The Benefactor (TV series)

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| runtime = 60 minutes

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| starring = Mark Cuban

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| company = 12 Yard

| country = United States

| language = English

| network = ABC

| first_aired = {{Start date|2004|9|13}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2004|10|25}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

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The Benefactor is 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

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Name !Age !Hometown !Eliminated !Notes
bgcolor="gold"\|Femia Durosinmi \|bgcolor="gold"\|22 \|bgcolor="gold"\|Henderson, Nevada \|bgcolor="gold"\|Winner \|
bgcolor="gold"\|Dominic Scali - "The Rock Star" \|bgcolor="gold"\|22 \|bgcolor="gold"\|Las Vegas, Nevada \|bgcolor="gold"\|Runner-Up \|
Linda Caruso \|30 \|North Hampton, New Hampshire \|Week 6 \|
Tiffaney Weisser \|23 \|Dallas, Texas \|Week 5 \|
Spencer Brown \|31 \|Atlanta, Georgia \|Week 5 \|
Kevin Hall \|33 \|Dallas, Texas \|Week 4 \|
Chris Harris \|26 \|Duluth, Georgia \|Week 3 \|
Shawn Wallace-Baiza \|29 \|Hemet, California \|Week 3 \|
Latane Meade \|25 \|San Diego, California \|Week 3 \|
Christine Agosta \|25 \|Boise, Idaho \|Week 3 \|
William Chappell \|28 \|Gresham, Oregon \|Week 2 \|
Mario Mendez \|39 \|Glendale, California \|Week 2 \|
Katherine "Kathy" Whipple \|23 \|Webster, New York \|Week 2 \|
Grayson O'Connor \|26 \|Portland, Oregon \|Week 1 \|
Laurel \|34 \|Santa Monica, California \|Week 1 \|
Richard Larsen \|42 \|Alpharetta, Georgia \|Week 1 \|

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Name

!Age

!Hometown

!Eliminated

!Notes

bgcolor="gold"|Femia Durosinmi

|bgcolor="gold"|22

|bgcolor="gold"|Henderson, Nevada

|bgcolor="gold"|Winner

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bgcolor="gold"|Dominic Scali - "The Rock Star"