"Twin Car Giveaway" was a special tournament on Supermarket Sweep. For an entire month, the show allowed the teams to play for a chance to win two Chevrolet Geo Trackers.
Premise[]
From September 19, 1994 to October 14, 1994, at the beginning of the show's final season on Lifetime, a month-long Twin Car Giveaway tournament was held. During the first three weeks of the tournament, a standard game was played each day. The twelve teams with the highest Big Sweep totals from these episodes at the end of the third week returned for the fourth and final week, in which games were played with no Bonus Sweep and a $300 Super Super Bonus replacing the $50 bonus in an attempt to add more money. The six teams with the highest Big Sweep totals during that final week returned for the Friday show to play for a pair of Geo Trackers.
On the Friday show, the first three teams played an eight-question Round Robin game, where each correct answer was worth $50 towards their Sweep total. Each of the first three teams then had a flat three minutes in the Big Sweep. This process was repeated for the other three teams. At the end of the show, the team with the highest Big Sweep total won the two cars (a combined value of more than $25,000) in addition to whatever else that they won on their previous shows. All other teams kept their prior winnings. Team #1, James and Rick, won with a Big Sweep total of $1,598, and won a grand total of $28,710 (the highest grand total ever). A total of $84,562 in cash and prizes was won by the contestants over the four-week period.
It should be noted that both cars were actually worth $11,976 each. James & Rick first won $1,292 during their original appearance, followed by $400 in the Bonus Sweep, $1,318 during the Semi-Finals, $150 during the front game of the Finals, $1,598 during the Big Sweep of the Finals, as well as both cars. That's how their final total was $28,710.
Episode Guide[]
WEEK 1
1. Coby & Lisa vs. Abby & Maria vs. Roxie & Roz (September 19, 1994)
2. Emma & Ashley vs. Andrew & Jill vs. Lana & Nicole (September 20, 1994)
3. Karen & Shira vs. Angie & Colette vs. Trish & Victoria (September 21, 1994)
4. Tim & Andre vs. Wendi & Brenda vs. Althea & Marie (September 22, 1994)
5. Cynthia & Teresa vs. Grainger & Joan vs. Louise & Ricci (September 23, 1994)
WEEK 2
6. Kacy & Michelle vs. Tamara & T.L. vs. Amy & Todd (September 26, 1994)
7. Chelle & Darlene vs. Richard & Maurice vs. Cindy & Cory (September 27, 1994)
8. Astrid & Don vs. Rich & Morgan vs. Robin & Teri (September 28, 1994)
9. Rick & Aaron vs. Al & Liz vs. Stephanie & Tyna (September 29, 1994)
10. Tomechia & Jade vs. Suzanne & Brigit vs. Steven & Aisha (September 30, 1994)
WEEK 3
11. Debbie & Diane vs. Kathy & Stephanie vs. Rodney & Alan (October 3, 1994)
12. Ana & Alicia vs. Kaisee & Sue vs. Carole & Bobbie (October 4, 1994)
13. Charla & Marilla vs. James & Rick vs. Glenda & Michael (October 5, 1994)
14. DeAnna & Lucy vs. Carolyn & Darryl vs. Karen & Bert (October 6, 1994)
15. Lisa & Angie vs. Connie & Donna vs. Karra & Kirsten (October 7, 1994)
WEEK 4
16. Richard & Maurice vs. Suzanne & Brigit vs. Karra & Kirsten (October 10, 1994)
17. James & Rick vs. Coby & Lisa vs. DeAnna & Lucy (October 11, 1994)
18. Kaisee & Sue vs. Steven & Aisha vs. Charla & Marilla (October 12, 1994)
19. Rick & Aaron vs. Chelle & Darlene vs. Andrew & Jill (October 13, 1994)
20. Richard & Maurice vs. Chelle & Darlene vs. Rick & Aaron vs. James & Rick vs. Kaisee & Sue vs. Andrew & Jill (October 14, 1994)
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