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OPENING
Episodes 164          
             
Amber Lancaster passed Drew the microphone 20          
Courtney Hope passed Drew the microphone 7          
Manuela Arbelaez passed Drew the microphone 23          
Melissa Ordway passed Drew the microphone 10          
Rachel Reynolds passed Drew the microphone 93          
             
Drew's Diner dancers passed Drew the microphone 1   (Oct. 31)      
Hunter King passed Drew the microphone 1   (Nov. 18)      
Kiara Barnes passed Drew the microphone 1   (Nov. 5)      
Nischelle Turner passed Drew the microphone 2   (Dec. 2, Jan. 10)    
Rena Sofer passed Drew the microphone 1   (Dec. 18)      
Sheryl Underwood passed Drew the microphone 1   (Nov. 25)      
Tiffany Coyne passed Drew the microphone 2   (Mar. 24, Mar. 25)    
There was no handoff 2   (Nov. 6, Jan. 9)    
ITEM UP FOR BIDS
Eggland's awards offered 7   (Sep. 27, Oct. 7, Oct. 25, Nov. 18, Mar. 5, Mar. 9, Mar. 27)
Ancestry DNA bonuses offered 1   (Dec. 10)      
             
TPiR Train brought out the prize 5   (Nov. 27, Mar 2, Mar. 9, Mar. 25, Apr. 10)
TPiR Tugboat brought out the prize 2   (Apr. 20, Apr. 29)    
             
Prizes placed on center stage 135          
Prizes presented in front of the Big Doors 26          
Prizes placed behind the Big Doors 37          
Prizes placed on the turntable 131          
Prizes lowered from the rafters 90          
Prizes placed behind the Giant Price Tag 62          
Prizes placed in the Clam 120          
Prizes placed behind the Reveal 134          
Prizes placed behind the $ tag 97          
Prizes presented in Contestant's Row 96          
Prizes presented in front of Contestant's Row 43          
Prizes presented at George's podium 6   (Oct. 1, Dec. 6, Jan. 29, Feb. 4, Mar. 12, Apr. 21)
             
Fourth bidder won 388   39.43% (Season 29-47 percentage: 39.91%)
Third bidder won 227   23.07% (Season 29-47 percentage: 21.96%)
Second bidder won 199   20.22% (Season 29-47 percentage: 19.94%)
First bidder won 170   17.28% (Season 29-47 percentage: 18.19%)
             
Bidder at the red podium won 245   24.90% (Seasons 30-47 percentage: 24.49%)
Bidder at the blue podium won 232   23.58% (Seasons 30-47 percentage: 23.90%)
Bidder at the yellow podium won 250   25.41% (Seasons 30-47 percentage: 24.56%)
Bidder at the green podium won 257   26.12% (Seasons 30-47 percentage: 27.05%)
             
First bidder called won 140 ( 18 won the Showcase)  
Second bidder called won 138 ( 24 won the Showcase)  
Third bidder called won 138 ( 19 won the Showcase)  
Fourth bidder called won 145 ( 31 won the Showcase)  
Fifth bidder called won 118 ( 19 won the Showcase)  
Sixth bidder called won 126 ( 14 won the Showcase)  
Seventh bidder called won 85 ( 19 won the Showcase)  
Eighth bidder called won 64 ( 6 won the Showcase)  
Ninth bidder called won 24 ( 6 won the Showcase)   
(Excludes November 27)            
             
Contestants called eighth and ninth both won 4   (Nov. 7, Apr. 3, Apr. 13, May 15)  
Contestants called seventh, eighth and ninth all won 0          
             
One out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 73          
Two out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 9   (Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Dec. 12, Jan. 14, Feb. 4, Mar. 9, Mar. 24, Apr. 9, Apr. 13)
             
$1 bids 171          
$1 bids that were not from the last bidder 40          
$1 bids in an aired overbid 1   (Nov. 1)      
$1 bids when there was a perfect bid 4   (Oct. 16, Dec. 6, Mar. 11, Apr. 20)  
             
Winning $1 bids 35          
Winning $1 bids that were not from the last bidder 9   (Sep. 30 x2, Dec. 12, Feb. 7, Mar. 2, Apr. 14, Apr. 27, Apr. 29, May 1)
Winning $1 bids in an aired overbid  0          
             
$2-$99 bids 7   (5 $2 bids, 1 $3 bid, 1 $5 bid)  
$2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 5   (Sep. 27, Nov. 8, Dec. 2, Apr. 9, May 7)
             
