David Holmes compiled this average winning bid chart and posted it to the EiA Mailing List on 18 Aug 1997. 
MAJOR POWER AVERAGE BID SAMPLES 
Britain 32.9 21 
France 36.7 21 
Russia 27.4 21 
Austria 12.1 19 
Prussia 6.1 18 
Spain 5.5 18 
Turkey 3.1 18 


Note: Bids are capped at 30 Victory Points to curb astronomical bidding for France or Britain.

So, renormalizing the above bids to max 30, we get:

Britain 	32.9  	26.9	27
France 		36.7	30.0  	30
Russia 		27.4  	22.4	22
Austria 	12.1  	9.9	10
Prussia 	6.1  	5.0	5
Spain 		5.5 	4.5	4
Turkey 		3.1  	2.5	3



To clean this up for the Main Menu:

France		30
Great Britain	27
Spain		4
Prussia		5
Turkey		3
Russia		22
Austria		10

Total:		101
