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Episodes 72   (Last Updated: January 16)  
             
Drew wore an open collar 0          
             
Alexis Gaube passed Drew the microphone 22          
Amber Lancaster passed Drew the microphone 10          
Manuela Arbeláez passed Drew the microphone 13          
Rachel Reynolds passed Drew the microphone 26          
The Stilt Walker (Michael Gump) passed Drew the microphone 1   (Oct. 31)      
ITEM UP FOR BIDS
Eggland's Best awards offered 3   (Oct. 8 / Oct. 23 / Nov. 3)  
             
TPiR Train brought out the prize 4   (Sep. 29 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 12 / Dec. 22)
TPiR Tugboat brought out the prize 8   (Oct. 15 / Oct. 16 / Nov. 25 / Dec. 10 / Dec. 11 / Dec. 19 / Jan. 2 / Jan. 13)
A carousel horse brought out the prize 1   (Oct. 31)      
             
Prizes placed on center stage 50          
Prizes rode or rolled out on stage 8          
Prizes placed behind the Big Doors 24          
Prizes placed on the turntable 55          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in the Basket 34          
Prizes lowered from the rafters in front of the Big Doors 8          
Prizes placed behind the Giant Price Tag 46          
Prizes placed in the Clam 54          
Prizes placed behind the Reveal 52          
Prizes placed behind the $ tag 51          
Prizes presented in Contestant's Row 9          
Prizes presented in front of Contestant's Row 17          
Prizes presented at George's podium 11          
             
Fourth bidder won 158   36.57% (Season 29-53 percentage: 39.93%)
Third bidder won 102   23.61% (Season 29-53 percentage: 22.23%)
Second bidder won 90   20.83% (Season 29-53 percentage: 19.75%)
First bidder won 82   18.98% (Season 29-53 percentage: 18.09%)
             
Bidder at the red podium won 107   24.77% (Season 30-53 percentage: 24.50%)
Bidder at the blue podium won 100   23.15% (Season 30-53 percentage: 23.80%)
Bidder at the yellow podium won 112   25.93% (Season 30-53 percentage: 24.63%)
Bidder at the green podium won 113   26.16% (Season 30-53 percentage: 27.07%)
             
First bidder called won 55 ( 11 won the Showcase)  
Second bidder called won 64 ( 6 won the Showcase)  
Third bidder called won 63 ( 10 won the Showcase)  
Fourth bidder called won 63 ( 8 won the Showcase)  
Fifth bidder called won 59 ( 7 won the Showcase)  
Sixth bidder called won 44 ( 13 won the Showcase)  
Seventh bidder called won 41 ( 6 won the Showcase)  
Eighth bidder called won 29 ( 4 won the Showcase)  
Ninth bidder called won 14 ( 2 won the Showcase - Nov. 24)
             
Contestants called eighth and ninth both won 2   (Nov. 26 / Dec. 19)    
Contestants called seventh, eighth and ninth all won 0          
             
One out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 41          
Two out of the first four contestants failed to win a one bid 1   (Dec. 15)      
             
$1 bids 87   (4 on Sep. 29 / Dec. 24)    
$1 bids that were not from the last bidder 14   (1 in overbid on Sep. 29)  
$1 bids in an aired overbid 3   (Sep. 29 / Oct. 15 / Jan. 14)  
$1 bids when there was a perfect bid 2   (Dec. 19 / Dec. 26)    
             
Winning $1 bids 14   16.09% (Season 29-53 pecentage: 24.79%)
Winning $1 bids that were not from the last bidder 1   (Dec. 31)      
Winning $1 bids in an aired overbid  0          
             
$2-$99 bids 7   (Oct. 1 / Oct. 23 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 20 / Dec. 22 / Jan. 7 / Jan. 13)
      ([4] $2 bids / [1] $5 bid / [1] $67 bid / [1] $80 bid) 
$2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 3   (Nov. 11 / Dec. 22 / Jan. 7)  
$2-$99 bids in an overbid 1   (Oct. 1)      
$2-$99 bids when there was a perfect bid 1   (Oct. 23)      
             
Winning $2-$99 bids 0          
Winning $2-$99 bids that were after a previous $1 bid 0          
Winning $2-$99 bids in an overbid 0          
             
$4,000+ bids 10   (2 in the same bidding round on Oct. 20 & Nov. 10)
             
