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  • Amber Lancaster, “Price is Right” Model, Trips and Damages Set While On Air

    Amber Lancaster, one of the models on The Price is Right, had a mishap while on the air Friday. Lancaster lost her balance–she was wearing stilettos–and tripped, damaging some stage lighting in the process.

    “What..geez!” Price is Right host Drew Carey exclaimed. He was sympathetic to both Amber Lancaster’s well-being and her embarrassment.

    The contestant on stage during the mishap looked horrified.

    “Did I do that?” the contestant asked, as Amber Lancaster and a second model, who also wore stilettos, laughed.

    “Are you OK? the contestant asked Amber Lancaster.

    “Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just gonna die of embarrassment,” Lancaster replied.

    Fortunately for Amber Lancaster, this isn’t the first time a Price is Right professional has taken a tumble on stage. Back in January, the show’s announcer, George Gray, fell off a treadmaill during the show.

    It’s time for the memes to star up, don’t you think? It shouldn’t be long before poor Amber Lancaster is teased mercilessly for her embarrassing mishap.

  • Bob Barker Is A ‘Carefully Selected Fool,’ Makes Appearance On ‘The Price Is Right’

    Bob Barker’s return to The Price is Right was the best April Fool’s day prank ever.

    The audience went wild when instead of current host Drew Carey, it was the venerable game show host who came out after introductions.

    “What a welcome,” a clearly touched Barker exclaimed, adding that “I have never had a welcome like that.”

    Barker was asked to host a portion of the April Fools edition of The Price is Right and true to form, jokingly said “I know the world is full of fools, but I am a carefully selected fool.”

    Barker started hosting the long running show in 1972 and stayed as its host for 35 years. His departure from the show in 2007 was one of the most emotional moments on television.

    Looking extremely fit for a 91-year old, Barker then gave the audience a brief reminder of why he’s so loved. He handled the show’s opening salvo – the classic “Lucky Seven” game – with aplomb and one contestant was lucky enough to drive away with an SUV.

    Alas, all good things must come to an end and Barker turned hosting duties back to Carey after the first commercial break.

    The game show has a history of pulling April Fools’ Day pranks and this one has got to be among the most memorable. In 2013, the show’s models swapped jobs with Carey and announcer George Gray. And last year, Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson took over hosting duties at The Price is Right.

    But despite being away from The Price is Right, Bob Barker has been keeping busy. The host was recently seen squaring off with Adam Sandler as they reignited their Happy Gilmore feud.

    In a promo for Comedy Central’s Night of Too Many Stars, Barker is seen in a hospital being visited by Adam Sandler. It doesn’t take long for the two to trade insults and come to blows.

    But whether it’s hosting The Price is Right again or going toe to toe with Happy Gilmore, Bob Barker remains classy and witty as ever.

  • Drew Carey Offers Reward to Catch Ohio Teens Responsible for Feces Ice Bucket Challenge

    Price is Right host Drew Carey has offered a reward of $10,000 to the person that helps catch the Ohio teens that tricked a special needs student into having urine and feces dumped on his head in a fake ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

    We all know that kids can be cruel at times, but the cruelty exhibited by teens in Bay Village, Ohio towards an autistic classmate is absolutely reprehensible. The teens tricked the special needs student into believing that he was participating in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Instead of putting ice water in the bucket, they put feces, urine, and spit in it and dumped it on his head.

    See a video the teens took of the disgusting event below.

    The mother of the boy contacted the Bay Village School District about the matter, and the district says they are doing everything they can to find the teens that are responsible. In a message posted to the district’s website, Superintendent Clint Keener speaks out about the incident:

    Our entire Bay Village Schools community is heartsick over the cruel actions taken against one of our special needs students…The student and family targeted by this act have our utmost sympathy, and we will work to let this student know that we care very much about his well being.

    While the school district is doing what they can to assist police in catching the cruel teens, comedian and game show host Drew Carey has upped the ante and offered a reward of $10,000 to help find the teens faster. Check out Drew Carey’s tweets on the disgusting ice bucket challenge below.

    Some people have already sent messages to Carey claiming to have information about the teens that tricked the autistic teen into participating in the fake ice bucket challenge. Carey says that if police apprehend the teens without any help, he will donate his $10,000 to Autism Speaks.

