Oprah Recalls Shocking Car Giveaway Secret

In a recent interview, Oprah Winfrey detailed a critical, eleventh-hour change made to her famous 2004 "The Oprah Winfrey Show" car giveaway episode. Winfrey revealed that she realized the keys needed to be taped down inside the boxes handed to the audience.

She instructed producers, who were working through the night, to secure the keys. This was to maintain the surprise, as Winfrey noted the audience's first instinct would be to shake the boxes. The show's team successfully kept secret that 276 cars, valued at over $7 million, were being given away, having initially led guests to believe only 12 people would receive a car.