[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Aug 29 2004, 08:01 PM\'] I know this is true, I heard it from good authority at Golden Road. It was a while ago, but I do know it happened, even if I haven't seen it. If you want proof, I can ask over Golden Road if you want. [/quote]
Here's the deal. It happened around '85 or so. The kid was a college kid, and he wore a shirt with words to the effect that "Bob, I'd give the shirt off my back to win". He gave Bob his shirt after he won the Showcase Showdown (not on camera), and before the showcase Barker thought he should have a shirt on, so Barker took his shirt off (not on camera) and gave it to the contestant, and Barker put his jacket back on and did the showcase just wearing a suit jacket. The contestant wore Barker's shirt through the showcase. At the end of the show the models tried to take his jacket off.
It's worth it dragging this back from three days so this thread doesn't swell to 60 pages.