The Dizzying Number Of Cars The Price Is Right Gave Away During Drew Carey's First 10 Years

Drew Carey took over duties from longtime host Bob Barker in July 2007. During his first decade helming "The Price is Right," leading high-energy car giveaways proved to be a huge part of the job. According to CBS, the show gave out a whopping 1,207 cars between 2007 and 2017. Also during those 10 years, Carey gave out $129,835,932 in combined cash and prizes.

Even before stepping foot on the glitzy set of "The Price is Right," Carey was giving away cars. Upon his comedy "The Drew Carey Show" garnering success in the 1990s, he was given a Porsche by producers. With a Miata at home, Carey decided he didn't need both and gifted the Mazda sports car to a crew member who didn't own a vehicle.

For Carey, who didn't make it big on TV until his 30s, it's exciting to witness average Americans win both big and small on "The Price is Right." He said in an interview with Gold Derby, "I had a whole life of not having any money, scraping by paycheck to paycheck ... I can relate to people really well because of that."

It also helps that Carey is a bit of a car aficionado himself. In 2016, as reported by WKYT, the comedian was spotted at a gas station in eastern Kentucky ... and it's easy to see why. Carey was driving his Mini Cooper which was meticulously hand-painted to resemble the psychedelic pattern of Janis Joplin's Porsche. According to Car Collectors Club, over 500 hours went into creating Carey's masterpiece.