Oprah's audience begins dream trip

The TV host is taking 300 of her most loyal viewers to Australia

SYDNEY - Oprah Winfrey's giddy audience of 300 arrived in Australia from the United States on Tuesday to begin enjoying the talk show queen's ultimate giveaway - an eight-day journey across the land Down Under.

Winfrey kicked off her 25th and final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show in September by surprising her shrieking, jumping and sobbing fans with what she's billed as the trip of a lifetime. The hand-picked audience was made up of some of who the program called its most loyal viewers over the years.