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OPENING
Episodes 116   (Last Updated: March 19)  
             
Drew wore an open collar 0          
             
Alexis Gaube passed Drew the microphone 30          
Amber Lancaster passed Drew the microphone 29          
Manuela Arbeláez passed Drew the microphone 26          
Rachel Reynolds passed Drew the microphone 30          
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)
             
TPiR Train brought out the prize 0          
TPiR Tugboat brought out the prize 0          
             
Prizes placed on center stage 108          
Prizes rode or rolled out on stage 12          
Prizes placed behind the Big Doors 37          
Prizes placed on the turntable 114          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in the Basket 55          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in front of the Big Doors 16          
Prizes placed behind the Giant Price Tag 80          
Prizes placed behind the Reveal 103          
Prizes placed behind the $ tag 97          
Prizes presented in Contestant's Row 28          
Prizes presented in front of Contestant's Row 35          
Prizes presented at George's podium 11          
             
Fourth bidder won 263   37.79% (Season 29-52 percentage: 39.94%)
Third bidder won 175   25.14% (Season 29-52 percentage: 22.14%)
Second bidder won 156   22.41% (Season 29-52 percentage: 19.72%)
First bidder won 102   14.66% (Season 29-52 percentage: 18.20%)
             
Bidder at the red podium won 168   24.14% (Season 30-52 percentage: 24.50%)
Bidder at the blue podium won 185   26.58% (Season 30-52 percentage: 23.68%)
Bidder at the yellow podium won 165   23.71% (Season 30-52 percentage: 24.66%)
Bidder at the green podium won 178   25.57% (Season 30-52 percentage: 27.16%)
             
First bidder called won 101 ( 22 won the Showcase)  
Second bidder called won 103 ( 13 won the Showcase)  
Third bidder called won 95 ( 15 won the Showcase)  
Fourth bidder called won 103 ( 20 won the Showcase)  
Fifth bidder called won 97 ( 21 won the Showcase)  
Sixth bidder called won 67 ( 4 won the Showcase)  
Seventh bidder called won 68 ( 6 won the Showcase)  
Eighth bidder called won 43 ( 10 won the Showcase)  
Ninth bidder called won 19 ( 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 48          
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 145   (4 times on Sep. 26)    
$1 bids that were not from the last bidder 34   (was in an overbid on Feb. 11 / Feb. 14)
$1 bids in an aired overbid 9   (Oct. 8 / Oct. 14 / Nov. 12 / Jan. 24 / Feb. 11 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 19 / Feb. 27 x2)
$1 bids when there was a perfect bid 1   (Dec. 17)      
             
Winning $1 bids 40          
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 13   (3 times on Sep. 23)    
             
Bid $1 above a previous bidder 293          
Winning $1 up bids 147   50.17% (Season 41-52 percentage: 48.34%)
Two separate $1 up bids in the same round 6          
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 3   (Nov. 8 / Nov. 13 / Jan. 3)  
             
Bid $1 above a bidder that had also bid $1 above a previous bidder 13          
Winning $1 up bids 7   53.85% (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 10   (Oct. 17 / Nov. 1 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 8 / Nov. 13 / Dec. 10 / Jan. 3 / Jan. 14 / Mar. 14)
             
Aired overbids 16   (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)
             
Perfect bids 9   (First bidder: 2 / Second bidder: 1 / 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 $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 13          
             
Least expensive prizes $500   (2 Michael Kors Watches - Mar. 3)  
  $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 80   34.48% (Season 29-52 percentage: 30.01%)
Second spinner won 70   30.17% (Season 29-52 percentage: 34.09%)
Third spinner won 82   35.34% (Season 29-52 percentage: 35.90%)
             
Contestant went over $1.00 198          
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 40          
$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 $180,000    
             
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 28          
Spun $1.00 in two spins 20          
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  23          
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)    
             
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 3   (Feb. 3 / Feb. 18 / Mar. 7)  
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  2   (Jan. 6 / Feb. 21)    
             
Spins under one revolution 28   (Subsequently spun $1.00 on Nov. 15)
Occurred in a bonus spin 1   (Sep. 23)      
Occurred in a spin-off spin 0          
             
Assisted spins 14   (Oct. 8 x2 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 6 x2 / Nov. 8 x3 / Nov. 25 / Dec. 12 x2 / Jan. 6 / Mar. 3 x2)
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 39   33.62% (Season 29-52 percentage: 34.37%)
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a car 32          
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 77   66.38% (Season 29-52 percentage: 65.63%)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a car 40   ( 18 offered a car in the second Showcase)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a trip 26          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a boat 6          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a motocycle 5          
             
The top winner won the Showcase 58   50.00% (Season 29-52 percentage: 43.07%)
Bid on the first Showcase 24          
Bid on the second Showcase 34          
             
The runner up won the Showcase 55   47.41% (Season 29-52 percentage: 50.13%)
Bid on the first Showcase 40          
Bid on the second Showcase 15          
             
The most expensive Showcase was won 63          
The least expensive Showcase was won 49          
(Excludes Double Showcase wins)            
             
