Veteran wins biggest single-game payout in ‘The Price Is Right’ history
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Key Points:
- Vanesa McCaskell, a retired Army veteran from Virginia, won over $240,150 in cash and prizes on "The Price is Right," setting a new daytime record for the largest single pricing game prize in the show's 54-year history.
- McCaskell achieved this milestone during the Mother's Day episode by winning "The Lion’s Share," a high-stakes game introduced in 2025 that allows contestants to risk their earnings for larger payouts.
- Her total winnings included $227,500 in cash and a $12,650 trip to Morocco, surpassing the previous single pricing-game record of $210,000 set in 2016.
- "The Lion’s Share" features a unique gameplay mechanic involving guessing grocery prices to earn balls that reveal prize amounts, with contestants deciding whether to continue risking their winnings or walk away.
- The game is part of a multi-year partnership between "The Price Is Right" production company Fremantle and BetMGM, integrating branded segments and exclusive online casino content based on the show's intellectual property.