Watch: Military Veteran Scores the Biggest Payday in ‘Price Is Right’ History
A Virginia military veteran who appeared on *The Price Is Right* during a Mother’s Day special, and went by “Vanesa” (last name undisclosed), won more than $240,000-both setting a show record and earning the prizes and cash from a newly introduced game. In “The Lion’s,” contestants estimate grocery prices to select between one and five numbered balls and then enter a wind-tunnel pick-and-reveal phase where each revealed ball can pay out money, prizes, or “lose it all.” Vanesa chose to keep going after each win: she revealed $2,500 first, then $25,000, followed by $100,000 on two more balls, and ultimately selected a final prize sending her on a mother-daughter trip to Morocco. she won $227,500 in cash plus a Morocco trip valued at $12,650, surpassing the previous single-pricing-game record set in 2016.
A military veteran from Virginia appeared on the CBS game show “The Price Is Right” and walked away with a record-breaking haul in cash and prizes during a special Mother’s Day episode.
“Vanesa,” whose last name was not revealed, scored over $240,000 on Friday, according to Variety.
She “won the largest prize in a single pricing game in the 54-year history of the CBS daytime game show,” the article read.
Vanesa won playing “The Lion’s ,” a game recently introduced on the show through a partnership with BetMGM.
It involves players guessing grocery prices to earn up to five balls. Once they secure a number between one and five, they’re placed in a wind tunnel to choose that amount from balls flying around them at random.
Each ball can result in cash, prizes, or have the words “lose it all” on it.
After exiting the wind tunnel, they are shown the numbered balls that they selected and can choose which one to reveal first.
If they win prizes or cash on the first ball, they can either stop or press their luck and continue. Vanesa was given five balls and chose to push forward after each reveal.
Her first ball revealed $2,500, the second $25,000, the third and fourth balls netted her $100,000 each, and the final ball was for a mother-daughter trip to Morocco.
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When choosing the final ball, Vanesa, who was nearly in tears, said, “I have to believe,” to which host Drew Carey replied, “God bless you and good luck.”
Her daughter was looking on from the audience, which erupted in applause following her massive victory.
Vanesa won $227,500 in cash, with the trip to Morocco valued at $12,650.
This amount beat the previous “Price is Right” record for a single pricing game set in 2016, when a contestant won $210,000 while playing “Cliffhangers.”
“From ‘Come on Down’ to playing ‘The Lion’s ,’ it all felt so surreal — a dream moment that only kept getting bigger,” Vanesa said in a statement.
“I was nervous, excited, and everything at once,” she concluded. “Winning over $200,000 is life-changing. I plan to invest wisely, enjoy a little, and treat my mom to a special surprise.”
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