Weekly Comments (January-February)

Comments for the Week of January 4-8
Biggest winner this week: Cynthia Moreno ($49,049) (January 8) The Pricing Games finished with a 12-18 record this week, which snapped a streak of five straight weeks where the Pricing Game had a weekly record that was at or above .500. In addition, for the first time this season, the one prize games had a weekly record that was at or below .500 (2-4). On a more positive note, four car games were won this week. Only five weeks this season have had more car wins. By being played fourth on Monday and first on Wednesday, That's Too Much! and Pick-a-Number became the fifth and sixth Pricing Games to be played in all six slots at least once this season. That's Too Much! achieved this feat for the fifth straight season; Pick-a-Number achieved this feat for the third straight season. On Monday, Lucky $even became the first Pricing Game to be lost ten times this season. Lucky $even ended Season 42 with the most losses (26) and Season 43 with the second most losses (23), so Lucky $even's losing ways is not a new trend. Also on Monday, Michael stopped four prices too early in That's Too Much! Last time that's happened: February 8, 2012. The record for the biggest miss is 5 prices, which happened on May 25, 2007. The last three contestants called to Contestant's Row on Monday's episode all won their way up on stage. Last time that's happened: June 19 of last season. Overall, it's happened 4 times since Season 40. Shopping Spree was the only Pricing Game that was fully won on Monday's episode. Previous time Shopping Spree prevented a winless episode: March 7, 2013. On Tuesday, Gas Money was played for the 100th time in its history. Since premiering in Season 37, Gas Money has been won 9 times and has given away $501,598 ($317,598 in cars and $184,000 in cash), with the biggest win being December 30, 2013 ($157,300 Audi R8 + $10,000 cash). Also on Tuesday, Drew commented that first spinners often win the Showcase Showdown when they spin 85 cents. In the past four seasons, it's happened 124 times, with the first spinner winning 58 times, for a 46.78% success rate. Tuesday also snapped a six game losing streak for 10 Chances. Prior to this week, the game had last been won on February 19, 2015. That ended the longest losing streak for this game since Season 37, when it was also lost six straight times. On Wednesday, Tyler had bad luck and lost Shell Game despite winning three chips. Last time that's happened: May 23, 2013. Overall, since Season 29, Shell Game is 21-5 when contestants win three chips. Shell Game was also played second for the first time since May 26, 2008. On Thursday, Flip Flop was lost for the first time since October 26. That ended a six game winning streak for this game. This was the eighth time since Season 40 where Flip Flop has had a winning streak of at least five games, with the longest being a 7 game winning streak in Season 41. Pick-a-Pair was the only Pricing Game that was fully won on Thursday's episode. Previous time Pick-a-Pair prevented a winless episode: June 1, 2012. On Friday, One Away was won on the first try for the first time since June 13, 2013. Also on Friday, the car was won in Master Key for the fourth time this season, which already matches its total wins from last season. Since Season 29, the record for the most wins in a season is 6 (Season 38). For the second time this season (along with September 21), Master Key and One Away were played on the same episode AND they were both won. Pretty impressive, considering there have only been 8 episodes this season where both car games were won. Friday's second Showcase, worth $45,781, was the fourth most expensive Showcase this season and was the most expensive Showcase since October 30. All 75 Pricing Games in the rotation were played at least once between November 23 and January 5 - all Pricing Games were played in a span of just 24 episodes.

Comments for the Week of January 4-8

Biggest winner this week: Cynthia Moreno ($49,049) (January 8)
The Pricing Games finished with a 12-18 record this week, which snapped a streak of five straight weeks where the Pricing Game had a weekly record that was at or above .500. In addition, for the first time this season, the one prize games had a weekly record that was at or below .500 (2-4).
On a more positive note, four car games were won this week. Only five weeks this season have had more car wins.
By being played fourth on Monday and first on Wednesday, That's Too Much! and Pick-a-Number became the fifth and sixth Pricing Games to be played in all six slots at least once this season. That's Too Much! achieved this feat for the fifth straight season; Pick-a-Number achieved this feat for the third straight season.
On Monday, Lucky $even became the first Pricing Game to be lost ten times this season. Lucky $even ended Season 42 with the most losses (26) and Season 43 with the second most losses (23), so Lucky $even's losing ways is not a new trend.
Also on Monday, Michael stopped four prices too early in That's Too Much! Last time that's happened: February 8, 2012. The record for the biggest miss is 5 prices, which happened on May 25, 2007.
The last three contestants called to Contestant's Row on Monday's episode all won their way up on stage. Last time that's happened: June 19 of last season. Overall, it's happened 4 times since Season 40.
Shopping Spree was the only Pricing Game that was fully won on Monday's episode. Previous time Shopping Spree prevented a winless episode: March 7, 2013.
On Tuesday, Gas Money was played for the 100th time in its history. Since premiering in Season 37, Gas Money has been won 9 times and has given away $501,598 ($317,598 in cars and $184,000 in cash), with the biggest win being December 30, 2013 ($157,300 Audi R8 + $10,000 cash).
Also on Tuesday, Drew commented that first spinners often win the Showcase Showdown when they spin 85 cents. In the past four seasons, it's happened 124 times, with the first spinner winning 58 times, for a 46.78% success rate.
Tuesday also snapped a six game losing streak for 10 Chances. Prior to this week, the game had last been won on February 19, 2015. That ended the longest losing streak for this game since Season 37, when it was also lost six straight times.
On Wednesday, Tyler had bad luck and lost Shell Game despite winning three chips. Last time that's happened: May 23, 2013. Overall, since Season 29, Shell Game is 21-5 when contestants win three chips.
Shell Game was also played second for the first time since May 26, 2008.
On Thursday, Flip Flop was lost for the first time since October 26. That ended a six game winning streak for this game. This was the eighth time since Season 40 where Flip Flop has had a winning streak of at least five games, with the longest being a 7 game winning streak in Season 41.
Pick-a-Pair was the only Pricing Game that was fully won on Thursday's episode. Previous time Pick-a-Pair prevented a winless episode: June 1, 2012.
On Friday, One Away was won on the first try for the first time since June 13, 2013.
Also on Friday, the car was won in Master Key for the fourth time this season, which already matches its total wins from last season. Since Season 29, the record for the most wins in a season is 6 (Season 38).
For the second time this season (along with September 21), Master Key and One Away were played on the same episode AND they were both won. Pretty impressive, considering there have only been 8 episodes this season where both car games were won.
Friday's second Showcase, worth $45,781, was the fourth most expensive Showcase this season and was the most expensive Showcase since October 30.
All 75 Pricing Games in the rotation were played at least once between November 23 and January 5 - all Pricing Games were played in a span of just 24 episodes.

