An exciting new big-money show that takes the saying ‘If you don’t ask, you don’t get’ to a whole new level comes to ITV1 this winter as members of the public are invited to ask for a share of a £1 million giveaway to help make their dreams come true.
A number of famous philanthropists will make up a panel whose job it is to decide who, of those standing before them, is deserving of a share of the massive cash sum in Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway.
The five millionaires who will decide the fate of the hopefuls are author and former politician Jeffrey Archer, Scottish entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne, Ann Summer’s founder Jacqueline Gold, Crystal Palace Chairman and owner Simon Jordan and the MOBO’s founder Kanya King.
The catch is that the hopefuls only get one minute to make their pitch and they must convince the panel - whose own money makes up the £1 million - that they are deserving recipients of the cash to make their hopes and aspirations a reality.
They will then face a barrage of questions from the panellists before they decide how genuine and worthy of the money they are. The ‘asker’ must receive a majority vote or they will leave with their hope of winning a cash bonanza dashed.
Their needs could be as simple as wanting to make a surprise visit to a relative living in a far flung country and needing £3,000 to get there or helping a long-suffering wife who claims: ‘My husband’s DIY ruined the house and I need £10,000 to fix it’.
In front of the studio audience the show’s presenter, Richard Madeley, will wait with the anxious hopefuls as they prepare for the 60 seconds that could change their lives forever.
Anyone can get a slice of the fortune in a show which promises humour, raw emotion and downright cheek. All they have to do is ask.
FORTUNE launches on Tuesday 2 January 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Hi guys,
I enjoyed the show, but if this is free money I would like to see money go to sections of the community where there is real need.
i.e Alzheimers sufferers and carers or even the Shumacher institite who do incredable work for people in serious poverty.
I am not appealing for myself but for people in desperate need. Could you please tell me how I could apply?
& oblige,
G E Best.
Hi, and congrats on the show. Over the last two years i have lost my inheritance money in trying to help very poor Thai Children and was recently robbed at Gunpoint by 5 men from Cameroon in Bangkok, Thailand of £50,000. I have been trying to help indigenous hill tribe children to learn the English language so that they can use computers and have better life and to this end want to build a school to help them further. My Thai girlfriend has an English degree and has devoted the last 10 years to this cause with very little income and to this end i want to help her succeed further by trying to raise the finance necessary. The cost is not exceptionally high at approx Baht 7,000,000 (£100,000) but would make many children very very happy.
I do charity wor for Premature babies please please tell me how I can apply to the show..
regards
warren
hi i am trying to start a business in helping stray, unwanted and dogs in need. i think i could seriously benefit with some help, as people dont realise what precious animals they are.
could you please tell me how i can apply
would really appriceate it
thanx many ‘woofs’ from my doggy fiends
What an amazing opportunity your show provides. I’ve never known anything like it! I’ve just started working at Lifelites, the charity which provides technology for children in hospices. We give them a package of the latest computer and electronic games equipment is supplied along with all of the telecoms and Sky connections free of charge and Lifelites maintain the equipment along the way, meaning that the hospices’ own funds and care staff activities can remain concentrated on delivering care for the child and support for their family. The children think it’s great that they can keep in contact with their friends and schools. They think it’s great for them to have these tools at their figure tips for playing, learning and communicating with friends. We hope this equipment will bring a ray of sunshine into their lives. I would love to have the chance to make a pitch to the panel to support this scheme. Please let me know how I should go about it. Many thanks.
My nephew is Evan-Ray and is 2 years old. He has cerebral palsy. This is a condition that means he cant sit up, crawl or walk with out support. We have done charity things to help raise some money for him to go up to England to have some treatment that might help him, but if we could get £25,000 he can go abroad to a special place and have some operations to make his dream come true of being able to crawl even may be walk.
I would like to bring my nepwhew onto the show to see what the pannel think of trying to help him. I have watched the show and some of the money they have give away werent really needed but my nephew needs this money to make his dream come true of walking. Please help him and tell me how i can bring him onto the show?
Thanks
I am wondereing i we apply to go on this show. I have a group of cheerleaders who have been asked to go to america. They have worked really hard and it is there dream to go. The coach has worked really hard and getting us to do all the stunts is just great. If you can help please email me back we are running aut of ideas to help get us there as the age range is so different.
