man who wanted to jump into a 7-foot flaming toilet on a fire engine, four Welsh people to go to Russia to experience weightlessness for 50 seconds, nor for a would-be actress to attend a New York acting academy.

Third show

The third episode showed a gifted athlete gain £30,000 to train for the 2012 Olympics, at £6,000/year as long as she remains in training. A man who had blown his fortune on high living was refused £25,000 to buy a racehorse and was scorned by the panel.

Fourth show

In the fourth episode, the panel gave money to a history teacher called Dan Lyndon from Henry Compton School wishing to take 40 pupils to a

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landsite, a wheel-chair basketball team wishing to employ new team members and to an old gentleman hoping to take his girlfriend on a romantic cruise to show how much he loved her. The panel also gave money to a woman who had recently lost her sister, and had now taken her two nieces into her home, already having four children of her own. The woman had a three-bedroomed semi-detached house, and had only one arm. She was also a special needs teacher. The panel also gave her an extra £6,000 as her requested £14,000 was "not enough".

American version

The U.S. adaptation of the show under the title ''

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'' hosted by Bryan Callen aired on

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from 14 December 2009 until 8 February 2010.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0934099, Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway 2007 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings Business-related television series in the United Kingdom English-language television shows ITV (TV network) original programming