Comments for the Week of January 11-15
Biggest winner this week: Emmanuel De Los Reyes ($41,599) (January 14) 11 Pricing Games were fully won this week, which matches the week of October 5-9 for the worst result of the season. Nevertheless, we are still well ahead of last season's results. By this point in Season 43, there had already been two weeks with fewer than 11 Pricing Game wins (one 8-22 and one 10-20 week). Nevertheless, after spending a few weeks above .500, the overall Pricing Game record has dropped to 49.35%. On Monday's episode: Eazy az 1 2 3 was played in reverse order (Rose Mary wound up placing the prizes in order from the most expensive to the least expensive) for the first time since December 24, 2013. Sydney became the first contestant this season to give $1 as the first bid in a one bid round. It has been over four years since a contestant bidding first won a one bid with a $1 bid. With a score of 60 cents, Sydney tied the mark for the lowest winning score this season for a contestant spinning first in a Showcase Showdown (60 cents also won on the October 2 episode). Stack the Deck was won for the first time since May 25 of last season, which snapped a five game losing streak for this game. Stack the Deck was also won even though Rachelle only earned one free number. That has only happened one other time in the game's history: September 20, 2010. (Stack the Desk is now 2-33 when contestants get only one free number. No one has ever won this game when they failed to get any free numbers.) Push Over was lost for the first time since October 12, 2015, which ended a six game winning streak for this game. That was the longest winning streak for this game since it was won seven straight times at the end of Season 42. A ar was won in Spelling Bee for the first time this season and for the first time since April 23, 2015. That ended a five game losing streak for this game. The win prevented the game from being lost six straight times for the first time since the end of Season 30 and the start of Season 31. The first Showcase, worth $20,561, was the cheapest Showcase offered this season. (Slightly less than the previous low of $20,610 from the September 23 episode). With total winnings of $21,151, Sydney became the smallest Showcase winner since Peter Stasanky won $20,949 on the October 11, 2010 episode. (The previous season low was $25,551 from the November 24 episode.) On Tuesday, the 3 of hearts was drawn in Card Game for the first time since June 25, 2014. The four cards that have gone the longest without being drawn are the Queen of Spades (June 25, 2014), the 5 of Hearts (May 14, 2014), the 5 of Spades (May 14, 2014) and the King of Hearts (December 1, 2008). On Wednesday's episode: For the first time since May 19 of last season, all six Pricing Games were fully lost. By comparison, all other episodes this season, besides October 9, have had at least two Pricing Games won or partially won. Overall $36,414 was won - the first episode this season to give away less than $40,000. It was also the least won since $33,616 was won on last season's May 19 episode. Vanessa overbid on her Showcase by $12,399, which was the second largest Showcase ovebrid in the past three seasons. Only a $16,609 overbid, from the June 9, 2015 episode, was larger. Danger Price was played fifth for the first time since June 14, 2013. On Thursday, Temptation was played fourth for the first time since October 4, 2012. In addition, cash was offered as the final gift (instead of one of the first three gifts) for the first time since November 6, 2013. Finally, a contestant took the gifts in Temptation even though they had the car right for the first time since it was played for a $92,745 Porsche on the November 18, 2013 episode. Also on Thursday, Switch? became the first Pricing Game to be won 10 times this season. Switch? has a current record of 10-0, which is the best start to a season for this game since at least Season 30. (During this span, the previous best was a 8-0 start in Season 37.) Switch? has now gone on a double digit winning streak for the third straight season. After a 4-0 start to the season, Bargain Game has been lost in six out of its past seven playings. That has dropped its season record to 5-6. If Bargain continues its losing ways, it will finish a season below .500 for only the second time in the past 16 season (the only losing season during this span is a 15-19 record in Season 36.) So far this season, 1 Right Price has been played for a television four times. The television wound up being the "one right price" in all four of those playings. (Last season, a television was offered nine times and was the "one right price" six times.)

Comments for the Week of January 11-15

Biggest winner this week: Emmanuel De Los Reyes ($41,599) (January 14)
11 Pricing Games were fully won this week, which matches the week of October 5-9 for the worst result of the season. Nevertheless, we are still well ahead of last season's results. By this point in Season 43, there had already been two weeks with fewer than 11 Pricing Game wins (one 8-22 and one 10-20 week). Nevertheless, after spending a few weeks above .500, the overall Pricing Game record has dropped to 49.35%.
On Monday's episode:
- Eazy az 1 2 3 was played in reverse order (Rose Mary wound up placing the prizes in order from the most expensive to the least expensive) for the first time since December 24, 2013.
- Sydney became the first contestant this season to give $1 as the first bid in a one bid round. It has been over four years since a contestant bidding first won a one bid with a $1 bid.
- With a score of 60 cents, Sydney tied the mark for the lowest winning score this season for a contestant spinning first in a Showcase Showdown (60 cents also won on the October 2 episode).
- Stack the Deck was won for the first time since May 25 of last season, which snapped a five game losing streak for this game.
- Stack the Deck was also won even though Rachelle only earned one free number. That has only happened one other time in the game's history: September 20, 2010. (Stack the Desk is now 2-33 when contestants get only one free number. No one has ever won this game when they failed to get any free numbers.)
- Push Over was lost for the first time since October 12, 2015, which ended a six game winning streak for this game. That was the longest winning streak for this game since it was won seven straight times at the end of Season 42.
- A ar was won in Spelling Bee for the first time this season and for the first time since April 23, 2015. That ended a five game losing streak for this game. The win prevented the game from being lost six straight times for the first time since the end of Season 30 and the start of Season 31.
- The first Showcase, worth $20,561, was the cheapest Showcase offered this season. (Slightly less than the previous low of $20,610 from the September 23 episode).
- With total winnings of $21,151, Sydney became the smallest Showcase winner since Peter Stasanky won $20,949 on the October 11, 2010 episode. (The previous season low was $25,551 from the November 24 episode.)
On Tuesday, the 3 of hearts was drawn in Card Game for the first time since June 25, 2014. The four cards that have gone the longest without being drawn are the Queen of Spades (June 25, 2014), the 5 of Hearts (May 14, 2014), the 5 of Spades (May 14, 2014) and the King of Hearts (December 1, 2008).
On Wednesday's episode:
- For the first time since May 19 of last season, all six Pricing Games were fully lost. By comparison, all other episodes this season, besides October 9, have had at least two Pricing Games won or partially won.
- Overall $36,414 was won - the first episode this season to give away less than $40,000. It was also the least won since $33,616 was won on last season's May 19 episode.
- Vanessa overbid on her Showcase by $12,399, which was the second largest Showcase ovebrid in the past three seasons. Only a $16,609 overbid, from the June 9, 2015 episode, was larger.
- Danger Price was played fifth for the first time since June 14, 2013.
On Thursday, Temptation was played fourth for the first time since October 4, 2012. In addition, cash was offered as the final gift (instead of one of the first three gifts) for the first time since November 6, 2013. Finally, a contestant took the gifts in Temptation even though they had the car right for the first time since it was played for a $92,745 Porsche on the November 18, 2013 episode.
Also on Thursday, Switch? became the first Pricing Game to be won 10 times this season. Switch? has a current record of 10-0, which is the best start to a season for this game since at least Season 30. (During this span, the previous best was a 8-0 start in Season 37.)
Switch? has now gone on a double digit winning streak for the third straight season.
After a 4-0 start to the season, Bargain Game has been lost in six out of its past seven playings. That has dropped its season record to 5-6. If Bargain continues its losing ways, it will finish a season below .500 for only the second time in the past 16 season (the only losing season during this span is a 15-19 record in Season 36.)
So far this season, 1 Right Price has been played for a television four times. The television wound up being the "one right price" in all four of those playings. (Last season, a television was offered nine times and was the "one right price" six times.)

