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Bob Barker Leaves 'The Price Is Right' Bob Barker taped his final episode after 35 years as host of The Price Is Right. Fans slept outside the CBS studio in the hopes of getting a seat. Rumors were flying that Barker would give away cars to everyone in the audience. But only one lucky contestant got a car.

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Bob Barker Leaves 'The Price Is Right'

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Bob Barker Leaves 'The Price Is Right'

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Bob Barker taped his final episode after 35 years as host of The Price Is Right. Fans slept outside the CBS studio in the hopes of getting a seat. Rumors were flying that Barker would give away cars to everyone in the audience. But only one lucky contestant got a car. Fans heartbroken at seeing the show go do have an outlet: CBS is soliciting 15-second goodbye videos on YouTube. The network's Web site tells fans they can say anything as long as it's rated PG.