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OPENING
Episodes 93   (Last Updated: February 14)  
             
Drew wore an open collar 0          
             
Alexis Gaube passed Drew the microphone 26          
Amber Lancaster passed Drew the microphone 22          
Manuela Arbeláez passed Drew the microphone 22          
Rachel Reynolds passed Drew the microphone 22          
There was no handoff (Drew entered from the turntable) 1   (Oct. 31)      
ITEM UP FOR BIDS
Eggland's Best awards offered 5   (Sep. 25 / Oct. 11 / Oct. 28 / Nov. 18 / Jan. 7)
             
TPiR Train brought out the prize 0          
TPiR Tugboat brought out the prize 0          
             
Prizes placed on center stage 87          
Prizes rode or rolled out on stage 10          
Prizes placed behind the Big Doors 33          
Prizes placed on the turntable 94          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in the Basket 43          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in front of the Big Doors 12          
Prizes placed behind the Giant Price Tag 67          
Prizes placed behind the Reveal 81          
Prizes placed behind the $ tag 74          
Prizes presented in Contestant's Row 23          
Prizes presented in front of Contestant's Row 26          
Prizes presented at George's podium 8          
             
Fourth bidder won 204   36.56% (Season 29-52 percentage: 39.94%)
Third bidder won 143   25.63% (Season 29-52 percentage: 22.14%)
Second bidder won 128   22.94% (Season 29-52 percentage: 19.72%)
First bidder won 83   14.87% (Season 29-52 percentage: 18.20%)
             
Bidder at the red podium won 128   22.94% (Season 30-52 percentage: 24.50%)
Bidder at the blue podium won 155   27.78% (Season 30-52 percentage: 23.68%)
Bidder at the yellow podium won 132   23.66% (Season 30-52 percentage: 24.66%)
Bidder at the green podium won 143   25.63% (Season 30-52 percentage: 27.16%)
             
First bidder called won 78 ( 16 won the Showcase)  
Second bidder called won 84 ( 10 won the Showcase)  
Third bidder called won 74 ( 13 won the Showcase)  
Fourth bidder called won 83 ( 18 won the Showcase)  
Fifth bidder called won 79 ( 18 won the Showcase)  
Sixth bidder called won 56 ( 3 won the Showcase)  
Seventh bidder called won 53 ( 5 won the Showcase)  
Eighth bidder called won 35 ( 7 won the Showcase)  
Ninth bidder called won 16 ( 1 won the Showcase) (Nov. 13) 
             
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 39          
Two out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 7   (Oct. 24 / Nov. 13 / Dec. 20 / Jan. 13 / Jan. 14 / Jan. 16 / Feb. 3)
             
$1 bids 116   (4 times on Sep. 26)    
$1 bids that were not from the last bidder 30   (was in an overbid on Feb. 11 / Feb. 14)
$1 bids in an aired overbid 6   (Oct. 8 / Oct. 14 / Nov. 12 / Jan. 24 / Feb. 11 / Feb. 14)
$1 bids when there was a perfect bid 1   (Dec. 17)      
             
Winning $1 bids 33          
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 5   (Oct. 30 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 7)
      ([3] $2 bids / [1] $4 bid / [1] $62 bid)
$2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 2   (Oct. 30 / Nov. 4)    
             
Winning $2-$99 bids 2   (Oct. 30 / Nov. 7)    
Winning $2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 1   (Oct. 30)      
             
$4,000+ bids 11   (3 times on Sep. 23)    
             
Bid $1 above a previous bidder 229          
Winning $1 up bids 115   50.22% (Season 41-52 percentage: 48.34%)
Two separate $1 up bids in the same round 2          
Occurred in an aired overbid 4   (Dec. 19 / Jan. 17 / Feb. 4 - not won) (Jan. 29 - won)
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder 3   (Nov. 8 / Nov. 13 / Jan. 3)  
             