Comments for the Week of January 18-22
Biggest winner this week: David Doughton ($61,569) (January 19). David is the ninth biggest winner so far this season. On Monday's episode: The "danger price" has wound up being the second most expensive prize in all six playings of Danger Price so far this season. It has been nearly two years (February 12, 2014 - 20 playings ago) since the danger price was either the most expensive or the least expensive prize. Based on actual airdates, the Chevrolet Sonic, won in Money Game, was the 100th car that was won this season. Last season, the 100th car wasn't won until the February 11th episode. So far this season, Stack the Deck has been played perfectly three times (the contestant has gotten three free numbers), but has been lost all three times. That is some pretty rotten luck. Prior to this season, Stack the Deck had a record of 16-14 when contestants won three free numbers. The $1,000 win in the second Showcase Showdown pushed the total season winnings on the Big Wheel to $100,000. With only one $26,000 winner so far, the show is on pace to give away $221,000 this season, which would be the lowest total since the bonus spin prizes were increased to $11,000 and $26,000. Only $22 separated both bidders in the Showcase. That was the closest Showcase result since a $12 difference between both bidders on the June 24, 2013 episode. On Tuesday's episode: There was a $1,629 difference between the wrong and actual prices of the pool table in 1 Wrong Price. That is the largest difference for the "one wrong price" since there was a $1,730 difference on the November 25, 2013 episode. All four small prizes were lost in Bonus Game for only the third time since Season 29. It also happened on October 18, 2006 and October 31, 2011 -(both of these playings were played for a car). Bonus Game was also lost for the first time this season. That leaves Master Key (4-0), Switch? (11-0), Take Two (3-0) and 3 Strikes (2-0) as the only games with a perfect record so far this season. Cover Up was won for the first time since October 21, which snapped a five game losing streak for this game. Five losses was the longest losing streak for this game since it went 0-8 to start Season 42. The $54,266 Showcase was the second most expensive Showcase offered this season (behind only the $61,466 Showcase from the October 30 episode). David also won this Showcase despite missing it by $18,466. That was the largest miss for a Showcase winner since a $18,535 miss on the November 14, 2014 episode. On Thursday's episode: For the first time this season, the contestant bidding last won all six one bids. A $7,500 target was offered in Shopping Spree, which is the highest spending limit since May 15, 2014 ($8,500). For the second time this season (and for the second time in January), Shopping Spree prevented an episode from being winless (it was the only Pricing Game that was fully won). On Friday's episode: For the first time since at least Season 31, a contestant found $5,000 in Punch a Bunch, but decided to throw it away and try their luck with one of the other punched holes (this excludes playings during Big Money Week). Hole #29 (Row 3, Column 9) was also selected in Punch a Bunch for the first time since December 11, 2013. (It contained $2,500 in that playing.) In each of the 9 playings of Range Game this season, contestants could have won the game by stopping the range finder exactly in the middle of the range. By being played sixth, Money Game became the seventh Pricing Game to be played in all six slots at least once this season. A car has been offered in at least one of the Showcases in each of the past 36 episodes. November 23 was the last time a Showcase round did not feature at least one car.