Bid $1 above a previous bidder 189          
Winning $1 up bids 93   49.21% (Season 41-53 percentage: 48.51%)
Two separate $1 up bids in the same round 7          
Occurred in an aired overbid 1   (Nov. 20 - not won)    
Bid $1 above a perfect bidder 4   (Oct. 8 / Nov. 19 / Dec. 16 / Dec. 19)
             
Bid $1 above a bidder that had also bid $1 above a previous bidder 17          
Winning $1 up bids 9   52.94% (Season 41-53 percentage: 64.24%)
             
All bidders bid $1 above the previous bidder 1   (Oct. 22)      
             
Bid $1 under a previous bidder 12   (Nov. 4 x2 - same bidder / Nov. 12 / Nov. 18 / Nov. 21 x2 - same round / Nov. 26 / Dec. 15 /
      Dec. 16 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 26  / Jan. 13)
      (Dec. 26 ended up being a perfect bid)
             
Bid was $1 over the actual retail price 5   (Oct. 8 / Nov. 19 / Dec. 16 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 26)
             
Aired overbids 8   (Sep. 29 / Oct. 1 / Oct. 15 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 20 / Nov. 21 / Dec. 15 / Jan. 14)
             
Perfect bids 10   (First bidder: 0 / Second bidder: 5  / Third bidder: 4 / Fourth bidder: 1)
2 perfect bids in the same episode 1   (Dec. 19)      
Perfect bids in an overbid 0          
             
Median one bid value $1,427          
             
Highest bids $7,200   (Oct. 7)      
  $7,000   (Nov. 10)      
  $5,200   (Nov. 11)      
             
Biggest underbids from the winning contestant $5,333   (Nov. 11)      
  $2,800   (Nov. 11)      
  $2,599   (Jan. 9)      
             
Most expensive prizes $7,433   (Trip to Washington D.C. - Nov. 11)
  $4,951   (Trip to Scottsdale - Nov. 14)  
  $4,100   (2 Tag Heuer Watches - Nov. 11)  
      (2 Heller Chairs & Shelving - Jan. 9)
             
Total one bids above $2,999 19   (3 on Nov. 11 / 2 on Dec. 24)  
             
Least expensive prizes $500   (2 Booty Bridge Exercisers - Nov. 20 / Dec. 10)
      (Sony Camera - Jan. 14)    
  $510   (Revolution Toaster - Dec. 30)  
  $519   (Pop-A-Shot Basketball Arcade Game - Dec. 8)
             
Highest one bid totals for one episode $18,300   (Nov. 11)      
  $13,887   (Nov. 14)      
  $12,804   (Oct. 31)      
             
Lowest one bid totals for one episode $6,484   (Dec. 8)      
  $6,583   (Dec. 10)      
  $6,998   (Nov. 20)      
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN
First spinner won 43   29.86% (Season 29-53 percentage: 30.09%)
Second spinner won 45   31.25% (Season 29-53 percentage: 33.97%)
Third spinner won 56   38.89% (Season 29-53 percentage: 35.94%)
             
Contestant went over $1.00 123          
First two contestants went over $1.00 2   (Oct. 20 / Jan. 2)    
             
$1,000 winners 26          
$11,000 winners 4   (Oct. 17 / Oct. 31 / Nov. 26 x2)  
$26,000 winners 0          
Total winnings $70,000    
             
At least one $1,000+ winner in each Showcase Showdown 4   (Sep. 23 / Nov. 21 / Nov. 26 / Dec. 26)
             
(3) $1.00 spinners in one episode 1   (Nov. 26)      
             
Spun $1.00 in one spin 18          
Spun $1.00 in two spins 11          
Spun $1.00 in a spin-off spin 1   (Nov. 21)      
             
2-person spin-offs  21          
2-person $1.00 spin-offs 5   (Nov. 11 / Nov. 25 / Nov. 26 / Dec. 12 / Dec. 23)
             
3-person spin-offs 0          
             
Spin-offs in both Showcase Showdowns 2   (Dec. 8 / Dec. 12)    
             
Spin-off ties (2OT) 1   (Nov. 26)      
             
Lowest two-spin score 15   (Nov. 18)      
             
Highest two-spin score for the first spinner 155   (Oct. 20 / Dec. 11)    
Highest two-spin score for the second/third spinner 175   (Oct. 1 / Dec. 22)    
             
