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The contestant is shown a board containing nine two-[[digit]] number cards. The contestant is given the third digit in the five-digit car's price. The contestant must guess which cards represent the first two and last two digits in the price. To do this, the contestant selects one card at a time, which covers either a dollar sign or the image of half of a car. The front half of the car is hidden by the first two digits and the back of the card by the last two digits. If a dollar sign is revealed, the number is placed in the player's cash column. If the contestant finds both halves of the car (ie: the price of the car), they win the car and any cash (in dollars) they have in their cash column. If, however, the player reveals four dollar signs before finding the price of the car, they win only the cash in the cash column. |
The contestant is shown a board containing nine two-[[digit]] number cards. The contestant is given the third digit in the five-digit car's price. The contestant must guess which cards represent the first two and last two digits in the price. To do this, the contestant selects one card at a time, which covers either a dollar sign or the image of half of a car. The front half of the car is hidden by the first two digits and the back of the card by the last two digits. If a dollar sign is revealed, the number is placed in the player's cash column. If the contestant finds both halves of the car (ie: the price of the car), they win the car and any cash (in dollars) they have in their cash column. If, however, the player reveals four dollar signs before finding the price of the car, they win only the cash in the cash column. |
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There are two general rules the producers often use in hiding the correct price. One is called "El Cheapo" (as coined by host [[Bob Barker]]) – hiding the back of the car behind one of the smallest numbers on the board, which a contestant trying to bank the most money would be less likely to select. The other common practice is to hide the back of the car behind a number ending in zero or five. |
There are two general rules the producers often use in hiding the correct price. One is called "El Cheapo" (as coined by host [[Bob Barker]]) – hiding the back of the car behind one of the smallest numbers on the board, which a contestant trying to bank the most money would be less likely to select. The other common practice is to hide the back of the car behind a number ending in zero or five, although often the cars ordered for this game have specific options added to them that cause the last digit to be something else (often resulting in a loss). |
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==History and behind the scenes== |
==History and behind the scenes== |
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Revision as of 19:40, 1 June 2007
Money Game is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. Debuting on December 25, 1972, it is played for a car and a nominal cash prize. Until the mid-'90s, the car was occasionally replaced by a boat.
Gameplay
The contestant is shown a board containing nine two-digit number cards. The contestant is given the third digit in the five-digit car's price. The contestant must guess which cards represent the first two and last two digits in the price. To do this, the contestant selects one card at a time, which covers either a dollar sign or the image of half of a car. The front half of the car is hidden by the first two digits and the back of the card by the last two digits. If a dollar sign is revealed, the number is placed in the player's cash column. If the contestant finds both halves of the car (ie: the price of the car), they win the car and any cash (in dollars) they have in their cash column. If, however, the player reveals four dollar signs before finding the price of the car, they win only the cash in the cash column.
There are two general rules the producers often use in hiding the correct price. One is called "El Cheapo" (as coined by host Bob Barker) – hiding the back of the car behind one of the smallest numbers on the board, which a contestant trying to bank the most money would be less likely to select. The other common practice is to hide the back of the car behind a number ending in zero or five, although often the cars ordered for this game have specific options added to them that cause the last digit to be something else (often resulting in a loss).
History and behind the scenes
Originally, Money Game was played with four-digit cars, and no free digit was given. It was first played for a 5-digit car on February 21, 1990. The current game board debuted on September 10, 1991.
On the 1985 syndicated TPIR hosted by Tom Kennedy, Money Game was sometimes played for cars worth at least $10,000. The game was dubbed "Big Money Game," and the last digit was revealed first. The contestant then had to find the first two digits and the third and fourth digits of the price.
During this game, the displays in Contestants' Row are used to keep track of the total amount of money that has been accumulated; this is generally not seen on-camera.