CBS's "THE PRICE IS RIGHT" CONDUCTS ITS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL CONTESTANT SEARCH

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06.18.2009: CBS's "THE PRICE IS RIGHT" CONDUCTS ITS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL CONTESTANT SEARCH

Three Semi-Finalists From Each Participating Market Will Be Flown to Los Angeles; One Of The Three Is Guaranteed To Be On Contestants' Row

Philadelphia, Sacramento, Minneapolis, Denver and Chicago Are First Markets To Participate

For the first time in the show's nearly 38-year history, CBS's THE PRICE IS RIGHT is conducting a national contestant search. THE PRICE IS RIGHT producers will interview contestant hopefuls in major U.S. markets. Three participants will be selected from each location to fly to Los Angeles and attend a taping of the legendary game show between September 2009 and February 2010. A bidder's spot on Contestants' Row will be guaranteed to one of the three participants, who will learn if they are selected to "come on down" when they hear their name called during the show's taping.

The searches are being held as follows:

Friday, June 26: Philadelphia, Pa., KYW-TV http://www.cbs3.com/

City Auto Park 12 Noon - 2:00 PM

4395 Route 130 S.

Burlington, N.J. 08016

Saturday, July 25: Sacramento, Calif., KOVR-TV http://www.cbs13.com/

Cache Creek Casino Time: TBD

14455 Highway 16

Brooks, Calif. 95606

Saturday, Aug. 1: Minneapolis, Minn., WCCO-TV http://www.wcco.com/

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Time: TBD

2400 Mystic Lake Blvd.

Prior Lake, Minn. 55372

Thursday, Aug. 6: Denver, Colo., KCNC-TV http://www.cbs4denver.com/

Fortune Valley Casino 12 Noon - 3:00 PM

321 Gregory Street

Central City, Colo. 80427

TBD: Chicago: WBBM-TV http://www.cbs2chicago.com/

Horseshoe Casino

777 Casino Center Drive

Hammond, Ind. 46320

Additional cities will be announced in the coming weeks. All entrants must be legal U.S. residents, aged 18 and over. Official rules can be found on each individual station's website, and upcoming schedules will be posted at http://www.cbs.com/.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the longest-running game show in television history, is hosted by Drew Carey. Produced by FremantleMedia North America, THE PRICE IS RIGHT is broadcast weekdays (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.

On the Web: http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_price_is_right/

Contacts:

KYW-TV Joanne Calabria

215-977-5610 calabria@kyw.com

KOVR-TV Bryan Cheah

916-374-1313 bcheah@kovr.com

WCCO-TV Kiki Rosatti

612-330-2563 krosatti@wcco.cbs.com

KCNC-TV Danielle Dascalos

303-427-0921 ddascalos@cbs.com

WBBM-TV Nadere Nateghi

312-899-2707 nnateghi@cbs.com