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Woman in wheelchair wins treadmill on ‘Price is Right’ (Video)

WASHINGTON — What you didn’t see on Tuesday’s “The Price is Right” was the awkward audience pause that happened after a woman in a wheelchair won a treadmill and a sauna: It was edited out before the show aired. Danielle Perez, who lost her legs in an accident, is a comedian, and she is taking the win in stride. She tells KTLA5 the strangest thing about her win was the reaction of staffers on the show. “I kept thinking that it was a really big joke,” she told KTLA5 with a laugh, “but there was no irony in their cheers or applause.” Perez even tweeted about the win.

People took to social media talking about the appropriateness of the prize. “Every member of ‘The Price Is Right’ studio audience has a chance to be selected to play,” CBS and FremantleMedia told PEOPLE, adding, “Prizes are determined in advance of the show and are not decided based on the contestants.” Perez says being on the so show was “so much fun,” but she hasn’t received her treadmill yet. She says that, like any other piece of exercise equipment, she’ll probably use it as a piece of furniture. Watch her appearance on the show:

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs serving in Iraq, hits back after Tucker Carlson suggests she hates America

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a U.S. Army veteran who lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq, rebuked Tucker Carlson after the conservative Fox News host attacked her on Monday night and suggested that she hates America. "Does @TuckerCarlson want to walk a mile in my legs and then tell me whether or not I love America?" Duckworth wrote on Twitter.
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