The Price is Right - Empty Hole on the Punchboard 

Bob Barker is the classic and no one will even come close to matching him.

Back in the 90s I worked in the price is right studio. I had one job, and one job only. My position was "hole stuffer". Key word: WAS.

THIS is why Bob Barker was the KING of Game Shows ! 👌👌👌

Bob Barker was probably the last person on earth to say "we made the mistake so we pay for it".

Unless there were other empty holes, what were the odds that she picked that one? They did right by rewarding her the $10,000.00 🤗

these classic episodes reminds me of good times with my family, watching when at home sick from school, and watching fresh prince of Belair after

TPIR error in your favor, collect $10K

When Bob said there was one less stuffer, he probably wasn't kidding.

And then there was the screw up in the Plinko game. When the plinko board is used for shooting commercials, they set up a thin fishing line to force the chip to fall in the $10,000 slot. They forgot to remove the fishing line before setting it up for an actual contestant. She got three chips in the $10,000 before someone realized the mistake. They resolved the issue by doing the following: 1) award the $30,000 2) give her back all 5 chips 3) start over, and 4) nobody was allowed to mention on air the blooper or the $30,000 until after it aired on tv.

This was the same exact episode where a contestant automatically won a car due to a game error in One Away.

Just checked and Bob Barker is alive and kicking. Absolute Legend. Somebody please bubble wrap him. After Betty White, I can't take another loss of a legend!

I honestly dont remember seeing that mistake. That was very strange! How could they not fill all the slots? I am glad that he made it right for her!. I miss Bob so much!. I still cant believe it that he is gone.

According to Roger Dobkowitz, there's a plywood backpiece that keeps all the slips in place, on that day someone forgot to fasten it properly.

This is what you call "setting precedence" and because of it, the future error was rewarded to the contestant.

They were scrambling around in the audio booth to start the clangs and woops because of the unexpected ending. Took awhile for them to start.

There was one time on the UK Deal or No Deal program where they had an empty box....which was supposed to hold the top amount of £250,000. Because the contestant knocked that out, the remaining amounts (including 250k) were reshuffled.

Some would say that was rigged. I don't think so. I think it was simple error, so due to that technicality, she got the $10k. Congratz to her. I'm 33 yrs old and I've enjoyed this show since probably 1985(as far back as I can remember). Seeing interesting and big wins never gets old :D

It is typical that they award the biggest prize in the event of a mistake. There's a behind-the-scenes clip of playing "Any Number" where the board was not working, and they had a discussion in the control room that if it messes up again, the contestant would get the car.

I'm sure Bob stuffed many holes during his twilight years.

What a classy guy. From Truth or Consequences to The Price is Right and fighting for animal welfare, he is the ultimate BEST

It’s only fair to give her the $10,000 good for her 😃👍

The Guy Had ONE Job To Do, put A Card in There AND HE FAILED! Bet He Was Fired.

Any time they (the show) make a mistake they give the contestant the maximum prize. It isn’t common but has happened a number of times over the years.

Well here they had no choice but to do it. Standards and practices and Federal law requires it. If you remember the scandals of the 50's...you will understand.

He said "hole stuffer". 😂🤣

we pay for the mistakes on our show i'll tell you lol

That was the way to handle it. Good job

That sound effect when she wins fires me right the F up.

This appears to be from the 80s, so let's say it's 1988. She won $10K. That was half a year's salary for some people back then! In certain parts of the country that would buy you a house! That was life-changing money!

Bob barker and Alex trevek. Best damn game show host ever!

this is gonna come out of someone pay check

Price is right has so much class so does bob. Love how if they ever make a mistake they give u the win

damn.. this show was awesome in it's day

Bob just fired the hole stuffer right there on TV

electric knife is how most toaster fatalities happen

this is from march 3 1989

A Price is Right intern was buried in a shallow grave near the CBS studio parking lot following this episode.

