Author Topic: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime  (Read 6669 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline tpcrotty2

  • Outside in Line
  • *
  • Posts: 23
Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« on: September 19, 2021, 11:22:01 PM »
I was wondering:  how many Price is Right daytime winnings record holders are we aware of for certain?  I am thinking we are fairly sure about these:

Paul, 9/4/1972, $4,328
Terry, 9/15/1972, $6,094
Kimiline, 8/28/1975, $13,810
Christy, 11/3/1975, $15,157
John, 5/8/1984, $39,518
Pamela, 2/17/1986, $54,772
Laura, 1/4/1990, $65,272
Danielle, 1/13/1992, $88,865
Amy, 3/1/2004, $97,130
Vicky-Ann, 9/18/2006, $147,517

I only focused on the Barker era.  Additions?  Corrections?  Of course there will be many from 1972-74 that I am missing and I imagine there are at least three or four others from 1977-1988 (that we may or may not be aware of)...

Offline SuperMatch93

  • Walking the Golden Road
  • ****
  • Posts: 377
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2021, 06:50:27 AM »
I've been curious about this myself. I remember seeing a WinTV episode from 1977 or 78 on YouTube a while back where Bob mentions at the top of the show that a contestant broke the record the previous day, but I can't find it or remember what that total was.

Offline FanOfDrew87

  • In Contestant's Row
  • ***
  • Posts: 132
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2021, 07:29:16 PM »
There was this contestant named Denise Leveque who won $140,235 on Bob Barker's final show in June 2007. She won a $90,000+ showcase that offered a Cadillac XLR Convertible, among her winnings.

I also remember reading in archived posts one time about a contestant named Brandi (I do not know her surname) who won over $90,000+ late in 2009.
« Last Edit: September 20, 2021, 07:35:50 PM by FanOfDrew87 »

Offline blozier2006

  • Double Showcase Winner
  • ******
  • Posts: 2020
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2021, 07:33:57 PM »
There was this contestant named Denise Leveque who won $140,235 on Bob Barker's final show in June 2007. She won a $90,000+ showcase that offered a Cadillac XLR Convertible, among her winnings.
Which is not the record, thus is irrelevant to this thread.

Offline FanOfDrew87

  • In Contestant's Row
  • ***
  • Posts: 132
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2021, 07:35:33 PM »
Sorry, I misread the original post.
« Last Edit: September 20, 2021, 07:43:07 PM by FanOfDrew87 »

Offline tpcrotty2

  • Outside in Line
  • *
  • Posts: 23
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2021, 08:37:46 PM »
Is it possible that these were also records at the time?:

Angela, 2/14/1973, $7,331 (how many contestants won three cars prior to the introduction of Triple Play?  better yet, how many did it without playing It's Optional either?)
Madeline, 10/25/1977, $19,911

Offline tpiradam

  • 11/13/18
  • TPiR Alumnus
  • *
  • Posts: 1800
    • http://adamb.one-dollar.us
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2021, 09:28:50 PM »
Douglas: 2/4/1988 $58,523
Susan: 2/12/1990 approximately $76,000

Nighttime and perhaps all around TPIR record at the time:
Joseph: 8/21/1986 $61,289

Not sure if Susan's actual total will ever be accurate. There was a pricing discrepancy with the Showcases that day and as a result both contestants were awarded their Showcases. Susan's was $23,007 but it's unknown if the discrepancy involved her Showcase or her opponents.

Offline blozier2006

  • Double Showcase Winner
  • ******
  • Posts: 2020
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2021, 09:39:55 PM »
Nighttime and perhaps all around TPIR record at the time:
Joseph: 8/21/1986 $61,289
Seeing this gets me wondering... Scott, if you see this, would you know what the biggest winning total was for the 1972-1980 nighttime run?

Offline tpcrotty2

  • Outside in Line
  • *
  • Posts: 23
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2021, 10:12:32 PM »
Does anyone have video of Douglas in 1988?

Offline FPGWillyT

  • 12/22/2006
  • FPG Host & TPiR Alumnus
  • *
  • Posts: 2863
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2021, 11:20:55 PM »
Reccomend watching this vid to update your list.


Offline tpcrotty2

  • Outside in Line
  • *
  • Posts: 23
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2021, 07:36:26 AM »
Not positive but I don't think anything in that video was ever a record holder either.  Anyone willing to share a video of Douglas?

Offline MSTieScott

  • TPIR Alumnus!
  • *
  • Posts: 1911
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2021, 03:34:21 AM »
Nighttime and perhaps all around TPIR record at the time:
Joseph: 8/21/1986 $61,289
Seeing this gets me wondering... Scott, if you see this, would you know what the biggest winning total was for the 1972-1980 nighttime run?

It can't compete with a nighttime special. However...

Unsurprisingly, the "highest winnings" record was set eight different times during the first syndicated season as the show learned how to use its prize budget. After that, the record would go to a new contestant somewhere between zero and two times each season.

The biggest winner of the original syndicated series was crowned during the show's final season, when a single contestant won $35,142 in prizes.
The statements and opinions expressed above are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the author's employer or any company the author has worked with, past or present. Individual results may vary.

Offline blozier2006

  • Double Showcase Winner
  • ******
  • Posts: 2020
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2021, 05:26:10 PM »
The biggest winner of the original syndicated series was crowned during the show's final season, when a single contestant won $35,142 in prizes.
I'd assume Golden Road + Showcase winner?

Offline ThatDonGuy

  • Taking a Bonus Spin
  • *****
  • Posts: 616
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2021, 06:06:57 PM »
Wasn't there a Christmas Eve showcase one year that included an $80,000 car - I want to say a Lexus - and had a DSW (and a 6-digit total as a result)? I thought it was before 2006.

Offline ooboh

  • Taking a Bonus Spin
  • *****
  • Posts: 846
Re: Biggest Winner Record Holders Daytime
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2021, 06:38:10 PM »
Wasn't there a Christmas Eve showcase one year that included an $80,000 car - I want to say a Lexus - and had a DSW (and a 6-digit total as a result)? I thought it was before 2006.

I don’t know of any showcase close to the $89,739 one in 2006. Drew Carey had an $82,171 showcase ARP in one of his premieres, if I recall correctly.