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TIL On a Price is Right taping in September 2008, the Showcase results were halted for 45 minutes - because a contestant had bid the EXACT price ($23,743). Drew Carey claimed he read out the result on-air as deadpan as possible because he was worried the show was crooked and he’d go to jail.

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