Winning $2-$99 bids 2   (Dec. 2, May 7)    
Winning $2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 2   (Dec. 2, May 7)    
             
$4,000+ bids 16          
             
Bid $1 above a previous bidder 468          
Winning $1 up bids 235          
$1 up bids in an aired overbid 3   (Nov. 1, Nov. 12, Mar. 5) (Nov. 1 - won)
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder 4   (Dec. 18, Mar. 5, Mar. 9, May 28)  
             
Bid $1 above a bidder that had also bid $1 above a previous bidder 43          
Winning $1 up bids 18          
$1 up bids in an aired overbid 0          
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder 1   (Oct. 14)      
             
All bidders bid $1 above the previous bidder 1   (Feb. 21)      
             
Bid $1 under a previous bidder 6   (Sep. 23, Sep. 27, Oct. 9, Oct. 15, Feb. 7, Mar. 17)
      (Oct. 9 - wound up being a perfect bid)
             
Bid was $1 above the actual retail price 22   (Oct. 9, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Oct. 30, Nov. 8, Dec. 6, Dec. 17, Dec. 18, Dec. 19, Jan. 14,
      Jan. 29, Feb. 12, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, Mar. 5, Mar. 9, Mar. 11, Mar. 24, Apr. 14, May 18,
      May 28, May 29)    
             
Aired overbids 4   (Nov. 1, Nov. 12, Mar. 5, May 15)  
Aired double overbids 0          
             
Perfect bids 38          
2 perfect bids in the same episode 2   (Jan. 30, Feb. 17)    
Perfect bids in an overbid 1   (Mar. 5)      
             
Median one bid value $1,350          
             
Most common one bid values $700   (16 times)      
  $1,000   (15 times)      
  $1,200   (12 times)      
  $2,499   (12 times)      
             
Highest bids $12,995   (Oct. 15)      
  $12,994   (Oct. 15)      
  $12,453   (Oct. 17)      
             
Highest bids (Excluding Big Money Week) $6,500   (Feb. 13)      
  $6,000   (Apr. 1)      
  $4,503   (May 1)      
             
Biggest underbids from the winning contestant $4,484   (Dec. 31) (Biggest since at least Season 41)
  $4,079   (Jan. 24)      
  $3,316   (Oct. 16)      
             
Most expensive prizes $13,645   (Trip to Monte Carlo - Oct. 17)  
  $6,749   (Yamaha Piano - Jan. 24)  
  $5,700   (Rolex Watch - Dec. 31)    
             
Total one bids above $3,000 37          
             
Least expensive prizes $505   (Cuisinart Cofee & Espresso Makers - Feb. 14)
  $506   (Bellabeat Activity Tracking Watch, Bracelet & Necklace - May 12)
  $508   (Danby Microwave & Mini Refrigerator - Apr. 3)
             
Highest one bid totals for one episode $22,412   (Oct. 17)      
  $13,569   (Oct. 10)      
  $13,277   (Oct. 16)      
             
Lowest one bid totals for one episode $6,021   (Oct. 7)      
  $6,089   (Nov. 14)      
  $6,141   (Oct. 3)      
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN
First spinner won 93   28.35% (Season 29-47 percentage: 30.11%)
Second spinner won 112   34.15% (Season 29-47 percentage: 33.92%)
Third spinner won 123   37.50% (Season 29-47 percentage: 35.97%)
             
Contestant went over $1.00 266          
First two contestants went over $1.00 12   (Oct. 2, Oct. 3, Oct. 29, Oct. 30, Nov. 5, Nov. 14, Jan. 29, Apr. 3, Apr. 21, May 15,
      May 21, May 25)    
             
$1,000 winners 69          
$11,000 winners 5   (Oct. 21, Dec. 30, Jan. 30, Mar. 3, Mar. 23)
$26,000 winners 3   (Dec. 10, Dec. 17, Feb. 27)  
Total winnings $202,000    
             
At least one $1,000+ winner in each Showcase Showdown 7   (Dec. 6, Mar. 10, Mar. 13, Mar. 30, Apr. 6, May 12, May 27)
             
Spun $1.00 in one spin 35          
Spun $1.00 in two spins 37          
Spun $1.00 in a spin-off spin 3   (Oct. 17, Dec. 17 x2)     
Spun $1.00 in a 3-way spin-off spin 1   (Apr. 6)      
Spun $1.00 in a spin-off spin tie 1   (Nov. 25)      
             
