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OPENING
Episodes 137   (Last Updated: April 19)    
             
Drew wore an open collar 0          
             
Alexis Gaube passed Drew the microphone 28          
Amber Lancaster passed Drew the microphone 28          
Manuela Arbeláez passed Drew the microphone 28          
Rachel Reynolds passed Drew the microphone 50          
There was no handoff  3   (Sep. 26 / Sep. 27 / Oct. 25)  
ITEM UP FOR BIDS
Eggland's Best awards offered 9   (Oct. 3 / Oct. 23 / Nov. 14 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 16 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 15 / Feb. 20 / Mar. 5)
             
TPiR Train brought out the prize 39          
TPiR Tugboat brought out the prize 2   (Mar. 27 / Apr. 15)    
             
Prizes placed on center stage 119          
Prizes rolled out on stage 11          
Prizes placed behind the Big Doors 34          
Prizes placed on the turntable 123          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in the Basket 67          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in front of the Big Doors 20          
Prizes placed behind the Giant Price Tag 91          
Prizes placed in the Clam 13          
Prizes placed behind the Reveal 114          
Prizes placed behind the $ tag 109          
Prizes presented in Contestant's Row 29          
Prizes presented in front of Contestant's Row 38          
Prizes presented at George's podium 13          
             
Fourth bidder won 338   41.12% (Season 29-51 percentage: 40.01%)
Third bidder won 179   21.78% (Season 29-51 percentage: 22.07%)
Second bidder won 150   18.25% (Season 29-51 percentage: 19.77%)
First bidder won 155   18.86% (Season 29-51 percentage: 18.15%)
             
Bidder at the red podium won 217   26.40% (Season 30-51 percentage: 24.39%)
Bidder at the blue podium won 182   22.14% (Season 30-51 percentage: 23.74%)
Bidder at the yellow podium won 187   22.75% (Season 30-51 percentage: 24.74%)
Bidder at the green podium won 236   28.71% (Season 30-51 percentage: 27.13%)
             
First bidder called won 123 ( 13 won the Showcase)  
Second bidder called won 110 ( 12 won the Showcase)  
Third bidder called won 110 ( 23 won the Showcase)  
Fourth bidder called won 122 ( 19 won the Showcase)  
Fifth bidder called won 114 ( 20 won the Showcase)  
Sixth bidder called won 90 ( 11 won the Showcase)  
Seventh bidder called won 79 ( 17 won the Showcase)  
Eighth bidder called won 51 ( 13 won the Showcase)  
Ninth bidder called won 23 ( 2 won the Showcase)  (Jan. 31 & Apr. 2)
             
Contestants called eighth and ninth both won 3   (Feb. 12 / Feb. 28 / Mar. 19)  
Contestants called seventh, eighth and ninth all won 1   (Feb. 12)      
             
One out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 67          
Two out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 8   (Sep. 29 / Dec. 19 / Jan. 2 / Feb. 6 / Feb. 8 / Feb. 12 / Feb. 28 / Mar. 19)
             
$1 bids 139          
$1 bids that were not from the last bidder 21   (Twice on Jan. 2 & Apr. 5)  
$1 bids in an aired overbid 2   (Oct. 2 / Oct. 5)    
$1 bids when there was a perfect bid 4   (Oct. 6 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 21 / Mar. 11)
             
Winning $1 bids 42   (3 on Oct. 4 / 2 on Oct. 24)  
Winning $1 bids that were not from the last bidder 1   (Apr. 5)      
Winning $1 bids in an aired overbid  0          
             
$2-$99 bids 13   (Sep. 29 / Oct. 11 / Nov. 7 x2 / Dec. 20 / Dec. 22 / Jan. 2 / Feb. 8 x2 / Mar. 1 / Mar. 20 / Apr. 2 /
      Apr. 9)      
      ([7] $2 bids / [1] $10 bid / [2] $20 bids / [1] $33 bid / [1] $58 bid / [1] $59 bid)
$2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 7   (Sep. 29 / Oct. 11 / Dec. 20 / Jan. 2 / Mar. 1 / Mar. 20 / Apr. 9)
             
Winning $2-$99 bids 1   (Mar. 1)      
Winning $2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 1   (Mar. 1)      
             
$4,000+ bids 24   (Twice on Nov. 14 / Dec. 8 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 5 / Feb. 16 / Feb. 19)
             
Bid $1 above a previous bidder 389          
Winning $1 up bids 191   49.10% (Season 41-51 percentage: 48.25%)
Two separate $1 up bids in the same round 13   (Twice on Oct. 18 & Mar. 20)  
Occurred in an aired overbid 1   (Oct. 2 - won)    
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder 3   (Oct. 5 / Dec. 22 / Apr. 5)  
             
