According to Nine, this beats the previous world record of $2.522m given away in a champion run on the US game show Jeopardy.
At the bottom end, consumers are beginning to see through the old lie that supermarkets are always cheaper (my greengrocer beats the prices at Sainsbury's every time, which is why there's always a queue).
Nothing beats the feeling of winning a new account, whether it's a local store or a national chain.
The German goalkeeper is nothing if not decisive and beats the Algeria forward to the bouncing ball by a split second, heading it out for a throw-in before the inevitable collision between the two players.
Add jittery electronic beats, Björk's powerful voice and a string section, and you've just about got a sense of the latest album from Iceland's reigning queen of experimental pop.
Earl Sweatshirt: I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside Moody and introspective rap verses over jittery, self-produced beats on the Odd Future crew member's latest.
North said: "The beauty of the show is that there are five auctions and four beats per auction – the container getting opened up, the auction, the winner looking inside the unit and whether they have made money or lost money.
That shared language is also reflected in the live band, which combines flamenco with hip-hop beats.
In the unlikely event McCarthy beats Berger, she will become the youngest MP to ever enter office.
For me, nothing beats the feeling you get when you declare a couple married and you see the look on their faces, knowing you have been part of a life-changing moment.
Chiringuitos are beach bars that morph from late lunch to sundowners to DJ-till-dawn beats.
