The Price Is Right is an Americangame show centering on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes and products. The current version of the show premiered on September 41972 on CBS, and was hosted by veteran game show host Bob Barker for 35 seasons until his retirement in 2007. The 36th season started on October 152007 with comedian Drew Carey succeeding Barker.[1]
TV Guide named The Price Is Right the "greatest game show of all time".[2] The show is well-known[3] for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to Contestants' Row.
The original version of The Price Is Right aired from 1956 to 1965 and was hosted by Bill Cullen.[4] While retaining some elements of the earlier generation show, the 1972 revival added many new distinctive gameplay elements,[5] and now has the distinction of being the longest continuously running game show in North American television history, with more than 6,800 episodes aired.[2]
Übersicht
The gameplay on the show includes four distinct competition elements through which nine preliminary contestants eventually are narrowed to two finalists.
File:Onebidseason36.jpgBidders on Contestants' Row awaiting the announcement of the winning bid.
One Bid is a qualifying game, played with four contestants standing at the foot of the stage ("Contestants' Row"). A prize is shown, and each player bids a price. The contestant who bids closest to the actual retail price of the prize, without going over, wins it and advances on to the stage for an individual pricing game. A contestant that bids the exact price (a "Perfect Bid") also receives a cash bonus - $500 on the daytime episodes (originally $100). If all four contestants overbid, they all must bid again. Four initial contestants are chosen from the audience at the start of the show to play the first One Bid round; before each of five subsequent One Bid rounds, a new contestant is chosen from the audience to replace the previous winner.
The pricing game is where the contestant can win a larger prize such as cash, home furnishings, or a motor vehicle. Six pricing games are played per episode, one by each winner of the One Bid rounds.
The producers select from a long list of pricing games; there are currently more than 70 used. The selection and order of games to be played on an episode is previously determined by the producer.[6]
The Showcase Showdown determines which contestants will play for the Showcase prize packages at the end of the show. There are two showdowns in each episode, after the third and sixth pricing games. Each showdown features the three contestants who played the preceding three games; order of play is in ascending order of the value of prizes already won.
Each contestant spins a large wheel which is segmented and marked with the values from five cents to a dollar, in increments of five cents, in random order. The winner of each Showdown is the contestant who spins the highest value in one spin or the total of two spins without exceeding a dollar. A total of exactly one dollar wins $1,000 and another spin for a bonus cash prize of either $5,000 or $10,000. In the event of a tie, a spin-off is held in which each of the tied contestants is given one spin with the highest value winning. The two Showdown winners in each show compete in the Showcase following the second Showdown.
The two contestants are shown a large prize package. The contestant who has a greater winnings thus far in the show may bid on that showcase it or pass it to their opponent. A second prize package is shown and whichever contestant has not yet bid must bid on that showcase. The contestant who bids closer to the combined "actual retail price" of the items in their showcase without going over, the contestant wins their showcase. If the winning contestant also bids within $250 of the price of their showcase, they win both showcases.[7] If both contestants bid higher than the price of their showcase, a "double overbid" is declared, and neither contestant wins their showcases.
Bob Barker (left), host of The Price Is Right for 35 years. Drew Carey assumed hosting duties for the show in 2007 following Barker's retirement.
Bob Barker began hosting The Price Is Right in 1972 and completed a 35-year tenure in 2007. Barker, who was recommended by CBS over original host Bill Cullen (who found the new show too physically demanding) and Dennis James (Goodson's original choice), was hired as host while still hosting the long-running stunt comedy show Truth or Consequences, and his retirement coincided with his 50th year as a television host. His final show aired on Friday, June 15, 2007, and was repeated in primetime, leading into the network's coverage of the Daytime Emmy Awards.[8]
Reruns of the Barker version ran throughout the summer until his June 15 final episode was once again aired on October 12, 2007.
After he became a noted animal rights advocate in the early 1980s, Barker signed off of each broadcast with a public-service message to "help control the pet population; have your pets spayed or neutered". Carey carried on the tradition upon becoming the new host, although he says it in a slightly different way.
