The Price is Right facts for kids
The Price is Right is a super fun game show from the USA that you can watch on CBS. It's been on TV for a very long time! The version we know today started way back in 1972. For many years, a famous host named Bob Barker led the show. He stopped hosting in June 2007. Now, the funny comedian Drew Carey is the host, and he started in October 2007.
In this game, players use their shopping skills to guess the correct price of different products. It's like being in a market! Some products are simple household items, like toothpaste or vitamins. Other items are more expensive products, such as furniture and cars.
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How to Play The Price Is Right
The game has different parts where contestants try to guess prices. It's all about being close without going over the actual price!
Playing for Prizes
During the show, new players are called down from the audience to "Come on down!" They play different pricing games. The goal is always to guess the price of an item correctly or to be the closest without going over. If you guess the price right, you win that prize!
The Showcase Showdown
After a few games, the "Showcase Showdown" happens. This is a big moment! The three players who were on stage in that half of the show get to spin a giant wheel. Each player gets two spins. Their goal is to get as close to $1.00 as possible without going over.
- The person with the highest total score moves on to the final "Showcase" at the end of the show.
- If a player spins exactly $1.00, they win $1,000! They also get another bonus spin.
- If they hit $1.00 again on their bonus spin, they win an extra $25,000!
- If they hit the 5¢ or 15¢ space on their bonus spin, they win an extra $10,000.
The Final Showcase
The winners from the two Showcase Showdown games get to play in the "Showcase." They are shown two amazing prize packages. Each player makes a bid, which is their guess for the total price of their showcase.
- The player who guesses closest to the real price of their showcase, without going over, wins it!
- If a player's bid is $250 or less than the actual price of their showcase, they win both showcases! That's a huge win.
- If someone guesses a price higher than the real price, they "go over" and cannot win that round.
Meet the Hosts
The Price is Right has had a few different hosts over the years, each bringing their own style to the show.
Past Hosts and Versions
The very first version of The Price is Right aired from 1956 to 1963 on NBC. It was hosted by Bill Cullen. Then, from 1963 to 1965, the show moved to ABC, and Bill Cullen continued as the host.
There were also special nighttime versions of the show that were shown on different TV stations at the same time (this is called being syndicated).
- The first nighttime version ran from 1972 to 1980. It was hosted by Dennis James until 1977, and then Bob Barker took over.
- From 1985 to 1986, another nighttime show called The Nighttime Price Is Right was hosted by Tom Kennedy.
- A third nighttime version, The New Price Is Right, aired from 1994 to 1995 and was hosted by Doug Davidson.
- Sometimes, special prime-time episodes were made where people could play for big prizes, like $1,000,000!
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See also
In Spanish: The Price is Right (programa estadounidense) para niños
