Bob Barker will officially begin his retirement from showbiz tomorrow. The silver-haired television icon ended his thirty-five year run as the helm of “The Price Is Right,” and fifty year career on the tube, with a final taping on Wednesday.

Philip Barrett, 24, of Tampa, Fla., had camped outside the studios since Saturday to see Barker tape his last show Wednesday afternoon.

Die-hard fans from across the country huddled in sleeping bags for days to say goodbye to Barker. CBS sends out more tickets than its 325-seat studio can accommodate, so fans who wanted a seat needed to get in line early.

Melanie Zepeda Velez, 32, traveled from Alberta, Canada. “I’m here because I need to kiss Bob,” she said.

As always, some fans hoped for a chance to bid on prizes, but mostly they came to bid farewell.

“I’d rather win a couch from Bob Barker than a million dollars from Howie Mandel,” host of NBC’s “Deal or No Deal,” said Mark Dub, a NASA engineer who flew from Houston for the final show. “He’s part of American culture.”

Barker’s final show is slated to air on June 15. His replacement has yet to be announced.