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OPENING
Episodes 131   (Last Updated: April 11)    
             
Drew wore an open collar 0          
             
Alexis Gaube passed Drew the microphone 33          
Amber Lancaster passed Drew the microphone 34          
Manuela Arbeláez passed Drew the microphone 29          
Rachel Reynolds passed Drew the microphone 34          
There was no handoff (Drew entered from the turntable) 1   (Oct. 31)      
ITEM UP FOR BIDS
Eggland's Best awards offered 10   (Sep. 25 / Oct. 11 / Oct. 28 / Nov. 18 / Jan. 7 / Feb. 20 / Feb. 27 / Mar. 11 / Mar. 17 / Mar. 19)
             
Prizes placed on center stage 122          
Prizes rode or rolled out on stage 12          
Prizes placed behind the Big Doors 42          
Prizes placed on the turntable 129          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in the Basket 62          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in front of the Big Doors 17          
Prizes placed behind the Giant Price Tag 93          
Prizes placed behind the Reveal 117          
Prizes placed behind the $ tag 110          
Prizes presented in Contestant's Row 30          
Prizes presented in front of Contestant's Row 39          
Prizes presented at George's podium 13          
             
Fourth bidder won 294   37.40% (Season 29-52 percentage: 39.94%)
Third bidder won 195   24.81% (Season 29-52 percentage: 22.14%)
Second bidder won 178   22.65% (Season 29-52 percentage: 19.72%)
First bidder won 119   15.14% (Season 29-52 percentage: 18.20%)
             
Bidder at the red podium won 188   23.92% (Season 30-52 percentage: 24.50%)
Bidder at the blue podium won 216   27.48% (Season 30-52 percentage: 23.68%)
Bidder at the yellow podium won 183   23.28% (Season 30-52 percentage: 24.66%)
Bidder at the green podium won 199   25.32% (Season 30-52 percentage: 27.16%)
             
First bidder called won 113 ( 24 won the Showcase)  
Second bidder called won 118 ( 13 won the Showcase)  
Third bidder called won 106 ( 19 won the Showcase)  
Fourth bidder called won 114 ( 22 won the Showcase)  
Fifth bidder called won 110 ( 22 won the Showcase)  
Sixth bidder called won 78 ( 6 won the Showcase)  
Seventh bidder called won 78 ( 7 won the Showcase)  
Eighth bidder called won 48 ( 11 won the Showcase)  
Ninth bidder called won 21 ( 2 won the Showcase) (Nov. 13 / Feb. 24) 
             
Contestants called eighth and ninth both won 4   (Oct. 8 / Oct. 24 / Jan. 13 / Feb. 3)  
Contestants called seventh, eighth and ninth all won 1   (Oct. 24)      
             
One out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 57          
Two out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 8   (Oct. 24 / Nov. 13 / Dec. 20 / Jan. 13 / Jan. 14 / Jan. 16 / Feb. 3 / Mar. 26)
             
$1 bids 171   (4 times on Sep. 26 / Feb. 27 / Apr. 4)
$1 bids that were not from the last bidder 40   (was in an overbid on Feb. 11 / Feb. 14 / Apr. 1)
$1 bids in an aired overbid 10   (Oct. 8 / Oct. 14 / Nov. 12 / Jan. 24 / Feb. 11 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 19 / Feb. 27 x2 / Apr. 1)
$1 bids when there was a perfect bid 1   (Dec. 17)      
             
Winning $1 bids 45          
Winning $1 bids that were not from the last bidder 8   (Sep. 27 / Oct. 11 / Oct. 14 / Oct. 18 / Nov. 7 / Jan. 24 / Jan. 28 / Feb. 11)
Winning $1 bids in an aired overbid  2   (Jan. 24 / Feb. 11)    
             
$2-$99 bids 6   (Oct. 30 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 7 / Mar. 14)
      ([4] $2 bids / [1] $4 bid / [1] $62 bid)
$2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 3   (Oct. 30 / Nov. 4 / Mar. 14)  
             
Winning $2-$99 bids 3   (Oct. 30 / Nov. 7 / Mar. 14)  
Winning $2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 2   (Oct. 30 / Mar. 14)    
             
$4,000+ bids 14   (3 times on Sep. 23)    
             
Bid $1 above a previous bidder 323          
Winning $1 up bids 159   49.23% (Season 41-52 percentage: 48.34%)
Two separate $1 up bids in the same round 7          
Occurred in an aired overbid 6   (Dec. 19 / Jan. 17 / Feb. 4 / Feb. 19 / Mar. 18 - not won) (Jan. 29 - won)
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder 4   (Nov. 8 / Nov. 13 / Jan. 3 / Mar. 31)  
             
