The Benefactor (TV series)

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The Benefactor
Starring Mark Cuban
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production company 12 Yard
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 13 (2004-09-13) 
October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25)

The Benefactor was an American reality television show broadcast for one season on ABC in 2004. The premise involved 16 contestants vying to win US$1 million from billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

Contestants

NameAgeHometownEliminatedNotes
Femia Durosinmi22 Henderson, Nevada Winner
Dominic Scali - "The Rock Star"22 Las Vegas, Nevada Runner-Up
Linda Caruso30 North Hampton, New Hampshire Week 6
Tiffaney Weisser23 Dallas, Texas Week 5
Spencer Brown31 Atlanta, Georgia Week 5
Kevin Hall33 Dallas, Texas Week 4
Chris Harris26 Duluth, Georgia Week 3
Shawn Wallace-Baiza29 Hemet, California Week 3
Latane Meade25 San Diego, California Week 3
Christine Agosta25 Boise, Idaho Week 3
William Chappell28 Gresham, Oregon Week 2
Mario Mendez39 Glendale, California Week 2
Katherine "Kathy" Whipple23 Webster, New York Week 2
Grayson O'Connor26 Portland, Oregon Week 1
Laurel34 Santa Monica, California Week 1
Richard Larsen42 Alpharetta, Georgia Week 1

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