Being a college graduate with no job worked to Caroline Rather’s advantage.
That’s what her bright pink T-shirt claimed as she successfully competed for the attention of producers on the game show “Price is Right” in Los Angeles this summer. She made it all the way to the famous Showcase Showdown, which pits two contestants against each other as they bid on an array of shiny prizes.
Her episode airs at 9 a.m. Monday on CBS.
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“As everyone knows, you have to act a little bit crazy and outgoing,” said the 2020 Air Academy High School graduate. “What stood out to me was the T-shirt I made. It said: ‘I just graduated college. I’m in need of a job and money.’ They liked that.”
They liked it enough that she was the fourth studio audience member invited to “Come on down. You’re the next contestant on ‘The Price is Right.’”
While Rather can’t reveal if she won the big showdown, she’s happy to report it was a positive experience as she readies herself for a job in medical device sales, after graduating from Colorado State University in May.
“I can’t even compare it to anything,” she said. “It was so energetic and exciting and it didn’t feel real when I was doing it, even after the fact. I never