GUESSING the prices of popular merchandise and jet-setting trips is no child’s play – just ask any of the contestants featured on The Price Is Right.
Fans of the longest-running game show in U.S. history believe they have discovered a major flaw in what they consider one of the show’s most difficult pricing games, leaving producers scrambling for solutions.
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HIT ON TOP
The Price Is Right features several pricing games, although one game in particular has consistently received one of the show’s best prizes.
3 Strikes debuted on February 12, 1976 and famously became one of the most challenging games in the program’s history.
The reward, however, is huge, with competitors vying for a huge prize: a new car.
The rules of the game are relatively simple, with contestants being shown eight “baseballs”.
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Five of the baseballs are white and marked with a non-repeating number, which constitutes the price of the car.
The other three balls are red and marked with a giant X to indicate a hit.
All eight balls are placed in a rotating drum – similar to a giant baseball – and shuffled before a contestant removes the balls one by one from the bag.
If a competitor draws a ball with a number, he must place it in one of the five empty spaces that make up the price of the car.
If they are correct, the ball’s digit lights up on the screen and the ball is discarded.
If they are incorrect, a buzzer sounds, a “NO” appears on the screen, and the ball must be returned to the bag.
If a competitor serves a ball with one hit, a fog horn will sound and an X marker will light up on the board.
Competitors must continue taking balls from the bag until they place each digit in the correct place – thus winning the car – or until they get three hits – which means they have lost the game.
PLAY SOCCER
After winning the One Bid round, Erik was given the chance to play the infamous game.
He ran onto the stage to greet the show’s host, Drew Carey, who laughed at the contestant’s shirt.
Erik’s shirt said, “HELP… I NEED A RIDE HOME!!”
The announcer confirmed that he could “probably” help him with that, before revealing that the grand prize was a Range Rover Evoque S.
Drew then revealed the five numbers, which included: zero, one, two, four and six – along with the three correct guesses.
Erik’s first number was “one” and he correctly placed it in the third space.
He then took a swing, which he threw into the bucket.
Erik then rolled a six and correctly guessed that it would go to the second square.
His luck ran out after drawing a two, which he incorrectly placed in first position before serving back into the drum.
After making another swing, he gave the drum another spin and managed to correctly place the “zero” ball in the fifth position.
Erik then drew “two” again and correctly placed him in fourth place.
After moving the drum, Erik ended up drawing the last number available – a four – and placing it first, winning the luxury vehicle.
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The Range Rover cost $46,120.
“That’s pretty special,” Drew laughed, as Erik ran toward his prize, jumping up and down and dancing in the process.
Longtime viewers and fans of the show were ecstatic to see someone win the complicated game.
“Finally… a well deserved victory in 3 Strikes! Well done, Erik!!!!” wrote one viewer.
“FINALLY!!!!!! I’m looking forward to someone winning Three Strikes because it’s been a tough dry spell of over four years since the last win in October 2016,” another viewer commented.
“I love it when he busts out a Fresh Prince Carlton Dance,” wrote another viewer.
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FOUL OF BALL
Still, not all viewers were thrilled with Erik’s victory, with some commenting on how Three Strikes is “the worst” game on the show.
“IMO – this is the worst game they have,” commented one viewer.
“This is the right price, let’s not make a deal,” wrote another viewer.
“The worst game on Price is Right is ‘Three Strikes,’” another user tweeted.
“You have an amazing, mega cool, expensive prize that you are practically guaranteed to NOT WIN.
“This game is not my favorite…” they added.
The price is right, hosts
The Price is Right first appeared on TV in 1972. Fans fell in love with the game show so much that it has been on the air for over 50 years. Over that time, the show has had a few different hosts. Find out who they are below.
Bob Barker – 1972 to June 2007 (also became executive producer in 1988)
Drew Carey – October 2007 to present
Dennis James – replaced Bob in 1974 when he missed four episodes, also presented the nighttime version
Craig Ferguson – 2014 April Fools’ Day Special
YOU’RE OUT
“This game has a glitch that can cause the win rate to skyrocket,” revealed one viewer.
“Balls that are not hit have numbers engraved on them,” they continued.
“You need to feel the ball for a number before you take it away.”
“The only concern I have is… letting the competitor put [the balls] in the bag is that they could somehow mark the balls… to make it easier to identify the hits”, wrote another user, apparently finding a loophole in the game.
“The player cheated,” claimed one viewer, although there were no facts to support his claim.
“Standards and practices would never allow them to cheat like you said,” one user wrote.
“It’s also unnecessary because 3 Strikes is a difficult game,” they added.
3 The hits may not be manipulated on purpose, but there is nothing stopping competitors from taking a peek inside the baseball drum or trying to feel the numbers – and hits – of each ball.
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