This show is the ceremonial 7,000th episode; in reality, it is the 7,139th episode. For this special occasion, the set is decorated for the "7,000th" episode and a banner reading "7,000th show" added to the bottom of the logos in the opening, on Door #4, and in the second transition of the closed-captioning plugs. Also, the first four contestants are told that they are "the first four contestants on the 7,000th show of The Price Is Right."
On this show only, in commemoration of the "7,000th" episode, Lucky $even's $1 bills are replaced with $1,000 stacks of bills, making it possible for the contestant to win as much as $6,000 instead of $6.
All of the games in the first half are somehow related to "7" or "7,000:" Most Expensive's trips are all over 7,000 miles away from Television City; Grand Game's target price is $7; and Lucky $even makes the aforementioned rule change involving $7,000.
As Drew states at the end of the first Showcase Showdown, the games in the second half -- Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices -- duplicate the lineup from the first episode.
Drew declares that the "7,000th" show is also Rich's 1,001st episode as announcer; this episode count comes from the daytime shows aired since he became the regular announcer and the shows from The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular (2003) primetime specials. In reality, it is his 1000th show as the regular announcer with 983 daytime shows (due to the December 22, 2006 show which was announced by Burton Richardson due to Rich having laryngitis) and 17 primetime shows of The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular.