Bill comes out to loud applause and tells that the new sweepstakes will be announced later.
The bargain hunters:
* - Jack Morrill, the current champion, is a salesman from Edina MN, having won an $8500 fur coat the previous week.
* - Rochelle Spector is a housewife from Baltimore MD.
* - Samuel Satterfield was flown in from Pinesville N C as part of his winnings as the previous sweepstakes winner. He is a lunchroom operator for a textile plant.
* - Billie Sue Greibel is a housewife from Lavonia MI.
All contestants receive a gift package from AeroWax, the evening's sponsor.
First item up for bids: A two-door compact convertible. The contestants look at a film and see that there's more to it than meets the eye: with the flick of a switch, the car becomes a boat. It's the Amphi-Car, which travels on water at 10 mph on a 4-cylinder engine, has four speeds, goes 32 mpg on land and uses 1/2 gallon of fuel per hour on water. It is constructed of electronically welded steel and has all standard marine equipment. Price authority: Amphi-Car Corp., New York City N Y.
Bidding on the Amphi-Car is at its F.O.B. delivered price, point of entry Newark N J. Mr. Morrill opens; an opening of at least $500 is requested with minimum bids at $100:
(*--frozen bid; last bid buzzer follows bid in bold)
- - MORRILL - - - - SPECTOR - - - SATTERFIELD - - - GREIBEL - -
................1000 ............1250 ...........1500 ............1750
................1900 ............2650 ...........2975 ..........* 3300
.............* 1900 ..........* 2650 .........* 2975 .........* 2900
Actual retail price: $2881.50, with Mrs. Spector the winner.
Next item is prefaced with the announcement that whoever bids best for this will win a bonus worth thousands of dollars. The item is a Westinghouse light bulb, the Glo-Brite can go from a reading lumination of 150 watts to a night light equivalent to the light one one candle. Bill tells the panel that it costs under $1, so they may bid in cents. Caution is advised. Price authority: Westinghouse Corporation, lamp division, Bloomfield N J.
Mrs. Spector opens:
- - MORRILL - - - - SPECTOR - - - SATTERFIELD - - - GREIBEL - -
....................... .................29 ..................49 ................56
....................79 ..............* 29 ..................85 .............* 56
.................* 79 ..............* 29 ...............* 85 .............* 56
Actual retail price: 67 cents, with Mrs. Spector the winner. As a bonus, she is shown a bust of Thomas Edison. She will be receiving the fruits of his labor, a stageful of electric appliances, selected from a variety of manufacturers. 97 appliances in all, which includes washer-dryer, refrigerators, electric fans, radios, TVs, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, all told worth over $8000.
The new sweepstakes is announced. The items: two Mercury automobiles. The Colony Park station wagon as a 390 hp V-8 engine and has automatic transmission, and the Comet S-22 Sportster as a record-setting 260 hp Cyclone V-8 engine and comes with Merc-o-Matic automatic transmission. Also included: Arpege perfume by Lanvin. (Winner of this sweepstakes is detailed on the May 10, 1963 topic.)
Next item: Sterling silver service for 12 by the Alvin Corporation. 110 pieces with storage chest. Price authority: Alvin Corporation, Providence R I.
Mr, Satterfield starts anywhere; minimums are $50:
- - MORRILL - - - - SPECTOR - - - SATTERFIELD - - - GREIBEL - -
................. ................ .................50 ................150
............300 ............350 ...............400 ................475
............525 .........* 350 ............* 400 ...............575
.........* 525 .........* 350 ............* 400 ..............* 575
Actual retail price: $1405.05, with Mrs. Greibel the winner again. And she hit the second bonus bell. Bill leads her into it by a series of questions, asking what her favorite appetizer is (shrimp), then her favorite soup (mushroom), her favorite main course (steak), and then her favorite dessert. After a little effort (thanks to the errant syntax), she was led into pineapple, one of which is presented to her. It's not ripe yet, so, she gets to pick her own--in Hawaii. Mrs. Greibel and her husband will fly economy class to Honolulu for a week's stay.
Final item: a diamond pendant. It has a large center-cut diamond weighing 11.89 karats accented by 42 contrasting white diamonds with a total weight of 3.5 karats. It is mounted on a platinum chain, and the mounting can be removed to turn the pendant into a diamond ring. Price authority: Johnson Jewels at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City N Y.
Mrs. Greibel starts with the opening asked to be at least $3000. Minimums are $100:
- - MORRILL - - - - SPECTOR - - - SATTERFIELD - - - GREIBEL - -
..................... ..................... ................. .............3500
................4000 .............4500 ..........4900 ..............5500
................6000 .............6300 ..........6800 ..............8000
................9500 ...........10500 .......* 6800 ............*11000
.............*11100 .........*11200
An impromptu audience poll says that it's between Mrs. Spector and Mr. Satterfield. Actual retail price: $9000, with Mrs. Satterfield the winner.
Final totals:
- - MORRILL - - - - SPECTOR - - - SATTERFIELD - - - GREIBEL - -
...................0 ................2881 .................9000 ............10676
Mrs. Spector is the big winner and will return to defend her championship next week. Mr. Morrill leaves with the $8500 he won last week.