The Price Is Right has had three permanent announcers over the course of its run on CBS: Johnny Olson (1972–1985); Rod Roddy (1986–2003); and Rich Fields (2004–present). Several announcers have substituted on the show over the years, most prominently including Gene Wood (1985), Burton Richardson (2001-2004) and Randy West (2003). They traditionally enjoyed greater exposure than the typical television announcer, frequently appearing on-camera throughout the show and in Showcase skits.[10]
To help display its many prizes, the show has featured several models who were known during Barker's time on the show as "Barker's Beauties". Some of the long-tenured Barker's Beauties included Kathleen Bradley (1990–2000), Holly Hallstrom (1977–1995), Dian Parkinson (1975–1993), and Janice Pennington (1972–2000). Pennington and Bradley were fired from the program in 2000, allegedly for testifying on behalf of Hallstrom in a wrongful-termination lawsuit against Barker and the show.[11] Following the departure of Heather Kozar and Nikki Ziering, producers decided to use a rotating cast of models. Claudia Jordan was the last "permanent" model to appear on the show, in 2004. Carey does not use a collective name for the models, but refers to them by name.
Production staff
The highly successful game show production team of Mark Goodson and Bill Todman was responsible for producing the original as well as the revival versions of the game show. Longtime Goodson–Todman staffer Bob Stewart is credited with creating the original version of The Price Is Right.[12]
Roger Dobkowitz is the program's producer, having worked with the program as a production staffer since the current version's debut after graduating from San Francisco State University in 1972. Occasionally, Dobkowitz will have unscheduled appearances on camera when he answers a question posed by the host - usually relating to the show's history or records.
Kathy Greco, Stan Blits, and Sue MacIntyre are co-producers of the show, and Adam Sandler is associate producer. Frank Wayne, a Goodson–Todman staffer since the 1950s, was the original executive producer of the show's current version; Barker added that role after Wayne's death in 1988. Previous producers have included Jay Wolpert, Barbara Hunter, and Phil Wayne Rossi (Wayne's son). Bart Eskander is the current director; Marc Breslow and Paul Alter each served long stints as director previously. Aside from Barker, the show's production staff remained intact after Carey became host; longtime FremantleMedia executive Syd Vinnedge was named the program's new executive producer. Greco, Blits, and MacIntyre were reassigned to their position also during the season.
Production information
Audience and contestant selection
Many audience members arrive early on the day of a taping.[13] Most have already received tickets for that day's show, although some hope to get same-day tickets. Audience members are then given the iconic nametags with a temporary identification number, which is also written on the person's ticket. Audience members are eventually brought through in groups of twelve for brief interviews with the production staff. A Social Security Number (or some national I.D. number for non-U.S. audience members) is required to be submitted.[14] Contrary to popular belief, contestant names are not chosen at random; rather, the interviews determine possible selections for the nine contestants per taping from among the pool of approximately 325 audience members.[15]
With few exceptions, anyone at least 18 years old who attends a taping of the show has the potential to become a contestant on The Price Is Right. Those ineligible include current candidates for political office, employees of CBS or its affiliates, the production company or any firm involved in offering prizes for the show, and anyone who has appeared as a contestant on another game show within the previous year, two other shows, or starting in November 2007, any version of this show, in the previous ten years. One contestant has appeared on the show in both 1978 and 2008. [16] The show staff alerts potential contestants, in person, on the show's Web site, and on the tickets themselves, to dress in "street clothes" and not to wear costumes, such as those used to attract attention on Let's Make a Deal, another show that featured contestants selected from the audience.[17][14] Instead, contestants will often wear shirts with hand-decorated slogans. Members of the armed forces will often wear their uniforms, a tradition on many game shows. (Both Barker, a Navy veteran, and Carey, a former Marine Corps Reservist, served in the armed forces).
Taping
The program is usually produced in about an hour.[18] Two episodes are usually taped each day, and there are normally three taping days per week. The program is taped in advance of its airdate; for example, the show broadcast on February 28, 2008, was taped on the preceding January 16.[19] As with many other shows that start production in the summer, the lead time varies during the season. The audience is entertained by the announcer before taping begins; after the taping session, there is a drawing for a door prize.[14]
Production company
The current version of the series was originally a Mark Goodson–Bill Todman production in association with CBS.[12] After Todman died in 1979, the unit became known as simply Mark Goodson Productions, and was announced as such on The Price Is Right from 1984 to 2007. Today, the series is produced by The Price is Right Productions, Inc., a joint venture of RTL Group and CBS.
For the sake of tradition, and through special permission from RTL's subsidiary FremantleMedia North America, the show continued to use the Mark Goodson Productions name, logo, and announcement at the end of each episode until Barker's retirement, even after Fremantle purchased and merged with the Goodson company. The show is now credited as a FremantleMedia production in association with CBS.