Please get in contact
Christina xx
I work for a charity in Brixton, South London called Independance. We run education initiatives in schools and provide opportunities for young people to engage in the arts. In September, we put on B.Supreme - The first ever festival for women in Hip Hop at the South Bank Centre in London. The event was a huge success with an audience of over 2,000 people. We set up training all over the UK with girls between 12-16 taking part in choreography with some of the best artists in the world, including Missy Elliot’s choreographers. We managed to reach 4,312.5 learning hours between May-Sept 06, which is an amazing feat. Despite the success, and the amount of young people B.Supreme benefited, The Arts Council are refusing to fund us the second year around. We are desperate to raise enough money to do this project again and would like some information about how to apply. We would love to have the opportunity to talk to the panel about our event and the differences we’ve made in giving young girls positive role models and experiences to benefit them for the rest of their lives.
Please let me know how I should go about it.
Many thanks
I work for a charity in Noroflk called BREAK which provides a range of speicla care services, but in particular supported holidays and respite care for children and adults with learning disbailties.
Some of the people we help have very profound needs and are often cared for at home by their families. This puts a huge strain on the family and can often lead to individuals and families breaking down.
Disability is not sexy and it is difficult to get support, but the small bit of respite we give families can be a lifeline to them. I’d love the chance to be able to put our case across for more funding and support to help families from across the UK.
Please contact me and let me know how to apply.
Many thanks
I am fifty four years old married with three children, two daughters and a son. I worked as a community nurse on nights, mostly dealing with people with terminal cancer as I was Marie Curie trained.
In 1993 I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, although devastated I was able to keep working, but had to retire six years ago, due to fatigue and poor mobility.
In 2004 I took a drug called Aimspro, on an informed consent basis, after six months my fatigue and general mobility improved so much that I was able to take a part-time secretarial job. After a year the drug was withdrawn, due to problems the company had with production. Aimspro is now available and has a licence, but it costs £180 a vial, and I was using two injections per week.
As my condition is worsening I am asking if your company would give a donation for me to be able to get this drug now. It costs £2,700, for 15 vials, if I just took it every other week it may help.
Aimspro,is made by a company called Daval International, any information is available on the net.
I am writing this , because I feel I have no other option, hopefully in time this drug will be available on the NHS. I don’t have time.
Yours sincerely
Jo Finlay (mrs)
hi i have a idea how do i ask
I believe this is the information all you in need of a % of the million pound giveaway will need.
Call 0845 458 6500
email cash@fevermedia.co.uk
http://www.fevermedia.co.uk/applications
Anyone still uncertain here is the home page ;-
http://glamlife.glam.ac.uk/newsevents/747/million-pound-giveaway
Hoping this is of use to those charities or community groups in need.
MAUREEN
NEWCASTLE.
I Sincerely wish all those success in applying to this show for funding. Good luck.
There is something though which really stands out about this kind of show as it highlights areas of need within society.
Being artistically inclined myself community music and arts projects but far more oppressing and needful than this is the predominance of social and medical needs which are indicative of other and more appealing issues. By this I mean the uneven spread of NHS spending on drugs, or operations, the classification criteria determining need. Also extremely sad are those things that are a social need to the aid of a decent lifestyle, this is suggestive of other misgivings in our welfare state or the incomes threshold being to low.
The divide between the haves and the have nots does not appear to closing.
So there is nothing like reading things twice if you have any reason to desire applying for this show giving you an opportunity to plead your case, go for it and the very best of luck.
Call 0845 458 6500
email cash@fevermedia.co.uk
http://www.fevermedia.co.uk/applications
and if you are still uncertain take a look at the home page below.
http://glamlife.glam.ac.uk/newsevents/747/million-pound-giveaway
MAUREEN
NEWCASTLE
PS LET US KNOW HOW YOU GET ON?
hello organizers,
i have seen your show once.. i believe this show as defined ”a dream come true”… candidates like myself with tangible reasons for money should be given a chance to persuade.
i have a passion for something i cant afford..something lucrative and better than a ‘tummy tuck’.
i cant figure out how to apply… could anyone out there assist me.
my request is WORTHY!!
HI
I DID THIS SHOW, ENJOYED IT, DIDN,T GET THE MONEY,BUT TO BE HONEST THERE WERE ALOT THERE THAT DESERVED IT MORE.
