With the taxes, it may be cheaper to decline the trip and book via a sale/low season, as a quick Google search shows the price range of the Sydney hotel starting at $147. However, given CBS' policy of a trip that can be taken at any time of year, the peak rates are applied, and that comes out to $685 on that same search, and who knows what airline was used since those prices, even in coach can be expensive in high season. The TAXES alone are probably around $5-$6K just for that, and with 6 nights around $1200, around $3000 for a round trip flight for two via a sale, it shows that the real winners sometimes are the IRS, but at least the trip wasn't won this time. I doubt the surfing lesson for just an hour is more than A$500.
That said, a very average show with an average lineup, average winnings, and of course the one truck model only trend for this season continuing. At least it was nice to see a CR-Z instead of a Prius in the showcase, and even nicer to see it won.
Show Grade: C+
