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Originally Posted by Mutt no, you are assuming that they don't want to give away a car. game shows want people to win, not every time, or there'd be no suspense but without people winning big prizes and breaking down in tears there's no reason to watch a game show.

You nailed it. Plus the Game Show has no financial incentive, either way. Their sponsors pay for the privilege to donate the prizes and have them advertised.

As for the sponsors, they can purchase insurance. We used to have a car as a hole-in-one prize for a Charity Golf Tournament I was involved in. The donating Auto Dealership simply bought a policy covering the odds of someone winning.