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This FAQ section is an attempt to chronicle every major event in the history of ''The Price Is Right'', as well as to list the episodes in the order they were supposed to air in. I once thought that it would never be completed, but a wealth of incoming information in the recent past and for the foreseeable future now seems to suggest otherwise. Not even recent seasons have every single event listed, although we’re always trying to rectify that. Also, data on the correct order of '86 Specials is largely sketchy; they will be assumed to have aired in the right unless concrete information that states otherwise comes to light. Any dates listed as “September*”, “October*”, “November*”, or “December*” refer to the September, October, November, or December in the second year of the season; any dates listed as “June*” or “August*” refer to the June or August in the ''first'' year of the season.
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This FAQ section is an attempt to chronicle every major event in the history of ''The Price Is Right'', as well as to list the episodes in the order they were supposed to air in. I once thought that it would never be completed, but a wealth of incoming information in the recent past and for the foreseeable future now seems to suggest otherwise. Not even recent seasons have every single event listed, although we’re always trying to rectify that. Any dates listed as “September*”, “October*”, “November*”, or “December*” refer to the September, October, November, or December in the second year of the season; any dates listed as “June*” or “August*” refer to the June or August in the ''first'' year of the season.
  
 
Additionally, at the top of each season, you will find a link to a calendar with listing of which games were played on every episode in that season.  In the first 15 seasons, many of the episodes are shaded in gray, indicating that the exact order in which the games were played is not known; after Season 15, this occurs only on a small number of pre-empted shows in Seasons 16 and 17.  Color codes are present in the calendars to indicate such things as non-car games being played for cars and Most Expensive being played for three trips where they are known.  The dates given in the calendars reflect the proper episode order, which is occasionally ''not'' the order in which the shows ended up being broadcast on CBS; as such, when using them, it can be helpful to keep this timeline with its list of reschedulings open in another window.
 
Additionally, at the top of each season, you will find a link to a calendar with listing of which games were played on every episode in that season.  In the first 15 seasons, many of the episodes are shaded in gray, indicating that the exact order in which the games were played is not known; after Season 15, this occurs only on a small number of pre-empted shows in Seasons 16 and 17.  Color codes are present in the calendars to indicate such things as non-car games being played for cars and Most Expensive being played for three trips where they are known.  The dates given in the calendars reflect the proper episode order, which is occasionally ''not'' the order in which the shows ended up being broadcast on CBS; as such, when using them, it can be helpful to keep this timeline with its list of reschedulings open in another window.
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* Because of the noticeable differences between episode #0013D(R) and this week's five main shows, and for the sake of clarity in numbering the first few playings of Double Prices, Grocery Game, and Bullseye, this document refers to the replacement episode 3 as though it came between episodes 5 and 6.
 
* Because of the noticeable differences between episode #0013D(R) and this week's five main shows, and for the sake of clarity in numbering the first few playings of Double Prices, Grocery Game, and Bullseye, this document refers to the replacement episode 3 as though it came between episodes 5 and 6.
 
* The show begins its existence with Bob hosting, Johnny announcing, and Janice and Anitra as the Barker's Beauties.
 
* The show begins its existence with Bob hosting, Johnny announcing, and Janice and Anitra as the Barker's Beauties.
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* Janice and Anitra initially do not wear the same outfits as each other.
 
* The show originally airs at 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
 
* The show originally airs at 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
 
* On this week's shows, the first four contestants are told to "stand up" instead of "come on down."
 
* On this week's shows, the first four contestants are told to "stand up" instead of "come on down."
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** The Turntable carpet is orange, and the stationary Turntable walls are brown, orange, and yellow. The turning panel has a pattern of dots on the front side and a hexagon pattern on the game side. The wall borders are brown.
 
** The Turntable carpet is orange, and the stationary Turntable walls are brown, orange, and yellow. The turning panel has a pattern of dots on the front side and a hexagon pattern on the game side. The wall borders are brown.
 
** The Big Doors have their normal patterns that remain in place up through the first episode of Season 31, albeit in drastically different colors. The doorframes are brown; the colored strips on them are orange around Door #1, yellow around Door #2, and red around Door #3.
 
** The Big Doors have their normal patterns that remain in place up through the first episode of Season 31, albeit in drastically different colors. The doorframes are brown; the colored strips on them are orange around Door #1, yellow around Door #2, and red around Door #3.
** Contestants' Row consists of four brown eggcrate displays; each display has an asterisk on its left side which flashes when the contestant standing behind it wins. The floor in front of Contestants' Row is a black area surrounded by yellow. The seats in the Row are red, whereas the rest of the audience has blue chairs; the "New," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers are not in place yet.
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** Contestants' Row consists of four brown eggcrate displays; each display has an asterisk on its left side which flashes when the contestant standing behind it wins. The displays rest against a backing that has the same pattern on it as the game side of the Turntable wall. The floor in front of Contestants' Row is a black area surrounded by yellow. The seats in the Row are red, whereas the rest of the audience has blue chairs; the "New," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers are not in place yet.
 
** The Giant Price Tag is white with a brown border; it displays the show's logo. There is a black circle on the left side, representing a hole that a thread would be put through.
 
** The Giant Price Tag is white with a brown border; it displays the show's logo. There is a black circle on the left side, representing a hole that a thread would be put through.
 
** The Showcase podiums are red and yellow, with brown borders. The Top Winner stands at the red podium.
 
** The Showcase podiums are red and yellow, with brown borders. The Top Winner stands at the red podium.
** The Clam has the show's logo in a white field surrounded by orange.
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** The Clam's exterior has the show's logo in a white field surrounded by brown.  Its interior uses the same pattern as the game side of the Turntable wall; a piece of orange fabric is draped over two hooks on its back wall.
 
** The curtains behind the audience are a solid yellow.
 
** The curtains behind the audience are a solid yellow.
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** The Barker Wall does not exist during this first week of shows.  Instead, Bob's entrance is backed by the backdrops for the first Item up for Bids on Monday; a backdrop with the same pattern as the game side of the Turntable wall on Tuesday and Friday; and a plain, brown backdrop on Wednesday (presumably) and Thursday.
 
* On all shows this week, Johnny ends each Item up for Bids description with, "And this [name of prize] can be yours if the price is right!"
 
* On all shows this week, Johnny ends each Item up for Bids description with, "And this [name of prize] can be yours if the price is right!"
 
* On this week's shows, bidding always starts from the left side of Contestants' Row, regardless of whether or not the newest contestant is standing there.
 
* On this week's shows, bidding always starts from the left side of Contestants' Row, regardless of whether or not the newest contestant is standing there.
* Monday show features the debuts of Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices.
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* Monday's show features the debuts of Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices.
 
* On Monday, a miked contestant podium is placed on the Turntable for Any Number and Bonus Game during the preceding IUFBs; it is never seen again after the first episode.
 
* On Monday, a miked contestant podium is placed on the Turntable for Any Number and Bonus Game during the preceding IUFBs; it is never seen again after the first episode.
 
* Monday and Thursday's playings of Any Number both feature the short-lived "Any Number piggy bank" prop; it seems safe to assume that Wednesday's does, as well, but we currently have no way of checking this.
 
* Monday and Thursday's playings of Any Number both feature the short-lived "Any Number piggy bank" prop; it seems safe to assume that Wednesday's does, as well, but we currently have no way of checking this.
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* On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the first three shows taped, the theme does not immediately start playing when someone wins a pricing game.
 
* During the half-hour era, the show's theme is used while going to commercial from all segments except for the first part of the Showcase; there, the "come on down" cue is used.
 
* During the half-hour era, the show's theme is used while going to commercial from all segments except for the first part of the Showcase; there, the "come on down" cue is used.
 
* On this week's shows, there is no rule stating that the order of the Contestants' Row lineup may not be altered during the course of an episode.
 
* On this week's shows, there is no rule stating that the order of the Contestants' Row lineup may not be altered during the course of an episode.
* Monday show marks the first appearances of the Clam and the Giant Price Tag.
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* Monday's show marks the first appearances of the Clam and the Giant Price Tag.
* On Monday only, the Giant Price Tag has a narrow curtain attached to its left side.
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* On Monday, the Giant Price Tag has a narrow, orange curtain attached to each side of it; they only appear on this episode.
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* On Monday only, Bonus Game's windows are yellow.
 
* On Monday, Bob's microphone dies shortly after Bonus Game is revealed; he uses a much bulkier mic, similar to Dennis's, for the rest of the episode.
 
* On Monday, Bob's microphone dies shortly after Bonus Game is revealed; he uses a much bulkier mic, similar to Dennis's, for the rest of the episode.
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* Bonus Game's small prize flaps appear to initially be held shut by duct tape.
 
* Monday's Bonus Game contestant, Paul, is called down again 40 years later on Price's 40th anniversary episode, #6023K; amazingly, he ends up playing Bonus Game again.
 
* Monday's Bonus Game contestant, Paul, is called down again 40 years later on Price's 40th anniversary episode, #6023K; amazingly, he ends up playing Bonus Game again.
 
* The ticket plug occurs during the commercial between the second and third games; the address is written in simple black text on an orange background.
 
* The ticket plug occurs during the commercial between the second and third games; the address is written in simple black text on an orange background.
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* On all shows this week, the flap in Double Prices displays the name of the prize's manufacturer.
 
* On all shows this week, the flap in Double Prices displays the name of the prize's manufacturer.
 
* On all shows this week except for possibly Wednesday (which we currently have no way of checking), the Showcase podiums are already in place or being set up during the third game.
 
* On all shows this week except for possibly Wednesday (which we currently have no way of checking), the Showcase podiums are already in place or being set up during the third game.
* The consolation prize plug is read during the commercial between the third game and the Showcase; Johnny refers to those remaining in Contestants' Row as "All contestants who have not participated onstage."
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* The consolation prize plug is read during the commercial between the third game and the Showcase; Johnny refers to those remaining in Contestants' Row as "All contestants who have not participated onstage." Johnny sometimes alludes to there being more show following the commercials at the end of this plug, but there does not appear to be a consistent script for it at this point.
 
* The consolation prize plugs use the same music as the ticket plug.
 
* The consolation prize plugs use the same music as the ticket plug.
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* Early in the show's run, the showcases are always staged behind one door each (with the first prize sometimes being presented onstage in front of it); furthermore, the first showcase is almost always in Door #1, and the second is almost always in Door #2 (although they are occasionally staged the other way around).
 
* On all shows this week, at the end of the Showcase, the Turntable begins spinning for no apparent reason; on all shows except for replacement Wednesday, this also happens while going to commercial during the first part of the Showcase. It seems safe to assume that the spin at the end of the first part of the Showcase was dropped after the first taping week finished.
 
* On all shows this week, at the end of the Showcase, the Turntable begins spinning for no apparent reason; on all shows except for replacement Wednesday, this also happens while going to commercial during the first part of the Showcase. It seems safe to assume that the spin at the end of the first part of the Showcase was dropped after the first taping week finished.
 
* On Monday, the Showcase podiums have flipcards placed on them after the commercial; they are used to reveal the ARPs. For the remainder of the week, the standard price reveal method with Bob reading the ARPs from small price tags is used, and a nameplate with a description of the showcase is placed on each podium during the commercial.
 
* On Monday, the Showcase podiums have flipcards placed on them after the commercial; they are used to reveal the ARPs. For the remainder of the week, the standard price reveal method with Bob reading the ARPs from small price tags is used, and a nameplate with a description of the showcase is placed on each podium during the commercial.
* Early in the show's run, the credits are displayed in the Pricedown font.
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* Early in the show's run, the Big Doors are not closed after a showcase is presented, and the prizes are not taken backstage; instead, both showcases remain on display for the rest of the episode.
* For the first week of shows, the full credit roll is aired every day.
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* Early in the show's run, the credits, with the exception of the prize providers, are displayed in the Pricedown font.
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* On Monday, at the end of the credits, Johnny announces, "This program has been recorded at CBS Television City, Hollywood!"
 
* On Tuesday, the original opening's regular ending, "Come on down and play The New Price Is Right!", is introduced.
 
* On Tuesday, the original opening's regular ending, "Come on down and play The New Price Is Right!", is introduced.
* Tuesday show features the debuts of Grocery Game and Bullseye '72, the day's first and second games, respectively.
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* On Tuesday, contestant Dorothy's bid on the first Item up for Bids never lights up; despite this, her display's asterisk does flash when she wins it.
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* Tuesday's show features the debuts of Grocery Game and Bullseye '72, the day's first and second games, respectively.
 
* As a result of CBS broadcasting this week's episodes out of order, the second playings of Grocery Game and Bullseye were actually aired ''before'' their first playings.
 
* As a result of CBS broadcasting this week's episodes out of order, the second playings of Grocery Game and Bullseye were actually aired ''before'' their first playings.
* On Tuesday and Friday, Grocery Game is played on the wrong side of the turntable.
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* On Tuesday and Friday, Grocery Game is played on the front side of the turntable, with the game side visible during the Item up for Bids.
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* On Tuesday and Friday, when Grocery Game ends, it spins back around on the turntable in the wrong direction.
 
* Tuesday's Grocery Game contestant, Dorothy, is called down again 36 years later, on episode #4502K from November 11, 2008 (which was aired out of order on November 3).
 
* Tuesday's Grocery Game contestant, Dorothy, is called down again 36 years later, on episode #4502K from November 11, 2008 (which was aired out of order on November 3).
* On this week's shows, Grocery Game offers a $100 bonus for not going over $7; the phrasing of the rules seems to indicate that it would still be awarded if a contestant lost by running out of products before reaching $6.75.
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* On this week's shows, Grocery Game offers $100 cash in addition to the prize; the contestants are allowed to quit the game with the money at any time, and the phrasing of the rules seems to indicate that it would still be awarded if the game was lost by running out of products before reaching $6.75.  Somewhat confusingly, while Bob explicitly states on Tuesday that the contestant can quit at any time and alludes to it while explaining the rules on Friday, the idea of doing so seems to be more or less discounted during the actual gameplay.
 
* On its first four playings only, Grocery Game contestants automatically win supplies of the five grocery products used in the game. The amounts awarded vary, but they always total at least $100. It is not clear whether the groceries were factored into determining the Top Winner and Runner-Up for the Showcase, as no situation ever arose where it actually would have made a difference.
 
* On its first four playings only, Grocery Game contestants automatically win supplies of the five grocery products used in the game. The amounts awarded vary, but they always total at least $100. It is not clear whether the groceries were factored into determining the Top Winner and Runner-Up for the Showcase, as no situation ever arose where it actually would have made a difference.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the Showcase podiums are positioned noticeably farther apart than usual.
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* On Wednesday (presumably, given their presence on Thursday), Bonus Game's windows are changed to orange.
 
* Although their show was not aired, it is believed that the eligible contestants from the original Wednesday show ''did'' receive their prizes.
 
* Although their show was not aired, it is believed that the eligible contestants from the original Wednesday show ''did'' receive their prizes.
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* During Thursday's opening, the logo is mistakenly placed on-screen for a few seconds when Johnny calls the first contestant.
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* On Thursday, two different cues are mistakenly played at the same time for the first item in Bonus Game.
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* On Thursday, Bonus Game's third small prize is a bicycle; as this obviously does not fit on the small prize table, it is instead presented by itself in front of Door #1.
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* On Thursday, in an extremely unusual move, the prize package for Double Prices is less expensive than the preceding Item up for Bids.
 
* On Thursday, Bob never reveals the price of the Top Winner's showcase, although its value can be calculated by subtracting the prices of her other prizes from her total winnings.
 
* On Thursday, Bob never reveals the price of the Top Winner's showcase, although its value can be calculated by subtracting the prices of her other prizes from her total winnings.
* Friday show features well-known contestant Boo Boo Cooper, who manages to thoroughly confound Bob as he attempts to guide her through Grocery Game.
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* On Thursday, the when an overbid occurs during the Showcase, the buzzer sounds; the foghorn has not been introduced yet at this point.  (This is likely also the case on Wednesday, although we have no way of confirming that at this point.)
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* On Friday, at least two of the first four contestants start coming on down as soon as Johnny calls their names; this may have prompted the replacement of "stand up" with "come on down" at the next taping session.
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* Friday's show features well-known contestant Boo Boo Cooper, who manages to thoroughly confound Bob as he attempts to guide her through Grocery Game.
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* On Friday, the turntable spins too far while revealing Bullseye; it subsequently backs up into the correct position, noticeably moving Bob's foot in the process.
 
* The replacement Wednesday show was produced during the second week of tapings, and as such, it introduces several things not seen on this week's five main shows, all of which carry over to next week:
 
* The replacement Wednesday show was produced during the second week of tapings, and as such, it introduces several things not seen on this week's five main shows, all of which carry over to next week:
 
** The normal opening, with contestants being told to "Come on down" and ending with, "You are the first four contestants on The New Price Is Right!" is used for the first time.
 
** The normal opening, with contestants being told to "Come on down" and ending with, "You are the first four contestants on The New Price Is Right!" is used for the first time.
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** The opening music stops after Johnny calls the fourth contestant, and the theme does not start until he begins to say the show's name.
 
** The Barker Wall makes its first appearance.
 
** The Barker Wall makes its first appearance.
 
** Contestants are no longer allowed to move to different spots in Contestants' Row during the course of the show.
 
** Contestants are no longer allowed to move to different spots in Contestants' Row during the course of the show.
 
** Grocery Game no longer offers cash.
 
** Grocery Game no longer offers cash.
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** The numbers in Bullseye are now highlighted with blue lights, making them much easier to read.
 
** Bullseye provides a $500 bidding range.
 
** Bullseye provides a $500 bidding range.
** The numbers in Bullseye are now highlighted with blue lights, making them much easier to read.
 
 
** A dot is added to the left side of Bullseye's price tag graphic, indicating the spot that a thread would be put through; this version of the graphic subsequently carries over to Clock Game and Double Bullseye.
 
** A dot is added to the left side of Bullseye's price tag graphic, indicating the spot that a thread would be put through; this version of the graphic subsequently carries over to Clock Game and Double Bullseye.
 
** The flap on Double Prices displays the show's logo.
 
** The flap on Double Prices displays the show's logo.
** The Showcase podiums have their standard, permanent, brown nameplates.
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** The Showcase podiums have their standard, permanent, brown nameplates, into which title cards are inserted during the commercial. The cards initially vary between brown, orange, and yellow, seemingly at random.
** The full credit roll between the Goodson-Todman ID and the show's logo is not shown every day.
 
 
* The replacement Wednesday show has a different pricing game lineup than the original episode (Grocery Game, Bullseye, Double Prices in #0013D(R), as opposed to Any Number, Bonus Game, Double Prices in #0013D), as well as a completely different set of prizes.
 
* The replacement Wednesday show has a different pricing game lineup than the original episode (Grocery Game, Bullseye, Double Prices in #0013D(R), as opposed to Any Number, Bonus Game, Double Prices in #0013D), as well as a completely different set of prizes.
* On replacement Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a boat.
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* On replacement Wednesday, Bob refers to "our little Grocery Game" after the grocery plugs; this marks the first on-air use of any pricing game's name.
* On replacement Wednesday, Bob mentions Grocery Game during the Showcase; this marks the first on-air use of any pricing game's name.
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* On replacement Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a boat; while playing car games for boats was relatively common in the early months of the nighttime show, it stands out as an anomaly on the daytime show.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 2</u>:''' September 11-15
 
<u>'''Week 2</u>:''' September 11-15
  
* Monday show is the earliest show that does not use the same pricing game lineup as either of the first two episodes.
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* Monday's show is the earliest show that does not use the same pricing game lineup as either of the first two episodes.
 
* The "The," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers in Contestants' Row are added on Monday; they are not present on Tuesday, which was taped out of order before episode #0013D(R).
 
* The "The," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers in Contestants' Row are added on Monday; they are not present on Tuesday, which was taped out of order before episode #0013D(R).
* On Monday, Contestants' Row bidding is altered to move from left to right beginning with the newest contestant and wrapping around when the end of the Row is reached; this is not done on Tuesday, which as noted above, was taped out of order before the week's other four episodes.
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* On Monday, Contestants' Row bidding is altered to move from left to right beginning with the newest contestant and wrapping around when the end of the Row is reached; this is not done on Tuesday, which, as noted above, was taped out of order before the week's other four episodes.
* On Monday, the windows in Bonus Game become blue; they were originally yellow. The game's small prize labels also adopt their standard font for the show's first 40-and-a-half years at this time.
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* On Monday, the windows in Bonus Game change color again, this time becoming blue. The game's small prize labels also adopt their standard font for the show's first 40-and-a-half years at this time.
* Monday show features the debut of Clock Game.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Clock Game.
 
* On its first three playings, Clock Game's board is noticeably bulkier than usual; it is believed that only the top half of the game existed at this point and that it was somehow attached to the front of Any Number/Bullseye (which are themselves known to have been a single prop).
 
* On its first three playings, Clock Game's board is noticeably bulkier than usual; it is believed that only the top half of the game existed at this point and that it was somehow attached to the front of Any Number/Bullseye (which are themselves known to have been a single prop).
* Monday show is the earliest episode on which Double Prices is ''not'' played.
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* Monday's Clock Game contestant only wins the first prize; however, after the taping, it was discovered that she had somehow been shorted eight seconds, so she was awarded the second prize, as well.
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* Monday's show is the earliest episode on which Double Prices is ''not'' played.
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* On Tuesday, the Showcase podiums can be seen on the Turntable during Act 3.
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* Tuesday's third Item up for Bids features the first ever all-overbid.  These are originally indicated by one single, extended sounding of the buzzer.
 
* On either Wednesday or Thursday -- probably Thursday -- the "The" seat cover in Contestants' Row is replaced with one that reads "New."
 
* On either Wednesday or Thursday -- probably Thursday -- the "The" seat cover in Contestants' Row is replaced with one that reads "New."
* Thursday show features the final playing of Bullseye '72.
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* Thursday's show features the final playing of Bullseye '72.
 
* On Thursday, instead of providing a bidding range in Bullseye, Bob tells the contestant that the car's price has been rounded to the nearest $10.
 
* On Thursday, instead of providing a bidding range in Bullseye, Bob tells the contestant that the car's price has been rounded to the nearest $10.
 
* Thursday's Double Prices and Friday's Clock Game were each originally scheduled for the opposite episode; they were likely switched to avoid having Clock Game appear on the same show as Bullseye.
 
* Thursday's Double Prices and Friday's Clock Game were each originally scheduled for the opposite episode; they were likely switched to avoid having Clock Game appear on the same show as Bullseye.
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* On Thursday, in an extremely unusual move, the prize package for Double Prices is less expensive than the preceding Item up for Bids.
 
* As of Friday, Grocery Game contestants are no longer awarded supplies of the groceries.
 
* As of Friday, Grocery Game contestants are no longer awarded supplies of the groceries.
* By Friday, the Any Number board gets its picture of a piggy bank; the piggy bank had been represented by the words "PIGGY BANK" at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday.
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* By Friday, the Any Number board gets its picture of a piggy bank; the piggy bank had been represented by the words "PIGGY BANK" at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday.  Unlike the text label, no attempt is made to conceal the graphic when the game is revealed.
 
* Any Number's piggy bank prop is retired this week, probably after Wednesday; it is present at least through Monday.
 
* Any Number's piggy bank prop is retired this week, probably after Wednesday; it is present at least through Monday.
 
* The decimal point in Any Number's piggy bank price is white by Friday; it had been black at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday.
 
* The decimal point in Any Number's piggy bank price is white by Friday; it had been black at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday.
* By Friday, the credits are no longer in the Pricedown font.
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* By Friday, the foghorn has been introduced.
* On at least Friday's show, the Showcase title in the Runner-Up's podium is yellow; while it is not known for certain how long this happened, a logical guess would be that it occurred this Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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* On Friday, Bob awards contestant Marseille the first prize in Clock Game despite her not having begun to say it until after the foghorn had sounded.
* On at least Friday's show, the Showcase title cards are placed in the podiums during the second showcase; while it is not known for certain how long this happened, a logical guess would be that it occurred this Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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* On at least Friday's show, the Showcase title cards are placed in the podiums during the second showcase; while it is not known for certain how long this happened, a logical guess would be that it started this Monday.
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* By Friday, the Turntable has stopped spinning after the Showcase on a regular basis.
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* By Friday, Johnny has begun announcing, "Stay tuned for ''Gambit'', next over most of these CBS stations," after signing off.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 3</u>:''' September 18-22  
 
<u>'''Week 3</u>:''' September 18-22  
  
* Beginning on Monday, the two left-hand stationary Turntable walls are brown, pink, black, orange, and yellow, from outside to inside. Additionally, their wall borders now have chase lights going around them.
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* On Monday, Door #2 opens too far during Bob's entrance, leaving Any Number's car plainly visible behind the Barker Wall.
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* Beginning on Monday, the two left-hand stationary Turntable walls are brown, pink, black, orange, and yellow, from outside to inside. Additionally, their wall borders now have lights going around them.
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* On Monday, the background on the outside of the Clam becomes orange; it had been brown for the first two weeks.
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* By Monday, Bonus Game's normal small prize flaps have been introduced.
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* On Monday, Bonus Game's second small prize is a set of golf clubs; as this is too large for the small prize table, it is instead displayed in front of Door #2.
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* On Monday, the ledge for Bullseye '72's price holder is removed from the side of the Any Number board.  A white mark where it once rested is visible on the prop for several more playings.
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* On Monday, the staff initially forgets to turn on the "come on down" music for the sixth contestant; it does not start until she is nearly in the aisle.
 
* On Monday, the Clock Game board receives its own base.
 
* On Monday, the Clock Game board receives its own base.
* On Monday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums are still brown.
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* On Monday, when Clock Game's prizes are revealed, the Barker Wall is visible to their left.
* Tuesday show features the debut of Double Bullseye.
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* Starting on Monday, Clock Game's ticking is sharp and audible; at least last Friday, it had been noticeably muffled.
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* On Monday, in an unusual move, the audience is not silent during Clock Game, with Bob only instructing them not to shout out the price; throughout the game, they shout "Higher!" and "Lower!" along with him as the contestant bids.
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* Tuesday's show features the debut of Double Bullseye.
 
* When Double Bullseye's first contestant comes up from Contestants' Row, the show's theme plays instead of the "come on down" music.
 
* When Double Bullseye's first contestant comes up from Contestants' Row, the show's theme plays instead of the "come on down" music.
* Wednesday show is the earliest episode, and the only one for a long time, to deviate from the show's original formula of playing two longer games first and second and a shorter game third; it was originally scheduled with a lineup of Bonus Game, Any Number, Clock Game, but the actual episode used a lineup of Clock Game, Any Number, Bonus Game.
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* Double Bullseye is originally shot with both Showcase podiums onscreen at once; the price is shown beneath their displays, similarly to how it is positioned for Clock Game.
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* Wednesday's show is the earliest episode, and the only one for a long time, to deviate from the show's original formula of playing two longer games first and second and a shorter game third; it was originally scheduled with a lineup of Bonus Game, Any Number, Clock Game, but the actual episode used a lineup of Clock Game, Any Number, Bonus Game.
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* On Wednesday, Bob mentions Bonus Game by name while listing off contestant Bob's winnings after the Showcase; this is the earliest known on-air usage of that game's name.
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* On Wednesday, Johnny announces during the credits that "portions of this program not affecting the game have been edited."  This likely refers to a pair of all-overbids that were edited out of the first Item up for Bids.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 4</u>:''' September 25-29  
 
<u>'''Week 4</u>:''' September 25-29  
  
* Tuesday show features the debut of Five Price Tags.
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* On Monday, Bonus Game's fourth small prize is a set of bicycles; as this is too large for the small prize table, it is instead displayed in front of Door #2.
* By Thursday, the side of Grocery Game's countertop is red; it had originally been brown.
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* On Monday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums are still brown.
* By Thursday, Double Bullseye's staging has been altered so that the Showcase podiums are angled toward one another; originally, they had been positioned the same way as during the Showcase.
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* Beginning on Monday, Johnny's announcement during the credits of "This program has been recorded" is occasionally extended to "This program has been recorded at Television City in Hollywood."
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* Tuesday's show features the debut of Five Price Tags.
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* On the earliest playings of Five Price Tags, the game's main podium is already in place between Door #2 and Door #3 when Bob and the contestant get there.
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* For a brief period beginning on Wednesday, if Bob chats with a contestant after they win a pricing game or the Showcase, the theme stops as they talk and then restarts once Bob throws to commercial.
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* On Wednesday, the price of Bonus Game's prize package is not announced.
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* On Wednesday, Bob mentions Clock Game by name after playing it; this is the earliest known on-air usage of its name.
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* By Wednesday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums have become yellow on the red podium and pink on the yellow podium.  This change likely occurred on Tuesday, but we do not currently have a way of checking that episode.
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* By Wednesday, the showcase descriptions have gone back to being installed during the commercial.  This change likely occurred on Tuesday, but we do not currently have a way of checking that episode.
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* By Wednesday, the credits have been redone in a more traditional font.  This change likely occurred on Tuesday, assuming that episode has a full credit roll, but we do not currently have a way of checking that episode.
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* By Thursday, a red countertop has been added to the Grocery Game table.
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* By Thursday, Double Bullseye's staging has been altered so that the Showcase podiums are angled toward one another, allowing each contestant to view the other's most recent bid.
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* By Thursday, probably as a result of its restaging, Double Bullseye has also begun to be directed differently.  Each podium now has a camera focused on it, and the shot cuts between the two as the contestants bid.  The price graphic is also moved; it initially appears near the floor in a shot of the car, goes away when the shot returns to the Turntable, then reappears to the right of the contestants' heads once the bidding begins.
 
* By Thursday, Double Bullseye has been modified to give the contestants a $500 range in which to bid.
 
* By Thursday, Double Bullseye has been modified to give the contestants a $500 range in which to bid.
* By Thursday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums have become yellow on the red podium and pink on the yellow podium, and their descriptive cards have been changed from brown to orange.
 
 
* On Thursday, Johnny still refers to the contestants who remain in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "All contestants who have not participated onstage."
 
* On Thursday, Johnny still refers to the contestants who remain in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "All contestants who have not participated onstage."
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* On Thursday, the Turntable starts spinning after the Showcase again on occasion.
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<u>'''Week 5</u>:''' October 2-6
  
<u>'''Week 5</u>:''' October 2-6
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* On Monday, the main Five Price Tags podium does not yet have visible wheels on the bottom.
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* On Monday, the small prizes in Five Price Tags have not yet begun to be numbered.
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* By Monday, the practice of stopping the theme after a win and then restarting it when Bob throws to commercial seems to have changed to lowering the theme's volume or muting it, then bringing the volume back up when Bob throws to commercial.
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* On Monday, the Showcase podiums are still based placed farther apart than usual.
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* By Monday, the title cards in the Showcase have begun to be uniformly orange.  This change likely occurred on this episode.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 6</u>:''' October 9-13  
 
<u>'''Week 6</u>:''' October 9-13  
  
* Tuesday show features the final playing of Double Bullseye.
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* By Monday, the practice of lowering the theme's volume after wins appears to have been discontinued.
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* By Monday, the Showcase podiums have returned to their original positions.
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* On Monday, during an angled shot of Door #2 during the first showcase, the car from Any Number is visible behind Door #3.
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* Tuesday's show features the final playing of Double Bullseye.
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* By Wednesday, wheels have been added to the base of the main Five Price Tags podium.
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* By Wednesday, the small prizes in Five Price Tags have begun to be numbered.
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* By Wednesday, the pull tabs on the prices of the small prizes in Five Price Tags have become yellow; they were originally gray.
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* On Wednesday and Thursday, the Turntable begins spinning when Bob tosses to commercial during the Showcase.  When this occurs on Wednesday, it ends up stopping in the wrong place, sitting noticeably askew at the start of the final segment.  It eventually spins back to its proper position while Bob is reading the price of the Top Winner's showcase.
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* On Thursday, the two rightmost Contestants' Row displays appear to be in some sort of test mode during the opening, both displaying "0000" as well as their G-T asterisks.
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* Bob's entrance on Thursday is noticeably edited.  He appears to take two consecutive steps with the same leg when the camera shot changes, at which point the sound of the applause in the background also changes markedly; not long after this, it markedly changes ''again'' at the same moment the theme abruptly cuts off long before it should.  The theme itself also appears to have been added in post-production, as when it starts playing, a second, slightly out of sync iteration of it can also be heard for about two seconds before shutting off.  It is unclear what caused all of this, although someone panicking and overreacting to the Contestants' Row displays seems like a reasonable guess.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 7</u>:''' October 16-20  
 
<u>'''Week 7</u>:''' October 16-20  
  
* Monday show features the debut of Most Expensive.
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* On Monday, the orange fabric hanging inside the Clam is replaced with blue fabric.
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* On Monday, the bell appears to have somehow been misplaced partway through the show; after the third Item up for Bids, it is not heard again for the rest of the episode.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Most Expensive.
 
* Once Most Expensive debuts, shelves for its price tags to rest on are added to the podiums that it shares with Five Price Tags; the shelves are only added to three of the podiums, meaning that one of them was only ever used in Five Price Tags. Although it is not confirmable at present, based on tapedates, this change ''probably'' did not occur until Monday.
 
* Once Most Expensive debuts, shelves for its price tags to rest on are added to the podiums that it shares with Five Price Tags; the shelves are only added to three of the podiums, meaning that one of them was only ever used in Five Price Tags. Although it is not confirmable at present, based on tapedates, this change ''probably'' did not occur until Monday.
* On Tuesday show, Sherrie Palmer is called as one of the first four contestants; however, Cherie Cavin comes on down instead. Cherie is allowed to remain in Contestants' Row, and as far as is known, nothing is said of the incident on the air. After the taping, the situation is explained to Sherrie, and she is told that she will be called down if she returns on the next day of tapings; she does so and is called as one of the first four contestants on Thursday.
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* Initially, the bell does not sound when Most Expensive's first two prices are revealed.
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* On Tuesday, Sherrie Palmer is called as one of the first four contestants; however, another woman named Cherie Cavin comes on down instead. Cherie is allowed to remain in Contestants' Row, and as far as is known, nothing is said of the incident on the air. After the taping, the situation is explained to Sherrie, and she is told that she will be called down if she returns on the next day of tapings; she does so and is called as one of the first four contestants on Thursday.
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* By Thursday, Johnny has begun referring to those remaining in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "Contestants not appearing onstage."
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* By Thursday, Johnny has begun throwing back to commercial from the consolation prize plugs with the phrase, "Coming up next, the fabulous Price Is Right Showcase!"
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* On Friday, when the Top Winner passes the first showcase, Johnny mistakenly starts reading the script for the second one before the Runner-Up has bid.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 8</u>:''' October 23-27  
 
<u>'''Week 8</u>:''' October 23-27  
  
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* On Monday, the word "New" in the opening logo is still yellow.
 
* As of Monday, the floor in front of Contestants' Row still has its original appearance.
 
* As of Monday, the floor in front of Contestants' Row still has its original appearance.
 
* As of Monday, there is still no "WIN!/OVER" display on Grocery Game's cash register.
 
* As of Monday, there is still no "WIN!/OVER" display on Grocery Game's cash register.
* On Monday, in an odd coincidence, the two contestants who reach the Showcase turn out to be neighbors and already know each other.
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* On Monday, the main Five Price Tags podium is still already in place when Bob and the contestant walk to the Big Doors.
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* On Monday, Johnny initially mispronounces the name of the sixth contestant; this seems to have resulted in an edit, as the "come on down" music appears to start exactly far enough in to hit the end of the cue right when the player reaches Contestants' Row.
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* On Monday, in an odd coincidence, the two contestants who reach the Showcase turn out to be neighbors; the Top Winner tells Bob that the Runner-Up's wife is babysitting her children during the show.
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* Monday's show ends with a blatant audio edit -- Johnny cuts off his own announcement of "Stay tuned for Gambit, next over most of these CBS stations!" to announce that "This program has been recorded."
 
* Tuesday's show was originally planned to feature the debut of Give or Keep; for reasons lost to time, this did not happen, and Bonus Game was played instead.
 
* Tuesday's show was originally planned to feature the debut of Give or Keep; for reasons lost to time, this did not happen, and Bonus Game was played instead.
 
* For reasons unknown, Friday's Grocery Game player, who loses immediately by buying 24 Chunky bars, is awarded 24 Chunky bars.
 
* For reasons unknown, Friday's Grocery Game player, who loses immediately by buying 24 Chunky bars, is awarded 24 Chunky bars.
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<u>'''Week 9</u>:''' October 30-November 3
 
<u>'''Week 9</u>:''' October 30-November 3
  
* By Thursday, the floor in front of Contestants' Row has changed; it is now a solid yellow with two black squares containing black G-T asterisks.
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* By Monday, the word "New" in the opening logo has become orange.  It remains yellow in the logo used during the credits.
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* By Monday, the black part of the floor in front of Contestants' Row has been replaced with two yellow squares with black borders.  Each square contains a black G-T asterisk.
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* On Monday, the draped fabric is missing from the Clam during the first Item up for Bids; this appears to have been done to allow the prize, a 3-in-1 game table, to lean against the back wall.
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* On Monday, Bob mishears the first bid on the second Item up for Bids, and the staff eventually changes the display to show Bob's number; fortunately, the contestant in question does not win, and his actual bid had been over, so this ends up being a moot point.
 
* By Thursday, the WIN!/OVER display has been added to Grocery Game's cash register.
 
* By Thursday, the WIN!/OVER display has been added to Grocery Game's cash register.
* By Friday, Any Number has begun to vary its prize reveal:  Some shows use the original method; others do not return to Bob between the prize and the car; and still others plug the car ''first'', with the prize sometimes appearing behind the doors alongside it and other times not being shown until Bob explains the game.
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* By Thursday, the main Five Price Tags podium is no longer in place when Bob and the contestant walk to the Big Doors; it is now stationed off-camera at the other end of Door #3 and is moved into position for the game during the car description.
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* On Friday, the Clam's original, orange fabric returns.
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* By Friday, Any Number has begun to vary its prize reveal; while some shows still use the original method, this episode shows the car ''first'', then reveals the game (with the "car" label already uncovered), then has Bob toss back to Johnny to reveal the prize.
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** Any Number also uses various other reveals in this early era, although when they debut is not yet clear.  Some episodes reveal the car immediately after the prize, as would eventually become the norm, while still others show the car and the prize at the same time.
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* By Friday, the bell has begun to sound during Most Expensive's price reveals.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 10</u>:''' November 6-10
 
<u>'''Week 10</u>:''' November 6-10
  
* By Monday, Johnny has begun referring to those remaining in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "Contestants not appearing onstage."
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* On Monday, the opening spiel is still the same as it was on the first episode.
* By Monday, Johnny has begun throwing back to commercial from the consolation prize plugs with the phrase, "Coming up next is our fabulous Price Is Right Showcase!"
 
 
* On Monday, Anitra's daughter, Erin, helps her mother and Janice present a toy-themed showcase.
 
* On Monday, Anitra's daughter, Erin, helps her mother and Janice present a toy-themed showcase.
  
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<u>'''Week 11</u>:''' November 13-17  
 
<u>'''Week 11</u>:''' November 13-17  
  
* Monday's show is the first episode taped during a technicians' strike, during which various Goodson and/or non-union CBS staffers operated the cameras; as a result, the production quality of the next several weeks of shows, and this week especially, is noticeably lower than usual.
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* Monday's show is the first episode taped during a technicians' strike, during which various Goodson-Todman and/or non-union CBS staffers operated the cameras; as a result, the production quality of the next several weeks of shows, and this week especially, is noticeably lower than usual.
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* By Tuesday, the opening spiel has been extended to, "From Television City in Hollywood, a fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today if they know when The Price Is Right!"
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* By Tuesday, the logo at the end of the opening has begun dissolving in already at full size.  This is likely a byproduct of the technicians' strike.
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* By Tuesday, the drapery in the Clam has begun to be sporadically absent.
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* On Wednesday, likely as a byproduct of the technicians' strike, the price tag graphic does not appear to work right on Clock Game's second prize.  Despite the crew's obvious intent, it does not appear during the initial close-up of the board; instead, the shot eventually switches to the prize itself, with the graphic in place beneath it.  The shot does eventually switch back to the Clock Game board with the price in place; however, it is in a noticeably different position than in the previous shot.
 
* Thursday's show was rerun on Game Show Network during the 1990s despite a fur coat being offered in Bonus Game.
 