Bid $1 above a bidder that had also bid $1 above a previous bidder 16          
Winning $1 up bids 9   56.25% (Season 41-52 percentage: 64.24%)
             
All bidders bid $1 above the previous bidder 0          
             
Bid $1 under a previous bidder 9   (Sep. 25 / Oct. 1 / Nov. 1 / Dec. 17 / Jan. 8 / Jan. 24 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 10 / Feb. 20)
      (Ended up being a perfect bid on Nov. 1)
             
Bid was $1 over the actual retail price 11   (Oct. 17 / Nov. 1 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 8 / Nov. 13 / Dec. 10 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 14 / Mar. 14 /
      Mar. 31)      
             
Aired overbids 18   (Oct. 8 / Oct. 14 / Nov. 12 / Dec. 16 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 27 / Jan. 17 / Jan. 24 / Jan. 29 / Feb. 4 /
      Feb. 11 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 19 / Feb. 27 x2 / Mar. 18 / Apr. 1 / Apr. 8)
             
Perfect bids 10   (First bidder: 2 / Second bidder: 2 / Third bidder: 4 / Fourth bidder: 2)
2 perfect bids in the same episode 1   (Nov. 13)      
Perfect bids in an overbid 0          
             
Median one bid value $1,438          
             
Most common one bid value $630   (10 times)      
  $2,499   (10 times)      
  $2,699   (10 times)      
             
Highest bids $10,000   (Feb. 12 / Feb. 18)    
  $8,000   (Jan. 28)      
  $7,550   (Nov. 21)      
             
Biggest underbids from the winning contestant $2,892   (Nov. 7 - due to a $4 bid)  
  $2,194   (Nov. 25 - due to a $1 bid)  
  $2,149   (Dec. 17)      
             
Most expensive prizes $4,060   (Trip to Palm Springs - Feb. 14)  
  $3,600   (Trip to San Diego - Dec. 24)  
  $3,499   (Apple Vision Pro - Feb. 26)  
             
Total one bids above $2,999 14          
             
Least expensive prizes $500   (2 Michael Kors Watches - Mar. 3) / (Vosker Home Security System - Apr. 1)
  $502   (Range Kleen Cookware - Oct. 28)  
  $503   (Manta Sleep Travel Accessories - Nov. 6 & Dec. 18)
             
Highest one bid totals for one episode $13,541   (Feb. 26)      
  $13,019   (Sep. 23)      
  $12,232   (Feb. 14)      
             
Lowest one bid totals for one episode $6,884   (Mar. 3)      
  $6,897   (Oct. 1)      
  $6,910   (Oct. 16)      
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN
First spinner won 86   32.82% (Season 29-52 percentage: 30.01%)
Second spinner won 79   30.15% (Season 29-52 percentage: 34.09%)
Third spinner won 97   37.02% (Season 29-52 percentage: 35.90%)
             
Contestant went over $1.00 219          
First two contestants went over $1.00 8   (Oct. 18 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 21 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 13 / Feb. 17 / Feb. 26)
             
$1,000 winners 47          
$11,000 winners 8   (Sep. 30 / Oct. 9 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 15 / Jan. 15 / Jan. 29 / Feb. 7 / Feb. 13)
$26,000 winners 2   (Feb. 3 / Feb. 18)    
Total winnings $187,000    
             
At least one $1,000+ winner in each Showcase Showdown 4   (Nov. 5 / Jan. 22 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 18)  
             
(3) $1.00 spinners in one episode 1   (Feb. 5)      
             
Spun $1.00 in one spin 32          
Spun $1.00 in two spins 23          
Spun $1.00 in a spin-off spin 1   (Nov. 4)      
Spun $1.00 in a spin-off tie 1   (Sep. 23)      
             
2-person spin-offs  26          
2-person $1.00 spin-offs 3   (Oct. 29 / Feb. 5 / Mar. 14)  
             
3-person spin-offs 1   (Sep. 23)      
             
Spin-offs in both Showcase Showdowns 0          
             
Spin-off ties (2OT) 1   (Sep. 23)      
             
Lowest two-spin score 10   (Jan. 21 / Jan. 31 / Apr. 1)  
             
Highest two-spin score for the first spinner 150   (Oct. 15 / Jan. 3)    
Highest two-spin score for the second/third spinner 195   (Jan. 27)      
             
First spinner - lowest amount stayed on 60   (Oct. 9 / Oct. 30 / Dec. 16 / Jan. 17 / Apr. 7 / Apr. 10)
Won the Showcase Showdown 0          
             
