‘The Price Is Right’ Plinko Nightmare Costs Player $50,000 – See Drew Carey React
A contestant on Wednesday’s (November 13) episode of The Price is Right had an absolute nightmare experience playing Plinko as she landed on FOUR zeroes in a row.
The player in question was Kelly LeBlanc, who made her way up from Contestant’s Row to the main stage. LeBlanc had a chance to play Plinko, the most popular game in the history of The Price is Right. There was a possible jackpot of $50,000 up for grabs.
For those unfamiliar, Plinko involves dropping a flat disc down the Plinko board in hopes of landing in one of the money slots at the bottom. The contestant is given one disc to start and can earn up to four more by guessing the price of four small prizes.
LeBlanc had to guess the correct digit in four different items from their two-digit prices; this included an 8-piece gardening set, a 17 oz water bottle, a fruit and veggie peeler, and a steam iron. She nailed each one, giving her five discs to play with on the Plinko board.
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With encouragement from host Drew Carey, LeBlanc made her way to the top of the board and dropped her first disc. The nine slots (in order) include the values of $100, $500, $1,000, $0, and $10,000. That meant if LeBlanc could land each of her five discs in the $10,000 slot, she’d walk away with $50,000.
Unfortunately, her first disc landed in the zero slot. “Just forget that ever happened,” Carey said. “That was close.”
LeBlanc then dropped her second disc and once again landed in the zero slot. “Come on, y’all, give me some good luck,” she called to the studio audience.
After dropping her third disc and landing in the zero slot again, LeBlanc looked absolutely shocked. “What in the heck?” Carey said. “Three zeroes in a row!”
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Unbelievably, LeBlanc’s fourth disc also landed in the zero slot. She hung her head in disbelief and said, “What is going on?!”
Thankfully, LeBlanc’s final disc landed in the $1,000 slot, meaning she didn’t walk away empty-handed, even if it wasn’t the $50,000 she could have had with some better luck.
“Thank god! A thousand bucks!” Carey stated before telling LeBlanc, “Don’t leave the house without an umbrella today.”
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Fans couldn’t believe LeBlanc’s bad luck and took to social media to share their reactions.
“Man I felt bad for her!! 4 straight zeros,” wrote one Instagram user.
“This was tough to watch. She had all those chips, and hit zero for times in a row. I’m glad she ended up with something. Never seen it and like that,” said another.
Another added, “I have never in my life seen anyone get so many zeros on Plinko.”
Others said LeBlanc didn’t have the best technique, with one viewer on Reddit writing, “If she would have tried putting the chips IN THE MIDDLE, she might have had better luck.”
“Seriously! Like even if you don’t know the math backs that up how is it just not common sense to do that?” replied another.
“That was not the best technique – Drew once said in an interview he thought putting the chip between the N & K were the best odds,” said another fan on Instagram.
While some fans suggested dropping down the middle is the best way to win Plinko, it didn’t help a contestant last month. In fact, Carey told the contestant to drop from the middle and it ended up backfiring big time.
What did you think of Wednesday’s Plinko game? Let us know in the comments below.
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I saw that and wouldn't say that it was entirely bad luck. A little strategy is necessary such a dropping the chip in the middle. Also reach down as far as possible to take away a little of the bounce off the pegs. You know a little soft touch. She was just dropping the chips from anywhere and was bouncing the chips hard off the highest pegs. If you start off bouncy the chip will be bouncy all the way down so you have zero control of where it goes.
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It's always easy sitting at home where you are comfortable playing this game. People don't realize how nervous and excited these people are that get on the stage. So don't judge to harshly more to the point don't offer advice after it's all said and done. It's worse than pouring salt in a wound.
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Starting from the side isn't always bad like the article implies, look closely at the first two drops, and the Plinko chip crosses the center into the 0 farther from the where the chip was released. So you can make 10,000 from the side, if you are lucky.
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At least she avoided the dreaded Plinko Stinko by hitting 5 zeroes. (Which has happened.)
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I always thought there shouldn't be any zeros on the board. The contestants have to win the chips, they should get something for them even if it's a small amount.
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Sports are definitely washed. Hockey and mma for sure, but keep calling everyone you disagree with a stoner lol. Get real
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It is rigged
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It wasn't her lucky day
But yes for the 1,000 if be happy 😁
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It's not rigged to the contestants advantage. Dah!!
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This is proof why Plinko sucks! It's the single most overrated game on TPIR!
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The best PLINKO game ever! I was hoping for 5 zeros!
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Glad to know what happened. Just as the game started stupid CBS news broke in with video of Biden meeting the crazy orange man in the Oval office. 😡
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No doubt…I was so mad about that…I love Plinko and couldn’t believe they cut away to show that nonsense. Then showed the EXACT same thing on the news 40 min later!
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You were so mad..haha, nobody gives a crap and get over it .
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I hate when that happens. Can't they wait until the evening news.
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Trump won so get over it. You crybabies need to look into a mirror and see how ugly you are before spewing comments about a orange man.
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Carnival scam games on these shows.
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Game fix, just like all sports
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Get real Herb. You honestly think pro athletes let themselves get injuried sometimes permanently for a Vegas fix? Smoke another one bro.
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