Since Season 52 began, not a month has gone by without a spinning star being awarded to somebody on this board. The number of spinning stars awarded this season alone to board members and friends of known superfans is astounding:
themountainclimber, called 3rd on
Sep 29, never got fourth bidder advantage and joined the $300 club.
jokerz, called 3rd on
Oct 17, wore a LFAT shirt with homemade recreations of the sets and won a gaming room playing Cliff Hangers.
furneralcar47, called 2nd on
Oct 24, won a set of luggage and played Range Game.
LFAT since diapers, called 2nd on
Nov 20, played Do the Math, won a television and range.
Henry "Chip", friend of a superfan, called 3rd as part of a primetime blind date special pairing on
Dec 7, played Cliffhangers and won dates for a year and his share of $1,000 on the wheel.
namnhu12, called 1st on
Dec 19, joined the $300 club after getting one-upped three times.
My friend Matt, who isn't technically a boardie but is worth mentioning here, was called 4th on
Dec 26; thanks in part to a script oopsie he won a truck in Switcheroo.
SuperSweeper, called 6th on
Jan 11. Played Push Over and won a trip to Idaho and a snowbike.
Joanne, friend of a superfan, called 5th on
Jan 24, joined the $300 club.
goldenroadfanatic, called 9th on
Feb 22 joined the $300 club.
SecretChip, called 9th on
Mar 26, joined the $300 club.
OneBidTris, called 8th on
April 2, joined the $300 club.
thatvhstapeguy, called 1st on
April 22, won a Hyundai Elantra after convincing James to drop his Pocket Change price from $2.75 to $1.00.
Scott, friend of a board member, called 2nd on
May 2, rode the limo.
actpir, called 9th on
May 13, won 300 buckaroos.
What gives? Are our sparkling personalities shining through? Do enthusiastic board members stand out more with fewer seats in the audience? Are they making a conscious effort to give every GR.netter an X on their number so they can enjoy nine years of peace? Do we start planning the 2034 tidal wave of returning contestants now?