Colorado Springs woman competes on ‘The Price is Right’ | Arts & Entertainment
Being a college graduate with no job worked to Caroline Rather’s advantage.
That’s what her bright pink T-shirt claimed as she successfully competed for the attention of producers on the game show ‘The Price is Right’ in Los Angeles this summer. She made it all the way to the famous Showcase Showdown, which pits two contestants against each other as they bid on an array of shiny prizes.
Her episode airs at 9 a.m. Monday on CBS.
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“As everyone knows, you have to act a little bit crazy and outgoing,” said the 2020 Air Academy High School graduate. “What stood out to me was the T-shirt I made. It said: ‘I just graduated college. I’m in need of a job and money.’ They liked that.”
They liked it enough that she was the fourth studio audience member invited to “Come on down. You’re the next contestant on ‘The Price is Right.’”
While Rather can’t reveal if she won the big showdown, she’s happy to report it was a positive experience as she readies herself for a job in medical device sales, after graduating from Colorado State University in May.
“I can’t even compare it to anything,” she said. “It was so energetic and exciting and it didn’t feel real when I was doing it, even after the fact. I never thought it would be me. I would do it over and over again if I could.”
It was her winning second bid, on a wooden chess table and chess set, that scored her a visit on stage to meet host Drew Carey, who waited with his long, skinny microphone, made famous by original host, Bob Barker.
Adding to her glee was her potential prize, a 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross SUV. In order to claim her new car, she had to play the That’s Too Much game, which meant watching Carey push buttons revealing prices. Rather had to guess the price just over the price of the car. Unfortunately, the Toyota still remains in L.A.
“The first one was 26,000, then 27, 28, and when they got to 29,000 I looked at my mom,” Rather said. “She told me go one more. It jumped to $31. I thought that was my clue to stop. I looked a her and she said that’s good. So I stopped. If I’d gone one more to $32,000 I would have gotten the car.”
She might not have won the car, but her lucky spin on the big wheel nabbed her a place in the showdown, where once again she had to bid on a car, a 2024 Volkswagen Jetta, along with a washer and dryer set and electric bike.
“I’m so glad I had the experience,” Rather said, “especially being able to share that with my mom.”
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