* Thursday's show was rerun on Game Show Network during the 1990s despite a fur coat being offered in Bonus Game.
* Friday show is rerun during Season 28 on February 29, 2000, following that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.
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* On Thursday, the Clam's drapery changes to blue again.
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* On Thursday, Janice models the fur coat offered in Bonus Game on the raised stage in the back of the audience.  As we do not have access to may fur episodes, it is unclear whether this was a normal practice or not.
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* Thursday's show is the earliest known episode on which Most Expensive's three backdrops are spaced out evenly behind the prizes, as would become the norm; on all previous playings that we have access to, they appear to have been staged to be near the prizes rather than to be aesthetically pleasing.
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* Friday's show was rerun during Season 28 on February 29, 2000, following that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.
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* On Friday, the opening spiel is used, with no mention of Television City; instead, Johnny introduces Bob with, "And now, from Television City in Hollywood, here's the star of The New Price Is Right, Bob Barker!"
  
  
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* Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
 
* Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
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* On Wednesday, in preparation for Thanksgiving the next day, the first prize in each showcase is a Norbest turkey.
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* On Friday, Any Number is played perfectly, which Bob notes has never happened before; unlike in later years, when he tended to declare anything possible "an historic moment," Bob was actually right about this.
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<u>'''Week 13</u>:''' November 27-December 1
  
<u>'''Week 13</u>:''' November 27-December 1
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* On Friday, the buzzer sounds instead of the foghorn when a wrong price is selected in Five Price Tags.
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* On Friday, the sound effects operator accidentally triggers the buzzer instead of ringing the bell when Bob reads the price of the third Item up for Bids.  The bell does eventually sound several seconds later.
  
  
<u>'''Week 14</u>:''' December 4-8  
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<u>'''Week 14</u>:''' December 4-8
  
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* On Wednesday, the logo at the end of the opening is still dissolving in at full size.
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* Wednesday's show marks the earliest known appearance of Double Prices at Door #2; from this point forward, this staging is occasionally used when the game offers a prize too large to conceal behind the Giant Price Tag (such as the sailboat it was played for on this episode).
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** Interestingly, despite Double Prices's staging, the Giant Price Tag is still lowered during the preceding Item up for Bids, although it is raised off-camera during the bidding; it is unclear whether this was done out of habit or to keep the game's podium from being visible during the IUFB.
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* On Wednesday, the sound effects operator mistakenly starts ringing the bell for a win in Double Prices when Bob removes the price the contestant didn't pick instead of waiting for him to reveal the ARP.
  
<u>'''Week 15</u>:''' December 11-15
 
  
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<u>'''Week 15</u>:''' December 11-15
  
<u>'''Week 16</u>:''' December 18-22  
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* By Wednesday, the logo at the end of the opening has gone back to its normal behavior.
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<u>'''Week 16</u>:''' December 18-22
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* On Monday, the back of the Clam still has the hanging drapery.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 17</u>:''' December 25-29  
 
<u>'''Week 17</u>:''' December 25-29  
  
* Monday show features the debut of Money Game.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Money Game.
* Money Game's car symbols were originally yellow on a black background.
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* Money Game's car symbols were originally yellow on a black background.  The background has yellow letterboxing in the graphics hidden behind the car's numbers, while it takes up the entire square in the slots for the car's price.
* Early in Money Game's existance, most of the studio's lights were dimmed during the game.
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* Early in Money Game's existence, most of the studio's lights were dimmed during the game.
* Initially, the dollar signs by Money Game's car price and wrong answer slots have no background.
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* By Tuesday, the back wall of the Clam has been covered with a tan curtain.
* Wednesday show features the debut of Give or Keep.
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* Wednesday's show features the debut of Give or Keep.
* Early in Give or Keep's existance, the "Keep" and "Give" labels were much smaller than usual.
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* Early in Give or Keep's existence, the "Keep" and "Give" labels were much smaller than usual.
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* Early in Give or Keep's existence, Give or Keep's small prize are revealed from the top of the board down.
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* On Friday, contestant Johnny's name tag says "Cowboy;" evidently, he had convinced the pages to write his nickname instead of his legal name.
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* On Friday, there appears to have been a problem with the music system that sometimes caused songs to start partway through.
  
  
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* New Year's week; only four shows.
 
* New Year's week; only four shows.
* On Thursday, Money Game's car symbols are still yellow on a black background.
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* On Wednesday's show, which was taped slightly out of order right after last Friday's, the music problem mentioned in that day's notes occurs again.  It becomes particularly obvious at the end of Grocery Game -- the theme turns on just a few measures before the end of the song, finishes and goes quiet for four seconds as the game spins back behind the Turntable, then restarts as Bob tosses to commercial.
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* On Thursday, a white slab that would hold the prize for Double Prices later in the episode is visible between the Giant Price Tag and Door #3 when Money Game's car is revealed.
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* On Thursday, Money Game's car symbols are still yellow on a black background.  The yellow letterboxing is added to the slots for the car's price on this episode.
 
* On Thursday, most of the studio's lights are still being dimmed during Money Game.
 
* On Thursday, most of the studio's lights are still being dimmed during Money Game.
* On Thursday, orange circles are added behind the dollar signs by Money Game's car price and wrong answer slots.
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* On Thursday, orange circles are added behind the dollar signs by Money Game's car price and wrong answer slots; they had not had their own backgrounds on the game's first playing.
* On Thursday, Give or Keep's "Keep" and "Give" labels are still much smaller than usual.
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* On Thursday, Give or Keep's small prize podiums are placed on the turntable backwards, exposing the blue backsides of their base panels.
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* Presumably on Friday, and next Monday at the latest, black lines are added to the yellow floor in front of Contestants' Row; alongside the existing squares surrounding the G-T asterisks, this makes the entire area appear to be tiled with yellow squares.
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* For at least a brief period beginning presumably on Friday and no later than next Monday, the foghorn appears to have been replaced by a klaxon.
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<u>'''Week 19</u>:''' January 8-12
  
<u>'''Week 19</u>:''' January 8-12
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* On Monday, Any Number's prize reveal changes again.  The 3-digit prize goes back to being revealed first, followed by a brief cut back to Bob, after which the car is revealed; however, the game only comes around on the turntable after ''both'' prizes have been shown.  The prize labels stop being concealed altogether at this point.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 20</u>:''' January 15-19
 
<u>'''Week 20</u>:''' January 15-19
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* Wednesday's show is the first episode taped after the end of the technicians' strike that had affected the last two months' worth of shows.
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* On Friday, part of the opening is mistakenly shot in black and white; one of the cameras was evidently configured incorrectly, causing the opening logo and the first several seconds of Bob standing in front of the Turntable to appear in monochrome.
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* By Friday, the staff has begun covering the Give or Keep board with a tarp during the preceding Item up for Bids to make it less noticeable behind Bob.
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* On Friday, the bell appears to have been misplaced during the first Item up for Bids.  It does start working for the first game.
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* By Friday, Give or Keep has switched to revealing the small prizes from the bottom of the board up.
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* On Friday, the car cue for Money Game is accidentally started well before Bob actually tosses to the prize reveal; its volume is eventually turned down, then brought back up when Johnny announces the car.
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* By Friday, the car symbols in Money Game have been changed to black on a yellow background; they also no longer have letterboxing.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for January 22-26.
 
* Originally scheduled for January 22-26.
* By Thursday, the car symbols in Money Game have become black on a yellow background.
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* On Monday, the music system malfunctions again when Clock Game is won, starting the theme near the very end, going quiet after it finishes, then restarting a few seconds later.
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* On Monday, the word "New" in the logo used during the credits becomes orange.
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* On Thursday, Bonus Game's fourth small prize is a grill; as this does not fit on the small prize table, it is instead presented by itself in front of Door #2.
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* On Thursday, Bonus Game's "No" windows stay lit up while the game spins back around on the turntable.
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* By Thursday, the regular foghorn has returned.
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* On Thursday, Clock Game's clock starts up again a second after it hits zero, finally stopping after it has ticked to -5 seconds.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for January 29-February 2.
 
* Originally scheduled for January 29-February 2.
* Somewhere around this point, the earliest known playing of Double Prices at Door #3 occurs.
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* On Monday, the tiled floor in front of Contestants' Row is replaced with a similar floor that contains only one line, running horizontally between the outer edges of the stairs.  The G-T asterisks are also rotated 90 degrees on this version of set piece.
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* On Monday, an unidentified staffer passes in front of the camera after the winner of the first Item up for Bids comes onstage.
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* On Monday, Bob turns over the price of the wrong item during Grocery Game; fortunately, the contestant's actual pick wins the game, so this ends up not mattering.
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* On Monday, the theme again starts in the wrong place after Grocery Game.
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* By Monday, the "large prize" staging for Double Prices has been moved from Door #2 to Door #3.
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* Beginning on Monday, the Barker's Beauties join Bob and the Showcase winner onstage during the credits.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 24</u>:''' February 12-16  
 
<u>'''Week 24</u>:''' February 12-16  
  
* On Wednesday, Valentine's Day, only ladies are called down, and Bob gives each contestant a rose.
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* Wednesday's show is themed around Valentine's Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* By Wednesday, several additional black lines have been drawn on the yellow floor section in front of Contestants' Row, giving the entire area a pattern of squares.
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** Only women are called to be contestants.  (This is and of itself is not uncommon at this point in the run; the difference here is that men are not ''eligible'' for this episode.)
* On Wednesday, Give or Keep is covered by a tarp during the preceding Item up for Bids.
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** Bob enters holding four roses, of which he hands one to each of the first four contestants; the fifth and sixth contestants also get roses from him when they come on down.  (Additionally, the Give or Keep contestant ends up getting a second rose from Jay Wolpert after she accidentally decapitates her first one upon winning.)
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* By Wednesday, the tiled flooring in front of Contestants' Row has returned; however, the row with the G-T asterisks now extends one fewer space in each direction.
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* Wednesday marks the earliest known appearance of a blue manufacturer card; prior to this, they had been almost exclusively different shades of orange and yellow.
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* On Wednesday, Bob almost reads the price of the third Item up for Bids despite the all-overbid buzzer sounding; a producer can be heard yelling, "Hold it!" from offstage just before he removes the card.
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* On Wednesday, contestant Angela wins three cars over the course of the show; while this is not the first time such a thing has been possible, it ''is'' the earliest known instance of it actually ''happening''.
  
  
<u>'''Week 25</u>:''' February 19-23  
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<u>'''Week 25</u>:''' February 19-23
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* By Wednesday, the two missing tiles from the floor in front of Contestants' Row have been restored.
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* By Wednesday, the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row have begun to vary which way they are rotated; indeed, they are not even always both rotated the same way.
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* By Wednesday, the dollar sign in Money Game's car price has been enlarged to its normal size.
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* By Wednesday, the price graphics in Clock Game have been moved to below the chroma key area.
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* Wednesday's show marks the earliest known usage of Door #3 in the Showcase, as well as the earliest known showcase to use more than one of the Big Doors.
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* Wednesday's first showcase begins with Janice presenting a bag of Tootsie Pops in front of Door #3; once the doors open, as Anitra models the swing set inside them, Janice can be seen running behind the backdrops so she can model the next prize, a car hidden behind Door #2.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 26</u>:''' February 26-March 2
 
<u>'''Week 26</u>:''' February 26-March 2
  
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* On Tuesday, the first Item up for Bids sits in front of Door #3 behind a curtain that is wheeled offstage to unveil it.  This is the earliest known instance of a prize being displayed this way, as well as the earliest known appearance of anything resembling the Reveal.  The curtain appears to be the same material used for the back wall of the Clam.
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* By Tuesday, the staff appears to have abandoned trying to conceal the Give or Keep board during its Item up for Bids; the board is plainly visible behind Bob in this episode.
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* On Tuesday, the "Keep" and "Give" labels on the Give or Keep board are still their original sizes.
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* On Tuesday, in an odd coincidence, contestants Sharon and Mary, the Top Winner and Runner-Up in the Showcase, not only know each other but came to the show together.  As one might expect in such a situation, both of them accompany Bob to the winner's showcase during the credits.
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* On Tuesday, the music for the first showcase does not appear to start at the beginning of the song; in fact, the song winds up ending before Johnny's script does.
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* On Tuesday, the "New" in the logo at the end of the credits is its original yellow color.
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<u>'''Week 27</u>:''' March 5-9
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* On Friday, the show begins with the G-T asterisks on the first two Contestants' Row displays already lit up.  They remain turned on until the bidding on the first Item up for Bids moves to the third and fourth spots, at which point they are shut off off-camera.
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* On Friday, in an unusual move, the third small prize in Five Price Tags, a sewing machine, comes with a carrying case that is displayed on the base of the podium.
  
<u>'''Week 27</u>:''' March 5-9
 
  
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<u>'''Week 28</u>:''' March 12-16
  
<u>'''Week 28</u>:''' March 12-16
 
  
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<u>'''Week 29</u>:''' March 19-23
  
<u>'''Week 29</u>:''' March 19-23
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* By Tuesday, the curtain used for reveals in front of Door #3 has been changed to a gold fabric.
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* On Tuesday, Bob reminds viewers of the show's move to afternoons next week at the top of Act 2; he also plugs the accompanying Home Viewer Showcase.
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* By Tuesday, the Clam's curtain has been changed to light blue.
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* On Tuesday, the second showcase includes a submarine, which is backed by a blue screen showing a close-up of a fish tank; unfortunately, the prizes are labeled with blue manufacturer cards, giving us a slightly more comprehensive view of the fish tank than was intended.
  
  
<u>'''Week 30</u>:''' March 26-30  
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<u>'''Week 30</u>:''' March 26-30
  
 
* On Monday, the show moves to the afternoon, airing at 3:00 Eastern/2:00 Central.
 
* On Monday, the show moves to the afternoon, airing at 3:00 Eastern/2:00 Central.
 
* A Home Viewer Showcase is presented this week.  In this contest, which occurs many times over the next two decades, a special showcase is presented to the home audience each day during the show, and viewers are invited to bid on it; the viewer nearest to the actual price without going over, or one of said viewers selected at random in the case of a tie, wins all of the prizes.
 
* A Home Viewer Showcase is presented this week.  In this contest, which occurs many times over the next two decades, a special showcase is presented to the home audience each day during the show, and viewers are invited to bid on it; the viewer nearest to the actual price without going over, or one of said viewers selected at random in the case of a tie, wins all of the prizes.
* By Wednesday, the dollar sign in Money Game's car price has been enlarged to its normal size.
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** Presumably to ensure enough time for the presentation of the Home Viewer Showcase, Clock Game, the longest of the three "short games" in the rotation at the time, is not played this week.
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* Janice and Anitra are believed to wear identical outfits on this week's shows.
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* By Monday, the signal for an all-overbid in Contestants' Row has been changed to a long string of short buzzes.
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* By Monday, the "Keep" and "Give" labels on the Give or Keep board have been enlarged to run the entire length of the each column's display; when this change occurs, the "E"s are also changed from lower-case to upper-case.  To make space for this alteration, the pink and dark blue rims around the interior of the board are scaled back significantly; the dark blue portion actually ends up being slightly larger than it had been, becoming much more visible, but the border as a whole takes up much less room than before.
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* On Monday, in reflection of the new schedule, Johnny's announcement at the end of the show changes to, "Stay tuned for Hollywood's Talking, next over most of these CBS stations!"
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 31</u>:''' April 2-6  
 
<u>'''Week 31</u>:''' April 2-6  
  
* Tuesday show features the debut of Range Game.
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* Monday's show was taped before any of this week or last week's other episodes; as such, it is possible that the original all-overbid signal is still in use on that episode, as the earliest one we have access to with the new one is this Wednesday's.
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* By Tuesday, Grocery Game's blue cash register has been replaced with a gray one.
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* Tuesday's show features the debut of Range Game.
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* Range Game's rangefinder initially only covers $50.
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* Initially, a red box, presumably some sort of controller, is visible sitting behind the Range Game board.
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* On Wednesday's show, the yellow backing on the Give or Keep board is noticeably damaged; the lower-left corner appears to have been chipped off.
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* On Wednesday, the "New" in the logo at the end of the credits is its original yellow color.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 32</u>:''' April 9-13  
 
<u>'''Week 32</u>:''' April 9-13  
  
* Monday show features the debut of Hi Lo.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Hi Lo.
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* On at least the first playing of Hi Lo, the game was played significantly differently.  The contestant began by selecting any of the six products; Bob would reveal its price, and ''then'' the contestant would say whether it went on the Hi row or the Lo row.  The game would continue in this manner until the contestant won or revealed a mistake.
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* On Monday, a second proto-Reveal curtain that slides to the left is used in front of Door #1.  This is the earliest known appearance of this prop.
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* Friday's show is likely the day Janice and Anitra begin wearing identical outfits most of the time.
  
  
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* Monday's show, which was taped drastically out of order, is speculated to have featured the reveal of the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.
 
* Monday's show, which was taped drastically out of order, is speculated to have featured the reveal of the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.
 
* As of Tuesday, Range Game is still using its original, $50 rangefinder.
 
* As of Tuesday, Range Game is still using its original, $50 rangefinder.
* By Wednesday, the studio lights are no longer being dimmed during Money Game.
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* On Tuesday, the control box seen during Range Game's first playing is not visible.
* By Wednesday, the column titles on the Give or Keep board have been enlarged to their normal sizes.
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* On Wednesday, Johnny still refers to Give or Keep's prize package as "a bonus worth..." in the same fashion as Bonus Game's.
* Friday show features the debut of Double Digits.
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* On Wednesday, there are still no backdrops on the small prize podiums in Five Price Tags and Give or Keep.
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* On Wednesday, the chroma key appears to be set up incorrectly, with a thin column on the left side of the screen displaying the keyed camera instead of the main camera; this is first noticeable during Clock Game, when the shots of the prize and the contestant seem to overshoot the board, but becomes much more obvious during the Showcase, when Janice's right arm appears to drop out of existence against the blue globe trip skin.
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* On Wednesday, contestant Leslie begins her bidding in Clock Game at "35;" Bob stops the clock three seconds in to clarify whether she means $35 or $3,500 (fully aware that neither one is a good bid).
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* On Wednesday, Clock Game's clock continues moving when it hits zero and only stops at about -1 seconds; Bob notices this and declares that while time had apparently run out, he is awarding a win because the buzzer had not sounded before Leslie gave her final, correct bid.  In realty, Leslie had begun her bid well before the clock reached zero, and her win was completely legitimate.
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* Wednesday's show marks the earliest known appearance of the globe trip skin, which doubles as a blue screen that pictures of trip destinations can be chroma keyed onto.
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* Friday's show features the debut of Double Digits.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 34</u>:''' April 23-27
 
<u>'''Week 34</u>:''' April 23-27
  
* Wednesday show is the earliest episode on which Five Price Tags is played and Grocery Game is not.
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* Wednesday's show is the earliest episode on which Five Price Tags is played and Grocery Game is not.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 36</u>:''' May 7-11  
 
<u>'''Week 36</u>:''' May 7-11  
  
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* On Tuesday, the opening spiel still begins with, "From Television City in Hollywood..."
 
* By Tuesday, Hi Lo has begun to use its normal rules.
 
* By Tuesday, Hi Lo has begun to use its normal rules.
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* On Tuesday, the proto-Reveal curtain in front of Door #1 moves to the right.
 
* By Tuesday, Double Digits has adopted its second rules.
 
* By Tuesday, Double Digits has adopted its second rules.
* By Tuesday, Range Game has abandoned its $50 rangefinder and begun using its $100 rangefinder.
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* On Tuesday, Double Digits's fourth small prize is a grill; as this does not fit on the small prize table, it is instead presented by itself in front of Door #2 and Door #3.
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* By Tuesday, Range Game has increased the length of the rangefinder to $100.
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* By Tuesday, the control box in Range Game, which sits on the base of the board on this episode, has become blue.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 37</u>:''' May 14-16, June 14-15
 
<u>'''Week 37</u>:''' May 14-16, June 14-15
  
* Origianlly scheduled for May 14-18.
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* Originally scheduled for May 14-18.
 
* For reasons unknown, Thursday and Friday's shows were redesignated at some point as episodes #0421D and #0422D, respectively.
 
* For reasons unknown, Thursday and Friday's shows were redesignated at some point as episodes #0421D and #0422D, respectively.
 
* From this Thursday through the middle of October, a long series of pre-emptions and reschedulings is caused by network coverage of the Watergate hearings.  The production number changes mentioned in the notes for this and the next several weeks are presumably connected with this.
 
* From this Thursday through the middle of October, a long series of pre-emptions and reschedulings is caused by network coverage of the Watergate hearings.  The production number changes mentioned in the notes for this and the next several weeks are presumably connected with this.
* Friday show features the final playing of Double Digits.
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* Friday's show features the final playing of Double Digits.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for June 4-8.
 
* Originally scheduled for June 4-8.
 
* For reasons unknown, Wednesday's show was redesignated at some point as episode #0431D.
 
* For reasons unknown, Wednesday's show was redesignated at some point as episode #0431D.
* By Friday, Range Game has abandoned its $100 rangefinder and begun using its standard $150 rangefinder.
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* By Tuesday, "From Television City in Hollywood" has been removed from the opening spiel.
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* By Tuesday, the yellow and orange manufacturer cards have been eliminated; they are now exclusively blue.
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* On Tuesday, when Bob and the contestant go up to the Turntable after the first Item up for Bids, the spinning panel can be seen moving in reverse, stopping with the front side in its default position; the crew appears to have briefly forgotten that the Any Number board is no longer revealed before the prize descriptions.
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* By Tuesday, Give or Keep's prize package has stopped being referred to as a "bonus" in Johnny's description; that language is now exclusive to Bonus Game.
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* By Tuesday, backdrops have been added to the small prize podiums in Five Price Tags and Give or Keep.
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* On Tuesday, the Double Prices podium is placed on a small base.  It is unclear how long this lasted, as we have access to very few of the episodes immediately surrounding this one.
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* On Thursday, the logo at the end of the opening is mistakenly brought up already at full size.
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* Thursday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, the crown worn by Greta Garbo in the coronation scene from ''Queen Christine''; Bob instructs the contestants not to include this while bidding, as it is a collector's item and cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
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* By Friday, Range Game has increased the length of the rangefinder again, this time to its permanent length of $150.
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* On Friday, Range Game's controller box is not visible.
  
  
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* Only four shows; no Monday episode.
 
* Only four shows; no Monday episode.
 
* The show was pre-empted by the Watergate hearings every day of the week during which these episodes were originally scheduled to air.
 
* The show was pre-empted by the Watergate hearings every day of the week during which these episodes were originally scheduled to air.
* On Tuesday, the show's 200th episode, The New Price Is Right's name is changed to "The Price Is Right;" all instances of the show's title in any spoken or written text are altered to reflect this.
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* On Tuesday, the show's 200th episode, The New Price Is Right's name is changed to "The Price Is Right;" all instances of the show's title in any spoken or written text are altered to reflect this, including the "New" Contestants' Row seat cover being replaced with the "The" cover briefly seen during Week 2.
 
* Presumably beginning on Tuesday, in the logo seen in the opening and on the Double Prices podium, the dollar sign is orange, "Price" is yellow, and the other words are white. Elsewhere, the logo's standard color scheme debuts, with the dollar sign and "Price" in yellow and the other words in red.
 
* Presumably beginning on Tuesday, in the logo seen in the opening and on the Double Prices podium, the dollar sign is orange, "Price" is yellow, and the other words are white. Elsewhere, the logo's standard color scheme debuts, with the dollar sign and "Price" in yellow and the other words in red.
  
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* Originally scheduled for July 2-6.
 
* Originally scheduled for July 2-6.
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* On Monday, when going to commercial after Any Number is lost, the staff accidentally plays the losing horns a second time instead of starting the theme; they shut off partway through and are replaced a second later by the proper music.
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* On Monday, the light in Bonus Game's fourth window is burned out.
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* By Monday, the bids on the Showcase podiums have stopped disappearing before the differences light up; this process has apparently not been perfect at this point, as both differences initially light up with one digit garbled.
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* On Monday, in reflection of a change in the schedule, Johnny's announcement at the end of the show changes to, "Stay tuned for Match Game '73, next over most of these CBS stations!"
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* On Wednesday, Bob accidentally refers to "The first Item up for Bids on The ''New'' Price Is Right."
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* By Wednesday, the small prize backdrops have been removed from Five Price Tags; they continue to be used during Give or Keep.
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* On Wednesday, the marked price for the third item in Five Price Tags is mistakenly placed ''behind'' the answer.  Bob removes the card, places it properly behind the marked price, then "reveals" the right answer and awards the item to the contestant.
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* Wednesday's first showcase appears to be one of the earliest attempts at a themed showcase of the type that would recur regularly through most of the Barker era and into the early Carey era:  "A Trip to Our Warehouse," consisting of merchandise under tarps behind Door #1 that Janice and Anitra uncover one by one as the showcase progresses.
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** This also marks the earliest known appearance of a Showcase nameplate -- in this case, "WAREHOUSE" -- that describes the showcase itself instead of the prizes.
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* On Thursday, the studio lights are still being dimmed during Money Game.
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* On Thursday, the Top Winner's Showcase podium malfunctions again in the same manner as on Monday.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for July 9-13.
 
* Originally scheduled for July 9-13.
* By Friday, the orange parts of the Clam have been repainted an orange-ish shade of yellow.
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* Wednesday's show is either the last episode where the studio lights are dimmed during Money Game or the first episode where they aren't.
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* Thursday's show marks the earliest known usage of the phrase "Contestants' Row;" the few times Bob is known to have mentioned it prior to this, he had called it the singular, non-possessive "''Contestant'' Row."
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* On Thursday, the second showcase begins with its music already several beats into the song.
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* By Friday, Bob has begun removing the two higher prices from the hi row after the first part of Hi Lo.
 
* By Friday, the ticket plug's address card has been redone with its traditional font and a lighter orange background.
 
* By Friday, the ticket plug's address card has been redone with its traditional font and a lighter orange background.
  
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* Originally scheduled for July 16-20.
 
* Originally scheduled for July 16-20.
* On Tuesday and Thursday, Grocery Game's cash register, except for the WIN!/OVER display, is gray and white.  It seems likely that this was a replacement register, as the blue color scheme is present throughout Season 2.
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* On Tuesday, the first item in Five Price Tags is a grill that is too large for the small prize podiums.  It is instead brought out on its own platform the way larger gifts would later be displayed in Temptation, with its price flap on an individual stand similar to those used later on with the first Golden Road set.
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* Tuesday's show marks the earliest known appearance of the "Every Room in the House" showcase (known at this early stage as "Every Room in Your Home").
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* On Tuesday, the staff forgets to dim the lights for the beginning of the Every Room in the House showcase; they end up dimming on-camera as the doors start to open, then coming back up moments later.
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* By Wednesday, the studio lights are no longer being dimmed during Money Game.
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* On Wednesday, in an unusual move, Johnny's sign-off includes an addendum to the credits; he announces that "Capitol Records has also provided a prize" as the list of sponsors begins to scroll off the screen.
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* On Thursday, Bob is so taken with contestant Patricia's short skirt that he has her come onstage to bid on the third Item up for Bids so that viewers will still be able to see it at home if she doesn't win.  (This appears to have been considered completely acceptable behavior in 1973; we certainly don't condone it, but we do note it here for the sake of thoroughness.)
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* On Friday, the show begins with the music's volume accidentally turned down to 0.  It gets turned up a few seconds in, with the song clearly having been playing despite being inaudible.
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* By Friday, the staff has again begun trying to conceal Give or Keep during its Item up for Bids; this time around, the yellow rollaway curtain is placed between Bob and the Turntable and is moved away during the bidding.
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* By Friday, Range Game has begun using its traditional split-screen shot.
  
  
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* Either Thursday show or Friday show features the debut of Card Game; which one is uncertain due to a typographical error in the pricing game records, although circumstantial evidence strongly favors Thursday.
 
* Either Thursday show or Friday show features the debut of Card Game; which one is uncertain due to a typographical error in the pricing game records, although circumstantial evidence strongly favors Thursday.
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* Early in Card Game's existence, the game appears to have been staged with its back facing the Big Doors instead of the Turntable; a picture believed to be from its first playing shows the display lined up right between Door #1 and Door #2.
 
* It is believed that on the earliest playings of Card Game, the contestant's range was determined by drawing a card from the regular deck and multiplying its value by 100.
 
* It is believed that on the earliest playings of Card Game, the contestant's range was determined by drawing a card from the regular deck and multiplying its value by 100.
  
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* On Tuesday, the opening titles still exhibit their original behavior; not long afterward, they are altered to begin small in the middle of the screen and gradually grow larger, flashing all the while.
 
* On Tuesday, the opening titles still exhibit their original behavior; not long afterward, they are altered to begin small in the middle of the screen and gradually grow larger, flashing all the while.
* Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
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* Thursday's show ''may'' be a half-hour episode, as Roger's records only list three pricing games for it; however, all known schedules indicate that it was a regular hour show and that he simply forgot to log the other three games that day.
* Thursday show features the debut of Danger Price.
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* Thursday's show features the debut of Danger Price.
  
  
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* Wednesday show opens with the infamous tube top incident (also known simply as "the Yolanda Incident," after the contestant it happened to).
 
* Wednesday show opens with the infamous tube top incident (also known simply as "the Yolanda Incident," after the contestant it happened to).
 
* As of Wednesday show, the opening titles are still behaving the same way they were at the beginning of 1976.
 
* As of Wednesday show, the opening titles are still behaving the same way they were at the beginning of 1976.
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* By Thursday, Golden Road's original, carpet "road" has been replaced by the gold dots.
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* By Thursday, Golden Road's velvet rope has been introduced.
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* By Thursday, Golden Road's push-button price reveals have been replaced with simple pull-tabs.
 
* On Thursday, contestant Alene faints upon winning the Showcase and does not come to before the show goes off the air; Johnny announces during the credits that she regained consciousness after the taping and was delighted with her prizes.
 
* On Thursday, contestant Alene faints upon winning the Showcase and does not come to before the show goes off the air; Johnny announces during the credits that she regained consciousness after the taping and was delighted with her prizes.
 
* Friday's second showcase is a roast of Johnny, most notable for featuring his wife, Penny, as one of the speakers.
 
* Friday's second showcase is a roast of Johnny, most notable for featuring his wife, Penny, as one of the speakers.
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* On Thursday, due to a pre-emption, a half-hour show was rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show was rerun on the West Coast.
 
* On Thursday, due to a pre-emption, a half-hour show was rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show was rerun on the West Coast.
 
* On Monday, the show moves to 10:00 Eastern/9:00 Central.
 
* On Monday, the show moves to 10:00 Eastern/9:00 Central.
* By Friday, Golden Road's original, carpet "road" has been replaced by the gold dots.
 
* By Friday, Golden Road's velvet rope has been introduced.
 
* By Friday, Golden Road's push-button price reveals have been replaced with simple pull-tabs.
 
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for December 12-16.
 
* Originally scheduled for December 12-16.
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* On Monday, the show moves to 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
 
* On Thursday, December 15, a half-hour show is rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show is rerun on the West Coast.
 
* On Thursday, December 15, a half-hour show is rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show is rerun on the West Coast.
 
* By Wednesday, the opening in the bottom of the Dice Game board has been filled in with a gray cover.
 
* By Wednesday, the opening in the bottom of the Dice Game board has been filled in with a gray cover.
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* Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
 
* Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
* On Monday, the show moves to 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
 
 
* By Wednesday, Money Game has taken on its second color scheme; additionally, the board now has a logo.
 
* By Wednesday, Money Game has taken on its second color scheme; additionally, the board now has a logo.
  
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* Originally scheduled for September 11-15.
 
* Originally scheduled for September 11-15.
 
* Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
 
* Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
* There is no record of episode #2944D ever airing.
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* Thursday's show has never been aired; as the show was no longer running half-hour programs on Magazine days at this point, its existence became somewhat unnecessary after it was taped.  Unlike episodes that were intentionally skipped and replaced with new shows, though, #2944D ''is'' included in episode counts.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for September 18-22.
 
* Originally scheduled for September 18-22.
 
 
* Friday's show, the first episode taped after the summer break, ''may'' be the show where the consolation prize plugs move to the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown and where the commercial break during the Showcase returns.
 
* Friday's show, the first episode taped after the summer break, ''may'' be the show where the consolation prize plugs move to the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown and where the commercial break during the Showcase returns.
  
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* With the exception of two out-of-order episodes, reruns are broadcast for the remainder of December and all of January.
 
* With the exception of two out-of-order episodes, reruns are broadcast for the remainder of December and all of January.
 
* By 1979, the show has begun its annual tradition of decorating the set for Christmas.
 
* By 1979, the show has begun its annual tradition of decorating the set for Christmas.
* By the end of the ‘70s, the practice of playing car games fourth seems to have become essentially discontinued; it will not resurface on any sort of regular basis until 2005.
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* By the end of the ‘70s, the practice of playing car games fourth seems to have become essentially discontinued; with the exception of Season 12, it will not resurface on any sort of regular basis until 2005.
 
* By Tuesday, the Big Wheel's current, more pronounced beep has been introduced.
 
* By Tuesday, the Big Wheel's current, more pronounced beep has been introduced.
 
* On Tuesday, Johnny signs off during the credits with, "This is Johnny Olson saying, 'Merry Christmas!' for The Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production!"
 
* On Tuesday, Johnny signs off during the credits with, "This is Johnny Olson saying, 'Merry Christmas!' for The Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production!"
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* Season finale week.
 
* Season finale week.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
* By Tuesday, the "3 Strikes" sign has become gold.
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* By Tuesday, the "3 Strikes" sign has become yellow.
 
* By Thursday, the velvet rope has been removed from Golden Road.
 
* By Thursday, the velvet rope has been removed from Golden Road.
  
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* By Monday, Punch a Bunch's logo has become yellow.
 
* By Monday, Punch a Bunch's logo has become yellow.
 
* On Monday, Grocery Game's table is still a solid red.
 
* On Monday, Grocery Game's table is still a solid red.
* Wednesday show features the debut of Now....and Then.
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* Wednesday's show features the debut of Now....and Then.
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* Early in the game's existence, Now....and Then's "then" date was elevated a slight distance above the main gameboard, high enough that it obscured part of the logo (which is presumably why it was changed).
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for January 19-23.
 
* Originally scheduled for January 19-23.
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* By Wednesday, the large gap in the bottom of the Temptation board has been filled in.
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* By Wednesday, the white panel with G-T asterisks that initially covers the prizes on the Take Two board has been replaced with a solid pink panel.
  
  
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* At the end of this season, the original shot of Bob taking his microphone is still in use.
 
* At the end of this season, the original shot of Bob taking his microphone is still in use.
 
* On Thursday, Hole in One is still using the blue flower version of the $500 sign.
 
* On Thursday, Hole in One is still using the blue flower version of the $500 sign.
* On Thursday, there are still no baseballs on the 3 Strikes board.
 
 
* Given that Thursday and Friday's shows were not aired until September and that Friday in particular was aired on September 4, it seems likely that Friday served as a celebration of the start of Price's 10th year on the air.
 
* Given that Thursday and Friday's shows were not aired until September and that Friday in particular was aired on September 4, it seems likely that Friday served as a celebration of the start of Price's 10th year on the air.
  
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* Wednesday show features the debut of Blank Check.
 
* Wednesday show features the debut of Blank Check.
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* Early in Blank Check's life, the game had several small differences:
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** The amount of the check was lit up on the second display instead of the first.
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** The game had no "think" music.
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** The front of the price tag was solid white.
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** The word "LOSS" lights up instead of the contestant's total if the game is lost.
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** The "VOID" stamp was noticeably smaller, and Janice carried it up to the Turntable with its inkpad.
 
* By Friday, the opening title have changed back to blue.
 
* By Friday, the opening title have changed back to blue.
 
* By Friday, the green and blue Contestants' Row displays have switched places; the displays are now red, blue, orange, and green from left to right.
 
* By Friday, the green and blue Contestants' Row displays have switched places; the displays are now red, blue, orange, and green from left to right.
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<u>'''Week 8 (424)</u>:''' October 26-30  
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<u>'''Week 8 (424)</u>:''' October 26-30
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* On Thursday, the "3 Strikes" sign and the board's dollar sign are still yellow.
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* On Thursday, there are still no baseballs on the 3 Strikes board.
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* On Blank Check's second playing on Friday, the oddities about its early life noted in Week 6 are still present.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 14 (430)</u>:''' December 7-11  
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<u>'''Week 14 (430)</u>:''' December 7-11
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* By Tuesday, Blank Check's displays have been reallocated, with the amount of the check now going on the top.
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* By Tuesday, Blank Check's price tag has become black with a TPIR logo on it.
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* By Tuesday, Blank Check has begun using Range Game's "think" music while the contestant writes the check.
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* By Tuesday, when Blank Check is lost, the game has begun briefly lighting up the contestant's total before switching the display to say "LOSS".
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* On Tuesday, Blank Check is still using its original "VOID" stamp.  The episode does not show whether or not Janice still carries its inkpad up to the Turntable.
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* On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Dian walks up to the Turntable to display Any Number's three-digit prize, a watch she is wearing.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for December 14-18.
 
* Originally scheduled for December 14-18.
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* For Monday's show, Johnny adds a line to the opening spiel:  "Here it comes, and I bet you can't believe it!  Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!  The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"  This appears to be a reference to the day's opening title, "'I Can't Believe It'."
  
  
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<u>'''Week 1 (457)</u>:''' September 6-10
 
<u>'''Week 1 (457)</u>:''' September 6-10
 
* At some point this season, cash games appear to begin to be played in lieu of car games again, although not as frequently as before 1981; this seems to become a more regular occurrence after Plinko is introduced in January.  It is also possible that some of these shows simply have non-car games played for cars, as our records of this happening are woefully incomplete (although they are now more likely to be filled in with the advent of PlutoTV's TPIR channel).
 
  
  
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* By Monday, the show has stopped offering fur coats.
 
* By Monday, the show has stopped offering fur coats.
 
* At this point, the interior of the Clam is a floral pattern on a red background.
 
* At this point, the interior of the Clam is a floral pattern on a red background.
* At this point, a plug occurs every day before the first Showcase Showdown; on most days, this is the ticket plug, but it can also be a plug for the door prize or, on rare occasions, for a shipping company that delivers prizes for the show.
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* At this point, a plug occurs every day before the first Showcase Showdown; generally, this is a plug for the door prize on Mondays and the ticket plug on other days.
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* By Monday, Lucky Seven has stopped using zeros.
 
* On Monday, contestant Lori manages to lose Lucky Seven despite having $5 left for the last number.
 
* On Monday, contestant Lori manages to lose Lucky Seven despite having $5 left for the last number.
* By Monday, the large gap in the bottom of the Temptation board has been filled in.
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* In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a boy in the audience (presumably Marc Breslow's son).  Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Markie!"
 
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is still being played primarily at the Giant Price Tag, only using Door #3 if the prize is too large to fit there (such as cars or trip skins).
 
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is still being played primarily at the Giant Price Tag, only using Door #3 if the prize is too large to fit there (such as cars or trip skins).
 
* On Tuesday, contestant Muriel asks Bob before her game to call her by her middle name, Colleen; this leads to Bob calling ''everyone'' by their middle names off and on for the rest of the show and to Muriel getting a new "Muriel/Colleen" name tag for the Showcase Showdown.
 
* On Tuesday, contestant Muriel asks Bob before her game to call her by her middle name, Colleen; this leads to Bob calling ''everyone'' by their middle names off and on for the rest of the show and to Muriel getting a new "Muriel/Colleen" name tag for the Showcase Showdown.
* By Wednesday, the white panel with G-T asterisks that initially covers the prizes on the Take Two board has been replaced with a solid pink panel.
 
 
* On Thursday, contestant Denise is accidentally given 33 seconds to play Clock Game thanks to the clock not starting on time.
 
* On Thursday, contestant Denise is accidentally given 33 seconds to play Clock Game thanks to the clock not starting on time.
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* By Thursday, the "3 Strikes" sign and the board's dollar sign have been changed to a shiny gold.
 
* By Thursday, a painting of a flying baseball with the word "Price" on it has been added to the base of the 3 Strikes board.
 
* By Thursday, a painting of a flying baseball with the word "Price" on it has been added to the base of the 3 Strikes board.
 
* In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the staff mishears contestant Madeline's first bid and moves the mountain climber too far, which leads to the game ending on the second prize when it should not have.  Bob declares her to have won after the commercial.
 
* In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the staff mishears contestant Madeline's first bid and moves the mountain climber too far, which leads to the game ending on the second prize when it should not have.  Bob declares her to have won after the commercial.
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* Bob declares that Monday's show is Price's 2,254th episode; in reality, it is the 2,203rd episode.
 
* Bob declares that Monday's show is Price's 2,254th episode; in reality, it is the 2,203rd episode.
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* By Monday, Blank Check has stopped lighting up "LOSS" if the contestant loses.
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* By Monday, Blank Check's normal "VOID" stamp has debuted, and Janice has stopped carrying the inkpad up to the Turntable.
 
* On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
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* By Monday, the zero rule has been instituted in Ten Chances.
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game gets stuck a short way up the scale; while it eventually starts moving again, the rangefinder begins tilting counterclockwise before the contestant stops it.
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game gets stuck a short way up the scale; while it eventually starts moving again, the rangefinder begins tilting counterclockwise before the contestant stops it.
 
