‘The Price Is Right’ Fans Share Their Pet Peeves About the Show
Come on down and tell us what your The Price Is Right pet peeve is. Fans of the game show shared theirs, and many of them were divided.
“My pet peeve. I know I can’t be the only one…I can’t stand when people bet $1 over their competitors. One person bids $1,500, and the person after bids $1,501. If the person who bids $1,501 wins, I hope they lose their game lol. Oooooh, it’s such a pet peeve of mine. Grinds my gears lol,” a Reddit user posted.
This happens a lot on The Price Is Right. A contestant doesn’t want to bid too high, but still wants to win, so they only bid $1 above the person before them. Most of the time, it is the last person to make their bid, but sometimes it’s not.
“It’s been a pet peeve of mine, too, for decades. I, too, hope contestants lose their games after that bet $1 over their competitors. Even if they make it to the showcases, I rejoice when those particular contestants lose,” said one fan.
“Agree. My hubby & I get excited when they lose their game,” wrote another.
“I’m with you, OP it really grinds my gears also,” added a third.
“I feel the same way. Bid $5 more to give them a small chance,” commented a Reddit user.
Most of the commenters did not agree with the original poster, however. Some fans said what gets on their nerves is when a contestant bids $1 under the previous contestant or when they make an amount lower than everyone else, but it’s not a wise bid.
Many fans said that contestants have to “play to win!”
“My pet peeve is when people don’t do that when they could/should,” said another. A lot of fans agreed with this poster and many of the comments were about this.
“This is how the game is played! Drives me crazy when someone spends the whole show in contestant’s row, they were the last bidder several times, and never one dollar anyone. Enjoy that consolation prize, you had your chance!” a fan said.
“Say the next lowest bid is $750, and you have the benefit of going last, and for some reason, you bid $500 instead of $1. Drives me insane, like, c’mon folks, I know you had to have watched the show before. If you’re going last and want to undercut, go as low as possible so you don’t accidentally overbid yourself,” one fan said.
What is your pet peeve on The Price Is Right? Do you agree with the fans above? Let us know in the comments.
The Price Is Right, Season 54, Fall 2025, CBS
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Hate obnoxious contestants who scream, lay on the floor, jump up and down and just in general are annoying as hell!!! They should be taken off the show LOL
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For the love of GOD!! Please tell Drew that the absolute most annoying thing I have ever ever witnessed on t.v. is the ridiculously stupid ...... it's a bendy, get a donut...He needs to stop immediately!!!!!!
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I feel the same way, they shouldn’t allow the $1 over bid
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People who refer to the end of the show as the "Showcase Showdown". It's the Showcase; the wheel is the Showcase Showdown. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
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When Drew says it a bendy,get a doughnut when they spin the wheel
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Have a silent bid and reveal when all bids are over that way no one knows what the last person bid
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Contestants' Row is an uneven playing field. The later bidders have a distinct advantage by sheer virtue of luck, so, yeah, I hate the $1 over thing. Also hate the hellos at the wheel. They're boring and cut into the suspense of where the wheel will land. Some contestants aren't even watching!
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Please get rid of the hellos at the wheel - some miss what they just spun because they are going in and on and on .
Also loved the show you had where all those who were one dollar'd were contestants. I always hope the people who one dollar a person get hit by Karma and lose the game they get on stage for . Also - miss Covid rules when it comes to people coming on stage to meet Drew - they forget he can feel pain or be injured. He's always so kind about it but at home I'm so upset by anyone who can hurt the Drew all the fans love!
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The bendy is cringe worthy!!👎👎
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The way the show is now isn't fooling anyone.Their
woke and dei is totally bias for minorities even through
their present is a small percentage of the population
and on the show.
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I hate the antics and stuff the contestants do when coming down the isle. Cart wheels, dancing, crawling, jumping etc. No one acts like that, my husband says he's going to quit watching it because it's sooooo annoying. And we've watched for 50 years. It seems like it is getting progressively worse, even in the last year.
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They should right down there bid so only they know there bid
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I agree
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I cannot stand Drew Carey. He is the only one who laughs at his jokes. He also sometimes says rude things to the contestants. And, while I am sure his tennis shoes are expensive, they should not be worn with a suit. The only reason I watch the show is because I have been watching it since I was a toddler whenever my grandmother and I watched it together.
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I wish they would show at end of the showcase has been won ,if they would show prices for the prizes.
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If you watch the show at all you begin to know that the prize to get up on stage from contestant’s row is never, I mean, never less than $500.00, so don’t bid $1. Try to get the right-on bid to win $500 in cash.
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