During a taping in 2015, comedian Danielle Perez found herself the winner of a shiny new treadmill. Perez had been in a tragic accident in the past that caused her to lose both of her feet. Luckily, she was a great sport about the whole deal. The audience seemed to tense up quite a bit when the prizes came up, and it became clear that’s what was happening.
In an interview after the show, Perez laughed it off, saying, “you can’t write this. You can’t make this up.” She even started her own meme, featuring a still of her face from the moment it happened, with a caption that read, “when you win a treadmill on national TV, but you have no feet.”
Mrs. Brady Crashes Through a Wall
Florence Henderson had quite a wild ride when she popped up as a guest on the show. The actress, who plays Mrs. Brady on the hit ‘70s sitcom; "The Brady Bunch," appeared in 2012. During the show, which was a special episode for Mother’s Day, she waved to cameras and the audience from the passenger seat of a prize SUV.
The person behind the wheel got a little distracted by everything that was going on, and accidentally drove it straight into the wall of the set. Luckily, no one was hurt, and there was no severe damage to the car or the show’s set.
Home Viewer Showcases
During the show’s original air days in the 1950s, home viewers were able to submit their bids for showcases using postcards. Surprisingly enough, viewers at home often came much closer to the actual prices than on-stage contestants. In the event of a tiebreaker, both parties were informed via telegram and went into a tie-breaker round in which they had to guess the price of a new, specific item.
The last time a Home Viewer Showcase was featured on the show was back in 2011. In 2011, rather than using postcards to chime in, home viewers simply put in their bids on the show’s website.
Fired for Being Pregnant
It’s illegal for employers to discriminate against employees for things like being pregnant. Unfortunately, it’s all-too-common when it comes to working in show business. After model Brandi Cochran became pregnant with twins, she reported that producers started hurling insults at her, things like, “wide load coming through.”
The model, who’d worked with the show for six years, between 2002 and 2008, was ultimately terminated after taking maternity leave that year. She filed a lawsuit against the show in 2010, in which she won over $8 million. Cochran isn’t the only woman to report lousy behavior from behind the scenes on Price.
Attempting to Cheat at 3 Strikes
When playing 3 Strikes, the contestant must draw red and white balls to reveal either a number or a strike. In this case, this woman thought she could get away with slipping the strikes back in the bag without anyone noticing – she was wrong.
She starts strong, pulling a white ball with number one, and placing it on the board correctly. She gets one more number – and one more strike – before she starts to get a bit nervous about missing out on the prize truck that’s up for grabs. Drew Carey watches as she grabs not one, but two red balls and tries to drop them back into the baseball-shaped bag. The host catches her, calling her out on the shenanigans both times.