Showcase #1 was the most expensive 58   50.00% (Season 29-52 percentage: 47.55%)
Showcase #2 was the most expensive 58   50.00% (Season 29-52 percentage: 52.45%)
             
The top winner bid on the most expensive Showcase 63   54.31% (Season 33-52 percentage: 61.57%)
The top winner bid on the least expensive Showcase 53   45.69% (Season 33-52 percentage: 38.43%)
             
One contestant overbid 56          
Double Overbids 3   (Oct. 16 / Oct. 29 / Mar. 4)  
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 137 ( 66 were won)   
Showcase ended with a trip 55 ( 29 were won)  
Showcase ended with a boat 24 ( 13 were won)  
Showcase ended with a motorcycle  15 ( 5 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 23          
             
Showcases that offered less than three prizes 2   (Dec. 12 / Feb. 26)    
             
Both Showcases offered a car 30          
Neither Showcase offered a car 9   (Oct. 24 / Oct. 31 / Nov. 15 / Jan. 21 / Feb. 4 / Feb. 11 / Feb. 18 / Feb. 27 / Mar. 19)
             
$1 Showcase bids 3   (Sep. 25 / Jan. 16 / Jan. 31 - all won their Showcase)
             
Median Showcase value $33,830          
Median value of Showcases won $34,717          
             
Showcases worth less than $25,000 15          
Showcases worth between $25,000-$29,999 51          
Showcases worth between $30,000-$34,999 64          
Showcases worth between $35,000-$39,999 50          
Showcases worth between $40,000-$44,999 38          
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) $49,284   (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)      
  $1,166   (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 $1,640   (Feb. 19)      
  $1,856   (Dec. 26)      
  $1,925   (Nov. 6)      
             
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) $6,161          
             
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 $2,777          
             
Average value of Showcases that were overbid $29,400          
             
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 9   (Sep. 23 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 23 / Dec. 24 / Dec. 31 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 22 / Feb. 14 / Mar. 18)
             
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 21          
             
All three Pricing Games played in the first half were won 9   (Nov. 5 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 11 / Dec. 19 / Jan. 9 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 18 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 17)
All three Pricing Games played in the second half were won 9   (Oct. 2 / Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Jan. 29 / Jan. 30 / Feb. 11 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 4 / Mar. 7)
             
6/6 Pricing Games won 1   (Feb. 26)      
5/6 Pricing Games won 3   (Oct. 4 / Oct. 16 / Feb. 11)  
4/6 Pricing Games won 30          
3/6 Pricing Games won 43          
2/6 Pricing Games won 26          
1/6 Pricing Games won 11          
0/6 Pricing Games won 2   (Oct. 18 / Nov. 7)    
             
All games were at least partially won 5   (Oct. 16 / Feb. 5 / Feb. 12 / Feb. 18 / Feb. 26)
Winless Shows  1   (Nov. 7)      
             
Episodes with no small prize Pricing Games 1   (Mar. 12)      
Episodes with two small prize Pricing Games 1   (Mar. 14)      
Episodes with three small prize Pricing Games 1   (Mar. 7)      
             
Episodes with no grocery product Piricing Games 0          
Episodes with three grocery product Pricing Games 2   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14)    
             
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)  
             
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 2   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14)    
             
Episodes with two cash games 3   (Dec. 24 / Feb. 14 / Feb. 26)  
Episodes with six cash games 2   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14)    
             
Episodes where more than one Pricing Game was played for a trip 60          
Episodes where no Pricing Games were played for a trip 2   (Mar. 7 / Mar. 14)    
             
Episodes with no 1-prize games 5   (Nov. 13 / Jan. 28 / Feb. 3 / Mar. 7 / Mar. 14)
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 11   (Jan. 2 / Feb. 26 / Mar. 7 x5 / Mar. 14 x4)
(Any Number / Back to '75 x2 / Bonus Game / Bullseye / Cliff Hangers /     (8-3 Record)      
Grocery Game / Pass the Buck / Pick-a-Pair / 2 for the Price of 1 /             
Vend-O-Price)            
             
Pricing Games played for multiple trips 18   (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)
1 Right Price x2 / Switch? x4)     (15-3 Record)    
             
Approximate total winnings $10,733,752          
Average winnings per episode $92,532          
Median winnings per episode $87,545          
Pace (190 episodes) $17,581,146          
             
Episodes with more than $125,001 in winnings 9          
Episodes with $100,001-$125,000 in winnings 27          
Episodes with $75,001-$100,000 in winnings 47          
Episodes with $50,001-$75,000 in winnings 30          
Episodes with less than $50,000 in winnings 3          
             
Trips offered 417          
Trips to the United States 149          
Trips to the rest of North America 85          
Trips to South America 8          
Trips to Europe 94          
Trips to Africa 14          
Trips to Asia 42          
Trips to Oceania 25          
             
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)    
             
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: $43,581          
             
Most won in one episode: $364,502   (Feb. 26)      
  $203,053   (Dec. 23)      
  $188,938   (Sep. 23)      
             
Least won in one episode: $36,664   (Nov. 7)      
  $46,324   (Jan. 10)      
  $49,167   (Dec. 12)