The Price Is Right Achieves New Daytime Record with Largest Single-Game Prize

Vanesa, a retired veteran from Virginia, had quite the stellar day on The Price Is Right, setting a striking new record: she came away with over $240,000 in cash and prizes on the episode that aired on Friday, May 8. This major haul earned her the title of winning the largest prize from a single pricing game in the show’s impressive 54-year history. Her big win came from successfully playing “The Lion’s Share,” a relatively new game on the show that requires contestants to guess the cost of grocery items to earn balls, with five opportunities to collect. Each ball dropped into a wind tunnel reveals a hidden prize, but there’s always the risk of losing it all. Contestants have the choice to walk away after each prize is shown, or like Vanesa, they can keep playing for a chance at life-changing winnings.

Among Vanesa’s five balls were $227,500 in cash winnings and a dreamy $12,650 trip to Morocco, bringing her total to an incredible $240,150. As an added touch to the excitement, Vanesa’s daughter was in the audience cheering her mom on during the special Mother’s Day-themed episode.

In case you were wondering, the previous record holder that Vanesa surpassed was a contestant named Christen, who took home $210,000 playing Cliff Hangers back in October 2016. This momentous occasion happened during the “Big Money Week” celebration, and back then, it set the record for the largest cash prize awarded to a contestant in a single game on The Price Is Right.

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