One of the most iconic phrases in game show history. “The Price is Right” began in 1972 and has been on air for 45 seasons. But what some do not know is that since 2003, “The Price is Right” Live! has been touring across the country.
Instead of going to Hollywood to join Drew Carey, the host of “The Price is Right” and George Gray, the announcer of “The Price is Right”, in Hollywood fans joined Todd Newton and Andy Martello at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center on Oct. 14.
Audience members danced in their seats to the pop tunes played over the speakers as they waited for the show to start while others registered to participate in order to win prizes.
Once the curtain went up, Martello walked out and explained the rules. While the game was similar to the original “The Price is Right,” instead of the players mostly staying the same, for every new round, new players were picked. They also gave prizes to random members of the audience.
After explaining the rules, Newton walked out on stage and the night got started.
Newton easily played off the contestants, getting lots of laughs from the audience. He made sure to keep the show running along smoothly, as well as making sure everyone walked off stage with prizes.
Prizes ranged from kitchen accessories to a 2016 Nissan Versa Note S; all were up for grabs and contestants were trying their hardest to win.
Games such as cliff hanger, plinko and punch-a-bunch were played, as well as spinning the wheel and the coveted showcase round.
One of the biggest highlights of the night included Newton going into the audience and asking a woman to kiss him on the cheek. A playful banter was kept up between Newton and the woman, and when she went to kiss Newton’s cheek, he turned his head and kissed her lips.
The audience howled with laughter and the woman wore a look of shock. All in good fun, he kept referring back to her when he was sure he heard her scream.
The audience participated as well when contestants were on stage. The audience got to scream prices and try to persuade the contestant to say higher or lower. Some people could barely be contained in their seats while others made choices.
The only slight disappointment came when two contestants had a chance to win the Nissan, a Macintosh computer, a gas grill and electric smoker and a trip to Hawaii. Both overbid, but walked away with $250 each.
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