'The Price Is Right' has come under fire in the US after it offered a disabled contestant a treadmill. Courtesy: CBS/The Price Is Right

The price is not so right

THE US version of The Price Is Right made a cringe-worthy gaffe after telling a wheelchair-bound contestant they had won a treadmill.

It follows other mess-ups on the long-running show, New York Post writes. In April a model accidentally gifted a brand-new car to a contestant.

In Tuesday’s show host Drew Carey asked LA-based comedian Danielle Perez to “come on down” before presenting the wheelchair-bound contestant with a sauna and a treadmill as prizes for winning a round of “1 Right Price.”

While Perez seemed genuinely grateful for her gifts, she originally thought the entire bit was a gag.

when you win a treadmill on national TV, but you have no feet @DrewFromTV @PriceIsRight pic.twitter.com/NlqTG1HJPT — Danielle Perez (@DivaDelux) May 5, 2015

“I kept thinking that it was a really big joke,” Perez told CNN. ““But there was no irony in their cheers or applause ... everyone at CBS seemed genuinely excited for me that I won.”

Though the audience erupted into cheers the moment the bells went off, Perez’s good-natured reaction trumped it all.

For more New York Post stories go to the website