![]() More than 8,400 cars have been given away. More than 2 million audience members have attended a taping over those years and 68,000 of them have become contestants. Since 1972, producers say over $300 million in cash and prizes has been given away. The show was canceled in 1965, but the current version was revived in 1972 at CBS, with Barker as host, influencing a nation with his sign-off advice to get “pets spayed or neutered.” Carey has kept that slogan in his honor. “The Price Is Right” made it’s debut on NBC in 1956, with Bill Cullen as host and consisting of four people bidding auction-style on items. 30 will include a look back at the biggest winners, never before seen outtakes and a salute to Barker. To celebrate its milestone, the show this week will feature a game each day where contestants can win up to $1 million. “There’s just a lot going on all the time.” ![]() ![]() “It’s kind of the same skill set for ‘The Price Is Right,’” he says. He compares it to his days waiting tables - knowing when food was coming out, checking who needed a refill, when the check was needed. It requires keeping track of time, engaging with contestants and the camera, guiding everyone through the games and knowing what the contestants, models and crowd are doing at all times. The show is so kind that even contestants who make it on stage but don’t get to play a pricing game leave with a $300 consolation prize.Ĭarey, who had been host of “Whose Line Is it Anyway?” and did some fill-in hosting in late night TV, was warned that “The Price Is Right” was more complicated than he anticipated. The dozens of games - from Double Prices to Five Price Tags and Plinko - test the receipt-minded prices of things like a 12-ounce tin of corned beef, a pair of stainless steel patio heaters and a six-night stay in Philadelphia with a cheesesteak tour.
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