The Hosts With The Mosts

Bob Barker and Drew Carey Dish on Their Dream Jobs

At which point did you realize you’d become a great host for The Price Is Right?

BOB BARKER: If I answer that, people will say, “That old fool thinks he’s a great host!” Before The Price Is Right, I was writing local news and doing a sportscast. One day the host of an audience participation show didn’t show up, and someone came charging into the announcer’s booth and said, “Bob, you’ve got to get in there right now and do that show!” I didn’t have a chance to be nervous. My wife said, “Barker, you did that better than you’ve ever done anything in your life.”

DREW CAREY: I never felt like it was my show until a couple of months into my second year, to be honest. At first I didn’t even know all the games. By the second year, I knew the games, I didn’t have to stick to a script. I watch that first year and I can’t stand to look at myself.

What was your most memorable moment on the job?