Answer: It's In The Bag
The contestant has to correctly match up the five products and prices, and leave the sixth grocery item out, as it does not match up to the five prices. The game is set up so only one product matches up with one price; there is only one winning combination. When the contestant thinks they have matched up correctly, the host reveals the first item. If it was correctly matched, the contestant wins $1,000. The contestant can decide to walk with the money, or keep going. After each correct pairing, the winnings total doubles ($2,000, $4,000 up to $16,000 for all five). If one is wrong, the player loses everything.
From Quiz: Come on Down!
Answer: Dennis James
In 1972, a half-hour nighttime version of "The Price is Right" starring Dennis James, debuted. When the daytime version of the show was changed to an hour long, the nighttime version remained at a half-hour. Dennis James hosted the show for the first five seasons, and Bob Barker replaced him as host for the last three seasons. The final episode of the nighttime show aired in 1980.
From Quiz: Welcome to "The Price is Right"!
Answer: 37
In the "Range Game", the contestant has to make sure that the price they are looking for is in the dark green section while it is going up. If they make a mistake and press the button to early to stop it, Barker always warns them in the beginning that "they can't start the range finder again for 37 hours." In other words, you only have one chance at it.
From Quiz: "The Price Is Right" Games
Answer: Any Number
Bonus Game and Double Prices were the 2nd and 3rd games played. Cliffhangers did not premeire until 1976.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Fans
Answer: Rod Roddy
Rod Roddy suffered from colon and breast cancer and died at the age of 66. Rod was the announcer from 1985 to 2003. He had to miss several episodes of "The Price is Right" throughout his last two years because of his surgery and chemotherapy.
He was also known for his brightly colored jackets that he received from Thailand. Although he originally wrote regular suits, these jackets would become a well-known part of the show and of Rod.
Other game shows that Rod announced included "Press Your Luck", "Whew!", "Love Connection", "Hit Man", and "Battlestars".
From Quiz: You're the Next Contestant on "The Price is Right"
Answer: You win both showcases
You'll win both showcases if you're lucky enough to get that close.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Quiz
Answer: Studio 33
Renamed in honor of host Bob Barker, Studio 33 was also used to tape 'The Carol Burnett Show'.
From Quiz: The Price Is Right
Answer: Easy as 1,2,3!
Prizes such as television, furniture and products worth $1,000-$5,000 are usually used as prizes in this game. Unlike different games, if the contestant gets one right, they do not win that prize only, all three have to be correct.
From Quiz: Come on Down!
Answer: Gas Money
Gas Money premiered on September 22, 2008 and was the first to debut after Drew Carey became host of "The Price is Right" on October 15, 2007. The game was created by the then-producer Roger Dobkowitz and is played for a car and $10,000 in cash. Pay the Rent and Double Cross also debuted with Drew Carey as host, but Cliff Hangers debuted in the show's early years, when Bob Barker was host.
From Quiz: Welcome to "The Price is Right"!
Answer: Showcase
Many people believe that it is called the Showcase Showdown, but that is not true. The Showcase Showdown is when three contestants spin the Big Wheel and try to get as close to $1.00 as possible without going over.
From Quiz: Are You a Loyal Friend and True?
Answer: $2500
As the contestants get each prize right or close to the amount that it is, they win a card. They get two free cards at the beginning. If they get one of the prizes correct, they win all the three cards left. Each card has a dollar amount of $500 which then translates to $2500 if they get all 5 cards. Of course, who is not going to go for the car that is the grand prize of the game!
From Quiz: "The Price Is Right" Games
Answer: Chevrolet Vega
It was won by Connie Dunnall on September 4, 1972. Her game was "Any Number". She was also the very first contestant to play a pricing game.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Fans
Answer: Anitra Ford
Anitra Ford left at about the same time as Dian and Holly became models.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Exam
Answer: spayed or neutered
Bob did not originally say "Help control the pet population; have your pets spayed or neutered". This began in 1982 shortly after his wife, Dorothy Jo, passed away. Even though, it was only occasionally he said that phrase; it would be years later before he said it at the conclusion of every single show.
