Fans Slam ‘Sketchy’ and ‘Gross’ New ‘Price Is Right’ Game: ‘This Will Always Feel Like a Scam’
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Fans don’t want to come on down to play The Price Is Right’s new betting game!
Host Drew Carey unveiled The Lion’s Share, a new challenge in partnership with BetMGM, on Monday, September 22, which he boasted “might be the greatest game we’ve ever had.”
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The first contestant to play had to guess the cost of a series of household items in order to earn the chance to grab five of 40 balls that were being blown around in an air chamber.
The numbered balls each represented a prize, which was then uncovered on a giant digital screen. She won a trip to Tokyo, a hot tub, electric guitars and cash.
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While some fans on Instagram gushed about how “cool” and “fun” the new game looks, others were skeptical.
“Beyond the gross feeling sponsorship on a pricing game I also call predetermined BS on this game,” wrote one. “Unless they change it to show us what’s revealed behind each uncalled number this will always feel like a predetermined scam.”
Another agreed that the “fact they don’t even tell you what all the available prizes are is sketchy to begin with.”
A commenter on Reddit slammed the “horrendous” game for taking “too long,” and betting “too easy.”
Still others were disappointed in the show’s partnership with the betting site.
“I am shocked and saddened,” wrote a third self-professed longtime viewer. “Why would CBS sell their soul to MGM Resorts International who preys on people to gamble their lives away? CBS you should be ashamed.”
The show featured a PSA urging those with a gambling problem to call 1-800-Gambler.
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