Being chosen to compete for big money and prizes on the long-running game show "The Price Is Right" can be quite a hair-raising experience. At least it was for one recent contestant.

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A Sacramento, California, woman named Aliaya won the chance to join host Drew Carey onstage and play one of the bigger games. As she ran up the steps, Aliaya ripped off her wig, surprising both Carey and the audience. She quickly put the wig back in place and went on to score $10,000.

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Watch the segment that the "Price Is Right" people are calling, "one of the funniest things we've seen happen on The Price Is Right Stage!

"We are wigging out!"

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