What is “The Price Is Right”?
A: The Price Is Right is an American television game show.
Who was it created by?
A: Bob Stewart, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman.
When did the program premiere?
A: On September 4, 1972, on CBS.
Who was the series' longest-running host from its 1972
debut until his retirement in June 2007?
A: Bob Barker, when Drew Carey took over.
Barker was accompanied by a series of announcers,
beginning with Johnny Olson, followed by whom?
A: Rod Roddy and Rich Fields.
Who became the announcer in April 2011?
A: George Gray.
How many episodes have aired since its debut?
A: Over 9,000 .
In a 2007 article, TV Guide named it what?
A: The "greatest game show of all time."
On March 2, 2022, it was announced that The Price is
Right would be inducted into what?
A: The NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
Host Drew Carey and executive producer Evelyn Warfel
accepted the award at The Achievement in Broadcasting Awards on the NAB Show
main stage in Las Vegas on what date?
A: April 24, 2022.
When did the 50th season premiere?
A: September 13, 2021.
At the beginning of the show, four contestants are
called from the audience by the announcer to do what?
A: To take a spot in the front row behind bidding podiums, which are
embedded into the front edge of the stage.
This area is known as what?
A: "Contestants' Row" or "Bidders Row."
After calling each selected contestant's name, what
does the announcer shout?
A: "Come on down!" a phrase which has become a trademark of the show.
The four contestants in Contestants' Row compete in a
bidding round to determine which contestant will do what?
A: Play the next pricing game.
A prize is shown and each contestant gives a what?
A: A single bid for the item.
Contestants are instructed to bid in whole dollars
since the retail price of the item is what?
A: Rounded to the nearest dollar, and another contestant's bid cannot be
duplicated.
The contestant whose bid is closest to the actual retail price of the prize without going over wins that prize and gets to do
what?
A: Play the subsequent pricing game.
What happens if all four contestants overbid?
A: Several short buzzer tones sound, the lowest bid is announced, and the
bids are erased.
The host then instructs the contestants to do what?
A: Re-bid below the lowest previous bid.
What happens if a contestant bids the actual retail
price?
A: A bell rings and the contestant wins a cash bonus in addition to the
prize.
From the introduction of the bonus in 1977 until 1998,
the "perfect bid" bonus was how much?
A: $100.
It was permanently increased to the current $500 in
what year?
A: 1998.
After each pricing game except the final one, another
contestant is called to "come on down" to fill the spot of the contestant
who did what?
A: Played the previous pricing game.
The newest contestant bids first in each what?
A: One Bid round.
Contestants who fail to win a One Bid round and do not
make it onstage to play a pricing game receive what?
A: Consolation prizes, currently $300.
After winning the One Bid, the contestant joins the
host onstage for the opportunity to do what?
A: To win additional prizes or cash by playing a pricing game.
How many pricing games are played on each hour-long
episode?
A: Six.
Originally, how many pricing games were in the
rotation?
A: Five.