Comments for the Week of January 18-22

Biggest winner this week: David Doughton ($61,569) (January 19). David is the ninth biggest winner so far this season.
On Monday's episode:
- The "danger price" has wound up being the second most expensive prize in all six playings of Danger Price so far this season. It has been nearly two years (February 12, 2014 - 20 playings ago) since the danger price was either the most expensive or the least expensive prize.
- Based on actual airdates, the Chevrolet Sonic, won in Money Game, was the 100th car that was won this season. Last season, the 100th car wasn't won until the February 11th episode.
- So far this season, Stack the Deck has been played perfectly three times (the contestant has gotten three free numbers), but has been lost all three times. That is some pretty rotten luck. Prior to this season, Stack the Deck had a record of 16-14 when contestants won three free numbers.
- The $1,000 win in the second Showcase Showdown pushed the total season winnings on the Big Wheel to $100,000. With only one $26,000 winner so far, the show is on pace to give away $221,000 this season, which would be the lowest total since the bonus spin prizes were increased to $11,000 and $26,000.
- Only $22 separated both bidders in the Showcase. That was the closest Showcase result since a $12 difference between both bidders on the June 24, 2013 episode.
On Tuesday's episode:
- There was a $1,629 difference between the wrong and actual prices of the pool table in 1 Wrong Price. That is the largest difference for the "one wrong price" since there was a $1,730 difference on the November 25, 2013 episode.
- All four small prizes were lost in Bonus Game for only the third time since Season 29. It also happened on October 18, 2006 and October 31, 2011 -(both of these playings were played for a car).
- Bonus Game was also lost for the first time this season. That leaves Master Key (4-0), Switch? (11-0), Take Two (3-0) and 3 Strikes (2-0) as the only games with a perfect record so far this season.
- Cover Up was won for the first time since October 21, which snapped a five game losing streak for this game. Five losses was the longest losing streak for this game since it went 0-8 to start Season 42.
- The $54,266 Showcase was the second most expensive Showcase offered this season (behind only the $61,466 Showcase from the October 30 episode). David also won this Showcase despite missing it by $18,466. That was the largest miss for a Showcase winner since a $18,535 miss on the November 14, 2014 episode.
On Thursday's episode:
- For the first time this season, the contestant bidding last won all six one bids.
- A $7,500 target was offered in Shopping Spree, which is the highest spending limit since May 15, 2014 ($8,500).
- For the second time this season (and for the second time in January), Shopping Spree prevented an episode from being winless (it was the only Pricing Game that was fully won).
On Friday's episode:
- For the first time since at least Season 31, a contestant found $5,000 in Punch a Bunch, but decided to throw it away and try their luck with one of the other punched holes (this excludes playings during Big Money Week).
- Hole #29 (Row 3, Column 9) was also selected in Punch a Bunch for the first time since December 11, 2013. (It contained $2,500 in that playing.)
- In each of the 9 playings of Range Game this season, contestants could have won the game by stopping the range finder exactly in the middle of the range.
- By being played sixth, Money Game became the seventh Pricing Game to be played in all six slots at least once this season.
A car has been offered in at least one of the Showcases in each of the past 36 episodes. November 23 was the last time a Showcase round did not feature at least one car.

Comments for the Week of January 25-29
Biggest winner this week: Benjamin Dyer ($54,746) (January 27) 3 Strikes, Switch?, Master Key and Take Two were all lost for the first time this season this week. That means every game has now been lost at least once this season. There were 11 Showcase overbids this month (an overbid every 1.8 episode), compared to 19 overbids in the first four months of the season (an overbid every 3.5 episodes). (The average Showcase value was $29,154 in January compared to $31,134 in September-December.) Showcase #2 was the most expensive Showcase in 16 out of 20 episodes this month (80%). In the previous 4 months, it was the most expensive in 33 out of 67 episodes (49%). On Monday, Kim missed the final digit by eight in Lucky $even (She guessed 1; the actual number was 9). Previous time there was an $8 miss: December 7, 2012. (It has been at least 13 years since a contestant missed a number by 9.) By being played third on Monday, It's in the Bag became the eighth Pricing Game to be played in all six slots at least once this season (it is also the third cash game to achieve this feat, along with 1/2 Off and Plinko). Five trips were offered on Tuesday's episode, and all five were not won. (1 in Push Over, 1 in Bonkers, 3 in the first Showcase) That's the most trips offered but not won in a single episode since March 27, 2014. For the first time this season, a contestant won a small prize in Five Price Tags when the correct choice was "true". Contestants are now 1 for 13 this season when "true" is the correct choice. Pamela ultimately won two choices of the five price tags. That snapped a streak of 7 straight playings (dating back to April 29 of last season) where contestants only managed to win one pick. (This was the first time since the April 2, 2015 technical win where a model had a chance to duplicate Manuela's premature reveal.) The loss in Switch? ended an 11 game winning streak for this game (or 10 games based on intended airdates). The game had last been lost on June 22, 2015. Switch? was one win away from matching Bullseye's 12-0 record in Season 43. 12 wins also would have been the longest winning streak for this game since it was won 12 straight times at the end of Season 36 and the start of Season 37. The loss in Master Key ended a 7 game winning streak for this game. It had last been lost on February 27 of last season. That ended the longest winning streak for this game since at least Season 29. Vend-O-Price was the only Pricing Game that was fully won on Tuesday's episode. Vend-O-Price has now saved an episode from being winless for the second time in its brief history. (It also happened on September 25.) On Thursday, Kenzy set the Magic # to 3378 - the highest Magic # set by a contestant since March 24, 2010 (3564). (It was also the third 3000+ Magic # in the game's history.) Also on Thursday, Denise missed the car in Card Game by $5,115, which is the largest difference since a $5,690 miss on the May 23, 2006 episode. It was also the fifth $5,000+ miss since the $5,000 range card was introduced in Season 33. The five of hearts was also drawn for the first time since May 14, 2014. Only the 5 of Spades (May 14, 2014) and the King of Hearts (December 1, 2008) have gone longer without being drawn. For the first time in the game's history, there were exactly four correct combinations in Pay the Rent.

Comments for the Week of January 25-29

Biggest winner this week: Benjamin Dyer ($54,746) (January 27)
3 Strikes, Switch?, Master Key and Take Two were all lost for the first time this season this week. That means every game has now been lost at least once this season.
There were 11 Showcase overbids this month (an overbid every 1.8 episode), compared to 19 overbids in the first four months of the season (an overbid every 3.5 episodes).
(The average Showcase value was $29,154 in January compared to $31,134 in September-December.)
Showcase #2 was the most expensive Showcase in 16 out of 20 episodes this month (80%). In the previous 4 months, it was the most expensive in 33 out of 67 episodes (49%).
On Monday, Kim missed the final digit by eight in Lucky $even (She guessed 1; the actual number was 9). Previous time there was an $8 miss: December 7, 2012. (It has been at least 13 years since a contestant missed a number by 9.)
By being played third on Monday, It's in the Bag became the eighth Pricing Game to be played in all six slots at least once this season (it is also the third cash game to achieve this feat, along with 1/2 Off and Plinko).
Five trips were offered on Tuesday's episode, and all five were not won. (1 in Push Over, 1 in Bonkers, 3 in the first Showcase) That's the most trips offered but not won in a single episode since March 27, 2014.
For the first time this season, a contestant won a small prize in Five Price Tags when the correct choice was "true". Contestants are now 1 for 13 this season when "true" is the correct choice.
Pamela ultimately won two choices of the five price tags. That snapped a streak of 7 straight playings (dating back to April 29 of last season) where contestants only managed to win one pick. (This was the first time since the April 2, 2015 technical win where a model had a chance to duplicate Manuela's premature reveal.)
The loss in Switch? ended an 11 game winning streak for this game (or 10 games based on intended airdates). The game had last been lost on June 22, 2015. Switch? was one win away from matching Bullseye's 12-0 record in Season 43. 12 wins also would have been the longest winning streak for this game since it was won 12 straight times at the end of Season 36 and the start of Season 37.
The loss in Master Key ended a 7 game winning streak for this game. It had last been lost on February 27 of last season. That ended the longest winning streak for this game since at least Season 29.
Vend-O-Price was the only Pricing Game that was fully won on Tuesday's episode. Vend-O-Price has now saved an episode from being winless for the second time in its brief history. (It also happened on September 25.)
On Thursday, Kenzy set the Magic # to 3378 - the highest Magic # set by a contestant since March 24, 2010 (3564). (It was also the third 3000+ Magic # in the game's history.)
Also on Thursday, Denise missed the car in Card Game by $5,115, which is the largest difference since a $5,690 miss on the May 23, 2006 episode. It was also the fifth $5,000+ miss since the $5,000 range card was introduced in Season 33.
The five of hearts was also drawn for the first time since May 14, 2014. Only the 5 of Spades (May 14, 2014) and the King of Hearts (December 1, 2008) have gone longer without being drawn.
For the first time in the game's history, there were exactly four correct combinations in Pay the Rent.

