For decades, The Price Is Right has delighted audiences with thrilling games, big wins, and occasional heartbreaks. While many celebrate its feel-good moments, some fans have started to question whether everything on the show is truly fair.

The latest controversy? A contestant’s loss that left viewers scratching their heads and calling the show “rigged.”

A Contestant’s Disappointing Loss Raises Eyebrows

A recent episode of The Price Is Right featured Corey, a hopeful contestant who had his sights set on a $10,000 cash prize. His journey started strong—he won his way out of Contestant’s Row by making a solid bid of $1,750 on a 4K LED TV package, which had an actual price of $1,970.

This victory earned him a shot at the game 2 For the Price of 1, where he could win two prizes: a foosball table and $10,000 in cash.

The rules of the game were simple but unforgiving. Corey had to correctly determine the price of the foosball table by selecting the right digits in a three-number price.

He received a free number—in this case, the middle digit, which was “1.” From there, he had to pick the correct first and last digits.

The available numbers were:

Top row: 9 – 1 – 0

Bottom row: 4 – 7 – 6

Corey consulted the audience and ultimately chose “9” as the first number and “0” as the last. However, his guess was incorrect. The show never revealed which numbers were wrong, leaving fans to speculate.

Fans Call Foul: Was the Game Too Hard?

After Corey’s loss, many fans took to social media to express their doubts. Some viewers, after researching foosball table prices, believed the correct price was likely $410—a surprising figure considering past game patterns.

Here’s what some viewers had to say:

One fan was outright skeptical of the price. “I can’t believe it’s a 410 bucks foosball table,” they wrote, doubting whether such an inexpensive foosball table was a fair inclusion in the game.

Another viewer pointed out how rare it is to see a prize under $500. “I can’t believe it. No prizes ever cost under $500 during that game.”

Others suggested that the loss wasn’t just bad luck, but intentional. “I thought that the foosball table would be $910 instead of $410. Was it some kind of set-up because they just did not want to give away too many prizes?”

To make matters worse, Corey’s bad luck continued in the Showcase Showdown, where he spun only a 20 on the Big Wheel, eliminating his chances at the final prize.

Is The Price Is Right Rigged?

While game show controversies aren’t new, The Price Is Right has always prided itself on fairness. Still, moments like this—where a contestant loses due to an unexpectedly low-priced item—fuel speculation among skeptical fans.

Was this an unfortunate case of bad guessing, or was the game designed to be unwinnable? Fans may never know the truth, but Corey’s loss is the latest example of why some people believe The Price Is Right isn’t always as straightforward as it seems.

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