hi again someone asked about taxes after winning..

well i had bid on football stuf to get on stage. i bid 799 price was 1170.

then on stage i had the credft card game pick 3 of 5 prizes with out going over limit. prize 1 was tools 1200, prize 2 was dinning sideboard 1900 prize 3 was recoard /cd recorder 400, prize 4 was esspresso machine 450, prize 5 was stainless steel outdoor cooler 400.

i picked the last 3 and won all 5. went to wheel the two in front over spun i won. then rolled 90 cents. (the wheel is not so heavy if your tall i am 6'1 so no problem for me.

went to show case was goin green had a mac computer, a kitchen recycle cabnet, then a 2008 ford escape hybrid. i bid 28000 won the prizes were 30000 something, so game total of 35707.

well being i won hybrid. taxes to get truck after winning was 2500. then i got a tax credit of 3000 at end of year. then for the rest of the stuff i ended up paying about 600 something.... butt that was paid at end of year also... my tapiing was in 12-07 my show aired in feb 08 and right after show aired i began receiving stuff in mail. i was given cash intead of some prizes well they sent me checks instead of prizes. not all just a few they chose not me.

they want you to win and it is just about getting tickets free online and getting there and waiting in line for a few hours.. so have fun smile and enjoy

gee....i am going to follow exactly what this soon-to-be Pulitzer candidate has to say and win it all!....let me put my scrapbooking down for a second and start to prepare!

Gig Harrison...must you be so inept as to call people idiots just because they don't know how to play the game? Has it ever occured to you that they are there to have fun as well! So judgemental......why?

After that 10 Chances game, No Wonder Bob Retired!

I have watched the Price Is Right forever, LOVE the show! I agree, I miss Bob Barker, and have total respect for his love of animals, he advocated for the living beings on the planet who could not speak for themselves, I miss seeing the animals up for adoption. I like Drew Carey also, it's just a totally different scenario. You can't just say "spay and neuter your pets", you have to show people a real animal that needs a home.

I watch the show everyday and I love it..I wonder when Drew will be rushed to the hospital with a broken back from the contestant's jumping on him. I also agree with a few people on here that Drew does not have to yell the contestant's name so many times as they approach the front of the studio..Thanks for letting me comment!

As a previous contestant on The Price is Right (6/4/08 to be exact), I can certaintly understand where these haisty mistakes come from! Growing up, watching the show on TV, I could never understand how and why contestants made the simple mistakes that they made. After being in their shoes, in the heat of the moment, I can sympathize with them! Being on national televison, knowing that your performance is going to be viewed nationwide by friends, family, and old college roomates that you might not have seen in twenty years are big expectations to live up to! It all seems to happen to fast! For example, I was the last to bid in contestants row on a particular item. The highest big was 1200, and the lowest bid was 300. For some odd reason, in the heat of the moment I bid 700. On any normal day, from my living room I would have bid 301. Not on this day! I bid 700. The actual retail price was... 698! You could see the look of dissapointment on my face as the ditsy girl next to me ran up on stage at the chance to win a car. I thought to myself, how could I actually do that?!

In the end, it didn't matter! I finally made it out of contestants row, made it up on stage, won 12K in patio furnature, electronics, and lawn equipment, but got knocked out at the wheel after going over on my second spin! In the end, it was an awesome experience!

Drew Carey is about as entertaining as watching paint dry! Boy did they make a mistake in going with him! I used to watch every day but after a week with Carey.....no more. Even "The View" is better!

I'd been thinking about creating some YouTube videos to explain many of the TPIR tricks, but now I can just refer folks to this page .

As a three-time game-show vet ($20,000 Pyramid, Trump Card, Wheel of Fortune), I can tell you that once you're up on that stage, the surrealism of it all can result in such manifestations as cotton mouth, adrenaline shakes, and cerebral flatulence. So, don't blame the folks who lose their minds. It's a normal, human response. And good television.

