diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php
index b5e6379..83dfdd8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php
@@ -158,14 +158,13 @@ class PagesController extends Controller
         $winning_bid_id = $edit_win_req->winid;
         $winner_bidder = $edit_win_req->winnerbiddernum;
         $winner_cost = $edit_win_req->winnerbid;
-        $winner_insert = DB::table('winning_bids')
-        ->where('idwinning_bids', $winning_bid_id)
-        ->update(
-            [
-            'winning_bidder_num' => $winner_bidder,
-            'winning_cost' => $winner_cost
-            ]
-        );
+        $winner_insert = WinningBids::where('idwinning_bids', $winning_bid_id)
+                    ->update(
+                        [
+                        'winning_bidder_num' => $winner_bidder,
+                        'winning_cost' => $winner_cost
+                        ]
+                      );
         return redirect('editwinners');
     }
 
@@ -186,11 +185,8 @@ class PagesController extends Controller
 
     public function itemlist()
     {
-        $itemlist_results = DB::select("SELECT
-      *
-      FROM items
-      ORDER BY item_assigned_num ASC
-    ");
+        $itemlist_results = Items::orderBy('item_assigned_num', 'asc')
+                                  ->get();
         return view('itemlist', ['itemlist_results' => $itemlist_results]);
     }