Comments for the Week of February 1-5
Biggest winners this week: Johnny Smith ($53,732) (February 5), Jonathan Scott ($50,838) (February 2) . Out of the $49,132 in cash and prizes that were won on Monday's episode, $39,442 (80.27%) was won by Jasnielka. Only one other episode this season had a contestant taking home a bigger proportion of the winnings (October 9 - $33,418 was won out of $40,812, or 81.88%). Tuesday's episode snapped a streak of 42 straight episodes where at least one car was offered in the Showcase. Prior to February 2, November 23 had been the last time a Showcase was car-less. Contestants have had to pick the most expensive prize in order to win 1 Right Price in 10 out its 11 playings so far this season. Last season, the most expensive prize was the "one right price" 65% of the time (17/26); between Seasons 30-43 it was right almost exactly 50% of the time (164/329). So far this season, "going" has been the correct choice in all 6 playings of Coming or Going that were played for a trip. (It was also the right choice the final 5 times it was played for a trip at the end of last season.) Can we match the streak in Seasons 40 and 41, when "Going" was the right choice for a trip 19 straight times? Coming or Going was also played third for the first time since February 6, 2014 . For the fourth time in the game's history (and for the first time since February 21, 2012), both zero cent cards were picked in Pocket Change. Moses failed to win any additional cards in Wednesday's playing of Spelling Bee. Last time that's happened: January 26, 2007. In the past three instances where a contestant only had two cards in Spelling Bee (November 15, 2006, January 26, 2007, February 3, 2016), the contestant wound up picking a "CAR" card with one of their only two picks. (Only the January 26, 2007 contestant did not quit and went on to win the car.) Since Drew became host, a "CAR" card has been selected in Spelling Bee 19 times. The "CAR" card was behind #8 and #29 three times, #11 and #24 twice, and #5, #7, #10, #15, #18, #19, #22, #25 and #30 once. Cheri won Wednesday's playing of 10 Chances in just 6 chances. That's the best performance in this game since May 3, 2010 (win in 6 chances) and June 23, 2009 (win in 5 chances). Also on Wednesday, for the second time this season, a contestant won a Showcase Showdown with a score of five cents (because the other two spinners went over). It also happened on October 2. The $6,248 trip to Puerto Rico, offered in Thursday's playing of Check Game, was the most expensive ever offered in this game. Previous high: A $6,111 trip to Salt Lake City, offered on the March 5, 2014 episode. This was the third time Check Game offered a prize in excess of $6,000. On Friday, Johnny became the 20th contestant to win at least $50,000 in cash and prizes this season. It has now been 29 straight episodes (since December 24) since a contestant bid perfectly in Contestant's Row. (By comparison, the longest drought last season was 18 episodes.) Overall, there have only been 8 perfect bids this season. That's a pace of 17 perfect bids for this season, which would be the fewest since at least Season 29. (Average per season during this span: 36. Current low during this span: 24 in Season 34.) Four models were present on Friday's episode (six if you include the guest models). Previous time there were four models on stage: August 16, 2013. There was a double overbid in Friday's second one bid round. Prior to this episode, the last time there was an (aired) double overbid was December 20, 2012.

Comments for the Week of February 1-5

Biggest winners this week: Johnny Smith ($53,732) (February 5), Jonathan Scott ($50,838) (February 2) .
Out of the $49,132 in cash and prizes that were won on Monday's episode, $39,442 (80.27%) was won by Jasnielka. Only one other episode this season had a contestant taking home a bigger proportion of the winnings (October 9 - $33,418 was won out of $40,812, or 81.88%).
Tuesday's episode snapped a streak of 42 straight episodes where at least one car was offered in the Showcase. Prior to February 2, November 23 had been the last time a Showcase was car-less.
Contestants have had to pick the most expensive prize in order to win 1 Right Price in 10 out its 11 playings so far this season. Last season, the most expensive prize was the "one right price" 65% of the time (17/26); between Seasons 30-43 it was right almost exactly 50% of the time (164/329).
So far this season, "going" has been the correct choice in all 6 playings of Coming or Going that were played for a trip. (It was also the right choice the final 5 times it was played for a trip at the end of last season.) Can we match the streak in Seasons 40 and 41, when "Going" was the right choice for a trip 19 straight times?
Coming or Going was also played third for the first time since February 6, 2014 .
For the fourth time in the game's history (and for the first time since February 21, 2012), both zero cent cards were picked in Pocket Change.
Moses failed to win any additional cards in Wednesday's playing of Spelling Bee. Last time that's happened: January 26, 2007.
In the past three instances where a contestant only had two cards in Spelling Bee (November 15, 2006, January 26, 2007, February 3, 2016), the contestant wound up picking a "CAR" card with one of their only two picks. (Only the January 26, 2007 contestant did not quit and went on to win the car.)
Since Drew became host, a "CAR" card has been selected in Spelling Bee 19 times. The "CAR" card was behind #8 and #29 three times, #11 and #24 twice, and #5, #7, #10, #15, #18, #19, #22, #25 and #30 once.
Cheri won Wednesday's playing of 10 Chances in just 6 chances. That's the best performance in this game since May 3, 2010 (win in 6 chances) and June 23, 2009 (win in 5 chances).
Also on Wednesday, for the second time this season, a contestant won a Showcase Showdown with a score of five cents (because the other two spinners went over). It also happened on October 2.
The $6,248 trip to Puerto Rico, offered in Thursday's playing of Check Game, was the most expensive ever offered in this game. Previous high: A $6,111 trip to Salt Lake City, offered on the March 5, 2014 episode. This was the third time Check Game offered a prize in excess of $6,000.
On Friday, Johnny became the 20th contestant to win at least $50,000 in cash and prizes this season.
It has now been 29 straight episodes (since December 24) since a contestant bid perfectly in Contestant's Row. (By comparison, the longest drought last season was 18 episodes.) Overall, there have only been 8 perfect bids this season. That's a pace of 17 perfect bids for this season, which would be the fewest since at least Season 29. (Average per season during this span: 36. Current low during this span: 24 in Season 34.)
Four models were present on Friday's episode (six if you include the guest models). Previous time there were four models on stage: August 16, 2013.
There was a double overbid in Friday's second one bid round. Prior to this episode, the last time there was an (aired) double overbid was December 20, 2012.