Bid $1 above a bidder that had also bid $1 above a previous bidder 10          
Winning $1 up bids 5   50.00% (Season 41-52 percentage: 64.24%)
             
All bidders bid $1 above the previous bidder 0          
             
Bid $1 under a previous bidder 8   (Sep. 25 / Oct. 1 / Nov. 1 / Dec. 17 / Jan. 8 / Jan. 24 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 10)
      (Ended up being a perfect bid on Nov. 1)
             
Bid was $1 over the actual retail price 9   (Oct. 17 / Nov. 1 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 8 / Nov. 13 / Dec. 10 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 14)
             
Aired overbids 12   (Oct. 8 / Oct. 14 / Nov. 12 / Dec. 16 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 27 / Jan. 17 / Jan. 24 / Jan. 29 / Feb. 4 /
      Feb. 11 / Feb. 14)    
             
Perfect bids 8   (First bidder: 2 / Second bidder: 1 / Third bidder: 4 / Fourth bidder: 1)
2 perfect bids in the same episode 1   (Nov. 13)      
Perfect bids in an overbid 0          
             
Median one bid value $1,435          
             
Highest bids $10,000   (Feb. 12)      
  $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)  
  $3,156   (Trip to Eugene - Dec. 9 / Jan. 23)  
             
Total one bids above $2,999 11          
             
Least expensive prizes $502   (Range Kleen Cookware - Oct. 28)  
  $503   (Manta Sleep Travel Accessories - Nov. 6 & Dec. 18)
  $504   (Centurion Gardening Tools - Oct. 1)
             
Highest one bid totals for one episode $13,019   (Sep. 23)      
  $12,232   (Feb. 14)      
  $11,526   (Nov. 22)      
             
Lowest one bid totals for one episode $6,897   (Oct. 1)      
  $6,910   (Oct. 16)      
  $7,588   (Feb. 3)      
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN
First spinner won 63   33.87% (Season 29-52 percentage: 30.01%)
Second spinner won 58   31.18% (Season 29-52 percentage: 34.09%)
Third spinner won 65   34.95% (Season 29-52 percentage: 35.90%)
             
Contestant went over $1.00 152          
First two contestants went over $1.00 6   (Oct. 18 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 21 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 13)
             
$1,000 winners 30          
$11,000 winners 8   (Sep. 30 / Oct. 9 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 15 / Jan. 15 / Jan. 29 / Feb. 7 / Feb. 13)
$26,000 winners 1   (Feb. 3)      
Total winnings $144,000    
             
At least one $1,000+ winner in each Showcase Showdown 3   (Nov. 5 / Jan. 22 / Feb. 5)  
             
(3) $1.00 spinners in one episode 1   (Feb. 5)      
             
Spun $1.00 in one spin 23          
Spun $1.00 in two spins 14          
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  20          
2-person $1.00 spin-offs 2   (Oct. 29 / Feb. 5)    
             
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)    
             
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)  
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 1   (Feb. 3)      
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  1   (Jan. 6)      
             
Spins under one revolution 24   (Subsequently spun $1.00 on Nov. 15)
Occurred in a bonus spin 1   (Sep. 23)      
Occurred in a spin-off spin 0          
             
Assisted spins 12   (Oct. 8 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 6 x2 / Nov. 8 x3 / Nov. 25 / Dec. 12 x2 / Jan. 6)
Spun $1.00 in an assisted spin 0          
Won the Showcase Showdown 3   (Nov. 4 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 8)  
SHOWCASE
Top winner bid on the first Showcase 34   36.56% (Season 29-52 percentage: 34.37%)
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a car 28          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a trip 2   (Jan. 6 / Jan. 27)    
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 59   63.44% (Season 29-52 percentage: 65.63%)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a car 31   ( 13 offered a car in the second Showcase)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a trip 20          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a boat 5          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a motocycle 3          
             
The top winner won the Showcase 45   48.39% (Season 29-52 percentage: 43.07%)
Bid on the first Showcase 20          
Bid on the second Showcase 25          
             