First spinner - lowest amount stayed on 65   (Oct. 7 / Nov. 3 / Nov. 4 / Nov. 7 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 14 / Nov. 19 / Jan. 14)
Won the Showcase Showdown 2   (Oct. 7 / Nov. 19)    
             
First spinner - highest amount spun again on 65   (Dec. 26 - went over)    
Won the Showcase Showdown 0          
             
Lowest tied score 65   (Nov. 4)      
Lowest tied score (3-person spin-offs) 0          
Lowest tied score in a spin-off 15   (Nov. 26)      
             
Went over after spinning 5 cents on the first spin 0          
Went over after spinning 10 cents on the first spin 2   (Sep. 22 / Oct. 7)    
             
Lowest winning score for the first spinner 20   (Oct. 13)      
Lowest winning score for the second spinner 35   (Dec. 9)      
Lowest winning score for the third spinner 45   (Nov. 18)      
             
Lowest winning spin-off score 25   (Nov. 26 / Dec. 8)    
             
Showdown only had three total spins  0          
             
Spins under one revolution 10   (Subsequently spun $1.00 twice on Dec. 23)
Occurred in a bonus spin 0          
Occurred in a spin-off spin 0          
             
Assisted spins 8   (Sep. 30 x3 / Oct. 7 x2 / Oct. 17 / Nov. 5 x2)
Spun $1.00 in an assisted spin 1   (Oct. 7)      
Won the Showcase Showdown 1   (Oct. 7)      
SHOWCASE
Top winner bid on the first Showcase 30   41.67% (Season 29-53 percentage: 34.43%)
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a car 22          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a trip 6          
Bid on a Showcase that ended with a boat 2   (Oct. 3 / Nov. 11)    
             
Top winner passed the first Showcase 42   58.33% (Season 29-53 percentage: 65.57%)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a car 16   ( 6 offered a car in the second Showcase)
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a trip 19          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a boat 4          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with a motocycle 2          
Passed on a Showcase that ended with jet skis 1          
             
The top winner won the Showcase 35   48.61% (Season 29-53 percentage: 43.51%)
Bid on the first Showcase 17          
Bid on the second Showcase 18          
             
The runner up won the Showcase 32   44.44% (Season 29-53 percentage: 49.79%)
Bid on the first Showcase 22          
Bid on the second Showcase 10          
             
The most expensive Showcase was won 30          
The least expensive Showcase was won 34          
(Excludes Double Showcase wins)            
             
Showcase #1 was the most expensive 43   59.72% (Season 29-53 percentage: 47.63%)
Showcase #2 was the most expensive 29   40.28% (Season 29-53 percentage: 52.37%)
             
The top winner bid on the most expensive Showcase 43   59.72% (Season 33-53 percentage: 61.24%)
The top winner bid on the least expensive Showcase 29   40.28% (Season 33-53 percentage: 38.76%)
             
One contestant overbid 31          
Double Overbids 5   (Oct. 20 / Nov. 5 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 17 / Dec. 12) 
Double Showcase Winners 3   (Oct. 2 / Jan. 8 / Jan. 9)    
             
Showcase winner was not the biggest winner of the episode 1   (Jan. 7)      
             
Showcase ended with a car 86 ( 40 were won)   
Showcase ended with a trip 40 ( 20 were won)  
Showcase ended with a boat 12 ( 6 were won)  
Showcase ended with a motorcycle  3 ( 2 were won)  
Showcase ended with a trailer 2 ( 1 was won)    
Showcase ended with jet skis 1 ( 1 was won)    
               
Neither Showcase offered a trip 0          
Showcases that offered three trips 18          
             
Showcases that offered less than three prizes 3   (Oct. 16 / Nov. 14 / Jan. 2)  
             
Both Showcases offered a car 19          
Neither Showcase offered a car 5   (Oct. 3 / Oct. 23 / Nov. 20 / Dec. 17 / Dec. 30)
             
$1 Showcase Bids 1   (Dec. 18 - Won)    
             
Median Showcase value $34,074          
Median value of Showcases won $34,404          
             
Showcases worth less than $25,000 11          
Showcases worth between $25,000-$29,999 34          
Showcases worth between $30,000-$34,999 37          
Showcases worth between $35,000-$39,999 32          
Showcases worth between $40,000-$44,999 27          
Showcases worth more than $45,000 3          
             
