- Gilligan wins a million-dollar sweepstakes and is invited to the Howell's country club. After feeling lonely he issues IOUs to the others so they may also attend. He quickly misplaces the winning ticket and they all get evicted.
- Gilligan (Bob Denver) is serving drinks to the Howells (Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer) in their faux country club on the Island when he hears over the radio the news about the Argentinian Sweepstakes. Realizing he has the winning ticket, he runs through the island announcing he's a millionaire thinking he's being crazy, Ginger (Tina Louise) touches his forehead and asks if he has a fever. The Howells decide to give him membership in the club, and in turn, Gilligan pays the admission costs to the club for everyone else on the island. Realizing the club is no longer exclusive, Mr. Howell demands to see Gilligan's winning ticket, but after he can't find it, he throws everyone out of the club. That night, Mr. Howell has a dream sequence in which he is a prospector who after forty years strikes it rich and goes into town to file a claim. The Professor (Russell Johnson) is a assayer, Gilligan is the Marshall, Ginger is a saloon owner, Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) is a western damsel in distress, and the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr) as a saloon gambler. Howell gives out promissory notes to pay for their services and debts which he can't pay after losing his ticket. alarming the townsfolk coming after him for the worthless notes. Waking up, he rushes to Gilligan to apologize and finds the lost ticket tacked over the First Mate's hammock but discovers its two years old. He invites everyone back into the club after all, reverting to character the next day after Gilligan realizes that the ticket is two years old and worthless.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content