First spinner - highest amount spun again on 65   (Nov. 18 / Nov. 19 / Nov. 27 / Dec. 24)
Won the Showcase Showdown 0   (Nov. 18 - lost in a spin-off)  
             
Lowest tied score 60   (Oct. 22 / Dec. 23)    
Lowest tied score (3-person spin-offs) 95   (Sep. 23)      
             
Went over after spinning 5 cents on the first spin 4   (Feb. 3 / Feb. 18 / Mar. 7 / Mar. 24)  
Went over after spinning 10 cents on the first spin 2   (Nov. 27 / Jan. 17)    
             
Lowest winning score for the first spinner 35   (Jan. 17)      
Lowest winning score for the second spinner 35   (Nov. 1)      
Lowest winning score for the third spinner 25   (Jan. 13)      
Excluding default wins 35   (Jan. 23)      
             
Lowest winning spin-off score 30   (Oct. 14)      
Lowest winning 3-person spin-off score 0          
             
Showdown only had three total spins  3   (Jan. 6 / Feb. 21 / Apr. 10)  
             
Spins under one revolution 31   (Subsequently spun $1.00 on Nov. 15)
Occurred in a bonus spin 1   (Sep. 23)      
Occurred in a spin-off spin 0          
             
Assisted spins 21   (Oct. 8 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 6 x2 / Nov. 8 x3 / Nov. 25 / Dec. 12 x2 / Jan. 6 / Mar. 3 x2 /
      Mar. 24 x4 / Apr. 7 / Apr. 9 x2)  
Spun $1.00 in an assisted spin 0          
Won the Showcase Showdown 5   (Nov. 4 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 8 / Mar. 24 / Apr. 7)
SHOWCASE
Top winner bid on the first Showcase 44   33.59% (Season 29-52 percentage: 34.37%)
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a car 37          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a trip 3   (Jan. 6 / Jan. 27 / Feb. 24)  
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a motorcycle 0          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a boat 4          
             
Top winner passed the first Showcase 87   66.41% (Season 29-52 percentage: 65.63%)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a car 44   ( 21 offered a car in the second Showcase)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a trip 30          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a boat 8          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a motocycle 5          
             
The top winner won the Showcase 67   51.15% (Season 29-52 percentage: 43.07%)
Bid on the first Showcase 28          
Bid on the second Showcase 39          
             
The runner up won the Showcase 59   45.04% (Season 29-52 percentage: 50.13%)
Bid on the first Showcase 44          
Bid on the second Showcase 15          
             
The most expensive Showcase was won 71          
The least expensive Showcase was won 54          
(Excludes Double Showcase wins)            
             
Showcase #1 was the most expensive 66   50.38% (Season 29-52 percentage: 47.55%)
Showcase #2 was the most expensive 65   49.62% (Season 29-52 percentage: 52.45%)
             
The top winner bid on the most expensive Showcase 71   54.20% (Season 33-52 percentage: 61.57%)
The top winner bid on the least expensive Showcase 60   45.80% (Season 33-52 percentage: 38.43%)
             
One contestant overbid 60          
Double Overbids 5   (Oct. 16 / Oct. 29 / Mar. 4 / Mar. 24 / Apr. 10)
Double Showcase Winners 1   (Dec. 27)      
             
Showcase winner was not the biggest winner of the episode 6   (Sep. 23 / Dec. 13 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 24 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 26) 
             
Showcase ended with a car 154 ( 74 were won)   
Showcase ended with a trip 64 ( 32 were won)  
Showcase ended with a boat 26 ( 14 were won)  
Showcase ended with a motorcycle  16 ( 6 were won) (Oct. 4 / Oct. 28 / Jan. 13 ended with a jet ski and motorcycle)
Showcase ended with a trailer 2 ( 1 was won) (Dec. 26 / Apr. 3)
               
Neither Showcase offered a trip 1   (Mar. 26)      
Showcases that offered three trips 26          
             
Showcases that offered less than three prizes 4   (Dec. 12 / Feb. 26 / Apr. 3 / Apr. 9)  
             
Both Showcases offered a car 33          
Neither Showcase offered a car 10   (Oct. 24 / Oct. 31 / Nov. 15 / Jan. 21 / Feb. 4 / Feb. 11 / Feb. 18 / Feb. 27 / Mar. 19 / Mar. 31)
             
$1 Showcase bids 3   (Sep. 25 / Jan. 16 / Jan. 31 - all won their Showcase)
             
