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PHOTOS: The Richmond-area house that won $50k on ABC’s ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’ in 2016
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PHOTOS: The Richmond-area house that won $50k on ABC’s ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’ in 2016

  • Dec 13, 2016
  • Dec 13, 2016
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Christmas on Wendhurst, the popular tacky light house from Al and Esther Thompson, will be competing on ABC's "Great Christmas Light Fight" on Dec. 12. Take a look at our photos of this iconic Glen Allen home over the years.

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9716 Wendhurst Drive

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Aerial view of 9716 Wendhurst Drive from drone footage last year that went viral.

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The street on Wendhurst Drive the night of the filming of “The Great Christmas Light Fight” in October.

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Christmas on Wendhurst Tacky Lights (2015)

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9716 Wendhurst Drive (2014)

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Courtesy Al & Esther Thompson

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9716 Wendhurst Drive

9716 Wendhurst Drive

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9716 Wendhurst Drive

9716 Wendhurst Drive

9716 Wendhurst Drive

Courtesy Al & Esther Thompson

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9716 Wendhurst Drive

Al and Esther Thompson’s home at 9716 Wendhurst Drive in western Henrico County has about 170,000 lights and 652 homemade decorations.

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9716 Wendhurst Drive in Glen Allen. One of the brightest houses on the tour.

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CBS's Bill Geist with Richmond's Al & Esther Thompson in front of their home at 9716 Wendhurst Ave. (2011)

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The CBS Sunday Morning camera films 9716 Wendhurst Ave. for a segment on Richmond's Tacky Lights. (2011)

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One of the most well-known houses on the tour, 9716 Wendhurst Drive, lights up for Thanksgiving.

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The Tacky Lights List

The Tacky Lights List

The lights at 9716 Wendhurst Drive. Just one of many houses on the Tacky Lights list.

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Tacky Lights: 9716 Wendhurst Drive

Tacky Lights: 9716 Wendhurst Drive

This is the last year for 9716 Wendhurst Drive on the Tacky Lights tour. Make sure to see it before the end of the season.

Glen Allen tacky light house wins $50k on ABC’s ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’

Glen Allen tacky light house wins $50k on ABC’s ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’

It took Al and Esther Thompson four years to finally agree to compete on ABC’s holiday light competition “The Great Christmas Light Fight.”

360 VIDEO: Christmas on Wendhurst,  the Glen Allen home that won $50K

360 VIDEO: Christmas on Wendhurst, the Glen Allen home that won $50K

Take a virtual visit to 9716 Wendhurst Ave., the Glen Allen home which won $50,000 on ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight" this week.

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