Here are my basic TPIR tips:

If you're going in a large group, especially with matching T-shirts, you may want to separate into two distinct groups with different shirts. Only one person from any group is ever selected. If you have a military uniform, wear it.

Any Number: The Piggy Bank has NEVER started with a 0. Zero is USUALLY the last number of the car or the smaller prize.

Cliffhangers: The three prices ALWAYS progress from lowest to highest, and as of April 2010, the third prize has NEVER been more than $50.

Clock Game: If you rememeber that this is only a jazzed-up version of "I'm thinking of a number from 1 to 10," you'll find it easier to keep your composure. After a failed experiment, they're back you using a second prize worth less than $1,000. Starting the second round with a first bid of $999 is your best bet. If that's not it, try $899 as your second bid. If Drew ever says "Lower" in a high, squeaky voice, he's trying to get you to go $1 lower than your previous bid. Take the hint.

Cover Up: Getting the first number is easy. Try to guess the 2nd number incorrectly, so you'll get one more turn than if you'd gotten the first two numbers correct right away. The cars here ALMOST NEVER end with 0.

Double Prices: (or any game where the prize is two IDENTICAL motorcycles, bikes, Vespas, cars, etc.) Hello! The price will ALWAYS end in an even number, often an 8.

Golden Road: Until you get to the end prize, don't EVER guess a number that is repeated elsewhere in the price your guessing at. The final price MAY have a repeat, but not often.

Grocery Game: Figure out which is the lowest-priced item on the counter, and SAVE THAT ONE FOR LAST, when you need the wiggle room to squeeze in between $20 and $21.

Half Off: Don't necessarily go with your first instinct. They purposefully make your choices tricky here. Items here are deceptively expensive or inexpensive.

Lucky 7: calling all 5s will almost guarantee you a loss, unless it's a special all-couples or all-military show. Then, the producers will often craftily stack the odds in players' favor.

Magic Number: The gap between the two prices is ALWAYS at least $1,000. I can't believe so many people lose this game. Settle on a Magic Number just under your guess for the bigger prize. The lower prize is usually trickier.

Now Or Then: There is ALWAYS one product that didn't exist at the Then time. Find it.

Range Game: The range spans $600 and the rangefinder spans $150, so you have a 1-in-4 chance going in. Look at the midway point, and decide if you want that area in the upper part (covering lower prices) or lower part (covering higher prices). The correct price has NEVER been in the top or bottom $50, so you can almost make the odds 50-50. REMEMBER: Planting the rangefinder dead center is often a losing strategy.

Safecrackers: The price ALWAYS ends with a 0.

Secret X: All your Xs go in the CORNERS. Period.

Temptation: TAKE THE DAMN PRIZES! The odds are always against you on this one. Take the sure thing.

Ten Chances: The prices ALL end on 0. ALWAYS.

Two For One: The numbers almost never come all from the top or bottom. (I've only ever seen it once.) Choose the middle digit for your free pick, as the first digit is USUALLY the higher of your two choices.

So many prizes and grocery items are used repeatedly. Learn some, if you plan to be on the show. Those outdoor heaters are $518, and one set of washer/dryers they use often go for $2268. That juice drink they often use is $3.39, and UDDER CREAM is cheap!

If you see aspirin, vitamins, or other pills in Bullseye, Check-Out, Grand Game, Hi-Lo, Let 'Em Roll, or any other game, CHECK THE PILL COUNT! A bottle of 24 is a lot less than a bottle of 100.

There! Now, go win something.

No one could ever replace Bob but I think they could find someone better than Drew. I've always liked Drew but he's not right for this show. He's very monotone and doesn't know how to generate excitement during the games. Bob was (is) dignified, Drew is not. Bob had so much class and personality and was a real showman (and btw, he would tell losing contestants he was sorry as was someone's complaint). If appealing to the younger generation requires being more 'common' and less dignified then that's a sad sign of the times. TPIR was one of my favorite shows but I gave it up awhile after Drew took over.