Plinko Is Accidently Rigged!

Problems and drama with the games over at the Price is Right! According to TMZ, the Plinko board had been rigged in order to film a commercial spot, so that the chip would fall into the $10,000 slot. The problem? No one remembered to "unrig" the board for the actual game show!

A female contestant made it up to the stage from Contestant's Row and was delighted to find out that her pricing game was to be Plinko. She was certainly even more delighted when her first two chips landed in the $10,000 spot! After a third chip brought her winnings to $30,000, producers realized what the problem was and halted the game. They restarted it and gave the contestant her chips back, and she ended up winning a measly $3,000 on the Plinko board.

But, out of the goodness of their hearts (and the wish to avoid a lawsuit), execs at The Price is Right decided to award the contestant her total winnings, $33,000. That was definitely the right thing to do.