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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in the Statement of Additional Information
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Variable
Annuity Account Five of Anchor National Life Insurance Company (the "Company")
of our report dated January 31, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of the Company, and of our report dated June 19, 2000, relating to
the financial statements of Variable Annuity Account Five (Portion Relating to
the SEASONS Variable Annuity), which appear in such Statement of Additional
Information. We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
January 31, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements of the
Company into the Variable Annuity Account Five (Portion Relating to the SEASONS
SELECT II Variable Annuity) Prospectus which constitutes part of this
Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated January 31, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements
of the Company and of our report dated June 19, 2000, relating to the financial
statements of Variable Annuity Account Five (Portion Relating to the SEASONS
Variable Annuity) into the Variable Annuity Account Five (Portion Relating to
the SEASONS Variable Annuity) Prospectus which also constitutes part of this
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Independent Accountants" in such prospectuses and to the reference to us under
the heading "Financial Statements" in such Statement of Additional Information.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
August 2, 2000