Bid $1 above a bidder that had also bid $1 above a previous bidder 25   (2 on Oct. 30)    
Winning $1 up bids 20   80.00% (Season 41-51 percentage: 64.04%)
Occurred in an aired overbid 0          
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder 1   (Apr. 3)      
             
All bidders bid $1 above the previous bidder 1   (Oct. 6)      
             
Bid $1 under a previous bidder 7   (Sep. 25 / Sep. 28 / Oct. 9 / Jan. 12 / Mar. 1 / Mar. 5 / Mar. 29)
             
Bid was $1 over the actual retail price 14   (Oct. 5 / Dec. 18 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 22 / Dec. 27 / Jan. 4 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 20 / Feb. 28 x2 / Mar. 8 /
      Mar. 28 / Apr. 3 / Apr. 5)  
      (Twice by the same contestant on Feb. 28)
             
Aired overbids 4   (Oct. 2 / Oct. 3 / Oct. 5 / Mar. 8)  
             
Perfect bids 15   (First bidder: 2 / Second bidder: 4 / Third bidder: 7 / Fourth bidder: 2)
2 perfect bids in the same episode 0          
Perfect bids in an overbid 0          
             
Median one bid value $1,440          
             
Most common one bid value $2,499   (13 times)      
             
Highest bids $8,500   (Jan. 10)      
  $7,800   (Nov. 10 / Jan. 5)    
  $7,000   (Jan. 5)      
             
Biggest underbids from the winning contestant $3,233   (Feb. 19 - due a $1 bid)    
  $2,599   (Dec. 8 - due a $1 bid)    
  $2,235   (Feb. 7)      
             
Most expensive prizes $3,812   (Trip to Scottsdale - Dec. 28)  
  $3,612   (Trip to Scottsdale - Nov. 10)  
  $3,551   (Trip to Santa Fe - Jan. 31 / Mar. 4 / Apr. 15)
             
Total one bids above $2,999 25          
             
Least expensive prizes $506   (Fuji Instax Camera - Oct. 9)  
  $513   (Dewalt Power Tools - Oct. 2 & Oct. 24) / (Foosball Table - Feb. 12, Mar. 13 & Apr. 10)
  $516   (Pop-A-Shot Basketball Arcade Game - Oct. 6 / Dec. 18 / Jan. 26)
             
Highest one bid totals for one episode $13,247   (Nov. 14)      
  $12,667   (Dec. 28)      
  $12,376   (Feb. 19)      
             
Lowest one bid totals for one episode $6,498   (Oct. 27)      
  $6,678   (Oct. 11)      
  $6,952   (Jan. 8)      
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN
First spinner won 82   29.93% (Season 29-51 percentage: 30.01%)
Second spinner won 88   32.12% (Season 29-51 percentage: 34.11%)
Third spinner won 104   37.96% (Season 29-51 percentage: 35.88%)
             
Contestant went over $1.00 219          
First two contestants went over $1.00 7   (Oct. 3 / Dec. 21 / Jan. 24 / Feb. 19 / Feb. 21 / Mar. 8 / Apr. 12)
             
$1,000 winners 51          
$11,000 winners 7   (Oct. 19 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 30 / Feb. 20 / Mar. 13 / Mar. 15 / Apr. 18) 
$26,000 winners 4   (Sep. 27 / Oct. 30 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 20)
Total winnings $232,000    
             
At least one $1,000+ winner in each Showcase Showdown 6   (Oct. 24 / Nov. 8 / Jan. 18 / Feb. 20 / Mar. 15 / Mar. 29)
             
(3) $1.00 spinners in one episode 1   (Jan. 18)      
(4) $1.00 spinners in one episode 1   (Mar. 15)      
             
Spun $1.00 in one spin 35          
Spun $1.00 in two spins 26          
Spun $1.00 in a spin-off spin 1   (Oct. 27)      
             
2-person spin-offs  22          
2-person $1.00 spin-offs 5   (Nov. 6 / Nov. 9 / Jan. 18 / Mar. 15 x2)
             
3-person spin-offs 1   (Feb. 9)      
             
Spin-offs in both Showcase Showdowns 1   (Mar. 15)      
             
Spin-off ties (2OT) 1   (Oct. 25)      
             
Lowest two-spin score 10   (Dec. 15 / Mar. 13)    
             
Highest two-spin score for the first spinner 160   (Jan. 3 / Feb. 12)    
Highest two-spin score for the second/third spinner 175   (Sep. 28 / Oct. 9 / Nov. 8 / Dec. 11 / Jan. 18)
             