The runner up won the Showcase 46   49.46% (Season 29-52 percentage: 50.13%)
Bid on the first Showcase 32          
Bid on the second Showcase 14          
             
The most expensive Showcase was won 51          
The least expensive Showcase was won 39          
(Excludes Double Showcase wins)            
             
Showcase #1 was the most expensive 47   50.54% (Season 29-52 percentage: 47.55%)
Showcase #2 was the most expensive 46   49.46% (Season 29-52 percentage: 52.45%)
             
The top winner bid on the most expensive Showcase 48   51.61% (Season 33-52 percentage: 61.57%)
The top winner bid on the least expensive Showcase 45   48.39% (Season 33-52 percentage: 38.43%)
             
One contestant overbid 44          
Double Overbids 2   (Oct. 16 / Oct. 29)    
Double Showcase Winners 1   (Dec. 27)      
             
Showcase winner was not the biggest winner of the episode 5   (Sep. 23 / Dec. 13 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 24 / Feb. 14) 
             
Showcase ended with a car 111 ( 53 were won)   
Showcase ended with a trip 43 ( 22 were won)  
Showcase ended with a boat 19 ( 12 were won)  
Showcase ended with a motorcycle  12 ( 4 were won) (Oct. 4 / Oct. 28 / Jan. 13 ended with a jet ski and motorcycle)
Showcase ended with a trailer 1 ( 1 was won)    
               
Neither Showcase offered a trip 0          
Showcases that offered three trips 18          
             
Showcases that offered less than three prizes 1   (Dec. 12)      
             
Both Showcases offered a car 24          
Neither Showcase offered a car 6   (Oct. 24 / Oct. 31 / Nov. 15 / Jan. 21 / Feb. 4 / Feb. 11)
             
$1 Showcase bids 3   (Sep. 25 / Jan. 16 / Jan. 31 - all won their Showcase)
             
Median Showcase value $33,647          
Median value of Showcases won $34,554          
             
Showcases worth less than $25,000 14          
Showcases worth between $25,000-$29,999 39          
Showcases worth between $30,000-$34,999 51          
Showcases worth between $35,000-$39,999 39          
Showcases worth between $40,000-$44,999 30          
Showcases worth more than $45,000 13          
             
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) $49,284   (Jan. 10)      
  $50,857   (Nov. 18)      
  $52,027   (Oct. 29)      
             
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)      
  $1,189   (Sep. 30)      
  $1,259   (Nov. 12)      
             
Bids closest to the actual retail price $54   (Dec. 27)      
  $291   (Sep. 27)      
  $301   (Feb. 5)      
             
Closest to a Double Showcase win $291   (Sep. 27)      
             
Closest bids for a contestant that did not win their Showcase $1,856   (Dec. 26)      
  $1,925   (Nov. 6)      
  $3,330   (Jan. 24)      
             
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)      
  $18,820   (Nov. 26)      
             
Median Showcase difference (excluding overbids) $6,348          
             
Smallest overbids $60   (Oct. 4)      
  $65   (Oct. 16)      
  $66   (Nov. 13)      
             
Largest overbids $52,421   (Sep. 25)      
  $14,551   (Feb. 3)      
  $10,443   (Jan. 16)      
             
Median overbid amount $3,524          
             
Average value of Showcases that were overbid $28,618          
             
Smallest margins of victory $352   (Feb. 7)      
  $421   (Feb. 13)      
  $694   (Nov. 22)      
             
Largest margins of victory $14,534   (Feb. 5)      
  $14,366   (Sep. 27)      
  $12,530   (Nov. 8)      
OVERALL
Both car games were won 9   (Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Oct. 21 / Oct. 31 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 23 / Feb. 11)
      (Oct. 21 - the car games were the only games that were fully won)
             
Contestants that won more than one car 8   (Sep. 23 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 24 / Dec. 31 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 22 / Feb. 14)
             
