Is there a video of the first perfect bid on the showcase online?

[MSTieScott]

During the reveal, Drew mentioned in passing that Terry's perfect bid was the first one since 1972 or 1973.

I fed him that information, based on what was known at the time. Since then, as I mentioned in the linked thread, I've definitively confirmed that a perfect showcase bid didn't happen in 1972. I was never able to find show summaries for the daytime run of the show after 1972 -- I'm confident they exist; I just couldn't find out where they are. Obviously, I'm not in a position to search for them anymore.

[JT]

I fed him that information, based on what was known at the time. Since then, as I mentioned in the linked thread, I've definitively confirmed that a perfect showcase bid didn't happen in 1972. I was never able to find show summaries for the daytime run of the show after 1972 -- I'm confident they exist; I just couldn't find out where they are. Obviously, I'm not in a position to search for them anymore.

Thanks Scott.  It was most likely in 1973 when the show moved to the afternoon for a period of time.  The only way I would have seen it was when I was home from grade school which would have been in the afternoon!  Thanks.

[Ted]

For what it's worth, when asked about perfect showcase bids at different screenings of Perfect Bid, Roger Dobkowitz has talked about the staff discussing how to handle a perfect bid in the showcase way back during the first few weeks of production, but he did not indicate that a perfect bid in the showcase actually happened. Of course, that doesn't mean it didn't happen either...