Oprah gives away 276 new Pontiacs

[ssaloon]

from money.cnn.com

Oprah gives away 276 new Pontiacs

Talk show host opens 19th season by giving all her audience members a brand-new Pontiac G-6.
September 13, 2004: 5:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - No wonder she's the reigning queen of daytime talk.

Oprah Winfrey, one of the world's richest entertainers, surprised her fans Monday by giving each of her 276 audience members a new car to celebrate the premiere of her show's 19th season.

The billionaire talk show host told the audience that everybody will get a new Pontiac G-6 midsize 2005 sports sedan. Winfrey screamed and jumped up and down on the stage, shouting: "Everybody gets a car! Everybody gets a car!"

She then led the audience into the parking lot to check out their new cars.

Winfrey told the audience they will get to choose their own color, and the car will include special features such as XM satellite radio, OnStar Safety and heated leather seats.

Winfrey said the audience members were specially chosen, because family and friends had told the show's producers they needed new wheels.

The cars, priced at $28,400 fully loaded, were donated by Pontiac, according to the carmaker. Pontiac, a division of General Motors (GM: Research, Estimates), has also agreed to pay sales tax for each membr of the lucky audience.

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" is produced in Chicago by Harpo Productions Inc. and syndicated to 212 domestic markets and 109 countries by King World. Harpo is Oprah spelled backward.

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sarap talaga maging audience member kay oprah!

[niky]

Too bad they're Pontiacs...

By the way.. the Pontiac G6 is so new, it's not for sale yet.

but as long as they're free... :D :D :D

[boybi]

276 x 28,400.00 = $7,838,400.00

chicken lang yan kay oprah. pero donated lang naman pala ng GM, parang nagpa commercial lang sila or baka naman meron silang ex-deal with harpo productions. pero swerte talaga ng mga audience!

kelan kaya magbibigay si kris aquino ng libreng kotse?

[Ungas]

Asa ka pa! Tulo gusto mo libre.

There's probably a good deal with Pontiac & TV exposure to last, 3 years or so?

[boybi]

at $7M, one season lang yan.

hmmm, si ate shawee kaya?

[niky]

One season?

Do you know how much Oprah is worth?

She makes more than that in ONE SHOW.

[tagalnasaabroad]

aba..biro mo namang mga sandamukal na egoy at egay na fans ni oprah sa us..patakbuhin 'yan sa senado mananalo 'yan..!kaya ito si bush wais ding kumuha ng mga colored confidantes eh..dyan si nsa condo rice..si state sec collin powell..at saka si oprah gawin nyang campaign consultant agad-agad..!timbuwang 'yan si kerry..

kahit sabihin pang "why is bush so mocked..?" OT napala..sorry..

[kuroy]

well....kagabi sa tonight show ni jay leno...magbibigay din daw siya ng surprise!!!!


Lahat ng audience bibigyan niya ng litrato niya habang siya ay nakatayo sa tabi ng 276 cars niya.

[mazdamazda]

Originally posted by niky
Too bad they're Pontiacs...

have you seen 'em? hehe...

[hagiber]

3.5liter V6 200Hp, I wouldnt mind getting one for free but I'll probably sell it and buy something else :-)

[sikuya]

congratulations to the freakin' 276 audience last monday who got new cars. and my sympathy to the audience for tomorrow's show who will get free DVD's of "benifer"'s "Gigli" movie under their seats.

[pissword]

hahahaha sir sikuya... swerte ng mga tao...panu nila pinipili ang mga guests nila??? tapos by invitation lang??

[karlbo]

pooocha --- ay PONTIAC pala..

nyahahahaha

getting a car for free!!!.. damn....


si eddie gil kaya?.. nyahahahah asa pa lalu! :D

[stinkaboy]

hangang tingin na lg ako...;)

[the_wildthing]

Sometimes the money doesn't come from Oprah's pocket. Sponsors pay for it or even the manufacturer donates them. Publicity/advertising I suspect.

[baiskee]

Originally posted by hagiber
3.5liter V6 200Hp, I wouldnt mind getting one for free but I'll probably sell it and buy something else :-)

same here. :D

FREE is still FREE. ;)

[sikuya]

Q-what do you call 276 angry people?
A-today's guests at the Oprah Winfrey Show .they got nothing!nothing during Oprah's "Your wildest dream" series.

pissword-you call oprah's company to make reservation for the show.trust me, i don't watch her nor do i care for her but my wife does. now how does she know oprah's line is always busy when reserving? beats me, but if she gets through and we fly to chicago, that's fine. i get to visit the windy city and might win a saturn ION while snoring in her show.and oh, my wife said sept. show reservations are full..................

in response to oprah's "wildest dreams" series in her show, jay leno of the tonight show kicked off his own series tonight called......."keep dreaming!".

[wreckless]

cool!

[mantoy]

good exposure for pontiac imho.

[kyle618]

not much horsies from 3.5L ... prolly based on the old 3.5L engines... il prolly sell it too and get an acura TSX.