One Bid, Showcase Showdown & Showcase Stats

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OPENING

Episodes	190

Amber Lancaster passed Drew the microphone	37
Gwendolyn Osborne passed Drew the microphone	30
Manuela Arbelaez passed Drew the microphone	34
Rachel Reynolds passed Drew the microphone	89
Connor (Drew's son) passed Drew the microphone	2		(Nov. 7, Jan. 17)
(Amber and Rachel both did the handoff on Oct. 10)
(Amber and Connor both did the handoff on Jan. 17)

ITEM UP FOR BIDS

Males called to Contestant's Row	667
Females called to Contestant's Row	1113
(Contestants played in groups on Dec. 22, Dec. 23, Feb. 14, Apr. 21
& May 12)
(Rival contestants were called on Mar. 31)

Eggland's Eggs awards given away	10		(Oct. 7, Oct. 19, Nov. 1, Nov. 7, Nov. 14, Nov. 21, Feb. 17, Mar. 2, Mar. 29, May 2)

TPiR Train brought out the prize	9		(Sep. 22, Oct. 17, Oct. 20, Nov. 1, Jan. 24, Mar. 2, Apr. 21, Jun. 12, Jun. 21)
TPiR Tugboat brought out the prize	8		(Sep. 20, Dec. 9, Feb. 7, Feb. 15, Mar. 3, Mar. 30, Mar. 31, May 4)

Prizes placed on center stage	164
Prizes presented in front of the Big Doors	31
Prizes placed behind the Big Doors	40
Prizes placed on the turntable	106
Prizes lowered from the rafters	121
Prizes placed behind the Giant Price Tag	97
Prizes placed in the Clam	142
Prizes placed behind the Reveal	159
Prizes placed behind the $ tag	126
Prizes presented in Contestant's Row	81
Prizes presented in front of Contestant's Row	29
Prizes presented at George's podium	25
Prizes presented at the back of the audience	1		(Oct. 21)
Prizes presented in multiple locations	1		(May 12)

Fourth bidder won	478		41.93%
Third bidder won	231		20.26%
Second bidder won	236		20.70%
First bidder won	195		17.11%

Bidder at the red podium won	280		24.56%
Bidder at the blue podium won	271		23.77%
Bidder at the yellow podium won	293		25.70%
Bidder at the green podium won	296		25.96%

First bidder called won	161	(	23	won the Showcase)
Second bidder called won	160	(	23	won the Showcase)
Third bidder called won	170	(	23	won the Showcase)
Fourth bidder called won	170	(	24	won the Showcase)
Fifth bidder called won	140	(	27	won the Showcase)
Sixth bidder called won	140	(	24	won the Showcase)
Seventh bidder called won	99	(	15	won the Showcase)
Eighth bidder called won	72	(	11	won the Showcase)
Ninth bidder called won	28	(	3	won the Showcase)

One out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid	81
Two out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid	9		(Sep. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 12, Oct. 18, Dec. 12, Jan. 31, Feb. 2, May 2, Sep. 1)

$1 bids	202
$1 bids that were not from the last bidder	33		(2 in overbid)
$1 bids in an overbid	6		(Nov. 7, Dec. 7, Feb. 15, Mar. 6, Mar. 8, Mar. 20)
$1 bids when there was a perfect bid	5		(Nov. 9, Jan. 19, Jan. 23, Feb. 20, Mar. 7)

Winning $1 bids	41		(2 on Jan. 4)
Winning $1 bids that were not from the last bidder	1		(Dec. 30)
Winning $1 bids in an overbid	0

$2-$99 bids	8		(Dec. 23, Feb. 17, Feb. 22, Mar. 2, Apr. 14, May 22, May 26, Jun. 16)
$2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid	8

Winning $2-$99 bids	2		(Dec. 23, Apr. 14)
Winning $2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid	2

$4,000+ bids	18		(2 in the same bidding round on Dec. 22 & May 15)

Bid $1 above a previous bidder	532
Winning $1 up bids	260
$1 up bids in an overbid	2		(Nov. 7, Dec. 8) (Dec. 8 won)
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder	6		(Sep. 29, Feb. 20, Mar. 29, Mar. 31, May 26, Jun. 9)

Bid $1 above a bidder that had also bid $1 above a previous bidder	58
Winning $1 up bids	36
$1 up bids in an overbid	1		(Sep. 1 - did not win)
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder	1		(Feb. 13)

All bidders bid $1 above the previous bidder	1		(Feb. 15)

Bid $1 under a previous bidder	12		(2 by the same contestant on Sep. 22 and Mar. 6)
			(1 in an overbid on Mar. 6)

