LOS ANGELES -- After 35 years of giving away prizes, newly retired Bob Barker picked up one of his own at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night.

The 83-year-old former emcee of “The Price Is Right” won his 19 ^th trophy as game-show host, beating a field that included last year’s winner, Alex Trebek of “Jeopardy!”

“Come on down!” presenter Ellen DeGeneres shouted.

Barker received his second standing ovation of the night, having

gotten his first when he introduced the evening’s first presenters while on the arms of “Barker’s Beauties,” models from his show.

“This proves that the judges had sympathy for an old man who doesn’t have a job,” quipped Barker, who retired last week after 35 years on “The Price is Right” and 50 years in television.

“I want to thank the television viewers across the country for inviting me into their homes for 50 years,” he said, before concluding with his signature signoff. “And remember, help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered.”

Barker came into the show already a winner. He earned his 18^th trophy at Thursday night’s ceremony for craft categories as executive producer of “The Price is Right.”

Barker’s career was honored during the ceremony, which aired live on CBS from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles after the network’s prime-time rebroadcast of Barker’s last “Price” show.

Maura West of “As the World Turns” earned her first Daytime Emmy for playing Carly, whose emotional breakup with husband Jack was a major storyline. She defeated four-time winner Kim Zimmer of “Guiding Light” in a category where all five nominees star on CBS soaps.

“It’s so much heavier than I thought,” said West, who began watching the soap opera in high school and met her real-life husband on the show. “I feel like I’m going to throw up. I’m just thrilled to bits and pieces.”

Genie Francis of “General Hospital” claimed her first Daytime Emmy for supporting actress in a drama series. Francis returned to the soap opera last year as Laura Spencer, a role she began playing at age 14.

“Oh my goodness!” she said. “Thank you so much. I am overwhelmed. I’ve waited 31 years for this moment.”

Francis and co-star Anthony Geary, who plays Luke Spencer, were part of the most watched event in daytime television history when their characters married 26 years ago.

Francis’ “General Hospital” co-star, Rick Hearst, won supporting actor honors.

Jennifer Landon of “As the World Turns” won her second consecutive award for younger actress in a drama series. She thanked her late father, actor Michael Landon.

Bryton McClure of “The Young and the Restless” won his first Daytime Emmy as younger actor in a drama series.

There was a tie for performer in a children’s series between “Sesame Street’s” Kevin Clash, who plays Elmo, and Caroll Spinney, who plays Oscar the Grouch.

“I started watching this show when I was 10 years old,” said Clash, who also won last year and had a tuxedoed Elmo on his arm.  “My mom thought I would go blind watching it trying to figure out how to build these things. I just love living on the street of ‘Sesame Street.”’

Other special tributes included a Lifetime Achievement Award to Lee Phillip Bell, who co-created “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” with late husband William J. Bell.

CBS’ “Guiding Light” topped the Daytime Emmy nominations list with 17.

“Guiding Light” was competing with CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful,” ABC’s “One Life to Live,” and CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” for drama series honors. Last year’s winner, “General Hospital,” wasn’t nominated.

The lead actor nominees were Michael Park of “As the World Turns”; last year’s winner, Anthony Geary of “General Hospital”;

Ricky Paull Goldin of “Guiding Light,” and “The Young and the Restless” co-stars Peter Bergman and Christian LeBlanc.

Rosie O’Donnell, who replaced Meredith Vieira on ABC’s chatfest “The View” before her recent departure, was nominated for talk show host, along with her former colleagues Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar.