The Value Is Proper has been a morning TV staple for many years — and the long-lasting recreation present has had its fair proportion of hijinks (and scandals) through the years.
Former longtime host Bob Barker made a rookie mistake throughout a 1984 episode by chance telling a contestant named Albert the proper reply earlier than the sport was even completed. Whereas taking part in Decide-A-Pair, Albert was tasked with determining which merchandise price the identical worth as a can of chili, which ran for $1.59 on the time. On his first try, he incorrectly guessed.
“Are you aware which one among them is $1.59? The raisins,” Barker — who started internet hosting the sport present in 1972 — stated, not realizing his blunder. “The raisins are $1.59. Are you aware how I do know they’re $1.59?”
After realizing his mistake, Barker stopped himself and laughed, noting that Albert ought to have a “fairly good probability of successful” now, which made the viewers chuckle.
“Don’t stand there and chortle at me,” he quipped. “I’m making a idiot of myself, Albert. I’ve been right here for all these years, taking part in this recreation. You already know it effectively sufficient, you knew that I used to be goofing.”
After Barker retired in 2007, Drew Carey was named his successor to the sport present. In his second season of internet hosting, the previous Whose Line Is It Anyway? host was confronted with a near-scandal that by no means aired.
Within the recreation of Plinko, contestants attempt to drop chips down a maze-like board, hoping to land them within the coveted $10,000 slot. Whereas showing on SiriusXM’s Jeff and Larry’s Comedy Roundup present in February 2021, the Drew Carey Present alum recalled an occasion the place one contestant acquired somewhat too fortunate.
“There’s a university lady that acquired to play Plinko, and she or he dropped her first three chips proper down within the $10,000 spot,” he stated, noting that she had crushed a earlier file. “Folks have been on their ft, leaping up and down and cheering. I imply, the gang was going wild. She dropped the fourth chip, the ground director comes over, stops the chip, and leans into me and he goes, ‘The sport is mounted.’”
Whereas Carey fearful the potential scandal was going to price him his job, he discovered the snafu was an sincere mistake. Earlier than the season had begun filming, the sport board was used to movie a industrial for an upcoming Value Is Proper-themed online game. The machine was rigged with a fishing line so the chips would land within the $10,000 spot each time.
Carey went on to elucidate that the contestant was awarded $30,000 behind the scenes that didn’t rely in the direction of her grand-prize complete and gave her a brand new set of Plinko chips to strive once more.
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