Comments for the Week of February 8-12
Biggest winner this week: Catie Knable ($48,239) (February 10) Only nine Pricing Games were fully won this week, which is the fewest wins in a five-day week this season. $261,333 was won this week, which is the least won in a five-day week this season. (Previous low: $297,073 during the week of October 5-9.) This is not too surprising, since Monday ($40,512) and Tuesday ($40,404) had two of the lowest winnings this season (only January 13, 2016 had less won). Only a $50 sewing machine was won in the Pricing Games that were played on Monday's episode. That's the least won this season and the least since absolutely nothing was won on the February 17, 2015 episode. So far this season, 2 for the Price of 1 is 0-3 when contestants ask to get the second number for free and 3-0 when contestants ask to get the third number for free. Overall, between Seasons 32 and 43, 2 for the Price of 1 is 24-21 when contestants ask for the second number and 17-18 when contestants ask for the third number. Shawn's guess for the snowmobile in Freeze Frame ($6,731) was $668 away from the actual price of $7,399. That's the smallest miss since October 2, 2013 ($563). Katie won the car in Let 'em Roll with her first roll. Previous time there was a Yahtzee: July 4, 2012. It was also the seventh yahtzee since the start of Season 32. On Thursday, Vanessa was the first spinner and chose to spin again with 65 cents. No other contestant this season took their second spin when they spun first and scored 65 or higher on their first spin. (8 contestants have spun again with 60 cents.) Vanessa also became the first contestant to win three choices of the Five Price Tags since April 2 of last season and the first contestant to lose Five Price Tags with three picks since October 22, 2012. So far in its history, Vend-O-Price is 0-2 when contestants have to choose the top row and 6-0 when contestants have to choose one of the bottom two rows. Punch a Bunch has now been played fourth for the fourth time this season. Prior to this season, it had been played fourth only 8 times between Seasons 16 and 43.

Comments for the Week of February 8-12

Biggest winner this week: Catie Knable ($48,239) (February 10)
Only nine Pricing Games were fully won this week, which is the fewest wins in a five-day week this season.
$261,333 was won this week, which is the least won in a five-day week this season. (Previous low: $297,073 during the week of October 5-9.) This is not too surprising, since Monday ($40,512) and Tuesday ($40,404) had two of the lowest winnings this season (only January 13, 2016 had less won).
Only a $50 sewing machine was won in the Pricing Games that were played on Monday's episode. That's the least won this season and the least since absolutely nothing was won on the February 17, 2015 episode.
So far this season, 2 for the Price of 1 is 0-3 when contestants ask to get the second number for free and 3-0 when contestants ask to get the third number for free. Overall, between Seasons 32 and 43, 2 for the Price of 1 is 24-21 when contestants ask for the second number and 17-18 when contestants ask for the third number.
Shawn's guess for the snowmobile in Freeze Frame ($6,731) was $668 away from the actual price of $7,399. That's the smallest miss since October 2, 2013 ($563).
Katie won the car in Let 'em Roll with her first roll. Previous time there was a Yahtzee: July 4, 2012. It was also the seventh yahtzee since the start of Season 32.
On Thursday, Vanessa was the first spinner and chose to spin again with 65 cents. No other contestant this season took their second spin when they spun first and scored 65 or higher on their first spin. (8 contestants have spun again with 60 cents.)
Vanessa also became the first contestant to win three choices of the Five Price Tags since April 2 of last season and the first contestant to lose Five Price Tags with three picks since October 22, 2012.
So far in its history, Vend-O-Price is 0-2 when contestants have to choose the top row and 6-0 when contestants have to choose one of the bottom two rows.
Punch a Bunch has now been played fourth for the fourth time this season. Prior to this season, it had been played fourth only 8 times between Seasons 16 and 43.