Bid was $1 above the actual retail price	20

Aired overbids	9		(Nov. 7, Dec. 7, Dec. 8, Feb. 15, Mar. 6, Mar. 8, Mar. 20, Jun. 13, Sep. 1)
Aired double overbids	0

Perfect bids	33
2 perfect bids in the same episode	1		(Apr. 6)
Perfect bids in an overbid	0

Highest bids	$14,000		(Oct. 24)
	$10,000		(Jan. 10)
	$9,000		(Dec. 13)

Biggest underbids from the winning contestant	$2,529		(Sep. 20)
	$2,292		(May 12)
	$2,234		(Apr. 14)

Most expensive prizes	$4,154		(Dance Floor & DJ Equipment - Oct. 26)
	$3,610		(Trip to Las Vegas - Oct. 24)
	$3,367		(Trip to Cabo San Lucas - Oct. 28)

Most expensive prize (Excluding Big Money Week)	$3,099		(Kawasaki Off-Road Motorcycle - Oct. 6)

Least expensive prizes	$500		(2 Healbe GoBe Fitness Trackers - Sep. 28, Nov. 16 & Feb. 8)
			(2 Michael Kors Watches - Oct. 19)
			(2 FitBit Activity Trackers - Dec. 5 & May 10)
			(Park & Sun Foosball Table - Apr. 11)
			(2 Garmin Watches - May 30 & Sep. 8)
	$504		(6 One Face SmartWatches - Dec. 21)
	$508		(Imperia Pasta Maker - Oct. 12, Nov. 21)

Highest one bid totals for one episode	$16,040		(Oct. 28)
	$15,363		(Oct. 24)
	$14,618		(Oct. 25)

Lowest one bid totals for one episode	$5,558		(Apr. 21)
	$5,582		(Sep. 29)
	$5,733		(Dec. 8)

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN

Male spinners	459
Female spinners	725
(Contestants played in groups on Dec. 22, Dec. 23 & Feb. 14, Apr. 21
& May 12)

First spinner won	123		32.37%
Second spinner won	138		36.32%
Third spinner won	119		31.32%

Contestant went over $1.00	319
First two contestants went over $1.00	19		(Sep. 19, Nov.18, Dec. 13, Dec. 20, Dec. 27, Dec. 29, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10, Feb. 13,
			Mar. 24, Mar. 30, May 8, May 12, May 17, Jun. 12, Jun. 21, Jun. 23, Jul. 4)

$1,000 winners	101
$11,000 winners	5		(Sep. 23, Dec. 5, Apr. 18, May 16, Jun. 1)
$26,000 winners	1		(Feb. 10)
Total winnings	$182,000

At least one $1,000+ winner in each Showcase Showdown	13		(Oct. 4, Nov. 17, Dec. 16, Dec. 19, Jan. 4, Jan. 6, Feb. 22, Apr. 6, Apr. 17, Apr. 25,
			Apr. 27, Jun. 22, Aug. 16)
Spun $1.00 in one spin	52
Spun $1.00 in two spins	52
Spun $1.00 in a spin-off spin	3		(Jan. 23, Mar. 28, Jun. 23)
			(Jun. 23 was a 3 person spin-off)

2-person spin-offs	39
2-person $1.00 spin-offs	7		(Oct. 28, Dec. 19, Jan. 25, Mar. 13, May 3, May 15, Jun. 1)

Spin-off ties	1		(Jan. 25)

Spin-offs in both Showcase Showdowns	2		(Nov. 9, Dec. 9)

3 person spin-offs	4		(Oct. 17, Dec. 12, Jan. 26, Jun. 23)
3 person $1.00 spin-offs	1		(Oct. 17)

Spins under one revolution	5
Puny spins in a bonus spin	1		(Dec. 19)

Assisted spins	9		(Four times 2 by same contestant, 1 in a spin-off)
Spun $1.00 in an assisted spin	0
Won the Showcase Showdown	1		(May 4)

SHOWCASE

Female/Female Showcases	63
Male/Male Showcases	27
Female/Male Showcases	95	(	37	were won by females)
(Excludes Dec. 22, Dec. 23, Feb. 14, Apr. 21 & May 12)		(	50	were won by males)

Top winner bid on the first Showcase	76		40.00%
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a car	71
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a trip	2
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a boat	3

Top winner passed the first Showcase	114		60.00%
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a car	49
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a trip	27
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a boat	38

The top winner won the Showcase	82		43.16%
Bid on the first Showcase	33
Bid on the second Showcase	49

The runner up won the Showcase	91		47.89%
Bid on the first Showcase	58
Bid on the second Showcase	33

The most expensive Showcase was won	64
The least expensive Showcase was won	104
(Excludes Double Showcase wins)