Median Showcase value $34,109          
Median value of Showcases won $34,817          
             
Showcases worth less than $25,000 17          
Showcases worth between $25,000-$29,999 57          
Showcases worth between $30,000-$34,999 72          
Showcases worth between $35,000-$39,999 60          
Showcases worth between $40,000-$44,999 42          
Showcases worth more than $45,000 14          
             
Most expensive Showcases $55,574   (Jan. 28)      
  $53,723   (Jan. 8)      
  $51,272   (Sep. 23)      
             
Most expensive Showcases won $48,383   (Feb. 7)      
  $46,942   (Oct. 22)      
  $46,660   (Oct. 9)      
             
Least expensive Showcases $20,449   (Feb. 3)      
  $20,568   (Dec. 16)      
  $21,264   (Dec. 18)      
             
Least expensive Showcases won $24,387   (Feb. 11)      
  $24,554   (Dec. 27)      
  $24,934   (Feb. 13)      
             
Most expensive Showcases (combined) $97,849   (Jan. 28)      
  $91,245   (Sep. 23)      
  $89,049   (Jan. 30)      
             
Least expensive Showcases (combined) $49,011   (Mar. 24)      
  $49,284   (Jan. 10)      
  $50,857   (Nov. 18)      
             
Largest difference between Showcase values $26,248   (Jan. 8)      
  $20,042   (Oct. 9)      
  $17,994   (Feb. 11)      
             
Smallest difference between Showcase values $1,126   (Nov. 25)      
  $1,166   (Mar. 10)      
  $1,189   (Sep. 30)      
             
Bids closest to the actual retail price $54   (Dec. 27)      
  $291   (Sep. 27)      
  $301   (Feb. 5)      
             
Closest bids for a contestant that did not win their Showcase $1,565   (Mar. 25)      
  $1,640   (Feb. 19)      
  $1,856   (Dec. 26)      
             
Bids furthest from the actual retail price $40,267   (Sep. 25 - due to a $1 bid)  
  $38,262   (Jan. 16 - due to a $1 bid)  
  $32,966   (Jan. 31 - due to a $1 bid)  
  $19,885   (Oct. 11)      
             
Biggest miss from a contestant that won the Showcase $40,267   (Sep. 25)      
  $38,262   (Jan. 16)      
  $32,966   (Jan. 31)      
  $19,449   (Mar. 19)      
             
Median Showcase difference (excluding overbids) $6,177          
             
Smallest overbids $60   (Oct. 4)      
  $65   (Oct. 16)      
  $66   (Nov. 13)      
             
Largest overbids $52,421   (Sep. 25)      
  $18,352   (Mar. 13)      
  $14,551   (Feb. 3)      
             
Median overbid amount $3,141          
             
Average value of Showcases that were overbid $29,462          
             
Smallest margins of victory $352   (Feb. 7)      
  $421   (Feb. 13)      
  $597   (Apr. 3)      
             
Largest margins of victory $14,534   (Feb. 5)      
  $14,366   (Sep. 27)      
  $12,530   (Nov. 8)      
OVERALL
Both car games were won 11   (Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Oct. 21 / Oct. 31 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 23 / Feb. 11 / Mar. 26 /
      Apr. 1)      
      (Oct. 21 - the car games were the only games that were fully won)
             
Contestants that won more than one car 10   (Sep. 23 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 24 / Dec. 31 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 22 / Feb. 14 / Mar. 18 / Apr. 2)
             
Episodes where 3+ cars were won 8   (Sep. 23 / Oct. 21 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 24 / Feb. 14 / Mar. 26)
Episodes where no cars were won 25          
             
All three Pricing Games played in the first half were won 10   (Nov. 5 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 11 / Dec. 19 / Jan. 9 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 18 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 17 / Apr. 4)
All three Pricing Games played in the second half were won 11   (Oct. 2 / Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Jan. 29 / Jan. 30 / Feb. 11 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 4 / Mar. 7 / Apr. 1 /
      Apr. 10)      
             
6/6 Pricing Games won 1   (Feb. 26)      
5/6 Pricing Games won 5   (Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Feb. 11 / Apr. 1 / Apr. 4)
4/6 Pricing Games won 31          
3/6 Pricing Games won 45          
2/6 Pricing Games won 32          
1/6 Pricing Games won 15          
0/6 Pricing Games won 2   (Oct. 18 / Nov. 7)    
             
All games were at least partially won 6   (Oct. 16 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 12 / Feb. 18 / Feb. 26 / Apr. 4)
Winless Shows  1   (Nov. 7)      
             
Episodes with no small prize Pricing Games 2   (Mar. 12 / Apr. 9)    
Episodes with two small prize Pricing Games 2   (Mar. 14 / Apr. 4)    
Episodes with three small prize Pricing Games 3   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 11)  
             