* By Thursday, the cards in the Hit Me board are no longer being taken from the same deck as the house's hand.
 
* By Thursday, the cards in the Hit Me board are no longer being taken from the same deck as the house's hand.
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* On Wednesday, a refrigerator being offered in Shell Game refuse to stay shut as Holly attempts to close it, resulting in what has come to be known as the first of her "great appliance battles."
 
* On Wednesday, a refrigerator being offered in Shell Game refuse to stay shut as Holly attempts to close it, resulting in what has come to be known as the first of her "great appliance battles."
 
* During Wednesday's credits, Johnny announces that contestant Susan was found after the taping to be ineligible and would not receive her prizes.
 
* During Wednesday's credits, Johnny announces that contestant Susan was found after the taping to be ineligible and would not receive her prizes.
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* By Thursday, Now....and Then's "then" date has been lowered to be flush with the main gameboard.
 
* In Thursday's Range Game, the rangefinder again begins to tilt counterclockwise just before it is stopped.
 
* In Thursday's Range Game, the rangefinder again begins to tilt counterclockwise just before it is stopped.
 
* On Thursday, the crew forgets to unlock Safe Crackers before the start of the game.
 
* On Thursday, the crew forgets to unlock Safe Crackers before the start of the game.
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<u>'''Week 5 (461)</u>:''' October 4-8
 
<u>'''Week 5 (461)</u>:''' October 4-8
  
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* For no apparent reason, Monday's show has a ticket plug before the first Showcase Showdown, with the weekly door prize plug instead occurring on Tuesday.
 
* On Monday, Bob intentionally misspells his name as "Bob Baker" in Blank Check to see if anyone would notice; no one does.
 
* On Monday, Bob intentionally misspells his name as "Bob Baker" in Blank Check to see if anyone would notice; no one does.
 
* On Monday, as the Beauties are horsing around with Johnny during the credits, a cue card for Any Number is visible in front of his podium; this turns out to be the first game on the next episode.
 
* On Monday, as the Beauties are horsing around with Johnny during the credits, a cue card for Any Number is visible in front of his podium; this turns out to be the first game on the next episode.
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<u>'''Week 6 (462)</u>:''' October 11-15
 
<u>'''Week 6 (462)</u>:''' October 11-15
  
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* In Monday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a boy in the audience (presumably Marc Breslow's son).  Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Markie!"
 
* On Monday, a different perfect bid bell is used in Contestants' Row.
 
* On Monday, a different perfect bid bell is used in Contestants' Row.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game and Grocery Game's prize packages appear to have been switched during the course of the show, likely in the wake of the former's rangefinder issues from the last several playings finally making the game completely stop working.  Several factors support this idea:
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game and Grocery Game's prize packages appear to have been switched during the course of the show, likely in the wake of the former's rangefinder issues from the last several playings finally making the game completely stop working.  Several factors support this idea:
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** During Grocery Game, Bob mentions to laughter that "we had a backgammon table like that on the show the other day!"
 
** During Grocery Game, Bob mentions to laughter that "we had a backgammon table like that on the show the other day!"
 
** While signing off, Johnny says that the program "was edited for broadcast."
 
** While signing off, Johnny says that the program "was edited for broadcast."
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* On Wednesday, the plug before the first Showcase Showdown is for Global Van Lines, a transport company that the show uses to deliver prizes to contestants.
 
* On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 7 (463)</u>:''' October 18-22
 
<u>'''Week 7 (463)</u>:''' October 18-22
  
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* In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of an older couple in the back of the audience.  Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Welches!"
 
* On Tuesday, in an unusual coincidence, the first contestant and the fifth contestant are cousins.
 
* On Tuesday, in an unusual coincidence, the first contestant and the fifth contestant are cousins.
* On Tuesday, Hurdles is still using its original "OOPS" loss graphic.
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* On Tuesday, the Hurdles contestant waves the starter's pistol around in an ill-advised manner, including aiming it straight at Bob at one point.  Bob does not allow the contestants to fire the pistol for several months after this episode.
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* By Tuesday, Hurdles has switched from its original, yellow "CRASH" loss graphic to a red one that says, "OOPS".
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
 
* On Friday, contestant Edwin guesses 1 for the first number in 4-digit Lucky Seven because he believes the car is $12,000; he loses immediately.
 
* On Friday, contestant Edwin guesses 1 for the first number in 4-digit Lucky Seven because he believes the car is $12,000; he loses immediately.
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* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, the second Barker Wall debuts.
 
* On Tuesday, the second Barker Wall debuts.
* On Tuesday, the spinning panel of the Turntable wall changes:  The front side and the game side are reversed, with the plain red pattern that had previously been the front now on the back, and the familiar purple-red-orange pattern replaces the zigzag pattern on the new front.
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* On Tuesday, the spinning panel of the Turntable wall changes:  The front side and the game side are reversed, with the plain red pattern that had previously been the front now on the back, and the familiar purple-red-orange padding replaces the zigzag pattern on the new front.
 
* On Tuesday, Bill Cullen rides in on the Train to plug ''Child's Play'' at the top of Act 3, complete with a come on down from Johnny; while talking with Bob, he plays clips of one of the kids describing "The Price Is Right" and "Bob Barker."
 
* On Tuesday, Bill Cullen rides in on the Train to plug ''Child's Play'' at the top of Act 3, complete with a come on down from Johnny; while talking with Bob, he plays clips of one of the kids describing "The Price Is Right" and "Bob Barker."
 
* On Tuesday, the interior of the Clam is changed; it is now a metallic orange with columns of downward chevrons.
 
* On Tuesday, the interior of the Clam is changed; it is now a metallic orange with columns of downward chevrons.
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<u>'''Week 9 (465)</u>:''' November 1-5
 
<u>'''Week 9 (465)</u>:''' November 1-5
  
* On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Janice pushes out the Dice Game table by herself; it is possible that Holly was unavailable, as her costume for the Showcase appeared to require more makeup than usual.
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* On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Janice pushes out the Dice Game table by herself; it is possible that Holly was unavailable, needing to apply extra makeup for a "Priceless Streetcorner Mime" showcase.
 
* On Thursday, all of the Big Wheel's chase lights are lit throughout both Showcase Showdowns.
 
* On Thursday, all of the Big Wheel's chase lights are lit throughout both Showcase Showdowns.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, the white decimal point is missing from the Any Number board; it appears to have fallen off without anyone noticing.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, the white decimal point is missing from the Any Number board; it appears to have fallen off without anyone noticing.
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* On this week's shows (except for Thursday, although this appears to be an oversight), Bob reminds viewers that the Home Viewer Showcase is next week.
 
* On this week's shows (except for Thursday, although this appears to be an oversight), Bob reminds viewers that the Home Viewer Showcase is next week.
 
* On Monday, in an unusual production error, Bob's microphone is not turned on until several seconds into his greeting.
 
* On Monday, in an unusual production error, Bob's microphone is not turned on until several seconds into his greeting.
* On Monday, at the top of Act 5, Bob calls Sharon Friem up onstage to give cameraman Joe Arvizu a birthday kiss.
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* On Monday, at the top of Act 5, Bob calls staffer Sharon Friem up onstage to give cameraman Joe Arvizu a birthday kiss.
 
* On Tuesday, the second bar of "The Pink Panther" plays at the beginning of Safe Crackers instead of the first bar; the song subsequently starts from the beginning during gameplay, the point at which it ''normally'' starts from the second bar.
 
* On Tuesday, the second bar of "The Pink Panther" plays at the beginning of Safe Crackers instead of the first bar; the song subsequently starts from the beginning during gameplay, the point at which it ''normally'' starts from the second bar.
 
* On Tuesday, in an unusual occurrence, contestant Wayne pulls out two chips (a number and a strike) at the same time while playing 3 Strikes; Bob declares that neither one will count and puts them both back in the bag.
 
* On Tuesday, in an unusual occurrence, contestant Wayne pulls out two chips (a number and a strike) at the same time while playing 3 Strikes; Bob declares that neither one will count and puts them both back in the bag.
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* During this week's shows, the Home Viewer Showcase "Family Christmas" is presented at the top of Act 5; instructions on how to enter are given before the second part of the Showcase.  Based on Bob's wardrobe, the showcase appears to have been taped during Monday's show and then inserted into the remaining four episodes.
 
* During this week's shows, the Home Viewer Showcase "Family Christmas" is presented at the top of Act 5; instructions on how to enter are given before the second part of the Showcase.  Based on Bob's wardrobe, the showcase appears to have been taped during Monday's show and then inserted into the remaining four episodes.
* On this week's shows, all panels of the Turntable wall except for the back side of the spinning panel are changed to display the purple-red-orange pattern, and the chase lights on the Turntable walls are removed.  This change is not permanent at this time, as this week of shows was taped out of order.
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* On this week's shows, all panels of the Turntable wall except for the interior panel and the back side of the spinning panel are changed to display the padded purple-red-orange pattern, and the chase lights on the Turntable walls are removed.  This change is not permanent at this time, as this week of shows was taped out of order.
 
* To make up for the time taken up by the Home Viewer Showcase, this week's shows appear to use a limited rotation of mostly shorter pricing games; several frequently played games are absent, while five other games, an unusually high number, are played two times.
 
* To make up for the time taken up by the Home Viewer Showcase, this week's shows appear to use a limited rotation of mostly shorter pricing games; several frequently played games are absent, while five other games, an unusually high number, are played two times.
 
* On this week's shows, the mid-show bumper spiel is changed to, "Stay tuned for our exciting 'Family Christmas' Home Viewer Showcase, coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right!"
 
* On this week's shows, the mid-show bumper spiel is changed to, "Stay tuned for our exciting 'Family Christmas' Home Viewer Showcase, coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right!"
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<u>'''Week 15 (471)</u>:''' December 13-17  
 
<u>'''Week 15 (471)</u>:''' December 13-17  
  
* As of Monday, Temptation's first gift still occasionally has three different numbers in its price (albeit with one being very obviously wrong).
 
 
* The Turntable wall changes seen on Week 11's shows are again present this Friday; they are still not permanent, as this episode was taped out of order with the Home Viewer Showcase episodes and next week's shows were taped out of order ''before'' this week's.
 
* The Turntable wall changes seen on Week 11's shows are again present this Friday; they are still not permanent, as this episode was taped out of order with the Home Viewer Showcase episodes and next week's shows were taped out of order ''before'' this week's.
 
* On Wednesday, in an unusual coincidence, one of the first four contestants is the business partner of the mother of another of the first four contestants.
 
* On Wednesday, in an unusual coincidence, one of the first four contestants is the business partner of the mother of another of the first four contestants.
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<u>'''Week 16 (472)</u>:''' December 20-24  
 
<u>'''Week 16 (472)</u>:''' December 20-24  
  
* The set, including the Showcase podiums, is decorated for Christmas this week.
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* The set, including the Showcase podiums, is decorated for Christmas this week.  Unusually, the decorations include an alteration to a semi-permanent set piece -- the life preserver on the giant cruise ship is replaced with a wreath.
 
* As this week's shows were taped one week ''before'' last week's, they still have the Turntable walls from Week 14.
 
* As this week's shows were taped one week ''before'' last week's, they still have the Turntable walls from Week 14.
 
* On Tuesday, Bob tries and fails to force an X to stick to the Secret "X" board after discovering it has no adhesive on it; fortunately, the contestant had placed it on the bottom row.
 
* On Tuesday, Bob tries and fails to force an X to stick to the Secret "X" board after discovering it has no adhesive on it; fortunately, the contestant had placed it on the bottom row.
 
* On Wednesday, Five Price Tags is played for a $14,000 Cadillac.
 
* On Wednesday, Five Price Tags is played for a $14,000 Cadillac.
* On Wednesday, the shelves from Most Expensive are still present on the Five Price Tags backdrops.
 
 
* On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
* As of Thursday, Now....and Then is still using its original color scheme.
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* In Wednesday's Card Game, Bob inadvertently shows a decent portion of the regular deck to the audience when he collects the cards after bumping them while placing the range card. This does not end up having any effect on the game.
* Friday's opening title is "Happy Holidays".
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* In Wednesday's second Showcase Showdown, after contestant William gives the Big Wheel an unusually powerful spin, Bob comments that they might need oil for it before the end of the day; this prompts the sound effects person to play the creaking sound from Safe Crackers and Squeeze Play several times as it comes to a stop.
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* Friday's opening titles read, "Happy Holidays".
 
* On Friday, the opening titles are green.
 
* On Friday, the opening titles are green.
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* On Friday, Bob wears a red, plaid jacket, and the Barker's Beauties are dressed as Victorian housewives.
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* On Friday, a living room set with a snowflake background is present on the stage in the back of the audience; Johnny sits there to present the Showcase, which is themed around Christmas storybooks.
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* Friday's first showcase, The Price Is Right's version of The 12 Days of Christmas, features a background chorus of the show's staff.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 17 (473)</u>:''' December 27-31  
 
<u>'''Week 17 (473)</u>:''' December 27-31  
  
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* In Tuesday's Super Ball!!, contestant Jeanne fails to win anything with ball #2; while this is not unheard of in and of itself, it ''is'' unusual for the ball to bounce up the ramp and never even reach the circles.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
 
* On Wednesday, the changes to the Turntable walls previously seen in Weeks 11 and 15 take effect permanently.
 
* On Wednesday, the changes to the Turntable walls previously seen in Weeks 11 and 15 take effect permanently.
* On Wednesday, the asterisks on the Showcase podiums are changed from red for the Top Winner and green for the Runner-Up to purple for the Top Winner and orange for the Runner-Up.  Whereas the old asterisks had simply been painted onto the podiums, the new ones are padded material.  At this time, the stripes on the sides of the podiums and the rims around their displays are also changed to the colors of their respective asterisks.
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* On Wednesday, Bob tells the contestant playing Most Expensive to pick the ''least'' expensive prize; he is corrected by someone in the audience before anything can happen.
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* In Wednesday's Race Game, the jukebox's display malfunctions, forcing Bob to find out from the producers how many prices the contestant has right; fortunately (at least from a production standpoint), this occurs with only three seconds left.
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* On Wednesday, the asterisks on the Showcase podiums are changed from red for the Top Winner and green for the Runner-Up to purple for the Top Winner and orange for the Runner-Up.  Whereas the old asterisks had simply been painted onto the podiums, the new ones are padded material.  At this time, the stripes on the sides of the podiums, the rims around their displays, and the blank placards are also changed to the colors of their respective asterisks.
 
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.
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* Friday's opening titles read, "Happy New Year".
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* On Friday, a serigraph being offered in Take Two leads Bob to a lengthy discussion with Johnny and the staff over the course of several acts about what exactly a serigraph ''is'' and how it differs from a lithograph.  This is noteworthy for our purposes mostly because of Bob's final explanation offered before the fifth Item up for Bids, which he reads from the back of an IUFB card that clearly has "$828" written on it, albeit upside down; while this initially looks like the show may have given away a price, the card is actually from the ''first'' Item up for Bids.
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* On Friday, Johnny signs off with, "This is Johnny Olson speaking, wishing you a Happy New Year for The Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production!"
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 18 (474)</u>:''' January 3-7  
 
<u>'''Week 18 (474)</u>:''' January 3-7  
  
* On Monday, jump cuts are still being used to transition between the various camera shots during Bob's entrance.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Plinko.
* Monday show features the debut of Plinko.
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* On its first two playings only, Plinko is introduced by Johnny announcing that the contestant has, "A chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!" as a disco ball with the text "$25,000" around it comes down in the Basket.
* On its first two playings only, Plinko is introduced by Johnny announcing that the contestant has, "A chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!" as a disco ball with the text "$25,000" around it comes down from the ceiling in front of Contestants' Row. Grand Game's intro music plays as the ball drops, and as Bob and the contestant walk over to the Plinko board, the very end of "Starcrossed" plays.
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* On Plinko's first playing, Grand Game's intro music plays as the Basket drops, and as Bob and the contestant walk over to the Plinko board, the very end of "Starcrossed" plays.
* On Plinko's first two playings only, the "WIN!" text on the small prize price holders takes up an entire card; the cards flip over again to display the entire price on two cards.
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* For the first year of Plinko's life, the game's reveal is shot from the left.
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* On Monday, due to a design oversight, Plinko's scoreboard is only four digits long.  To avoid drawing attention to the mistake, it is not even turned on.
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* Early in Plinko's life, Door #3 is seen opening on-camera to reveal the small prizes.
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* On Plinko's first two playings only, the "WIN!" text on the small prize price holders takes up the entire card.  The actual price can only be displayed by flipping the panel back and turning the wrong number.
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* On Plinko's first playing only, the actual prices are the same colors as the wrong prices.
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* On Monday, with the show running long at the second Showcase Showdown, most of "Dig We Must" is edited out to save time after a contestant gets a dollar.
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* On Tuesday, the wrong contestant almost gets onstage for the first game when the staff flashes the wrong display in Contestants' Row; fortunately, Bob notices the mistake before anything can happen.
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* On Wednesday, Bob attempts to explain Blank Check with a set of instructions from Stan; he throws them away halfway through upon realizing that they mention adding up the price and the check without actually saying anything about writing the check.
 
* On Thursday, the same refrigerator seen on the September 29 episode is offered in Safe Crackers and again refuses to stay shut when Holly attempts to close it.
 
* On Thursday, the same refrigerator seen on the September 29 episode is offered in Safe Crackers and again refuses to stay shut when Holly attempts to close it.
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play has still not been bulked up to its current size.
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* On Friday, the circle wipe is added to the first camera transition during Bob's entrance.
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* On Friday, Bonus Game is revealed after the prize description.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 19 (475)</u>:''' January 10-14
 
<u>'''Week 19 (475)</u>:''' January 10-14
  
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* Monday marks the first use of the Plinko stick, although not ''in'' Plinko -- Bob uses it as a pointer for a graphical chart with which he attempts to explain Blank Check.
 
* On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
* On Tuesday's Plinko, the game's second playing, the intro music from Grand Game is replaced with a sting from "The Cats."
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* On Tuesday, Plinko's intro music changes to a sting from "The Cats," replacing the Grand Game intro cue and the sting from "Starcrossed" used on the first playing.
* On Tuesday, Plinko's normal "WIN!" cards are introduced.
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* On Tuesday, Plinko's regular, 5-digit scoreboard debuts.
* On Friday, Five Price Tags's second small prize podiums are still in use.
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* On Tuesday, the wrong answers in Plinko become white with a red background; this leads to the oddity of not having a distinct "right answer" indicator, as the "WIN!" cards still do not have a price on them.
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* In Tuesday's Any Number, Bob misidentifies the Chevrolet Chevette the contestant is playing for as a Chevrolet Cheve''ll''e; while this could theoretically have affected the gameplay, it should be noted that the Chevelle had been out of production for five years at this point.
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* On Wednesday, all of Barker's Bargain Bar's electronics die right after the prize plugs, leaving the game with no lights and the trilons with no power; the Beauties end up turning them by hand.
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* In Wednesday's third Item up for Bids, something appears to go wrong with the sound effects during an all-overbid; as Bob goes to read the price, the bell dings several times, the perfect bid bell sounds briefly, someone yells to Bob that everyone went over, and ''then'' the buzzer finally sounds.
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* On Wednesday, It's Optional is played perfectly.
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* On Thursday, the colors of the pie slices on the Now....and Then board are rearranged into their current configuration.
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* On Friday, Bob accidentally pulls off the orange ARP tag in Five Price Tags along with the blue one, making the win initially look like a wrong answer and briefly confusing the sound effects operator.
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* On Friday, the buzzer dies during the sixth Item up for Bids, leaving the producers to shout to Bob to signal an all-overbid.
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* In Friday's sixth Item up for Bids, Bob gives the wrong amount as the lowest bid after an all-overbid; fortunately, everyone bids lower than the correct amount, anyway.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 20 (476)</u>:''' January 17-21
 
<u>'''Week 20 (476)</u>:''' January 17-21
  
* On Thursday, Plinko's disco ball is replaced with the Plinko sign, which is staged in the back of the audience. Additionally, the sting from "Starcrossed" is done away with.
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* On Monday, one of the magnetic digits falls off the first price tag in Most Expensive; Janice eventually retrieves it from the prize backdrop and reattaches it.
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* Tuesday's second showcase involves Johnny the Witch Doctor running a booth at a local mall; this is noteworthy mostly for the for the "mall" backdrop, which is actually The Price Is Right Department Store.
 +
* On Wednesday, Squeeze Play's price reveal refuses to open all the way when Bob presses the button; Bob ends up flipping it open himself.
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* On Thursday, cash games begin to be played in lieu of car games again, although not as frequently as before 1981.  This initially applies only to Plinko (which, in fact, does not appear in the same half as a real car game again until December), but it also begins to occur with Punch a Bunch and Grand Game later in the season.
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* On Thursday, Plinko's disco ball is replaced with the Plinko sign, which is staged in the back of the audience. The sign's slats rest horizontally during the Item up for Bids, then slowly turn the say "Plinko" and then again to say "$25,000" as the camera zooms in on it during Johnny's intro.
 
* On Thursday, Plinko's normal "WIN!" cards are introduced.
 
* On Thursday, Plinko's normal "WIN!" cards are introduced.
  
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<u>'''Week 21 (477)</u>:''' January 24-28
 
<u>'''Week 21 (477)</u>:''' January 24-28
  
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* On Monday, there are still no borders on the sides of the Squeeze Play board.
 +
* On Monday, Johnny calls down the fifth contestant with her first initial, "K."  When Bob asks about it, she hands him another name tag with her full, 22-syllable-long first name, Kamukealeianuvenuekipalileileilanimunuetaire, on it.  Bob later learns that she had been Miss Hawaii in 1969 and had competed in the Miss USA pageant, which he had hosted.
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* On Monday, the slider on Secret "X"'s first price reveal breaks and refuses to move smoothly.  After Holly fights with it enough to make the prop visibly shake, Bob has her just open it in the middle.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the slats on the Plinko sign turn much more quickly than they did last Thursday.  The shot of the sign is altered, as well -- instead of simply zooming in on it, the camera now zooms in and out rapidly several times.
 +
* Tuesday marks the first use of the term "Plinko chip;" prior to this, Bob had simply called them "discs."
 +
* Tuesday's Plinko is the first playing during which Bob does not show off the Plinko stick.
 +
* Tuesday marks the last appearance of Plinko in the same half as a car until December.
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, Holly accidentally enters a bid of $1.29 in Check-Out as $12.99, causing the displayed total for the contestant to be $11.70 higher than it should be.
 
* On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Friday's show.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Friday's show.
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<u>'''Week 22 (478)</u>:''' January 31-February 4  
 
<u>'''Week 22 (478)</u>:''' January 31-February 4  
  
* On Tuesday's show, which was taped the day after Bob's birthday, the Beauties sing "Happy Birthday to You" to him.
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* On Monday, the circle wipe is added to the second camera transition during Bob's entrance.
 +
* On Tuesday, the second circle wipe in the opening has a blue border around it; it is never seen again after this episode.
 +
* In Tuesday's Lucky Seven, the car's "T.P.I.R." license plate has yellow text on an orange background instead of the usual black on yellow.
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* On Tuesday's show, which was taped the day after Bob's birthday, the Beauties lead the audience in singing "Happy Birthday to You" after Most Expensive.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Thursday's show.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Thursday's show.
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* On Thursday, Golden Road's dots begin to be laid out like an actual road.
 +
* On Thursday, Golden Road is lost on the first prize, but Roger's records indicate that the prizes were awarded anyway.  Nothing is mentioned about this on the air, but given that the entire audience appeared to agree with the contestant's guess, it seems likely that the price of either the grocery item or the first prize had an incorrect digit in it that was not noticed until after the show was finished.
 +
* On Friday, Penny Ante's pennies are not in place at the start of the game; one of the Beauties can be seen bringing them out to Bob as he is explaining the rules.
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* On Friday, It's Optional is played perfectly.
  
  
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* On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
* By Tuesday, the circle wipes have begun to be used during Bob's entrance.
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* On Monday, during the first showcase, Holly knocks over a table and breaks the second prize, a movie camera and projector; given that the showcase had her dressed as a monster who was trying to break into the movies, it is unclear whether this was part of the script or an actual mistake.
* On Tuesday, "after a party last night," Johnny, the Barker's Beauties, and various crew members pretend to be drunk throughout the show; the latter displays itself through such things as an unsteady chroma key.
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* On Tuesday, after "partying right up until showtime," Johnny, the Barker's Beauties, and various crew members pretend to be drunk throughout the show; the latter displays itself through such things as an unsteady chroma key.  As this was the last episode taped before the Christmas break, this was likely something of an inside joke.
 
* On Tuesday, Johnny is shown at his podium as he signs off during the credits, still dressed in his safari gear from one of the showcases.
 
* On Tuesday, Johnny is shown at his podium as he signs off during the credits, still dressed in his safari gear from one of the showcases.
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* On Wednesday, the fifth contestant called down is professional baseball player Jim Tyrone.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 24 (480)</u>:''' February 14-18
 
<u>'''Week 24 (480)</u>:''' February 14-18
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 +
* For a brief period beginning on Monday, the Showcase podiums are switched, with orange going to the Top Winner and purple to the Runner-Up.
 +
* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the clangs and whoops play when Switcheroo is won.
 +
* In Wednesday's first Showcase Showdown, the Big Wheel's beeps do not work until partway through the first spin.  They continue to both skip and sound when they shouldn't until the end of the second spin.
 +
* On Friday, Bob begins the show by reading one of the many letters they have received with ways to explain Blank Check.  The one in question suggests imagining yourself in a bathtub filled with one cup of water for every dollar in the price of the prize; since this isn't enough water to cover you, you must write the check for a number of additional cups of water to finish filling the tub, but not so much as to overflow the tub (by going over $3,500) and create a mess.  The letter ends by saying, "If they can't understand it now, then they're all wet."
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* On Friday, the bell does not work during the fifth Item up for Bids.
 +
* On Friday, as noted in Week 20, Grand Game and Punch a Bunch begin to be played in lieu of car games again.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 25 (481)</u>:''' February 21-25
 
<u>'''Week 25 (481)</u>:''' February 21-25
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* On Monday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 +
* On Tuesday, the Big Wheel's beeps intermittently fail during the first spin of the second Showcase Showdown.
 +
* On Tuesday, the reversal of the Showcase podiums that occurred last Monday is undone.
 +
* In Wednesday's Shell Game, Bob accidentally reveals the ball for a moment while mixing up the shells at the start of the game; however, the contestant never notices, fails to secure the win until the fourth item despite getting all of them right, and does not win the $500 bonus.
 +
* On Wednesday, Ten Chances is won by mistake when the car's price is revealed on the third chance despite the contestant's guess being wrong.
 +
* Wednesday's show has no consolation prize plugs.
 +
* On Thursday, all four of Plinko's small prizes are described at once.
 +
* By Friday, Trader Bob has stopped using manufacturer cards for the small prizes when all seven of them come from Best Products.
 +
* In Friday's second showcase, The Price Is Right Giant Crossword Puzzle, most of the clues in Johnny's script have the wrong number; this leads to the Beauties being noticeably unsure about where their answers need to be written.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 26 (482)</u>:''' February 28-March 4
 
<u>'''Week 26 (482)</u>:''' February 28-March 4
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* On Tuesday, during the credits, the Beauties unveil a banner reading "We ♥ Bob."  There seems to be no specific reason for this, although since Weeks 24 and 25 were taped out of order, it is possible that it was intended for Valentine's Day and simply ended up on the wrong episode.
 +
* In Wednesday's Dice Game, the Beauties bring out the table with it facing the wrong direction; fortunately, Bob notices before the game starts and fixes it.
 +
* Wednesday's eighth contestant, Brian Stanton, is a high jumper who would go on to compete in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
 +
* Wednesday's show has no consolation prize plugs.
 +
* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the commercial outro version of "Dig We Must" is used when someone gets a dollar on the Big Wheel.
 +
* On Wednesday, Emmett Kelly, Jr. appears in character to help model during the second, circus-themed showcase.
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* On Friday, the Big Wheel's beeps briefly give out during the first spin of the first Showcase Showdown.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 27 (483)</u>:''' March 7-11
 
<u>'''Week 27 (483)</u>:''' March 7-11
  
* On Friday, Take Two's yellow color scheme debuts.
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* On Monday, the sixth contestant hugs the second contestant when she reaches Contestants' Row; he turns out to be an acquaintance of her father, at whose house they had met earlier in the day.  This proves to be of great interest to Bob until it comes out that the second contestant's wife was ''also'' at the house and was fully aware of the meeting.
* As of Friday, the two dollar signs by the upper price displays on the Take Two board are replaced by a single larger one.
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* On Monday, contestant Patricia essentially automatically wins Dice Game, rolling a 2 for the first number (the show is not known to have ever offered a $1,000 car outside of the Showcase and had not done so for years at this point, anyway) followed by three 6s.
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* On Tuesday, Bob declares that contestant Florence is the only person who has ever lost It's Optional by going over; while Bob's "records" tends to be dubious, this seems noteworthy unless and until it is proven false.
 +
* On Tuesday, when the house busts in Hit Me, the bells are mistakenly accompanied by the losing horns instead of the theme; the theme finally starts before the last note of the horns can play.
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* On Wednesday, Temptation's display malfunctions as the staff tries to light up the contestant's pick for the second number, jumping between incorrect digits and no digits at all; it is eventually shut off for the remainder of the game.
 +
* In Wednesday's Poker Game, the staff initially lights up the wrong hand for the last two prizes; this does not affect the game's outcome, as Bob had already determined that the contestant had lost and the incorrect hand wouldn't have won, anyway.
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* On Wednesday, the refrigerator from September 29 and January 6 strikes yet again, this time refusing to close for Janice during the Showcase; with Johnny's prerecorded script leaving her no time to deal with it, the doors simply sit wide open in her kitchen for the entire showcase.
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* On Thursday, Bob's hopes that a male contestant will understand Blank Check better than all the female contestants who have been confused by it are dashed when the player not only needs the game explained twice but goes over by more than $1,000.  Later in the show, Bob notices that the Beauties have written a reaction on a children's writing desk being offered in Trader Bob: "<u>Women</u> understand Blank Check!!!"
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* Thursday's consolation prize plugs begin with a shot of a staffer in the back of the audience, with Johnny announcing, "Contestants not appearing -- but not Russ, because it's his last day of paging on our show! -- will receive..."
 +
* Friday's seventh contestant, Clinton Chapman, is a former basketball player for the ABA's San Diego Sails and the Harlem Globetrotters.
 +
* On Friday, Take Two's yellow color scheme debuts; additionally, the two dollar signs by the upper price displays are replaced by a single, larger one, and the rectangular outlines are removed from the price covers and the target price while an orange one is added around the readout and purple ones are added around the prize labels.
 +
* On Friday, Take Two's readout does not work.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 28 (484)</u>:''' March 14-18  
 
<u>'''Week 28 (484)</u>:''' March 14-18  
  
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* On Monday, the Big Wheel's beeps give out during the second spin of the first Showcase Showdown; they are controlled from the sound effects booth for the rest of the round.
 +
* Beginning on Monday, when Squeeze Play is played, a potted plant is placed on the turntable to the left of the board, presumably after someone realized it was possible to see behind the game while the turntable was spinning around.
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* In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of Marc Breslow's son on the stage in the back of the audience.  Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Markie Breslow!"
 
* On Tuesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Tuesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
* On Wednesday, Card Game becomes New Card Game. With this change comes a new color scheme, a new table front, a new logo, a starting bid of $2,000, and the second version of the special deck. The special deck now contains 10 cards, with two each of $500, $600, $700, $800, and $1,000. Additionally, aces can now be given a value of any positive number; previously, they could not be made worth more than $1,000.
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* On Wednesday, Card Game becomes New Card Game. With this change comes a new color scheme, a new table front, a new logo, a starting bid of $2,000, and the second version of the special deck. The special deck now contains 12 cards, with two each of $500, $600, $700, $800, and $1,000. (Bob states on this episode that there are also two $900 cards, but this appears to have been a mistake.) Additionally, aces can now be given a value of any positive number; previously, they could not be made worth more than $1,000.
* On New Card Game's first playing, the table is covered with a red sheet; Holly whisks the sheet off at Bob's signal to reveal the revamped game.
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* On New Card Game's first playing, the front of the table is covered with a red sheet; Holly, accompanied by a drumroll, whisks the sheet off at Bob's signal to reveal the revamped game (something which goes surprisingly smoothly for Holly until she tries to walk away and steps on Bob's microphone cord, knocking it out of his hand).
 +
* In Wednesday's second showcase, Fast Johnny's second customer is Holly playing a wino; in what may be a nod to the February 8 episode, Bob notes that "Holly was just exactly like that at the Christmas party!"
 
* On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, the total value of the prize package in Safe Crackers is not announced.
 +
* On Friday, the dollar sign is missing from the 3 Strikes board.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 29 (485)</u>:''' March 21-25  
 
<u>'''Week 29 (485)</u>:''' March 21-25  
  
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* On Monday, the rims and buttons on the Temptation board are changed from the lighter shade of orange seen on the price covers to the darker orange seen behind the numbers.
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* On Monday, the arched bases are added to Temptation's gift podiums.
 
* On Monday, the third/fourth, blue podiums for Double Prices and 1 Right Price are introduced; they make their first appearance in Double Prices on Monday and in 1 Right Price on Friday.
 
* On Monday, the third/fourth, blue podiums for Double Prices and 1 Right Price are introduced; they make their first appearance in Double Prices on Monday and in 1 Right Price on Friday.
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* On Monday, the middle shelf appears to be missing from the new Double Prices podium -- the middle price tag is noticeably lower than it should be and seems to be resting ''behind'' the backing for the lowest tag.
 +
* On Tuesday, the rough-looking, white portions of the "Trader Bob" sign are noticeably smoothed over.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
* Friday show features the debut of Master Key.
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* On Thursday, the first turn of Switcheroo lasts about 33 seconds, suggesting that the game was not really being strictly timed at this point.
* On at least the first playing of Master Key, the platform with the locks on it is noticeably shorter than usual.
+
* On Thursday, the Beauties forget to bring out the price tags while getting into position for Most Expensive.  Janice can be seen handing them out to Dian and Holly in the middle of the game.
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* On Thursday, Bob noticed the "PLAYER" label on the Dice Game table and mentions that the crew must have added it after the Beauties had placed the table backwards on March 2; while a logical conclusion, the label had actually been in place since at least second week of the season.
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* On Thursday, contestant Kathryn essentially automatically wins Dice Game under almost the same circumstances as Patricia on March 7, the only difference being the third die landing on 1 instead of 6.  (Despite this, Bob talks at length during her Showcase Showdown about how he's pretty sure this is the first time it's ever happened.)
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* On Thursday, when Bob waves during his sign-off, he accidentally knocks the tip off of the Runner-Up's microphone, sending it flying into the foreground.
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* Friday's show features the debut of Master Key.
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* Early in Master Key's life, Johnny would announce the total value of the prize package after describing the three prizes.
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* On the first two playings of Master Key, the platform with the locks on it is noticeably shorter than usual.
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* Early in Master Key's life, the buzzer did not sound when a key failed to open a lock.
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* Friday's show marks the first appearance of the "The Nth Annual Price Is Right Costume Party Contest" showcase; unlike in future appearances, where the cast's costumes were related to the prizes they "won," this first outing seems to have simply been an excuse to make everyone wear ridiculous outfits.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 30 (486)</u>:''' March 28-April 1  
 
<u>'''Week 30 (486)</u>:''' March 28-April 1  
  
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* On Monday, the light matrix on the Turntable is not turned on until the first Showcase Showdown.
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* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* Monday's show has no real car games.
 
* Monday's show has no real car games.
* As of Monday, Plinko's original opening spiel is still in use.
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* In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a boy and (presumably) his mother on the stage in the back of the audience.
* Thursday show features the final playing of Hurdles.
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* On Thursday, the shot preceding the consolation prize plugs is of Mark Goodson, who Bob had announced earlier was in the studio for the taping.  Johnny also announces that, "Mr. Mark Goodson, it was your idea for contestants not appearing on the stage will receive..."
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* Thursday's show features the final playing of Hurdles.
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* On Thursday, Bob allows the Hurdles contestant to fire the starter's pistol for the first time since October 19.
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* In Thursday's Hurdles, the rightmost hurdle reveals its price on its own off-camera right after the race starts, leaving no doubt about the game's outcome after the runner passes the second hurdle; despite this, the show goes through the formality of completing the race.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Friday's show.
 
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Friday's show.
* On Friday, "Big Banana Remix" is played instead of "Walking" after the third Item up for Bids; this subsequently results in "The Cats" being played during Danger Price and "Big Banana Remix" being played during Barker's Bargain Bar.
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* On Friday, "Big Banana Remix" is played instead of "Walking" after the third Item up for Bids; someone eventually notices that the wrong music is on, stops it, and then starts "Walking" a few seconds later. This subsequently results in "The Cats" being played during the third game, Danger Price, and "Big Banana Remix" being played during Barker's Bargain Bar later in the show.
* Friday show features an April Fool's showcase called "Exciting Decorating Ideas for Your Home" in which everything gets broken. It consists of a grandfather clock that is smashed to pieces when Holly "accidentally" knocks it over; a painting displayed on the Turntable, which will not stop spinning; a dining room group with a chandelier that falls through the table; and a reproduction of a 1964 Valiant automobile that crashes through the wall of the dining room, causing Holly to flee the stage in terror. The real showcase is two Chevrolet Camaros.
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* Friday's show features an April Fool's showcase called "Exciting Decorating Ideas for Your Home" in which everything gets broken. It consists of a grandfather clock that is smashed to pieces when Holly "accidentally" knocks it over; a painting displayed on the Turntable, which will not stop spinning; a dining room group with a chandelier that falls through the table; and a reproduction of a 1964 Valiant automobile that crashes through the wall of the dining room, causing Holly to flee the stage in terror. The real showcase is two Chevrolet Camaros.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 31 (487)</u>:''' April 4-8
 
<u>'''Week 31 (487)</u>:''' April 4-8
  
* On Friday, a contestant loses Hole in One despite getting all the groceries in the right order.
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* On Monday, one of the contestants, Janet, is Wayne Gretzky's wife (although the two were not a couple at the time).
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* On Monday, Now....and Then's feet become green.
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* On Monday, in an awkward moment, the lights and bells start signaling a win in Now....and Then as the contestant loses the game.
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* On Monday, in New Card Game's third playing, two $900 cards are added to the special deck.
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* On Wednesday, "The Cats" is played instead of "Walking" after the sixth Item up for Bids; someone notices a few seconds later that the wrong music is on and switches it over to the correct song. This subsequently results in "Big Banana Remix," which had already been used earlier in Take Two, being played again during Barker's Bargain Bar.
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* Thursday and Friday's shows have no consolation prize plugs.
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* On Friday, contestant Lorece loses Hole in One despite getting all the groceries in the right order.
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* In Friday's Money Game, the 47 that was picked on the game's previous playing is still sitting in the second dollar sign slot.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 32 (488)</u>:''' April 11-15
 
<u>'''Week 32 (488)</u>:''' April 11-15
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* Tuesday marks the first appearance of the second money win graphics, which are surrounded by graphical "lights;" they debut when a contestant wins Grand Game.  At this point, they are ''not'' used in the Showcase Showdown.
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* On Tuesday, Clock Game is repainted a lighter, fuzzier-looking shade of green.
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* On Wednesday, the sixth Item up for Bids comes around on the turntable counter-clockwise; something appears to have been edited at this point in the show, as there seems to be a jump in the audio at the next camera transition.
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* On Thursday, at the end of the opening, the shot of Door #2 dissolves straight to Bob receiving the microphone from Janice, with a noticeable jump in the music after Johnny finishes talking.  This appears to have been an effort to avoid showing any part of Golden Road on-camera before the start of the game.
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* On Thursday, during the second Item up for Bids, Bob goes off on a tangent about whether or not the word "and" is supposed to be used while reading out long numbers and almost ends up forgetting to have anyone bid before he reads the price.
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* On Friday, the base of the lock podium in Master Key is raised to its normal height.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 33 (489)</u>:''' April 18-22  
 
<u>'''Week 33 (489)</u>:''' April 18-22  
  
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* On Monday, the Plinko sign gets stuck while flipping from the name to the prize, leaving the camera to repeatedly zoom in and out on nothing; it finally flips to "$25,000" well after the shot has stopped moving.
 
* On Tuesday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Tuesday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
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* On Tuesday, when Bob goes to put the first two numbers in Money Game into the price, the right side of the holder detaches from the board.
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* On Wednesday, Lucky Seven's car does not move far enough across the stage for the game to be shot normally.  Instead of using the traditional wide shot of the car and the Big Doors, the price reveals are shown with a close-up of the board.
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* Wednesday's sixth contestant, Katherine, had appeared as a contestant on Bob's short-lived show ''The Family Game'' in 1967.
 
