Two Semi-Finalists from Each Participating Market Will Be Flown to Los Angeles; One of The Two Is Guaranteed to be on Contestants' Row

Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, San Francisco and Denver Are the First Markets to Participate

After last year's successful contestant search, CBS's THE PRICE IS RIGHT is kicking off another open casting call for contestants in cities across the United States beginning June 19.  THE PRICE IS RIGHT will start interviewing contestant hopefuls Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, San Francisco and Denver to hear why they want to be a contestant.  Two participants will be selected from each location to fly to Los Angeles and attend a taping of the legendary game show starting in fall 2010.  A bidder's spot on Contestants' Row will be guaranteed to one of the two participants, who will learn if they are selected to "come on down" when they hear their name called during the show's taping. 

The searches are as follows:

Saturday, June 19:        Boston                         WBZ-TV         www.wbztv.com/contests

BJ's Wholesale Club                                        11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

5 Ward Street

Revere, MA 02151

Saturday, June 26:        Cleveland                    WOIO-TV       http://www.19actionnews.com/

BJ's Wholesale Club                                       11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

38292 Colorado Avenue

Avon, OH 44011

Thursday, July 15:         Detroit                          WWJ-TV         http://www.wwjtv.com/

Gardner White Furniture                                   2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

39453 Ford Road

Canton, MI 48187

Thursday, July 24:         San Francisco               KPIX-TV        www.cbs5.com/contests

Twin Pine Casino & Hotel                                1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Highway 29 @ Rancheria Road

Middletown, CA 95461

Thursday, August 26:    Denver                         KCNC-TV      http://www.cbs4denver.com/

Fortune Valley Casino                          12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

321 Gregory Street

Central City, CO 80427

            Additional cities will be announced in the coming weeks.  All entrants must be legal U.S. residents, aged 18 and over.  Official rules can be found on each individual station's website, and upcoming schedules will be posted at http://www.cbs.com/ and www.priceisright.com.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the longest-running game show in television history, is hosted by Drew Carey.  Produced by FremantleMedia North America, THE PRICE IS RIGHT is broadcast weekdays (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. 

On the Web:  http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_price_is_right/                                                                                    

Photos are available at http://www.cbspressexpress.com/.

Station Contacts:

Ro Dooley (WBZ-TV)             617-787-7083                                       Rcdooley@cbs.com

Rob Boenau (WOIO-TV)                    216-367-7111                         rboenau@raycommedia.com Heather Kuh (WWJ-TV)                  248-355-7092                                          HAKuh@cbs.com

Jack Schwartz (KPIX-TV)                  415-765-8694                                     JSchwartz@cbs.com

Danielle Dascalos (KCNC-TV)            303-427-0921                                       ddascalos@cbs.com

Press Contacts:

Meredith Tiger (CBS)                           212-975-3829                                           mftiger@cbs.com

Cindy Marshall (CBS)              818-655-1586                               cindy.marshall@cbs.com

Manfred Westphal (Fremantle) 818-748-1148                  manfred.westphal@fremantlemedia.com

Paul Gendreau  (PGPR)                       818-985-0245                                pgpr1@roadrunner.com

Photo Contacts:

Rudi Simpson (CBS)                            818-655-1545                                   rudi.simpson@cbs.com

Heather Wines  (CBS)                         212-975-1079                                heather.wines@cbs.com