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People around the world try desperately to score tickets to the Oprah Winfrey Show for one reason and one reason only: They want one of Oprah's giveaways. (Hello, who wouldn't want to be there for the annual Oprah's Favorite Things show?) So the guests in the audience must have been slightly shocked yesterday when the giveaway O gave them was… another giveaway. Instead of cars, houses, trips to Europe or cashmere sweaters, Oprah gave audience members $1,000 debit cards to then pass on to the charity of their choice. And, no, they couldn't declare themselves a charity and keep the cash, you greedy little thing. "You're going to open your hearts," Lady O told them. "You're going to be really creative, and you're going to spend it all at once on one stranger or spend a dollar on every person… I can honestly say that every gift I've ever given has brought at least as much happiness to me as it has to the person I've given it to." They were also given new DVD recorders to capture their giveaway experience, which Oprah will then use for a future show. Two years ago, O stunned her audience members by giving all 276 of them a new 2005 Pontiac G6, which was worth $28,000.