The Price Is Right Contestant Made A Move That Confused Viewers, Then They Saw His End Game

People who try their luck on game shows usually walk away disappointed, their pockets filled with nothing but missed opportunities and lost prizes. But from time to time, a clever contestant will figure out how to game the system. Most of them do it in secret, but in 2008, a middle-aged man named Terry Kneiss did it in broad daylight. In fact, he seemingly pulled off the impossible in front of a televised audience of millions.

Terry's triumph

Terry Kniess' moment of truth came on an otherwise ordinary episode of The Price Is Right in 2008. Terry and his wife, Linda, cheered with the rest of the studio audience when he was selected to be part of Contestants' Row. He was smiling — but it wasn't just for the cameras.

An ace predictor

See, Terry felt like a The Price Is Right ringer. He'd been mastering the art of analysis his entire life, actually. He began his career as a Nevada TV meteorologist and quickly set himself apart from other weathermen by making startlingly accurate forecasts.

A bright future

Terry was so good, in fact, that he quickly moved to better, higher-earning jobs, and he eventually found himself in Atlanta. He then earned two Southeast Regional Emmy Awards in the early '90s... before homesickness caught up to him and his wife. They shuffled back to Nevada, and Terry applied his skills to a different industry.

Busting cheaters

Back in Vegas, Terry landed a job in casino surveillance. Using his genius for pattern recognition, it was his job to watch the entire casino floor for cheats and card counters. And wouldn't you know it, even the pros couldn't get past him.