Episodes with no grocery product Piricing Games 1   (Apr. 3)      
Episodes with two grocery product Pricing Games 1   (Apr. 11)      
Episodes with three grocery product Pricing Games 4   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 4)  
             
Episodes where the small prize and the grocery product games were 4   (Oct. 18 / Oct. 30 / Nov. 5 / Jan. 8)  
played in the same half     (Excludes Mar. 7 / Mar. 14 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 4 / Apr. 11)
             
Episodes with more than two car games 0          
Episodes with only one car game 3   (Dec. 24 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 26)  
Episodes with no car games 5   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 4 / Apr. 11)
             
Episodes with two cash games 3   (Dec. 24 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 26)  
Episodes with six cash games 5   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 4 / Apr. 11)
             
Episodes where more than one Pricing Game was played for a trip 70          
Episodes where no Pricing Games were played for a trip 5   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 4 / Apr. 11)
             
Episodes with no 1-prize games 8   (Nov. 13 / Jan. 28 / Feb. 3 / Mar. 7 / Mar. 14 / Mar. 28 / Apr. 4 / Apr. 11)
Episodes with more than two 1-prize games 0          
             
Non-car games played for a car 10   (Sep. 23 / Oct. 14 / Oct. 22 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 18 / Nov. 27 / Dec. 24 / Jan. 31 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 19)
(Balance Game x2 / Check-Out / Grocery Game / Hi Lo /      (6-4 Record)      
Most Expen$ive / One Wrong Price x2 / Push Over / Squeeze Play)            
             
Non-cash games played for cash 23   (Jan. 2 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 7 x5 / Mar. 14 x4 / Mar. 28 x4 / Apr. 4 x4 / Apr. 11 x4)
(Any Number / Back to '75 x2 / Bonus Game x2 / Bullseye x2 / Check-Out /     (15-8 Record)    
Cliff Hangers / Clock Game / Grocery Game / Hi Lo / Master Key x2 /             
Now....or Then / Pass the Buck / Pick-a-Pair / Secret "X" x2 /            
  2 for the Price of 1 x2 / Vend-O-Price x2)            
             
Pricing Games played for multiple trips 19   (Sep. 23 / Sep. 30 / Oct. 8 / Oct. 17 / Oct. 22 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 22 / Nov. 27 / Dec. 13 /
(Bargain Game x3 / Do the Math x5 / Eazy az 1-2-3 / Most Expen$ive x3 /     Jan. 9 / Jan. 22 / Jan. 29 / Feb. 20 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 3 / Mar. 11 / Mar. 17 / Mar. 26)
1 Right Price x3 / Switch? x4)     (15-4 Record)    
             
Approximate total winnings $11,925,853          
Average winnings per episode $91,037          
Median winnings per episode $87,190          
Pace (190 episodes) $17,297,039          
             
Episodes with more than $125,001 in winnings 10          
Episodes with $100,001-$125,000 in winnings 29          
Episodes with $75,001-$100,000 in winnings 51          
Episodes with $50,001-$75,000 in winnings 37          
Episodes with less than $50,000 in winnings 4          
             
Trips offered 467          
Trips to the United States 168          
Trips to the rest of North America 93          
Trips to South America 8          
Trips to Europe 105          
Trips to Africa 16          
Trips to Asia 48          
Trips to Oceania 29          
             
Biggest winners: $103,999   (Ryan Digman - Feb. 26)
  $102,182   (Orlis Hernandez - Feb. 26)
  $88,125   (Loretta & Gary Panelli - Dec. 23)
             
Biggest Showcase winners: $102,182   (Orlis Hernandez - Feb. 26)  
  $71,081   (Cynthia Soriano - Jan. 9)  
  $70,747   (Angela Head - Nov. 21)    
             
Smallest winners: $510   (Sherry Karram - Sep. 24)  
      (Keshia Mann - Dec. 19)    
  $520   (Carrie Temple - Feb. 3)    
  $549   (Larry Carlton - Jan. 30)    
      (Carolyn Warth - Mar. 26)  
             
Smallest Showcase winners: $26,286   (Kelly Berkmopas - Feb. 13)  
  $26,694   (Kristen Jones - Jan. 14)    
  $28,484   (Panayiota Rozakos - Nov. 18)  
             
Median winnings for Showcase winners: $43,860          
             
Most won in one episode: $364,502   (Feb. 26)      
  $203,053   (Dec. 23)      
  $188,938   (Sep. 23)      
             
Least won in one episode: $22,284   (Mar. 24)      
  $36,664   (Nov. 7)      
  $46,324   (Jan. 10)