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$25 Million Dollar Hoax

$25 Million Dollar Hoax was an unscripted television series commissioned by U.S. network NBC. It was based on a United Kingdom show titled The Million Pound Hoax, broadcast on Sky One earlier in the year.

$25 Million Dollar Hoax consisted of three unscripted hour-long episodes in which small-town girl Chrissy Sanford played a hoax on her family by convincing them she had won a $5m lottery prize through the internet, and that it had changed her from a sweet girl into a spend-a-holic. This program was an example of reality television.

$25 Million Dollar Hoax contained guest appearances by Ed McMahon, George Gray and * NSYNC's Lance Bass.

The show was broadcast in the U.S. by NBC, in Canada by Global, and in the United Kingdom by Challenge.

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)

External links

• NBC
• Radio Interview with Chrissy on TheFishBowl.com
• imdb: $25 Million Dollar Hoax