Throughout the day on Friday 18 November, BBC GMR held an auction of prizes that money can't buy to raise money for Children in Need 2005. Here is a list of the winning bids: PRIZE: A week in Chicago Details: You and a friend can fly from Manchester to Chicago in business class with BMI and stay for a week in one of the Windy City's top hotels. Winner: Maureen Andrews from Knutsford
Bid: £3,800 PRIZE: Meet a Man United player Details: Sit down and chat to the Manchester United player of your choice at the club’s Carrington training ground. PLUS a tour of Manchester United’s museum and a signed shirt as a memento. Winner: Gill Roberts from Bolton
Bid: £450 PRIZE: Helicopter flight over Manchester Details: A 20 minute helicopter flight over Manchester on a route of your choice. Followed by a champagne lunch OR champagne dinner at The Waters' Reach Restaurant at the Golden Tulip Hotel Inn in Salford. Winner: Mr Clive Findlater from Urmston
Bid: £330 PRIZE: Day in Christmas Manchester Details: a traditional German sausage and beer lunch at the Christmas Markets; champagne in the VIP pod of the Big Wheel; a sauna at the health club Holmes Place followed by an all over body massage; dine at the famous Sam's Chop House off Cross Street; night out to see Miss Saigon at the Palace Theatre. Winner: Helen Parker from Broughton Park
Bid: £330 PRIZE: Dinner with Sam Allardyce Details: Dinner for two with Bolton manager Sam Allardyce AND GMR’s Jack Dearden in the Reflections restaurant overlooking the Reebok. Winner: Anonymous
Bid: £600 PRIZE: Manchester City mascot Details: A youngster to be City's mascot against Birmingham on Saturday December 17th. PLUS four match tickets AND a kit for the mascot to take away. Winner: Andy Butterworth from Bury
Bid: £800 PRIZE: Meet X Factor stars Two tickets to see the stars of X Factor at the MEN Arena AND meet the stars backstage. Winner: Nick Keeling from Fallowfield
Bid: £270 PRIZE: Dinner with GMR Presenters Details: A meal for six in your own home prepared by top Manchester chef Duncan Poyser of the Obsidian Restaurant and waited on by BBC GMR’s Michelle Daniel, Paul Graham, Heather Stott and Dianne Oxberry. Winner: Tom Kelly from Marple
Bid: £1,000 PRIZE: A mystery weekend in Europe Details: fly your partner to one of half a dozen exciting cities - including Barcelona, Madrid or Naples for three nights courtesy of Monarch Scheduled Airlines. Winner: Anthony Faloona from Nantwich
Bid: £640 PRIZE: Alton Towers day out Details: A day out for four people at Alton Towers with overnight stay in the Splash Landings hotel and a day of relaxation at Cariba Creek Waterpark. Winner: Hugh Brown from Bramhall
Bid: £470 PRIZE: Signed Fred Flintstone cartoon Details: an original, framed and signed drawing of Fred Flintstone by one of Warner Bros original animators Bob Singer. Winner: Caroline Greer from Bramhall
Bid: £300 PRIZE: Big Screen + dinner Details: show your own home movie on the Big Screen in Exchange Square. Followed by a ride on the Big Wheel then dinner at Terence Conran’s Zinc Bar & Grill. Winner: Alan Clynes from Warrington
Bid: £80 PRIZE: Down & Dirty with Wigan Details: Spend the day with Wigan Warriors at the JJB stadium , meet the players and train with coaching team, including head coach Ian Millward. Plus next season's away kit to take home. Winner: Richard Mills from Rochdale
Bid: £1,350 PRIZE: Blues weekend at the Castle Details: a weekend for four at Bodelwyddan Castle in North Wales with a fantastic programme of live Blues music including: Rollo Markee & The Tail Shakers, the legendary Blues Band (Friday); West Weston’s Bluesonics, and Ben Waters Band (Saturday). And on Sunday, it's the SPIKEdrivers’ History of The Blues Workshop, The Ian Siegal Band and The Yardbirds. Winner: Stuart Pickering
Bid: £375 | 
