I think thats really what helped me get on stage in the first place. I really kind of knew the price ranges of certain items. Since I did watch for so many years, I knew the nature of the show, she said. Part of what recommended Albertson, who wore an SDSU T-shirt, was her nearly life-long familiarity with a show that has been on the air in its current form since 1972. Luckily, I went with a group of friends that were really energetic with me. Pretty much you just have to really stand out in the crowd to be able to be selected, she said. The lifelong Tualatin resident isnt certain why she was one of the chosen few to compete on the show. That was really cool being able to experience that, the whole stage directly in front of me. So Im up on stage, my friends are still right on TV there. We were actually right behind contestants row, so were (in) a direct shot the whole time, Albertson said. Its a very supportive environment.Īnd there was plenty of camera time for Albertsons four friends, despite the fact they remained in the audience. I was playing my pricing game, they were throwing out numbers. The audience is very interactive in the show. Its just such a welcome environment, Albertson said. Its not uncommon for college students in the general Los Angeles vicinity to organize trips to CBS studios in the hopes of getting into the show and, of course, becoming contestants themselves.Īmong the other groups in the audience were much larger gatherings of college students, fraternity brothers and even a bachelor party making Albertsons group of five seem diminutive by comparison.Īlbertson said she felt an almost instant camaraderie with other audience members, with whom she and her friends stood in line for several hours before being let into the studios. Fittingly, Albertson had arranged to attend the taping with four friends from San Diego State University, where she is preparing for her sophomore year as a business major.

I feel like I stepped into my TV.Īlthough Albertsons episode was filmed May 5, it had a back-to-school theme geared toward college students, delaying the air date considerably. My summers always consisted of my sister and I waking up in the morning and turning on CBS and watching the show, Albertson said. 16 showīriana Albertson heeded the call to come on down.Īnd come down she did, to join host Drew Carey and a handful of other audience members on the stage of The Price is Right. For the 19-year-old Tualatin High School graduate, being chosen as a contestant on the long-running CBS game show was a dream come true delightful, if surreal.

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