* On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* Thursday has a rare appearance of a car in the fourth game (albeit in a non-car game).
 
* Thursday has a rare appearance of a car in the fourth game (albeit in a non-car game).
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* On Thursday, for no apparent reason, the turntable finishes the first showcase with the game side showing and remains that way until the commercial.
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* On Thursday, the credit crawl appears to get stuck at the Goodson-Todman logo for several seconds; once it finally moves, most of the credits zip up the screen much faster than usual.
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* Friday marks the debut of Give or Keep's blue color scheme.
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* On Friday, Give or Keep gets its own set of small prize podiums adorned with G-T asterisks, although it continues to use the original prize backdrops for the time being.  The previous podiums continue to be used in Five Price Tags for several more weeks.
 
* Friday marks the first appearance of Deluxe Dice Game, the 5-digit version of Dice Game; an extra window is attached to the left side of the board for the first number in the price, which is revealed at the beginning of the game.
 
* Friday marks the first appearance of Deluxe Dice Game, the 5-digit version of Dice Game; an extra window is attached to the left side of the board for the first number in the price, which is revealed at the beginning of the game.
* Friday marks the debut of Give or Keep's blue color scheme; it also gains its own small prize podiums for the first time, no longer sharing them with Five Price Tags.
+
* On Friday, the side panels are added to the Squeeze Play board, with the portions that already existed having white strips painted on to match the game's front.  The potted plant added to the game's set on March 14 is also done away with at this time.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 34 (490)</u>:''' April 25-29
 
<u>'''Week 34 (490)</u>:''' April 25-29
  
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* Beginning on Monday, the buzzer sounds in Master Key if a key fails to open a lock.
 
* Wednesday features the debut of the 1983 music package.
 
* Wednesday features the debut of the 1983 music package.
* On Thursday, Bob has Janice explain Blank Check.
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* In Thursday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a family on the stage in the back of the audience.
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* On Thursday, after Bob attempts several times to explain Blank Check, the contestant tries to ask Janice what she should write the check for; Janice ends up reexplaining the game herself.
 
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
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* In Friday's second showcase, a prize display gets hung up on another set piece as it is being pulled offstage, nearly knocking Holly out of the chair she is modeling and seemingly knocking the chair itself over as the panel moves off-camera.  Fortunately, Holly does not seem to have been injured, as she appears again before the end of the showcase.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 35 (491)</u>:''' May 2-6
 
<u>'''Week 35 (491)</u>:''' May 2-6
  
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* In Monday's first Showcase Showdown, when the first two spinners both go over, the staff mistakenly starts "Dig We Must" briefly before the third contestant can spin; once she has finished spinning, the cue picks back up partway in.
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* On Tuesday, Plinko's opening spiel is changed to, "You're going to play Plinko, with a chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!"  At some point in the future, the word "with" in this spiel is changed to "for."  The shot of the sign is also altered at this point -- the camera now freezes on a close-up of the game's name for several seconds after the first zoom-in as Johnny announces it, returning to the zooms in and out as the panels begin to flip to "$25,000".
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* On Tuesday, Bob finds a magazine on Plinko's stairs that someone had evidently left there backstage.
 +
* On Tuesday, several things break down during Barker's Bargain Bar -- the sign does not light up; Door #2 refuses to open all the way, with the outermost panels staying closed for the entire game; and the right-hand trilon stops working, forcing Dian to turn it by hand.
 +
* On Tuesday, a set of title graphics is added to the smaller trip skins used in the "Every Trip in the House" showcase; the Beauties flip the panels around one at a time to reveal what the trips are.
 +
* On Wednesday, the price of the second prize in Golden Road is misaligned, leaving enough of the missing number exposed to remove any doubt about its identity.
 +
* On Thursday, as Bob explains Penny Ante, a staffer can be seen behind him crawling out from behind the Turntable, attempting to remain off-camera; it turns out that she is delivering the pennies, which no one had remembered to put on the board.
 +
* On Friday, the opening titles are diagonal.
 
* On Friday, Hit Me's prices begin to be shown along with its products as Johnny describes them; Bob says that this was done in response to suggestions from viewers.
 
* On Friday, Hit Me's prices begin to be shown along with its products as Johnny describes them; Bob says that this was done in response to suggestions from viewers.
 +
* On Friday, the Blank Check contestant tries to write on the price display instead of the check.  While reacting to her, Bob ends up putting a mark on the check display himself; this marks remains on the board for over half a year.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 36 (492)</u>:''' May 9-13  
 
<u>'''Week 36 (492)</u>:''' May 9-13  
  
* Monday show features the final playing of It's Optional.
+
* In Monday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a girl on the left-hand stairs in the back of the audience, with Johnny announcing that the show is "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes, Mary!"  Unusually even for this sort of shot, instead of switching to a different camera to find the first contestant, the same one eventually zooms out and begins scanning the audience.
 +
* Monday's show features the final playing of It's Optional.
 +
* On Monday, contestant Artrude asks Bob to call her "Sue," her nickname; during the commercial between her game and her Showcase Showdown, she is given a second name tag with "Sue" on it in quotation marks.
 +
* On Monday, the "Barker's Bargain Bar" sign again does not light up.
 +
* On Monday, for no apparent reason, the turntable finishes the second showcase with the game side showing.
 +
* Tuesday's consolation prize plugs appear to have been edited into the show after the taping -- there is a noticeable jump in the audio during the transition to the Showcase Showdown, with Johnny's audio skipping forward while the music skips ''backwards.''
 +
* On Thursday, Lucky Seven's car has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
 +
* Thursday's second Showcase Showdown begins with the second and third spinners lined up in the wrong order; fortunately, this is rectified before either of them can spin.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 37 (493)</u>:''' May 16-20
 
<u>'''Week 37 (493)</u>:''' May 16-20
  
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
+
* On Monday, the fourth game, Blank Check, is plainly visible on the partially rotated turntable during Act 3 and the first Showcase Showdown.
 +
* On Monday, Bob uses an explanation for Blank Check provided by Frank Wayne's milkman; it explicitly describes the money the check is written for as a second prize.
 +
* On Monday, during Blank Check, the staff mistakenly lights up the price of the prize on Contestants' Row as the player finishes writing the check; fortunately, for all practical purposes, she had already won at this point.
 +
* On Tuesday, the opening titles behave differently than usual:  After zooming toward the screen the first time, they stay in place, flashing repeatedly.  Additionally, the titles are diagonal on this episode.
 +
* On Tuesday, a new set of small prize backdrops are introduced for Give or Keep; unlike the previous set, which had varying designs, these all show G-T asterisks.
 
* On Tuesday, Check-Out's "50¢" sign still uses a faux-vane font.
 
* On Tuesday, Check-Out's "50¢" sign still uses a faux-vane font.
 +
* On Tuesday, the first bag in Check-Out refuses to pop up; the item's price is eventually lit up off-camera.
 +
* On Wednesday, Bob says that the Hole in One contestant reminds him of Craig Stadler, "the current Masters champion;" while this statement was no longer true when the episode aired, the 1983 Masters having been played in April, it ''was'' true when the show was taped.
 
* On Wednesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Wednesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Thursday, Clock Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Clock Game is played for a car.
* On Friday, the car is still being shown in a split-screen with the Ten Chances board while the contestant is bidding on it.
+
* Thursday and Friday's shows have no consolation prize plugs.
* By Friday, Plinko's opening spiel has changed to, "You're going to play Plinko, with a chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!"  At some point in the future, the word "with" in this spiel is changed to "for."
 
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 38 (494)</u>:''' May 23-27
 
<u>'''Week 38 (494)</u>:''' May 23-27
  
 +
* Monday's show has no consolation prize plugs.
 +
* On Tuesday, an unidentified male model takes part in the second showcase.
 +
* On Wednesday, after the Clock Game contestant starts her bidding on the first prize in the $1,500s, Bob explicitly states that if the price had been over $1,000, he would have given her a range to bid in because the game becomes too hard otherwise.
 +
* Wednesday's second showcase, which involves archeologists Dian and Holly knocking down the walls of a mummy's tomb to reveal his treasures, goes slightly awry when Holly accidentally knocks down the wall for the third prize before Johnny can start describing the second one.  Fortunately, the script allows the presentation to continue with minimal commotion.
 
* On Thursday, a contestant manages to lose Lucky Seven despite getting the first three numbers exactly right.
 
* On Thursday, a contestant manages to lose Lucky Seven despite getting the first three numbers exactly right.
 +
* Thursday's show begins a brief period where the value of a game's prize package is flashed on the screen as Johnny announces it.  The graphics are similar to those used in the Showcase Showdown but have a slightly different font.  This practice ultimately lasts only one week, not even surviving a full taping session.
 +
* On Friday, in an unusual move, Bob announces that the first game of the day will be Blank Check during his opening monologue; in fact, much of the first act is focused on whether and how well various people understand the game.
 +
* On Friday, the buzzer is not used while checking the locks in Master Key.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 39 (495)</u>:''' May 30-June 3
 
<u>'''Week 39 (495)</u>:''' May 30-June 3
  
* On Monday, the Turntable walls still look the same as they did on December 29.
+
* In Wednesday's Barker's Bargain Bar, the staff mistakenly starts the price reveal with the prize the contestant had picked; this occurs off-screen, as the camera was showing the prize that ''should'' have been done first.
 +
* On Thursday, before the first Item up for Bids, Bob brings stage manager Pat Berlly, who is leaving the show, onstage to say goodbye to her.  Pat also joins the cast and the Showcase winner during the credits.
 +
* On Thursday, the price graphics flashed when Johnny announces the value of a prize package are done away with.
 +
* On Friday, Lucky Seven's car has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
 +
* For a brief period beginning on Friday, the Showcase podiums are switched, with orange going to the Top Winner and purple to the Runner-Up.
  
  
<u>'''Week 40 (496)</u>:''' June 20-24  
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<u>'''Week 40 (496)</u>:''' June 20-24
 +
 
 +
* On Monday, the 10-second rule is enforced on the final chance in Ten Chances.
 +
* On Monday, the car's price reveal in Ten Chances briefly gets stuck when the card with the number choices juts out over the frame.
 +
* Each day this week, Bob plugs next week's "Salute to CBS Soaps" event at the beginning of Act 5.
 +
* In Tuesday's Blank Check, Bob tells the contestant not to write in the display "like some people try to do," evidently unaware that the mark that is still there from May 6 is actually his.
 +
* In Tuesday's second Showcase Showdown, Bob forgets to reset the Big Wheel to the nickel for the second spin of a bonus spin-off; fortunately, this does not end up affecting the outcome.
 +
* On Tuesday, the reversal of the Showcase podiums that occurred last Friday is undone.
 +
* On Wednesday, Bob mentions during Hole in One while discussing his record on inspiration putts that "one of our seasons winds up with this show;" he appears to have meant that this would be Season 11's last playing of Hole in One, which ''is'' accurate.
 +
* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the turntable finishes the first showcase with the game side showing and remains that way until the commercial.
 +
* In Thursday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a baby in the audience.  Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Baby!"
 +
* On Thursday, the "Trader Bob" sign is shaded yellow, somewhat restoring its rough appearance.
 +
* On Thursday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
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* Not season finale week.
 
* Not season finale week.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
* This week of shows is "Salute to CBS Soaps" week; each day, one or two stars from ''The Young and the Restless'', ''As the Word Turns'', ''Capitol'', or ''Guiding Light'' appear to help one contestant play a pricing game and to participate in the Showcase.
+
* This week of shows is "Salute to CBS Soaps" week; each day except Friday, one or two stars from one of the network's soap operas appear as guests, as follows:
 +
** On Monday, Frank Runyeon and Meg Ryan, the portrayers of Steve Andropolous and Betsy Stewart on ''As the World Turns'', model the first Item up for Bids and help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show; the second showcase also includes a bonus of a day as an extra on ''As the World Turns''.
 +
** On Tuesday, Michael Tylo, the portrayer of Quint Chamberlain on ''Guiding Light'', appears during Double Prices, which is being played for a trip to New York City, to offer a bonus of a day on the set of his show if the game is won; he also helps to present the first showcase, which is themed around his show.
 +
** On Wednesday, Michael Damian, the portrayer of Danny Romalotti on ''The Young and the Restless'', appears during Pick a Pair to offer a bonus of lunch with him at The Brown Derby if the game is won.  He and Steven Ford, the portrayer of Andy Richards, also appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show; the second showcase also includes a bonus of a day as an extra on ''The Young and the Restless''.
 +
** On Thursday, Rory Calhoun, the portrayer of Judson Tyler on ''Capitol'', appears to model the second Item up for Bids.  He and Bill Beyers, the portrayer of Wally McCandless, also appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
 +
** Friday has no guests, as CBS only has four soap operas; however, the second showcase ''is'' loosely themed around ways to enjoy your favorite daytime dramas and includes a few "My Life Is a Soap Opera" stickers "at absolutely no cost."  The TV offered in the second showcase is also presented with a still from ''Capitol''.
 +
* On Monday, Barker's Bargain Bar starts with the left-hand prize's difference on display instead of its bargain price; a noticeable edit occurs after the prize descriptions, following which the game is set up correctly.  Oddly, the contestant appears unaware of what number was visible after she selects that prize and the other one is shown to have a larger difference; this may indicate that the audience was not told knew whether or not the setup was changed during the stopdown, as the difference is not in an of itself an indicator of the price.
 +
* On Monday, in addition to the above error, Barker's Bargain Bar's trilons do not turn automatically and are operated by hand.
 +
* On Monday, the purple-red-orange padding is added to the game side of the spinning Turntable wall panel.  This is the final such change made to the walls; the stucco on the rarely-seen interior panel remains in place.
 
* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 +
* On Wednesday, contestant Carmelita tells Bob she had been a contestant on Truth or Consequences 17 years earlier and won an electric toothbrush; her family in the audience has the still-working toothbrush with them.
 
* On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
* By Friday, the purple-red-orange pattern has been added to the back side of the spinning Turntable wall panel.
+
* On Thursday, the freeze on the game's logo is eliminated from Plinko's intro.
  
  
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* This extra week of Season 11 is done solely to promote The Phone Home Game, a then-new pricing game involving home viewers which debuts on the first episode of Season 12.
 
* This extra week of Season 11 is done solely to promote The Phone Home Game, a then-new pricing game involving home viewers which debuts on the first episode of Season 12.
 
* Summer reruns resume next Monday.
 
* Summer reruns resume next Monday.
* On Monday, Dice Game undergoes a one-time rule change on the fly; the lights around the game's number displays do not work, so Bob declares that each digit will be revealed immediately after the contestant makes his "higher/lower" guess.
 
 
* For this week's episodes, the mid-show bumper spiel is changed to, "Yes, we'll be back with the second half of The Price Is Right, with more excitement and fun, as well as the information on how to register for The Phone Home Game, right after this!"
 
* For this week's episodes, the mid-show bumper spiel is changed to, "Yes, we'll be back with the second half of The Price Is Right, with more excitement and fun, as well as the information on how to register for The Phone Home Game, right after this!"
 +
* On this week's shows, Bob introduces The Phone Home Game at the top of Act 5, with Johnny giving instructions on how to send in postcards for a chance to be called by the show to participate in it.  The Phone Home Game's set is actually present onstage during these promos.
 +
* On Monday, Dice Game is played slightly differently than usual because the lights around the game's number displays are not working; Bob explains that to avoid having to keep track of the contestant's guesses without the lights, each digit will be revealed immediately after the contestant makes her guess.
 +
* On Monday, the Jeep in the second showcase has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
 +
* On Tuesday, the car in Any Number has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
 +
* In Tuesday's Any Number, when the contestant calls 8, the staff accidentally lights up the 6, the first number in the prize, instead.  Bob declares that the 6 is essentially a "free" number that the contestant can ignore and, upon learning that the staff apparently cannot shut it back off, takes a handkerchief out of his pocket and drapes it over the number.  The contestant eventually lights up the other two numbers in the prize legitimately, and Bob allows the game to continue on the grounds that the 6 was never called.  The player wins the piggy bank, but after the commercial, Bob awards her the prize, as well, as Barb Hunter had pointed out during the break that she might well have won ''that'' instead had she not avoided calling the 6.
 +
* On Tuesday, Five Price Tags's third, price tag-shaped small prize podiums debut.  The backdrops from the second podiums continue to be used at this point.
 +
* On Wednesday, the hooks being used to lower the first Item up for Bids from the ceiling move down too far and go limp, causing the panel they were holding to fall onto Holly's back; fortunately, it is brought back into its proper position before anything dangerous can happen.
 +
* In Friday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two women (presumably staffers or their wives) holding babies in the back of the audience.  Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Well, whaddaya know?  Here it comes!"
 +
* In Friday's Pick a Pair, the tens digit of the upper display is stuck on 0 throughout the game.
 +
* In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber starts moving on the first prize before the director and the sound effects operators are ready for him; with the contestant only off by $3, his movement is almost entirely off-camera, and On the Franches Mountains only plays for a fraction of a second.
 +
* Friday's Cliff Hangers is won by mistake when the mountain climber moves only 10 steps on the last item (stopping on 25) even though the contestant was off by $15; Bob catches the error before throwing to commercial but gives her the prize anyway.
  
 
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<u>'''Week 1 (499)</u>:''' September 12-16  
 
<u>'''Week 1 (499)</u>:''' September 12-16  
  
 +
* Monday's opening spiel is, "And here it comes!  It's the beginning of the 12th year of television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes, The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
 +
* Monday's opening titles read "12th Year".  Additionally, the title appears five times instead of the usual four.
 
* The set is decorated for the start of the new season all week.
 
* The set is decorated for the start of the new season all week.
* Monday show's opening speil is, "And here it comes! It's the beginning of the 12th year of television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes, The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
+
* On Monday, a new set of manufacturer cards is introduced. Unlike the previous ones, these are mostly pentagonal, with rectangles being reserved for cars; cars also occasionally use near-rectangles with curves instead of corners. Additionally, they are not uniformly blue, with some having a greenish tint and others being yellow.
* The set is decorated for the season premiere on Monday.
 
* All of Monday's opening titles read "12th Year".
 
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
* Monday show features the debut of The Phone Home Game.
+
* Monday's show features the debut of The Phone Home Game.
* On Monday, The Phone Home Game's intro cue is missing the fourth of its five measures; this is believed to have been added on the game's second playing, on Wednesday.
+
* On Monday, The Phone Home Game's intro cue is missing the fourth of its five measures; the measure in question is added on the game's second playing, on Wednesday.
* By Monday, two $900 cards have been added to New Card Game's special deck.
+
* For the first two weeks of Season 12, The Phone Home Game is played every other day; on the remaining episodes, Bob plugs its appearance on the next day's show at the beginning of Act 5 or Act 6.
* By Tuesday, Now....and Then has adopted its second color scheme.
+
* On Monday, the split-screen arrow for the Big Wheel is enlarged to nearly the whole height of the screen.
 +
* On Monday, a rule is added to New Card Game allowing contestants to hold an ace and play it later in the game.  Despite early portions of the season being taped out of order, this change becomes permanent immediately.
 +
* On Monday, after the credits end, a white version of the "12th Year" opening title is put on the screen for several seconds.
 +
* On Tuesday, the interior of the Clam is changed to a series of blue and white zigzags; this pattern was technically present on Monday, as well, but the Clam was not used on that episode.
 +
* On Tuesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 +
* In Tuesday's 1 Right Price, one of the digits on the first prize's price tag falls off and can be seen resting on the podium's shelf before Dian opens the flap; fortunately, the gameplay has already ended before anyone notices this.
 +
* On Tuesday, Deluxe Dice Game malfunctions during the price reveal; the second and third numbers are initially lit up in the wrong rows, and the second number disappears entirely while the third number is being fixed.
 +
* On Tuesday, the Dice Game board's chase lights are slowed down to their current speed.
 +
* Throughout this season, beginning on Wednesday, cars are occasionally offered in the fourth game again; the practice is still uncommon but is noticeably less so than at any point since the late '70s. Whether by coincidence or not, just over half of these cars are offered in 3 Strikes, with no other game being used more than once.
 +
* On Wednesday, 3 Strikes's first strike is burned out.
 +
* Wednesday's show is somewhat noteworthy for having a cash game instead of a car game in the first half and two car games in the second half.
 +
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess airable copies of Thursday or Friday's shows.
 +
* Starting on Thursday, the zooms in Plinko's intro do not begin until after the sign has flipped to "$25,000".
 +
* On Thursday, the rightmost "card" in the top row of Poker Game refuses to light up.
 +
* On Thursday, the second showcase, The Price Is Right Department Store, is presented with the Beauties all still in character from the first showcase, Big John, Roving Reporter; Dian runs the elevator dressed as Marilyn Monroe, and Holly and Janice model the prizes as a wino and a fairy, respectively.
 +
* On Friday, the recently married Fingers is listed in the credits as "Mrs. Frank J. Greco, Jr."
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 2 (500)</u>:''' September 19-23  
 
<u>'''Week 2 (500)</u>:''' September 19-23  
  
* On Monday, 3 Strikes is played for a 5-digit car for either the first, second, or third time.  At this time, the name "3 Strikes +" has not been introduced yet.
+
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Monday's show.
* On Thursday, the contestants in The Phone Home Game lose a turn when the at-home player accidentally names an item instead of a price.
+
* On Monday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a mother and son (presumably a staffer's family) in the back of the audience.
 +
* On Monday, contestant Therese initially does not understand Super Ball!!, throwing her practice ball and ball #2 instead of rolling them; she wins nothing with ball #2, which ends up just rolling back down the ramp.
 +
* On Monday, Holly breaks the second Item up for Bids, a ceiling fan, snapping one of the blades partway off.
 +
* On Monday, 3 Strikes is played for a 5-digit car for what is believed to be the first time.  At this time, the name "3 Strikes +" has not been introduced yet.  An extra window is attached to the right side of the board to accommodate the fifth number.
 +
* On Tuesday, the Switcheroo board is revealed before the small prizes are described.
 +
* On Tuesday, Switcheroo's checkmarks refuse to light up; Janice is eventually signaled from offstage which price to reveal.
 +
* Beginning on Thursday, the list of products in The Phone Home Game is shown beside the contestant during gameplay.
 +
* On Thursday, the contestants in The Phone Home Game lose their second turn when the at-home player accidentally names an item instead of a price.
 +
* On Thursday, Bob sends contestant Rita back to her seat in the audience for the fifth Item up for Bids because she had told him during the commercial that she'd been bidding better before she was called down.  Her location in the studio does not turn out to be the cause of her issues.
 +
* On Thursday, the colored arrow car backdrops are added to the backs of the Five Price Tags backdrops; additionally, the props' bases, which had originally been white, are painted red, and the sides of the light-up price tags, which had originally been red, are painted white.
 +
* On Thursday, Five Price Tags's small prize podiums begin using the G-T asterisk backdrops from Give or Keep.
 +
* On Friday, the staff forgets to bring out the price holder for the second prize in Golden Road; Bob ends up carrying it out from behind the frame of Door #1 himself.
  
  
<u>'''Week 3 (501)</u>:''' September 26-30  
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<u>'''Week 3 (501)</u>:''' September 26-30
 +
 
 +
* Tuesday's episode begins a stretch of 16 shows of which 14 were taped ''before'' the summer break and thus do not include the various set changes listed in Weeks 1 and 2 unless otherwise noted.  Not coincidentally, the remaining two shows in this span are the only ones on which The Phone Home Game is played.
 +
** The changes to Plinko's intro seen in Week 1 are an exception to this; they ''are'' present this Tuesday.
 +
* On Wednesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of an older gentleman (presumably a staffer's father) in the back of the audience; Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Father!"
 +
* On Wednesday, during the credits, Dian holds up a cue card reading, "Congratulations!  Marc Breslow."  While no context for this is provided on the air, it likely refers to Breslow's winning a Daytime Emmy as Price's director.
 +
* On Thursday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 +
* On Friday, the staff mistakenly starts the theme once Bob reveals the fourth slip in Punch a Bunch, evidently not realizing it was a Second Chance.
 +
* On Friday, during Safe Crackers, the staff accidentally starts the second part of The Pink Panther after Dian opens the safe before switching to the prize cue a second later; subsequently, the song starts over from the beginning during the game.
 +
* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 +
* On Friday, the digits in Squeeze Play refuse to squeeze together; Bob eventually ends up moving them himself one at a time.  The dollar sign, concealed inside the board, never does appear.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 4 (502)</u>:''' October 3-7
 
<u>'''Week 4 (502)</u>:''' October 3-7
  
* In Monday's Master Key, as soon as the contestant opens the first prize with her first key, Bob takes it from her and has her use her other key in the other two locks.  While she wins the game with this key, which unlocks the car, it is never revealed whether the first key was the prize one key or the master key (and, thus, whether or not she won the second prize).
+
* In Monday's Master Key, Bob begins bantering with the contestant after she unlocks the first prize with her first key and ultimately forgets to have her use it on the other two locks.  While she wins the game with her second key, which unlocks the car, it is never revealed whether the first one was the prize one key or the master key (and, thus, whether or not she won the second prize).
 +
* On Monday, several digits are briefly lit up on the Any Number board as it comes around on the turntable; this appears to have been a test sequence of some sort, as the numbers include two 1s and do not match the actual prices at all.
 +
* Monday and Tuesday's shows have no consolation prize plugs.
 +
* Tuesday's show was taped out of order and includes the set changes seen in Weeks 1 and 2.
 +
* On Tuesday, the base grille falls off the refrigerator being offered in Take Two when Dian opens the freezer door.
 +
* On Wednesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two children (at least one of whom is Marc Breslow's) in the back of the audience; Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Marky and Mary!"  The kids are also zoomed in on at the end of the opening, just before Bob's entrance.
 +
* On Thursday, contestant Lilia wins Deluxe Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling three 6s and the fifth number.
 +
* On Thursday, the full version of "On the Franches Mountains" is played during the Showcase for a trip to Germany.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 5 (503)</u>:''' October 10-14
 
<u>'''Week 5 (503)</u>:''' October 10-14
  
* By Monday, the split-screen shot of the Ten Chances board and the car has been done away with.
+
* On Monday, the opening titles malfunction and take several seconds to begin moving; this ultimately leads to them appearing only three times instead of the usual four.
 +
* On Tuesday, after his entrance, Bob mentions that he had dressed almost entirely in blue but had mistakenly put on his black shoes; later on in the episode, during Dice Game, Janice brings out his blue shoes for him along with the table.
 +
* On Tuesday, Check-Out's first grocery bag pops up on its own; fortunately, it happens at the exact point in the game at which it would have been revealed anyway.
 +
* Wednesday's show was taped out of order and includes the set changes seen in Weeks 1 and 2.
 +
* On Wednesday, a production error causes the opening titles to briefly disappear and then fly across the screen at a huge size five seconds into the episode.
 +
* On Wednesday, before the first Item up for Bids, Bob has the audience wish Fingers a happy first birthday as Mrs. Frank Greco, Jr.
 +
* On Wednesday, Range Game's rangefinder tilts counterclockwise as it moves, as it had several times early in Season 11; it stops moving entirely about $200 up the scale, and the contestant presses the button before it has a chance to start again.
 +
* On Wednesday, the buzzer sounds noticeably deeper and more hollow than usual; as the episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
 +
* Wednesday's show marks the first playing of The Phone Home Game which does ''not'' end with a plug for at-home players.
 +
* In Wednesday's second showcase, The Price Is Right Department Store, the elevator is run by Queen Dian, still in-character from the first showcase, "The Royal Nag."
 +
* On Thursday, in an unusual move, "The Cats" is used for both Barker's Bargain Bar and Clock Game.
 +
* On Friday, Hit Me's neon lights do not work.
 +
* On Friday, Bob makes a rare reference to a retired game -- specifically, It's Optional -- when he mentions that a contestant might have seen them offer a car "or even two cars in one game."
 +
* In Friday's Plinko, one of the contestant's chips gets stuck far enough up on the board for her to knock it loose by herself; despite this, Bob does not count it and has her drop it again.
  
  
<u>'''Week 6 (504)</u>:''' October 17-21  
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<u>'''Week 6 (504)</u>:''' October 17-21
 +
 
 +
* On Monday, while modeling Money Game's car, Dian opens its passenger door into a camera.
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* On Tuesday, a stagehand is caught on-camera while Bob and the winner of the first Item up for Bids walk to the Giant Price Tag; while this is not terribly uncommon during this era of the show, it ''is'' uncommon for the person to walk right in front of Bob and block the view with their head.
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* On Wednesday, the set changes seen in Weeks 1 and 2 take effect permanently.  The deeper buzzer first heard last Wednesday returns permanently, as well.
 +
* On Thursday, the contestants in The Phone Home Game lose their second turn when the at-home player accidentally names an item instead of a price.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 7 (505)</u>:''' October 24-28
 
<u>'''Week 7 (505)</u>:''' October 24-28
  
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* On Monday, contestant Ralph wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling all 1s and 6s (including two correct 6s).
 +
* On Tuesday, during the "The Price Is Right Department Store" showcase, the right-hand door of the elevator breaks.  Based on Johnny's unusual delivery of the script and his announcement during the credits that "this program was edited for broadcast," it seems plausible that the malfunction was worse than it looked on the air and forced all or part of the showcase to be retaped.
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* On Wednesday, Hit Me's neon lights malfunction again; they work initially but fail during the third grocery plug.
 
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, during Ten Chances, the new buzzer and the previous buzzer both sound at the same time.
 
* After Friday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.
 
* After Friday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.
  
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<u>'''Week 8 (506)</u>:''' October 31-November 4  
 
<u>'''Week 8 (506)</u>:''' October 31-November 4  
  
* Friday show features the debut of Walk of Fame.
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* On Monday, the previous buzzer briefly pops up again during 3 Strikes.
* On Tuesday, Dice Game adopts its yellow color scheme; at this time, the gray backing on the bottom of the board becomes red.
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* Monday's show does not have a door prize plug.
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* On Tuesday, Dice Game adopts its yellow color scheme.  The black base and edges of the board become light green at this time (although the base of the table remains black for this episode), and the gray backing above the base becomes red.  Additionally, the light bulbs are removed from the "Dice Game" sign at this point; their sockets remain, unused, for the rest of the first board's existence.
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* On Tuesday, Holly accidentally runs the Dice Game table into Dian's foot.
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* On Wednesday, the fifth Item up for Bids, a freezer, initially refuses to open for Holly; she eventually yanks it open with enough force to hurt her knee with the door.
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* On Wednesday, Hit Me's neon lights again do not work.
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* Wednesday's second showcase, which sees "our priceless rescue team" saving a woman from burning building, repeatedly switches between frantic and calm music cues; notably, the former, which also ends up playing over the credits, is the "think" music from Switcheroo.
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* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Thursday's show.
 +
* On Thursday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the fifth Item up for Bids.
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* On Thursday, Bob nearly forgets to have Johnny read the grocery plugs in Check-Out, changing in mid-sentence from asking for the price of the first item to asking for a description of it.
 +
* Friday's show features the debut of Walk of Fame.
 
* On its first two playings, the word "Fame" in Walk of Fame's logo is green.
 
* On its first two playings, the word "Fame" in Walk of Fame's logo is green.
* On at least its first playing, Walk of Fame has three autograph books, only one of which contains the words "Second Chance."
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* On at least its first playing, Walk of Fame has three autograph books, only one of which contains the words "Second Chance." The books also all had brown covers at this point.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 9 (507)</u>:''' November 7-11  
 
<u>'''Week 9 (507)</u>:''' November 7-11  
  
* Tuesday show has an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
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* On Tuesday, Hit Me's neon lights begin working properly again.
* Walk of Fame's second playing occurs on Wednesday; as the contestant wins the first three prizes, it cannot be determined if the autograph book rule has been changed yet at this point.
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* On Wednesday, Bob accidentally throws to Hi Lo's prize reveal before having Johnny describe the groceries.  There is a noticeable delay after the camera cuts to Door #3 while the staff prepares to present the game in the wrong order.
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* On Wednesday, after joking that the sixth contestant is the daughter of a CBS executive with the same last name, Bob makes a rare on-air reference to episode #0013D, noting that "we once threw out an entire show after it was all taped because a winner happened to know a cameraman."
 +
* Beginning on Wednesday, "That's Entertainment" is played during Walk of Fame's prize plugs.
 +
* On Wednesday's second-ever playing of Walk of Fame, it cannot be determined whether there are three or just two autograph books, nor can their colors be determined, as the contestant wins the first three prizes and never needs them.
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* On Thursday, no model is present for Double Prices when the Giant Price Tag goes up; instead, Dian walks out from behind the Turntable after the prize description.
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* On Thursday, Holly attempts to demonstrate the fourth Item up for Bids, a piece of exercise equipment, but instead ends up sliding off of it onto the floor.  Bob announces "on behalf of the manufacturer" that it doesn't usually operate that way.
 +
* On Thursday, Range Game's price burns out a split second after it lights up and is never actually seen on-camera; Bob ends up announcing it himself after the staff shows it to him from offstage.
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* On Thursday, an odd sequence of events occurs during Master Key.  When the contestant tries his only key in the first lock, it does not open; however, no buzzer sounds, either.  Bob, who had already been signaled from offstage that it was the master key, has him move onto the second lock, which does open.  Knowing that he can't end the game yet even though it looks like it should be over, Bob has him try the first lock again.  This time, it ''does'' open, and the bells, clangs, whoops, and theme all start sounding.  After having the contestant unlock the car, Bob explains that he'd continued the game because "I ''thought'' you had the master key, see?  I had a feeling you had it."
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* On Friday, Super Ball!! contestant Jimi throws her practice ball overhand and bounces it clear off the board.  Fortunately, she plays the rest of the game much better.
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* On Friday, the base of the Dice Game table is painted light green to match the board's new color scheme.
  
  
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* The Home Viewer Showcase "Home for Christmas" is presented each day this week before the fifth Item up for Bids; Johnny repeats the contest's mailing address each day before the winner of the Showcase is revealed.
 
* The Home Viewer Showcase "Home for Christmas" is presented each day this week before the fifth Item up for Bids; Johnny repeats the contest's mailing address each day before the winner of the Showcase is revealed.
* Holly is absent this week as a result of the shows being taped out of order.
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* As this week of shows was taped out of order, several changes occur that do not immediately become permanent:
 +
** The studio has new cameras.
 +
** The manufacturer cards go back to always being blue, with the exception of one greenish card on Tuesday and one yellowish card on Thursday.
 +
** Holly is absent; a model named Shanelle takes her place this week.
 +
** The original, thin split-screen arrow is used in the Showcase Showdown; this may not be an intentional change so much as a side effect of having to reconfigure things for the new cameras.
 
* On Monday, the word "Fame" in Walk of Fame's logo becomes gold.
 
* On Monday, the word "Fame" in Walk of Fame's logo becomes gold.
* By Monday, on its third playing, Walk of Fame has begun using two autograph books.
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* By Monday, on its third playing, Walk of Fame has begun using just two autograph books.  The books are now also different colors; exactly ''which'' colors they are seems to be inconsistent.
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* While this cannot be determined by watching Monday's show, evidence from later in the season indicates that Shanelle's signature was probably not included in Walk of Fame's autograph books.
 
* On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
* Thursday's show opens on a shot of Marc Breslow's son, Marc, Jr., in the back of the audience; in accordance, Johnny opens the show with, "Happy birthday, Marky Breslow!  And here it comes!  Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!  The fabulous, sixty-minute Price Is Right!"
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* Presumably due to time constraints, Monday and Tuesday's consolation prize plugs are edited out.
* On Thursday, the second contestant called is Kyle; she ends up winning Poker Game but is beaten at the Big Wheel.
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* On Tuesday, Johnny models a tuxedo during the second showcase.
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* On Wednesday, Five Price Tags's diagonal price tag small prize backdrops are introduced.
 +
* On Wednesday, Bob costs the Clock Game contestant three seconds when he tells her to go higher instead of lower while bidding on the first prize; she is given no extra time and ultimately only wins the first prize.
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* Thursday's show opens on a shot of Marc Breslow's son, Marc, Jr., wearing a tuxedo in the back of the audience; in accordance, Johnny opens the show with, "Happy birthday, Marky Breslow!  And here it comes!  Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!  The fabulous, sixty-minute Price Is Right!"
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* On Thursday, the second contestant called is Kyle, the future fill-in Barker's Beauty; she ends up winning Poker Game but is beaten at the Big Wheel.
 
* On Thursday, Bullseye is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Bullseye is played for a car.
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* On Friday, during the first Item up for Bids, the audience begins laughing at something off-camera during a cutaway to Contestants' Row; upon returning to the prize, Dian can be seen rolling her eyes at a lamp that had fallen off the prize backdrop and landed on the floor.
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* On Friday, Pick a Pair's lower display does not work.
 
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
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* Friday's show marks a rare playing of Safe Crackers with neither a 0 nor a 5 in the combination.
  
  
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* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
 
* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
* On Monday, the original Clam is still in use.
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* On Monday, the top of the pull tab for Golden Road's first prize is noticeably chipped off; this does not affect the gameplay but does cause Bob a small amount of grief while trying to reveal the price.
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* On Monday, for reasons likely lost to time, the fourth "90" on the Range Game scale is noticeably whited out and rewritten in pen.
 +
* On Monday, a loud crashing noise can be heard from backstage while Bob is explaining the Showcase, leading him to quip, "I think that was one showcase down the drain."  It never becomes apparent during the broadcast what the noise was.
 +
* On Tuesday, Bob notes that the fifth contestant, Nancy Muser, has the same last name as baseball player and manager Tony Muser; she turns out to be his wife.
 +
* On Tuesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
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* On Wednesday, the total value of the prize package for Master Key stops being announced.
 +
* On Wednesday, when the contestant gets the first price in Walk of Fame exactly right, Bob notes that the same thing also happened "the last time I played this game."  This actually refers to the game's ''second''-last playing, on November 9; as noted above, the last playing, in Week 10, had not been taped yet when this show was recorded.
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* On Wednesday, the perfect bid bell goes off by mistake during the fifth Item up for Bids, startling Bob, who had already pulled out the price; the winner was actually $1 short.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 12 (510)</u>:''' November 28-December 2
 
<u>'''Week 12 (510)</u>:''' November 28-December 2
  
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* On Tuesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two unidentified women (presumably a staffer's family) in the back of the audience.  Instead of skipping the pan completely as is usually done when this occurs, the camera eventually tilts down and does an abbreviated version of the usual shot.
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* In Tuesday's Hit Me, Bob has the house hit on a soft 24; the contestant ultimately wins the game with a 20-20 tie.
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* On Wednesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two unidentified women holding two unidentified babies (presumably all staffers' family members) in the back of the audience.  As on Tuesday, the camera eventually tilts down as though preparing to do an abbreviated version of the usual opening shot, although this time, it never actually reaches Contestants' Row before a different camera is punched up.
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* On Wednesday, in an unusual move, Most Expensive is played for one trip and two physical prizes.  The game uses its normal staging, with the trip appearing on one of the secondary skins seen in the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
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* On Thursday, the fifth Item up for Bids, a freezer, refuses to open for Holly; she ends up moving the prize display in the process of finally yanking the door open.
 +
* On Friday, in an unusual move, Bob explicitly acknowledges the zero rule at the end of Safe Crackers.
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* On Friday, something appears to have gone wrong during Switcheroo that was edited out of the show; while nothing can be determined for certain, the evidence seems to suggest that when the game initially came around on the turntable, the car's price was already revealed.  The staff appears to have decided that since only that price was visible, they could retape the reveal and have the contestant legitimately play for the small prizes while automatically getting the car right.  Several factors support this idea:
 +
** The transition from the small prize plugs to the reveal of the Switcheroo board appears to be edited.
 +
** The audience seems absolutely certain the game will be won even before the contestant begins playing and laughs when Bob so much as suggests that any other outcome is possible.
 +
** Bob spends much of the game making veiled references to something about the car that the studio audience is aware of but the home audience isn't.
 +
** Janice walks up to the Turntable immediately after the contestant's first turn, evidently assuming (wrongly) that she wouldn't change anything.
 +
** While signing off, Johnny says that the program "was edited for broadcast."
 