QUITE A PROCESS TO GET ON, BUT ENJOYED IT.APPLIED ON WEB. AND THEY ARE THINKING OF DOING A SECOND ONE
Hi,
I am a 17 year old girl form the south west. I go to college and hope to work with animals in a few years after I qualify to be a vet nurse. I have recently found a part time job in a vet surgery, but there is no bus route to it. I need to go for the job to gain experience in the animal care business but transport is going to be a problem due to not having a car.
In November 2006, on my way to college I was involved in a car accident, thankfully know one was injured just shock. My car however was written off a couple of weeks later. Now I have to rely on my parents and friends to get me to and from college every day and also to work at the weekends and some evenings. I’m so grateful to them for driving me to and throw, but now I feel that it’s asking a bit much of them all the time.
I’m not hoping to get a brand new car or anything like that just a decent reliable ford KA, or Renault Clio that will get me from A to B. I have been looking out for one in my price range for the last month but nothing has been available within 100miles from where I live. I have saved half the amount needed to buy a new car, but I was wondering if you could help me out with the other half. I would ideally need about £900 but if that’s not possible then any amount would help me on my way to buying a new car.
♥ Anneka ♥
dear richard I would like to come on the fortune million pound giveaway with my daughter because I have a dream that I would very much like to come true the thing is it is expensive but it will help me because I am ill and disabled and it will also help me keep my independance and it will also help my daughter who is expecting a baby in June the thing is this accomodation we are living in is totally unsuitable for my disabilies and hasnt got enough bedrooms for 3 of us and because my son and daughter are staying to look after me the housing association are trying to have me evicted and I am worried that we will be on the street I would like to move as quickly as possible my dream is to be able to by my own home so that this sort of thing cant happen again because my health has suffered as a result of this I find it very difficult coping with being ill and disabled so I am glad my son and daughter are here because without them I wouldnt be able to manage. m longstaff
Hi,
My name is Abbey im 14 years old and compete in gymnastics the discipline of Sports Acrobatics along with my partner Shanie-Redd who is 10.I have been doing gym for 8 years and Shanie practically all of her life both of us have competed in many competitions and earned titles such as British champion and competed in many internationals around the world such as Switzerland, Germany and a few others (me including European Championships Poland of zeliona Gora.) I and Shanie have only started working together this year and are hoping to thrive in success as our 11-16 womens pair.
As you can probably imagine competing in many internationals abroad such as Europeans and World Championships, leotards of up to hundreds of pounds each, foreign chorographers,travelling and training fees, physio, tracksuits and entry fees. We also have special coaches come in from Great Britain’s highest standards as you can imagine this comes to quite a total! As we do not get trials to get support from lottery funding anymore it is hard for our parents and families to provide, so much money to such a point my mum does 3 jobs and still struggles to provide.
Great Britain’s standards are really starting to rise and are become more known for this sport. Technically we are as good as the Russians, Bulgarians and many others but when it comes to first place it come down to the chorography, as we do not have a consistent chorographer at our club King Edmunds in Bristol it is hard to reach the standard of other clubs in Great Britain or though normally do manage it, to go out with more confidence knowing you look good and have amazing routines as I believe if you look and feel great, you perform great?!
This year we are hoping to go to Portugal, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Germany x2(Alberhausen and Dresden) Freedom cup in the U.S.A and a couple others to be considered. Hopefully after trials for Europeans we will proceed to compete in European Championships and make our international debut as a womens pair and gain a place on the Great Britain squad to compete in the finals in Holland! It has been our long life ambition to be own a medal from Europeans or World Championships!
Training 4 times a week almost 20hrs and dedicating almost every aspect of our lives to gymnastics you develop a love to the sport a passion almost when your doing it you enter your own little world called gym world and thats all that matters to you ,and no one can take you out of it! As my mum would say I sleep gym, do gym, love gym. If I ever had to stop gym because my parents couldn’t afford it id be devastated!
I no it sounds like im asking a lot of you but gyms MY LIFE,MY WORLD,MY SPORT! From all my reasons above such as competitons abroad, leotards costs ECT. To compete this year and work our way to give us the opportunity we’ve got the commitment dedication love and passion of our sport and support. If you’re able to help us THE SKY IS OUR ONLY LIMIT! Our estimated total cost each will be about £5000 I understand this is a lot of money any amount would be appreciated, but we are competing for our country and are working to succeed in every competiton we do. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE help us with our ambitions loves and passions.
