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6 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 13, 2004 60 mins
The first test facing the 16 folks vying for $1 million from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is over before the contestants knew they took it. Then come face-to-face interviews with Cuban, who wants to gauge if they will "deliver on expectations" they made in the auditioning process for the series.
Episode 2
Mon, Sep 20, 2004 60 mins
Mark Cuban divides the contestants into three teams for their next test---a big problem for one of them since there's an odd person out. The test: plan Cuban's schedule over a three-hour period. His admonition: "Don't waste my time." Contestants that don't heed it will be judged by a second-grader.
Episode 3
Mon, Sep 27, 2004 60 mins
The task: spend $1000 in 12 hours. But it's not as easy as it sounds: the candidates must spend it on something that will "challenge" them---and impress benefactor Mark Cuban.
Episode 4
Mon, Oct 4, 2004 60 mins
Basketball (no surprise here) is this edition's challenge: Mark Cuban divides the contestants into two teams and tells them to find players for a game of horse. The losers will receive an interesting proposition.
Episode 5
Mon, Oct 18, 2004 60 mins
Nice soon turns to nasty when Mark Cuban orders the contestants to perform "random acts of kindness" for folks in Dallas. But they won't necessarily be nice to each other, and one contestant gets the boot early on.
Episode 6
Mon, Oct 25, 2004 60 mins
In the season finale, Mark Cuban visits the remaining contestants' home towns before paring the field to two. Then he gives them each a minute to press their cases.