Comments for the Week of February 15-19
Biggest winners this week: Adrain Kendrick ($147,621) (February 15) - the second biggest win in daytime history Francesca Penko ($121,806) (February 11) - the eighth biggest win in daytime history Samuel Lea ($73,141) (February 13) - the seventh biggest win this season This was the third iteration of "Dream Car Week". Lucky $even has offered a luxury car in all three seasons and Golden Road has offered a dream car twice. No other game has been the "dream car" game more than once. Not surprisingly, the Aston Martin, Maserati and Porsche were the most expensive cars ever offered in Spelling Bee, More or Less and Cover Up, respectively. However, new records were not set in Lucky $even and Golden Road. The most expensive cars remain a $86,453 Jaguar XK in Lucky $even (November 21, 2013) and a $189,565 Bentley in Golden Road (October 17, 2013). (The $139,142 Mercedes-Benz, however, is the most expensive car ever won in Golden Road.) All six 2-prize games that were played this week were won (Safe Crackers, Switch?, Clock Game, Bargain Game,. Do the Math, Magic #).A 6-0 record is the best performance for the 2-prize games in a single week since at least Season 37. By being played fourth on Tuesday and fifth on Friday, Range Game and Cliff Hangers became the ninth and tenth Pricing Games to be played in all six slots at least once this season. Range Game last achieved this feat in Season 42, while Cliff Hangers has achieved this feat for the fourth straight season. On Monday, all five cards were won in Spelling Bee for the first time since ~~October 8, 2013~~ February 6, 2014. A contestant also picked a "CAR" card with their very first pick for the first time since November 8, 2011. Spelling Bee was also played third for the first time since November 4, 2008. Also on Monday, John's guess in Push Over ($9,680) was $4,284 away from the actual price of $5,396. That was the biggest miss in 4-digit Push Over since a $4,784 miss on the June 21, 2013 episode. Finally, on Monday, That's Too Much! was played for the 400th time in daytime history. Since premiering in Season 29, That's Too Much! has a record of 96-304, with the biggest win being a pair of Hyundai Accents ($34,040) on the April 13, 2014 episode. That's Too Much! has a losing record no matter where contestants need to stop, but the game does fare the best when the stopping point is the fifth (21-23) and sixth (18-19) prices. The stopping point has the been the eighth price most often (78 times) and it has a record of 10-68 in these playings. During its existence, That's Too Much has been the ninth most frequently played Pricing Game. (Only Plinko, Money Game, Double Prices, Squeeze Play, Switch?, Lucky $even, Most Expen$ive and Push Over have been played more often since April 19, 2001.) On Wednesday, the car was won in Master Key for the fifth time this season. That ties Seasons 30, 31 and 38 for the most Master Key wins in the past 15 seasons. The six one bids on Thursday's episode totalled $5,545 - the lowest total so far this season. Also on Thursday, at least $20,000 was won in Plinko for the first time this season. It took 15 playings before a contestant managed to get two chips in the centre slot this season - the longest drought to start a season since Season 39, where the game failed to give away more than $12,000 in any of its 26 playings. Thanks to the Golden Road win, $195,505 was won on Friday's episode, which is the seventh highest one day total in daytime history. With the Golden Road win, 3 Strikes, Triple Play and Golden Road have now all been won in the same season for the first time since Season 35. On Friday, Cliff Hangers was lost for the first time since November 3, which ended a six game winning streak for this game. In the past four seasons, Cliff Hangers has had winning streaks of 13 games, 11 games and 6 games (three times). Friday's second Showcase Showdown was the 14th time this season where the first two spinners went over $1.00. That ties Seasons 40 and 42 for the most auto-wins in the past 16 seasons. One more automatic win for the third spinner would set a new high during this span. The top winner has passed the first Showcase in each of the past 13 episodes and in 14 out of the past 15 episodes. Despite this recent streak, 61.76% of top winners have passed the first Showcase this season, which is below the 66.47% average of the past 15 seasons.

Comments for the Week of February 15-19

Biggest winners this week:
- Adrain Kendrick ($147,621) (February 15) - the second biggest win in daytime history
- Francesca Penko ($121,806) (February 11) - the eighth biggest win in daytime history
- Samuel Lea ($73,141) (February 13) - the seventh biggest win this season
This was the third iteration of "Dream Car Week". Lucky $even has offered a luxury car in all three seasons and Golden Road has offered a dream car twice. No other game has been the "dream car" game more than once.
Not surprisingly, the Aston Martin, Maserati and Porsche were the most expensive cars ever offered in Spelling Bee, More or Less and Cover Up, respectively. However, new records were not set in Lucky $even and Golden Road. The most expensive cars remain a $86,453 Jaguar XK in Lucky $even (November 21, 2013) and a $189,565 Bentley in Golden Road (October 17, 2013). (The $139,142 Mercedes-Benz, however, is the most expensive car ever won in Golden Road.)
All six 2-prize games that were played this week were won (Safe Crackers, Switch?, Clock Game, Bargain Game,. Do the Math, Magic #).A 6-0 record is the best performance for the 2-prize games in a single week since at least Season 37.
By being played fourth on Tuesday and fifth on Friday, Range Game and Cliff Hangers became the ninth and tenth Pricing Games to be played in all six slots at least once this season. Range Game last achieved this feat in Season 42, while Cliff Hangers has achieved this feat for the fourth straight season.
On Monday, all five cards were won in Spelling Bee for the first time since ~~October 8, 2013~~ February 6, 2014. A contestant also picked a "CAR" card with their very first pick for the first time since November 8, 2011.
Spelling Bee was also played third for the first time since November 4, 2008.
Also on Monday, John's guess in Push Over ($9,680) was $4,284 away from the actual price of $5,396. That was the biggest miss in 4-digit Push Over since a $4,784 miss on the June 21, 2013 episode.
Finally, on Monday, That's Too Much! was played for the 400th time in daytime history. Since premiering in Season 29, That's Too Much! has a record of 96-304, with the biggest win being a pair of Hyundai Accents ($34,040) on the April 13, 2014 episode. That's Too Much! has a losing record no matter where contestants need to stop, but the game does fare the best when the stopping point is the fifth (21-23) and sixth (18-19) prices. The stopping point has the been the eighth price most often (78 times) and it has a record of 10-68 in these playings.
During its existence, That's Too Much has been the ninth most frequently played Pricing Game. (Only Plinko, Money Game, Double Prices, Squeeze Play, Switch?, Lucky $even, Most Expen$ive and Push Over have been played more often since April 19, 2001.)
On Wednesday, the car was won in Master Key for the fifth time this season. That ties Seasons 30, 31 and 38 for the most Master Key wins in the past 15 seasons.
The six one bids on Thursday's episode totalled $5,545 - the lowest total so far this season.
Also on Thursday, at least $20,000 was won in Plinko for the first time this season. It took 15 playings before a contestant managed to get two chips in the centre slot this season - the longest drought to start a season since Season 39, where the game failed to give away more than $12,000 in any of its 26 playings.
Thanks to the Golden Road win, $195,505 was won on Friday's episode, which is the seventh highest one day total in daytime history.
With the Golden Road win, 3 Strikes, Triple Play and Golden Road have now all been won in the same season for the first time since Season 35.
On Friday, Cliff Hangers was lost for the first time since November 3, which ended a six game winning streak for this game. In the past four seasons, Cliff Hangers has had winning streaks of 13 games, 11 games and 6 games (three times).
Friday's second Showcase Showdown was the 14th time this season where the first two spinners went over $1.00. That ties Seasons 40 and 42 for the most auto-wins in the past 16 seasons. One more automatic win for the third spinner would set a new high during this span.
The top winner has passed the first Showcase in each of the past 13 episodes and in 14 out of the past 15 episodes. Despite this recent streak, 61.76% of top winners have passed the first Showcase this season, which is below the 66.47% average of the past 15 seasons.

