Carey Era ($10,000 slot, daytime): The most anyone has ever won in Plinko on the daytime show in the Carey Era is Ryan Belz who won $31,500 on May 24, 2017 (#7953K, aired out-of-order on May 25), with the $10,000 slot being hit three times.
Contestant Ryan Glass’ winnings set a new Plinko record with a total of $39,200. READ MORE: ‘The Price Is Right’ contestant freaks out after he breaks Plinko record The Century City, Calif., resident was excited to play Plinko when host Drew Carey let the audience know that the total amounts of winnings had been increased from $50,000 to $175,000.
On October 10, 2016 (#7641K), as part of CBS 30 Years at #1 special, Plinko was played for $150,000, with the $10,000 slot tripled to $30,000 (the $0 slots were left as-is). On February 3, 2017 (#7795K), the values first seen on May 24, 2016 (#035SP) were used.
In honour of Plinko’s anniversary, the game show increased the total amount of winnings on the board so that chips could land on $0, $350, $3,500 or $35,000. Contestant Ryan Glass’ winnings set a new Plinko record with a total of $39,200. READ MORE: ‘The Price Is Right’ contestant freaks out after he breaks Plinko record
Who won the most Plinko slots?
Barker Era ($10,000 slot): The most anyone has ever won in Plinko in the Barker Era with the $10,000 slot is Kelly who won $23,000 on September 17, 2001 (#1861K, aired out-of-order on September 24), with the $10,000 slot being hit twice.
On April 23-27, 2012 (#592xK, aired out of order on April 9-13), for Price’s “Publisher’s Clearing House Week,” Plinko was played for $50,000, but with a twist: the final chip would be worth $20,000 instead of the usual $10,000 if it is hit, it would start at $20,000 and roll over each day it is not hit.
On May 24, 2016 (#035SP), as part of the episode’s Big Brother theme, Plinko replaced the $100 slot; it became the $500 slot from the $100 slot; the $500 slot became the $1,000 slot and the $1,000 slot became the $2,500 slot. On the February 3, 2017 (#7795K) episode of the daytime show, that same layout was used.
The contestant is given one round flat disc, called a Plinko chip, and can earn up to four more chips using small prizes , for a total of five chips. The small prizes are presented one at a time, each bearing a two-digit price with one of the digits incorrect.
Plinko is the most popular pricing game ever on The Price is Right. Debuting on January 3, 1983, and created by the late Frank Wayne, it is played for a cash prize of up to $50,000 and also awards prizes valued under $100. It is frequently said to be the most famous of all the pricing games.
Plinko made its debut on January 3, 1983 (#4741D). Host Bob Barker asks, “Now, What can Judy (Rainhour) win?” to which a spinning disco ball with “$25,000” labeled lowered, and announcer Johnny Olson responds by saying “A chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!” At the time of its debut, Plinko’s $25,000 top prize was the largest ever offered on The Price Is Right at the time, as Barker noted on the game’s much-promoted debut and the largest allowed under CBS regulations, as the network upped the winnings limit in $25,000 increments, first to $50,000 in 1984, then to $75,000 in 1986, then to $100,000 in 1990, and finally to $125,000 in 1992 (before CBS permanently abolished the limit on game show winnings altogether by the mid-1990s).
On January 3, 2018 (#8153K), to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the first playing of Plinko, the center slot was changed to $35,000, making the potential top prize $175,000. Additionally, the $1,000 and $100 slots were changed to $3,500, while the $500 slots were changed to $350 (the $0 slots were left as-is).
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