First spinner - lowest amount stayed on 60   (Oct. 25 / Oct. 26 / Nov. 1 / Feb. 22 / Mar. 12 / Mar. 26)
Won the Showcase Showdown 2   (Oct. 25 / Mar. 26)    
             
First spinner - highest amount spun again on 65   (Oct. 13 / Feb. 19 - both wound up going over)
             
Lowest tied score 65   (Nov. 13 / Dec. 14)    
Lowest tied score (3-person spin-offs) 95   (Feb. 9)      
             
Went over after spinning 5 cents on the first spin 0          
Went over after spinning 10 cents on the first spin 6   (Oct. 5 / Dec. 14 / Dec. 21 x2 / Apr. 4 / Apr. 12)
             
Lowest winning score for the first spinner 60   (Oct. 25 / Mar. 26)    
Lowest winning score for the second spinner 55   (Oct. 10 / Jan. 3)    
Lowest winning score for the third spinner 5   (Apr. 12)      
Excluding default wins 40   (Mar. 20)      
             
Lowest winning spin-off score 15   (Jan. 9)      
Lowest winning 3-person spin-off score 90   (Feb. 9)      
             
Showdown only had three total spins  1   (Oct. 18)      
             
Spins under one revolution 35   (2 by the same contestant on Sep. 28 / Sep. 29 / Oct. 12 / Mar. 7 / Mar. 27)
Occurred in a bonus spin 3   (Oct. 9 / Oct. 12 / Apr. 9)  
Occurred in a spin-off spin 0          
             
Assisted spins 24   (Sep. 28 / Oct. 12 x2 / Oct. 24 x2 / Nov. 9 x3 / Dec. 11 x2 / Dec. 14 x3 / Jan. 3 x2 / Jan. 31 /
      Mar. 7 x3 / Mar. 11 / Mar. 27 x2 / Apr. 8 x2)
Spun $1.00 in an assisted spin 1   (Nov. 9)      
Won the Showcase Showdown 4   (Nov. 9 / Dec. 11 / Mar. 7 / Mar. 11)
SHOWCASE
Top winner bid on the first Showcase 40   29.20% (Season 29-51 percentage: 34.47%)
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a car 31          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a trip 6          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a motorcycle 2   (Feb. 13 / Mar. 11)    
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a boat 1   (Apr. 4)      
             
Top winner passed the first Showcase 97   70.80% (Season 29-51 percentage: 65.53%)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a car 38   ( 9 offered a car in the second Showcase)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a trip 31          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a boat 16          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a motocycle 12          
             
The top winner won the Showcase 62   45.26% (Season 29-51 percentage: 42.99%)
Bid on the first Showcase 17          
Bid on the second Showcase 45          
             
The runner up won the Showcase 68   49.64% (Season 29-51 percentage: 50.16%)
Bid on the first Showcase 46          
Bid on the second Showcase 22          
             
The most expensive Showcase was won 65          
The least expensive Showcase was won 60          
(Excludes Double Showcase wins)            
             
Showcase #1 was the most expensive 67   48.91% (Season 29-51 percentage: 47.53%)
Showcase #2 was the most expensive 70   51.09% (Season 29-51 percentage: 52.47%)
             
The top winner bid on the most expensive Showcase 86   62.77% (Season 33-51 percentage: 61.43%)
The top winner bid on the least expensive Showcase 51   37.23% (Season 33-51 percentage: 38.57%)
             
One contestant overbid 47          
Double Overbids 7   (Oct. 20 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 16 / Jan. 18 / Jan. 22 / Feb. 8 / Mar. 26)
Double Showcase Winners 5   (Dec. 11 / Dec. 27 / Jan. 23 / Apr. 8 / Apr. 15)
             
Showcase winner was not the biggest winner of the episode 8   (Sep. 25 / Nov. 13 / Nov. 17 / Dec. 8 / Dec. 18 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 20 / Feb. 26)
             
Showcase ended with a car 145 ( 78 were won)   
Showcase ended with a trip 78 ( 35 were won)  
Showcase ended with a boat 31 ( 15 were won)  
Showcase ended with a motorcycle  20 ( 7 were won) (Dec. 19 & Jan. 5 ended with 3 recreational vehicles)
             
Neither Showcase offered a trip 4   (Oct. 18 / Jan. 4 / Feb. 1 / Apr. 17)  
Showcases that offered three trips 22          
             
Around the World Showcases 1   (Mar. 15)      
             
Showcases that offered less than three prizes 7   (Sep. 25 / Dec. 4 / Dec. 19 / Jan. 9 / Feb. 8 / Feb. 13 / Apr. 4)
             
