#25: Shannon Hartmann
Her "Price" app. was originally scheduled to air on 6/23 instead of 5/20. One reason why her ep. got moved up was that it was the last day of May Sweeps & anything big airing on that day would be nice. On this occasion, she did strike it big- first winning a maZDa3 Sport on Cover up (getting the hard fourth digit of 1 in two tries), then winning the $26K on TBW & claiming the top SC valued at $34K+ for a GT of $82,195.
#24: William Watkins
Exactly a yr. ago, SC winner Luke Sikorski hit 3 Strikes for a $54K+ Lexus convertible despite a rocky start, a new record win for that PG. Lightning struck twice on 12/22 w/ this man, taking out a $56K+ Mercedes-Benz SLK to re-break that 3X record (in his case, he had one number lit up after getting his 2nd strike). He also was only $370 away on his $29K+ SC (which included the same Dart that was given away today) on a Christmas Wk. where most players were so close to a DSW, making him this season's highest male winner to date w/ $87,043.
#23: Mei Lin
Last yr.'s "Top Chef" started out her season by winning that cycle's 1st EC, but then would lose the next four ECs to Gregory (& only won one QC). She was on the bottom just twice (12/10 & 1/28). Gregory wound up being her opponent in the Final Challenge, whom she beat to win S13.
#22: The Hennesseys
The first two Kids specials that "Price" did were nothing much to write home about. Up until they won their way out of CR on 1/19, it was more of the same. They blew their first item pairing on PASS the BUCK & were right on the 2nd, then managed to pluck off $5K & a FIAT off the prize board, the first time that happened in the PG in over five yrs. But that wasn't all- w/ a $23.5K bid on a three-trip SC, the ARP of it was $23,697, making them not only the 1st DSWs of '15, but the first GRAND CHAMPS on the show since Celestine Lewis in '11. They left w/ $74,549 in cash & goodies as a result.
#21: Lauren Lumpkin
She had a shirt that Bob Barker has been in her heart on '80s Day during Decades Wk. to kick off S44. This lady put on a show that would've made any "Price" host proud. She first went against the audience during One Away on changing the 4th digit (they wanted her to swap the 2nd to a 2) to win a $20.5K+ Chevrolet Cruze Limited. Then, she was (fittingly) $33 off on her top SC incl. a Toyota Camry making a bid of $25,377 to become to date the sole DSW of the current season & also the other GRAND CHAMP of '15 w/ TW of $70,926.
Her "Price" app. was originally scheduled to air on 6/23 instead of 5/20. One reason why her ep. got moved up was that it was the last day of May Sweeps & anything big airing on that day would be nice. On this occasion, she did strike it big- first winning a maZDa3 Sport on Cover up (getting the hard fourth digit of 1 in two tries), then winning the $26K on TBW & claiming the top SC valued at $34K+ for a GT of $82,195.
#24: William Watkins
Exactly a yr. ago, SC winner Luke Sikorski hit 3 Strikes for a $54K+ Lexus convertible despite a rocky start, a new record win for that PG. Lightning struck twice on 12/22 w/ this man, taking out a $56K+ Mercedes-Benz SLK to re-break that 3X record (in his case, he had one number lit up after getting his 2nd strike). He also was only $370 away on his $29K+ SC (which included the same Dart that was given away today) on a Christmas Wk. where most players were so close to a DSW, making him this season's highest male winner to date w/ $87,043.
#23: Mei Lin
Last yr.'s "Top Chef" started out her season by winning that cycle's 1st EC, but then would lose the next four ECs to Gregory (& only won one QC). She was on the bottom just twice (12/10 & 1/28). Gregory wound up being her opponent in the Final Challenge, whom she beat to win S13.
#22: The Hennesseys
The first two Kids specials that "Price" did were nothing much to write home about. Up until they won their way out of CR on 1/19, it was more of the same. They blew their first item pairing on PASS the BUCK & were right on the 2nd, then managed to pluck off $5K & a FIAT off the prize board, the first time that happened in the PG in over five yrs. But that wasn't all- w/ a $23.5K bid on a three-trip SC, the ARP of it was $23,697, making them not only the 1st DSWs of '15, but the first GRAND CHAMPS on the show since Celestine Lewis in '11. They left w/ $74,549 in cash & goodies as a result.
#21: Lauren Lumpkin
She had a shirt that Bob Barker has been in her heart on '80s Day during Decades Wk. to kick off S44. This lady put on a show that would've made any "Price" host proud. She first went against the audience during One Away on changing the 4th digit (they wanted her to swap the 2nd to a 2) to win a $20.5K+ Chevrolet Cruze Limited. Then, she was (fittingly) $33 off on her top SC incl. a Toyota Camry making a bid of $25,377 to become to date the sole DSW of the current season & also the other GRAND CHAMP of '15 w/ TW of $70,926.