    On a more positive note, this incident has caused the Bay Village community to come together to support the victim. The community decided to wear blue to support autism awareness at a vigil before the Friday night football game.

    Autism Speaks Executive Vice President of Programs and Services Lisa Goring spoke out on the feces ice bucket challenge. “Unfortunately, these horrifying incidents of bullying and abuse among individuals on the spectrum are far too common and completely unacceptable,” said Goring. “It is critical as a community that we work together to prevent such horrific incidents from occurring and that we learn to recognize and respond to them in ways that best support our loved ones with autism.”

  • Dancing With the Stars: Week 6 Recap

    Dancing With the Stars: Week 6 Recap

    Dancing With the Stars ended week 6 of its 18th season with a broken rib, some tears, and a judge named Redfoo. The LMFAO member and youngest son of Motown’s own Barry Gordy, Jr. was guest host for the week 6 competition.

    The week started with NeNe Leakes talking up her relationship with dance pro Tony Dovolani.

    “Tony and I have been through so much,” she said. “This week is definitely a chance for us to be a stronger unit.”

    Cue the drama music and welcome on board the garbage mongers who thrive on the crap far more than on the dancing competition.

    It was Danica McKellar who broke her rib this week. Even though the pair scored all nines from the judges for their rendition of Whitney’s Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody—a broken rib is almost a guarantee that a mirror ball isn’t in Winnie Cooper’s future. The pain associated with this kind of injury is bad enough when one simply sits around to heal, but when breathing is excruciatingly painful, a dancer is in peril. Or at least her competitive skills are.

    Candace Cameron Bure had to ramp up her sexy this week, and that isn’t something that comes easily to the devout Christian.

    “Being the sexy girl isn’t inherently me, but I’ve played the sexy girl on TV before,” she said. “So I’m just gonna think of it as another character.”

    She did a good job of it, too, as she and Mark Ballas danced to Icona Pop’s I Love It.

    James Maslow and Peta Murgatroyd were spot on with their quickstep to Grease’s The One That I Want. Redfoo “loved” it and judge Carrie Ann Inaba called James a “leading man.”

    Meryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy started with week with typical Maks drama (should he and NeNe Leakes maybe do their own Dancing With the Stars spinoff?) over a Julianne Hough comment.

    “Phoning in? Did somebody really call me out on phoning in?”

    His and Meryl’s tango earned them a perfect score, however, so Maks got to smile. Gloat?

    Drew Carey and Cheryl Burke performed a respectable tango, but as anyone with dance prowess knows, ‘respectable’ isn’t good in the dance world.

    Charlie White and Sharna Burgess turned up Charlie’s hip action and pleased the judges to no end.

    Amy Purdy and Derek Hough were so good their dance prompted a marriage proposal from Bruno Tonioli.

    Spoiler Alert:

    Drew Carey and Cheryl Burke went home this week.

    Who are these stars? Does anyone honestly know where some of these so-called celebrities got their claim to fame? Maybe for season 19 Dancing With the Stars should be renamed Dancing to the Drama.

    Do you think the show is more soap opera than dance competition–at least during some episodes?

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  • Drew Carey and Craig Ferguson Switch Jobs for April Fools’

    Longtime pals Drew Carey and Craig Ferguson plan to play the ultimate April Fools’ Day prank by switching places.

    Ferguson will host The Price is Right on April 1 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET), and Carey will host The Late Late Show on April 1 (12:37-1:37 AM ET). Ferguson and Carey spent nearly a decade working together on The Drew Carey Show, which aired from 1995-2004. Both of their shows airing on CBS, and having offices and studios next to each other, helps keep their friendship strong.

    On The Late Late Show’s March 17 episode, Ferguson and Carey announced their plans to switch their hosting gigs. “Hey, Craig Ferguson and I, for April Fools’, are switching jobs. He’s going to host The Price is Right and I’m gonna host The Late Late Show,” revealed Carey. “Now this is for April Fools,’ so don’t tell anyone!” Ferguson added.

