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 its debut on NBC in 1956, with Bill Cullen as host and consisting of four people bidding auction-style on items. 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. If there’s one word to describe the typical contestant, it’s “ebullient.” 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.
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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