Getting Through The Game
The Price is Right episodes were originally 30 minutes long. There were also fewer games than what the modern show consists of; back then, contestants only played three pricing games. From there, the two with the highest winnings went to the “showcase” segment of the show. Since 1975, the show has been one hour long. There are also double the pricing games, with six being used in the new version and of course the new and improved “Showcase Showdown”.
Can you imagine the show taking place without contestants spinning the large wheel? The point of the wheel is to get to the Showdown and you have to try to get the closest to $1.00 without going over. There are also additional incentives for those contestants who are lucky enough to spin exactly $1.00 on the first try, including $1,000 extra and a bonus spin for extra cash!
