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Oprah's Big Give

1.0 / 10

2008

2 seasons

8 episodes

Drama

Oprah's Big Give is a reality television series that aired Sunday nights at 9:00 PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on ABC, and is hosted by Nate Berkus. The Big Give is produced by Harpo Productions, and created and produced by Oprah Winfrey, and also produced by Bert Van Munster and Elise Doganieri. On April 20, 2008, during the final show, Stephen Paletta was declared the winner and won the $1 million. Outside the United States, the series is distributed through FremantleMedia. On May 13, 2008, ABC decided not to renew the series for a second season.

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Cast

Jamie Oliver

Oprah Winfrey

John Travolta

Tony Hawk

Jennifer Aniston

Jada Pinkett Smith

Andre Agassi

Natalie Cole

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Episode 101
02-03-200860m
In the series premiere, Oprah meets the ten contestants and hands each an envelope with only the name and picture of a stranger whose lives they must change. Each contestant must u...
Ep 2
2.Episode 102
09-03-200860m
The remaining nine contestants are taken to a major U.S. city where they must be creative with the distribution of their money, for which they only have two days. As the pressure m...
Ep 3
3.Episode 103
16-03-200860m
The eight contestants arrive in Houston, where they are challenged to make 1,000 children's dreams come true. They are split into two groups of four, "Field of Dreams" and "Forgott...
Ep 4
4.Episode 104
23-03-200860m
The contestants are taken to Miami, where they have 1 day to give away $100,000.
Ep 5
5.Episode 105
30-03-200860m
Oprah sends the contestants on a "Big Give Road Test" challenge. Guest star in this episode is the famous race-car driver Danica Patrick.
Ep 6
6.Episode 106
06-04-200860m
The four final contestants arrive in New York. Their task is to fulfill the last wishes of two parents. Guest stars in this episode are eight-time Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole,...
Ep 7
7.Episode 107
13-04-200860m
Four days given the last three contestants head home to organize family reunions. They are given a budget of 10.000 $. Guest star this time is John Travolta.
Ep 8
8.Episode 108
20-04-200860m
For the finale episode of the first season the last contestants must create "Big Gives" with NO MONEY and very little time. Watch out for a last unexpected twist, that will make ev...

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