Episodes where 3+ cars were won 7   (Sep. 23 / Oct. 21 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 24 / Feb. 14)
Episodes where no cars were won 16          
             
All three Pricing Games played in the first half were won 6   (Nov. 5 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 11 / Dec. 19 / Jan. 9 / Feb. 5)
All three Pricing Games played in the second half were won 6   (Oct. 2 / Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Jan. 29 / Jan. 30 / Feb. 11)
             
6/6 Pricing Games won 0          
5/6 Pricing Games won 3   (Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Feb. 11)  
4/6 Pricing Games won 23          
3/6 Pricing Games won 36          
2/6 Pricing Games won 21          
1/6 Pricing Games won 8          
0/6 Pricing Games won 2   (Oct. 18 / Nov. 7)    
             
All games were at least partially won 3   (Oct. 16 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 12)  
Winless Shows  1   (Nov. 7)      
             
Episodes with no grocery product Pricing Games 0          
Episodes with no small prize Pricing Games 0          
             
Episodes with more than one grocery product Pricing Game 0          
Episodes with more than one small prize Pricing Game 0          
             
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            
             
Episodes with more than two car games 0          
Episodes with only one car game 2   (Dec. 24 / Feb. 14)    
             
Episodes with more than one cash game 2   (Dec. 24 / Feb. 14)    
             
Episodes where more than one Pricing Game was played for a trip 48          
Episodes where no Pricing Games were played for a trip 0          
             
Episodes with no 1-prize games 3   (Nov. 13 / Jan. 28 / Feb. 3)  
Episodes with more than two 1-prize games 0          
             
Non-car games played for a car 9   (Sep. 23 / Oct. 14 / Oct. 22 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 18 / Nov. 27 / Dec. 24 / Jan. 31 / Feb. 14)
(Balance Game x2 / Check-Out / Grocery Game / Most Expen$ive /     (6-3 Record)      
One Wrong Price x2 / Push Over / Squeeze Play)            
             
Non-cash games played for cash 1   (Jan. 2)      
(Back to '75)     (1-0 Record)      
             
Pricing Games played for multiple trips 13   (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 x2 / Eazy az 1-2-3 / Most Expen$ive x3 /     Jan. 9 / Jan. 22 / Jan. 29)  
1 Right Price / Switch? x3)     (10-3 Record)    
             
Approximate total winnings $8,455,728          
Average winnings per episode $90,922          
Median winnings per episode $87,433          
Pace (190 episodes) $17,275,143          
             
Episodes with more than $125,001 in winnings 8          
Episodes with $100,001-$125,000 in winnings 22          
Episodes with $75,001-$100,000 in winnings 37          
Episodes with $50,001-$75,000 in winnings 23          
Episodes with less than $50,000 in winnings 3          
             
Trips offered 334          
Trips to the United States 121          
Trips to the rest of North America 69          
Trips to South America 7          
Trips to Europe 73          
Trips to Africa 11          
Trips to Asia 32          
Trips to Oceania 21          
             
Biggest winners: $88,125   (Loretta & Gary Panelli - Dec. 23)
  $75,142   (Julie Baez, Danika Risakes & Kristal Torres - Feb. 14)
  $74,375   (Diego Alvarado - Sep. 23)
             
Biggest Showcase winners: $71,081   (Cynthia Soriano - Jan. 9)  
  $70,747   (Angela Head - Nov. 21)    
  $69,384   (Mackenzie Hart - Nov. 26)  
             
Smallest winners: $510   (Sherry Karram - Sep. 24)  
      (Keshia Mann - Dec. 19)    
  $520   (Carrie Temple - Feb. 3)    
  $549   (Larry Carlton - Jan. 30)    
             
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: $43,904          
             
Most won in one episode: $203,053   (Dec. 23)      
  $188,938   (Sep. 23)      
  $162,154   (Feb. 14)      
             
Least won in one episode: $36,664   (Nov. 7)      
  $46,324   (Jan. 10)      
  $49,167   (Dec. 12)