He jinxed himself! A The Price Is Right contestant lost out on taking home a car, and his shirt foreshadowed his loss.
On March 9, Michael Shull, from Fairfield, Connecticut, won the fourth item up for bid. The item was an Oberwork telescope package, woth $3,110. He had the highest bid of $1,000.
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