Most expensive Showcases $48,692   (Oct. 7)      
  $47,654   (Sep. 22)      
  $45,389   (Nov. 18)      
             
Most expensive Showcases won $44,340   (Oct. 21)      
  $44,270   (Sep. 30)      
  $43,935   (Jan. 9 - from a Double Showcase win)
  $43,649   (Sep. 29)      
             
Least expensive Showcases $20,339   (Dec. 11)      
  $21,572   (Oct. 6)      
  $21,928   (Oct. 10)      
             
Least expensive Showcases won $24,408   (Jan. 5)      
  $24,409   (Dec. 8)      
  $24,451   (Dec. 22)      
             
Most expensive Showcases (combined) $90,370   (Sep. 22)      
  $87,332   (Oct. 7)      
  $83,922   (Nov. 14)      
             
Least expensive Showcases (combined) $48,871   (Oct. 6)      
  $49,851   (Dec. 11)      
  $50,818   (Nov. 4)      
             
Largest difference between Showcase values $20,792   (Sep. 29)      
  $18,627   (Oct. 21)      
  $17,299   (Jan. 9)      
             
Smallest difference between Showcase values $1,475   (Dec. 17)      
  $1,524   (Nov. 5)      
  $1,655   (Oct. 9)      
             
Bids closest to the actual retail price $36   (Jan. 9)      
  $86   (Jan. 8)      
  $142   (Oct. 2)      
             
Closest bid to a Double Showcase win $408   (Jan. 5)      
             
Closest bids for a contestant that did not win their Showcase $411   (Jan. 5)      
  $2,075   (Oct. 8)      
  $2,434   (Sep. 24)      
             
Bids furthest from the actual retail price $34,269   (Dec. 18)      
  $31,412   (Nov. 7)      
  $21,020   (Sep. 30)      
             
Biggest miss from a contestant that won the Showcase $34,269   (Dec. 18)      
  $21,020   (Sep. 30)      
  $15,913   (Oct. 14)      
             
Median Showcase difference (excluding overbids) $5,258          
             
Smallest overbids $191   (Sep. 30)      
  $346   (Sep. 22)      
  $428   (Oct. 6)      
             
Largest overbids $35,402   (Dec. 18)      
  $19,654   (Nov. 17)      
  $15,529   (Nov. 11)      
             
Median overbid amount $2,577          
             
Average value of Showcases that were overbid $30,251          
             
Smallest margins of victory $3   (Jan. 5)      
  $1,267   (Jan. 15)      
  $1,315   (Oct. 8)      
             
Largest margins of victory $22,556   (Nov. 7)      
  $13,178   (Oct. 15)      
  $10,212   (Oct. 2)      
OVERALL
Both car games were won 11   (Sep. 22 / Sep. 26 / Oct. 3 / Oct. 16 / Oct. 22 / Oct. 31 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 18 / Dec. 8 /
      Dec. 9)      
             
Contestants that won more than one car 5   (Sep. 26 / Oct. 10 / Nov. 3 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 14)
             
Episodes where 3+ cars were won 3   (Sep. 22 / Sep. 26 / Nov. 6)  
Episodes where no cars were won 12          
             
All three Pricing Games played in the first half were won 8   (Sep. 26 / Oct. 8 / Nov. 3 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 13 / Dec. 9 / Jan. 14 / Jan. 16)
All three Pricing Games played in the second half were won 10   (Sep. 29 / Oct. 7 / Oct. 22 / Nov. 6 / Nov. 19 / Dec. 8 / Dec. 9 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 24 / Jan. 5)
             
6/6 Pricing Games won 2   (Nov. 6 / Dec. 9)    
5/6 Pricing Games won 10   (Sep. 26 / Sep. 29 / Oct. 7 / Oct. 8 / Oct. 22 / Nov. 13 / Nov. 19 / Dec. 8 / Dec. 19 / Dec. 24)
4/6 Pricing Games won 13          
3/6 Pricing Games won 17          
2/6 Pricing Games won 20          
1/6 Pricing Games won 10          
0/6 Pricing Games won 0          
             
All games were at least partially won 6   (Nov. 6 / Nov. 14 / Dec. 9 / Dec. 12 / Dec. 24 / Dec. 31)
Winless (Skunked) Shows  0          
             
