Celebrity Justice
Contestant: The Prize is WRONG, Bitch!

A "Price is Right" contestant claims that she received a damaged vehicle instead of the BRAND NEW CAR!!! she was supposed to get after winning on the show -- and she's pissed!
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In court papers filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Donna Tillman claims she came on down in June 2004 and won a new Pontiac GTO Coupe, worth $33,495. Not bad, right? Here's where it gets screwy. Tillman claims her car got bounced around from Australia to San Francisco to Pasadena before being delivered to her.

A year later, Tillman says she took the car in for some maintenance work, and was told by her local dealership the car had "existing front end and structural frame damage" and that the repairs had been done in a way to "conceal or hide the damage by persons unknown."

Tillman is suing the show, CBS, the car dealership and the transport company, claiming negligence and breach of contract and seeking unspecified damages.

CBS declined comment. The owner of the dealership in question tells TMZ there is "no record in any way, shape or form" of the car being damaged. A number for the car transport company could not be found.

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31. BY LAW THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO DISCLOSE ALL THAT INFO TO HER. SHAME ON THE DEALRSHIP, NOT PRICE IS RIGHT

Posted at 7:39PM on Dec 14th 2007 by SB

32. Can't trust these transporters. I had a car delivered to Fl from NY. It arrived with a cracked windshield and gunk on the hood. Good news is about a week and a half ago, I traded it in for "A BRAND NEW CAR"-an 07 Malibu LT to be exact!

Posted at 7:48PM on Dec 14th 2007 by jbird

33. Ungrateful bitch.

Posted at 11:03PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Ted

34. Hey There TMZ Please ban Fly on The Wall-this scrolling down and it's stupid comments are RUINING your site!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:34PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Hey There

35. she is lucky and unlucky.
www.seekingsugar.com

Posted at 10:16PM on Dec 14th 2007 by christ586942

36. Can we say ingrate? How about moron? Obviously not only is she an ungrateful and spoiled person but she didnt read the release she signed to get on the show.I dont have a law degree but I can read that the release says they will not make the network or show liable for damages,issues etc.Better yet if the damage was that obvious and so bad why did it take her 3 years after winning and 2 years after discovering damage did she wait to file a lawsuit?

Posted at 11:21PM on Dec 14th 2007 by misfitfan

37. She won't get anything from the show itself. By the way I went from watching daily to ummm,never since Drew Carey took over. He is just ungodly awful...and dweeby.

Posted at 11:19PM on Dec 14th 2007 by brandon

38. 2004 GTO's were built in Australia.

Stupid....

Posted at 11:27AM on Dec 15th 2007 by GTO guy

39. "Tillman claims her car got bounced around from Australia to San Francisco to Pasadena before being delivered to her. "
I would be amazed if the car had somehow gotten to her without involving Australia, as that is where the GTO was built.

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 15th 2007 by The obvious

40. CBS should just replace the car instead of making this an incident to gain steam and have all the contesants checking
their new cars

Posted at 6:12AM on Dec 15th 2007 by +DJ FunkyGrrL+

41. Imagine. Someone somewhere trying to slip a shoddy car past someone else. I'm soooooo surprised.
If she was supposed to win a new car, she should GET a new car, not some alleged knowingly damaged car fobbed off on her behind her back. Does anyone, anywhere do the right thing anymore in the U.S.?

Posted at 8:16AM on Dec 15th 2007 by Your Mamma

42. A guy from Alaska won a boat from the price is right that was about $22,000 and instread of shipping the boat to Alaska, (which they said was to much for shipping) they just sent him a check. Why didn't they just do that for her ????

Posted at 10:10AM on Dec 18th 2007 by Me myself and I

43. I love the "bounced around from Australia to SF to..." line. OF COURSE IT DID - GTO's are built in Australia, delivered at the port of San Fransisco, and delivered to the city where it was delivered...

Posted at 1:23PM on Dec 15th 2007 by ggggggggg

44. First of all CBS has nothing to do with this! Why is she suing them. Isn't suing the dealer and/or transport company enough? Why wait all these years? She is in Washington state but got a Beverly Hills attorney??? This has scam written all over it!

Posted at 2:26PM on Dec 15th 2007 by Karley

45. Come on. She wrecked it, got someone to say the car was already damaged because the big deep pocket of "price is right" will probably just settle to get rid of her. Trash like this person is what gives our court system a bad name. Shame on her and the jackass lawyer that filed suit. Please send some supporting email to the Price is Right, transport company and dealership to show these stupid lawsuits are out of hand.

Posted at 2:44PM on Dec 15th 2007 by yeah right

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