Comments for the Week of February 22-26
Biggest winner this week: Michelle Ruelke ($47,550) (February 24) On Monday, James' guess in Push Over ($3,426) was $4,477 away from the actual price of $7,903. That was the second straight $4,000+ miss and it was the biggest miss in 4-digit Push Over since a $4,784 miss on the June 21, 2013 episode. Also on Monday, Hole in One was won for the first time since May 14 of last season. That snapped a five game losing streak for this game. Hole in One was also played for a car worth more than $20,000 for the first time since December 17, 2013. (Prior to this week, Hole in One offered a car worth less than $20,000 in each of its past 17 playings.) With Hole in One picking up its first win of the season, that leaves Grocery Game (0-6) as the only Pricing Game without a win or a partial win this season. (Four other games - Gas Money, Plinko, Punch a Bunch and Time i$ Money have not been fully won this season.) On Tuesday, Lawanda used four products in Grocery Game. Last time that's happened: October 2, 2012. (Last time all five grocery products were used: October 19, 2009.) Also on Tuesday, $10,000 was won in Punch a Bunch, which is the biggest win in this game since the $25,000 top prize was won on the June 19, 2014 episode. Hole #45 (Row 5, Column 5) was selected in Punch a Bunch for the first time since November 23, 2011. Prior to this week, it was the hole that had gone the fourth longest without being selected. (Only holes #30, #31 and #44 are currently on longer droughts.) Hole #48 (Row 5, Column 8) was also selected for the first time since March 4, 2014. (It also held one of the $10,000 slips in that playing. ) On Wednesday, Five Price Tags was played fourth for only the third time since Season 16. It was also played fourth on January 11, 2008 and November 20, 2012. The $7,859 win in Wednesday's playing of Check Game is the third biggest win in the game's history, behind a $7,880 win on June 18, 2014 and a $7,999 win on November 18, 2013. Wednesday's playing of 1 Right Price ended a streak of seven straight playings (dating back to March 4 of last season) where a television was offered and the television wound up being the "one right price". On Thursday, Emma was the second spinner, spun 60 cents and chose not to spin again. Emma is the fourth contestant to make that decision this season and is the only contestant out of those 4 that went on to win the Showcase Showdown. (Last season, the second spinners went 1 for 7 when they chose not to spin again with 60 cents.) Also on Thursday, Francesco won the Showcase Showdown by default because the first two spinners went over. That is the 15th auto-win of this season, which is the most in at least 15 years. On Friday, One Away became the 300th Pricing Game to be fully won this season. It took 107 episodes to reach this milestone this season, compared to 113 episodes last season. Jarquez wound up getting only one number right on his first try in One Away. Last time that's happened: June 24, 2013. Also on Friday, Sherri overbid on her Showcase by $9, which is the smallest overbid since a $2 overbid on the January 9, 2014 episode. $67,215 was won on Friday's episode, which is the most won in an episode ending in a double overbid since November 10 of last season ($175,355). All five top winners passed the first Showcase this week, which means the top winner has now passed the first Showcase in each of the past 18 episodes and in 19 out of the past 20 episodes. Along with Flip Flop, More or Less (February 16, 2007) is the only other Pricing Game to have been played on its birthday this season.

Comments for the Week of February 22-26

Biggest winner this week: Michelle Ruelke ($47,550) (February 24)
On Monday, James' guess in Push Over ($3,426) was $4,477 away from the actual price of $7,903. That was the second straight $4,000+ miss and it was the biggest miss in 4-digit Push Over since a $4,784 miss on the June 21, 2013 episode.
Also on Monday, Hole in One was won for the first time since May 14 of last season. That snapped a five game losing streak for this game.
Hole in One was also played for a car worth more than $20,000 for the first time since December 17, 2013. (Prior to this week, Hole in One offered a car worth less than $20,000 in each of its past 17 playings.)
With Hole in One picking up its first win of the season, that leaves Grocery Game (0-6) as the only Pricing Game without a win or a partial win this season. (Four other games - Gas Money, Plinko, Punch a Bunch and Time i$ Money have not been fully won this season.)
On Tuesday, Lawanda used four products in Grocery Game. Last time that's happened: October 2, 2012. (Last time all five grocery products were used: October 19, 2009.)
Also on Tuesday, $10,000 was won in Punch a Bunch, which is the biggest win in this game since the $25,000 top prize was won on the June 19, 2014 episode.
Hole #45 (Row 5, Column 5) was selected in Punch a Bunch for the first time since November 23, 2011. Prior to this week, it was the hole that had gone the fourth longest without being selected. (Only holes #30, #31 and #44 are currently on longer droughts.)
Hole #48 (Row 5, Column 8) was also selected for the first time since March 4, 2014. (It also held one of the $10,000 slips in that playing. )
On Wednesday, Five Price Tags was played fourth for only the third time since Season 16. It was also played fourth on January 11, 2008 and November 20, 2012.
The $7,859 win in Wednesday's playing of Check Game is the third biggest win in the game's history, behind a $7,880 win on June 18, 2014 and a $7,999 win on November 18, 2013.
Wednesday's playing of 1 Right Price ended a streak of seven straight playings (dating back to March 4 of last season) where a television was offered and the television wound up being the "one right price".
On Thursday, Emma was the second spinner, spun 60 cents and chose not to spin again. Emma is the fourth contestant to make that decision this season and is the only contestant out of those 4 that went on to win the Showcase Showdown. (Last season, the second spinners went 1 for 7 when they chose not to spin again with 60 cents.)
Also on Thursday, Francesco won the Showcase Showdown by default because the first two spinners went over. That is the 15th auto-win of this season, which is the most in at least 15 years.
On Friday, One Away became the 300th Pricing Game to be fully won this season. It took 107 episodes to reach this milestone this season, compared to 113 episodes last season.
Jarquez wound up getting only one number right on his first try in One Away. Last time that's happened: June 24, 2013.
Also on Friday, Sherri overbid on her Showcase by $9, which is the smallest overbid since a $2 overbid on the January 9, 2014 episode.
$67,215 was won on Friday's episode, which is the most won in an episode ending in a double overbid since November 10 of last season ($175,355).
All five top winners passed the first Showcase this week, which means the top winner has now passed the first Showcase in each of the past 18 episodes and in 19 out of the past 20 episodes.
Along with Flip Flop, More or Less (February 16, 2007) is the only other Pricing Game to have been played on its birthday this season.

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