The Price Is Right has been taped at Studio 33 in CBS Television City for its entire run. The studio, which is also used for other television productions, was renamed the Bob Barker Studio in the host's honor on the ceremonial 5,000th episode in 1998.[2][20]
Contestants' Row is placed at the front of the audience, with the scoring displays located on the edge of the stage deck. On stage are three sets of large, paneled, sliding doors, as well as a platform with a rotating wall (the Turntable). Pricing games and prizes are typically placed in these areas. There are also a "Giant Price Tag" prop, a large fly curtain, and other covers used to conceal prizes, games and other staging elements.[21]
The announcer sits at an off-camera podium stage left, while the production crew is in an area stage right.
The set was updated in 2007, when Carey took over as host. The predominant earthtone colors were brightened to project a modern look, while the set props largely remained as they were for Barker's shows.[22]
Broadcast history
The most recognized incarnation of the show premiered September 4, 1972 on CBS with Bob Barker as host. The show was first called The New Price Is Right to distinguish itself from the earlier Bill Cullen version (1956–1965), but it proved so popular in its own right that, within a year, the producers decided to drop the word "New".
During the week of September 8, 1975 CBS experimented with a one-hour version of the show in order to celebrate its third anniversary.[23] The ratings for the week were strong enough to convince the network that the arrangement would work well permanently. CBS made the move on November 3, fitting the show to its current six pricing game/two Showcase Showdown format.[15].
The show has since remained virtually unchanged, having entrenched itself in the 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) time slot since 1979. New pricing games are generally added each year, while games that have become unpopular or confusing are removed. In addition, prizes and pricing games have kept pace with inflation, resulting in some of the original pricing games that were designed for four-digit cars to be adjusted to allow for five-digit prizes. Apart from minor aesthetics, the current show otherwise maintains a nearly identical appearance to a show produced in the 1970s.
Beginning with the 36th season, CBS broadcasts each episode on the Innertubevideo on demand service available at CBS.com.
Syndicated productions
Dennis James, seen here, was the original host of the syndicated nighttime Price Is Right from 1972 to 1977.
Three syndicated versions of The Price Is Right have aired. The first, which was launched at the same time as the daytime show, aired weekly until 1980.[24] It was distributed by Viacom Enterprises, which started as the syndication arm of CBS, and was hosted by Dennis James until 1977 and then by Bob Barker. James, a figure from the early days of TV, was originally intended to host both the network and syndicated versions of the program, but CBS executives preferred Barker for the daytime show. It was only when James' contract expired and the long-running Truth or Consequences ended production that Barker added the evening version to his duties. This version retained the 1972 half-hour format for its entire run, and did not add the daytime show's Showcase Showdown, double-showcase winner, or perfect-bid rules. In most of the U.S., stations carried the syndicated Price Is Right as one of five different programs every night of the week in one of the available timeslots created by the 1971 FCCPrime Time Access Rule.[12] Usually, the time slots were one of the two half-hours between 7–8 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones, and 6–7 p.m. in the Central Time Zone (Mountain Time Zone stations' practices varied).[24] It was cancelled after 300 episodes in 1980, after weekly syndicated game shows had fallen out of popularity in favor of daily offerings.
Five years later, in 1985–1986, veteran host Tom Kennedy starred in a daily version [25][26] which was faithful to the traditional half-hour format and was syndicated by Television Program Enterprises, now part of CBS Television Distribution.. This version was the first to adjust certain pricing games to accommodate five-digit prizes, most often cars; these adjustments were also used on the summer 1986 CBS prime-time "Specials". This version failed to earn prime access slots as its predecessor did, due to increased competition from shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, and often found itself in late night slots. This show produced 175 episodes; to date, this is the only one of the syndicated series to have been seen in reruns (GSN aired it in the late 1990s).
In 1994, The Young and the Restless actor Doug Davidson hosted The New Price Is Right, another daily version syndicated by Paramount Domestic Television. This series featured several significant changes, including eliminating Contestants' Row, a different format for the Showcase Showdown, a one-player showcase, and a completely different set.[27] This version was even less successful, and lasted only 20 weeks and 100 episodes. Several stylistic elements of this ill-fated series would later be integrated into the daytime series, while the one-player showcase was a concept based on many European versions.