Amounts spun most open in a bonus spin 20   (8 times)      
  40   (7 times)      
             
2-person spin-offs  29          
2-person $1.00 spin-offs 6   (Nov. 27, Dec. 6, Dec. 23, Mar. 3, Mar. 23, Mar. 30)
             
Spin-off ties 3   (Oct. 14, Nov. 25, Dec. 17)  
$1.00 Spin-Off ties 1   (Dec. 17)      
             
Spin-offs in both Showcase Showdowns 1   (Feb. 5)      
             
3 person spin-offs 2   (Jan. 30, Apr. 6)    
3 person $1.00 spin-offs 1   (Jan. 30)      
             
Spun a total of 15 cents in two spins 3   (Feb. 6, Mar. 2, Apr. 13)    
Spun a total of $1.90 in two spins 1   (Dec. 30)      
             
Went over after spinning 5 cents on the first spin 1   (Mar. 11)      
Went over after spinning 10 cents on the first spin 5   (Nov. 4, Nov. 5, Nov. 7, Dec. 31, May 26)
             
Lowest winning score for the first spinner 50   (Nov. 6)      
Lowest winning score for the second spinner 40   (Apr. 14)      
Lowest winning score for the third spinner 5   (Oct. 30)      
Excluding default wins 40   (Jun. 1)      
             
Lowest winning spin-off score 10   (Jan. 27)      
             
Spins under one revolution 41   (Wound up getting $1.00 on Jan. 28, Mar. 3, May 6 & May 22)
      (2 by the same spinner on Oct. 9, Apr. 16 & Apr. 22)
      (1 in an assisted spin on May 22)  
Puny spins in a bonus spin 4   (Mar. 10, Mar. 23, May 7, May 27)  
             
Assisted spins 16   (Sep. 30 x2, Nov. 5 x2, Jan. 3 x2, Jan. 16 x2, Mar. 16 x2, May 7 x2, May 22 x4)
Spun $1.00 in an assisted spin 1   (May 22)      
Won the Showcase Showdown 1   (May 22)      
SHOWCASE
Top winner bid on the first Showcase 52   31.71% (Season 29-47 percentage: 34.33%)
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a car 46          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a trip 5          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a boat 1          
             
Top winner passed the first Showcase 112   68.29% (Season 29-47 percentage: 65.67%)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a car 61   ( 34 offered a car in the second Showcase)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a trip 36          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a boat 15          
             
             
The top winner won the Showcase 70   42.68%      
Bid on the first Showcase 23          
Bid on the second Showcase 47          
             
The runner up won the Showcase 87   53.05%      
Bid on the first Showcase 59          
Bid on the second Showcase 28          
             
The most expensive Showcase was won 80          
The least expensive Showcase was won 74          
(Excludes Double Showcase wins)            
             
Showcase #1 was the most expensive 71   43.29% (Season 29-47 percentage: 47.70%)
Showcase #2 was the most expensive 93   56.71% (Season 29-47 percentage: 52.30%)
             
The top winner bid on the most expensive Showcase 95   57.93%      
The top winner bid on the least expensive Showcase 69   42.07%      
             
One contestant overbid 52          
Double Overbids 7   (Nov. 14, Feb. 4, Feb. 6, Feb. 19, Mar. 13, May 28, Jun. 1)
Double Showcase Winners 3   (Sep. 23, Jan. 6, Mar. 25)  
             
Showcase winner was not the biggest winner of the episode 9   (Sep. 23, Sep. 27, Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Dec. 17, Dec. 24, Mar. 9, Mar. 10, Mar. 11)
             
Showcase ended with a car 212 ( 109 were won)   
Showcase ended with a trip 77 ( 32 were won)  
Showcase ended with a boat 39 ( 19 were won)  
             
Neither Showcase offered a trip 1   (Apr. 22)      
Showcases that offered at least three trips 23   (Sep. 23, Sep. 30, Oct. 18, Nov. 6, Nov. 14, Dec. 3, Dec. 11, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 28,
      Feb. 5, Feb. 13, Feb. 19, Feb. 25, Mar. 6, Mar. 11, Mar. 30, Apr. 28, May 4, May 12,
      May 20, May 28, Jun. 1)  
             
Showcases that offered less than three prizes 28          
             
Both Showcases offered a car 58          
Neither Showcase offered a car 9   (Oct. 17, Dec. 11, Dec. 27, Jan. 16, Jan. 30, Mar. 2, Mar. 10, Apr. 8, May 11)
             