Thank you for taking the time to read this
Abbey Carvell and Shanie-Redd Thorne
if this isn’t where you apply could some one point me in the right direction please.
Hello, I missed today’s show (9th January) but saw there was someone dressed up as a monkey - could someone please tell me what it was for, how much they wanted and did they get it? Thanks so much,xxx
The monkey was the daughter of a lady who wanted over £9000 to go to special effects makeup school. All the judges said no.
HIA,
NOT ALL THE JUDGES SAID NO, JACQUI SAID YES,AND IF THEY HAD SHOWED THE WHOLE THING(IT WAS CUT!)
DUNCAN SAID QUITE A BIT MORE AND WAS A NICE GUY.
I KNOW COS IT WAS ME.!
MY DAUGHTER ENJOYED IT MORE THAN ME,I WAS ABIT NERVOUS.
WON,T STOP ME GOING TO A SPECIAL FX MAKE UP SCHOOL, JUST HAVE TO SAVE HARD FOR A WHILE.
XX
So JAN you weren’t the girl with the dog still some of the contents of my earlier blog may well assist you in your quest.
Good luck.
MAUREEN
NEWCASTLE.
Anyone wanting to apply will find all they need a few posts back scrolling.
MAUREEN
NEWCASTLE
Hi.
My Brother & I are thinking of applying for this show as a surprise for our Parents. Does anyone know if there is a deadline to apply? Do I just send an email with our plea to the address shown on Maureen’s Blog? Hope to hear from anyone soon. Many thanks. Nicola
(PLEASE READ YOU COULD HELP A LITTLE BOY LIVE) hi im a 16 year old girl living in north london and i think this show is a great opportunity for dreams that you think are impossible to come true, like the dream i have.. im writing today because i lost my brother 2 weeks before christmas a month a go now and he was only 19 and a great brother indeed. when we had the funarel it was a total shock to see so many people that had turnt up there was over 700 people. as some people wanted to donate money we thought this would be a great chance to collect this money and donate it to, jack brown a little four year old boy who lives just 5 minutes away from me(now in america). the little boy jack was diagnosed with a rare disease called neuroblastoma two years ago, which is a form of cancer. Neuroblastoma is a solid tumor cancer that begins in the nerve tissue of the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis but usually originates in the abdomen in the tissue of the adrenal gland. jack has already had treatment before costing £250,000 which is a huge amount of money for anyone to get let alone just working class people. amazingly they were able to raise the money but unfortunaly ahuge set back happened when doctors discovered a tumour on his brain due to the relapse. the family need to raise $750,000 (£380,000) for futher surgery. i have never done anything like this before and i don’t know jack or his family myself but reading and hearing about this poor little boy just drives me to raise as much money as i can. i no u cant give £380,000 but any donation would be amazing. thank you for your time. please could you contact me as quick as you can. thanks alot x
how do i apply to this show please?
i have four chronic illnesses and 3 teen girls, i have always worked 3 and 4 jobs to help my girls, but i got too sick, i have become a foster mom raised a baby for a single mom, took in a student from spain and a homeless boy…………i need help and all i ever wanted was to open a home for teenage girls that nobody wants here in woburn, massachusetts
I know other people probably deserve money more than me but can everybdy Please Just take a look.
http://www.letsgiveloveachance.co.uk
Is there a site or a forum where someone will actually answer our queries? I asked a few days ago whether there was a deadline to apply for the show and if we just send in our plea on the email; yet I’ve had no response. Does anyone know???!!
N
There is no closing date on the site above and we have contacted the shows publicist but as yet have had no answer.
I’m sorry our reply was not as prompt as you would have liked, but we receive hundreds of comments and queries each day on the site and it is hard to reply to each one.
Hi I would really like to apply for this show. I am a volunteer counsellor support worker at Watford Turn Around. We run programmes for Victims of Domestic Violence. Due to running out of funding, a year ago, we had to close the perpatrators programme. The men who attend this programme all wanted to change from being abusive to their partners, to treating them properly. They all attended voluntarily. Surely with the statistics that are proven, if a man wants to get help to stop being violent, he should be able to. How can I apply please?
