Kathleen (Kathy) was my best friend. She absolutely LOVED Bob Barker and told me for years she was going to go out to LA (from Tampa) to be on the show. She called me in Tampa after this was filmed and told me what she had won. She had stood in line the day before , but had not been chosen. I picked out her van with her at the local dealership when she got back to Tampa. It was burgundy with beige interior. She drove it proudly with a Price is Right vanity plate in the front!! The man who came up at the end is her boyfriend Bruce. He owned a bar and we had a big viewing party there when this aired. It was so crazy. Sadly, my friend passed away only 10 years after this. I will miss her forever!
Thank you so much for sharing this story Cindy. Kathy is one of my favourite contestants from the show and its so wonderful you got to share in each others lives. Very sorry to hear she passed away.
here's what aired in primetime: ABC: The 18th Annual American Music Awards CBS: Evening Shade (Vote Early and Vote Often), Major Dad (repeat), Murphy Brown (repeat), Designing Women (How Long Has This Been Going On?), The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (Reunion) NBC: Unsolved Mysteries, NBC Monday Night Movie (1989 film Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker)
1 day before Bud's "Big Win," this was Kathleen's "Big Win" in this episode. She won $5,000 on Punchboard & $11,000 on The Big Wheel, that's $16,000 total, and the many prizes in her showcase for a total of $42,695. 3 decades later, on October 15th, a man (Ralph) did the same thing that Kathleen did, but did a lot better than what Kathleen had won. He too would win $5,000 on Punchboard & $11,000 on The Big Wheel, $16,000 total, however, he became a "Double Showcase Winner", ending up with a difference of $123 (the ARP of his own showcase was: $27,649). He won a total of $84,726, for the taping of the episode.
She was one of the bigger cash winners in TPIR history at this point. Plinko was hit for $21K two months earlier(back when $25K was still the top prize)
@"trailblazer91", yes, back on Tuesday, January 28, 1991, "The Price Is Right" game show had Mr. Bob Barker(who's real 1st name's Robert) as its former host just as his previous studio announcer there was late Mr. Robert "Rod" R. Roddy!
trailblazer91 You wouldn't happen to have November 10, 1983's TPIR would you? I just would like to see what happened on my all-time fave game show on the day I was born. If not, it's ok. I was just wondering.
A couple more double showcase winners from 1989 when Michael won it and 1990 Julia won the double showcase from season 18 or season 19 to upload very soon as possible not Today
