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. It requires keeping track of time, engaging with contestants and the camera, guiding everyone through the games and knowing what the contestants, models and crowd are doing at all times. The show is so kind that even contestants who make it on stage but don’t get to play a pricing game leave with a $300 consolation prize.Ĭarey, who had been host of “Whose Line Is it Anyway?” and did some fill-in hosting in late night TV, was warned that “The Price Is Right” was more complicated than he anticipated. The dozens of games - from Double Prices to Five Price Tags and Plinko - test the receipt-minded prices of things like a 12-ounce tin of corned beef, a pair of stainless steel patio heaters and a six-night stay in Philadelphia with a cheesesteak tour.

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