Showcase #1 was the most expensive	89		46.84%
Showcase #2 was the most expensive	101		53.16%

The top winner bid on the most expensive Showcase	113
The top winner bid on the least expensive Showcase	77

One contestant overbid	49
Double Overbids	17		(Oct. 3, Oct. 29, Nov. 10, Nov. 11, Dec. 9, Dec. 30, Jan. 24, Mar. 31, Apr. 3, Apr. 11,
			Apr. 13, Apr. 24, May 11, May 24, Jun. 7, Jun. 20, Aug. 16)
Double Showcase Winners	5		(Nov. 2, Dec. 5, Feb. 15, Apr. 21, May 29)

Showcase winner was not the biggest winner of the episode	10		(Oct. 13, Oct. 24, Dec. 22, Jan. 3, Jan. 4, May 2, May 15, May 18, May 19, May 25)

Showcase ended with a car	254	(	112	were won) (Includes the Jan. 25 "opposite day" Showcase)
Showcase ended with a trip	58	(	33	were won)
Showcase ended with a boat	68	(	33	were won)

Showcases that offered at least three trips	18
Neither Showcase offered a trip	0

Showcases that offered less than three prizes	47		(Both did on Oct. 10)

Both Showcases offered a car	70
Neither Showcase offered a car	6

Showcases that offered more than one car	1		(Feb. 14)

Most expensive Showcases	$52,529		(Nov. 21)
	$50,488		(Feb. 22)
	$49,726		(Dec. 27)

Most expensive Showcases won	$48,179		(Jan. 31)
	$46,323		(Sep. 21)
	$45,828		(Feb. 21)

Least expensive Showcases	$20,263		(Mar. 13)
	$20,360		(Jan. 3)
	$20,419		(Apr. 11)

Least expensive Showcases won	$20,360		(Jan. 3)
	$21,273		(Jan. 19)
	$21,490		(Jun. 2)

Most expensive Showcases (combined)	$85,797		(Nov. 21)
	$83,192		(Feb. 22)
	$80,987		(Dec. 23)

Least expensive Showcases (combined)	$44,104		(Jun. 2)
	$46,256		(May 29)
	$46,708		(Jan. 19)

Largest difference between Showcase values	$22,908		(Jan. 31)
	$20,368		(Feb. 21)
	$20,354		(Dec. 27)

Smallest difference between Showcase values	$76		(Apr. 7)
	$152		(Jan. 6)
	$396		(Oct. 25)

Bids closest to the actual retail price	$8		(Apr. 21)
	$79		(Dec. 5)
	$103		(Nov. 2)

Closest bids for a contestant that did not win the Showcase	$1,262		(Apr. 20)
	$1,353		(Sep. 19)
	$1,434		(Jun. 16)

Bids furthest from the actual retail price	$21,679		(Jan. 18)
	$21,529		(Nov. 21)
	$18,805		(Dec. 7)

Biggest miss from a contestant that won the Showcase	$21,679		(Jan. 18)
	$17,179		(Jan. 31)
	$14,182		(Dec. 21)

Smallest overbids	$55		(Jan. 12)
	$80		(Jun. 1)
	$115		(Nov. 3)

Largest overbids	$9,119		(Nov. 11)
	$8,940		(Mar. 28)
	$8,539		(Nov. 10)

Smallest margins of victory	$1		(Mar. 30)
	$61		(Jan. 27)
	$95		(Jun. 16)

Largest margins of victory	$15,261		(Nov. 21)
	$14,496		(Mar. 6)
	$13,854		(Dec. 27)


OVERALL

Male Showcase winners	80
Female Showcase winners	99
(Contestants played in groups on Dec. 22, Dec. 23, Feb. 14, Apr. 21
& May 12)

Both car games were won	27		(Sep. 20, Oct. 12, Oct. 13, Oct. 19, Nov. 1, Nov. 7, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 23, Dec. 22,
			Feb. 7, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 20, Feb. 21, Feb. 28, Mar. 3, Mar. 9, Mar. 20, Mar. 30,
			Apr. 21, Apr. 28, May 1, May 3, Jun. 20, Jun. 22, Sep. 1)
			(Excludes May 15-19)

Contestants that won more than one car	21		(Oct. 31, Nov. 2, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, Dec. 22, Dec. 27, Dec. 29, Jan. 18, Feb. 1, Feb. 10,
			Feb. 14, Feb. 21, Feb. 22, Mar. 28, Mar. 30, Apr. 21, May 3, May 8, May 12, May 17,
			Jun. 22)

