Author Topic: November 3, 2005 (Read 5268 times)

Jeremy Nelson · « **on:** November 03, 2005, 10:16:26 AM »

Today is the 30th anniversary of The Price Is Right being an hour long show, so that means it's also the 30th birthday of the Big Wheel.

Of course, it marked the first time cash bonuses were given out (unless the perfect bid bonus was already initiated).

For a blast from the past, there is a clip on this site from the 5th anniversary of the hour-long show.

http://70.84.119.226/~evemag/media_tpir/priceclips.htm

zachhoran · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2005, 07:25:09 PM »

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Of course, The Big Wheel marked the first time cash bonuses were given out (unless the perfect bid bonus was already initiated).

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The earliest playings of Grocery Game in 1972-73 had $100 in cash given to the player. They kept it if either they won the game or ran out of products before reaching $6.75, no?

chris319 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2005, 05:18:50 AM »

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Today is the 30th anniversary of The Price Is Right being an hour long show, so that means it's also the 30th birthday of the Big Wheel.

The Showcase Showdown made its debut during the experimental week of hour-long shows, but with a much smaller wheel. When was that, Zach?

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2005, 06:05:06 AM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Nov 4 2005, 05:18 AM\']When was that, Zach?
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I'm not Zach, but I'm trying to make a conscious effort to be more like him. Maybe Santa will come this year.

Didn't those air during the "Anniversery Week", in September of 1975?

EDIT: Hope you three like Oatmeal Raisin. They were on closeout at the SuperValu.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2005, 06:07:43 AM »

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Nov 4 2005, 06:05 AM\']Didn't those air during the "Anniversery Week", in September of 1975?

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Yes, they did.

TimK2003 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2005, 08:52:17 AM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Nov 4 2005, 06:07 AM\']Yes, they did.

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Thanx for the link. That was some weird lookin wheel!

Thank goodness they gave us a complete overhaul of the wheel before it was a permanent feature. I like how the wheel has the element of surprise with a good chunk of the denominations 'hidden' while the wheel is spinning -- unless you have the entire wheel amounts memorized.

And the sound effects from the wheel were a little over the top back then as well. It sounded just like the Jeopardy board sfx open from the Trebek version.