When his wife died, Bob became an animal rights advocate. He would also have pet adoption segments on the show where Bob would have pets (almost always dogs) on the show that would need to be adopted.
From Quiz: You're the Next Contestant on "The Price is Right"
Answer: $1.00
If you get 100 cents, or one dollar, you get 1000 dollars plus a bonus spin! In the bonus spin, the player can win up to $10,000 more.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Quiz
Answer: September 4, 1972
The show originated in 1956 with host Bill Cullen and ended in 1965. Bob Barker hosted from 1972 to 2007.
From Quiz: The Price Is Right!
Answer: Punch a Bunch
In Punch-a-Bunch, the contestant is first shown four items, and they have to determine if the actual retail value is more or less than a given price. For each time, they are correct, they win a punch on the 5x10 punchboard. Behind each hole is a slit of paper with a prize amount, anywhere from $1 to the top prize of $25,000. The host reveals the prize one at a time, and the contestant can choose to leave with the amount on the paper, or try their luck on the next hole. A contestant can only win the money from one hole, they aren't tallied up. A few holes have "Second Chance" pieces, where contestants can punch another hole to see what is behind there.
From Quiz: Come on Down!
Answer: Race Game
The 40th season premiered on September 19, 2011. The first game to be played was Race Game, which was played for four cars. The contestant not only won all four cars but did it on her first try. Per the rules of the game, she was given 45 seconds to place the prices with the correct prizes. She only took 11 seconds to do that.
From Quiz: Welcome to "The Price is Right"!
Answer: Punch-a-bunch
It is a common misconception to believe that Punchboard is just as official as Punch-a-bunch. This common misconception came from the original design for Punch-a-bunch. On that design, Punch-a-bunch was rarely seen on TV and all that was shown were 10 holes with the letters p, u, n, c, h, b, o, a, r, and d printed on the front.
From Quiz: Are You a Loyal Friend and True?
Answer: $500
In "Hole In One", if the contestant gets all of the product amounts in the correct ascending order, they win a $500 bonus. They also have a great shot into the hole because they are practically on top of it by then. However, Barker always shows off his "inspirational putt" from way back from the hole.
From Quiz: "The Price Is Right" Games
Answer: 1975
The first 60-minute show taped was actually part of an experiment week to help the producers decide whether to switch to hour long shows or stay with the 30-minute format.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Fans
Answer: $10,000
The Big Wheel debuted in 1975, and the rules stated that if a contestant spun $1 in one spin or a combination of two spins, the contestant would get $1,000. However, there would not be any bonus spin until three years later in 1978. When the bonus spin began, if a contestant spun $0.05 or $0.15 in a single spin, the contestant would get a $5,000 bonus, but if the contestant spun $1.00 in a single spin, the contestant would get a $10,000 bonus.
Starting in 2008, the $0.05 and the $0.15 would award a contestant $10,000 and the $1 would award a contestant $25,000.
From Quiz: You're the Next Contestant on "The Price is Right"
Answer: "Plinko"
This is my favorite game on "The Price Is Right".
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Quiz
Answer: March 1998
Stage 33 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles was re-dedicated to Bob Barker following the taping of the 5,000th episode of "The Price is Right" in March 1998.
From Quiz: The Price Is Right!
Answer: Car
In "Any Number", the host would reveal the first digit in the price of the car, and then introduce a three digit price, and a three digit cash amount (the first digit being dollars, and the other two in cents). With the ten empty spots, the contestant has to guess the digits from 0-9, and when the price of one of the three prizes is full, the contestant walks with that prize. In the early days of the show, car prices were only four numbers (remember, then?), the first number was not revealed, and the contestant had to start guessing from the start.
From Quiz: Come on Down!
Answer: Johnny Olson
Johnny Olson was the first announcer on "The Price is Right". He was the announcer from the show's premiere on September 4, 1972 until his passing in 1985. He never missed an episode. After his death, auditions were held to replace him, and it was eventually decided that the replacement announcer would be Rod Roddy.
From Quiz: Welcome to "The Price is Right"!
