NEW - A Million Dollars and What It Actually Buys

A million dollars used to change everything. One Survivor winner turned theirs into $50,000 of debt. A CTV News piece tracking what Survivor winners did with their prize money put the question on air. Audience texts came fast: pay off the mortgage, clear the family debt, buy a house. On air, the answers split. One went with a house, a wedding, and a $50,000 pair of 1989 Jordan 1s. Another: pay off the credit card and put the rest to work. The story that sticks is the Season 12 winner from Panama. He spent 39 days starving on the coast, won a million dollars at 24, started a hat business, and walked away five years later with $50,000 in debt. He calls it a non-traditional education. Topics: million dollars, Survivor prize money, personal finance, money mistakes, what would you do Originally aired on 2026-05-20