YOU PUNCH THAT HOLE AND GOT... $10000 FOR ZERO PUNCH HOLE!!

Somebody got fired that day.

Does anyone STILL have that electric skillet? Still have the one my mom had in the 80s!!

Must've been from 1988, cause no stand for that $10,000 was added yet.

That's the way the games work. If there's an error, the contestant wins the prize and the CBS employee loses their job. They're living on streets after the show. ;)

Im glad they gave her the 10 grand !

I love the bloopers!

Good for Bob to so this! Bless his heart!!!!!!❤

RIP Bob

Back when $10K was a lot of money. I miss those days 😪

Damn I hope the hole stuffer didn't lose they job that day for a simple mistake!!😬😬😂💰💰

That's the only thing we can do--give her the $10,000. *DING DING DING DING DING* And that sound means it's time for one of the backstage crew in charge of the game set-up to be flogged and fired!

I think there was another blooper on "One Away" Is that available to watch?

Oh we had that electric knife once! Don’t know what we did with it

If you think about it, they should’ve given her even more. What if the missing paper had the second chance on it, and then the second chance she would’ve punched out the $10,000? They should have given her $10,000 plus the maximum dollar amount that the second chance papers have printed on.

Easiest 10k she’s ever earned

After taxes, she'll take home about $18.

I'm glad they did this to give her the $10,000. I'm curious though, before the game is played, do they have a record somewhere of what is where in the holes for standards and practices? Also, didn't the letters in "punch board" open up and have stuff in them? It's not her fault nothing was in there so $10k was the right call because it could be the $10k card or $50 card. They're not going to stop tape and find out what's in every hole. Then someone could say... "they changed what was in the hole I punched."

I remember watching that and laughing and I remember that seeing that crappy stuff in the store the only good thing is the fryer

I'll take the big cardboard bill with Bob on it!

There's nothing inside the hole in the C column.

This would be $20,800 in todays money. Impressive

She won by default

It's only fair she got the 10k they goofed.

Somebody probably got fired immediately after the show for that.

lmao!!! You Had One Job Ese!!! 💸💲💰

What is the airdate?

A more evil host would have gone all Willy Wonka on her and would have said "You get NOTHING! You LOSE! Good DAY SIR!" (or in this case "Miss")

Unfortunately, Vegas slot attendants have a somewhat different policy when this kind of error occurs.

If this happened on Ellen's show, someone would have been fired.

I'm wondering if there is anymore of these kinds of funny gaffes in the archives?

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I’m not sure what year this was filmed. But in reality, she really didn’t actually get to take home the full $10K. She would’ve had to pay a royalty tax on those winnings.

Arguably even luckier than hitting the 10K legitimately!

They did the right thing .

Wow well done

It was the Class Act thing to do.

i have to laugh, I have the skillet and shaved ice machine and work great to this day to funny 😂

Good guy Bob Barker.

What year is this?

Wow...if only missing receipts paid off so well 😜

Lord have mercy now !

WOW, 1989 and $10,000. Back then you could buy a car with that kind of money. Those appliances were more likely to last decades. That could've been a downpayment on a house. Man, times back then were simpler.

There’s nothing in the hole? FIRE THE UNPAID INTERN!!!

I bet someone got fired for that mistake!!

Should of given her another punch on the board

Very nice

2:51 i laugh

If they wanted to be "cheap" about it, they would have given her a 5th punch.

Bob slip that card in his jacket he just got to look closely

Bob Barker was one cool Cat!!!!!!

That $500 he pulled out was also a second chance

Whoopsie! lolz

I miss Bob so much.

Good on them giving her the 10k

Thats the easiest way of making $10,000

Peculiar People /People 2 People

Marathon Watching 1/20/21 This will be interesting... what do they do ?

Wear long sleeves. Punch deep and sneak the thing up your sleeve. Free 10 000.

Was there a hole filled with the $10,000 slip?

Bob is da man 👍

You had one job to do

Amazing!