Hi. Just wondering if there is anywhere to read about all the different appications which have been shown and whether they were successful or not.
Particularly interested in last weeks which I missed. Are there to be any repeats?
If not, is anyone able to tell me about the plea for the animal rescue?
Thank you.
Joy
Hi ive worked within the community for 6years and have achived many great outcomes one thing that i have been unsuccesful in is providing a youth club for young people in the local community of sandwell (oldbury) i have challenged anti -social behaviour, drugs, alcohol, solvent abuse and various other crimes, my initive is to be providing young people a shelter, in where they can associate with peers, share and learn new skills, young people to raise issues and concerns affecting them them in todays society, within the the YOZ a drop in clinic, internet access, youth workers, education services, employment, activities ie .. football, cricket, outdoor activities will be provided along with alot more if you find this initive to be a good idea please please please help and support me in any way i would appriciate all support given
regards
Aftab Hussain
Aftabhussain@blueyonder.co.uk
Hello
Just a quick note to all of you who wanted to apply but didn’t apply this time round. This show is returning to our screens next year.
The show has been a success but sadly came to an end on Tuesday the 13th FEB 2007 for this year after running for six weeks.
So if you would like the chance to get your applications early maybe you should try the following out to see if they are open.
0845 458 6500
email cash@fevermedia.co.uk
http://www.fevermedia.co.uk/applications
http://glamlife.glam.ac.uk/newsevents/747/million-pound-giveaway
Maureen
Newcastle
I missed the show last time, could I get on it if it return?
I have some products that’s of benefits to people of all ages for healthier lifestyles. A lot of marketing has bee done on them and people likes very much. I sometimes go to Bricklane and other markets including the famers market and I,m sold out. These products are for all seasons and very good for pack lunches or the handbags. I would like to get on the show to get some money to develop the business and create jobs for at 5 unemployed people in the first year.
Can anyone support MOM’S Jungle Things
MOM’sy/Gwen McLeish
I missed the show last time, could I get on it if it return?
I have some products that’s of benefits to people of all ages for healthier lifestyles. A lot of marketing has been done on them and people likes them very much. I sometimes go to Bricklane and other markets including the famers market and I,m sold out. These products are for all seasons and very good for pack lunches or the handbags. I would like to get on the show to get some money to develop the business and create jobs for at 5 unemployed people in the first year.
Can anyone support MOM’S Jungle Things
MOM’sy/Gwen McLeish
Hello Gwen,
Your road won’t be an easy one, but your best option would be INBIZ or a local business advice centre. They would be able to ascertain which Gov’t funds would be the best to access and may be able to help with premises.
Maureen
Newcastle.
Hello Gwen,
Your road won’t be an easy one, but your best option would be INBIZ or a local business advice centre. They would be able to ascertain which Gov’t funds would be the best to access and may be able to help with premises.
Then by the time the show was ready to go on air again you’d be in a stronger position to seek additional funding.
Maureen
Newcastle.
my 5yr old son is registered blind due to the trauma of being a premature baby samuel is an amazing child and an insperation to many samuels sight will never improve and no one can say how much it will worsen if i had only one wish it would be to take my wonderful son to meet his hero peter pan in one of the disney resorts
i have a disabled son harry who is fourteen yrs old he has a very rare life treating syndrome called lennox gaustaut syndrome and severe developemental delay harry has over a hundred siezures a day he has had three brain operation’s to try to better the quality of his life.we are currently try to fund raise to raise about 30.000 to do adaptation to our home for ground floor facilaties as we cant get him up the staires any more the local council move us to this house for adapation’s and they will not help us with a dfg do to do this work they are saying we have to move again i have four young children. i have emailed the show on fever media appilcation on line i’ve telephoned itv on the webb site it says there are audtions on sept,oct, in london,manchester and other cities but it does,nt say where and what dates.can anyone help as how we can get on the show. vicky
i am a single mum i have had a lot of problems in the past which sadly resulted in my mum having to look after my daughter for a while i have recently been back to court for residancy back of my daughter and was granted it on the basis of me having my own accomadation wich costs aeound 1,000 pounds for the bond and rent in advance i would love to come on fortune to see if any one could help me im not asking for much i just want a chance to bring up my daughter and be happy thankyou so much for your time
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