* On Friday, Walk of Fame is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Walk of Fame is played for a car.
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* Friday is Holly's last episode before leaving the show to pursue an acting career; she ultimately returns to Price later in the season.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 13 (511)</u>:''' December 5-9
 
<u>'''Week 13 (511)</u>:''' December 5-9
  
* On Tuesday, Janice wrecks the Train into the Turntable.
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* Beginning on Monday, various substitute models take Holly's place alongside Janice and Dian, beginning with Shanelle from Week 10.
* Wednesday is Holly's last episode before leaving the show to pursue an acting career; she returns to Price later in the season.
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** These guest models do not appear to sign the autograph books when Walk of Fame is played.
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* On Monday, Bob's mother, brother, and cousin are in the audience.
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* On Monday, during Five Price Tags, the manufacturer card falls off of the first small prize podium after Bob opens the flap.  Dian can be seen picking it up off the floor afterward.
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* On Tuesday, while driving the fourth Item up for Bids out on the Train, Janice clips the Turntable with the flatcar, damaging its back wall.
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* On Tuesday, the turntable does not stop at the proper place while revealing the sixth Item up for Bids.  The crew eventually manages to move it partway back.
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* On Wednesday, Plinko is played in the same half as a car game.
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* Thursday's show marks the permanent debut of the studio's new cameras that were present for the later-taped Week 10.
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* Beginning on Thursday, guest model Shanelle has a markedly different hairstyle that, probably not by coincidence, closely resembles Holly's.
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* On Thursday, the manufacturer cards permanently go back to all being blue (again with occasional exceptions).
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* On Thursday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
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* On Thursday, the Showcase Showdown's arrow shot permanently reverts to its original, narrow version; as noted in Week 10, this may be directly related to the presence of the new cameras.
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* On Friday, with its fourth appearance, the counter is removed from the title of the "The Annual Price Is Right Costume Party Contest" showcase.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 14 (512)</u>:''' December 12-16  
 
<u>'''Week 14 (512)</u>:''' December 12-16  
  
* On Monday, the Plinko sign is still positioned in the back of the audience.
 
 
* On Monday, Penny Ante is still using the red-tinted version of its green/blue color scheme.
 
* On Monday, Penny Ante is still using the red-tinted version of its green/blue color scheme.
* On Friday show, the winner and price of the Home Viewer Showcase are revealed.
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* On Monday, the first time Bob hits a button in Penny Ante, the buzzer plays briefly instead of the proper sound effect; this is made extra awkward when the contestant's guess turns out to be correct.
* At this point, the light border is still being keyed in roughly the same manner as it was in 1975.
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* Monday is Bob's 60th birthday.  During the credits, Dian holds up a cue card with "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARKER" drawn on it.
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* In Tuesday's Blank Check, Bob points out the still present mark on the display from May 6, again blaming it on the contestant instead of himself.
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* On Tuesday, Bob attempts to draw out the last price reveal in Grand Game, but the staff gets ahead of his fake-out and briefly turns on the sound effects; fortunately, neither he nor the contestant appears to notice.
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* On Wednesday, Hole in One begins with a ball already on the green, which Bob acknowledges as a "trick ball" the staff must be using to mess with him; indeed, he proceeds to putt it, and it gradually bounces along for about four feet.
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* On Thursday, Hit Me's neon lights either malfunction again or are simply left off once the game's "attract mode" is shut off.
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* On Friday, guest model Shanelle goes back to her normal hairstyle.
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* On Friday, the chase lights around the first number in Deluxe Dice Game never turn on.
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* On Friday, the staff forgets to dim the lights at the beginning of the Every Room in the House showcase; not to be deterred, they dim them briefly once it starts and then immediately turn them back on.
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* On Friday, after the Showcase, Bob calls the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase in a segment taped separately from the rest of the episode. The credits roll over clips of that prize package instead of the winner of the day's Showcase.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 15 (513)</u>:''' December 19-23  
 
<u>'''Week 15 (513)</u>:''' December 19-23  
  
* The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
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* The opening titles are Christmas-related this week.  On Monday through Thursday, they say, "Happy Holidays"; on Friday, they say, "Merry Christmas".
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* The opening titles are recolored for Christmas this week.  On Monday through Wednesday, they are green; on Thursday and Friday, they are red.
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* During Monday's opening, a woman named Phyllis can briefly be seen in Contestants' Row before seemingly being motioned away by the staff; while nothing is said about it during the show, she appears to have misheard Johnny calling a contestant named Iris.
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* The set, including the Showcase podiums, is decorated for Christmas this week.
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* Monday's show features the first appearance of the Robot; while Bob refers to him as "Alec" this week, he does not actually seem to have a consistent name.
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* On Monday, the middle bag in Check-Out initially refuses to come up; Bob eventually jars it loose by banging on the table.
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* On Tuesday and Wednesday, something appears to have been wrong with one of the studio's cameras; a number of specific shots on these two episodes have a noticeable series of red streaks running across them.
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* On Tuesday, Bob mentions that the Robot reminds him of former producer Jay Wolpert.
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* On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, Janice brings out the Hi Lo counter by herself.
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* On Wednesday, Bob announces that he had again tried to sign the check in Blank Check as "Bob Baker;" this time, however, Phil "caught him" and had him add the "r."
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* Wednesday and Thursday's shows appear to have no consolation prize plugs, although they may simply have been edited out for PlutoTV's versions of the episodes.
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* On Thursday, the Barker's Beauties are dressed in green Santa outfits.
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* On Thursday, the last digit in Temptation initially refuses to reveal itself despite Bob pounding the button several times; eventually, the contestant takes over the assault and does finally get the panel to drop.
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* On Thursday, the left-hand price in the last pair of items in Trader Bob is already revealed when they are brought out.
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* On Friday, Johnny signs off with, "This is Johnny Olson wishing you a Merry Christmas from The Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production!"
  
  
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* New Year's Week; only four shows.
 
* New Year's Week; only four shows.
* By Thursday, the Plinko sign has been moved to the Turntable.
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* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Tuesday's show.
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* On Tuesday, actor Philip McKeon is in the audience.  Bob points him out act the top of Act 3.
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* On Tuesday, the digits in Squeeze Play refuse to squeeze together; Bob eventually ends up moving them himself.  The dollar sign, concealed inside the board, never does appear.
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* On Tuesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
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* On Tuesday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the sixth Item up for Bids.
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* On Wednesday, the chase lights around the Big Doors do not work for most of the show.  Dice Game's electronics do not work terribly well, either, with many of the lights and numbers not turning on until well after they are supposed to.  The door lights finally turn on during the third spin of the second Showcase Showdown.
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* On Thursday, the Plinko sign is moved to the Turntable.
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* On Thursday, Bob and the contestant walking to the Plinko board stops being shot from the left; the game's reveal is now viewed from the right.
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* On Friday, the presence of a Brit in Contestants' Row leads to Bob briefly discussing the then-upcoming British version of the show for ITV with Leslie Crowther; ironically, he mistakenly says that they had had observers in "from the BBC," ITV's direct competitor.
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* On Friday, the fifth grocery label is missing in Grand Game.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 17 (515)</u>:''' January 9-13  
 
<u>'''Week 17 (515)</u>:''' January 9-13  
  
* Tuesday show opens with the infamous "Susan Derbeck/Dupont incident," in which contestant Susan Derbeck does not get up during the opening for about 45 seconds after Johnny calls her because she is (wrongly) expecting to hear her future married name of "Susan Dupont." Once she finally arrives in Contestants' Row (to Johnny's quip of, "there she is. Forgot her name!"), the Big Doors open for Bob, and ''he'' does not appear for nearly 20 seconds. When he finally reaches the stage and takes his microphone, he quips, "Welcome to The Price Is Right. If it's good enough for you, Susan, it's good enough for me!"
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* On Monday, the crew forgets to turn on the lights behind Door #2 during Bob's entrance, causing the Barker Wall to look like cheap plastic.
* On Wednesday, the original Race Game Curtain is still in use.
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* Tuesday's show opens with the infamous "Susan Derbeck/Dupont incident," in which contestant Susan Derbeck does not get up during the opening for about 45 seconds after Johnny calls her because she is (wrongly) expecting to hear her future married name of "Susan Dupont." She finally comes on down after Phil runs into the audience and informs her of who she is. Once she arrives in Contestants' Row (to Johnny's quip of, "Forgot her name!"), the Big Doors open for Bob, and ''he'' does not appear for nearly 20 seconds. When he finally reaches the stage and takes his microphone, he quips, "Welcome to The Price Is Right. If it's good enough for you, Susan, it's good enough for me!"
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* In Tuesday's first game, Blank Check, the contestant's name is not written on the check, with the staff presumably having forgotten about it after the chaos during the opening.  Bob decides to take advantage of this and writes his own name in instead.
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* On Tuesday, the dot that had been present on Blank Check's upper display since May 6 is finally cleaned off.
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* On Tuesday, the turntable briefly gets stuck while bringing around Bonus Game.
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* Wednesday's show is guest model Shanelle's last episode.  A second, new guest model makes her debut on Thursday.
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* In Thursday's first Showcase Showdown, the sound effects operators jump the gun on the second spinner's first spin, sounding the bell and starting "Dig We Must" on the assumption that it will stop on the dollar; unfortunately, it ends up clicking over to 15¢.
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* On Thursday, the money graphics for the Showcase Showdown use a different font; the most noticeable differences are the lack of a serif on the 1 and the presence of a curve in the comma.  These graphics only appear on this episode.
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* On Thursday, Bob refers to the Robot as "Arnold."
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* On Thursday, the second Race Game Curtain is introduced.  The new curtain has Super Ball!!-style dollar signs in boxes with an orange background.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 18 (516)</u>:''' January 16-20
 
<u>'''Week 18 (516)</u>:''' January 16-20
  
* Wednesday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
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* On Monday, there is a noticeable jump in the audio at the end of the first Item up for Bids.  Based on Bob's remarks to the winner and Johnny's announcement during the credits that the program "was edited for broadcast," it seems likely that the wrong contestant was initially declared the winner but that the staff caught it before the show could go any farther.
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* On Monday, one playing after the mark is finally removed from Blank Check's display, a contestant nearly makes another one; fortunately, Bob is able to stop her before she can actually write anything.
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* On Tuesday, Range Game's rangefinder gets stuck after moving only about $8; it eventually starts again, but it noticeably tilts counterclockwise as it goes up the scale.
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* Another new guest model, Pat, makes her debut on Wednesday.
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* On Thursday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the sixth Item up for Bids.
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* On Friday, guest model #2 returns.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 19 (517)</u>:''' January 23-27
 
<u>'''Week 19 (517)</u>:''' January 23-27
  
* By Monday, the second Race Game Curtain has debuted.  The new curtain has Super Ball!!-style dollar signs in boxes with an orange background.
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* On Monday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
* On Monday, Race Game is played for season tickets to all four Los Angeles sports teams.
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* On Monday, after contestant Harriette tells Bob that she's usually sitting down when she watches the show at home, he has the staff get her a stool for the fourth Item up for Bids; after she fails to get out of Contestants' Row, he has it taken back.
* By Wednesday, the bases of Dice Game's board and table have become blue.
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* As of Monday, Temptation's first gift still sometimes has three different numbers in its price (albeit with one being very obviously wrong).
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* On Tuesday, a fourth guest model is introduced.
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* On Wednesday, the luma key effect used to display the opening logo malfunctions, causing the black card it rests on to intermittently become visible over the audience.
 
* On Wednesday, Bullseye's green arrow still has its original appearance.
 
* On Wednesday, Bullseye's green arrow still has its original appearance.
* On Thursday's show, which was presumably taped on December 12, the Beauties lead the audience in singing "Happy Birthday" to Bob after the first game.
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* On Thursday, guest model #2 returns again.
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* On Thursday's show, which was presumably taped on December 12, the Beauties lead the audience in singing "Happy Birthday" to Bob after the first game; the theme is muted while this occurs, and when the singing ends, the perfect bids bells are sounded.
 
* On Thursday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.
 
* On Thursday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.
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* On Friday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two children (at least one of whom is Marc Breslow's) sitting on the left-hand stairs at the back of the audience; Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Mark and Mary!"  The camera begins zooming out from them to pan the audience just before Johnny calls down the first contestant.
 
* On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.
* On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
 
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 20 (518)</u>:''' January 30-February 3  
 
<u>'''Week 20 (518)</u>:''' January 30-February 3  
  
* On Monday, Bob counts how many kisses he has received "after 2,590 episodes," an incorrect number; in reality, it is only the 2,493rd episode.
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* On Monday, guest model #4 returns.
* Thursday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
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* On Monday, Bob announces that Barbara Hunter has calculated that, based on an average of one kiss per onstage contestant, he has received 15,540 kisses over the course of 2,590 episodes of The Price Is Right.  There are two problems with this calculation:  The half-hour shows only had three onstage contestants, and this is only the 2,493rd episode. (In fairness, the count becomes a mere five episodes ''short'' if episode #0013D and Seasons 6-8 of the nighttime show are included and the four daytime shows hosted by Dennis in Season 3 are excluded.)
* By Thursday, Five Price Tags's third (and current) small prize podiums have been introduced, along with their original, red-and-blue prize backdrops.
+
* On Monday, during the fourth Item up for Bids, Janice can be seen walking behind the prize display on her way to the Giant Price Tag for Dice Game.
 +
* Monday's second showcase, featuring prizes designed to help you, is primarily presented by the Robot, who rolls across the stage to present each prize.
 +
* During Monday's second showcase, Johnny refers to the Robot as "Alec" again.
 +
* On Monday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the second prize in the second showcase.
 +
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 21 (519)</u>:''' February 6-10  
 
<u>'''Week 21 (519)</u>:''' February 6-10  
  
* As of Monday, Card Game is still using the name "New Card Game."
 
 
* On Tuesday, Most Expensive is still using its second set.
 
* On Tuesday, Most Expensive is still using its second set.
 
* Wednesday show features the famous contestant Ethel, who came to the show to tell Bob she'd had a dream that he "was chasing her in the hayloft."
 
* Wednesday show features the famous contestant Ethel, who came to the show to tell Bob she'd had a dream that he "was chasing her in the hayloft."
 
* On Thursday, Clock Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Clock Game is played for a car.
* On Thursday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to the four LA sports teams.
+
* On Thursday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
<u>'''Week 22 (520)</u>:''' February 13-17  
+
<u>'''Week 22 (520)</u>:''' February 13-17
 +
 
 +
* On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  
  
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* Tuesday show is a half-hour episode.
 
* Tuesday show is a half-hour episode.
 
* Tuesday's show has a different opening spiel, although exactly what it is is not known, as the copy of the episode available to the fan community is missing the first several seconds.  It ''is'' known to end with, "The fabulous Price Is Right!"
 
* Tuesday's show has a different opening spiel, although exactly what it is is not known, as the copy of the episode available to the fan community is missing the first several seconds.  It ''is'' known to end with, "The fabulous Price Is Right!"
* On Tuesday, Holly has not yet returned to the show.
 
 
* Tuesday's consolation prize plugs occur at the beginning of the Showcase.  Similar to how things are done on hour shows, Johnny finishes the plugs with, "And now, here's Bob Barker with our fabulous showcases!"
 
* Tuesday's consolation prize plugs occur at the beginning of the Showcase.  Similar to how things are done on hour shows, Johnny finishes the plugs with, "And now, here's Bob Barker with our fabulous showcases!"
* On Tuesday, the show's production company is still labeled as Goodson-Todman.
 
  
  
<u>'''Week 24 (522)</u>:''' February 27-March 2  
+
<u>'''Week 24 (522)</u>:''' February 27-March 2
 +
 
 +
* On Wednesday, the staff forgets to take down the "Now....and Then" sign after that game and leaves it in place behind Blank Check; most of the latter game is shot zoomed farther in than usual to avoid showing the sign.
 +
 
  
 +
<u>'''Week 25 (523)</u>:''' March 5-9
  
<u>'''Week 25 (523)</u>:''' March 5-9
+
* On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 27 (525)</u>:''' March 19-23  
+
<u>'''Week 27 (525)</u>:''' March 19-23
  
 +
* On Thursday, the show's production company begins to be credited as "Mark Goodson Productions" instead of "Goodson-Todman Productions;" due to an oversight, Ted Cooper's position is still listed in the full credit roll as "Creative consultant for Goodson-Todman."
  
<u>'''Week 28 (526)</u>:''' March 26-30  
+
 
 +
<u>'''Week 28 (526)</u>:''' March 26-30
 +
 
 +
* On Wednesday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 +
* On Friday, Holly returns to the show.
 +
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 29 (527)</u>:''' April 2-6
 
<u>'''Week 29 (527)</u>:''' April 2-6
  
* By Friday, Holly has returned to the show.
+
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 +
* On Thursday, for not apparent reason, an instrumental version of ''The Hustle'' is used during the grocery descriptions in The Phone Home Game.  As far as is known, this song does not appear on any other episode.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 30 (528)</u>:''' April 9-13  
 
<u>'''Week 30 (528)</u>:''' April 9-13  
  
* Monday show features the debut of Balance Game '84.
+
* Monday's show features the debut of Balance Game '84.
* Monday show features an extremely rare appearance of a small prize game fourth.
+
* Monday's show features an extremely rare appearance of a small prize game fourth.
* By Monday, the show's production company designation has changed from Goodson-Todman to Mark Goodson.
+
* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 +
* On Friday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<u>'''Week 31 (529)</u>:''' April 16-20
 +
 
 +
* Tuesday's show features an extremely rare appearance of a small prize game fourth.
  
  
<u>'''Week 31 (529)</u>:''' April 16-20
+
<u>'''Week 32 (530)</u>:''' April 23-27
  
 +
* On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 +
* On Wednesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
<u>'''Week 32 (530)</u>:''' April 23-27
 
  
 +
<u>'''Week 33 (531)</u>:''' April 30-May 4
  
<u>'''Week 33 (531)</u>:''' April 30-May 4
+
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  
  
<u>'''Week 34 (532)</u>:''' May 7-11  
+
<u>'''Week 34 (532)</u>:''' May 7-11
  
 +
* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 +
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 +
* Friday's sixth Item up for Bids features the first appearance of the Tugboat.
  
<u>'''Week 35 (533)</u>:''' May 14-18  
+
 
 +
<u>'''Week 35 (533)</u>:''' May 14-18
 +
 
 +
* On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 36 (534)</u>:''' May 21-25
 
<u>'''Week 36 (534)</u>:''' May 21-25
  
 +
* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, all of the light bulbs in the light border are still white.
 
* On Friday, all of the light bulbs in the light border are still white.
 
* On Friday, Contestants' Row is still green.
 
* On Friday, Contestants' Row is still green.
  
  
<u>'''Week 37 (535)</u>:''' May 28-June 1  
+
<u>'''Week 37 (535)</u>:''' May 28-June 1
  
 +
* On Monday, Bob refers to 5-digit 3 Strikes as "3 Strikes +" for the first time; despite this, the game's name is not actually changed on the board yet.
 +
* On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 +
* On Thursday, the full credit roll is updated to remove the reference to "Goodson-Todman" from Ted Cooper's title.
 +
* On Friday, Tom Kennedy is called down before the fifth Item up for Bids to plug ''Body Language''.
  
<u>'''Week 38 (536)</u>:''' June 4-8
 
  
 +
<u>'''Week 38 (536)</u>:''' June 4-8
  
<u>'''Week 39 (537)</u>:''' June 11-15  
+
* Fremantle's master copy of Monday's show appears to be damaged, as loud static is heard throughout the second Showcase Showdown when it airs on PlutoTV's stream.  The damage appeared to be considerably worse on the channel's earliest airings of the episode -- most of the show was barely audible, and the sixth game and most of the second Showcase Showdown had no sound whatsoever ''except'' the static -- but most of this has since been fixed.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<u>'''Week 39 (537)</u>:''' June 11-15
 +
 
 +
* On Wednesday, the dollar sign is missing from the 3 Strikes board.
 +
* On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is completely won.
  
  
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* Season finale week.
 
* Season finale week.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
 +
* On Monday, Holly wrecks the Tugboat into the Turntable during the third Item up for Bids.
 +
* On Tuesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
 +
* On Wednesday, New Card Game's name is changed back to just "Card Game."
 +
* On Friday, in an unusual move, a cash game is played in the first half instead of a car game, ''and'' two cars are offered in the second half.
 +
* On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  
 
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<u>'''Week 1 (539)</u>:''' September 10-14  
 
<u>'''Week 1 (539)</u>:''' September 10-14  
  
 +
* On Monday, the borders of Contestants' Row are changed from green to pink.
 
* Mark Goodson appears on Monday.
 
* Mark Goodson appears on Monday.
* Monday has an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
+
* At this point, cars stop being offered in the fourth game on any sort of regular basis again.
* By Monday, New Card Game's name has been changed back to just "Card Game;" however, the game is still using its second set.
+
* Monday's show introduces the second-generation Showcase podiums. These podiums have a purple or orange front surrounded by a golden border, with a gold outline of a Goodson-Todman asterisk; they are also slanted inward. The nameplate holders on the new podiums display the word "SHOWcase" on a purple or orange background before the plates are inserted; the plates themselves are now yellow.
* Monday show introduces the second-generation Showcase podiums. These podiums have a purple or orange front surrounded by a golden border, with a gold outline of a Goodson-Todman asterisk; they are also slanted inward. The nameplate holders on the new podiums display the word "SHOWcase" on a purple or orange background before the plates are inserted; the plates themselves are now yellow.
+
* On Tuesday, the Clam's original design is still in use.
* Around this point, and by Friday, the borders of Contestants' Row are changed from green to pink.
+
* On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 
* By Friday, the settings of the luma key used on the light border have changed significantly; whereas much of it was originally keyed out and replaced with the shot of the audience, nearly all of it is now left on-screen.
 
* By Friday, the settings of the luma key used on the light border have changed significantly; whereas much of it was originally keyed out and replaced with the shot of the audience, nearly all of it is now left on-screen.
 
* By Friday, the second Clam design has debuted. It now has a yellow Super Ball!!-style dollar sign on a red background; two other dollar signs stick out from behind the main one.
 
* By Friday, the second Clam design has debuted. It now has a yellow Super Ball!!-style dollar sign on a red background; two other dollar signs stick out from behind the main one.
* Friday show features the debut of On the Nose.
+
* Friday's show features the debut of On the Nose.
 
* On its first playing, On the Nose uses baseball for its stunt.
 
* On its first playing, On the Nose uses baseball for its stunt.
* Early in On the Nose's existance, the day's sport was not revealed until the contestant found out how many tries he had earned.
+
* Early in On the Nose's existence, the day's sport was not revealed until the contestant found out how many tries he had earned.
  
  
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* By Tuesday, pet adoption segments have started.
 
* By Tuesday, pet adoption segments have started.
 
* On Tuesday, On the Nose uses basketball for the first time.
 
* On Tuesday, On the Nose uses basketball for the first time.
* On Tuesday, the Big Wheel still has its original sportstype scoreboard.
+
* On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 +
* On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 3 (541)</u>:''' September 24-28  
 
<u>'''Week 3 (541)</u>:''' September 24-28  
  
 +
* On Monday, in an unusual move, the correct answer for Golden Road's second prize is a repeating digit, which leaves only three choices for the car.
 +
* On Wednesday, the car is still being shown in a split-screen with the Ten Chances board while the contestant is bidding on it.
 
* On Thursday, Clock Game offers a 4-digit prize.
 
* On Thursday, Clock Game offers a 4-digit prize.
 +
* On Friday, On the Nose is played for a trailer; unlike similar playings of Money Game, this ''does'' appear to count as the first half's car, as the lineup is otherwise completely normal and includes no cash games.
 
* On Friday, On the Nose uses football for the first time.
 
* On Friday, On the Nose uses football for the first time.
  
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<u>'''Week 4 (542)</u>:''' October 1-5
 
<u>'''Week 4 (542)</u>:''' October 1-5
  
* Friday show is the sixth of only nine known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.
+
* By Monday, the opening titles have gone back to being blue.
 +
* On Monday, the Big Wheel still has its original sportstype scoreboard.
 +
* Friday's show has no real car games.
 +
* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 +
 
  
 +
<u>'''Week 5 (543)</u>:''' October 8-12
  
<u>'''Week 5 (543)</u>:''' October 8-12
+
* By Monday, indicators have been added to On the Nose's ball/dart holders to show how many chances the contestant has won -- the number of chances for the wrong answers, and a small "On the Nose" logo for the right answer.
 +
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 6 (544)</u>:''' October 15-19  
 
<u>'''Week 6 (544)</u>:''' October 15-19  
  
 +
* On Monday, a new, brighter green carpet is installed on the Turntable.
 +
* On Monday, the Big Wheel's sportstype scoreboard is replaced with a vane scoreboard.
 +
* On Tuesday, the third Most Expensive set is introduced.
 
* On Tuesday, On the Nose uses darts for the first time.
 
* On Tuesday, On the Nose uses darts for the first time.
* By Tuesday, the original, red price podium backdrops in On the Nose have been replaced with larger versions of the triangles seem on the podiums' bases.
+
* On Tuesday, the generic, red price podium backdrops in On the Nose are replaced with larger versions of the triangles seen on the podiums' bases.
* By Tuesday, indicators have been added to On the Nose's ball/dart holders to show how many chances the contestant has won -- the number of chances for the wrong answers, and a small "On the Nose" logo for the right answer.
 
 
* On Tuesday, the day's sport for On the Nose is still being revealed at the same time as the number of tries the contestant has earned.
 
* On Tuesday, the day's sport for On the Nose is still being revealed at the same time as the number of tries the contestant has earned.
* By Tuesday, the Big Wheel's original sportstype scoreboard has been replaced with a vane scoreboard.
 
 
* On Tuesday, there is still no "Ten Thousand" graphic in Grand Game's intro.
 
* On Tuesday, there is still no "Ten Thousand" graphic in Grand Game's intro.
 +
* On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 7 (545)</u>:''' October 22-26  
 
<u>'''Week 7 (545)</u>:''' October 22-26  
  
* By Thursday, the opening title have gone back to being blue.
+
* Circumstantial evidence suggests that Tuesday's Penny Ante was a substitution for The Phone Home Game; the Penny Ante playing itself was likely originally scheduled for Wednesday before being shifted to Tuesday and being replaced on Wednesday with Hi Lo, presumably with most of the items from the scrapped The Phone Home Game playing.  Under most circumstances, Hi Lo would probably have just been plugged into Tuesday's show from the get go; however, it had just been played on Monday, and the staff likely didn't want to use it two days in a row. Several factors back this theory:
* On Thursday, the opening titles still behave the way they did early in Season 8.
+
** Tuesday's game lineup has a noticeably short timing, while Wednesday's is unusually long.
* By Thursday, the third Most Expensive set has been introduced.
+
** The Phone Home Game was generally played every week of the season except during its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase, and it tended to be played one day before or after the day it was played the previous week.  Logic would dictate that it should have been played this Tuesday.
* On Thursday, Punch a Bunch is still using its original money slips.
+
** Monday and Wednesday's playings of Hi Lo are both for exactly the same prize.
  
  
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* After Monday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.
 
* After Monday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.
 +
* Tuesday's show has an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
  
  
<u>'''Week 9 (547)</u>:''' November 5-9  
+
<u>'''Week 9 (547)</u>:''' November 5-9
 +
 
 +
* On Friday, Punch a Bunch's $10,000 bill is updated with a more recent picture of Bob.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 10 (548)</u>:''' November 12-16
 
<u>'''Week 10 (548)</u>:''' November 12-16
  
* This week's episodes are believed to feature a Home Viewer Showcase.
+
* This week's episodes feature the "Dream Christmas" Home Viewer Showcase.
 +
* On Monday, Clock Game is played for a car.
 +
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 +
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  
  
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* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
 
* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
 +
* On Monday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 12 (550)</u>:''' November 26-30  
 
<u>'''Week 12 (550)</u>:''' November 26-30  
  
 +
* On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
 +
* On Tuesday, Punch a Bunch's second, yellow money slips are introduced.
 
* On Wednesday, On the Nose uses tennis for the first time.
 
* On Wednesday, On the Nose uses tennis for the first time.
 
* On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 
* On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
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<u>'''Week 13 (551)</u>:''' December 3-7  
 
<u>'''Week 13 (551)</u>:''' December 3-7  
  
* As of Tuesday, the original Giant Price Tag is still in use.
+
* Tuesday's show features the debut of One Away.
* Tuesday show features the debut of One Away.
+
* At the start of One Away's existence, Bob asks for a series of bells after the first turn to indicate how many numbers the contestant had right.
* Early in One Away's existence, instead of doing the "Gentlemen, do I have X numbers right?" routine, Bob simply asks for a series of bells after the first turn to indicate how many numbers the contestant had right.
 
* The first time One Away's "Gentlemen, do I have X numbers right?" routine is used (which is ''not'' on this episode), Bob runs the game under the mistaken impression that the routine will be done after ''both'' turns, resulting in a very awkward price reveal. For several weeks after this, a series of horns is used to indicate how many numbers are right, similar to the format used on the first playing.
 
 
* On Tuesday, Grocery Game's cream set is still in use.
 
* On Tuesday, Grocery Game's cream set is still in use.
 
* On Thursday, the original trip skins are still in use.
 
* On Thursday, the original trip skins are still in use.
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<u>'''Week 14 (552)</u>:''' December 10-14
 
<u>'''Week 14 (552)</u>:''' December 10-14
  
* Tuesday show is the seventh of only nine known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.
+
* Tuesday's show has no real car games.
* Friday's show is believed to include the reveal of the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.
+
* On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 +
* On Wednesday, in the second playing of One Away, it is unclear whether bells or horns are used, as we do not currently have access to the episode.
 +
* Friday's show includes the reveal of the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.
  
  
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* The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
 
* The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
* This week's episodes use the original Giant Price Tag; however, given that Christmas shows are usually taped out of order, it is possible that the surrounding episodes use the second one.
+
* By Monday, One Away has begun using horns instead of bells to indicate how many numbers the contestant got right on their first turn.
 +
* On Tuesday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 
* By Thursday, two out of every three light bulbs in the light border have been replaced with orange bulbs, giving it the appearance of being a completely different prop.
 
* By Thursday, two out of every three light bulbs in the light border have been replaced with orange bulbs, giving it the appearance of being a completely different prop.
 
* On Thursday, when pregnant contestant Michelle gets onstage for Race Game, Bob, in the interest of her safety, offers to have Janice place the price tags for her while she shouts instructions; Michelle thanks them but declines, not wanting to miss the experience, and ends up winning the game in nine seconds.
 
* On Thursday, when pregnant contestant Michelle gets onstage for Race Game, Bob, in the interest of her safety, offers to have Janice place the price tags for her while she shouts instructions; Michelle thanks them but declines, not wanting to miss the experience, and ends up winning the game in nine seconds.
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<u>'''Week 18 (556)</u>:''' January 14-18  
+
<u>'''Week 18 (556)</u>:''' January 14-18
 +
 
 +
* On Friday, the second, "futuristic" Giant Price Tag is introduced. This tag has a golden, 3D "The Price Is Right" logo set at an angle against a starry background, with its shadow appearing beneath it on a gray, tiled floor. A golden ball appears near the left edge of the tag, in the spot where the original Giant Price Tag's "hole" had been.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
 
* Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
 +
* On Monday, a synthesizer sound effect is added to On the Nose to accompany the opening of Door #2.
 +
* On Tuesday, Most Expensive if played for three trips.
 
* On Friday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.
 
* On Friday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.
* By Friday, the second Giant Price Tag has been introduced. This tag has a golden, 3D "The Price Is Right" logo set at an angle against a starry background, with its shadow appearing beneath it on a gray, tiled floor. A golden ball appears near the left edge of the tag, in the spot where the original Giant Price Tag's "hole" had been.
 
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 20 (558)</u>:''' January 28-February 1
 
<u>'''Week 20 (558)</u>:''' January 28-February 1
  
* On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets for the four LA sports teams.
+
* On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<u>'''Week 21 (559)</u>:''' February 4-8
  
 +
* On Monday, commas are added to On the Nose's 5-digit prices; they were not present on previous playings.
  
<u>'''Week 21 (559)</u>:''' February 4-8
 
  
 +
<u>'''Week 22 (560)</u>:''' February 11-15
  
<u>'''Week 22 (560)</u>:''' February 11-15
+
* Monday's show is somewhat noteworthy for having two cars games in the first half and a cash game instead of a car game in the second half.
 +
* On Friday, the carnival music "American Patrol" is added to Pick a Pair.
  
  
<u>'''Week 23 (561)</u>:''' February 18-22  
+
<u>'''Week 23 (561)</u>:''' February 18-22
 +
 
 +
* On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 24 (562)</u>:''' February 25-March 1  
 
<u>'''Week 24 (562)</u>:''' February 25-March 1  
  
 +
* On Monday, Blank Check is played perfectly.
 
* At around this point, Range Game still has its original button, its original rangefinder holder, and its red diagonal stripes.
 
* At around this point, Range Game still has its original button, its original rangefinder holder, and its red diagonal stripes.
  
  
<u>'''Week 25 (563)</u>:''' March 4-8  
+
<u>'''Week 25 (563)</u>:''' March 4-8
 +
 
 +
* Wednesday's Ten Chances has the only known exception to the zero rule, with a first prize that costs $28.
 +
* On Friday, Most Expensive if played for three trips.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 27 (565)</u>:''' March 18-22  
+
<u>'''Week 27 (565)</u>:''' March 18-22
 +
 
 +
* Tuesday's show features what, while not billed as such, appears to be a Make-a-Wish segment with a five-year-old child in the audience who Bob introduces as "a special friend of The Price Is Right" at the top of Act 2; he spends several minutes talking to the boy and gives him several toys that are hidden behind the Giant Price Tag.
 +
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is played for a car.  There is strong circumstantial evidence that this was a substitution for Card Game, as follows:
 +
** The interview with the five-year-old during Act 2 had taken up a substantial amount of time, possibly necessitating a shorter game.
 +
** After the Item up for Bids, Bob initially meets the contestant in front of the Turntable before walking over to Double Prices, suggesting he had forgotten the game had been switched.
 +
** Double Prices is also played on Thursday.
 +
** The episode falls right in the middle of an unusually long stretch during which Card Game is not played.
 +
* On Tuesday, Bonus Game's prize package includes, as a(n extra) bonus, a day as a Barker's Beauty.
 +
 
  
 +
<u>'''Week 28 (566)</u>:''' March 25-29
  
<u>'''Week 28 (566)</u>:''' March 25-29
+
* Beginning on Monday, the opening titles repeatedly flip horizontally as they grow, with the first three disappearing and the last flipping and shrinking back toward the center of the screen.
 +
* On Wednesday, the winner of last Tuesday's Bonus Game appears as a fourth Barker's Beauty.
 +
* On Wednesday, the first Item up for Bids includes, as a bonus, a day as a Barker's Beauty.
  
  
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* Only four shows; Monday has the delayed January 21 episode.
 
* Only four shows; Monday has the delayed January 21 episode.
 +
* On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 +
* On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is completely won.
 +
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
 +
  
 +
<u>'''Week 31 (569)</u>:''' April 15-19
  
<u>'''Week 31 (569)</u>:''' April 15-19
+
* On Monday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  
  
<u>'''Week 32 (570)</u>:''' April 22-26  
+
<u>'''Week 32 (570)</u>:''' April 22-26
  
 +
* On Monday, Bob begins asking for the horns in One Away one number at a time.
 +
* On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  
<u>'''Week 33 (571)</u>:''' April 29-May 3  
+
 
 +
<u>'''Week 33 (571)</u>:''' April 29-May 3
 +
 
 +
* On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 35 (573)</u>:''' May 13-17  
+
<u>'''Week 35 (573)</u>:''' May 13-17
 +
 
  
 +
<u>'''Week 36 (574)</u>:''' May 20-24
  
<u>'''Week 36 (574)</u>:''' May 20-24
+
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 +
* On Friday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  
  
<u>'''Week 37 (575)</u>:''' May 27-31  
+
<u>'''Week 37 (575)</u>:''' May 27-31
 +
 
 +
* On Wednesday, the brown CBS Eye curtains around the audience are replaced with the red/white ones that would remain for the rest of the show's time in Studio 33.
 +
* Beginning on Wednesday, presumably in preparation for the introduction next season of Big Money Game, the slots for the car's price in Money Game are blank instead of showing the car graphics.
 +
* On Wednesday, despite the game offering a 4-digit car, a detachable slot for a fifth digit is present on Money Game's price display; while this will be used next season for Big Money Game, it serves no purpose on this episode, and its presence is likely an oversight.
 +
* On Friday, Pick a Pair's blue color scheme debuts.
 +
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  
  
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* By Monday, On the Nose has begun revealing what sport is being played before Door #2 opens.
 
* By Monday, On the Nose has begun revealing what sport is being played before Door #2 opens.
* By Monday, a synthisizer-ish sound effect has been added to On the Nose to accompany the opening of Door #2.
 
 
* By Monday, the diagonal stripes on the Range Game board have been changed from red to gold.
 
* By Monday, the diagonal stripes on the Range Game board have been changed from red to gold.
 
* By Monday, Range Game's original button has been replaced with its current one, and the second rangefinder holder has been introduced; this is known to have occurred at some point after the stripes were changed.
 
* By Monday, Range Game's original button has been replaced with its current one, and the second rangefinder holder has been introduced; this is known to have occurred at some point after the stripes were changed.
 
* On Monday, Most Expensive is still using its "The Price Is Right" price tags.
 
* On Monday, Most Expensive is still using its "The Price Is Right" price tags.
* By Tuesday, the behavior of the opening titles has changed. The titles now repeatedly flip horizontally as they grow, with the first three disappearing and the last flipping and shrinking back toward the center of the screen.
 
 
* On Tuesday, the second Card Game set is still in use.
 
* On Tuesday, the second Card Game set is still in use.
 +
* On Wednesday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 +
  
 +
<u>'''Week 39 (577)</u>:''' June 10-14
  
<u>'''Week 39 (577)</u>:''' June 10-14
+
* On Monday, when Bob and the contestant walk over to Range Game, the price is already lit up.  Bob tries to alert the staff to it, but by the time they shut it off, everyone in the studio has already seen it, leaving him no option but to give the contestant the prize (which turns out to be a truck).  The remainder of the segment consists of Johnny reading the prize copy and Bob congratulating the contestant on winning thanks to their mistake; no attempt is made to go through the formalities of actually playing the game.
 +
* On Monday, as noted above, Range Game is played for a car (although, as also noted above, the word "played" is being applied somewhat loosely in this case).
 +
* Thursday's show marks the first appearance of 5-digit One Away.  This version of the game has no significant differences from the 4-digit version, with the contestant still having to change every number in the price.
  
  
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* Season finale week.
 
* Season finale week.
 
* Summer reruns air from June 17-28 and from July 8-September 6.
 
* Summer reruns air from June 17-28 and from July 8-September 6.
* By the end of the season, One Away's "Gentlemen, do I have X numbers right?" routine has almost certainly returned.
+
* On Monday, One Away is lost on the first turn.
 +
* On Tuesday, the Switcheroo board is modified to be compatible with 5-digit car prices; the blue columns on the left side of the board are realigned and made thinner to allow for an extra white column for the ten thousands digit.
 +
* Bob declares that Friday's show is Price's 2,800th episode; in reality, it is the 2,792nd episode.
 +
 
  
 
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* On Monday, the borders of Contestants' Row are still pink.
 
* On Monday, the borders of Contestants' Row are still pink.
 
* On Monday, Safe Crackers still has its original appearance.
 
* On Monday, Safe Crackers still has its original appearance.
* By Monday, Punch a Bunch's original, white money slips have been replaced by the current, yellow ones.
+
* Friday's show features the debut of Bump.
* Friday show features the debut of Bump.
 
 
* Very early in Bump's existence, the game's logo bore a significantly closer resemblance to the UK's flag, with a large amount of blue accompanying the white background; these areas would all be repainted a faded shade of red a few weeks later.
 
* Very early in Bump's existence, the game's logo bore a significantly closer resemblance to the UK's flag, with a large amount of blue accompanying the white background; these areas would all be repainted a faded shade of red a few weeks later.
  
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* By Wednesday, the opening titles have become red; they remain this way for several months.
 
* By Wednesday, the opening titles have become red; they remain this way for several months.
* On Wednesday, a contestant playing 3 Strikes + manages to light up all five numbers in order from left to right without making a mistake and without drawing a strike; as far as is known, this is the only time this has ever happened.
+
* On Wednesday, a contestant playing 3 Strikes + manages to light up all five numbers in order from left to right without making a mistake and without drawing a strike; as far as is known, this is the only time this has ever happened.  Bob and the staff are so amazed by the event that they take an extra moment to discuss it, accompanied by a still frame of the win, at the start of the next act.
 
* On Wednesday, the borders of the Secret "X" board are still white.
 
* On Wednesday, the borders of the Secret "X" board are still white.
 
* On Wednesday, the center column in Secret "X" still reveals itself away from the camera.
 
* On Wednesday, the center column in Secret "X" still reveals itself away from the camera.
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<u>'''Week 30 (608)</u>:''' April 14-18
 
<u>'''Week 30 (608)</u>:''' April 14-18
  
 +
* On Wednesday, Give or Keep is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is believed to have been completely won.
 
