Originally posted by Christina:
I might not go over well, but it's definiteoy true to character. Then I think the auction bid would definitely fit with the "for him" rule (it's fudging a little but not that much). He did get into the bidding before Patrick showed up if I remember correctly. I guess he would be buying an hour of her time with it, money well-spent, no?
I didn't think it was out-of-character. Totally in character! For some reason, I had thought Patrick had spent much more. Yes, I could see a bidding war, but with Patrick's background, he'd more likely win against Clark's paltry $50K. The true winner of course would be the children of the Coates Foundation.

Also, I could also see Martha berating him for trying to spend his winnings on this.