 Winfrey gave away 276 cars on her show in September 2004 |
TV host Oprah Winfrey has given more than 300 audience members $1,000 (�526) each to donate to a charitable cause. Winfrey - who has previously given her studio audience new cars and paid off their debts - gave each person a debit card loaded with the money.
They can give the entire sum to one person - relatives are not eligible - or split it among charitable causes.
Winfrey called the show her "favourite giveaway ever" describing it as the "gift of giving back".
The 52-year-old TV chat show host told the audience: "I can honestly say that every gift I've ever given has brought at least as much happiness to me as it has to the person I've given it to.
 |  Imagine the love and kindness you can spread with $1,000 |
"That's the feeling I want to pass on to you."
Audience members also received a DVD recorder to record their stories for a future show.
"You're going to open your hearts, you're going to be really creative, and you're going to spend it all at once on one stranger or spend a dollar on every person," Winfrey said.
"Imagine the love and kindness you can spread with $1,000."
In September 2004, Winfrey gave a new car to each member of her audience.
A total of 276 Pontiac G6 sports sedans were given away to the all-female audience - worth $7m (�3.7m) in all.
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