November 15, 2011 (Secret Santa Sweepstakes)

I think you meant to say this aired in November 2011. Still a great episode.

I still dig that jazzy cue used during the Sears plug between R1 and R2, it really got me into the spirit of the season. I got the PP with just the S's an the N's, and got TU2 with just the L. Still, I find it odd for someone to have to travel SOUTH to go skiing, since although Ober Gatlinburg is decent for the region, it just doesn't offer to much except for the beginner. We were just a bit spoiled with the relatively high BR rate that season thanks to a coffee brand. This is one f my favorite season of the 2010s due to its relative elusiveness in the trading circuit, the Jackpot wedge still in effect, and the sub-$500 spaces still around. 

With that said, I received an unexpected present yesterday morning before my main batch of gifts: I played a Beta tape that I had for almost two years, and an unexpected surprise was not an episode of Entertainment Tonight as shown on the label, but actually an episode of Wheel from a Teen Week (Friday Finals format) from January 2, 1992. It was quite a surprise since as of this post, the timeline indicates that week was repeats; since there was not Family Week that season, I assume that the holiday reruns were actually Christmas week instead that year. Look for it shortly after we ring in 2021.