Cheryl's episode of Let's Make a Deal was finally shown. We kept it a secret for a long time. She was chosen to play a card game. She won diamond earrings and $750.00. At the end of the show she agreed to go for the big Deal of the Day!
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| If you watch the show, you'll know the Vault! It is straight cash! |
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| Tiffany opened the Vault, and Cheryl won US $5,250.00! |
Cheryl's episode of Let's Make A Deal
On September 26, 2013, Cheryl and I went to Let's Make A Deal after leaving a cruise in Los Angeles and before a trip to Disneyland. If you want to watch this episode, it's online too. The quality wasn't that great in 2013, but I am the first to be chosen. Fast forward to the end a I went for the big deal too!
If anyone wants to participate in the taping of Let's Make A Deal, email me. There are "secrets" on how to get chosen. You must be VERY outgoing and smile a lot. We sat beside the "tooth lady" who won the trip to Thailand. When you see her on TV, she is very photogenic. They were the nicest couple and we were thrilled when she won that trip!
I remember the first time I was on Let's Make A Deal in 1980 with Laurie when they taped it in West Vancouver. Monte Hall gave me a wallet and gave me the choice of the wallet or Curtain #3. They showed the curtain came with a case of Turtle Wax and there was something else behind the curtain. I gave up the wallet that had $1,000 in it and took the curtain. It was three pigs. They were adorable and while I could have taken them home I opted for the $75 instead. They paid me in Canadian dollars and I did not have to pay any tax to the government. When I went to work the next day, Don Johnson told me the pigs were worth way more than $75 and his dad had a farm! We had a cat at home and Cec didn't want another dog. I can't imagine what he would have said if I came home with three pigs!
In the US it's different. In 2013, I had to pay a game show tax to the State of California and income tax to the IRS. As a Canadian I can apply for a refund for taxes paid. You can go to a company that will file it for you, but they take 35% of your winnings. Cheryl said it we could do it on our own. Game show winnings are different tax filings than casino winnings. We had a couple of rejections and with a trip to the IRS office in Bellingham, the agent helped me with the correct filing. I received the State of California game show tax back in a few months, but the IRS refund took three years! I kept all my paperwork and gave it to Cheryl. Hopefully she will get her refund faster than I did. For some unknown reason when it was done properly, they decided to "audit" me.
In the US it's different. In 2013, I had to pay a game show tax to the State of California and income tax to the IRS. As a Canadian I can apply for a refund for taxes paid. You can go to a company that will file it for you, but they take 35% of your winnings. Cheryl said it we could do it on our own. Game show winnings are different tax filings than casino winnings. We had a couple of rejections and with a trip to the IRS office in Bellingham, the agent helped me with the correct filing. I received the State of California game show tax back in a few months, but the IRS refund took three years! I kept all my paperwork and gave it to Cheryl. Hopefully she will get her refund faster than I did. For some unknown reason when it was done properly, they decided to "audit" me.
