Oprah Winfrey Celebrates 22th Season with Car Giveaways
Television host Oprah Winfrey had a surprise for the 276 members of her studio audience when she opened the latest season of her daytime talk show on Monday — she gave them all new cars. The $7 million giveaway came courtesy of General Motors, which provided the free Pontiac G6 sports sedans, a new line of cars, as part of a promotional deal with Winfrey’s Chicago-based show, a spokeswoman for her Harpo Productions said. The automotive handout introduced a “Wildest Dreams Come True” theme for the 19th season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which has reigned as the top daytime talk programs in U.S. syndication since its debut in 1986. “No dream is too wild, no surprise too impossible to pull off,” Winfrey said during the telecast.
The show opened with Winfrey calling 11 members of the audience to the stage and surprising them with the new car. She then handed out gift boxes to the rest of the audience, saying one of them contained the keys to a 12th free car. At the count of three, the boxes were opened all at once, revealing to shrieks of delight that everyone had won a set of keys.
Winfrey then led the ecstatic crowd outside the studio to a parking lot filled with G6s topped with big red bows. Each member of the audience was instructed to contact a Pontiac representative to personally customize the actual cars they will receive, allowing them to choose the color and features that come with a fully loaded model.
“We’ve never done a giveaway like this before,” Harpo spokeswoman Carly Ubersox told Reuters.
She said most members of the audience had been specially selected from letters sent in advance by viewers on behalf of themselves, friends or family who were in need of a new car. But the audience members were kept in the dark about the nature of the show until it was taped.
Winfrey also gave away a four-year college scholarship, $10,000 wardrobe and make-over to a young woman who spent her teen years in foster care and homeless shelters. And a family with eight foster children was presented with a new houseful of furniture and electronics plus a $130,000 check to cover their mortgage and home repairs.
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Hey Oprah, How are you? I am a Huge fan of yours for over 29 years I admire you and should have followed by your example to upgrade myself. I will be short and sweet about my need for a vehicle. I am a mother of 6 children 3 of them are in college 2 here in NC and 1 in NY, I also have 3 elementary school children which today My Children are my world who I am and what I strive for. I have had great difficulties surrounding them in the past.I have learned some valuable lessons,I am also the grandmother of 3 beautiful girls. In NY I am a NURSE here in Raleigh NC I am a struggling single Mom that just had her Unemployment benefits EXHAUSTED. I was able to rent a car for 62 weekly to get to and from work but that became to expensive I am upgrading my life and finally got a Job here with benefits and i need to travel @ least 25 min away to get there.I humbly ask you to consider me for your car for hope program I am learning today how to ask for help and get in touch with all of my resources Life has not been easy and I’ve always been self supporting, I really appreciate you taking the time to listen hope to here from you soon….Keep up the good work!
I am a 29yr.old single mom of three children,I barely make minimum wages. My car is on it’s last leg,school is getting ready to start up in a couple of weeks,and they need school cloths & shoes. Well to make along story short I need help to get my chlidren and I the things we need and so rightfully desrve. THANK YOU,AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY!…….
Dear Oprah,
I am a 56 year old divorced female who is a licensed nurse. I work very hard at my job working 12 hr. days caring for the elderly who have given up everything they have ever known and loved in their life to be placed in a care center. We care givers are to many the only family they have. It is very important to me to be able to travel to my job safely without having to worry daily about breaking down to or from work. A big worry is the wintertime whereby my old PT cruiser is not very reliable as the Iowa winters can be very harsh. I would like to apply to your kind and considerate side for those of us who do nursing and if I may ask to be considered for an updated vehicle so I may travel more safely to my job. I am also wanting to do part time in home care for those who need a nurse to come to their home. I would especially like to help those who have cancer or aids. I am not asking for a new vehicle, just a newer used suv would be appreciated. I cannot at this time afford anything newer. Thank you and have a good day and God Bless you for the wonderful work you do in all areas of your life..
Sincerely,
Marcia Netland
Hi my name is Mary, I was diagnosed 6 years ago with Multiple Sclerosis, It turned my worls upside down. I also have other health issues that have came along since then. I use to own my own cleaning business for 15 years and had to close it in 2005 and start driving school bus again driving handicap children. Recently I had to stop working and apply for SSDI. It was the saddest day of my life to have to say goodbye to nmy lids and my life as I knew it. Our family is really hurting financially now and I lost my vana couple years ago. I have a car I got from the police auction and its costing to much to keep running. I have 6 people in my family including my 74 year old mother. I cant go anywhere with the family because I cant fit my wheelchair or scooter in my car. If we go somewhere even to church we have to take 2 cars and it costs alot in gas. I really want to be able to go to the zoo and on other trips with my family while I still can but I cant afford to rent wheelchairs and scooters. Please consider me for a van that will fit 6 people and my scooter or wheelchair. We are doing everything we can do just to keep our home that we have lived in for 15 years. Thank you for your consideration. God Bless you!!!