‘The Price Is Right’ Fans Debate the ‘Dumbest’ Prize on the Show
Most people go on The Price Is Right expecting to win a car, money, or a trip, but sometimes the game show gives away prizes that have contestants wondering why they chose to be on the show.
Reddit users debated what they think is the “dumbest or most useless” prize The Price Is Right has given out, not just once, but often. “What’s the dumbest/ most useless prize in frequent rotation on the show?” the poster asked.
“For me, it has to be the TreeHaus camping trailer. It has a retail price of nearly $7,500. You have to register it, get plates for it, install a trailer hitch, and tow it, which reduces your fuel economy by at least 5 mpg and makes parking and reversing a nightmare. In exchange for that you get… a tent. No bathroom, no shower, no fresh water, no stove, no field kitchen, no refrigeration, no lights, no AV, no power outlets. Just a four-person tent, which is like $250 at Costco, and some storage, which, if you’re like everyone else here in the U.S., you don’t need because you already have a giant SUV.”
“It’s aggressively useless. Anyone else got one?” they ended.
Other fans said the portable photo booth is pretty useless. “It’s quite tall and looks like it would just end up being stuck in a corner collecting dust for 99% of the time,” a fan wrote.
“It was one of the prizes when I played Race Game. I wasn’t sad I didn’t win it,” a former contestant replied.
“The digital photo booth. Or the exercise mirrors that require a subscription to use,” a Reddit user agreed. However, some fans said that the photobooth was useful to rent out for weddings or holiday parties.
“The photo booth/selfie stations, the light-up dance floor, the cheap-looking bamboo tiki bars, the karaoke packages…” said another.
Many fans agreed that saunas/steam showers, boats, and the giant arcade machines were also “dumb.”
“I don’t know if it’s really useless, but I always find it funny when people receive a ‘vacation’ to a state they live in. I saw a woman win a trip to Vermont. That’s great for someone else, but she was from Vermont,” said another.
Other The Price Is Right fans said odd-colored or giant kitchen appliances. “You would have to change your whole kitchen around just for it to match,” one fan said.
What is the weirdest prize you have seen won on The Price Is Right? Let us know in the comments.
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I love the old Bill Cullen Price is Right when people could win an airplane! That was bonkers!
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Or A Whole House Yes I Loved Those Bill Cullen Price is Rights Also
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Money, Cars, and Trips. Those should be the only prizes. And especially NO BOATS!
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Winning a bathtub. House you have to spend tons of money redoing your bathroom to put it in.
Apartment. You just won a totally useless prize.
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Of you have comments here then that means you keep watching it
So stand down 🤣
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Donate to Goodwill
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The TVs. Who doesn’t already have a TV? And they are so hard to price - they go from under $1000 to over $4000.
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If you don't want it, you have the right to refuse it. Just don't take it, and you will avoid all the taxes.
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Anything that isn't money. You have to pay major taxes on anything you win, frequently before you can receive the prize. At least with money, you can pay the taxes with it.
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A good list of lousy prizes that I can think of. Such as a snowmobile, especially if the contestant is from Florida! Or women's accessories to that male contestant. I always thought the living and bedroom sets were awful, too as in some cases, that winner would have to redecorate their home for everything to match, or would have to tear out their entire kitchen and start from scratch. Or bath tubs. Who wants to renovate their bathroom when their current tub is fine?
I watched an old Barker episode the other day where the showcase included a hot dog cart! That's right! A hot dog cart that you would see a vendor out on the street corner using. Who at their own home would have use for that?
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Bring back the TEN CHANCES game!
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Drew The Dork. Worst choice ever
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Who were the other choices?
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I agree they scraped the bottom of the barrel to hire him
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