* On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is believed to have been completely won.
  
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<u>'''Week 0.2</u>:''' Night of Thursday, August 14
+
<u>'''Week 0.2</u>:''' Night of Thursday, September 18
  
* The Price Is Right Special 1 (#001P) airs on Thursday night.
+
* The Price Is Right Special 1 (#001P) airs on the night of Thursday, September 18.
* The series ''The Price Is Right Special'' is commonly referred to as "the '86 Specials."
+
* Originally scheduled for the night of Thursday, August* 14.
* On the '86 Specials, there are audience signs behind both sides of the audience; these signs have the show's logo on a black background.
+
* ''The Price Is Right Special'', commonly referred to as "the '86 Specials," is a series of primetime episodes aired on six consecutive Thursday nights. The following aspects of these episodes are different from the daytime show:
* The '86 Specials use a special version of the show's logo reading "The Price Is Right Special", with all the text in gold and the word "Special" written in script at the bottom with three gold lines running behind it; the "i" in "Special" is dotted with a star. This logo is placed on the Big Doors and on the audience signs; the logo that appears at the end of the opening is a black-and-white version.
+
** The episodes open with a static shot of the audience with no light border and with the lights down; the opening titles are absent, as well. As Rod announces the show's name for the first time, the camera zooms in on the left-hand audience sign.
* The '86 Specials open with a static shot of the audience with no light border and with the lights down. As Rod announces the show's name for the first time, the camera zooms in on the left-hand audience sign.
+
** A special version of the show's logo reading "The Price Is Right Special" is used, with all the text in gold and the word "Special" written in script at the bottom with three gold lines running behind it; the "i" in "Special" is dotted with a star. This logo is placed on the Big Doors and on the audience signs; the logo that appears at the end of the opening is a black-and-white version.
* Rod's opening speil for the '86 Specials is, "Here it comes! With fantastic, new prizes! Television's most exciting hour! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right Special!" The first four contestants are told, "You are the first four contestants on this special Price Is Right!"
+
** There are audience signs behind both sides of the audience.
* On the '86 Specials, Bob is introduced with, "And now, your host of this special hour, the star of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker!"
+
** The audience signs have black backgrounds.
* On the '86 Specials, searchlights scan the audience during the opening, searching for the first four contestants.
+
** The audience curtains are silver and have a series of curves moving down them.
* On each of the '86 Specials, Bob and Rod wear tuxedos.
+
** Rod's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! With fantastic, new prizes! Television's most exciting hour! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right Special!" The first four contestants are told, "You are the first four contestants on this special Price Is Right!"
* On the '86 Specials, Rod tells the fifth through ninth contestants that "you're the next contestant on this Price Is Right Special!"
+
** Searchlights scan the audience during the opening, searching for the first four contestants.
* On the '86 Specials, the chase lights are removed from the Big Doors; replacing them for these six episodes are colored spotlights set up on huge racks in front of the doors.
+
** Bob is introduced with, "And now, your host of this special hour, the star of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker!"
* On the '86 Specials, the border of the Turntable walls and the frames of the Big Doors are gray instead of green.
+
** Bob's entrance is shot differently:  The camera begins on a wide shot of Door #2, whose logo is illuminated by a spotlight.  Once the doors open, the camera slowly begins to zoom in on Bob, and the lights go up as he steps onto the stage.
* On the '86 Specials, due to the size of the "The Price Is Right Special" logo, the innermost colored strip is removed from the lower portion of the four center panels of Door #1.
+
** Bob and Rod wear tuxedos.
* On the '86 Specials, the audience curtains are replaced with silver curtains; these curtains are designed to have a series of curves moving down them.
+
** The chase lights are removed from the Big Doors; replacing them are colored spotlights set up on huge racks in front of the doors.
* On the '86 Specials, there is no commercial between the the third pricing game and the first Showcase Showdown, between the sixth pricing game and the second Showcase Showdown, or during the Showcase.
+
** The border of the Turntable walls and the frames of the Big Doors are gray instead of green.
* On the '86 Specials, after the third and sixth games, the camera cuts to a close-up of the dollar on the Big Wheel; the camera then zooms out as Temptation Cue 1 plays to show Bob and the most recent contestant walking to the Showcase Showdown, supposedly from the previous game.
+
** Due to the size of the "The Price Is Right Special" logo, the innermost colored strip is removed from the lower portion of the four center panels of Door #1.
* On the '86 Specials, the mid-show bumper is done during the commercial between the first Showcase Showdown and the fourth pricing game. The bumper consists of Rod saying, "The Price Is Right Special will continue!" as the theme plays over a shot of the "The Price Is Right Special" logo on a blue background.
+
** Rod tells the fifth through ninth contestants that "you're the next contestant on this Price Is Right Special!"
* On the '86 Specials, the consolation prize plugs are done after the second Showcase Showdown; the show's theme plays during the plugs instead of "Dig We Must".
+
** There is no commercial between the the third pricing game and the first Showcase Showdown, between the sixth pricing game and the second Showcase Showdown, or during the Showcase.
* Rod signs off from the '86 Specials with, "This is Rod Roddy speaking for this special Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson television production!"
+
** After the third and sixth games, the camera cuts to a close-up of the dollar on the Big Wheel; the camera then zooms out as Temptation Cue 1 plays to show Bob and the most recent contestant walking to the Showcase Showdown, supposedly from the previous game.
* This Special debuts the third Race Game Curtain; this curtain has a series of gold stars on an orange background. The new curtain carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
+
** The mid-show bumper is done during the commercial break between the first Showcase Showdown and the fourth pricing game. The bumper consists of Rod saying, "The Price Is Right Special will continue!" as the theme plays over a shot of the "The Price Is Right Special" logo on a blue background.
* On the '86 Specials, Clock Game winners are allowed to select a cash bonus at random from one of four envelopes; the available bonuses are $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, and $5,000.
+
** The consolation prize plugs are done after the second Showcase Showdown; the show's theme plays during the plugs instead of "Dig We Must".
* On the '86 Specials, Hole in One contestants are given two putts; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
+
** Rod signs off with, "This is Rod Roddy speaking for this special Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson television production!"
* This special establishes that the bonus for ordering all six groceries correctly in Hole in One increases in primetime to $1,000.
 
 
* By this point, the "extra" wall panel has been added on the left side of the Turntable. The panel is red on the outside and orange in the center.
 
* By this point, the "extra" wall panel has been added on the left side of the Turntable. The panel is red on the outside and orange in the center.
* By this point, Most Expensive's price tags have darkened slightly, more closely resembling the set's actual color scheme.
+
* This episode introduces the third Race Game Curtain; this curtain has a series of gold stars on an orange background. The new curtain carries over to the daytime show once episodes taped after the Specials begin airing.
* On this special, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
+
* This episode establishes a cash bonus for winning Clock Game that is only used on the Specials.  The contestant selects an award at random from one of four envelopes; the available bonuses are $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, and $5,000.
  
  
<u>'''Week 0.4</u>:''' Night of Thursday, August 21  
+
<u>'''Week 0.4</u>:''' Night of Thursday, *August 21  
  
 
* The Price Is Right Special 2 (#002P) airs on Thursday night.
 
* The Price Is Right Special 2 (#002P) airs on Thursday night.
 
* By this special, Lucky $even is being played for 5-digit cars some of the time; at this point, the last number in the price is revealed at the beginning of the game.
 
* By this special, Lucky $even is being played for 5-digit cars some of the time; at this point, the last number in the price is revealed at the beginning of the game.
* This special introduces the second Any Number board, which is compatible with 5-digit car prices; the board carries over to the daytime show once episodes taped after the Specials begin airing.
+
* On this episode, when the Lucky $even contestant attempts to guess the third number, the staff mistakenly reveals the ''fourth'' number.  Once the correct door opens, the entire price is visible; as the contestant still has $4 at this point, he effectively wins the game automatically (although Bob still goes through the motions of having him guess the fourth digit).
* This special establishes that when Any Number is played for 5-digit cars, the first number in the car's price is revealed at the beginning of the game and appears again among the remaining ten spaces.
+
* This episode introduces the second Any Number board, which is compatible with 5-digit car prices; the board carries over to the daytime show once episodes taped after the Specials begin airing.
 +
* This establishes that when Any Number is played for 5-digit cars, the first number in the car's price is revealed at the beginning of the game and appears again among the remaining ten spaces.
 
* On ''only'' the first appearance of the new Any Number board, the text on the prize labels is right-justified. Beginning with its second appearance, the text is centered, as it was on the original board.
 
* On ''only'' the first appearance of the new Any Number board, the text on the prize labels is right-justified. Beginning with its second appearance, the text is centered, as it was on the original board.
  
  
<u>'''Week 0.6</u>:''' Night of Thursday, August 28
+
<u>'''Week 0.6</u>:''' Night of Thursday, August* 14
  
* The Price Is Right Special 3 (#003P) airs on Thursday night.
+
* The Price Is Right Special 3 (#003P) airs on the night of Thursday, August* 14.
* On Special, Money Game is played for a boat.
+
* Originally scheduled for the night of Thursday, August* 28.
 +
* Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 +
* By this point, Most Expensive's price tags have darkened slightly, more closely resembling the set's actual color scheme.
 +
* This episode introduces a new rule in Hole in One giving contestants a second putt if their first putt misses.  This rule carries over to the daytime show once episodes taped after the Specials begin airing.
 +
* This episode increases the bonus for perfect pricing in Hole in One to $1,000.  Unlike the above-mentioned second putt, this change only applies to the Specials.
  
  
<u>'''Week 0.8</u>:''' Night of Thursday, September 4
+
<u>'''Week 0.8</u>:''' Night of Thursday, September 11
  
* The Price Is Right Special 4 (#004P) airs on Thursday night.
+
* The Price Is Right Special 4 (#004P) airs on the night of Thursday, September 11.
 +
* Originally scheduled for the night of Thursday, September 4.
 +
* As of this special, Super Ball!!'s first three small prizes are still being displayed one at a time.
 +
* Shell Game is played for a car.
 +
* Contestant Maryella faints upon winning the Showcase.
  
  
<u>'''Week 1 (617)</u>:''' September 8-12 + Thursday night
+
<u>'''Week 1 (617)</u>:''' September 8-12 + night of Thursday, September 4
  
* The Price Is Right Special 5 (#005P) airs on Thursday night.
+
* The Price Is Right Special 5 (#005P) airs on the night of Thursday, September 4.
 +
* Primetime show originally scheduled for this Thursday night, September 11.
 
: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
 
:* By Monday, the number of opening titles has been changed from four to three; additionally, the titles no longer all say the same thing.
 
:* By Monday, the number of opening titles has been changed from four to three; additionally, the titles no longer all say the same thing.
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:* Mark Goodson appears on Monday to read a poem; among many other things, the poem contains a brief tribute to Johnny.
 
:* Mark Goodson appears on Monday to read a poem; among many other things, the poem contains a brief tribute to Johnny.
 
:* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
:* On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
:* By Monday, the Switcheroo board has been altered to accomodate 5-digit car prices.
+
:* By Monday, the Switcheroo board has been altered to accommodate 5-digit car prices.
 
:* For the first four weeks of this season, the daytime show still uses the original Any Number board.
 
:* For the first four weeks of this season, the daytime show still uses the original Any Number board.
 
:* On Tuesday, Andy Jacobson and Fingers dance the Gator during the first Showcase Showdown.
 
:* On Tuesday, Andy Jacobson and Fingers dance the Gator during the first Showcase Showdown.
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:* By Friday, 3 Strikes's first "NO" graphic, with red text in a small, black circle, has come into use.
 
:* By Friday, 3 Strikes's first "NO" graphic, with red text in a small, black circle, has come into use.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* On Special, Shell Game is played for a car.
+
:* On this episode, Danger Price malfunctions on the contestant's second pick; when Janice reveals its price, one of the other two remaining prices flips around, as well. Since the contestant's first two picks were both correct, this effectively wins the game for her.
:* On Special, contestant Maryella faints upon winning the Showcase.
 
  
  
<u>'''Week 2 (618)</u>:''' September 15-19 + Thursday night
+
<u>'''Week 2 (618)</u>:''' September 15-19 + night of Thursday, August* 28
 
 
* The Price Is Right Special 6 (#006P) airs on Thursday night.
 
  
 +
* The Price Is Right Special 6 (#006P) airs on the night of Thursday, August* 28.
 +
* Primetime show originally scheduled for this Thursday night, September 18.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* As of this special, Super Ball!!'s first three small prizes are still being displayed one at a time.
+
:* Money Game is played for a boat.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 27 (643)</u>:''' March 23-27  
 
<u>'''Week 27 (643)</u>:''' March 23-27  
  
 +
* By Wednesday, Hole in One's name has been semi-officially changed to Hole in One or Two. To reflect this change, a smaller "or Two" sign is placed next to the main "Hole in One" sign.
 
* On Friday, The Price Is Right breaks the record for "longest continuously-running daytime game show on network television." In honor of the occasion, Mark Goodson appears to present Bob with a license plate reading "LCRDGNT".
 
* On Friday, The Price Is Right breaks the record for "longest continuously-running daytime game show on network television." In honor of the occasion, Mark Goodson appears to present Bob with a license plate reading "LCRDGNT".
 
* Friday show begins with Bob doing a voiceover of the text on an invitation card: "You are cordially invited to attend our celebration today as the longest continuously-running daytime network game show in television history." After he finishes, the screen fades to black with applause in the background, and the normal opening begins.
 
* Friday show begins with Bob doing a voiceover of the text on an invitation card: "You are cordially invited to attend our celebration today as the longest continuously-running daytime network game show in television history." After he finishes, the screen fades to black with applause in the background, and the normal opening begins.
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<u>'''Week 31 (647)</u>:''' April 20-24  
 
<u>'''Week 31 (647)</u>:''' April 20-24  
  
* By Tuesday, Hole in One's name has been semi-officially changed to Hole in One or Two. To reflect this change, a smaller "or Two" sign is placed next to the main "Hole in One" sign.
 
 
* On Tuesday, the decimal point is still present in the dollar on the Big Wheel.
 
* On Tuesday, the decimal point is still present in the dollar on the Big Wheel.
 
* On Tuesday, the price choices in Secret "X" are still red on a white background and the right answers white on a red background.
 
* On Tuesday, the price choices in Secret "X" are still red on a white background and the right answers white on a red background.
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* Originally scheduled for September 21-25.
 
* Originally scheduled for September 21-25.
* For reasons unknown, the entirety of Week 2 was taped and aired out of order; as a result, changes that take effect permanently on Thursday of Week 6 are present this week, including Bob having white hair.  Additionally, this is the only week of the season outside of its usual hiatus during which The Phone Home Game is not played.
+
* For reasons unknown, the entirety of Week 2 was taped and aired out of order; as a result, changes that take effect permanently on Thursday of Week 6 are present this week, including Bob having white hair.  Additionally, this is the only week of the season outside of its usual hiatus during which The Phone Home Game is not played; Thursday's Hi Lo is likely a substitution for it.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 32 (687)</u>:''' May 2-6
 
<u>'''Week 32 (687)</u>:''' May 2-6
  
 +
* On Tuesday, Dian unfurls the scroll for The Phone Home Game by herself, initially not completely successfully.
 
* On Wednesday, as Bob and the contestant walk to Door #2 to play Most Expensive, the Super Ball!! board is plainly visible between the Turntable and Door #1, ready to be brought onstage in the next act.
 
* On Wednesday, as Bob and the contestant walk to Door #2 to play Most Expensive, the Super Ball!! board is plainly visible between the Turntable and Door #1, ready to be brought onstage in the next act.
 
* By Wednesday, the zigzags on Super Ball!!'s price covers have been replaced with a circle pattern.
 
* By Wednesday, the zigzags on Super Ball!!'s price covers have been replaced with a circle pattern.
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* On Monday, the original 3 Strikes bag is still in use.
 
* On Monday, the original 3 Strikes bag is still in use.
 
* On Monday, the Clam design introduced when Bob's hair went white in Season 16 is still in use.
 
* On Monday, the Clam design introduced when Bob's hair went white in Season 16 is still in use.
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* On Thursday, the trip skin used in Squeeze Play is flanked by the 1 Right Price podiums, which hold the art cards used in the prize description.
 
* On Friday, the two Showcase Showdown winners have the same total winnings; a coin is flipped to determine which one will be designated the Top Winner in the Showcase.
 
* On Friday, the two Showcase Showdown winners have the same total winnings; a coin is flipped to determine which one will be designated the Top Winner in the Showcase.
  
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* New Year's week; only three shows.
 
* New Year's week; only three shows.
 +
* By Thursday, Plinko's pastel color scheme has been introduced.
 +
* By Thursday, the font of Plinko's money amounts has been changed, both on the sign and on the board.
  
  
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* As of Tuesday, the curtains behind the audience still look the same as they did on March 23, 1988.
 
* As of Tuesday, the curtains behind the audience still look the same as they did on March 23, 1988.
* Friday show features the first appearance of Plinko's pastel color scheme.
 
* On Friday, the font of Plinko's money amounts is changed, both on the sign and on the board.
 
  
  
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<u>'''Week 36 (805)</u>:''' May 20-24  
+
<u>'''Week 36 (805)</u>:''' May 20-24
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 37 (806)</u>:''' May 27-31  
 
<u>'''Week 37 (806)</u>:''' May 27-31  
  
* Monday show is a special episode done to salute the Armed Forces in the aftermath of the Gulf War. Everyone in the audience for this episode is a member of the military.
+
* Monday's show is a special episode done to salute the Armed Forces in the aftermath of the Gulf War. Everyone in the audience for this episode is a member of the military.
 
* On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  
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* Season finale week.
 
* Season finale week.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
 
* Summer reruns begin next Monday.
 +
* On Friday, perfect bidders in Contestants' Row still reach into Bob's hundred-dollar pocket to claim their bonus.
  
 
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* In Monday's Any Number, a display of appliances is lowered from the ceiling far too fast; it ends up bouncing off the floor, causing the appliances to fly all over the place.
 
* In Monday's Any Number, a display of appliances is lowered from the ceiling far too fast; it ends up bouncing off the floor, causing the appliances to fly all over the place.
 +
* By Tuesday, Bob has stopped having perfect bidders in Contestants' Row reach into his hundred-dollar pocket to claim their bonus; he now removes the cash himself.
 
* On Thursday, the Big Wheel's scoreboard still arches out over the contestant's head.
 
* On Thursday, the Big Wheel's scoreboard still arches out over the contestant's head.
 
* On Thursday, Grand Game's intro music is still the Dawson version of the Family Feud theme.
 
* On Thursday, Grand Game's intro music is still the Dawson version of the Family Feud theme.
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<u>'''Week 23 (831)</u>:''' February 17-21
 
<u>'''Week 23 (831)</u>:''' February 17-21
  
* Friday show was not aired on the East Coast until May 12.
+
* Friday's show was pre-empted on the East Coast and did not air there until May 12.
 
* On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  
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* On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
 
* On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
 +
* On Thursday, Range Game's still has a white circle around it, and the game's foot still does not have an extra panel behind it; presumably, the game is still being run electronically at this point.
 +
* Friday's Range Game and 2 for the Price of 1 are substitutions for Race Game and Magic #, respectively.
  
  
<u>'''Week 38 (886)</u>:''' June 7-11  
+
<u>'''Week 38 (886)</u>:''' June 7-11
 +
 
 +
* Wednesday's Range Game is likely the last playing where the game was operated electronically.  Despite continuing to appear in planned lineups, the game is not played again after this episode until early November; presumably, a malfunction on the next attempt to play it caused it to be removed from the rotation until it could be modified to be run by hand.
  
  
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* Season finale week.
 
* Season finale week.
* Thursday show features the final appearance of 4-digit 3 Strikes; from this point until next February, the game exists solely as 3 Strikes +.
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* Wednesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Range Game.
* Friday show is Dian's last episode; Bob lets her say good-bye before the sixth game.
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* Thursday's show features the final appearance of 4-digit 3 Strikes; from this point until next February, the game exists solely as 3 Strikes +.
 +
* Friday's show is Dian's last episode; Bob lets her say good-bye before the sixth game.
 
* On Friday, the Plinko sign returns.
 
* On Friday, the Plinko sign returns.
  
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* All of Monday's opening titles are, "22 Years On CBS And Still #1!"
 
* All of Monday's opening titles are, "22 Years On CBS And Still #1!"
 
* On Monday, the set is decorated for the saeson premiere.
 
* On Monday, the set is decorated for the saeson premiere.
* Monday show features the debut of Cover Up.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Cover Up.
 
* On Monday, Bob has Cover Up spun around on the Turntable before revealing the prize.
 
* On Monday, Bob has Cover Up spun around on the Turntable before revealing the prize.
 
* On the earliest playings of Cover Up, the lights around the contestant's guesses are red instead of blue.
 
* On the earliest playings of Cover Up, the lights around the contestant's guesses are red instead of blue.
 +
* Monday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
 +
* Wednesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Squeeze Play.
  
  
<u>'''Week 2 (889)</u>:''' September 20-24  
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<u>'''Week 2 (889)</u>:''' September 20-24
 +
 
 +
* Tuesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game.
  
  
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* On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 +
* Monday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
 +
* Wednesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game; unlike most of the nearby Range Game swap-outs, it seems likely that this one occurred simply because Roger realized he'd scheduled it twice in the same week by mistake.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 4 (891)</u>:''' October 4-8
 
<u>'''Week 4 (891)</u>:''' October 4-8
  
 +
* Tuesday's Grocery Game is a substitution for $uper $aver.
 +
* Wednesday's Barker's Bargain Bar and Dice Game were originally scheduled third and second, respectively, instead of the other way around.
 +
* Thursday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
 
* On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Fingers gives contestant Joseph a chair to sit in during Hit Me after he tells Bob that he's more comfortable playing at home.
 
* On Friday, Fingers gives contestant Joseph a chair to sit in during Hit Me after he tells Bob that he's more comfortable playing at home.
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* On Thursday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
 
* On Thursday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
 +
* Thursday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 6 (893)</u>:''' October 18-22
 
<u>'''Week 6 (893)</u>:''' October 18-22
  
 +
* Monday's Grocery Game is a substitution for Now....or Then.
 
* On Tuesday, the sixth contestant is a man named General Mills.
 
* On Tuesday, the sixth contestant is a man named General Mills.
 
* On Tuesday, Check-Out, with its calculator still folded in, is mistakenly revealed before its prize.
 
* On Tuesday, Check-Out, with its calculator still folded in, is mistakenly revealed before its prize.
 
* On Tuesday, the Clam still looks the way it did on December 10, 1992; this is likely the last episode with this design.
 
* On Tuesday, the Clam still looks the way it did on December 10, 1992; this is likely the last episode with this design.
 +
* Tuesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game.
  
  
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* As of Thursday, Grand Game's "$10,000" graphic is still red.
 
* As of Thursday, Grand Game's "$10,000" graphic is still red.
 
* On Thursday, the Clam has a dollar sign designed to look like a window, with the sky and clouds visible ''behind'' it; this design likely debuted last Wednesday.
 
* On Thursday, the Clam has a dollar sign designed to look like a window, with the sky and clouds visible ''behind'' it; this design likely debuted last Wednesday.
 +
* Thursday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game.
  
  
<u>'''Week 8 (895)</u>:''' November 1-5  
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<u>'''Week 8 (895)</u>:''' November 1-5
 +
 
 +
* On Friday, Range Game returns to the pricing game rotation, now operated manually.  An extra green panel is added behind the board's foot to conceal the crew member controlling it.
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* By Friday, the white circle has been removed from around Range Game's green light.
  
  
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* On Monday, during the first Showcase Showdown, a contestant gets a dollar in two spins, but Bob declares that her total is 95. No one in the studio ever notices the mistake.
 
* On Monday, during the first Showcase Showdown, a contestant gets a dollar in two spins, but Bob declares that her total is 95. No one in the studio ever notices the mistake.
 
* By Monday, the lights around the contestant's guesses in Cover Up have become blue.
 
* By Monday, the lights around the contestant's guesses in Cover Up have become blue.
 +
* Thursday's Double Prices is a substitution for Range Game.  It is unclear whether this substitution is related to the other recent ones.
 
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
 
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  
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<u>'''Week 10 (897)</u>:''' November 15-19
 
<u>'''Week 10 (897)</u>:''' November 15-19
  
 +
* Tuesday's Grocery Game is a substitution for Check-Out.
 
* On Thursday, Bob lets contestant Robin finish playing Lucky $even while sitting in the car after she loses $4 on her first guess.
 
* On Thursday, Bob lets contestant Robin finish playing Lucky $even while sitting in the car after she loses $4 on her first guess.
  
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<u>'''Week 12 (899)</u>:''' November 29-December 3  
 
<u>'''Week 12 (899)</u>:''' November 29-December 3  
  
* On Tuesday show, Bob gets bitten by a Crocodile Dentist game during Pathfinder.
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* On Tuesday, Bob gets bitten by a Crocodile Dentist game during Pathfinder.
 +
* Wednesday's Grocery Game is a substitution for Check-Out.
  
  
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* On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
 
* On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
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* Monday's Grocery Game is a substitution for $uper $aver.
 
* On Tuesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  
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* On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
 
* In Monday's Hi Lo, due to Bob's interaction with the contestant, the prize is revealed before the groceries are described.
 
* In Monday's Hi Lo, due to Bob's interaction with the contestant, the prize is revealed before the groceries are described.
* Friday show features the debut of It’s in the Bag.
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* Friday's show features the debut of It’s in the Bag.
 
* It’s in the Bag’s original intro cue is the full-length version of what would come to be known as the Fortune Hunter intro cue.
 
* It’s in the Bag’s original intro cue is the full-length version of what would come to be known as the Fortune Hunter intro cue.
  
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* Monday show features the famous “Timothy’s Dot” incident, in which contestant Timothy tries to play Check Game by writing on one of the price displays.
 
* Monday show features the famous “Timothy’s Dot” incident, in which contestant Timothy tries to play Check Game by writing on one of the price displays.
* Wednesday show has the first appearance of It’s in the Bag’s blue lights; on the game’s first playing, the lights were yellow.
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* Wednesday's show has the first appearance of It’s in the Bag’s blue lights; on the game’s first playing, the lights were yellow.
* Wednesday show features a blind contestant named George.  The audience remains silent during Rod's prize descriptions so that George can hear them.
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* Wednesday's show features a blind contestant named George.  The audience remains silent during Rod's prize descriptions so that George can hear them.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 6 (1,047 – #048xK)</u>:''' October 13-17  
 
<u>'''Week 6 (1,047 – #048xK)</u>:''' October 13-17  
  
* On Monday, the red-blue-orange-green audience curtains are briefly replaced with the silver ones seen on the 25th Anniversary Special. The regular curtains were removed after someone accidentally burned holes in them by leaving the lights behind them turned on over the weekend.
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* On Monday, the red-blue-orange-green audience curtains are replaced with the silver ones seen on the 25th Anniversary Special. These iridescent curtains were intended to be a permanent set change, but an incident listed in next week's notes ultimately made it impossible to use them beyond their first taping session.
 
* On Monday, Plinko is played by Tony Harrison, the founder of the legendary Fabulous, 60-Minute Price Is Right Site.
 
* On Monday, Plinko is played by Tony Harrison, the founder of the legendary Fabulous, 60-Minute Price Is Right Site.
 
* On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 7 (1,048 – #049xK)</u>:''' October 20-24  
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<u>'''Week 7 (1,048 – #049xK)</u>:''' October 20-24
  
* On Tuesday, the audience curtains change again, this time to a color scheme of gold-blue-blue-silver-silver-blue-blue-gold; unlike the normal and all-silver curtains, these have no curves running down them.
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* Monday's show marks the last appearance of the iridescent audience curtains.  Unlike all the other curtains the show has used over the years, the silver ones were lit with various colors from behind by studio lights, which are very, ''very'' hot.  When the staff went home for the weekend after taping this episode, they forgot to turn these lights off; by the time they returned five days later to tape Tuesday's show, the lights had burned holes in the curtains, effectively destroying them.
 +
* On Tuesday, in the wake of the light incident, a temporary set of audience curtains with a color scheme of gold-blue-blue-silver-silver-blue-blue-gold is introduced; unlike the previous and subsequent curtains, these have no curves running down them.  These curtains are also only used for one taping session.
  
  
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* On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
* On Wednesday, the normal audience curtains return.
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* On Wednesday, the red-blue-orange-green audience curtains last seen on October 10 are reinstalled.
* On Wednesday, Plinko is still using its second harps.
 
 
* Beginning on Thursday, Buy or Sell winners receive the amount of cash they have in the bank at the end of the game in addition to the three prizes.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, Buy or Sell winners receive the amount of cash they have in the bank at the end of the game in addition to the three prizes.
 
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
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* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
 
* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
 
* Tuesday show features the 1,000th playing of Clock Game.
 
* Tuesday show features the 1,000th playing of Clock Game.
* By Wednesday, Plinko has begun using its current harps.
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* On Wednesday, Plinko begins using its current harps.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 15 (1,095 – 096xK)</u>:''' January 4-8  
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<u>'''Week 15 (1,095 – 096xK)</u>:''' January 4-8
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 +
* On Monday, Check Game is played perfectly.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 1 (1,117 – 118xK)</u>:''' September 20-24  
 
<u>'''Week 1 (1,117 – 118xK)</u>:''' September 20-24  
  
* Monday show features the debut of Let em Roll.
 
 
* On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
 
* On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
* Beginning with Monday show, season premieres replace the opening's line, "television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" with, "the first show of our xxth year (on CBS)!"
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* Beginning with Monday's show, season premieres replace the opening's line, "television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" with, "the first show of our xxth year (on CBS)!"
 +
* Monday's show features the debut of Let em Roll.
 
* On Monday, a closed-captioning plug replaces the standard pre-1st-Showcase Showdown plugs; additionally, the show's logo appears in the bottom-left of the screen during the intro to this promo.
 
* On Monday, a closed-captioning plug replaces the standard pre-1st-Showcase Showdown plugs; additionally, the show's logo appears in the bottom-left of the screen during the intro to this promo.
 +
* Monday's Double Prices is a substitution for Range Game.
 
* Monday has the first appearance of CBS's split-screened credits (although real credit rolls are still taped each day); as a result of the change, the Goodson logo no longer scrolls off the screen on days with a full credit roll. Additionally, the "short" credits now include the listings for Executive Producer, Producers, Director, and Associate Producer.
 
* Monday has the first appearance of CBS's split-screened credits (although real credit rolls are still taped each day); as a result of the change, the Goodson logo no longer scrolls off the screen on days with a full credit roll. Additionally, the "short" credits now include the listings for Executive Producer, Producers, Director, and Associate Producer.
 
* Monday show is Chantel's last episode and Nikki's first episode.  As a send-off/introduction of sorts, each of them reads the price of one of the showcases.
 
* Monday show is Chantel's last episode and Nikki's first episode.  As a send-off/introduction of sorts, each of them reads the price of one of the showcases.
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<u>'''Week 2 (1,118 – 119xK)</u>:''' September 27-October 1  
 
<u>'''Week 2 (1,118 – 119xK)</u>:''' September 27-October 1  
  
 +
* For reasons unknown, this week and the next four have an unusual number of game substitutions.  The substitutions this week are as follows:
 +
** Monday's Barker's Bargain Bar is a substitution for Clearance Sale.
 +
** Tuesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Check Game.
 +
** Wednesday's 1 Right Price is a substitution for Barker's Marker$.
 +
** Thursday's Barker's Bargain Bar is a substitution for Buy or Sell.
 +
** Thursday's Range Game is a substitution for Switch?.
 +
** Friday's Most Expensive is a substitution for Eazy az 1 2 3.
 
* On Monday, in an unusual move, a used motorcycle is offered in Barker's Bargain Bar.
 
* On Monday, in an unusual move, a used motorcycle is offered in Barker's Bargain Bar.
 
* On Monday, the first ever wheelchair-bound contestant appears.
 
* On Monday, the first ever wheelchair-bound contestant appears.
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<u>'''Week 3 (1,119 – 120xK)</u>:''' October 4-8  
 
<u>'''Week 3 (1,119 – 120xK)</u>:''' October 4-8  
  
* Wednesday show debuts the second Golden Road set. At this time, the colors of the first two price holders are swapped, changing the sequence from blue-green-red to green-blue-red.
+
* This week's game substitutions are as follows:
 +
** Tuesday's Dice Game is a substitution for One Away.
 +
** Wednesday's Range Game is a substitution for Dice Game.
 +
** Thursday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
 +
** Friday's Dice Game is a substitution for Any Number.
 +
* Wednesday's show debuts the second Golden Road set. At this time, the colors of the first two price holders are swapped, changing the sequence from blue-green-red to green-blue-red.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
* On Thursday, Let em Roll's grocery portion is played after the first roll; this is the only time this has been done.
+
* On Thursday, Let em Roll's grocery portion is played after the first roll instead of before it.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 4 (1,120 – 121xK)</u>:''' October 11-15  
 
<u>'''Week 4 (1,120 – 121xK)</u>:''' October 11-15  
  
* On Monday, Double Prices is played at Door #3; it was likely a substitution for another game, since it is also played on Thursday and no grocery item game is played on Monday.
+
* This week's game substitutions are as follows:
* On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
+
** Monday's Double Prices is a substitution for Penny Ante.
 +
** Monday's Cliff Hangers is a substitution for Joker.
 +
** Tuesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Take Two.
 +
** Wednesday's Bullseye is a substitution for Check-Out.
 +
** Thursday's Most Expensive is a substitution for Swap Meet.
 +
* On Monday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
 +
* On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car. (While this appears to imply that the original lineup would have had Joker for a car, it should be noted that the car could also have been moved out of Range Game after the substitution.)
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 5 (1,121 – 122xK)</u>:''' October 18-22
 
<u>'''Week 5 (1,121 – 122xK)</u>:''' October 18-22
  
 +
* This week's game substitutions are as follows:
 +
** Monday's Bonus Game is a substitution for Shell Game.
 +
** Wednesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Pick-a-Number.
 +
** Thursday's Cover Up is a substitution for Ten Chances.
 +
** Friday's Money Game is a substitution for Any Number.
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.  
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.  
  
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<u>'''Week 6 (1,122 – 123xK)</u>:''' October 25-29
 
<u>'''Week 6 (1,122 – 123xK)</u>:''' October 25-29
  
 +
* This week's game substitutions are as follows:
 +
** Wednesday's Ten Chances is a substitution for Hole in One.
 +
** Wednesday's Pick-a-Pair is a substitution for 2 for the Price of 1.
 +
** Wednesday's Range Game is a substitution for Secret "X".  (Notably, this gives the original lineup two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game.)
 +
** Thursday's Most Expensive is a substitution for Eazy az 1 2 3.
 +
** Friday's One Away is a substitution for Line em Up.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
:* Special's official logo reads, "The Price Is Right 30th Year Anniversary Special."
 
:* Special's official logo reads, "The Price Is Right 30th Year Anniversary Special."
:* Special is taped in Las Vegas, in the Samba Theatre at Harrah's Rio; it is the only episode of The Price Is Right not taped in Studio 33.
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:* Special is taped in Las Vegas, in the Samba Theatre at Harrah's Rio; it is the only episode of The Price Is Right's first 51 seasons not taped in Studio 33.
 
:* Special uses a specially-built, not-quite-duplicate set; all the doors look vaguely like Door #1, green TPIR signs hang from the back of the lowest level of the audience, and there are two Turntables -- one on each side of the stage. Each Turntable also has lights in its walls, and their "game sides" are largely gold-colored. Additionally, the set's walls are pink, and there is no gap between Door #1 and the left-hand Turntable.
 
:* Special uses a specially-built, not-quite-duplicate set; all the doors look vaguely like Door #1, green TPIR signs hang from the back of the lowest level of the audience, and there are two Turntables -- one on each side of the stage. Each Turntable also has lights in its walls, and their "game sides" are largely gold-colored. Additionally, the set's walls are pink, and there is no gap between Door #1 and the left-hand Turntable.
 
:* Special uses a slightly altered version of the "30 Years" logo for its title graphic; the Big Doors use the regular version.
 
:* Special uses a slightly altered version of the "30 Years" logo for its title graphic; the Big Doors use the regular version.
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<u>'''Week 11 (1,232 – 233xK)</u>:''' December 2-6  
 
<u>'''Week 11 (1,232 – 233xK)</u>:''' December 2-6  
  
* Rod returns on Thursday.
 
 
* Thursday show has the final appearance of the Plinko sign.
 
* Thursday show has the final appearance of the Plinko sign.
  
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* On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
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* Rod returns on Thursday.
 
* On Thursday, the Plinko sign is done away with; the game is now introduced with a green "$50,000" graphic.
 
* On Thursday, the Plinko sign is done away with; the game is now introduced with a green "$50,000" graphic.
  
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* On Monday and Tuesday only, the third line of the opening is extended to, "Christmas week on television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!"
 
* On Monday and Tuesday only, the third line of the opening is extended to, "Christmas week on television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!"
 
* Starting on Tuesday, the beginning of ''On the Franches Mountains'', the song that the Cliff Hangers yodel is taken from, is occasionally used as prize music for trips to Switzerland.
 
* Starting on Tuesday, the beginning of ''On the Franches Mountains'', the song that the Cliff Hangers yodel is taken from, is occasionally used as prize music for trips to Switzerland.
* As of Tuesday, the dimmed lights have been dropped from the intro to the Every Room in the House showcase.
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* As of Tuesday, the are no longer dimmed for the intro to the "Every Room in the House" showcase.
 
* On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 goes back to not revealing the total value of the prize package; the change lasts for only two playings.
 
* On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 goes back to not revealing the total value of the prize package; the change lasts for only two playings.
 
* On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
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** The fourth Giant Price Tag debuts.  The tag displays the show's updated logo with the same background as Door #3.  The knot from the third tag is replaced with an eight-pointed, red-bordered yellow starburst covered with yellow lights; on the second day of the season's third week of tapings, the starburst becomes orange, although the lights remain yellow.  The border of the tag is white with a strip of blue neon lighting.
 
** The fourth Giant Price Tag debuts.  The tag displays the show's updated logo with the same background as Door #3.  The knot from the third tag is replaced with an eight-pointed, red-bordered yellow starburst covered with yellow lights; on the second day of the season's third week of tapings, the starburst becomes orange, although the lights remain yellow.  The border of the tag is white with a strip of blue neon lighting.
 
** The Clam is repainted.  It now features a Pricedown dollar sign on a blue hypocycloid background; the darker diamonds are replaced by alternating light and dark Pricedown dollar signs.  The entire pattern is place on a yellow background.
 
** The Clam is repainted.  It now features a Pricedown dollar sign on a blue hypocycloid background; the darker diamonds are replaced by alternating light and dark Pricedown dollar signs.  The entire pattern is place on a yellow background.
** The Showcase podiums are painted green.  The Goodson-Todman asterisks on the are removed, replaced with three hypocycloid-ish diamonds; the diamonds increase in size from left to right on the Runner-Up's podium, whereas they increase in size from right to left on the Top Winner's podium.  The bases of the podiums are now the same blue as the carpet, and the borders have been painted a gray-silver, with the portions above the legs designed to appear studded.  The "SHOWcase" text has been painted yellow, and the descriptive placards have been changed to green text on a yellow background; additionally, the text has been redone with the font from More or Less.
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** The Showcase podiums are painted green.  The Goodson-Todman asterisks on them are removed, replaced with three hypocycloid diamonds; the diamonds increase in size from left to right on the Runner-Up's podium, whereas they increase in size from right to left on the Top Winner's podium.  The bases of the podiums are now the same blue as the carpet, and the borders have been painted a gray-silver, with the portions above the legs designed to appear studded.  The "SHOWcase" text has been painted yellow, and the nameplates have been changed to green text on a yellow background; additionally, the text has been redone with the font from More or Less.
 
** The Race Game Curtain is modified to have the name tag say "Drew" instead of "Bob" and to reflect the changes made to the Showcase podiums.
 
** The Race Game Curtain is modified to have the name tag say "Drew" instead of "Bob" and to reflect the changes made to the Showcase podiums.
* Beginning on Monday, new, jazzier remixes of the show's theme, "Walking," and "Dig We Must" are introduced.
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* On Monday, new, jazzier remixes of the show's theme, "Walking," and "Dig We Must" are introduced.
* Beginning on Monday, the "money win" graphics in the Showcase Showdown, Grand Game, Punch a Bunch, Plinko, and Clock Game are changed to the Pricedown font; this also applies to the graphics used to display the winnings of a Showcase winner who has won at least $35,000.
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* On Monday, the "money win" graphics in the Showcase Showdown, Grand Game, Punch a Bunch, Plinko, and Clock Game are changed to the Pricedown font; this also applies to the graphics used to display the winnings of a Showcase winner who has won at least $35,000.
 
