Flamingo Fortune
| ("Million Dollar") Flamingo Fortune | |
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| Created by |
Jonathan Goodson Florida Lottery |
| Presented by |
JD Roberto (1995–1996) Michael Young (1996–1999) with Heather Alexander (1995–1996) Lisa Stahl-Sullivan (1996–1999) |
| Narrated by | Rich Fields |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 228 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 26 Minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Mark Goodson Productions (14 October-11 November 1995) Jonathan Goodson Productions (18 November 1995–1997) Columbia TriStar Television (1997–1999) |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated (Florida only) |
| Original release | October 14, 1995 – February 28, 1999 |
("Million Dollar") Flamingo Fortune is an American game show for the Florida Lottery that aired from 1995–1999. It was originally produced by Mark Goodson Productions, at the time also producing game shows for state lotteries alongside his regular game shows. After the first five shows, production was transferred to Jonathan Goodson Productions (long discussed as the first solo production for JGP), after All American Television (which acquired Mark Goodson's company a few weeks earlier) spun out their lottery game shows to Mark Goodson's son, Jonathan Goodson. Production would later transfer to Columbia TriStar Television and Game Show Network from 1997 to 1999. The program was taped at Universal Studios Florida near Orlando, Florida.
The show's original announcer was Rich Fields. Rich was the announcer on Flamingo Fortune for three seasons and filled in as host on at least one occasion.
The original hosts were JD Roberto and Heather Alexander, who were replaced after the first season by the team of Michael Young and Lisa Stahl-Sullivan.
The "Flamingo Fortune" name was later used for a series of scratch-off games introduced by the lottery in 2013.
Thirty contestants were in the contestant pool, all selected from those who sent in losing scratch-off lottery tickets. Alexander/Stahl would spin a wheel that was hooked to a randomizer. When the wheel stopped, the player selected would play a game, in addition to winning a set of lottery tickets. These rules were similar to Illinois Instant Riches.
12 sandcastles were placed on a rotating platform. An apparatus with the beach ball was nearby.
The contestant would turn his/her back to the platform and pull a lever to release the beach ball. The ball would swing through the platform 6 times, knocking over the sandcastles. Each sandcastle remaining after one round was worth $1,000 - each one remaining after round two was worth an additional $2,000.
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