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flyoverland
I have two friends who each won $1 million by winning major network realtiy shows. Winning can be very lucrative and they both are involved in a company that appears on the brink of becoming a very large public company.
museweaver
Jason did not interview the OC housewives---they made nothing the first year and now make $250,000/season, a figure reported in OC news. The money was why Lori stayed on the show. Until she nailed her millionaire hubby, it paid her bills.
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