The Price Is Right host Drew Carey says show should get new name as couple win $104,000

The Price is Right featured an engaged couple, Kristin and Matthew, who won an Alfa Romeo. Host, Drew Carey, told them that viewers call the show “The Wife is Right” as a joke

An engaged couple won a brand new car during their first appearance on The Price Is Right – prompting host Drew Carey to suggest a funny new name for the show.

Contestants Kristin and Matthew got engaged and celebrated the news by winning the whole competition with $104,962 worth of prices.

Their road to fortune began when they played One Away, a game in which guests have to change each digit shown and guess the correct price for a car. The couple got three numbers in a row correct before getting the fourth one wrong. When trying to figure out the other numbers, host Drew joked to Matthew: “Some people call this show The Wife is Right as a joke.” The price was $44,385.

The Price is Right host, Drew Carey, joked about new show name “The Wife is Right” (Image: CBS)

They then headed to the wheel and faced two other couples. It must have been Kristin and Matthew’s lucky day after they spun the wheel and headed to the showcase as they spun 90, beating the couple before who spun 55. A person on X, formerly known as Twitter, felt bad for the couple who spun 55, writing: “For the couple spinning the wheel, husband ruined their night staying at 55. Why?!?! #ThePriceIsRight #PriceIsRight.” Kristin and Matthew ended up winning the competition during the showdown against another couple. They won a Playstation 5, a Mercedes vehicle and more.

Fans were recently upset at the show when a contestant won $100,000 on Plinko in one go. It usually takes people a couple of tries to hit big like Michael Strouber who won $202,000 after using four chips. The show made some changes to its normal rules in celebration of the coveted after-dusk slot. The show used to air during the day but now airs at night.

He made the joke to an engaged couple (Image: CBS)

Fans at home were jealous about the win as one wrote: “Do you ever just sit and wish you’ve gotten to play Plinko on the Price is Right because same?”

The Price is Right has been one of the longest running game shows in the country and has had a long run on the CBS network. The show celebrated its 50th season in 2021 and was named the “greatest game show of all time” on TV Guide in 2017.