Modeling Carol Merrill

while on let s make deal, merrill model various prizes, present money contestants, , perform various other tasks assistant host monty hall. on let s make deal, merrill referred monty hall full name, , became 1 of first game show models known such, rather customary first-name-only naming convention used such shows price right.

this allowed merrill gain wider recognition other game show models of time, , celebrity status has led many guest appearances on talk shows such late show david letterman, morning america, , geraldo. hall once put it,

never said door without saying carol merrill. let s see carol merrill has behind door no. 2. carol merrill has in box. , jay stewart, announcer, became stars. everywhere went, people say, how s carol? how s jay?

merrill, along original let s make deal announcer jay stewart, made appearance in 1986 on finale of all-new let s make deal, modeling zonk (200 pounds of bananas) along stewart. after learning contestant traded $1,427 zonk, merrill decided let him have $1,427 anyway while stewart gave him banana bunch go money.