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Monday By the Numbers: Pitbull’s pricey drink, Kid Cudi’s couch, Jerry Lewis aims for 100

Pitbull Returns to Axis

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Pitbull returns to Axis on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Planet Hollywood.

Updated Monday, March 14, 2016 | 5:42 p.m.

Pitbull Returns to Axis

Pitbull returns to Axis on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Planet Hollywood. Launch slideshow »

2016 St. Baldrick’s Day at McMullan’s

Criss Angel and John Katsilometes take part in the 2016 St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser Saturday, March 5, 2016, at McMullan’s Irish Pub. Launch slideshow »

Kid Cudi at SLS Las Vegas

Kid Cudi performs a sold-out show at the Foundry on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at SLS Las Vegas. Launch slideshow »

Playing this week at Monday By the Numbers Lounge (or the MBTN, as we call it), the folks at St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Pitbull, Kid Cudi and Jerry Lewis.

Let’s roll it:

$200,000: Amount raised at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event Saturday at Brooklyn Bridge at New York-New York.

$700,000: Combined amount raised at the Baldrick’s events just at McMullan’s Irish Pub on March 5 and New York-New York.

6: Times volunteer head-shaver Rob Lyons of “Million Dollar Quartet” at Harrah’s said the word “groovy” during his appearance. He was joined by new “MDQ” cast mate Scott Moreau, who plays Johnny Cash to Lyons’ Carl Perkins.

4: Times Travis Cloer of “Jersey Boys” at Paris Las Vegas has volunteered as a head-shaver. He was joined by cast mates Graham Fenton (who toggles the Frankie Valli character with Cloer) and Daniel Robert Sullivan (Tommy DeVito).

6: Shows remaining in Pitbull’s “Time of Our Lives” residency at Axis at Planet Hollywood.

4,600: Approximate audience count that turned out for Pitbull’s opening-night show at Axis.

4,600: Listed capacity of Axis.

24: Hours in advance Pitbull sold out that show.

$305: Cost of the Mr. 305 cocktail at Strip House at Planet Hollywood, in honor of Pitbull, whose nickname is “Mr. 305,” for his hometown of Miami area code. According to a news release, the beverage consists of Diplomatico Ambassador Rum, aged in white oak barrels for 12 years, then an additional two years in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, along with Carpano Antica Vermouth and orange bitters.

4,500: Total capacity of Omnia nightclub at Caesars Palace.

6,200: Total crowd count on a peak night.

75,000: Square feet in the club.

22,000: Weight, in pounds, of the Kinetic chandelier in the middle of the club.

1 million: Guests who have filed through the club (a mark to be celebrated soon).

12: Years since the opening of Pure, which preceded Omnia at the same location at Caesars.

$107 million: Cost of renovations to Omnia.

1,800: Crowd count at Kid Cudi show at the Foundry at SLS Las Vegas on Sunday night.

1,800: Listed capacity of the Foundry.

1: Sofas placed onstage at that show.

$2.6 billion: Amount raised in the 61 years entertainment legend and Las Vegas resident Jerry Lewis hosted the MDA Labor Day Telethon.

100: Age Lewis aspires to be when he makes his final stage appearance.

9,000: Number of bets per day at the new CG Technology sports book at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

21: Video screens at that sports book.

22: Bottled beers offered.

8: Draft beers offered.

16: Events that can be displayed on a single LED wall.

23: Video poker machines in the sports book.

Follow John Katsilometes on Twitter at Twitter.com/JohnnyKats. Also, follow Kats on Instagram at Instagram.com/JohnnyKats1.

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