diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index 977321f..2c9db2e 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -5,16 +5,12 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use App\Models\Bidders;
 use App\Models\Items;
+use App\Models\Checkout;
 
 class BidderSelectList
 {
   public static function BidderShowNumbers()
   {
-    //$bidder_num_results = DB::select("SELECT
-      //*
-      //FROM bidders
-      //ORDER BY bidder_assigned_number
-      //");
       $bidder_num_results = Bidders::orderBy('bidder_assigned_number')
                                    ->get();
       $bidder_num = '<option disabled selected hidden value="">choose...</option>';
@@ -29,14 +25,9 @@ class CheckoutBidderSelectList
 {
   public static function CheckoutBidderShowNumbers()
   {
-    $checkout_bidder_num_results = DB::select("SELECT
-      bidder_num, bidders.*
-      FROM checkout
-      INNER JOIN bidders AS bidders
-      ON checkout.bidder_num=bidders.idbidders
-      GROUP BY bidders.bidder_assigned_number
-      ORDER BY bidders.bidder_assigned_number
-      ");
+      $checkout_bidder_num_results = Checkout::with('bidders')
+                                              ->orderBy('bidder_assigned_number')
+                                              ->get();
       $checkout_bidder_num = '<option disabled selected hidden value="">choose...</option>';
       foreach($checkout_bidder_num_results as $checkout_bidder_num_result){
         $checkout_bidder_num .= '<option value="' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->idbidders . '">' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->bidder_assigned_number . ' - ' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->bidder_fname . ' ' . $checkout_bidder_num_result->bidder_lname .'</option>';