Finding J Smith is a New Zealand reality show, also known as Finding J Smith with Vodafone Live! The show aired in 2003 on TV2. The show consisted of contestants calling up as many people in New Zealand with a J. Smith name. $250,000 was the amount of money that was up for grabs, making it at the time the biggest prize ever offered by a New Zealand television program. The show was hosted by Nick Young, Eric Young and Dominic Bowden.
Team Murphy was the winning team for the show, who found Jenny Smith, a 32-year-old from Taihape. She was revealed as the real J Smith. The show only ran for one season.
Teams and candidates CandidateTeamAge Heidi WatsonTeam Watson 20 Chris WatsonTeam Watson 49 Richard WatsonTeam Watson 46 Karen GalvanTeam Watson 33 Jacqui WatsonTeam Watson 37 Bev GillardTeam Te Pahu 25 Tim LockhartTeam Te Pahu 25 Justin "Jae" DwenTeam Te Pahu 25 Mark NealTeam Te Pahu 26 Alice ReidTeam Te Pahu 23 Jodi CockburnTeam Murphy 27 Greg CockburnTeam Murphy 30 Lisa MurphyTeam Murphy 28 Grant "Spud" MurphyTeam Murphy – Jill EllisonTeam Murphy 34
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