    During Carey’s Late Late Show hosting stint, he’ll interview comedian Carl Reiner, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Connie Schultz, and rocker Joan Jett, who will perform her single “Any Weather” with The Blackhearts. Carey’s Price is Right announcer George Gray will join him on The Late Late Show, and  The Price is Right models Rachel Reynolds, Amber Lancaster, and Manuela Arbeláez will also be included in the switch. Besides his Price is Right gig, Carey currently competes on this season of Dancing with the Stars.

    Ferguson will be in the company of great The Price is Right hosts, some of them include Bob Barker, Tom Kennedy, Carey, and Dennis James. Ferguson plans to bring his robot skeleton sidekick, Geoff Peterson, and his pantomime horse Secretariat, who will both act as models for The Price is Right. Ferguson’s Late Late Show announcer Shadoe Stevens will also be joining him.

    Ferguson already taped his soon-to-air episode of The Price is Right. Last year for April Fools’, Carey and Gray switched places with the models.

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  • Price is Right: Sheree Heil Is Biggest Winner Ever

    A woman was in shock on Monday after becoming the biggest winner ever on  “The Price is Right”.  Shree Heil, is the new owner of a luxurious Audi R8 V8 Spyder Quattro S Tronic worth $157, 300. She won it while playing  “Gas Money” on the CBS daytime game show. In addition to that, she also won a pair of prada shoes worth $3, 045 as well as $10,000 cash.

    Contestants in the Gas Money game are required to eliminate incorrect prices of a featured car and leave a correct price.  Each time an incorrect price is eliminated the contestant gets a cash prize. Contestants can then choose to walk away with cash prize already won or risk it all and continue with the game until all the wrong prices are eliminated. Sheree risked walking away with $8000… and it paid off.

    As expected, Sheree was really excited about the victory as she jumped up and down at the show. Sheree currently drives a 2005 Toyota Corolla but will head back home to Tacoma, Washington with a significantly upgraded means of transportation. Sheree now beats the previous daytime record holder, Vickyann Sadowski who won a  $147, 517 in 2006. Though Sheree Heil may have been the biggest winner, all the other contestants won on Monday show as well.

     

     

     

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  • Bob Barker Makes Appearance on The Price is Right

    Come on down! CBS is reporting that legendary The Price is Right game show host Bob Barker will be returning to the show for a special guest appearance that will air on his 90th birthday, December 12th.

    Barker was the show’s host for 35 years before his retirement in 2007. Comedian Drew Carey took over the hosting duties and has been there ever since. The plan is for Barker to present a special showcase. You may also remember that Barker used to warn his audience that they should, “Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered” at the end of every show. Drew Carey has also continued the tradition. CBS will honor Barker’s lifelong commitment to animal activism by running pet adoptions from December 9th through December 13th.

    Here’s a look at one of the most classic moments from The Price is Right . It’s from an episode that aired in 2006. It has over 5,000,000 hits on You Tube.

    Bob Barker’s special episode has already been taped. So even though we know about Barker’s appearance on the show, the studio audience was in a for a huge surprise when he suddenly showed up. Thankfully, it appears that CBS and Barker worked out their differences after the former host was not invited to the production’s 40th Anniversary Show last year.

    The Price is Right is as popular as ever. It is still the #1 rated daytime television show.

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  • Price Is Right: Male Model Chosen From 3 Finalists

    “The Price Is Right” has announced its first male model in the show’s 40-year history, a man who competed with two other finalists to earn the title.

    Rob Wilson proved he had what it takes by competing in challenges, such as writing and singing lyrics to the show’s theme song (what that has to do with modeling, I’m not quite sure) and changing costumes (there, that’s better); the challenges were streamed on the show’s website, with hundreds of men being narrowed down to 26, until finally only three were left standing. The winner was chosen by viewer votes, with Wilson coming out ahead.

    Curiously, he’ll only be given the job for one week–starting October 15th–before the show reverts back to the old sexy-ladies format. It’s still being hosted by comedian Drew Carey.

    The show made headlines earlier this year when former host Bob Barker spoke out against producers for not including him in their 40th anniversary celebration, saying there was bad blood over what he feels is a lack of sensitivity on their part towards animal rights.

    “I am ashamed of the show and surprised at their complete disregard for the welfare of animals,” he said. “Were I still there, a prize to attend the Calgary Stampede would never have been considered. We never did anything that condoned animal cruelty. Apparently, things have changed.”