On August 23, 1996, CBS aired an hour-long 25th Anniversary Special, using the half-hour gameplay format and featuring a number of retrospective clips. A 30th anniversary special was recorded at Harrah'sRio in Las Vegas in 2002.[30] This one-time road trip enticed 5,000 potential contestants to line up for 900 available tickets, causing an incident that left one person injured.[31]
A second primetime series was a six-show series saluting various branches of the United States armed forces, police officers, and firefighters aired during the summer of 2002, as a tribute to the heroes of the terrorist attacks of 2001.[32] During The Price Is Right Salutes, a $1.00 on the bonus spin in the Showcase Showdown was worth $100,000 instead of the usual $10,000; this prize went unclaimed.
The success of the primetime series, which aired mostly in the summer, along with the rise of big-money "million dollar" game shows, led to CBS launching the current primetime series in 2003, The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular, which has aired 26 episodes.
In the first sixteen $1,000,000 Spectaculars, the bonus spin payoff for the Showcase Showdown was again increased, this time to $1 million. Beginning on the fourth $1,000,000 Spectacular, the winner of the Showcase earned a million-dollar spin if there was no bonus spin during either Showcase Showdown; during these post-Showcase spins, hitting a green section did not earn any money. The million-dollar spin was eliminated for Season 36 and was replaced with two other methods of winning the prize: One pricing game per episode was selected as a "million-dollar game" with an additional requirement that the contestant needed to fulfill to win the money; and in the Showcase round, the double showcase win rule was adjusted to include the million dollar prize if the winning contestant came within $1,000 (later $500) of the actual retail price of their showcase.
On the primetime series, larger and more expensive prizes are generally offered than on the daytime show. Contestants' Row frequently offers prizes usually seen in pricing games, and many pricing games, including those played for money, offer larger prizes than on the daytime show. The Showcase frequently offers multiple or very expensive cars.
The 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike led CBS to commission another six-episode (and later expanded to ten episodes based on the success in the Nielsen ratings) primetime series. This prime time series featured Drew Carey in a tuxedo, like the 1986 series.[33] A contestant on the first episode won $1,000,000 with a winning Showcase bid that was less than $1,000 below his actual showcase price; another $1,000,000 win was recorded at the end of the third show. A third $1,000,000 win was recorded on the fifth airing April 4th in a pricing game. That led to the prize indemnity insurance provider ordering the million-dollar showcase range be changed from $1,000 to $500 for the second series of tapings.
Gameshow Marathon
In 2006, The Price Is Right was featured on the series Gameshow Marathon, hosted by Ricki Lake.[34] This version combined aspects of the 30 minute and 60 minute versions of the show - with the celebrity contestants playing only three pricing games, followed by a Showcase Showdown where the two contestants with the highest scores would go on to the Showcase[35]. The winner of the Showcase would be entitled to a spot in Finalists Row.
Critical reaction and controversy
The program has been generally praised and remains a stalwart in television ratings over its long history.[36]
The introduction of the program ushered in a new era of game show—moving away from the knowledge-based quiz show format, creating "a noisy, carnival atmosphere that challenged cultural norms and assumptions represented in previous generations of quiz shows".[37] Until Barker's retirement in 2007 (and for several months after Carey took over hosting duties as well), JumpTheShark.com had listed the series as one that had "never jumped" the shark, one of a limited number of shows that earned the distinction. Responses since Carey's arrival have been more divided.[38]
Beginning in the mid-1990s, the program production company—and in some cases, Barker, as executive producer—was sued by seven women. A majority of the lawsuits involved Barker's Beauties and other staff members in cases of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and racial discrimination.[36] Allegations of sexual harassment brought by model Dian Parkinson led to Barker calling a press conference to admit a past consensual sexual relationship with her, while denying any harassment and alleging instead that she was only angry with him for calling off the relationship. Barker was widowed in 1981 following the death of his wife, Dorothy Jo.[39] It has also been alleged that Barker and senior staff created a hostile work environment, particularly to those who would testify for the plaintiffs suing Barker.[11] Responding to the controversy just before his retirement, Barker told an interviewer, "They've been such a problem. I don't want to say anything about them. They're disgusting; I don't want to mention them."[40]
All the lawsuits, except for one, were settled out of court at the production company's insistence.[41][42]
Biggest winners
On January 13, 1992, Danielle Torres became the biggest winner at the time with $88,865 in prizes, including a Lincoln Continental in 3 Strikes and a Corvette in the Showcase. She would hold this record for the next 12 years.
