How many game shows are there that make mention of cents, rather than just dollar values?
For TPiR there's:
- The Any Number Game (in the piggy bank)
- The Grocery Game
- And of course the Showcase Showdown
ISTR that early on in the run, Bob Barker made a point of saying "We round off our retail prices to the nearest dollar" as a disclaimer/catchphrase, at or near the first IUFB.
The $1.98 Beauty Show
On The New Treasure Hunt, Johnny Jacobs sometimes derisively mentioned the cent component when listing the price of a klunk (or a prop prize leading into a klunk). The price was mentioned just after the "klunk music" stopped. For example, there was this one skit (forgive me if I'm mixing up episodes or details) in which the contestant won a picnic, consisting of a lousy bologna sandwich. To go with the picnic... was ants! Jacobs then described the Ant Farm she just won against klunk music "...to ruin your picnic." Total price: six dollars and eighty-five cents." But things turned out for the best when Edwards told her she could have prepared the sandwich "In your new kitchen!!". And eaten it "In your new dining room!!"
Let's Make a Deal might have mentioned the cent values of certain prizes on the trays Jay Stewart brought out into the aisles. Sometimes they had TPiR-esque pricing games with them, though I think mostly they were used for Monty Hall's classic gimmicks, like a $1000 bill stealthily tucked under the wrapper of a pack of Wrigley's gum (how duz he
do that.)