The Price is Right fans scold contestant for giving ‘stupidest bid ever’ and blast player for ‘just wanting attention’

THE Price is Right fans have furiously called out a player for wasting his turn on the game with a joke bid.

Viewers noted that even host Drew Carey appeared shocked and confused by how the contestant played the game during Tuesday’s show.

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The Price is Right fans are upset after a contestant guessed a bid of $1 million for a set of workout equipment during Tuesday’s showCredit: The Price is Right

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Viewers said Drew Carey even seemed confused by the guessCredit: The Price is Right

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One fan called it the ‘stupidest bid ever,’ while others insisted the player, named Nicholas, only wanted attentionCredit: The Price is Right
Almost halfway through the episode, Drew called a man named Nicholas from the audience to try his chance at making it to the main pricing games.

“Welcome to the show, good luck,” the host, 65, told the audience member as he excitedly made his way down toward the podiums by the stage.

He and three others had to guess the price of a set of workout equipment that included a vertical knee-raise station and a spin bike.

The goal was to give a bid that was the closest to the real price without going over.

Nicholas was the first of The Price is Right players to guess, and he shocked everyone with his response.

“I’m gonna say $1 million,” the contestant said as the normally-raucous crowd remained completely silent.

CONFUSING THE HOST

“Seriously,” Drew asked as he stumbled to say anything else.

“Yeah, it looks like some nice equipment,” Nicholas continued.

“We can put one million on there if you want us to,” Drew said, giving the game show contestant another chance to change his mind.

He didn’t, though, and encouraged Drew to put the bid through.

While Drew accepted the response, the production team was unable to put the price on Nicholas’ podium as it was too large of a number.

The other three players rang in with much lower guesses – $2400, $1250, and $1500.

While reading all of the guesses back, Drew couldn’t help but chuckle when he read out the $1 million bid.

The actual retail value for the workout equipment ended up being $1798, leaving Nicholas’ guess nowhere close to being accurate.

Still, he clapped and cheered for Sandy, who won with her guess of $1500.

Fans at home were furious with Nicholas for taking the place of another audience member only to give that guess.

UPSETTING THE FANS

“Bruh I was yelling at my TV Screen over this,” one upset viewer wrote on an online forum. “$ 1 million for an exercise bike? Come on.”

“Wish they could send somebody like that back to the audience,” a second suggested.

“The best part was that the audience just sat there in silence,” a third fan wrote. “They recognized a clown when they saw one.”

“Feel bad for everyone in the audience whose dream was to come on down,” a fourth angry viewer said.

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One fan called out the contestant for giving the “stupidest bid ever,” while another said he just wanted attention.

Others said they felt bad for Drew as he didn’t know if Nicholas was being serious with his guess or not.

EXPLAINING HIMSELF

Later on The Price is Right, Nicholas revealed why he’d given such a surprising answer.

The explanation arrived after he was given another chance to move into the main pricing games by once again guessing against others, this time for the price of a collection of baseball gear.

This time around, he gave a more common response and ended up winning.

After coming up on stage and shaking Drew’s hand, the host joked that Nicholas was able to get a $1 million bid in and still eventually get on stage.

That’s when he explained that he had lost a bet and the consequence was him having to bid $1 million if chosen to play.

“Oh, no, no problem,” Drew told him. “[…]You gotta pay off your bets.”

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While he lost that initial round due to his guess, Nicholas won his second round guess and was able to go up on stage with DrewCredit: The Price is Right

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While up there, Nicholas revealed he’d lost a best that required him to bid $1 millionCredit: The Price is Right