Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway

Did You Know?

• In the first episode, money was given to help two teenagers travel the British Isles' rail network.
• The third episode featured a gifted athlete receiving £30,000 for Olympic training, paid at £6,000 per year.
• A man who had lost his fortune was refused £25,000 for a racehorse in the third episode.

Judges

The panel comprised five high-profile members, four of whom were multi-millionaires. They included author and former MP Jeffrey Archer, entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne from Dragons' Den, Ann Summers managing director Jacqueline Gold, mobile phone entrepreneur and Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan, and MOBO Awards founder Kanya King.

Second show

In the second episode, money was awarded to a 13-year-old boy described as exceptionally bright for a £38,083.50 educational course, a would-be JCB driver for £2,050, a woman for her Nana's 60th birthday, and a reformed ex-criminal for a youth group. Refused requests included a flaming toilet stunt, a weightlessness trip to Russia, and a New York acting academy.

Fourth show

The fourth episode saw grants given to a history teacher for a World War I trip, a wheelchair basketball team, an elderly man for a romantic cruise, and a one-armed special education teacher who had taken in her nieces.