No contestant has ever landed all five chips in the center chamber, which has the highest dollar value [3] To date, the largest amount of money ever won at Plinko isR$39,200 [4] To maintain consistency, there are only ten Plinko chips, and they are locked up after each use [2]
Barker Era ($20,000 slot, primetime): The most anyone has ever won in Plinko on the primetime show in the Barker era is Ryan, who wonR$40,000 on June 14, 2002 (#004SP, aired out-of-order on June 13), The Price Is Right Salutes U.S. Army special, with theR$20,000 slot being hit twice.