Hustling America

Hustling America

Hustling America

Synopsis

TV con man Alexis Conran travels across America following in the footsteps of historys greatest hustlers. He wants to see if his skills in deception and magic will allow him to pull off the hardest cons of all: the so-called Proposition Bets outlandish sounding wagers that are almost impossible to win unless you know the cunning secret behind them. These bets were originally used to con people out of their money but for Alexis its not about the cash; hes on a personal mission to measure himself against the greatest hustlers in the country where these scams were invented.

Episodes

Season 1

  • Texas

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    British TV host Alex Conran travels from Texas to Missouri to Arkansas, retracing the footsteps -- and replicating the scams -- of legendary con man Titanic Thompson, who specialized in proposition bets -- outlandish wagers on which the con man always relied on a trick to ensure winning. In this episode, Conran scores a flashy car, a luxury hotel suite, and even a ten-gallon hat.

  • Vegas

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    After winning a wager and a full tank of gas, host Alex Conran heads for Las Vegas to try his luck against -- and learn the secrets of -- some of the world's best hustlers...only to lose one of his first bets and spend a long night in an Old West jailhouse.

  • New York

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    Eager to prove himself in one of the most street smart cities in the world, Conran head to New York City, where he pits himself against a seasoned cabbie, a chess hustler, a ping pong pro -- and seven pounds of seafood.