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Bob Barker marks 90th with return to ‘The Price Is Right’

NEW YORK – Bob Barker’s 90th birthday present is urging one more contestant to “come on down” from the audience on The Price Is Right.

The veteran game-show host, at the helm of The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007, was invited back by current host Drew Carey on Thursday to celebrate the milestone birthday.

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He moved a little more slowly, and his microphone was a little thicker, but Barker fell right back into the groove. The audience gave him a standing ovation, and he joined with Carey in encouraging viewers to spay or neuter their pets — Barker’s longtime cause.

To the reception, Barker said, “You folks appreciate the fact that it has taken me a long time to become 90.”

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