UCF student wins big on ‘The Price Is Right’
Tonie Hairston is stunned by her good showing on "The Price Is Right." Monty Brinton/CBS
University of Central Florida student Tonie Hairston went to the head of the class on Friday’s “Price Is Right.”
She won $45,324 worth of merchandise on a back-to-schoool episode of the CBS game show.
Hairston, 19, is a sophomore majoring in elementary education. She credits her family — and prayer — for her stellar showing. Her mom won a Corvette and a trip to Paris three years ago on “The Price Is Right.” After Hairston’s grandmother died, the family found a video version of “Price” in her closet.
“My sister and I started playing to see how good we were,” Hairston said.
Pretty good, I’d say.
In the final showcase, she collected a laptop computer, a TV, a mini fridge, a $1,000 gift card and a PT Cruiser. She guessed the showcase was $22,000 — its actual value was $23,442.
How did she come so close?
“I prayed, I really prayed,” Hairston said. “I was watching my mom [in the studio audience]. My mom was saying $24,000. I said $22,000 to be on the safe side.”
How was it being on the game show?
“I loved it,” she said. “I was very nervous, but I had a great time. I jumped around.”
Wouldn’t you?
“The Price Is Right” airs at 11 a.m. weekdays on WKMG-Ch. 6.