A Washington State woman who won a car on “The Price Is Right” claims the show gave her a salvaged car, not the new Pontiac GTO Coupe she won, reports the New York Post.
In court papers filed 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. Ms. Tillman claims her car got bounced around from Australia to San Francisco to Pasadena before being delivered to her.
2004 Pontiac GTO
A year after taking possession of the vehicle, Ms. 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,” according to papers filed in the lawsuit.
“I paid taxes for a new car,” Ms. Tillman said. “I did not get a new car.”
She’s suing a Pasadena, California, Pontiac-GMC dealer, CBS, the Price is Right, and the delivery company that dropped off the car. The owner of dealership believes Ms. Tillman did get a brand-new car, and she damaged it herself. The dealer/owner said that according to his dealership’s records, the car was not in any accident and was sent to Ms. Tillman brand new.
Ms. Tillman is suing for breach of contract and negligence, and is seeking damages of more than $25,000, plus attorney’s fees.
Maybe she should have tries out for Wheel of Fortune instead!
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