Showcases that offered more than one car 2   (Sep. 27, Feb. 14)    
             
Median Showcase value $29,370          
Median value of Showcases won $29,410          
             
Showcases worth more than $40,000 18          
Showcases worth less than $22,000 11          
             
Most expensive Showcases $59,677   (Nov. 11)      
  $50,488   (Sep. 27)      
  $49,414   (Mar. 23)      
             
Most expensive Showcases won $43,977   (Jan. 22)      
  $42,901   (Nov. 11)      
  $41,336   (Feb. 18)      
             
Least expensive Showcases $20,835   (Jan. 9)      
  $21,372   (Jan. 15)      
  $21,422   (Dec. 5)      
             
Least expensive Showcases won $21,684   (Nov. 18)      
  $21,847   (Oct. 18)      
  $21,924   (Oct. 24)      
             
Most expensive Showcases (combined) $102,578   (Nov. 11)      
  $85,631   (Jan. 22)      
  $83,280   (Sep. 27)      
             
Least expensive Showcases (combined) $46,792   (Dec. 3)      
  $46,993   (Nov. 8)      
  $47,242   (Feb. 19)      
             
Largest difference between Showcase values $21,406   (Oct. 18)      
  $19,041   (Mar. 23)      
  $18,160   (Dec. 5)      
             
Smallest difference between Showcase values $607   (Nov. 7)      
  $935   (Nov. 22)      
  $987   (Oct. 28)      
             
Bids closest to the actual retail price $6   (Mar. 25)      
  $124   (Sep. 23)      
  $233   (Jan. 6)      
             
Closest bids for a contestant that did not win their Showcase $429   (Feb. 28) (Lowest since at least Season 38)
  $1,681   (May 5)      
  $1,900   (May 14)      
             
Bids furthest from the actual retail price $24,914   (Mar. 23)      
  $18,952   (Apr. 16)      
  $16,583   (Dec. 24)      
             
Biggest miss from a contestant that won the Showcase $13,255   (Feb. 14)      
  $12,901   (Nov. 11)      
  $12,875   (Dec. 16)      
             
Median Showcase difference (excluding overbids) $4,600          
             
Smallest overbids $4   (Nov. 14)      
  $26   (Feb. 19)      
  $49   (Dec. 23)      
             
Largest overbids $12,604   (Feb. 13)      
  $12,117   (Mar. 17)      
  $8,303   (Jan. 10)      
             
Median overbid value $1,893          
             
Smallest margins of victory $55   (Apr. 27)      
  $78   (Nov. 18)      
  $162   (Feb. 28)      
             
Largest margins of victory $18,532   (Apr. 16)      
  $16,041   (Mar. 23)      
  $16,028   (Dec. 24)      
OVERALL
Both car games were won 10   (Sep. 30, Oct. 11, Oct. 18, Dec. 19, Feb. 13, Apr. 6, Apr. 8, Apr. 30, May 21, May 25)
      (Excludes Oct. 10, Feb. 17-21 & Apr. 23)
             
Contestants that won more than one car 17   (Oct. 1, Oct. 29, Dec. 12, Dec. 24, Jan. 6, Jan. 17, Jan. 22, Jan. 28, Feb. 14, Feb. 17,
      Feb. 20, Mar. 6, Mar. 25, Apr. 13, Apr. 21, May 21, May 25)
             
Episodes where more than two cars were won 12   (Oct. 10, Oct. 11, Dec. 19, Dec. 24, Jan. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 17, Mar. 25, Apr. 23, Apr. 30,
      May 21, May 25)    
             
All three Pricing Games played in the first half were won 10   (Oct. 3, Dec. 2, Dec. 27, Jan. 15, Jan. 20, Apr. 21, Apr. 30, May 21, May 26, May 28)
All three Pricing Games played in the second half were won 15   (Oct. 1, Oct. 4, Oct. 10, Oct. 22, Dec. 26,  Jan. 31, Mar. 11, Mar. 17, Apr. 6, Apr. 17,
      Apr. 20, Apr. 22, May 11, May 18, May 29)
             
6/6 Pricing Games won 0          
5/6 Pricing Games won 8   (Oct. 4, Apr. 6, Apr. 20, Apr. 21, Apr. 22, Apr. 30, May 11, May 21)
4/6 Pricing Games won 28          
3/6 Pricing Games won 55          
2/6 Pricing Games won 55          
1/6 Pricing Games won 17          
0/6 Pricing Games won 1   (Apr. 10)      
             
