{"id":2408324,"date":"2026-05-08T21:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2408324"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:58:34","slug":"price-is-right-contestant-wins-largest-single-game-prize-in-shows-54-year-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/price-is-right-contestant-wins-largest-single-game-prize-in-shows-54-year-history\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPrice Is Right\u201d contestant wins largest single-game prize in show&#8217;s 54-year history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A contestant on Friday&#8217;s episode of <em>The Price Is Right<\/em> set a new all-time high in winnings from a single pricing game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vanessa from Virginia walked away with $240,150 in cash and prizes after playing Lion&#8217;s Share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This new record surpasses the last, set in 2010, by more than $30,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After more than five decades on the air, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-price-is-right\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Price Is Right;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Price Is Right&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Price Is Right<\/em><\/a> is still breaking records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A contestant on Friday&#8217;s episode of the long-running game show set a new all-time high in winnings from a single pricing game. After several wild rounds of the game Lion&#8217;s Share, Vanessa from Virginia walked away with $240,150 in cash and prizes\u2014 the largest one-game haul a contestant has ever won in the CBS daytime show&#8217;s 54-year history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The retired veteran made her mark in a special Mother&#8217;s Day-themed episode, with her daughter cheering her on from the sidelines.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Drew Carey and Vanessa from Virginia on &#8216;The Price is Right&#8217;<br \/>Credit: CBS<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lion&#8217;s Share, an MGM-branded game that premiered last year as a replacement for Pay the Rent, revolves around grocery price guessing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the game, each contestant is able to win up to five balls depending on their number of correct guesses. Balls are then dropped into a wind tunnel, which reveal hidden prize amounts. But that&#8217;s not all: Host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/drew-carey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Drew Carey;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Drew Carey&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Drew Carey<\/a> then commands contestants to choose between walking away with the dollar value displayed on the screen or risking it all to grow their earnings further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That&#8217;s exactly what Vanessa did, and after very little deliberation. Continued correct guesses yielded more prize balls, which revealed more earnings, eventually loading her up with $227,500 in cash. A luxury trip to Morocco valued at $12,650 ultimately brought her total up to $240,150.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vanessa&#8217;s win clears the previous record by a wide margin. In 2016, contestant Christen Freeman won $210,000 in the game Cliffhangers, and also walked away with a steam iron, portable heater, and drink mixer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vanessa may be the biggest winner when it comes to earnings from a single game, but her $240,150 total is no match for the overall killing that one contestant made in a 2019 episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Stouber left the roller coaster ride of an episode with a grand total of $262,743 in cash and prizes. That included $202,000 from a game of Plinko, a nearly $30,000 Showcase win, an equivalent value Nissan Sentra S, a $1,475 diamond bracelet, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Price Is Right<\/em> airs weekdays on CBS and streams on Paramount+. Check your local cable provider for exact airtimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/price-is-right-contestant-wins-largest-single-game-prize-in-show-history-11969873\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points A contestant on Friday&#8217;s episode of The Price Is Right set a new all-time high in winnings from a single pricing game. Vanessa from Virginia walked away with $240,150 in cash and prizes after playing Lion&#8217;s Share. This new record surpasses the last, set in 2010, by more than $30,000. 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