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The Big Board / Re: Ebay The price is right Plinko Chips
« Last post by Dbacksfan12 on December 03, 2025, 02:01:10 AM »
Quote from: Matt Ottinger on December 02, 2025, 11:11:13 PM
Quote from: MSTieScott on December 02, 2025, 07:20:42 PM
This eBay listing is light on details, but the lack of wear and tear visible in the pictures leads me to believe these weren't used on the show. I know the props folks made some lookalike chips for photo shoots, which would be easier to "lose track of"... I wonder whether that's what those are.

Creating chips that look authentic seems like something someone with a little crafting talent could probably do for not terribly much money.  If someone is willing to drop $1200 and not be worried about proof of provenance, there might be money to be made there.
There's a store on Etsy that does this.  I've actually bought a replica wheel and the video game coasters and have been very happy with all of it
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The Big Board / Re: Ebay The price is right Plinko Chips
« Last post by Matt Ottinger on December 02, 2025, 11:11:13 PM »
Quote from: MSTieScott on December 02, 2025, 07:20:42 PM
This eBay listing is light on details, but the lack of wear and tear visible in the pictures leads me to believe these weren't used on the show. I know the props folks made some lookalike chips for photo shoots, which would be easier to "lose track of"... I wonder whether that's what those are.

Creating chips that look authentic seems like something someone with a little crafting talent could probably do for not terribly much money.  If someone is willing to drop $1200 and not be worried about proof of provenance, there might be money to be made there.

Quote from: MikeK on December 02, 2025, 08:18:36 PM
Hat tip to Scott.  I am the new owner of that Beat the Clock cel.

Nice.  There appears to be a second one of just the clock, in case somebody else wants to score a rare item.
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The Big Board / Re: Ebay The price is right Plinko Chips
« Last post by MikeK on December 02, 2025, 08:18:36 PM »
Hat tip to Scott.  I am the new owner of that Beat the Clock cel.
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The Big Board / Re: Ebay The price is right Plinko Chips
« Last post by MSTieScott on December 02, 2025, 07:20:42 PM »
A coworker once sent me a picture of a Plinko chip someone had given him, asking me whether I thought it was authentic. I replied that I couldn't be certain, but I did know that the actual Plinko chips used on the show are kept in a locked container, and there are only ten of them. In the end, we concluded that while his chip looked real, it was possible it came from the live show.

This eBay listing is light on details, but the lack of wear and tear visible in the pictures leads me to believe these weren't used on the show. I know the props folks made some lookalike chips for photo shoots, which would be easier to "lose track of"... I wonder whether that's what those are.

Meanwhile, when I checked out that listing, the algorithm suggested a listing for an animation cel from the opening to 1979's Beat the Clock, which seems more likely to be authentic.
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The Big Board / Re: Ebay The price is right Plinko Chips
« Last post by MikeK on December 02, 2025, 05:35:46 PM »
The accepted best offer was $1100.
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The Big Board / Re: Game Show Home Games/Video Games Thread
« Last post by Jeremy Nelson on December 02, 2025, 05:08:28 PM »
Quote from: Bob Zager on December 01, 2025, 01:34:36 PM
A close source has said that Just Play Products board game based on Pop Culture Jeopardy! will not be released until Fall 2026!
While the timeline probably doesn't line up, I wonder if this is a strategic move to align with the release of Season 2 on Netflix.
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The Big Board / Re: Ebay The price is right Plinko Chips
« Last post by Denials on December 02, 2025, 04:30:32 PM »
Already sold.  Took someone's best offer.
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The Big Board / Ebay The price is right Plinko Chips
« Last post by Stackertosh on December 02, 2025, 03:06:26 PM »
If anyone has $1200 laying around, someone is selling Plinko Chips from the show.

https://ebay.us/m/iZXwfN
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The Big Board / Re: eBay Fail
« Last post by parliboy on December 02, 2025, 02:55:26 PM »
Quote from: Matt Ottinger on December 02, 2025, 01:48:17 PM
This all brings up an interesting possibility about Allen's final months. He had left Password Plus in October of 1980, and even though he almost certainly wasn't up to hosting the entire telethon in March of 81, contemporary newspaper stories identify him as one of the galaxy of starts that would make an appearance over the course of the show.  If that happened (and there are logical reasons to believe that it may not have), then the 1981 Stop Arthritis Telethon would almost certainly have been his final TV appearance.

I suspect that the logical reasons are the prevailing reasons.  That said, apparently Tom Kennedy didn't just take over Password Plus duties.  He also hosted the 1981 telethon (source: Orange County Post)
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The Big Board / Re: eBay Fail
« Last post by Matt Ottinger on December 02, 2025, 01:48:17 PM »
This all brings up an interesting possibility about Allen's final months. He had left Password Plus in October of 1980, and even though he almost certainly wasn't up to hosting the entire telethon in March of 81, contemporary newspaper stories identify him as one of the galaxy of starts that would make an appearance over the course of the show.  If that happened (and there are logical reasons to believe that it may not have), then the 1981 Stop Arthritis Telethon would almost certainly have been his final TV appearance.
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