Hey kids, come on down!
For the first time in its 40-year history, “The Price Is Right” allowed children — accompanied by a parent, of course — to compete for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes.
The special episode taped Monday at CBS Television City in LA and will air April 18.
“We drove seven hours last night to get here,” 10-year-old Sally Lavagnino of Folsom, Calif., told The Post backstage.
The fourth-grader and her mom, Sarah Castle, were one of nine parent-child teams picked from the audience of 200.
Sally, an aspiring singer, says she is eager to take another turn on TV. “When I am 12 or 13 I am going to be on ‘The X Factor!’ ” she said.
“This is an idea we have been kicking around here for several years,” executive producer Mike Richards says. “It really came down to what would the games be because it was important to me that the kids not just sit there, [but that] they be participating. Kids tend to now know the prices of things. It was important that there was enough for the kids to do.”
Each young contestant was accompanied on stage by a parent, who was required to approve all price-related decisions.
“You want to make sure they have the best chance to win,” Richards says.