So here Drew Carey is, fresh into his hosting tenure of The Price is Right, and already he thinks the show is poised to be on the verge of a major cheating scandal (via HuffPost). "'I'm going to jail. I'm losing my job. There's gonna be a scandal,' all these emotions going through my head," Carey shared.

But as it turns out, there was something of a fishing wire SNAFU. Prior to the show's premiere, the crew had shot a commercial promoting the show, and when they were finished, didn't remove the extremely hard-to-see fishing wire that ensured whoever played Plinko would be a winner. Ultimately, the decision-makers at The Price is Right decided that the contestant would get her $30,000, but that it "couldn't have them count for her overall total, as that can determine how a contestant does later in the show."

Ultimately, everything was resolved, but you can't blame Carey for feeling anxious. He certainly had some big shoes to fill when stepping into this role. Barker, who celebrated his 97th birthday in December 2020 (via TV Web), hosted the game show for 35 years, from 1972 to 2007, collecting 15 Emmy awards along the way, including 12 as a host, which is more than any other performer (via the Television Academy).

However, with almost 13 years of hosting under his belt, Carey seems to have gotten the hang of it. And certainly, the crew now remembers to check every time for fishing wire.