Tinley Park Man Competes for Cash in a Battle of the Bulbs

Tinley Park resident Dominic Kowalczyk's electric bill soars to $1,600 each December. 

That's roughly 200 amps of electricity, pumped into approximately 100,000 lights and 200 figurines adorning Kowalczyk's front lawn—a spectacle he hopes will win him $50,000. 

Kowalczyk's home at 17321 Avon Lane is featured in ABC's "Great Light Fight," a new competition series in which 20 families across America decorate their homes to the extreme for Christmas in just 21 days, with a total of $250,000 in prizing ($50,000 won each week). 

The families were chosen through an extensive nationwide search based on their previous elaborate Christmas light displays, incredible choreography and over-the-top designs, according to the show’s website. 

The show will air at 8 p.m. on Dec. 9, 16 and 23 (with back-to-back episodes on the last two nights). Michael Moloney and Sabrina Soto, both from “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” will serve as judges for the series. The Kowalczyk’s episode will air Dec. 23.

He'll officially flip the switch on his display Thanksgiving Day. It runs from 5 to 10:30 p.m. each day. Stop by, roll down your windows (it's not the same without the tunes), and sit back and enjoy the show.