Both Showcases offered a car 21          
Neither Showcase offered a car 13          
             
Median Showcase value $32,849          
Median value of Showcases won $33,410          
             
Showcases worth less than $25,000 26          
Showcases worth between $25,000-$29,999 61          
Showcases worth between $30,000-$34,999 90          
Showcases worth between $35,000-$39,999 58          
Showcases worth between $40,000-$44,999 25          
Showcases worth more than $45,000 14          
             
Most expensive Showcases $54,318   (Sep. 25)      
  $52,398   (Apr. 1)      
  $49,585   (Mar. 13)      
             
Most expensive Showcases won $49,585   (Mar. 13)      
  $46,287   (Dec. 7)      
  $45,659   (Mar. 18)      
             
Least expensive Showcases $20,484   (Nov. 17)      
  $21,284   (Oct. 20)      
  $22,947   (Jan. 31)      
             
Least expensive Showcases won $23,269   (Dec. 8)      
  $23,509   (Dec. 11)      
  $23,596   (Feb. 28)      
             
Most expensive Showcases (combined) $89,263   (Mar. 13)      
  $89,079   (Apr. 1)      
  $86,270   (Sep. 25)      
             
Least expensive Showcases (combined) $44,227   (Nov. 17)      
  $48,831   (Oct. 20)      
  $48,999   (Feb. 28)      
             
Largest difference between Showcase values $22,366   (Sep. 25)      
  $21,155   (Nov. 8)      
  $21,080   (Jan. 2)      
             
Smallest difference between Showcase values $918   (Apr. 4)      
  $1,426   (Jan. 24)      
  $1,461   (Jan. 29)      
             
Bids closest to the actual retail price $18   (Apr. 15)      
  $31   (Jan. 23)      
  $169   (Dec. 27)      
             
Closest to a Double Showcase win $269   (Dec. 8)      
             
Closest bids for a contestant that did not win their Showcase $725   (Mar. 14)      
  $916   (Sep. 28)      
  $1,752   (Nov. 3)      
             
Bids furthest from the actual retail price $19,659   (Mar. 18)      
  $19,558   (Jan. 2)      
  $18,687   (Oct. 31)      
             
Biggest miss from a contestant that won the Showcase $19,659   (Mar. 18 - other contestant overbid)
  $16,571   (Jan. 31 - other contestant overbid)
  $15,131   (Apr. 1)      
             
Median Showcase difference (excluding overbids) $5,241          
             
Smallest overbids $95   (Jan. 29)      
  $112   (Jan. 22)      
  $179   (Feb. 8)      
             
Largest overbids $11,112   (Jan. 5)      
  $11,094   (Feb. 8)      
  $7,575   (Jan. 4)      
             
Median overbid amount $2,537          
             
Average value of Showcases that were overbid $28,361          
             
Smallest margins of victory $23   (Nov. 7)      
  $94   (Dec. 14)      
  $281   (Sep. 28)      
             
Largest margins of victory $18,080   (Jan. 2)      
  $17,037   (Feb. 9)      
  $16,802   (Oct. 31)      
OVERALL
Both car games were won 13   (Sep. 25 / Oct. 9 / Nov. 22 / Dec. 6 / Dec. 8 / Dec. 28 / Jan. 2 / Jan. 10 / Jan. 16 / Feb. 13 /
      Feb. 29 / Mar. 19 / Mar. 29)  
             
Contestants that won more than one car 7   (Oct. 24 / Dec. 6 / Jan. 23 / Feb. 29 / Mar. 4 / Apr. 3 / Apr. 18)
             
Episodes where 3+ cars were won 5   (Sep. 25 / Oct. 9 / Dec. 6 / Feb. 29 / Mar. 19)
Episodes where no cars were won 23          
             
All three Pricing Games played in the first half were won 11   (Oct. 6 / Oct. 18 / Nov. 9 / Nov. 22 / Jan. 2 / Jan. 22 / Mar. 13 / Mar. 15 / Apr. 1 / Apr. 3 /
      Apr. 19)      
All three Pricing Games played in the second half were won 11   (Sep. 25 / Sep. 27 / Oct. 9 / Oct. 10 / Nov. 10 / Nov. 22 / Dec. 28 / Jan. 16 / Feb. 27 / Feb. 29 / 
      Mar. 5)      
             
6/6 Pricing Games won 1   (Nov. 22)      
5/6 Pricing Games won 11   (Sep. 25 / Sep. 27 / Oct. 9 / Nov. 10 / Dec. 28 / Jan. 2 / Jan. 16 / Feb. 29 / Mar. 13 / Mar. 15 /
      Apr. 19)      
4/6 Pricing Games won 13          
3/6 Pricing Games won 47          
2/6 Pricing Games won 50          
1/6 Pricing Games won 15          
0/6 Pricing Games won 0          
             
