High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Hello Pappy scandal was a business scandal surrounding an incident during the August 20, 2007 episode of the Filipino variety and game show Wowowee, broadcast by ABS-CBN. During the episode, a technical error occurred during the final jackpot round of the show`s Wilyonaryo segment, raising allegations within the media that the segment was, or could be rigged by the producers. The incident prompted an investigation by the country`s Department of Trade and Industry, and was also the catalyst of an on-air feud between the show`s host Willie Revillame, and Joey de Leon, a personality from GMA Network and its competing variety show Eat Bulaga!.