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March 29, 2024

Monday By the Numbers: Jerry Lewis’ age (and long-ago sleeping habits); Omnia at Caesars; wax figure Miley Cyrus

Justin Bieber 21st Birthday at Omnia

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DJ Martin Garrix at Omnia on Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Caesars Palace.

Jerry Lewis at Home in Las Vegas

Jerry Lewis poses for a portrait in his Las Vegas home Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Launch slideshow »

Justin Bieber 21st Birthday at Omnia

Justin Bieber celebrates his belated 21st birthday at Omnia on Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Caesars Palace.
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Miley Cyrus at Madame Tussauds

A wax figure of Miley Cyrus is unveiled at Madame Tussauds on Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Launch slideshow »

This week, Monday By the Numbers marks the birthday of Jerry Lewis, breaks down Omnia at Caesars Palace and notes an anniversary worth noting for Matt Goss.

Read on, stat geeks:

89: The age Jerry Lewis turns today.

$150-$175: The weekly salary earned by the comedy team of Martin & Lewis when they began their nightclub career at Atlantic City’s 500 Club in August 1946.

$300,000: The weekly salary commanded by Martin & Lewis within a year when they headlined at New York City’s Copacabana Club.

73: The number of feature films in which Lewis is credited.

1: The number of feature films in which Lewis plays the role of “Man Who Runs Over Hat” (from 1963’s “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World”).

2:10 a.m.: The time the Martin & Lewis show usually ended at the Sands’ Copa Room.

2:30 a.m.: The time Martin & Lewis hit the stage at the Sahara to hack it up with Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.

6:40 a.m.: The time the crew would usually hit the bed.

Five: The number of years Matt Goss has played the Gossy Room at Caesars Palace, a mark he celebrated Saturday night during his show and at Omnia in a skybox.

$100 Million: The cost of the upgrade from Pure at Caesars to Omnia.

4,400: The club’s peak capacity.

6,000: The total number of club-goers to enter and exit Omnia on a busy night.

66: The number of cocktail waitresses hired by the club.

2,500: The number of applicants for those positions.

Four: The total number of auditions some applicants survived before being hired.

1: The number of former cast members of “Absinthe” and “Peepshow” working as one of those cocktail servers (she is the bespectacled Angel Porrino).

20: The number of artists who fashioned the new Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” wax figure at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at the Venetian.

300: The total measurements used in the creation of that wax statue (though Cyrus did not sit to be measured; these were reported measurements).

$1,000: The amount raised by the 97.1 The Point radio personality team of “Foxx & McKenzie in the Morning” at Saturday’s “Perfect Pint” Guinness competition at Sean Patrick’s Pub on West Flamingo Road. The tandem of Chris Foxx and Steph McKenzie topped a field of amateur bartenders (I was one of them, joined by Ubiquitous Robin Leach) to take part in the charity contest to see who could pour the perfect pint of Guinness.

Follow John Katsilometes on Twitter at Twitter.com/JohnnyKats. Also, follow “Kats With the Dish” at Twitter.com/KatsWiththeDish.

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