All games were at least partially won 5   (Jan. 20, Apr. 6, Apr. 22, Apr. 30, May 14)
Winless Shows  0          
             
Episodes with no grocery product Pricing Games 1   (Nov. 4)      
Episodes with more than one grocery product Pricing Game 1   (Feb. 14)      
             
Episodes with no small prize Pricing Games 8   (Sep. 27, Oct. 8, Oct. 23, Nov. 12, Jan. 3, Feb. 28, May 15, Jun. 2)
Episodes with more than one small prize Pricing Game 1   (Apr. 22)      
             
Episodes where the small prize and the grocery product games were 15   (Oct. 18, Oct. 31, Nov. 8, Nov. 22, Dec. 18, Dec. 20, Dec. 30, Dec. 31, Jan. 14, Feb. 18,
played in the same half     Feb. 27, Mar. 25, Apr. 15, Apr. 29, May 26)
      (Excludes Feb. 14 & Apr. 22)  
             
Episodes with more than two car games 7   (Oct. 10, Feb. 17-21, Apr. 23)  
Episodes with only one car game 1   (Feb. 14)      
Episodes with no car games 1   (Apr. 22)      
             
Episodes with more than one cash game 2   (Feb. 14, Apr. 22)    
             
Episodes where more than one Pricing Game was played for a trip 33          
Episodes where no Pricing Games were played for a trip 1   (Feb. 17)      
             
Episodes with no 1-prize games 2   (Oct. 9, Jan. 24)    
Episodes with more than two 1-prize games 0          
             
Non-car games played for a car 20   (Oct. 1, Oct. 10 x2, Oct. 15, Oct. 31, Dec. 2, Dec. 20, Dec. 31, Jan. 22, Feb. 12, Feb. 17 x5,
(Balance Game x2, Check-Out, Cliff Hangers x2, Grocery Game x2, 1/2 Off,     Feb. 21, Apr. 10, Apr. 23 x2, May 28)
Hi Lo x2, 1 Right Price, Pick-a-Number x2, Punch a Bunch, Push Over,      (8-12 record)      
Range Game, Safe Crackers, Squeeze Play x2, Vend-O-Price)            
             
Non-cash game played for cash 3   (Oct. 17, Oct. 18, Dec. 31)  
(Clock Game, Let 'em Roll x2)     (3-0 record)      
             
Pricing Games played for two cars 2   (Feb. 14, Feb. 17)    
(Any Number, 1 Right Price)     (0-2 record)      
             
Pricing Games played for multiple trips 22   (Oct. 1, Oct. 14, Oct. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 11, Nov. 27, Dec. 10, Jan. 6, Jan. 16, Jan. 23,
(Bargain Game x4, Do the Math x10, Double Cross, 1 Right Price x3,      Jan. 31, Feb. 14, Feb. 21, Feb. 24, Mar. 9, Mar. 25, Apr. 2, Apr. 20, Apr. 30, May 13,
Switch? x4)     May 19, May 29)    
      (20-2 record)      
             
Approximate total winnings $13,031,186   (Excludes the value of bonus prizes awarded on September 27 and December 6)
Average winnings per episode $79,458          
Median winnings per episode $75,142          
             
Episodes with more than $100,000 in winnings 26          
Episodes with less than $50,000 in winnings 17          
             
Biggest winners: $262,743   (Michael Stouber - Oct. 14)  
  $134,234   (Michael Knapp Jr - Dec. 31)  
  $113,645   (Paula Radford-Bowen - Oct. 17)  
             
Median winnings for Showcase winners: $36,164          
             
Biggest Showcase winners: $262,743   (Michael Stouber - Oct. 14)  
  $134,234   (Michael Knapp Jr - Dec. 31)  
  $109,568   (Monique Barnes - Feb. 20)  
             
Smallest winners: $506   (Stephanie Maxwell - May 12)  
  $510   (Kevin Libeg - Oct. 9)    
  $511   (Audrey Anderson & James Mallon - Feb. 14)
             
Smallest Showcase winners: $22,474   (Sandra Watt - Nov. 18)    
  $22,969   (Carianna Keniston - Oct. 24)  
  $23,301   (Shelby Thiem - Oct. 31)  
             
Most won in one episode: $301,355   (Oct. 14)      
  $202,152   (Oct. 17)      
  $187,825   (Oct. 18)      
             
Least won in one episode: $32,376   (Feb. 4)      
  $35,773   (Nov. 14)      
  $38,147   (Feb. 6)