On September 18, 2006, the first episode of the show's 35th season, Vickyann Sadowski won her pricing game plus both showcases to become the daytime show's current biggest winner. Her winnings included three cars: a Dodge Caravan won in Push Over, a Dodge Viper in her showcase and a Saturn Sky Roadster in the other showcase. Her grand total for the show was $147,517. The price of her showcase was large enough that even if she hadn't won both showcases, Vickyann still would have broken the previous winnings record.
Memorable moments
The Price Is Right has had many memorable moments over its thirty-six year history. Many times, an embarrassment or a blooper which would ordinarily be edited from scripted television series has been intact in the aired program. This has led to a long list of clips, many of which have been replayed in special episodes. Some of these include the following:
File:TPiR yolanda.jpgYolanda shows the audience a little too much requiring censoring for broadcast."The most talked about incident in the history of the show," according to Bob Barker, involved a contestant named Yolanda Bowersley. While running down to Contestants' Row, she failed to notice that her tube top had slipped off, exposing her breasts. When Bob walked out on the stage, he had no idea this had happened and mistook the audience's reaction as an over-enthusiastic response to his arrival leading Johnny Olson to quip, "Bob, they have given their all for you!"[1] Upon recalling the incident, Barker explained, "She came on down, and they came on out!" TV Guide ranked it as the 19th most unexpected moment in television history.[43]
On the episode airing October 15, 1987, Bob Barker first appeared with white hair after years of dyeing it brown.[44] That specific show was taped after a two-month hiatus, yet aired in the middle of a broadcast week, so viewers at home were not aware of the impending change. Barker received a minute-long standing ovation by the audience and Barker gave an amusing anecdote before starting the game, asking viewers who hated his "new" hair color to write to Kathy Greco, at the time the program's associate producer.[44]
Occasionally, April Fool's Day shows will present practical joke showcases. Such stunts have included showcases of ridiculously cheap prizes, such as paper plates and an eggbeater; one in which all of the prizes got broken; one with trips to obscure and nonexistent locales; nonsensical prizes such as "transrebounders;" and one that contained nothing but toy cars. Contestants were offered a simple, yet extravagant, replacement showcase to bid on afterwards, generally consisting of either multiple cars or a very expensive car such as a Cadillac or a Corvette.[44]
On four occasions,[44] a contestant was called to "Come on down," yet no one stood up.[45][46][47] In one of those instances, the called contestant was in the bathroom, leading her husband to swiftly exit the studio to call his wife.[48]
Two contestants have fainted upon winning the Showcase.[49]
Numerous times, the mechanics of the pricing games failed, often while the contestants were playing or before the contestant had a chance to play. In many cases, this has resulted in a price being revealed and the contestant being awarded the prize without actually playing the game. Production staff have had to strengthen many props in Season 36, because the host has, especially in games where a trigger uncovers the price, pulled the lever with more force than previously.
On several occasions, contestants have lost their balance spinning the wheel during the Showcase Showdown. On programs playing retrospective clips, these are usually edited together in close sequence for humor. [49]
Contestants, in their spontaneous exuberance, have been known to cause injury to themselves or the host. Barker often recalls he was hugged by a Samoan contestant so hard that he was literally lifted off his feet and his ribs were bruised.[49]
The first ever Halloween special occurred shortly after Drew Carey became host, and featured a fully decorated set, Carey and the models dressed in costume, and Rich Fields speaking with a vampire accent.[50]
$1,153,908. Single-contestant record winnings, primetime (February 222008$1,000,000 Spectacular).[53] Includes million-dollar bonus in double-showcase win implemented under new Season 36 rules.
Foreign Cars
In 1991, as a symbol of patriotism during the Gulf War, Barker (then producer) requested that only American-made automobiles be offered on the show. This practice continued through Barker's retirement in 2007, except for some special episodes and the occasional regular episode featuring a higher end car.
In 2008, foreign cars returned as prizes on both daytime episodes and in Million Dollar Spectaculars. The first game to offer a foreign car since 1991 was Money Game when a Honda Civic was offered as the grand prize on May 7, 2008[54]. Other foreign cars to be seen on the show include a Honda Accord, Jaguar S-Type and three Mini Coopers.
