diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index 635c91e..92b21e6 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -85,14 +85,12 @@ class WinningBidderSelectList
 {
   public static function WinningBidderShowNumbers()
   {
-    $winning_bidder_num_results = DB::select("SELECT
-      winning_bidder_num, bidders.*
-      FROM winning_bids
-      INNER JOIN bidders AS bidders
-      ON winning_bids.winning_bidder_num=bidders.idbidders
-      GROUP BY winning_bidder_num
-      ORDER BY winning_bidder_num
-      ");
+
+      $winning_bidder_num_results = WinningBids::join('bidders', 'winning_bids.winning_bidder_num', '=', 'bidders.idbidders')
+                                                ->groupBy('winning_bider_num')
+                                                ->orderBy('bidders.bidder_assigned_number')
+                                                ->get();
+
       $winning_bidder_num = '<option disabled selected hidden value="">choose...</option>';
       foreach($winning_bidder_num_results as $winning_bidder_num_result){
         $winning_bidder_num .= '<option value="' . $winning_bidder_num_result->idbidders . '">' . $winning_bidder_num_result->bidder_assigned_number . ' - ' . $winning_bidder_num_result->bidder_fname . ' ' . $winning_bidder_num_result->bidder_lname .'</option>';