The Big Surprise with Errol!
Question is – did he win the second part too, the $100.000?
Errol’s winnings of $30.000 has the value today of $263,833.70, as per the inflation calculator.
But the inflation calculator is in a way out for lunch!
The facts are, that in 1955 one could have purchased 3 houses for $30.000 versus today with $264.000 one couldn’t buy much of a house in a town!
Here are some interesting statistics of the value of $30.000 in 1955.
Average Cost of a new house $10.950.00
Average Yearly Wages $4.130.00
Minimum Hourly Rate $1.00
Average Cost of a new car $1,900.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 23 cents
One would say Errol’s winnings were quite substantial!
David DeWitt
July 29, 2015 at 9:01 pm
You can see Beverly Aadland singing “All Shook Up” with Groucho, too!
Tina
August 2, 2015 at 6:31 pm
The Big Surprise with Errol!
Question is – did he win the second part too, the $100.000?
Errol’s winnings of $30.000 has the value today of $263,833.70, as per the inflation calculator.
But the inflation calculator is in a way out for lunch!
The facts are, that in 1955 one could have purchased 3 houses for $30.000 versus today with $264.000 one couldn’t buy much of a house in a town!
Here are some interesting statistics of the value of $30.000 in 1955.
Average Cost of a new house $10.950.00
Average Yearly Wages $4.130.00
Minimum Hourly Rate $1.00
Average Cost of a new car $1,900.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 23 cents
One would say Errol’s winnings were quite substantial!