Megabucks Giveaway was a game show

Game show

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...

 that aired on Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

's WDIV-TV

WDIV-TV

WDIV-TV, virtual channel 4, is an NBC-affiliated television station based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned by Post-Newsweek Stations and is the flagship station and home base of the group with the offices of the group located alongside WDIV's studios; the "Local" branding now...

 from April 13, 1991 to September 14, 1996. It was developed by the Michigan Lottery

Michigan Lottery

The Michigan Lottery offers numerous on-line and scratch-off games, giving players a wide variety of prize possibilities. Initiated under the authority of Public Act 239 in 1972, the games collect funds to support Michigan’s public school system.- History :...

. The hosts included Chuck Gaidica from WDIV, Aggie Usedly from the Michigan Lottery, and Jim Harper, who occasionally substituted for Gaidica.

Megabucks Giveaway was an updated version of the Michigan Lottery's previous game show, Fame and Fortune

Fame and Fortune (US)

Fame and Fortune was a game show that aired from January 28, 1989 to April 6, 1991. It was developed by the Michigan Lottery. The hosts included Chuck Gaidica from WDIV and Diane Sarnecky, a Detroit area model.Each week, six contestants played...

, with a few new elements.

Contestants were chosen by submitting their non-winning instant-win tickets for a random drawing.