TLC Orders Pilot About Extreme “Sweepers”

SILVER SPRING: TLC is to spotlight passionate sweepstakes participants in the new one-hour pilot tentatively titled High Stakes Sweepers.

Production is set to begin next week, with a premiere slated for this summer. High Stakes Sweepers will tell the story of people who spend countless hours per week searching for forms, buying products and testing their luck in thousands of contests. The network previously aired a program on the extreme side of couponing.

"With High Stakes Sweepers, TLC continues to tap into our viewers fascination with and desire for highly entertaining ‘found money’ programming," said Amy Winter, the general manager of TLC. "The special showcases the strategy and surprising winnings of these everyday people who do everything they can to win big."