A memorable moment unfolded on “The Price is Right” earlier this week, involving contestant Christianne from Arkansas and a near wardrobe mishap.
Christianne’s excitement was palpable as she bounded onto the stage after being selected to play against host Drew Carey. As she approached Carey, she repeatedly adjusted her red and white checkered dress, seemingly attempting to prevent an unintended exposure.
“Hi, right over here. How are you doing?” Carey inquired.
“I can’t see your name. What’s your name?” he continued.
After Christianne confirmed her name, Carey warmly welcomed her to the show, stating, “Nice to see you, Christianne. Welcome to the show.”
Christianne’s outfit consisted of a black jacket layered over her dress, a hat emblazoned with “America” in bold red lettering, and practical brown cowboy boots. She then participated in the game “Do the Math,” requiring her to predict whether the prices of displayed electronics were higher or lower than indicated. Following her victory, she enthusiastically celebrated once more, carefully securing her dress to avoid any further incidents.
While Christianne’s experience garnered attention, she is not alone in experiencing unexpected moments on game shows. Last year, “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Tavaris Williams famously delivered a memorable, and somewhat risqué, response that quickly went viral.
“I tried to just beat my contestants by buzzing in first and letting my brain catch up,”
Williams explained his actions later.
“And when my brain was ready to speak, I saw the R, I saw the B, I saw the T. I went for ‘Right in the butt.’ … And once [host Pat Sajak] said ‘no,’ oh, it was the worst feeling.”
The puzzle presented was “_ _ _ _ /I _ /T _ E /B _ _ T!” Williams buzzed in quickly and confidently declared, “Right in the butt.” The audience reacted with initial silence followed by laughter, a bewildered response from fellow contestant Tyra, and a firm “no” from Sajak.
The correct answer was, of course, “T H I S / I S / T H E / B E S T!”
“None of those common sense [thoughts like], ‘Well, there wasn’t enough letters for the word “right”’ [or] ‘This is a family show.’ None of that is going through your head when you have 50 monitors above you, the lights are extra bright, there are 100 stagehands, there’s producers, there’s sound guys,”
Williams reflected.
“And I was standing next to Pat, so I had to say something. I wasn’t going to get buzzed without saying something. And the rest is history.”