* On Monday, the end of the show's theme and a sped up version of the end of the theme are added to the rotation of cues played during the closed-captioning plugs; at the same time, three of the existing cues are removed.
 
* On Monday, the end of the show's theme and a sped up version of the end of the theme are added to the rotation of cues played during the closed-captioning plugs; at the same time, three of the existing cues are removed.
 
* On Monday, the ticket plug is restored, with a modified version of the e-ticket plug airing every day.
 
* On Monday, the ticket plug is restored, with a modified version of the e-ticket plug airing every day.
* Beginning on Monday, the music during the consolation prizes is replaced with a rock-ish remix of the show's theme.
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* On Monday, the music during the consolation prizes is replaced with a rock-ish remix of the show's theme.
* Beginning on Monday, the transitions during the consolation prize plugs are changed; the first and last transitions are similar to a vertical version of the Plinko sign, while the second transition retains the "spinning block" but now has it spinning only horizontally.  The background for the second transition is also changed to show nine instances of the new logo against the pattern from Door #2.
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* On Monday, the transitions during the consolation prize plugs are changed; the first and last transitions are similar to a vertical version of the Plinko sign, while the second transition retains the "spinning block" but now has it spinning only horizontally.  The background for the second transition is also changed to show nine instances of the new logo against the pattern from Door #2.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the show is credited as "a FremantleMedia production" instead of "a Mark Goodson television production."
 
* Beginning on Monday, the show is credited as "a FremantleMedia production" instead of "a Mark Goodson television production."
 +
** The change in the production credit was not made until taping was already underway.  The earliest shows produced for the season had the FremantleMedia announcement and graphic added in post-production.
 
* Beginning on October 15, episodes of The Price Is Right become available on CBS.com's InnerTube feature for one week after their television broadcast.  These online "airings" include the real credit roll.
 
* Beginning on October 15, episodes of The Price Is Right become available on CBS.com's InnerTube feature for one week after their television broadcast.  These online "airings" include the real credit roll.
 +
** Circling back to the FremantleMedia note above, in the online version of at least one early episode, Rich's original announcement of "a Mark Goodson television production" can still be heard in the background farther into the credits.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the opening titles are black with yellow borders.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the opening titles are black with yellow borders.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the light border in the opening is inserted into each episode using a recording of the border from earlier in the run; due to an error, the border does not cover the very edge of the picture, although this is generally only apparent on InnerTube.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the light border in the opening is inserted into each episode using a recording of the border from earlier in the run; due to an error, the border does not cover the very edge of the picture, although this is generally only apparent on InnerTube.
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* Monday's first opening title is "Our 36th Year"; this also appears on the other five episodes from Drew's first taping session.
 
* Monday's first opening title is "Our 36th Year"; this also appears on the other five episodes from Drew's first taping session.
 
* Beginning with the last taping of the season's second session, the pan of the front row of the audience at the top of the show is restored; however, the remainder of the opening still uses the jib camera.
 
* Beginning with the last taping of the season's second session, the pan of the front row of the audience at the top of the show is restored; however, the remainder of the opening still uses the jib camera.
* At least for the time being, Drew does not use audience entrances; he enters through Door #2 for Golden Road, and other games that would require audience entrances are simply not scheduled first.
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* Drew does not use audience entrances; he enters through Door #2 for Golden Road, and other games that would require audience entrances are simply not scheduled first.
 
* On Monday, Golden Road temporarily does away with the dots that make up the physical road, as well as the coves sometimes used to conceal the first and second prizes; these changes are undone later in the season, although they were originally intended to be permanent.
 
* On Monday, Golden Road temporarily does away with the dots that make up the physical road, as well as the coves sometimes used to conceal the first and second prizes; these changes are undone later in the season, although they were originally intended to be permanent.
* On Tuesday, Drew changes One Away's traditional "Ladies, do I have X numbers right?" routine to involve begging the person in charge of the sound effects for numbers, usually in the form of, "Oh, mighty sound effects lady, do I have X numbers right?".
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* On Tuesday, Drew changes One Away's "Ladies, do I have X numbers right?" routine to "Oh, mighty sound effects lady, do I have X numbers right?"
 
* On the second day of the fourth week of tapings, a holographic cover is applied to the Hi Lo logo.
 
* On the second day of the fourth week of tapings, a holographic cover is applied to the Hi Lo logo.
* On Thursday, a new, more authentic-looking $10,000 bill with a full-color portrait of Drew is added to Punch a Bunch.
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* On Thursday, Punch a Bunch gets a new, more authentic-looking $10,000 bill with a full-color portrait of Drew.
 
* On Friday, a rule is added to 1/2 Off awarding a $500 bonus every time a contestant correctly picks a half-priced item.
 
* On Friday, a rule is added to 1/2 Off awarding a $500 bonus every time a contestant correctly picks a half-priced item.
  
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* Originally scheduled for October 22-26.
 
* Originally scheduled for October 22-26.
* On Monday, the camera angles used at the beginning of Triple Play are changed; instead of shooting Drew and the contestant with the Turntable in the backgroud, the camera shots from Super Ball!! and three-trip Most Expensive are used.
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* On Monday, the camera angles used at the beginning of Triple Play are changed; instead of shooting Drew and the contestant with the Turntable in the background, the camera shots from Super Ball!! and three-trip Most Expensive are used.
 
* On Monday, the blue wall placed by the Turntable during Triple Play is done away with.
 
* On Monday, the blue wall placed by the Turntable during Triple Play is done away with.
 
* On Tuesday, for the first time on the daytime show since February 1, 1999, Lucky $even is played in the second half.
 
* On Tuesday, for the first time on the daytime show since February 1, 1999, Lucky $even is played in the second half.
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* On Tuesday, the opening titles are blue.
 
* On Tuesday, the opening titles are blue.
 
* On Tuesday, the light strips around the Big Doors are blue instead of red during the Showcase Showdowns.
 
* On Tuesday, the light strips around the Big Doors are blue instead of red during the Showcase Showdowns.
* Wednesday's show is a Halloween-themed episode.  The set is decorated; the prize covers in front of Door #1 and Door #3 have special graphics; Drew and the Beauties all appear in costume, as does Roger during the Showcase; Rich announces a large portion of the show as a vampire; most of the camera transitions are replaced with wavy, orange-and-black wipes; all of the "money win" graphics are orange; the light border is replaced with a border depicting a Halloween-ish scene; spooky music replaces all of the car cues and supplants the "Walking" cue during the opening until the first contestant is called; and the opening titles, which are orange and in a different font, read "Boo-tiful Prizes!", "Frightfully Fun!", and "A Spook-tacular Show!".
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* Wednesday's show is themed around Halloween.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* For Wednesday's show, the third line of the opening is extended to, "A special Halloween edition of television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!".
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
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** The light border is replaced with a border depicting a Halloween-ish scene.
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** Spooky music replaces all of the car cues and supplants the "Walking" cue during the opening until the first contestant is called.
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** The opening titles, which are orange and in a different font, read "Boo-tiful Prizes!", "Frightfully Fun!", and "A Spook-tacular Show!".
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** The third line of the opening is extended to, "A special Halloween edition of television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!".
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** Drew and the Beauties all appear in costume, as does Roger during the Showcase.
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** Rich announces a large portion of the show as though he were a vampire.
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** Most of the camera transitions are replaced with wavy, orange-and-black wipes.
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** The Dollar Sign and the Reveal both have special graphics.
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** All of the "money win" graphics are orange.
  
  
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* On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Safe Crackers does not use its "safe interior" prize backdrop.
 
* On Tuesday, Safe Crackers does not use its "safe interior" prize backdrop.
* On Tuesday, Drew starts to do Bob's "37 hours" joke in Range Game but, in his own words, "butchers it;" he has not attempted to do the joke on any other episodes.
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* On Tuesday, the first show taped with the third group of games, Drew attempts to do Bob's "37 hours" joke in Range Game but, in his own words, "butchers it;" it has never been mentioned again since.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for November 12-16.
 
* Originally scheduled for November 12-16.
* Tuesday show features a rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
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* Wednesday's show is the first episode ''taped'' with Drew hosting. During the raucous applause for his first entrance, he assures the audience that, "It's gonna be okay, I swear!"
* Wednesday show is the first episode ''taped'' with Drew hosting.
 
  
  
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* Starting on Monday, the Magic # prop is positioned at a different angle, making its depth more obvious to the viewer.
 
* Starting on Monday, the Magic # prop is positioned at a different angle, making its depth more obvious to the viewer.
 
* On Monday, Wayne Newton appears to help present a trip to Las Vegas in Double Prices.
 
* On Monday, Wayne Newton appears to help present a trip to Las Vegas in Double Prices.
* Tuesday show is Tamiko's first episode.
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* Tuesday's show is Tamiko's first episode.
 
* On Tuesday, the prices and prize labels in Secret "X" are redone with the More or Less font.
 
* On Tuesday, the prices and prize labels in Secret "X" are redone with the More or Less font.
 
* On Wednesday, the Check Game checks are redone.  Most notable among the changes:  The new TPIR logo is pasted in the upper-left corner; the check number changes from 4620 to 1133; and the non-numerical portions of "TODAY, 20NOW" are printed in Dom Casual.
 
* On Wednesday, the Check Game checks are redone.  Most notable among the changes:  The new TPIR logo is pasted in the upper-left corner; the check number changes from 4620 to 1133; and the non-numerical portions of "TODAY, 20NOW" are printed in Dom Casual.
 
* On Wednesday, the grocery prices in Let 'em Roll are changed to the Dom Casual font.
 
* On Wednesday, the grocery prices in Let 'em Roll are changed to the Dom Casual font.
 
* On Wednesday, the white lights in the "2 for the Price of 1" sign are changed to pink.
 
* On Wednesday, the white lights in the "2 for the Price of 1" sign are changed to pink.
* On Thursday, the Barker Silver Dollars in Balance Game are replaced with "Drew Dollars;" these are actually metal slugs with decals on them.
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* On Thursday, the Barker Silver Dollars in Balance Game are replaced with Drew Dollars; unlike the former, which were actual coins, the Drew Dollars are metal slugs with decals on them.
 
* On Friday, the car prices in Five Price Tags are redone in a slightly bulkier font.
 
* On Friday, the car prices in Five Price Tags are redone in a slightly bulkier font.
  
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* Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
 
* Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
* Friday features the first appearance of the "The Prize De-Garbagizer" showcase.
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* Friday's show features the first appearance of the "The Prize De-Garbagizer" showcase.
  
  
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* Beginning on Monday, the creation of pricing game lineups goes back to normal, with each show drawing from the full active rotation minus games Drew has not learned yet and the remaining 18 pricing games gradually trickling back in.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the creation of pricing game lineups goes back to normal, with each show drawing from the full active rotation minus games Drew has not learned yet and the remaining 18 pricing games gradually trickling back in.
 
* On Monday, Pocket ¢hange, Side by Side, and Bullseye return to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Monday, Pocket ¢hange, Side by Side, and Bullseye return to the pricing game rotation.
* On Monday, the envelope holder previously seen on the October 12, 2005, episode returns to Pocket ¢hange.
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* On Monday, the envelope holder previously seen on the October 12, 2005, episode returns to Pocket ¢hange permanently.
* The set is decorated for Christmas beginning on Tuesday.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the set is decorated for Christmas.
 
* The garland border used on Season 34's Christmas shows again replaces the light border in the opening this Tuesday through next Tuesday.
 
* The garland border used on Season 34's Christmas shows again replaces the light border in the opening this Tuesday through next Tuesday.
* On this Tuesday through next Monday, the third line of the opening is extended to, "It's Christmas week on television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!".
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* On this Tuesday through next Monday, the third line of the opening is extended to, "It's Christmas week on television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!"
 
* The opening titles on this Tuesday through next Monday are "Merry Christmas", first in English and then in two other, varying languages.
 
* The opening titles on this Tuesday through next Monday are "Merry Christmas", first in English and then in two other, varying languages.
 
* On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
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* On Monday, Freeze Frame returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Monday, Freeze Frame returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Tuesday only, the first line of the opening is extended to, "It's Christmas Day, and here it comes!"
 
* On Tuesday only, the first line of the opening is extended to, "It's Christmas Day, and here it comes!"
* Tuesday's opening titles are "Christmas Day is here", "Merry Christmas to all!", and "Let the merriment begin!".
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* Tuesday's opening titles are "Christmas Day is here", "Merry Christmas to all!", and "Let the merriment begin!"
 
* Rich is shown on-camera on Tuesday.
 
* Rich is shown on-camera on Tuesday.
 
* The presence on Friday of the same "new" games from Week 13's Monday show is intentional; the two episodes were taped on the same day.
 
* The presence on Friday of the same "new" games from Week 13's Monday show is intentional; the two episodes were taped on the same day.
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* Around this time, the show's logo begins to always slide onto the screen again during the first closed-captioning intro.
 
* Around this time, the show's logo begins to always slide onto the screen again during the first closed-captioning intro.
 
* On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
* In Wednesday's opening, Drew comes through Door #2 carrying his future stepson, Connor.
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* In Wednesday's opening, Drew comes through Door #2 carrying his son, Connor.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
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* On Monday, a telephone ticket plug is introduced; it rotates with the e-ticket plug, appearing on shows that were late Wednesday tapings (under normal circumstances, this translates to once every six episodes).
 
* On Monday, a telephone ticket plug is introduced; it rotates with the e-ticket plug, appearing on shows that were late Wednesday tapings (under normal circumstances, this translates to once every six episodes).
* Monday features a rare appearance of the "The Price Is Right News" showcase.
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* Monday's first showcase is a rare appearance of the long-since-discontinued "The Price Is Right News."
 
* On Tuesday, More or Less returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Tuesday, More or Less returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* As of Tuesday, the car in More or Less is revealed immediately after the first three prizes.
 
* As of Tuesday, the car in More or Less is revealed immediately after the first three prizes.
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* On Monday, Master Key returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Monday, Master Key returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* As of Wednesday, Adam Sandler is promoted to the position of associate producer.
 
* As of Wednesday, Adam Sandler is promoted to the position of associate producer.
* On Wednesday, Check-Out returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the opening titles are altered so that they appear to have orange light shimmering off of them.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the opening titles are altered so that they appear to have orange light shimmering off of them.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, all three opening titles spin back to the center of the screen.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, all three opening titles spin back to the center of the screen.
 
* On Wednesday, the price tag graphics in Clock Game are redone with all white text and a more two-dimensional appearance.
 
* On Wednesday, the price tag graphics in Clock Game are redone with all white text and a more two-dimensional appearance.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
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* On Wednesday, Check-Out returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Wednesday, the prices in Check-Out are redone in the Dom Casual font.
 
* On Wednesday, the prices in Check-Out are redone in the Dom Casual font.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, a thick, black outline is placed around the TPIR logo at the end of the credits on most episodes; the previous version of the logo continues to appear sporadically.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, a thick, black outline is placed around the TPIR logo at the end of the credits on most episodes; the previous version of the logo continues to appear sporadically.
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:* On Monday, Spelling Bee returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
:* On Monday, Spelling Bee returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
:* As of Monday, the cards in Spelling Bee are each worth $1,000.
 
:* As of Monday, the cards in Spelling Bee are each worth $1,000.
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:* In Monday's Now....or Then, the prices for the Yuban coffee and the Phillip's remedy are reversed at the start of the game; they are fixed off-camera before gameplay begins.
 
:* On Tuesday, Bonkers returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
:* On Tuesday, Bonkers returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
:* On Wednesday, Stack the Deck returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
:* On Wednesday, Stack the Deck returns to the pricing game rotation.
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:* One of this week's two playings of Bonus Game -- probably Friday's -- is a substitution for Shell Game.
 
:* One of this week's two playings of Bonus Game -- probably Friday's -- is a substitution for Shell Game.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* MDSs are now shot in HD.
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:* Several changes are made to $1,000,000 Spectaculars beginning with this episode:
:* The format of the MDSs changes beginning with this episode.  The Big Wheel no longer offers $1,000,000; instead, the cash prizes are five times those offered in daytime ($5,000 for the initial dollar, $25,000 for a green section in a bonus spin, and $50,000 for a dollar in a bonus spin).  The $1,000,000 is now offered in the Showcase, where it is awarded as a bonus for achieving a Double Showcase Win; to facilitate this, the Double Showcase range for MDSs is increased to $1,000 or less.  Additionally, one pricing game in each MDS is designated as a "$1,000,000 game;" fulfilling a specified requirement in this game will cause the contestant to win $1,000,000 along with its regular prize.
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:** MDSs are now shot in HD.
:* A music sting and a spinning "$1,000,000" graphic are used when the $1,000,000 game is announced; the sting and graphic are also used when Drew explains how to win the million dollars in the Showcase.  Additionally, the graphic appears if the million dollars is won; in the Showcase, it appears in lieu of the "Double $howcase Winner" graphic.
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:** The Big Wheel no longer offers $1,000,000; instead, the cash prizes are five times those offered in daytime ($5,000 for the initial dollar, $25,000 for a green section in a bonus spin, and $50,000 for a dollar in a bonus spin).  The $1,000,000 is now offered in the Showcase, where it is awarded as a bonus for achieving a Double Showcase Win; to facilitate this, the Double Showcase range for MDSs is increased to $1,000 or less.  Additionally, one pricing game in each MDS is designated as a "$1,000,000 game;" fulfilling a specified requirement in this game will cause the contestant to win $1,000,000 along with its regular prize.
:* A million dollar win prompts the firing of a confetti cannon.
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:** A music sting and a spinning "$1,000,000" graphic are used when the $1,000,000 game is announced; the sting and graphic are also used when Drew explains how to win the million dollars in the Showcase.  Additionally, the graphic appears if the million dollars is won; in the Showcase, it appears in lieu of the "Double $howcase Winner" graphic.
:* The MDS logo is altered to simply feature the "$1,000,000 Spectacular" banner under the "new" logo introduced on the season premiere.  Two versions of this logo exist -- one using the hollow version of the logo from the daytime opening, and one using the filled-in version.  The hollow version appears in the opening and the end of the credits, and the filled-in version appears in the corner of the screen during the consolation prize plugs.
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:** A million dollar win prompts the firing of a confetti cannon.
:* The commercial structure of the MDSs changes again with this episode.  The first Showcase Showdown and fourth game occur within the same act, as do the fifth and sixth games; additionally, depending upon the episode, the second game occurs in the same act as either the first game or the third game.  On this episode, the first and second games are in the same act.
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:** The opening now includes a new light border that is sprinkled with G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
:* Music stings are used when returning from commercial before the second/third game and the fifth game.
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:** The opening spiel becomes, "Tonight, from the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, a very special primetime edition of America's longest-running game show!  Fabulous cars, amazing prizes, and millions of dollars can all be won tonight on The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular!"
:* The show's theme plays briefly at the end of the first Showcase Showdown before Drew throws to Rich to begin Act 4.
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:** The MDS logo is altered to simply feature the "$1,000,000 Spectacular" banner under the Carey logo introduced on the season premiere.  Two versions of this logo exist -- one using the hollow version of the logo from the daytime opening, and one using the filled-in version.  The hollow version appears in the opening and the end of the credits, and the filled-in version appears in the corner of the screen during the consolation prize plugs.
:* On MDSs, the Big Doors have a pattern of alternating light and dark squares that each contain, respectively, dark and light squares; their color schemes are the same as those of the daytime doors.  The asterisk blocks on each door have their purple backgrounds replaced with the main color from that door; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
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:** Drew is introduced as "The star of The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular."
:* The logo on the Big Doors is the daytime logo with black borders and "light bulbs" drawn around its edges; "$1,000,000 Spectacular" is no longer present on the doors.
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:** Drew wears a tuxedo.
:* On MDSs, the Turntable walls have a dark blue color scheme instead of the purples found on the daytime show; the classic logo found on the turning panel is replaced with a marbled, silver Pricedown dollar sign.
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:** The Big Doors have a pattern of alternating light and dark squares that each contain, respectively, dark and light squares; their color schemes are the same as those of the daytime doors.  The asterisk blocks on each door have their purple backgrounds replaced with the main color from that door; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
:* On MDSs, the stage floor is now covered with a reflective black surface; this flooring conceals the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
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:** The logo on the Big Doors is the daytime logo with black borders and "light bulbs" drawn around its edges; "$1,000,000 Spectacular" is no longer present on the doors.
:* On MDSs, a strip of chase lights is placed along the floor at the edge of the stage.
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:** The stars that are shone on the Big Doors are no longer replaced with dollar signs during Showcase Showdowns; additionally, the stars are now shone only on the white area surrounding the doors.
:* On MDSs, the audience curtains, minus the lights and shapes, are extended all the way to the Turntable to conceal the producers' table.
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:** The stage floor is covered with a reflective, black surface; this flooring conceals the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
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:** The Turntable walls have a dark blue color scheme instead of the purples found on the daytime show; the classic logo found on the turning panel is replaced with a marbled, silver, Pricedown dollar sign.
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:** A strip of chase lights is placed along the floor at the edge of the stage.
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:** The audience curtains, minus the lights and shapes, are extended all the way to the Turntable to conceal the producers' table.
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:** The first Showcase Showdown and fourth game now occur within the same act, as do the fifth and sixth games; additionally, depending upon the episode, the second game occurs in the same act as either the first game or the third game.
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:** Music stings are used when returning from commercial before the second/third game and the fifth game.
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:** The separator in the Big Wheel split-screen shot is a shiny gold instead of a plain yellow.
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:** The show's theme plays briefly at the end of the first Showcase Showdown before Drew throws to Rich to begin Act 4.
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:** MDSs no longer have mid-show bumpers.
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:** The first and third wipes during the consolation prize plugs has vertical portions of the screen flipping over one by one from left to right, similar to the Plinko sign; the second wipe has the entire screen flipping over, a la the price panels in That's Too Much!.  The background seen during the second wipe is the same one used on the daytime show, albeit purple instead of blue.  The first and third wipes were changed prior to this taping on the daytime show; they make their first appearance there next Monday when the tapedates catch up.
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:** The third wipe in the consolation prize plugs goes to a wide shot of the audience as Rich announces, "Remember, there's another chance at a million dollars coming up...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"  After this, the screen wipes to the Big Wheel.
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:** The nighttime Showcase podiums have had their edges redone the same way as the daytime podiums, except for the portion around the word "Showcase."  The main part of the podiums now has the new MDS logo on a solid light blue background.  Unlike their daytime counterparts, the nighttime showcase description cards have not had their font changed.
 
:* This set of MDSs, which runs through #029SP, uses five Barker's Beauties.
 
:* This set of MDSs, which runs through #029SP, uses five Barker's Beauties.
:* On MDSs, Drew wears a tuxedo.
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:* On this episode, the first and second games are in the same act.
:* The opening of the MDSs now includes a new light border that is sprinkled with Goodson-Todman asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
 
:* The stars that are shone on the Big Doors are no longer replaced with dollar signs during Showcase Showdowns; additionally, the stars are now shone only on the white area surrounding the doors.
 
:* The opening spiel for the MDSs is now, "Tonight, from the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, a very special primetime edition of America's longest-running game show!  Fabulous cars, amazing prizes, and millions of dollars can all be won tonight on The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular!"
 
:* On MDSs, Drew is introduced as "The star of The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular."
 
:* On MDSs, the separator in the Big Wheel split-screen shot is a shiny gold instead of a plain yellow.
 
:* MDSs no longer have mid-show bumpers.
 
:* The first and third wipes during the consolation prize plugs has vertical portions of the screen flipping over one by one from left to right, similar to the Plinko sign; the second wipe has the entire screen flipping over, a la the price panels in That's Too Much!.  The background seen during the second wipe is the same one used on the daytime show, albeit purple instead of blue.  The first and third wipes were changed prior to this taping on the daytime show; they make their first appearance there next Monday when the tapedates catch up.
 
:* The third wipe in the consolation prize plugs goes to a wide shot of the audience as Rich announces, "Remember, there's another chance at a million dollars coming up...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"  After this, the screen wipes to the Big Wheel.
 
:* The nighttime Showcase podiums have had their edges redone the same way as the daytime podiums, except for the portion around the word "Showcase."  The main part of the podiums now has the new MDS logo on a solid light blue background.
 
:* Unlike their daytime counterparts, the nighttime showcase description cards have not had their font changed.
 
 
:* During this MDS's opening only, confetti cannons are fired as Drew greets the audience.
 
:* During this MDS's opening only, confetti cannons are fired as Drew greets the audience.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is One Away.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is getting the car's price right on the first turn.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is One Away.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is getting the car's price right on the first turn.
:* On MDS, Push Over is played for a car.
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:* Push Over is played for a car.
  
  
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:* On Thursday, the hypocycloid background that appeared behind the phone number on the first three appearances of the telephone ticket plug is done away with.
 
:* On Thursday, the hypocycloid background that appeared behind the phone number on the first three appearances of the telephone ticket plug is done away with.
 
:* On Friday, for no apparent reason, Check Game's think cue is used in Push Over.
 
:* On Friday, for no apparent reason, Check Game's think cue is used in Push Over.
:* On Friday, Joker was scheduled to re-enter the pricing game rotation; however, after the lineup was made, Roger decided to retire it, and Bonus Game was played in its place.
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:* On Friday, Joker was originally scheduled to re-enter the pricing game rotation; however, after the lineup was made, Roger decided to retire it, and Bonus Game was played in its place.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* On MDS, Triple Play does not use its standard car cues or its logo wipe.
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:* Triple Play does not use its standard car cues or its logo wipe.
:* On MDS, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
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:* The prices and grocery labels in It's in the Bag are redone in the Dom Casual font; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
:* On MDS, the prices and grocery labels in It's in the Bag are redone in the Dom Casual font; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
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:* The "$150 Range" text on Range Game's rangefinder is redone in the More or Less font; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
:* On MDS, the "$150 Range" text on Range Game's rangefinder is redone in the More or Less font; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Safe Crackers, which is played for a car.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is to win the game and then risk the prizes by playing the game again with the price of the car, with the stipulation that numbers ''can'' repeat (although as it turned out, none did).  For this format, the total value of the prize package is not revealed, and a second set of dials is added to the upper part of the door; the dials are revealed if the contestant succeeds in opening the safe the first time.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Safe Crackers.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is to win the game and then risk the prizes by playing the game again with the price of the car, with the stipulation that numbers ''can'' repeat (although as it turned out, none did).  For this format, the total value of the prize package is not revealed, and a second set of dials is added to the upper part of the door; the dials are revealed if the contestant succeeds in opening the safe the first time.
 
  
  
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:* During Tuesday's Step Up, Drew states that he has now learned "all 75 games;" this now-incorrect count was given to him before Poker Game and Joker were retired.
 
:* During Tuesday's Step Up, Drew states that he has now learned "all 75 games;" this now-incorrect count was given to him before Poker Game and Joker were retired.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* On MDS, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Clock Game.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game within ten seconds; such a win technically awards $1,005,000, as the standard nighttime bonus of $5,000 for winning the game is still present.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Clock Game.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game within ten seconds; such a win occurs in addition to the awarding of the standard $5,000 bonus.
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:* Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  
  
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* MDS 20 (#027SP) airs on the night of Friday, February 29; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
 
* MDS 20 (#027SP) airs on the night of Friday, February 29; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
 
: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
:* Tuesday show is Drew's 100th episode.
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:* Tuesday's show is Drew's 100th episode.
 
:* On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5.
 
:* On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5.
 
:* For six episodes beginning this Wednesday, four Beauties appear on each show.
 
:* For six episodes beginning this Wednesday, four Beauties appear on each show.
 
:* On Wednesday, the MDS light border and the color-coordinated G-T asterisk boxes on the Big Doors are adopted on the daytime show.
 
:* On Wednesday, the MDS light border and the color-coordinated G-T asterisk boxes on the Big Doors are adopted on the daytime show.
 
:* On Wednesday only, the orange portions of the opening titles become a "hot" shade of white.
 
:* On Wednesday only, the orange portions of the opening titles become a "hot" shade of white.
:* On Thursday, the opening title graphics last seen on February 12 return; their color now changes from day to day.
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:* On Thursday, the opening title graphics last seen on February 12 return; their color now changes from day to day.  Despite this reversion, all three titles continue to spin back toward the center of the screen.
 
:* On Thursday, for no apparent reason, That's Too Much! uses Line em Up's think music.
 
:* On Thursday, for no apparent reason, That's Too Much! uses Line em Up's think music.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* On MDS, Range Game and Grocery Game are both played for cars.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
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:* Range Game and Grocery Game are both played for a car.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Range Game.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is guessing the prize's price exactly; the contestant may only choose from the prices covered by the rangefinder after pressing the button.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Range Game.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is guessing the prize's price exactly; the contestant may only choose from the prices covered by the rangefinder after pressing the button.
  
  
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* On Tuesday only, the version of the show's logo displayed at the end of the credits is the one that appeared on the Big Doors in Seasons 25-29.
 
* On Tuesday only, the version of the show's logo displayed at the end of the credits is the one that appeared on the Big Doors in Seasons 25-29.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the "$10,000" graphic in Grand Game is red instead of green.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the "$10,000" graphic in Grand Game is red instead of green.
* Wednesday features the final appearance of the "Salute to the Four Seasons" showcase.
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* Wednesday's show features the final appearance of the "Salute to the Four Seasons" showcase.
* During the credits on Wednesday, a cake is brought out for Gwendolyn, who goes on maternity leave after this episode.
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* Wednesday is Gwendolyn's last episode before going on maternity leave; a cake is brought out for her during the credits.
  
  
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* On Monday, for no apparent reason, the Big Wheel is staged nearly flush against the Big Doors.
 
* On Monday, for no apparent reason, the Big Wheel is staged nearly flush against the Big Doors.
 
* On Monday, the telephone ticket plug moves to early Monday tapings.
 
* On Monday, the telephone ticket plug moves to early Monday tapings.
* Monday show is Amber's first episode.
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* Monday's show is Amber's first episode.
 
* On Thursday, It's in the Bag's new Dom Casual price and grocery labels carry over to the daytime show.
 
* On Thursday, It's in the Bag's new Dom Casual price and grocery labels carry over to the daytime show.
  
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
 
:* On this week's shows, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5 or Act 6.
 
:* On this week's shows, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5 or Act 6.
:* Starting on Tuesday, the LED lights around the Big Doors go back to only flashing one color at a time during the opening.
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:* On Tuesday, the LED lights around the Big Doors go back to only flashing one color at a time during the opening.
 
:* On Tuesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
 
:* On Tuesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
:* Tuesday show features an April Fool's showcase "designed to make your life much easier" in which all of the prizes are things that don't really exist.  It consists of a stato-intellicator, a high-tech device which will delicate your stordoite cylinder, authenticate as well as organize all of your acetylcolene, and also serve as a beautiful gelatin moulde; a state-of-the-art trans-rebounder, which allows you to apply advanced synticator technology, gives access to the tryptophane right on the exterior housing, and includes an extra-long cord for easy access and reliability; and a trip via baggage class on OCD Air, the airline that gets you there on time even though it's not the cleanest, to exotic Boguslovania, where you can enjoy such tasty national cuisine as tripetarts and view No Way Palace from Shortsight Tower.  The real showcase is a Corvette convertible, making this only the third known showcase in history to consist of only one prize.
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:* Tuesday's show features an April Fool's showcase "designed to make your life much easier" in which all of the prizes are things that don't really exist.  It consists of a stato-intellicator, a high-tech device which will delicate your stordoite cylinder, authenticate as well as organize all of your acetylcolene, and also serve as a beautiful gelatin moulde; a state-of-the-art trans-rebounder, which allows you to apply advanced synticator technology, gives access to the tryptophane right on the exterior housing, and includes an extra-long cord for easy access and reliability; and a trip via baggage class on OCD Air, the airline that gets you there on time even though it's not the cleanest, to exotic Boguslovania, where you can enjoy such tasty national cuisine as tripetarts and view No Way Palace from Shortsight Tower.  The real showcase is a Corvette convertible, making this only the third known showcase in history to consist of only one prize.
 
:* On Tuesday, the version of the credits logo used only sporadically since February 13 returns permanently.
 
:* On Tuesday, the version of the credits logo used only sporadically since February 13 returns permanently.
 
:* On Thursday, the prices, grocery labels, and "$500" flag in Hole in One are redone in the More or Less font.
 
:* On Thursday, the prices, grocery labels, and "$500" flag in Hole in One are redone in the More or Less font.
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:* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
:* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Plinko.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is putting at least three Plinko chips in the $20,000 slot to earn an extra "golden Plinko chip," which must then itself be dropped in the $20,000 slot.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Plinko.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is putting at least three Plinko chips in the center slot to earn an extra "golden Plinko chip," which must then itself be dropped in the center slot.
  
  
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:* On this week's shows, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5 or Act 6.
 
:* On this week's shows, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5 or Act 6.
 
:* On Wednesday, the telephone ticket plug moves from early Monday tapings back to late Wednesday tapings.
 
:* On Wednesday, the telephone ticket plug moves from early Monday tapings back to late Wednesday tapings.
:* Thursday show features an extremely rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
 
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* On MDS, Switch? is played for two cars.
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:* Switch? is played for two cars.
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is 1/2 Off.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game, giving up the $25,000, and finding the $1,000,000 check hidden in one of the 15 remaining boxes.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is 1/2 Off.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game, giving up the $25,000, and finding the $1,000,000 check hidden in one of the 15 remaining boxes.  If the game is won, Door #2 closes briefly and then reopens with the eliminated boxes popped back up.
 
:* MDS is the first show ''taped'' with the Hole in One set changes from last Thursday's daytime show.
 
:* MDS is the first show ''taped'' with the Hole in One set changes from last Thursday's daytime show.
:* On MDS, Hole in One's nighttime "$1,000" flag is redone with the More or Less font and a darker color scheme similar to that of the original "$500" flag.
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:* As on the '86 Specials, Hole in One's bonus for getting the groceries exactly right is increased to $1,000 for MDSs only.
:* On MDS, a Jaguar is offered; this is the first foreign car to appear on the show in approximately 15 years.
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:* The "$1,000" flag used for Hole in One on this episode is written in the More or Less font and has a darker color scheme similar to that of the original "$500" flag.  As Hole in One is not played on any other MDSs, this is the only time this prop is used.
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:* On this episode, a Jaguar is offered; this is the first foreign car to appear on the show in approximately 15 years.
  
  
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:* Drew is now introduced on MDSs simply as "The star of The Price Is Right."
 
:* Drew is now introduced on MDSs simply as "The star of The Price Is Right."
 
:* On this set of MDSs, a spotlight is shone on Drew as he comes through the Big Doors.
 
:* On this set of MDSs, a spotlight is shone on Drew as he comes through the Big Doors.
:* Starting on this MDS, when Drew comes through the Big Doors, all of the Beauties except for whoever is handing of the microphone join him and accompany him across the stage.
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:* Starting on this MDS, when Drew comes through the Big Doors, all of the Beauties except for whoever is handing off the microphone join him and accompany him across the stage.
 
:* The "$1,000,000" graphic now slides onto the screen from the right; it is also accompanied by a different piece of music than before.
 
:* The "$1,000,000" graphic now slides onto the screen from the right; it is also accompanied by a different piece of music than before.
 
:* As of this MDS, the show's theme no longer plays at the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
 
:* As of this MDS, the show's theme no longer plays at the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
 
:* Beginning on this MDS, trip videos formatted for fullscreen display a graphic of the silver dollar sign and dark blue squares from the Turntable wall in the areas of the screen only visible in widescreen; this carries over to the daytime show when it begins broadcasting in HD next season.
 
:* Beginning on this MDS, trip videos formatted for fullscreen display a graphic of the silver dollar sign and dark blue squares from the Turntable wall in the areas of the screen only visible in widescreen; this carries over to the daytime show when it begins broadcasting in HD next season.
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
:* On MDS, Double Prices is played for a car.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Cover Up.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game on the first turn.
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:* Double Prices is played for a car.
 
:* Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed to, "Don't forget, somebody could still win a million dollars!  And now, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"
 
:* Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed to, "Don't forget, somebody could still win a million dollars!  And now, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"
 
:* The primetime Double Showcase range is reduced to $500 or less.
 
:* The primetime Double Showcase range is reduced to $500 or less.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Cover Up.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game on the first turn.
 
  
  
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:* On Wednesday, the show begins offering Hondas manufactured in the US on a regular basis again; for the time being, these remain the only foreign cars used.
 
:* On Wednesday, the show begins offering Hondas manufactured in the US on a regular basis again; for the time being, these remain the only foreign cars used.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same half as the third game.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same half as the third game.
:* As of this MDS, Punch a Bunch's primetime top prize is increased to $50,000.
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:* For this MDS, Punch a Bunch's primetime top prize is increased to $50,000.
:* As of this MDS, Punch a Bunch's nighttime slip distribution is completely redone.  There is now one $50,000 slip; three $25,000 slips; 10 $5,000 slips; and 12 slips each of $1,000, $500, and $100.  Additionally, four of the slips now have a "Second Chance" on them; which ones is not known.
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:* For this MDS, Punch a Bunch's nighttime slip distribution is completely redone.  There is now one $50,000 slip; three $25,000 slips; 10 $5,000 slips; and 12 slips each of $1,000, $500, and $100.  Additionally, four of the slips now have a "Second Chance" on them; which ones is not known.
:* On MDS, the dollar signs on the hole covers in Punch a Bunch are redone in the Pricedown font; this change does not immediately carry over to the daytime show.
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:* The dollar signs on the hole covers in Punch a Bunch are redone in the Pricedown font; this change later carries over to the daytime show, although it does not occur immediately.
:* On MDS, Grocery Game is played for three rooms of furniture, using all three Big Doors.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Punch a Bunch.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is finding the $50,000 slip on the first punch.
:* On MDS, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
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:* Grocery Game is played for three rooms of furniture, using all three Big Doors.
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:* Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
:* Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed again, this time to, "Don't forget, somebody could still win a million dollars tonight...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"
 
:* Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed again, this time to, "Don't forget, somebody could still win a million dollars tonight...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Punch a Bunch.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is finding the $50,000 slip on the first punch.
 
  
  
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:* On this week's shows, Drew plugs this or next week's MDS at the beginning of Act 5 or 6.
 
:* On this week's shows, Drew plugs this or next week's MDS at the beginning of Act 5 or 6.
 
:* On Tuesday, the prize labels and corresponding prices in Take Two are redone in a smaller font.
 
:* On Tuesday, the prize labels and corresponding prices in Take Two are redone in a smaller font.
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:* On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
:* On Tuesday, the LED lights around the Big Doors begin to change colors during the credits again.
 
:* On Tuesday, the LED lights around the Big Doors begin to change colors during the credits again.
:* On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
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:* Beginning on Thursday, Hi Lo is concealed behind the Giant Price Tag; the game is no longer revealed before its prize.  The counter is also placed at a different angle to accommodate its new staging.
:* As of Thursday, Hi Lo is concealed behind the Giant Price Tag; the game is no longer revealed before its prize.
 
 
:* On Friday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
 
:* On Friday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
:* Starting on this MDS, Drew is not accompanied during the opening by the Beauties who are assigned to model the first Item up for Bids.
 
:* Starting on this MDS, Drew is not accompanied during the opening by the Beauties who are assigned to model the first Item up for Bids.
:* On MDS, 1 Wrong Price is played for three cars -- specifically, three different models of the Mini Cooper.
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:* 1 Wrong Price is played for three cars -- specifically, three different models of the Mini Cooper. The game uses its normal staging, with all three cars behind Door #2.
:* On this MDS, 1 Wrong Price uses its normal staging, with all three cars behind Door #2.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Plinko.
 
:* Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed yet again, this time to, "Don't forget, someone could still win $1,000,000...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"
 
:* Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed yet again, this time to, "Don't forget, someone could still win $1,000,000...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Plinko.
 
  
  
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:* On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Drew plugs Wednesday night's MDS at the start of Act 5.
 
:* On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Drew plugs Wednesday night's MDS at the start of Act 5.
 
:* On Wednesday, the stars displayed above the Big Doors are changed to Pricedown dollar signs.
 
:* On Wednesday, the stars displayed above the Big Doors are changed to Pricedown dollar signs.
:* On Friday, the symbols above the doors change again, this time to Goodson-Todman asterisks.
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:* On Friday, the symbols above the doors change again, this time to G-T asterisks.
 
:* On Friday, the fronts of the tees in Hole in One become yellow again, and the golf balls are removed from the base of the sign.
 
