Contestants compete for prizes and cash, including cars and vacations, in games that test their knowledge of consumer goods pricing.Contestants compete for prizes and cash, including cars and vacations, in games that test their knowledge of consumer goods pricing.Contestants compete for prizes and cash, including cars and vacations, in games that test their knowledge of consumer goods pricing.
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- TriviaTerry and Linda Kniess, a Las Vegas TV meteorologist and his wife with respective talents for discerning patterns and mathematics, discovered that the prizes with particular prices on the show tended to repeat frequently in predictable patterns. Deciding to use this to their advantage, the couple closely watched recordings of the show for months to detect, compute and memorize those patterns. Thus prepared, the couple went to the studio and Terry managed to be picked as a contestant for the taping of the December 16, 2008 game. Sure enough, Terry was able to precisely price the prizes in his games and made it all the way to the Showcase stage where he accurately stated the exact price of his showcase to the dollar, a feat that had only happened once before in the 1970s. At that point, the concerned producers stopped the game convinced that Terry was cheating somehow. However, after a 20 minute pause, no one could say how that was possible and Drew Carey, convinced the game would not be aired, decided to resume the game and coldly announced to Terry that he had won the game with both showcases. As it happened, the game was aired and Carey was excoriated by viewers for his poor manner towards a player who legitimately won according the game's rules. The retired former host, Bob Barker, claimed that he would have played up Terry as the greatest contestant in the game's history to make the most of his spectacular win. In response to Terry's system, the producers retired some prizes and randomized prices in subtle ways to prevent a recurrence.
- GoofsThe announcer refers to the show as "The Fabulous 60-minute Price is Right." However the show is only 60 minutes if you include the commercials. Without commercials, the actual running time is closer to 40-45 minutes.
- Quotes
Bob Barker: [just before the Range Finder in Range Game starts moving] Don't press the button until you want to stop the Range Finder, because we can't start it again for thirty-seven hours.
- Crazy creditsDuring the closing credits from 1992 until 2007 when Drew Carey took over, the announcer would continue to announce that the show was "A Mark Goodson Production", mainly in his honor.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
- SoundtracksNew Price Is Right Theme
4th Theme
Composed by Sheila Cole (ASCAP)
Published by Goodson-Todman Assoc. Inc. (ASCAP)
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LONG LIVE THE PRICE IS RIGHT!
I guess I am a Game Show fanatic! I have just finnished commentnig on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! I love to watch the Price is Right on days off from School and over the summer. I like seeing the prizes and the reactions you get from people when they win something. It's a great show and I am so glad that CBS still shows it.
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- Danorgan
- Jun 7, 1999
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