All three Pricing Games played in the first half were won	10		(Oct. 25, Nov. 2, Nov. 15, Dec. 12, Feb. 10, Mar. 20, Mar. 31, Apr. 7, Apr. 24, May 15)
All three Pricing Games played in the second half were won	22		(Sep. 21, Sep. 27, Sep. 29, Oct. 4, Nov. 7, Nov. 11, Dec. 14, Dec. 15, Dec. 19, Dec. 20,
			Dec. 27, Feb. 1, Feb. 23, Feb. 27, Mar. 2, Mar. 9, Apr. 12, Apr. 13, May 3, May 8,
			May 12, Jun. 22)

6/6 Pricing Games won	0
5/6 Pricing Games won	10		(Sep. 21, Sep. 29, Nov. 7, Nov. 15, Dec. 14, Dec. 20, Mar. 9, Mar. 20, Mar. 31, May 3)
4/6 Pricing Games won	40
3/6 Pricing Games won	55
2/6 Pricing Games won	55
1/6 Pricing Games won	24
0/6 Pricing Games won	6		(Oct. 17, Oct. 26, Nov. 18, May 24, May 25, Jun. 2)

All games were at least partially won	5		(Oct. 25, Dec. 14, Dec. 20, Mar. 9, Mar. 20)
Winless Shows	3		(Oct. 17, Oct. 26, Jun. 2)

Episodes with no grocery product Pricing Games	12
Episodes with more than one grocery product Pricing Game	1		(Oct. 28)

Episodes with no small prize Pricing Games	10
Episodes with more than one small prize Pricing Game	1		(Oct. 28)

Episodes where the small prize and the grocery product games were	15		(Excludes Oct. 28)
played in the same half

Episodes with more than two car games	5		(Sep. 19, May 15, May 16, May 18, May 19)
Episodes with no car games	1		(Oct. 28)

Episodes with more than one cash game	2		(Oct. 28, Dec. 30)

Episodes where more than one Pricing Game was played for a trip	44
Episodes where no Pricing Games were played for a trip	2		(Oct. 28, May 15)

Episodes with no 1-prize games	10		(Sep. 23, Oct. 6, Oct. 11, Oct. 28, Jan. 23, Feb. 20, Apr. 6, Apr. 14, May 1, Jun. 23)
Episodes with more than two 1-prize games	1		(Oct. 18)

Non-car games played for a car	25		(Sep. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 7. Oct. 18, Oct. 26, Nov. 1, Nov. 14, Dec. 19, Dec. 20, Dec. 23,
(Balance Game x3, Bonus Game, Check-Out x2, Cliff Hangers,			Dec. 30, Jan. 9, Feb. 7, Feb. 22, Mar. 10, May 15, May 16, May 17, May 18, May 19,
Grocery Game, Hi Lo x3, Pick-a-Number x3, Punch a Bunch, Push Over,			May 24, Aug. 16)
Range Game, Secret "X", Squeeze Play x2, Switch? x2,			(13-12 record)
Vend-O-Price x2, 2 for the Price of 1)			(4 non-car games were played on May 15)

Pricing Games played for multiple trips	22		(Oct. 3, Oct. 20, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 9, Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Dec. 8, Dec. 16, Dec. 29,
(Bargain Game x4, Do the Math x6, Double Cross x2, 1 Right Price x5,)			Feb. 6, Feb. 9, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 21, Mar. 31, Apr. 5, Apr. 14, May 5, May 16,
Switch? x5)			May 23, Jun. 9)
			(17-5 record)

Approximate total winnings	$14,625,043
Average winnings per episode	$76,974
Median winnings per episode	$73,302

Biggest winners:	$213,876		(Christen Freeman - Oct. 28)
	$105,014		(Rymond Keefe - Oct. 24)
	$102,164		(Cassandra Boettcher - Dec. 30)

Biggest Showcase winners:	$78,273		(Thomas Kotlarsz - Jan. 5)
	$77,062		(Anthony & Kimberly Valenti - Apr. 21)
	$74,921		(Linda Baquero - Feb. 10)

Smallest winners:	$500		(Dana Martin - Sep. 28)
			(Royal Harrington - Sep. 8)
	$504		(Jeremy Memme - Dec. 21)
	$508		(Cassandra Mercury - Nov. 21)

Smallest Showcase winners:	$21,940		(Allen Kushynski - Jan. 3)
	$22,573		(Rosalind Dixon - Jan. 19)
	$22,598		(Chandra Borcik - Jun. 2)

Most won in one episode:	$244,532		(Oct. 28)
	$188,245		(Oct. 24)
	$178,309		(May 15)

Least won in one episode:	$13,596		(May 24)
	$16,086		(Jun. 7)
	$18,217		(Dec. 9)