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- Network: CBS
- Episodes: 6,800 +
- First Aired: 1956
- Current host: Drew Carey
- 1972: Bob Barker became host
- Retired hosts: Bill Cullen, Bob Barker
- Current Announcer: Rich Fields
- Announcers: Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy
- Revival Premiere: February 22, 2008
- New episodes: Fridays at 8pm
- Daytime Emmy Awards: 6
- 70 different pricing games
- Original host, Bill Cullen, worked on the program from 1956 to 1965 until its cancellation
- Environmentally friendly prizes include "cell phones made of recycled materials, solar charging equipment and a recycling cabinet"Breitbart: The Price Is Right Goes Green for Earth Day (April 20, 2009)
- Trips offered during the Earth Day show will be paired with donations to offset carbon emissionsBreitbart: The Price Is Right Goes Green for Earth Day (April 20, 2009)
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The Price is Right is a long-running game show where contestants guess product prices to win prizes. Bob Barker hosted the longest running game show in the history of television for 35 years. Drew Carey assumed hosting duties after Barker retired in 2007.
On Earth Day 2009, environmentally friendly products will be featured. Actor and environmental activist, Ed Begley Jr. will introduce a showcase that will include "an electric bike, golf cart and Toyota Prius hybrid car.Breitbart: The Price Is Right Goes Green for Earth Day (April 20, 2009)
Synopsis
In every episode, contestants are selected from the studio audience and asked to guess the price of a product. The contestant whose guess is the closest to the price of the prize, without going over the price, wins the product and continues to play a solo game. In the solo pricing game, larger prizes are awarded if the contestant guesses correctly. There is a showcase showdown at the end of the 3rd and 6th rounds, players must spin a wheel with cash denominations trying to get one dollar without going over. The person who wins each round will advance to the showcase round. In the showcase round, each of the two contestants will bid on a prize package. The contestant with the greater amount of winnings can bid on the first prize package or pass it to the other contestant. The player who comes closest to the dollar amount of the prize package without going over wins. If a contestant comes $250 or less away from the price of their package, they win both packages.



