![]() She was about six months into modeling prizes when she was asked to pilot a Ford Mustang onto the set. Reynolds, who has gotten married and had a child during her tenure, calls the show her “second family.” Her daughter has made multiple appearances, and her husband has been on “The Price Is Right” for wedding shows. The show has been on so long that a woman - Jeanne Deters of Lexington, Kentucky - won the $16,000 showcase in 1977 (a Porsche, a grandfather clock and tickets to the 1977 World Series) and then later watched her son, Patrick, walk away with the $31,000 showcase in 1998 (a sailboat, a spa bathtub, a woman’s watch and a collection of 43 "scary videos"). ![]() 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. A two-hour primetime special on Thursday 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. The show's 300 audience members have about 20 seconds each to make an impression. Potential contestants are briefly interviewed at the Los Angeles studio, with producers looking for personal stories, along with enthusiasm. One recently wore a partially bedazzled T-shirt that said: “Drew, Let’s party like it’s $19.99.” Or, “Let’s see those great prizes back there, Heather.” Contestants are overjoyed to be there. “Good luck, man,” current host Drew Carey will say. They are mostly regular people, nursing aides or home renovators or book store managers. ![]() When their name is called, there's usually a squeal of excitement and a smiling rush-hop to the stage, jumping up and down with barely-contained glee. If there's one word to describe the typical contestant, it's ebullient. But it’s still the same game show - you still need to know the price of that laptop or that iPhone,” says Rachel Reynolds a model from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who joined the show in 2003. “We’ve really been able to keep up with the trend of new prizes and what people want today. ![]()
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