KY Native Cleans Up on Most Popular 'Price Is Right' Game

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Kentucky on the national stage has always been a great source of pride for me. When I see the Commonwealth represented on the national stage by way of reality shows, game shows, sports (we have our tradition-rich basketball programs to thank for that), famous actors and actresses who are natives...you name it...I beam with pride.

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And don't get me started when it hits REALLY close to home, like when Owensboro's Teresa Cook won big on Deal or No Deal:

Or when Owensboro native Chad Aull went head to head with the "Whammy":

But again, I'm a native Kentuckian and I like it when our people represent. I've ALWAYS thought it was cool that the two leads in one of the biggest film franchises of the past decade--The Hunger Games, by the way--are natives of Kentucky. Jennifer Lawrence is from Louisville and Josh Hutcherson is from Union.

And yes, even if they don't live here anymore, they still count. So, I tip my hat to Daelyn Chaney, a member of the United States Coast Guard stationed in San Diego. On a special episode of The Price Is Right that aired July 4th, he was a member of an all-military audience of potential contestants. Except Officer Chaney REALIZED his potential and made it up on stage where he got to play what watchmojo.com--and maybe several million others--believes is the iconic series' most popular game:

There may not be a bigger rush on American game shows than watching that disc head toward possible riches. Oh wait, there's more. I almost forgot...Officer Chaney continued his winning ways into the showcase, ultimately netting more than $70,000 in cash and prizes.

The Estill County native is currently stationed in San Diego but homes to be back home in his native Kentucky sometime next year.

[SOURCE: WKYT-Lexington]