College of Communication senior Casey Schreiner went to Los Angeles to study television production and scriptwriting.

He will return to Boston with a 60-inch high definition television, $40 worth of gourmet popcorn and a $1,000 Victorian dollhouse, thanks to his performance at a September taping of “The Price is Right.”

Schreiner, a former Daily Free Press columnist spending this semester interning in Los Angeles, found himself on the infamous Contestants’ Row earlier this month. He had gone to a taping of “The Price is Right” as a group activity with several other BU students.

“It was completely unexpected that I was picked [to play],” Schreiner said.

Schreiner said he was standing with a group of other BU students when an interviewer from the show approached them.

“They [the interviewers] ask you where you’re from and what you’re doing there,” he said. “And we all pretty much had the same answer.”

Schreiner said he was shocked when he heard the familiar call to “Come on down!”

“Obviously, there was lots of shock and surprise, as well as an extreme pleasure at getting to be a part of popular culture,” he said.

Schreiner was on Contestants’ Row for what he described as “a long time” before getting to play for prizes.

“I could have won $10,000 [on an earlier game] but the woman bidding after me bid a dollar more than I did and got to play. I’m sure that if you look on the tape you can see me give her a dirty look,” he said.

Schreiner earned his chance to play on stage by bidding on a Victorian dollhouse, priced at over $1,000. His accurate bidding won him the dollhouse —although Schreiner said he plans to sell it when he returns home.

“Hopefully I will be finding someone to buy the dollhouse,” Schreiner said. “I think someone can get more use out of it than I can.”

Schreiner played the “Hi-Low” game, in which contestants are given a price for a certain product and must determine if the price is too high or too low.

“Thankfully, very little skill was actually required,” Schreiner said.

The fruits of Schreiner’s price-guessing endeavors came in the form of a 60-inch high definition television, valued at over $4,000. “It’s completely absurd. No one should have that much TV,” he said.

In addition to his winnings, Schreiner received the fringe benefit of meeting “The Price is Right” host Bob Barker.

“Bob Barker was really, really nice,” Schreiner said. “He was very personable.”

Although Schreiner did not get the opportunity to meet any of “Barker’s Beauties,” he said one of the models was showing off the television during the “Hi-Low” game.

“I wasn’t really paying attention to her; I was imagining my movies and games on that TV,” Schreiner joked. “That was more of an attraction for me.”

Following his “Hi-Low” victory, Schreiner took his place with two other contestants to compete for a spot on the “Showcase Showdown.” This proved to be no easy undertaking, as the wheel contestants must spin “is much heavier than it looks,” according to Schreiner.

“I’m not a very physically fit person in the weightlifting ability department,” he said.

Some contestants may appear to put forth excessive effort through running starts or jumping, and, according to Schreiner: “To get an effective spin, you do need to do that.”

A shot at Showcase glory, however, was not to be.

“I got like, 60 cents on the wheel,” Schreiner said. While this constitutes a respectable total for some “Price is Right” hopefuls, the contestant after Schreiner spun to the $1.00 mark on his first try.

Despite this letdown, Schreiner said he was not too disappointed at the outcome.

“I figured a TV was enough for me, although it would have been nice to have been on the Showcase,” he said.

Following his “Price” appearance, Schreiner said he spent the week on the phone with friends and family, “convincing them that I was not kidding.”

Once he established his story was legitimate, Schreiner said “people were generally really excited and wanted to know when they’ll be able to watch.”

Since his brush with American pop cultural fame, Schreiner has returned to his job in the writing department of the FOX sitcom, “Malcolm in the Middle” and said he has enjoyed his time in Los Angeles thus far.

“It’s been really great — both the internship and the game show,” he said.

Schreiner’s “Price is Right” episode will air Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. on Channel 4.