Episodes with no small prize Pricing Games 2   (Nov. 3 / Jan. 14)    
Episodes with two small prize Pricing Games 1   (Dec. 22)      
Episodes with three small prize Pricing Games 3   (Nov. 7 / Nov. 14 / Dec. 12)  
             
Episodes with no grocery product Piricing Games 1   (Dec. 22)      
Episodes with two grocery product Pricing Games 2   (Nov. 14 / Dec. 12)    
Episodes with three grocery product Pricing Games 1   (Nov. 7)      
             
Episodes where the small prize and the grocery product games were 4   (Nov. 13 / Jan. 7 / Jan. 13 / Jan. 15)  
played in the same half     (Excludes Payday Friday episodes)  
             
Episodes with more than two car games 0   (Excludes episodes featuring The Lion's Share)
Episodes with no car games 3   (Nov. 7 / Nov. 14 / Dec. 12)  
             
Episodes with two cash games 0          
Episodes with six cash games 3   (Nov. 7 / Nov. 14 / Dec. 12)  
             
Episodes where more than one Pricing Game was played for a trip 51          
Episodes where no Pricing Games were played for a trip 3   (Nov. 7 / Nov. 14 / Dec. 12)  
             
Episodes with no 1-prize games 5   (Oct. 20 / Nov. 7 / Nov. 14 / Dec. 12 / Dec. 29)
Episodes with more than two 1-prize games 0          
             
Non-car games played for a car 3   (Sep. 22 / Nov. 11 / Jan. 8)  
(Push Over / Range Game / Shell Game)     (2-1 Record)      
             
Non-cash games played for cash 13   (Nov. 7 x4 / Nov. 11 / Nov. 14 x4 / Dec. 12 x4)
(Back to '75 / Cliff Hangers / Clock Game / Grocery Game /      (9-4 Record)      
Now… or Then / Pick-a-Pair x2 / Rat Race / Secret "X" / Shell Game /             
Spelling Bee / Vend-O-Price / 2 for the Price of 1)            
             
Pricing Games played for multiple trips 10   (Sep. 22 / Oct. 24 / Nov. 3 / Nov. 12 / Nov. 18 / Dec. 22 / Dec. 26 / Jan. 7 / Jan. 9 / Jan. 14)
(Bargain Game / Do the Math x3 / Double Cross / Most Expen$ive x2 /     (6-4 Record)      
 One Wrong Price x2 / Switch?)            
             
Approximate total winnings $6,675,485          
Average winnings per episode $92,715          
Median winnings per episode $87,947          
Pace (190 episodes) $17,615,863          
             
Episodes with more than $125,001 in winnings 8          
Episodes with $100,001-$125,000 in winnings 21          
Episodes with $75,001-$100,000 in winnings 20          
Episodes with $50,001-$75,000 in winnings 20          
Episodes with less than $50,000 in winnings 3          
             
Trips offered 295          
Trips to the United States 122          
Trips to the rest of North America 49          
Trips to South America 10          
Trips to Europe 67          
Trips to Africa 9          
Trips to Asia 20          
Trips to Oceania 18          
             
Biggest winners: $160,822   (Riley Shepherd - Nov. 12)
  $100,966   (Mack Argentieri - Jan. 9)
  $81,219   (Avery Robinson - Oct. 2)
             
Biggest non-Showcase winners: $48,249   (Fakri Abdelmalak - Nov. 11)  
  $38,609   (Talia McLean - Oct. 3)    
  $37,473   (Harold Gussman - Nov. 17)  
             
Smallest winners: $520   (Steph Goyer - Dec. 11)    
  $530   (David Franks - Oct. 22)    
  $535   (Jen McAllister - Dec. 16)  
             
Smallest Showcase winners: $26,121   (Sarah Coria - Dec. 22)    
  $27,836   (Mark Suminen - Oct. 6)    
  $28,008   (Kimberly Bryant - Dec. 30)  
             
Median winnings for Showcase winners: $43,919          
             
Most won in one episode: $200,460   (Nov. 12)      
  $158,463   (Sep. 22)      
  $142,758   (Dec. 24)      
             
Least won in one episode: $31,100   (Oct. 20)      
  $39,386   (Nov. 5)      
  $46,955   (Jan. 6)