‘Price Is Right’ Gets Blasted For Using Fake Prizes; Owner Shows Proof
‘Price Is Right’ Gets Blasted For Using Fake Prizes; Owner Shows Proof.
The Price Is Right is one of the most popular game shows on TV. It’s the longest-running game show on network TV and has aired on CBS since 1972. Beloved host Bob Barker retired in 2007. Comedian Drew Carey stepped into the role later that year. Fans have accepted the hosting change after eighteen years. The daytime game show recently came under fire for allegedly using fake prizes. Keep reading to see the proof from the prize’s owner.
Game Show Secrets Exposed
Game shows like The Price Is Right take luck and skill to win. But it’s not always up to chance. It’s common knowledge that the producers are sometimes pulling the strings behind the scenes.
One secret about the game show that still surprises people today is that the contestants aren’t chosen as randomly as the show likes to portray. The audience members are vetted before entering the studio in Glendale, California. They’re hand-picked by producer Stan Blits.
The Price Is Right: Drew Carey
He shared what he’s looking for in a contestant with the New York Post. “I am looking for energy, sincerity and potential humor. And if they can equal my energy or exceed it and maintain it, they are at the top of the list,” he said.
Another shocking game show truth is that the prizes are never free. Contestants have to pay taxes on anything they’ve won.
The prizes are never guaranteed to be authentic either. One creator called the show out for using a ripoff of their original design as a prize.
Price Is Right Gets Blasted For Using Fake Prizes
The contestants on The Price Is Right hope to win a new car or a trip around the world. But sometimes the prizes are less glamorous. Some prizes are even odd. One recent prize was a ceramic duck vase.
The owner of Richard Moonstreet Ceramics took to social media to put The Price Is Right on blast for gifting knockoffs of their vase as prizes. The designer wrote that he started selling ceramic “Round Boy” duck vases six years ago. They’re handmade with love and also under protection from copies in the UK.
I got it protected by the ICO in the UK (protected design number 6156574 in case you were wondering). This protects the design as original in the UK/EU against unauthorised direct copies. Mine are all handmade with love and care and take a lot of time,” they wrote.”
The design’s owner was shocked when they saw a knockoff version of the ceramic duck vase as a prize on The Price Is Right.
They said that they previously saw the knockoff designs on sites like Amazon, Temu, and Etsy. They were able to get the fakes removed from some websites, but not Amazon yet.
“So imagine my surprise when the f**king PRICE IS RIGHT @therealpriceisright used the FAKE item as a prize on a recent airing. With no due diligence or care from them to make sure they were promoting a genuine product rather than a fake copy of something I have poured a lot of hours into,” they wrote.
The duck vase designer called the situation “really shameful.”
Owner Shows Proof
The creator of the ceramic duck vase tagged The Price Is Right on the social media post to get them to stop using the knockoffs as prizes. They offered to make originals for the show. The game show has yet to respond to the claims that the prizes were faked.
The designer shared photos of their own creation versus what the show was using as a prize. The comparison clearly shows that the ceramic duck vases are similar.
Photo comparison of alleged ‘Price Is Right’ fake prize/Credit: Richard Moonstreet Instagram
Should The Price Is Right do the right thing and stop using the fakes as prizes?
