The Price is Right (Australian game show) facts for kids
The Price is Right was a fun Australian television game show. It was on TV in different ways from 1981 to 2012. The show was based on a very popular American game show with the same name.
How the Game Works
Just like the American show, The Price is Right in Australia was all about guessing prices. Players used their shopping skills to guess the correct price of different items. Some items were everyday things like toothpaste. Others were big prizes like trips and cars!
The Australian version had a few special parts:
- Showcase Playoff: The two people who won the "Showcase Showdown" played this game. They tried to guess the exact price of the big "Showcase" prize. First, they saw all the prizes in the Showcase. Then, they were given a price range of $100. For example, if the Showcase was $35,591, they might get a range of $35,500 to $35,600. The two players took turns guessing the price. The host would tell them if their guess was higher or lower than the real price. The first person to guess the exact price won!
- Ordering the Prizes: The winner of the Showcase Playoff moved on to the main Showcase. Here, they had to put the prizes in order from the cheapest to the most expensive. If they got the order right, they won all the amazing prizes in the Showcase!
Sometimes, after 2004, the Showcase was called the "Mega Showcase." These showcases were worth a lot, usually between $500,000 and $600,000. Before the price of the last prize was shown, the player could choose to quit and take a cash prize instead. This cash prize could be anywhere from $1,000 to $50,000. On March 3, 2005, someone won a huge $664,667 showcase! At that time, it was the biggest win ever in The Price is Right franchise around the world.
Show History and Hosts
The show first started in 1981 and was called The New Price is Right. The first host was Ian Turpie. He hosted the show from 1981 to 1986. He also came back to host when the show was brought back in 1989.
From 1981 to 1986, the show was on the Seven Network. When it returned in 1989, it aired on Network Ten.
In 1993, a new version of the show started, and Larry Emdur became the host. He hosted three different versions of the show from 1993 all the way to 2012.
- The first two versions Larry hosted were from 1993 to 1998 and then from 2003 to 2005. These aired on the Nine Network.
- The most recent version of the show, which was also hosted by Larry Emdur, aired in 2012 on the Seven Network.
