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- ‘Price is Right’ contestant aiming for $24,000 car goes home with $60,000 in cash instead (marketrealist.com)
Celebrating its 10,000th episode, “The Price is Right” saw contestant Orlis walk away with a hefty cash prize, forgoing the usual car or vacation. After mimicking Cristiano Ronaldo’s signature “Siu” celebration – a move even host Drew Carey joined in on – Orlis faced a choice between a set of golf clubs, a new car, and a cash prize in the game “Any Number.”
This wasn’t just any “Any Number” game. Thanks to the landmark episode, any cash winnings would be multiplied by 10,000. With the first digit of the car’s price revealed as a 2, Orlis strategically selected his numbers, hoping to land on the correct digits for either the car, the golf clubs, or the potentially lucrative cash prize.
As the game progressed, Orlis successfully guessed digits for all three prizes. The tension mounted as the final, decisive digit remained.
Turning to the audience for guidance, Orlis chose “6.” That “6” proved to be the game-changer.
It completed the cash prize value of $6.02, which, multiplied by 10,000, resulted in a whopping $60,200 windfall.
Overjoyed, Orlis celebrated with another “Siu,” accompanied, once again, by Carey. The substantial cash prize eclipsed the value of the car, proving that sometimes, on “The Price is Right,” cash is king.