After showing the beneficiary in a typical situation for few minutes at the beginning of the episode, Anthony would arrive, deliver the check, and have the beneficiary sign a legal statement binding him or her never to reveal the source of this million-dollar gift except to a spouse (if the recipient was single, Anthony would add, “… should you marry”), under penalty of forfeit. Once the document was signed and the thanks were given, Anthony disappeared from the beneficiary’s life forever. The remainder of the episode showed how the gift affected the beneficiary.

LOL, a friend of mine’s wife was in the wedding party of a very wealthy friend of hers.

The “favor” consisted of a week for two spent at one of those Caribbean resorts where EVERYthing is already paid for — You want a drink in a coconut shell, you pretty much hold out your hand, and it’s already paid for as a part of the tab. You want to go parasailing, that’s covered, too, just make an appointment.

Talk about favors, I think that’s pretty close to the best thing short of, “Here’s a million dollars. Have a great life.”