Episode status
All episodes of the daytime series and all of the prime-time specials exist, as Goodson-Todman and CBS kept the tapes for later reruns (unlike the other networks, who were much more prone to wiping of daytime game shows well into the late 1970s). Reruns aired on Game Show Network through the 1990s, but the agreement was not renewed in 2000 and episodes have not been seen since.
Both daily syndicated versions, the Kennedy version of the mid-1980s and The New Price Is Right of the 1990s exist in their entirety; the Kennedy version aired in reruns on Game Show Network in the 1990s. The 1970s nighttime series is believed to exist in its entirety, as well, although it has not been seen since its 1980 cancellation and has never been seen in reruns or released on home video. Five videotapes and 38 audiotapes (some of which are incomplete) currently circulate among collectors, with all but one of the available episodes being from Dennis James' run as host.
Price in other media
The Price Is Right has expanded beyond television to home and casino-based games.
Board games
Eight board games have been produced. One of them was a variation of a card game, using prizes and price tags from the original version.[55] The second was based more closely on the original version of the show.[56]
Three games were produced during the 1970s, by Milton Bradley, with Contestants' Row; a small number of pricing games; and, in the case of the third version, a spinner for the Big Wheel, albeit with the numbers in the wrong order. In the first two versions, decks of cards had various grocery items, small prizes and larger prizes; the third version simply had cards for each game that included ten sets of "right" answers, all using the same price choices. The instruction book would tell the "host" for the round what color cards would be necessary.
The 1986 version, again by Milton Bradley, was similar in scope to the earlier version, with new prizes and more games, but strangely lacking the Big Wheel.[56] The 1998 version of the game, this time by Endless Games, was virtually identical to the 1986 release, with the same games, the same prizes, and even the same prices; the only changes were the number tiles being changed to cardboard bits and the cars from the deck of 4-digit prizes being removed.
The 2004 edition, again by Endless Games, was a complete departure.[56] Instead of different prize cards and background games, the game consisted of everything you would need to play over 40 pricing games, and enough materials to create all the games not technically included if the "host" wished to and knew their rules; the Big Wheel spinner was also restored, this time with the numbers in the correct order. Additionally, the prices, instead of being random numbers that could change each time the game was played, were actual prices taken from episodes of the TV show. To fit everything in the box, grocery items and prizes were listed in the instruction book, and games were played on dry erase boards. A spinner would determine what game would be played next, although its use was not necessarily required if the "host" wished to build his own game lineup.
Computer and electronic games
In 1990, GameTek created a The Price Is Right computer game for the DOS and Commodore 64 platforms[57] and other systems to fit in their line of other game show games.
A hand-held Tiger game was made in 1998 with four pricing games,[6] and a DVD game with 12 pricing games and prizes taken directly from the show was produced by Endless Games in 2005[58], with a second DVD edition (featuring current host Carey) with a new game assortment due out in 2008[59].
An online edition of the game was available from Gamesville during the early 2000s but has since been discontinued.
On March 26, 2008, Ludia Inc launched The Price Is Right video game for PC, with other platforms to come later.
Slot machines
A series of popular video slot machines, all based on the current version of The Price Is Right, were manufactured for North American casinos by International Game Technology.
The most common machines recreate the Showcase Showdown[63] as a bonus feature, with a wheel built into the game above the main video screen. At least four different versions of this machine exist as of 2006, each featuring additional bonus rounds based on popular pricing games: Plinko,[64]Cliff Hangers,[65]Punch a Bunch,[66] and Dice Game.[67] The Cliff Hangers game also exists as a mechanical reel slot machine, with a video screen positioned above the reels for the bonus.
In addition, a Money Game slot machine exists, albeit in limited release. This game has a potential top prize of a new car, and has a different bonus round than the other The Price Is Right slot machines in service.
Another slot machine called The Price Is Right Fishing Game has been created by IGT.[68] The game features a fishing-themed bonus and is not based on any pricing game featured on the program. IGT has also released a game called The Price Is Right Fort Knox Progressives, but there are no elements of the television program evident in its gameplay.[69]
A four-disc box set DVD, titled The Best of the Price Is Right, was released on March 252008.[70] This DVD features four episodes of the 1956 Bill Cullen series, 17 episodes of the Barker daytime series from 1972 to 1975 and the final five episodes of the daytime series hosted by Barker.
^The "Double Showcase" bonus was introduced in 1974 for a winner whose bid was "less than $100" under the price; the threshold was raised to "$250 or less" in 1998.
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