Today at 3:00pm PST, we’ve got a very special Live Auction! Generously donated live during Penn & Teller’s call-in earlier this week, we’ll be auctioning off one of Teller’s personal copies of the ultra rare out-of-print book set “The Magic of Johnny Thompson.” This mint condition copy is signed by the legendary magicians Johnny Thompson and Penn & Teller. In addition, Penn & Teller will add a personal message to the winner of this prize.

Penn and Teller described Johnny Thompson as their mentor and themselves as his fans for 40 years. We’re honored that Penn & Teller have generously donated this to support Desert Bus for Hope and Child’s Play.

For those that may be joining us for the first time, or want a quick refresher, here’s how to participate in Live Auctions…

• Make sure you’ve created a Donor Account here on desertbus.org and that you’ve linked your Donor Account to your Twitch Account. Make sure you do this ahead of time, as it can take a few minutes to for your accounts to sync. More info: https://imgur.com/a/Dl4c3jN
• Live Auctions are conducted in Twitch chat at twitch.tv/desertbus. To bid, use the syntax !bid Amount(####.##) (optional smack talk). Make sure your bid increases the previous high bid amount by at least 1%.
• Be sure to watch the chat for the latest auction calls, not the stream! The broadcast is usually on a slight delay.
• Please, no fake bidding! No random numbers! No prompting bidders to bid more or irresponsibly! Live Auctions are chaotic times in chat already, so our mods are extra vigilant about timeouts and bans.