Didn't said contestant hit a big Instant Cash on one of his tries? I seem to remember that happening.
Granted, you scoop eighty-something large in seven days, there had to have been a few wins pre-car.
Might have been. But there was $45,000 in Big Money to be had; wins of $5,000; $6,000 and $7,000 gets you to $18,000, Add Instant Cash and other bucks and there y'are.