In 1977, one contestant named Yolanda Barker was thrilled to hear the announcer call her name. She jumped up and down and excitedly trotted towards the stage. Unfortunately, along the way, something embarrassing happened – her top fell down – and yes, parts popped out.
Bob Barker, who was used to dealing with all sorts of curveballs during the show, kept his cool. He laughed it off along with the audience, first saying, “my goodness, thank you very much and welcome to Price is Right!“ and followed up with, “she came on down, and they came on out!”
Penny Ante Glitches
If you’ve been watching "The Price is Right" for some time now, you may remember Penny Ante. The game featured an eight-lane highway set-up of prices and played a memorable “wubba-wubba-wubba” sound when the host put in a contestant’s guess. Of course, as cool as the set may have been, there always seemed to be some type of mechanical errors that went on when it was played.
On more than one occasion, the correct answer is shown before contestants are even allowed to guess it for themselves. Eventually, the game was pulled from the show’s rotation so that the set could be worked on. But it seems as though it wasn’t meant to be, because it was accidentally left out in the rain before it could be fixed, and was ruined, never to be played again.
Off by Just $6
In March of 2020, one woman had a face-off with two showcases that included a Honda Fit, and a trip to Seattle. She placed a bid of $23,450 – and it turns out she was only off by $6. Because of how close she was to the actual price, she won both showcases.
Now, those who are long-time viewers know that it’s exciting when someone comes within $200 of the actual price, much less $6. Unfortunately, Drew Carey’s response to the situation was pretty underwhelming. If you watch the moment for yourself on YouTube, you’ll note the non-reaction – as did many of the commenters.
Welcome Snoop Dogg
In 2017, rap legend Snoop Dogg joined host Drew Carey on the set of the show for what would make for one of the most exciting episodes in its history. No one knew exactly what to expect when Snoop Dogg hit the stage, but they probably weren’t expecting him to be like, insanely good at playing the game.
Unlike most contestants, the rapper wasn’t playing to put the money in his own wallet, but rather, he was playing to support his youth football league. And, he ended up winning more than $72,500 – all of which went to the youth athletics organization. I guess there are more important things on his mind than money.
The Accidental Car Giveaway
There have been quite a few mistakes to happen on the show throughout its existence. Perhaps one of the most memorable (and expensive) came in 2015 when one said error resulted in the random giveaway of a Hyundai Sonata SE.
The mistake came when the model randomly pulled an extra price tag during one game, where a contestant had three guesses to choose the one that revealed the win. Fortunately for the contestant, the show decided to honor the tag, since she and the audience had all already seen it. That’s a pretty pricy “oops” moment, Manuela!