Unlucky ‘Price Is Right’ Contestant Wins Trip to Stanley Cup Final
The price is wrong
Do you realize how hard it is to win a prize on The Price Is Right?
First you have to be one of the people—out of 300 in the audience—invited to “come on down.” Then you have to win the opening bid just to have the opportunity to play one of those games for the big prizes. Then you have to win whatever convoluted game the producers have picked. It’s a thrill for anyone who actually does win.
But one contestant on Wednesday’s show probably isn’t feeling as excited any more.
A guy named Andrew had an opportunity to play the “Secret X” game for a chance to win ... a trip for himself and three friends to Game 4 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final!
It includes round-trip airfare, a five-night stay in a luxury hotel, tickets to the game and jerseys of the team of your choice, a prize valued at nearly $13,000.
And Andrew did end up winning, which must have felt great whenever they filmed this episode. But now it’s highly unlikely that the Stanley Cup will get played.
Hopefully he’ll be allowed to cash in his prize at the 2021 Cup Final, but for now there’s only one sound to play:
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