All games were at least partially won 4   (Sep. 25 / Nov. 22 / Jan. 2 / Mar. 13)
Winless Shows  0          
             
Episodes with no grocery product Pricing Games 4   (Dec. 14 / Jan. 25 / Feb. 14 / Apr. 11)
Episodes with no small prize Pricing Games 1   (Dec. 21)      
             
Episodes with more than one grocery product Pricing Game 1   (Dec. 18 - 3 games)    
Episodes with more than one small prize Pricing Game 2   (Dec. 18 / Apr. 1  - 2 games)  
             
Episodes where the small prize and the grocery product games were 7   (Oct. 19 / Nov. 14 / Dec. 22 / Mar. 4 / Mar. 13 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 10)
played in the same half     (Excluding Dec. 18 & Apr. 1)  
             
Episodes with more than two car games 0          
Episodes with no car games 1   (Dec. 18)      
             
Episodes with more than one cash game 1   (Dec. 18 - 6 cash games)    
             
Episodes where more than one Pricing Game was played for a trip 64          
Episodes where no Pricing Games were played for a trip 1   (Dec. 18)      
             
Episodes with no 1-prize games 2   (Dec. 18 / Jan. 19)    
Episodes with more than two 1-prize games 1   (Jan. 18)      
             
Non-car games played for a car 10   (Oct. 11 / Nov. 16 / Dec. 22 / Jan. 18 / Feb. 1 / Feb. 7 / Feb. 19 / Mar. 5 / Apr. 1 / Apr. 15)
(Balance Game x2 / Check-Out x2 / Grocery Game / Hi Lo /      (3-7 Record)      
Pick-a-Number / Range Game / Shell Game / Squeeze Play)            
             
Non-cash games played for cash 4   (Dec. 18 x 4)      
(Bonus Game / Cliff Hangers / Clock Game / Vend-O-Price)     (3-1 Record)      
             
Pricing Games played for multiple trips 23   (Sep. 25 / Oct. 6 / Oct. 10 / Oct. 12 / Oct. 25 / Nov. 8 / Dec. 6 / Dec. 22 / Jan. 4 / Jan. 9 /
(Bargain Game x6 / Do the Math x2 / Double Cross x2 / Eazy az 1 2 3 /      Jan. 17 / Jan. 25 / Feb. 1 / Feb. 6 / Feb. 16 / Feb. 20 / Feb. 27 / Mar. 7 / Mar. 18 / Mar. 25 /
1 Right Price x5 / One Wrong Price / Switch? x6)     Apr. 2 / Apr. 9 / Apr. 16)  
      (15-8 Record)    
             
Approximate total winnings $11,701,777          
Average winnings per episode $85,414          
Median winnings per episode $81,872          
Pace (190 episodes) $16,228,742          
             
Episodes with more than $150,000 in winnings 1          
Episodes with $125,001-$150,000 in winnings 8          
Episodes with $100,001-$125,000 in winnings 28          
Episodes with $75,001-$100,000 in winnings 46          
Episodes with $50,001-$75,000 in winnings 51          
Episodes with less than $50,000 in winnings 3          
             
Trips offered 501          
Trips to the United States 195          
Trips to the rest of North America 113          
Trips to South America 10          
Trips to Europe 101          
Trips to Africa 13          
Trips to Asia 41          
Trips to Oceania 28          
             
Biggest winners: $84,187   (Stefan Smith - Dec. 20)
  $79,888   (Richie Barnes - Apr. 15)
  $79,244   (Sharon Perkel - Apr. 18)
             
Biggest non-Showcase winners: $84,187   (Stefan Smith - Dec. 20)    
  $71,121   (Tiffany Carson - Sep. 25)  
  $53,451   (Denise Salters - Dec. 19)  
             
Smallest winners: $513   (Charles Burton - Oct. 2)  
  $516   (Yvette Holland - Oct. 6)  
  $520   (Carlo Harmon - Jan. 15)    
             
Smallest Showcase winners: $24,461   (Allison Nelson - Nov. 1)  
  $25,066   (Sarah Meek - Jan. 9)    
  $25,721   (Charlie Romano - Nov. 13)  
             
Median winnings for Showcase winners: $40,891          
             
Most won in one episode: $181,133   (Sep. 25)      
  $141,616   (Mar. 13)      
  $139,520   (Dec. 20)      
             
Least won in one episode: $34,303   (Mar. 26)      
  $44,775   (Feb. 8)      
  $47,068   (Oct. 20)