Veteran wins biggest single-game payout in ‘The Price Is Right’ history
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A “The Price is Right” contestant set a brand new daytime document after profitable the most important single pricing sport prize in the present’s 54-year history.
Vanesa McCaskell, a retired Army veteran from Virginiatook house greater than $240,150 in money and prizes through the CBS sequence’ particular Mother’s Day episode on Friday.
The milestone win got here after McCaskell efficiently navigated “The Lion’s Share,” a more recent high-stakes BetMGM-branded sport in which contestants can threat their earnings for an opportunity at considerably bigger payouts.
McCaskell walked away from “The Lion’s Share” with $227,500 in money and a visit to Morocco price $12,650. Her win surpassed the earlier single pricing-game document of $210,000, which was set by former contestant Christen Freeman in 2016 throughout a sport of “Cliff Hangers.”
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A “The Price Is Right” contestant set a brand new document throughout Friday’s particular Mother’s Day episode of the hit daytime sport present. (CBS Broadcasting Inc.)
“From ‘Come on Down’ to playing ‘The Lion’s Share,’ it all felt so surreal – a dream moment that only kept getting bigger,” McCaskell stated in an announcement, via Variety.
“I was nervous, excited and everything at once,” she added. “Winning over $200,000 is life changing. I plan to invest wisely, enjoy a little and treat my mom to a special surprise.”
“The Lion’s Share,” which “The Price Is Right’s” manufacturing firm Freemantle created in partnership with BetMGM, was launched through the first episode of the 54th season in September 2025 and permits contestants to win as much as $500,000 in money and prizes.
In the sport, contestants guess the costs of grocery objects to earn as much as 5 balls, that are dropped right into a wind-tunnel-style chamber to disclose hidden prize quantities. After every reveal, contestants should determine whether or not to stroll away with their winnings or proceed taking part in on the threat of drawing a “lose it all” ball.
Retired Army veteran Vanesa McCaskell received the most important single pricing sport prize in the present’s 54-year history. (CBS Broadcasting Inc.)
During Friday’s episode, McCaskell took an aggressive strategy to the sport as her daughter watched and cheered from the viewers. After profitable $2,500 in the primary spherical, McCaskell continued, dropping to the ground in pleasure when the prize was revealed to be $25,000. McCaskell proceeded by the third spherical and commenced screaming after she received $100,000.
With two balls left and a complete of $127,500 in winnings, McCaskell determined to proceed taking part in.
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“The last two numbers are my daughter’s birthday,” she informed host Drew Carey. “I have to go.”
“For you, baby,” McCaskell stated, pointing to her daughter in the viewers.
McCaskell gave the impression to be in disbelief after it was revealed she received one other $100,000 and her daughter jumped up and down in the group.
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“Vanesa, we’re almost up to a quarter-million dollars,” Carey stated. “One more ball to go.”
“I have to believe,” an emotional McCaskell stated whereas trembling earlier than persevering with on.
McCaskell walked away with $240,150 in money and prizes after taking part in “The Lion’s Share.” (CBS Broadcasting Inc.)
McCaskell lined her head together with her palms because the final prize was revealed to be a “mother-daughter trip” to Morocco valued at $12,650.
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As McCaskell celebrated ending the sport with $240,150, Carey congratulated her.
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“Nice job. What a haul,” he stated earlier than shaking McCaskell’s hand and wishing her a “happy retirement.”
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“The Lion’s Share” is the primary custom-branded sport in the history of “The Price Is Right” and the primary new pricing sport that the present has launched since 2021, in keeping with BetMGM and Fremantle.
McCaskell’s haul included a “mother-daughter trip” to Morocco valued at $12,650. (Chelsea Lauren/Penske Media)
In January 2025, BetMGM and Fremantle signed a multi-year partnership settlement that provides BetMGM unique rights to make use of “The Price Is Right” and “Family Feud” mental property for on-line on line casino content material, together with slots, desk video games and different gambling-style video games. The deal additionally included built-in sponsorships and branded segments inside the TV exhibits like “The Lion’s Share.”
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“Our partnership with Fremantle was designed to bring the thrill of BetMGM gameplay to life on one of television’s most iconic game shows,” BetMGM chief income officer Matt Prevost stated in an announcement, through Variety. “That vision was delivered in a historic way during Vanesa’s record-breaking win on ‘The Lion’s Share.'”
“It’s always an exciting moment when we introduce a new game, and ‘The Lion’s Share’ is already delivering in a big way,” Fremantle exec VP of partnership options Erica Gadecki added.
The document for the very best whole winnings on a single episode of “The Price Is Right” is $262,743, set by contestant Michael Stouber throughout a 2019 “Big Money Week” episode.