Answer: half-hour episode; No
Golden Road debuted on August 19, 1975. It was the first pricing game to offer a 5-digit price. Originally, Bob did not make audience entrances when this game debuted. It was not until about 1988 when he regularly began doing audience entrances.
From Quiz: Are You a Loyal Friend and True?
Answer: any amount
In the "Card Game", the prize is usually a car. Aces are wild and can be made into anything the contestant wants. Just so long as they don't go over. They can get within a dollar amount previously drawn at the beginning of the game. A dollar amount $2500 is a sure bet. Face cards are $1000 and the other cards are of their value in $100 increments. For example, if the contestant pulls a 5 of diamonds, they add $500 to the total on the bid they are going for.
From Quiz: "The Price Is Right" Games
Answer: Pick A Number
This game definitely ranks high on the "Most hated" pricing games of many fans. It is a very dull game that requires the contestant to pick a number to fill in a blank spot in the price of the prize they're playing for. The rest of the answers are three other less-than-spectacular games.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Fans
Answer: Lincoln Continental
Her grand total, including $1,200 artwork, the $36,789 Lincoln Continental, and her $50,876 showcase with Corvette was $88,865.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Exam
Answer: Bob Barker
In April 2009, Bob made his first return to "The Price is Right" where he promoted his book "Priceless Memories" which was the story of his life. His appearance was near the end of the show, during the Showcases; in fact, both showcases were centered around his book. In the first showcase there was a computer (representing how they can get a book), a trip to New York (in case they didn't want to wait for the book to come by mail as it would if it was brought on a computer), and a car (a way to go to a bookstore to get as many books as possible). In the second showcase, it was about how they might read Bob's book. You could read a book on a plane ride (which was a trip to Cabo San Lucas) or in a place that is very special to them (which was a private yacht).
Not only were the showcases based on "Priceless Memories", but Bob announced that everybody in the audience would receive a copy of his book!
From Quiz: You're the Next Contestant on "The Price is Right"
Answer: over
You cannot bid higher than the retail price of the prize.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Quiz
Answer: 25
The mountain climber takes one step for each dollar the contestant misses the price of an item (eg, if the contestant prices a blender at $25 and the item is $30, the mountain climber takes five steps).
From Quiz: The Price Is Right
Answer: December 12, 1923
Bob was born in Darrington, Washington on December 12, 1923.
From Quiz: The Price Is Right!
Answer: $25,000
Plinko debuted on January 3, 1983 and allowed contestants to win up to $25,000 in cash. The middle slot was $5000, and contestants could get up to five Plinko chips. In 1998, the middle slot was changed to $10,000. Contestants could still get up to five Plinko chips meaning the most amount of money that could be won was upped to $50,000.
From Quiz: Welcome to "The Price is Right"!
Answer: Vanna White
Yes, she made it down from the audience. However, she never made it up on stage.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Fans
Answer: Plinko
Since the premiere on January 3, 1983, it has become the most popular game ever, most likely because of the large sum of money and the excitement of earning $10,000.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Exam
Answer: It determined who will play a pricing game.
After contestants are called to "come on down", an item was shown and the four contestants are asked to bid on it, and the one who bid closest to the actual retail price without going over won the item and came on stage to play a pricing game.
When "The Price is Right" debuted, the readout displays were all brown and an asterisk was shown who won the item up for bid. In 1975, the displays were changed with each display getting its own color. From left to right, the colors were red, green, yellow, and blue. The asterisk was no longer shown on the winner's display. In 1981, the green and blue displays switched places, meaning the order was now red, blue, yellow, and green.
From Quiz: You're the Next Contestant on "The Price is Right"
Answer: "Have your pets spayed or neutered."
Sometimes pets are even featured during the show.
From Quiz: "The Price is Right" Quiz
Answer: 30 seconds
Another oldie-goldie pricing game, 'Clock Game' contestants have 30 seconds to guess the prices of two prizes. A cash bonus is awarded along with the prizes if a contestant guesses both prices correctly before time runs out.
From Quiz: The Price Is Right