:* On Friday, the fronts of the tees in Hole in One become yellow again, and the golf balls are removed from the base of the sign.
:* Friday features the final appearance of the "The Prize De-Garbagizer" showcase.
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:* Friday features the third and final appearance of the "The Prize De-Garbagizer" showcase.
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
:* This MDS opens with the million dollar winners from MDSs 17, 19, and 21 being shown one at a time, holding giant checks for $1,000,000 and saying, "My name is (insert name), and I won a million dollars on The Price Is Right," as the theme plays.  The three are then shown together saying, "We did it; so can you!  Come on down!"  After this, the show cuts to the standard opening.  Logically, this segment should have appeared at the beginning of episode #030SP; it was presumably attached to this program because it was the first show from this set of MDSs to air on CBS.
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:* This episodes opens with the million dollar winners from MDSs 17, 19, and 21 being shown one at a time, holding giant checks for $1,000,000 and saying, "My name is (insert name), and I won a million dollars on The Price Is Right," as the theme plays.  The three are then shown together saying, "We did it; so can you!  Come on down!"  After this, the show cuts to the standard opening.  Logically, this segment should have appeared at the beginning of episode #030SP; it was presumably attached to this program because it was the first show from this set of MDSs to air on CBS.
:* On this MDS, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
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:* On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
:* This MDS's $1,000,000 game is Switcheroo.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is getting everything right on the first turn.
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:* The $1,000,000 game is Switcheroo.  The requirement for winning the million dollars is getting everything right on the first turn.
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:* During Pathfinder, a part of the price display normally only visible during Add 'em Up is seen thanks to an unusual camera angle.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 32 (1,434 – 435xK)</u>:''' May 26-30
 
<u>'''Week 32 (1,434 – 435xK)</u>:''' May 26-30
  
* Thursday show features the final playing of Buy or Sell.
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* Thursday's show features the final playing of Buy or Sell.
 
* On Thursday, instead of flashing at varying degrees of brightness during the opening and the credits, the lights on the audience curtains flash completely off.
 
* On Thursday, instead of flashing at varying degrees of brightness during the opening and the credits, the lights on the audience curtains flash completely off.
* Beginning on Thursday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks over the Big Doors are bathed in orange light.
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* Beginning on Thursday, the G-T asterisks over the Big Doors are bathed in orange light.
 
* On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  
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<u>'''Week 33 (1,435 – 436xK)</u>:''' June 2-6
 
<u>'''Week 33 (1,435 – 436xK)</u>:''' June 2-6
  
* Monday show features the 1,000th playing of 1 Right Price.
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* Monday's show features the 1,000th playing of 1 Right Price.
* On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch's Pricedown dollar signs from MDS 24 are brought to the daytime show; the dollar signs are now purple.
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* On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch's Pricedown dollar signs from MDS 24 are brought to the daytime show; the dollar signs are now purple instead of yellow.
 
* On Friday, Shane returns from her maternity leave.
 
* On Friday, Shane returns from her maternity leave.
  
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<u>'''Week 34 (1,436 – 437xK)</u>:''' June 9-13
 
<u>'''Week 34 (1,436 – 437xK)</u>:''' June 9-13
  
* Beginning on Tuesday, the hypocycloid background seen in the consolation prize plugs uses different color schemes on different episodes, although it still appears to be blue the majority of the time.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the hypocycloid background seen in the consolation prize plugs uses different color schemes on different episodes, although it is still blue the majority of the time.
 
* On Friday, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team appears during the Showcase to help present a trip to Greece, where they played in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
 
* On Friday, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team appears during the Showcase to help present a trip to Greece, where they played in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
  
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* Beginning on Wednesday, the graphical logos seen in the opening, the closed-captioning plugs, and the consolation prize plugs are somewhat larger and crisper; this is likely a by-product of the transition to HD.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the graphical logos seen in the opening, the closed-captioning plugs, and the consolation prize plugs are somewhat larger and crisper; this is likely a by-product of the transition to HD.
 
* On Wednesday, a new wall panel is added at the far left of the Turntable that can be opened and closed to reveal or block the producers' table.
 
* On Wednesday, a new wall panel is added at the far left of the Turntable that can be opened and closed to reveal or block the producers' table.
* On Wednesday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks displayed above the Big Doors are again changed to Pricedown dollar signs; additionally, the orange lights that previously shone against that area are done away with.
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* On Wednesday, the G-T asterisks displayed above the Big Doors are again changed to Pricedown dollar signs; additionally, the orange lights that previously shone against that area are done away with.
* On Wednesday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are absent.
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* On Wednesday, the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are absent.
* On Wednesday, an extra bracket is added the platform that holds the keys in Master Key, presumably to keep them from swinging.
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* On Wednesday, an extra bracket is added to the platform that holds the keys in Master Key, presumably to keep them from swinging.
 
* On Wednesday, the transition between the first two consolation prizes is replaced with the version used on the MDSs.
 
* On Wednesday, the transition between the first two consolation prizes is replaced with the version used on the MDSs.
 
* On Wednesday, the yellow separator seen in the Big Wheel split-screen shot is replaced with the gold separator from the MDSs.
 
* On Wednesday, the yellow separator seen in the Big Wheel split-screen shot is replaced with the gold separator from the MDSs.
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* On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, the "$50,000" graphic in Plinko is changed to the same font as the other "money win" graphics; it remains green.
 
* On Thursday, the "$50,000" graphic in Plinko is changed to the same font as the other "money win" graphics; it remains green.
* On Friday, the set is decorated for Independence Day; additionally, fireworks are displayed above the Big Doors instead of Pricedown dollar signs.
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* Friday's show is themed around Independence Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* Friday's opening uses a graphic of a flapping American flag in place of the light border; the graphic is outside of a "frame" with chasing streaks of white and blue.
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** The set is decorated for the holiday, and fireworks are displayed above the Big Doors instead of Pricedown dollar signs.
* Friday's opening speil is, "It's the Fourth of July.  Happy birthday, America!  Let's celebrate with television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!  The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
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** The opening uses a graphic of a flapping American flag in place of the light border; the graphic is outside of a "frame" with chasing streaks of white and blue.
* Friday's show opens to the sounds of "Stars and Stripes Forever;" "Walking" begins playing shortly after Rich calls the first contestant.
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** The opening spiel is, "It's the Fourth of July.  Happy birthday, America!  Let's celebrate with television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!  The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
* Friday's opening titles are "Happy Birthday America!", "Light the Fireworks!", and "232 Years and Still Going Strong!"
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** The show opens to the sounds of "Stars and Stripes Forever;" "Walking" begins playing shortly after Rich calls the first contestant.
* Friday's opening titles are red with white light shimmering off of them.
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** The opening titles are "Happy Birthday America!", "Light the Fireworks!", and "232 Years and Still Going Strong!"
* On Friday, presumably as a reference to the American flag, the star wipe seen during Bob's entrance from the late '80s through the start of Season 31 is used as transition a number of times throughout the show.
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** The opening titles are red with white light shimmering off of them.
 +
** Presumably as a reference to the American flag, the star wipe seen during Bob's entrance from the late '80s through the start of Season 31 is used as transition a number of times throughout the show.
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** The flag graphic from the opening, no longer in motion, is also used as a background during the consolation prize plugs.
 
* Beginning on Friday, the "extra" panel of the Turntable wall, which as of Wednesday is no longer the leftmost panel, is covered with a yellow audience curtain.
 
* Beginning on Friday, the "extra" panel of the Turntable wall, which as of Wednesday is no longer the leftmost panel, is covered with a yellow audience curtain.
* On Friday, the flag graphic from the opening, no longer in motion, is also used as a background during the consolation prize plugs.
 
  
  
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* Beginning on Monday, the daytime show is broadcast in HD.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the daytime show is broadcast in HD.
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* On Monday, Mike Richards is added to the staff as Syd's co-executive producer.
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* In Monday's opening, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with "The first show of our 37th year on CBS!"
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* Monday's opening titles are "37 Years!", "Now In High-Definition", and "Better Than Ever!".
 
* Beginning on Monday, the Big Doors and Turntable walls from the MDSs are used on the daytime show.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the Big Doors and Turntable walls from the MDSs are used on the daytime show.
 
* On this week's shows, the set is decorated for the start of the new season.
 
* On this week's shows, the set is decorated for the start of the new season.
* On Monday, Mike Richards is added to the staff as Syd's co-executive producer.
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* As of Monday, the light strips around the Big Doors remain light blue through the entire show except for the Showcase Showdowns, during which they still turn red; this lasts until sometime in the spring.
* Monday show features the debut of Gas Money.
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* On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three cars; the game's standard prize backdrops are not present on this playing.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Gas Money.
 
* Roger had originally planned to introduce a new pricing game every day this week; however, budget issues with CBS ended up causing all of them besides Gas Money to be cancelled (although Tuesday's game, Do the Math, ''would'' ultimately be introduced during Season 42).
 
* Roger had originally planned to introduce a new pricing game every day this week; however, budget issues with CBS ended up causing all of them besides Gas Money to be cancelled (although Tuesday's game, Do the Math, ''would'' ultimately be introduced during Season 42).
 
* Gas Money was originally played by having the contestant guess the car's price first, and then eliminate the remaining prices one at a time.
 
* Gas Money was originally played by having the contestant guess the car's price first, and then eliminate the remaining prices one at a time.
* In Monday's opening, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with "The first show of our 37th year on CBS!"
 
* Monday's opening titles are "37 Years!", "Now In High-Definition", and "Better Than Ever!".
 
* As of Monday, the light strips around the Big Doors remain light blue through the entire show except for the Showcase Showdowns, during which they are still red; this lasts until a point in the spring that I have not yet been able to determine.
 
* On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three cars; the game's standard prize backdrops are not present on this playing.
 
 
* Beginning on Monday, the logo spins into position as it slides onto the screen during the first closed-captioning intro.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the logo spins into position as it slides onto the screen during the first closed-captioning intro.
* On Monday, the Big Wheel is redone, with the lights, space separators, and split-screen separator in silver and the numbers in a slightly different font; additionally, the borders are redone with an orange version of the Turntable wall, complete with a silver dollar sign (albeit studded, not flat) on each side.  Also, the scoreboard is now attached to the wall itself instead of being at the top of a post.  In addition, a new, rectangular Showcase Showdown carpet is introduced, with red and orange squares around the edges and an orange Goodson-Todman asterisk under the scoreboard.
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* On Monday, the Big Wheel is redone, with the lights, space separators, and split-screen separator in silver and the numbers in a slightly different font; additionally, the borders are redone with a red-orange version of the Turntable wall, complete with a silver dollar sign (albeit studded, not flat) on each side.  Also, the scoreboard is now attached to the wall itself instead of being at the top of a post.  In addition, a new, rectangular Showcase Showdown carpet is introduced, with red and orange squares around the edges and an orange G-T asterisk under the scoreboard.
 
* On Monday, the cash awards for bonus spins in the Showcase Showdown are increased; the green sections are now worth $10,000, and the dollar is worth $25,000.
 
* On Monday, the cash awards for bonus spins in the Showcase Showdown are increased; the green sections are now worth $10,000, and the dollar is worth $25,000.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the "Turntable wall" graphics shown in the widescreen-only portion of the screen during trip videos carry over to the daytime show; they are also used during the e-ticket plug.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the "Turntable wall" graphics shown in the widescreen-only portion of the screen during trip videos carry over to the daytime show; they are also used during the e-ticket plug.
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* On Monday only, the first and third transitions during the consolation prize plugs use a wipe in an "X" pattern.
 
* On Monday only, the first and third transitions during the consolation prize plugs use a wipe in an "X" pattern.
 
* Mike Richards is not on staff for any shows this week except for Tuesday's, as most of the week was taped before he was hired; however, his name appears to have been edited into some of their credit rolls despite this.
 
* Mike Richards is not on staff for any shows this week except for Tuesday's, as most of the week was taped before he was hired; however, his name appears to have been edited into some of their credit rolls despite this.
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* On Tuesday, a silhouette of a car is added behind Gas Money's prices.
 
* On Tuesday, Grocery Game's prices are redone in the More or Less font.
 
* On Tuesday, Grocery Game's prices are redone in the More or Less font.
 
* On Tuesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
* On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch's top prize is increased to $25,000; this is accomplished by replacing one of the $10,000 slips with a $25,000 slip.
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* On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch's top prize is increased to $25,000, with one of the $10,000 slips being changed to a $25,000 slip.
 
* On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
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* Originally scheduled for October 6-10.
 
* Originally scheduled for October 6-10.
* Monday show is the last of the episodes with the purple Big Wheel.
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* Mike Richards is not on staff on this week's Monday or Tuesday shows, which were both taped before he was hired.
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* Monday's show is the last of the episodes with the purple Big Wheel.
 
* On Monday, Plinko is accidentally played with a rigged board when a set of guide wires that had been installed to ensure that all the chips dropped during the taping of a commercial would land in $10,000 is not removed before the show; this results in the contestant winning $30,000 before anyone realized what was happening.  This portion of the game was edited out of the show and completely redone with the board set up legitimately; the contestant ''was'' awarded the $30,000, but none of it was counted toward her official winnings for purposes of placement in the Showcase Showdown or the Showcase.
 
* On Monday, Plinko is accidentally played with a rigged board when a set of guide wires that had been installed to ensure that all the chips dropped during the taping of a commercial would land in $10,000 is not removed before the show; this results in the contestant winning $30,000 before anyone realized what was happening.  This portion of the game was edited out of the show and completely redone with the board set up legitimately; the contestant ''was'' awarded the $30,000, but none of it was counted toward her official winnings for purposes of placement in the Showcase Showdown or the Showcase.
 
* On Tuesday, the last show of the taping session with the purple Big Wheel episodes, the Showcase Showdowns utilize the replica of the Big Wheel from the ''The Price Is Right LIVE!'' stage show in Las Vegas while the real Big Wheel is de-purpled and redone with its appearance that debuted in Week 1. The Vegas wheel is best described as a smaller, knock-off-ish duplicate of the real wheel's appearance from the late '80s through the end of Season 36.
 
* On Tuesday, the last show of the taping session with the purple Big Wheel episodes, the Showcase Showdowns utilize the replica of the Big Wheel from the ''The Price Is Right LIVE!'' stage show in Las Vegas while the real Big Wheel is de-purpled and redone with its appearance that debuted in Week 1. The Vegas wheel is best described as a smaller, knock-off-ish duplicate of the real wheel's appearance from the late '80s through the end of Season 36.
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* On Tuesday, probably due to the absence of the real Big Wheel, the wheel's beeps are badly out of synch and are clearly being controlled from the sound effects booth.
 
* On Tuesday, probably due to the absence of the real Big Wheel, the wheel's beeps are badly out of synch and are clearly being controlled from the sound effects booth.
 
* On Wednesday, the Big Wheel's appearance and graphics from Week 1 return permanently.
 
* On Wednesday, the Big Wheel's appearance and graphics from Week 1 return permanently.
* Mike Richards is not on staff on this week's Monday or Tuesday shows, which were both taped before he was hired.
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* For two playings beginning on Thursday, 3 Strikes stops being played for luxury cars.
* Beginning on Thursday, the first number in the car's price in 3 Strikes is revealed at the beginning of the game.
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* For two playings beginning on Thursday, the first number in the car's price in 3 Strikes is revealed at the beginning of the game.
 
* On Thursday, for the first time since February 20, 1998, 3 Strikes is played with all three strike chips; this was intended to be a permanent change but ended up only happening on one episode.
 
* On Thursday, for the first time since February 20, 1998, 3 Strikes is played with all three strike chips; this was intended to be a permanent change but ended up only happening on one episode.
* On Thursday, 3 Strikes briefly stops being played for luxury cars.
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* Beginning on Friday, the opening titles having spinning rays of light radiating from their centers.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
* Beginning on Friday, the opening titles having spinning rays of light radiating from their centers.
 
 
* Beginning on Friday, Rich is frequently involved on-camera in the Showcase.
 
* Beginning on Friday, Rich is frequently involved on-camera in the Showcase.
  
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* Originally scheduled for October 13-17.
 
* Originally scheduled for October 13-17.
* Tuesday show has Season 37's only playing of Triple Play.
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* Tuesday's show has Season 37's only playing of Triple Play.
 
* On Tuesday, after the first two games are lost, Drew promises the third onstage contestant, a college student studying the piano, that he'll let him play the piano later in the show if he wins his game; he does win, and Drew indeed lets him play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" as the commercial outro for the first part of the Showcase.
 
* On Tuesday, after the first two games are lost, Drew promises the third onstage contestant, a college student studying the piano, that he'll let him play the piano later in the show if he wins his game; he does win, and Drew indeed lets him play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" as the commercial outro for the first part of the Showcase.
* Tuesday's show features a showcase that involves Rich reading prize descriptions under ridiculous circumstances; as a followup to this, Rich signs off from the show with his lungs filled with helium.
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* Tuesday's show features a showcase that involves Rich reading prize descriptions under ridiculous circumstances; he subsequently signs off from the show with his lungs filled with helium.
 
* On Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a car.
* Thursday show features the final playing of the game known for most of its existence as Barker's Marker$.
 
 
* On Thursday, the Showcase Showdown's split-screen separator graphic changes back to gold.
 
* On Thursday, the Showcase Showdown's split-screen separator graphic changes back to gold.
* On Thursday, Drew explains Barker's Marker$/Make Your Mark incorrectly, stating that the contestant will win the $500 regardless of the game's outcome as long as he does not move the third marker; in lieu of having to inform him of his mistake, the staff declares his faulty description to be the "new rules" in the middle of the taping.  This incident was directly responsible for the game's retirement following this episode.
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* Thursday's show features the final playing of Barker's Marker$/Make Your Mark.
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* On Thursday, Drew explains Make Your Mark incorrectly, stating that the contestant will win the $500 regardless of the game's outcome as long as he does not move the third marker; in lieu of having to inform him of his mistake, the staff declares his faulty description to be the "new rules" in the middle of the taping.  This incident was directly responsible for the game's retirement following this episode.
 
* Starting on Thursday, the first part of the Showcase opens with a close-up of the right-hand "The Price Is Right" sign behind the audience followed by a pan of the audience, accompanied by music; the pan is followed by a dissolve to the Turntable.
 
* Starting on Thursday, the first part of the Showcase opens with a close-up of the right-hand "The Price Is Right" sign behind the audience followed by a pan of the audience, accompanied by music; the pan is followed by a dissolve to the Turntable.
* On Friday, the above change is also added to the second part of the Showcase, although it is not accompanied by music.
 
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
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* On Friday, the same change made to the first part of the Showcase on Thursday is made to the second part of the Showcase, albeit with no music.
 
* On Monday, October 13, a "Win at Home" contest begins in which a prize is shown for viewers to bid on after Act 3 three days per week; viewers enter the contest via touch-tone phones.  The contest is also plugged in an onscreen graphic that appears during the second Showcase Showdown.  Due to shows airing out of order, no episodes from this week were actually broadcast the week of October 13, and as such, none of them feature the contest; however, they would have if the reschedulings caused by the purple Big Wheel had not occurred.
 
* On Monday, October 13, a "Win at Home" contest begins in which a prize is shown for viewers to bid on after Act 3 three days per week; viewers enter the contest via touch-tone phones.  The contest is also plugged in an onscreen graphic that appears during the second Showcase Showdown.  Due to shows airing out of order, no episodes from this week were actually broadcast the week of October 13, and as such, none of them feature the contest; however, they would have if the reschedulings caused by the purple Big Wheel had not occurred.
  
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* As this week's shows were taped out of order, several changes appear on them that do not take effect permanently until later in the season:
 
* As this week's shows were taped out of order, several changes appear on them that do not take effect permanently until later in the season:
 
** The opening does not utilize the light border.
 
** The opening does not utilize the light border.
** The front of Rich's podium is a green wall with a yellow Goodson-Todman asterisk, similar to the frame of Door #3.
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** The front of Rich's podium is a green wall with a yellow G-T asterisk, similar to the frame of Door #3.
** The Clam is redone with the square pattern from Door #2 and three silver Pricedown dollar signs; additionally, the inside of the Clam receives its most drastic makeover in the show's history, now sporting light-up Goodson-Todman asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds.
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** The Clam is redone with the square pattern from Door #2 and three silver Pricedown dollar signs, and its interior is repainted as something of a neon rainbow; additionally, the Clam's rear wall has lights installed on it, along with light-up G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds.
** The octagonal trip skins are replaced with a trip skin-shaped green screen; this results in the cameras not being able to show Door #3 opening when it conceals a trip.  The edges of the octagons are studded in the same manner as the Showcase podiums.
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** The octagonal trip skins are replaced with a trip skin-shaped green screen; this results in the cameras not being able to show Door #3 opening when it conceals a trip.  Additionally, the edges of the octagons are studded in the same manner as the Showcase podiums.
 
** The logo no longer appears in the first closed-captioning plug.
 
** The logo no longer appears in the first closed-captioning plug.
 
** The logo appears in the upper-right corner during the second closed captioning plug.
 
** The logo appears in the upper-right corner during the second closed captioning plug.
 
** The background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is a large TPIR logo in front of the square pattern from the Turntable wall.
 
** The background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is a large TPIR logo in front of the square pattern from the Turntable wall.
** 4-digit prices are used in Tuesday's Clock Game.
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** 4-digit prices are used in Tuesday's Clock Game; unlike in the Barker era, the contestant is not given a range in which to bid.
 
** The Pass the Buck board on Wednesday's show is altered to have the numbers resting in grooves.
 
** The Pass the Buck board on Wednesday's show is altered to have the numbers resting in grooves.
 
** In Thursday's Plinko, the scoreboard displays "$50,000" during the game's introduction.
 
** In Thursday's Plinko, the scoreboard displays "$50,000" during the game's introduction.
** Friday's Let 'em Roll uses a new set of styrofoam cubes.
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** Friday's Let 'em Roll uses a new set of foam cubes.
* Monday show mark's Manuela's very first appearance on the show; while she does not win the search's voting, she nonetheless becomes a permanent Barker's Beauty later in the season.
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* Monday's show marks Manuela's very first appearance on the show; while she does not win the model search's voting, she nonetheless becomes a permanent Barker's Beauty later in the season.
* Monday show features the infamous "Fried Chicken" showcase.
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* On Monday, in an unusual move, 1 Wrong Price is played for one trip and two physical prizes.  The game uses its normal staging, with the trip appearing on one of the secondary skins.
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* Monday's show features the infamous "Fried Chicken" showcase, whose script consists entirely of Rich asking Drew questions about the prizes and Drew giving the obviously wrong answer of "fried chicken."  The showcase is also referenced multiple times during the Showcase on Tuesday and Wednesday, again entirely by Drew saying "fried chicken" for no apparent reason.
 
* Wednesday's Any Number was originally scheduled as Golden Road.
 
* Wednesday's Any Number was originally scheduled as Golden Road.
 
* Thursday's Switch? was originally scheduled as Barker's Bargain Bar.
 
* Thursday's Switch? was originally scheduled as Barker's Bargain Bar.
 
* Friday's lineup was originally planned as Swap Meet, Dice Game, Range Game, Safe Crackers, Gas Money, Clearance Sale; various factors caused the lineup to be rewritten, and a new policy detailed in Week 8 allowed Let 'em Roll to be played first.
 
* Friday's lineup was originally planned as Swap Meet, Dice Game, Range Game, Safe Crackers, Gas Money, Clearance Sale; various factors caused the lineup to be rewritten, and a new policy detailed in Week 8 allowed Let 'em Roll to be played first.
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* On Friday, Drew briefly forgets how Safe Crackers functions and reveals the game's outcome by opening the envelope and showing the contestant the price; he becomes visibly embarrassed almost immediately and opens the safe himself as the contestant starts celebrating.
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  
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* Originally scheduled for October 27-31.
 
* Originally scheduled for October 27-31.
* By Monday, a new, square-pattern-themed "Double Showcase Winner!" graphic has been introduced.
 
 
* On Monday only, music is played while returning from commercial during the second part of the Showcase.
 
* On Monday only, music is played while returning from commercial during the second part of the Showcase.
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* On Monday, a new, square-pattern-themed "Double Showcase Winner!" graphic is introduced.
 
* On Wednesday, 3 Strikes goes back to using only one strike chip.
 
* On Wednesday, 3 Strikes goes back to using only one strike chip.
 
* After Wednesday, 3 Strikes is removed from the pricing game rotation for the remainder of the season.
 
* After Wednesday, 3 Strikes is removed from the pricing game rotation for the remainder of the season.
 
* On Wednesday, the TPIR logo in the second closed-captioning plug appears in the upper-left-hand corner of the screen.
 
* On Wednesday, the TPIR logo in the second closed-captioning plug appears in the upper-left-hand corner of the screen.
 
* On Thursday, the TPIR logo in the second closed-captioning plug moves permanently to the upper-right-hand corner of the screen.
 
* On Thursday, the TPIR logo in the second closed-captioning plug moves permanently to the upper-right-hand corner of the screen.
* Thursday show is Shane's last episode.
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* Thursday's show is Shane's last episode.
* Friday's show is a Halloween-themed episode.
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* Friday's show is themed around Halloween.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Friday, the set is decorated for Halloween, and the Pricedown dollar signs displayed above the Big Doors are replaced with an image of a spooky forest.
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** The set is decorated for Halloween, and the Pricedown dollar signs displayed above the Big Doors are replaced with an image of a spooky forest.
* For Friday's show, the light border is replaced with a pattern of bats and spider webs on an orange background.
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** The light border is replaced with a pattern of bats and spider webs on an orange background.
* Friday's opening titles, which are done in a gothic-style font and are bathed in orange light, are "Boo-tiful prizes!", "Frightfully Fun!", and "A Spook-tacular Show!"
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** The opening titles, which are done in a gothic-style font and are bathed in orange light, are "Boo-tiful prizes!", "Frightfully Fun!", and "A Spook-tacular Show!"
* In Friday's opening, the TPIR logo is recolored in shimmering orange text and silver borders.
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** The logo at the end of the opening is recolored with shimmering orange text and silver borders.
* In Friday's opening, the star wipe is redone to resemble ghost floating into the center of the screen.
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** The star wipe at the end of the opening is redone to resemble a ghost floating into the center of the screen.
* On Friday, Drew and Rich wear Halloween costumes; additionally, the Beauties shuffle through numerous costumes throughout the episode, with most of the prize presentations themed around what they are currently wearing.
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** Drew and Rich wear Halloween costumes; additionally, the Beauties shuffle through numerous costumes throughout the episode, with most of the prize presentations themed around what they are currently wearing.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
 
* Friday's show features the final playing of Credit Card.
 
* Friday's show features the final playing of Credit Card.
 
* On Friday, Rich is shown on-camera while calling the eighth contestant.
 
* On Friday, Rich is shown on-camera while calling the eighth contestant.
* Friday's Cover Up was originally scheduled as Dice Game; it was likely changed due to the episodes being broadcast out of order, which would have resulted in Dice Game appearing on CBS two weekdays in a row.
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* Friday's Cover Up was originally scheduled as Dice Game; it was likely changed due to the episodes being broadcast out of order, which would have resulted in Dice Game appearing on CBS two days in a row.
  
  
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* On Thursday, the TPIR logo vanishes from the first closed-captioning plug permanently.
 
* On Thursday, the TPIR logo vanishes from the first closed-captioning plug permanently.
 
* On Thursday, one of the showcases involves Rachel dating a giant replica of the mountain climber.
 
* On Thursday, one of the showcases involves Rachel dating a giant replica of the mountain climber.
* Friday show is believed to be the only episode in the history of the hour format with neither a small prize game nor a grocery item game.
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* Friday's show is the first of only two episodes in the history of the hour format with neither a small prize game nor a grocery item game.
 
* Friday's Lucky $even was originally scheduled as Money Game; it was likely changed due to the episodes being broadcast out of order, which would have resulted in Money Game appearing on CBS three weekdays in a row.
 
* Friday's Lucky $even was originally scheduled as Money Game; it was likely changed due to the episodes being broadcast out of order, which would have resulted in Money Game appearing on CBS three weekdays in a row.
 
* On Friday, in addition to the above, Lucky $even ends up being used as a substitute for ''itself,'' with the game actually being played two times.  After the first playing, which was lost, the contestant claimed that he had been confused by Drew's explanation of the rules -- a dubious claim according to a site member who was in the audience and heard the explanation, but one that Drew apparently felt held merit.  A different car was subsequently brought in so that the contestant could have a fair second shot at the game, and the first playing was edited out of the episode.
 
* On Friday, in addition to the above, Lucky $even ends up being used as a substitute for ''itself,'' with the game actually being played two times.  After the first playing, which was lost, the contestant claimed that he had been confused by Drew's explanation of the rules -- a dubious claim according to a site member who was in the audience and heard the explanation, but one that Drew apparently felt held merit.  A different car was subsequently brought in so that the contestant could have a fair second shot at the game, and the first playing was edited out of the episode.
* Friday show has Season 37's only playing of Step Up.
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* Friday's show has Season 37's only playing of Step Up.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for November 10-14.
 
* Originally scheduled for November 10-14.
* Beginning this week, games whose staging should logically prevent them from being played first without an audience entrance are no longer restricted from that slot; additionally, for approximately the next three months, car games and cash games are played first significantly more frequently than usual.
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* Beginning this week, games whose staging would have previously prevented them from being played first without an audience entrance are no longer restricted from that slot.
* On Monday, the green screens permanently replace the trip skins.
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* From this week through the end of January, car games are played first significantly more frequently than usual.
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* Beginning this week, cash games are played first on a regular basis.
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* On Monday, the green screens first seen in Week 5 permanently replace the trip skins.
 
* On Tuesday, the light border is permanently removed from the opening.
 
* On Tuesday, the light border is permanently removed from the opening.
* On Tuesday, when Switch? is played for two trips, both destinations are displayed on one green screen at the same time, with a divider running down the middle to separate the images; this staging came off as very awkward and was not used again.
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* On Tuesday, when Switch? is played for two trips, both destinations are displayed on one green screen at the same time, with a divider running down the middle to separate the images; this ended up looking very awkward and was never done again.
* On Tuesday, contestant Dorothy from the second episode, #0012D, the first person ever to play Grocery Game, is called down again; she makes it onstage and plays Coming or Going.
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* On Tuesday, the seventh contestant called down is Dorothy, who had previously been called on the second episode, #0012D, and was the first person ever to play Grocery Game; she makes it onstage again and plays Coming or Going.
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* On Wednesday, Drew hosts the fourth Item up for Bids with a balloon Drew Carey made for him by a member of the audience.
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* On Wednesday, the thousands digit in Bonkers's price reveal is noticeably jutting out from its slot at the start of the game and gradually falls farther and farther out as it progresses.  Drew eventually pulls it all the way out before activating the reveal and holds it up in front of the prop to complete the price.
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* On Wednesday, when the Race Game Curtain rises to reveal Pass the Buck, the 3 gets knocked loose from the board, revealing $3,000.  Drew awards this to the contestant immediately, although he later loses it to a Lose Everything; notably, the contestant was never given the option of quitting with the $3,000 without picking any numbers.  This incident, which was taped before Week 5, led to the set change described in that week's notes.
 
* On Wednesday, the LA Kings appear to take part in a hockey-themed showcase.
 
* On Wednesday, the LA Kings appear to take part in a hockey-themed showcase.
 
* On Thursday, the Win at Home contest's presentation is revamped and moved to the end of the second Showcase Showdown; it is no longer presented by Rich, and, somewhat ironically, a light border is added to it.
 
* On Thursday, the Win at Home contest's presentation is revamped and moved to the end of the second Showcase Showdown; it is no longer presented by Rich, and, somewhat ironically, a light border is added to it.
* On Friday, the winner of the model search is announced before the commercial break during the Showcase.
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* Friday's show was taped out of order and features all changes listed in Week 5 that have not yet been introduced permanently.
* Friday's show was taped out of order and features all changes listed in Week 5 that have not appeared permanently yet.
 
 
* On Friday, Secret "X" is directed significantly differently than usual, with the main camera angle being a wide shot that includes both the board and the small prize podiums.
 
* On Friday, Secret "X" is directed significantly differently than usual, with the main camera angle being a wide shot that includes both the board and the small prize podiums.
* Friday's taped-out-of-order show has the first appearance of a second trip green screen; the edges of this screen feature wide, colored borders, reminiscent of the skins used from the mid-'80s through 2005, and its sides are adorned with a string of Goodson-Todman asterisks and hypocycloid-ish diamonds.
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* Friday's show, which was taped out of order, marks the first appearance of a second trip green screen; the edges of this screen feature wide, colored borders, reminiscent of the skins used from the mid-'80s through 2005, and its sides are adorned with a string of G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds.
* On Friday's taped-out-of-order show, part of the theme plays as the show returns from commercial before the end of the Showcase; this change becomes permanent later in the season.
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* On Friday, the winner of the model search from Week 5 is announced before the commercial break during the Showcase.
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* On Friday's show, which was taped out of order, part of the theme plays while returning from commercial before the end of the Showcase; this change becomes permanent later in the season.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for November 17-21.
 
* Originally scheduled for November 17-21.
* On Monday, Plinko's scoreboard flashing "$50,000" during the game's introduction begins permanently.
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* Originally rescheduled for November 10-14.
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* On Monday, Plinko's scoreboard flashing "$50,000" during the game's introduction returns permanently.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
* Tuesday show has an all-military audience; the revised schedule had originally had it airing on Veterans' Day before CBS decided to broadcast it in primetime.
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* Tuesday's show is themed around Veterans Day, reflecting its planned broadcast date of November 11 after the schedule was shuffled because of the purple Big Wheel.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* Tuesday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes!  The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines!  The Price Is Right salutes our troops!"
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** Everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
* Tuesday's show only has one opening title, "We Salute Our Troops".  Instead of the usual color schemes, this title is displayed with cascading reds and blues.
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** The opening spiel is, "Here it comes!  The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines!  The Price Is Right salutes our troops!"
* On the first broadcast of Tuesday's episode, which was moved to primetime, the opening is altered; the opening title is edited out, and the opening spiel is again altered to reflect the later timeslot, this time to, "The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines!  Tonight, The Price Is Right salutes our troops!"  Additionally, a montage of moments from Seasons 36 and (mostly) 37 accompanied by a voiceover from Rich is shown at the top of the hour before the program transitions to the actual opening.
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** Tuesday's show only has one opening title, "We Salute Our Troops".  Instead of the usual color schemes, this title is displayed with cascading reds and blues.
* Tuesday's rerun broadcast in daytime on July 3, 2009, restores the epsiode's original opening.
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*** On the first broadcast of Tuesday's episode, which was moved to primetime, the opening is altered; the opening title is edited out, and the opening spiel is again altered to reflect the later timeslot, this time to, "The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines!  Tonight, The Price Is Right salutes our troops!"  Additionally, a montage of moments from Seasons 36 and (mostly) 37 accompanied by a voiceover from Rich is shown at the top of the hour before the program transitions to the actual opening.
* Tuesday show features a Marine Corps band playing throughout the opening, during every commercial outro, while returning from commercial for both segments of the Showcase, and during the credits; "Walking" is not played during the opening, "Dig We Must" does not end the second Showcase Showdown, and the theme is only played briefly after a pricing game or the Showcase is won.
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*** Tuesday's rerun broadcast in daytime on July 3, 2009, restores the episode's original opening.
* The opening logo on Tuesday's show is modified to have a red dollar sign, white words, and blue borders; the logo is also designed to appear to have light shimmering over it.
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** A Marine Corps band plays throughout the opening, during every commercial outro, while returning from commercial for both segments of the Showcase, and during the credits; "Walking" is not played during the opening, "Dig We Must" does not end the second Showcase Showdown, and the theme is only played briefly after a pricing game or the Showcase is won.
* In Tuesday's opening and credits, the colored strips around the Big Doors flash only red, white, and blue.
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** The opening logo is modified to have a red dollar sign, white words, and blue borders; it also appears to have light shimmering over it.
* On Tuesday, Door #2 is flanked by stands reading "The Price Is Right Salute to the Military" similar to those seen on The Price Is Right Salutes in Season 30; behind the stands are the flags of the four branches of the military.
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** During the opening and the credits, the colored strips around the Big Doors flash red, white, and blue.
* In Tuesday's opening, members of the Marine Corps colorguard stand in front of Door #2; the provide a rear guard for Drew as he makes his entrance.
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** Door #2 is flanked by stands reading "The Price Is Right Salute to the Military" similar to those seen on The Price Is Right Salutes in Season 30; behind the stands are the flags of the four branches of the military with members present.
* Tuesday show uses a modified contestant selection process, with six potential contestants being selected from each branch of the military; the first four contestants include one member of each branch, and each is replaced with a member of their own branch after getting onstage.
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** During the opening, members of the Marine Corps colorguard stand in front of Door #2; they provide a rear guard for Drew as he makes his entrance.
* On Tuesday, each contestant who plays a pricing game automatically receives a 1,000-minute phone card and a $1,000 online shopping spree from AAFES.com, the website of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service.
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** The contestant selection process is modified, with six potential contestants being selected from each branch of the military represented in the audience; the first four contestants include one member of each branch, and this mix is maintained in Contestants' Row throughout the show.
* On Tuesday, Let 'em Roll permanently goes back to using styrofoam cubes.
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** Each contestant who plays a pricing game automatically receives a 1,000-minute phone card and a $1,000 online shopping spree from AAFES.com, the website of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service.
* On the modified primetime version of Tuesday's show, during each commercial outro except the end of the Showcase, a member of the service stationed overseas is shown saying hello to his family back home.
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** On the modified primetime version of the episode, during each commercial outro except the end of the Showcase, a member of the service stationed overseas is shown saying hello to his family back home.
* The modified primetime version of Tuesday's show does not include the closed-captioning plugs.
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** The modified primetime version of the episode does not include the closed-captioning plugs.
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* On Tuesday, Let 'em Roll foam cubes first seen in Week 5 return permanently.
 
* On Tuesday, probably due to the primetime timeslot, more of the credits than usual are shown on CBS; these credits do not scroll up the screen the way they normally do.
 
* On Tuesday, probably due to the primetime timeslot, more of the credits than usual are shown on CBS; these credits do not scroll up the screen the way they normally do.
* Oddly, Tuesday's show's credit roll is not accurate, although it does contain the correct staff for episodes taped near the program's airdate; it is possible that it was tacked onto the episode at the last minute for reasons related to the above note.
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* Oddly, Tuesday's credit roll is not accurate, although it does contain the correct staff for episodes taped near the program's airdate; it is possible that it was tacked onto the episode at the last minute for reasons related to the above note.
* Presumably due to its primetime broadcast, Tuesday's show appears to not be counted as a daytime show in Price's records; this adds one to the discrepancy between the real and official episode counts, increasing it from 145 to 146.
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* Presumably due to its primetime broadcast, Tuesday's show appears to not be counted as a daytime show in Price's records; this adds one to the discrepancy between the real and official episode counts at the time, increasing it from 145 to 146.
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* In Wednesday's Double Prices, Drew accidentally removes the price the contestant had chosen instead of the one she hadn't, leading it to look like she had won when she'd actually lost; as the mistake was Drew's, she was awarded the prize anyway.  The error is replayed in the corner of the screen when Drew explains his mistake during the subsequent Showcase Showdown.
 
* On Thursday, 4-digit prizes return to Clock Game permanently.
 
* On Thursday, 4-digit prizes return to Clock Game permanently.
 
* On Friday, the second showcase involves a pie fight; a Beauty is pied after each prize description, Rich is pied at the end of the showcase, Drew is pied during his signoff, and the Showcase winner is pied during the credits.
 
* On Friday, the second showcase involves a pie fight; a Beauty is pied after each prize description, Rich is pied at the end of the showcase, Drew is pied during his signoff, and the Showcase winner is pied during the credits.
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* Originally scheduled for November 24-28.
 
* Originally scheduled for November 24-28.
* After Tuesday, Shopping Spree is removed from the game rotation for the remainder of the season.
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* After Tuesday, Shopping Spree is removed from the pricing game rotation for the remainder of the season.
 
* On Thursday, the new Clam design first seen in Week 5 is introduced permanently; however, it is not seen until Friday for the simple reason that the prop is not used on Thursday's episode.
 
* On Thursday, the new Clam design first seen in Week 5 is introduced permanently; however, it is not seen until Friday for the simple reason that the prop is not used on Thursday's episode.
 
* Thursday's first showcase is designed to "give the Beauties a break;" the prizes in it are modeled by the three players who did not get out of Contestants' Row.
 
* Thursday's first showcase is designed to "give the Beauties a break;" the prizes in it are modeled by the three players who did not get out of Contestants' Row.
* Thursday show features a rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
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* Thursday's show features the final appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.  Ironically, this episode also introduces a new set for the showcase that utilizes green screens for the trip graphics.
* On Thursday, for the second time in the show's history, a contestant bids perfectly in the Showcase.
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* On Thursday, contestant Terry becomes the second person in the show's history to give a perfect bid in the Showcase.  Despite Terry's claims otherwise, it is generally agreed and is believed by the show that he received the bid from our member Ted, who was in the audience that day.  The incident was later chronicled in detail in the documentary ''Perfect Bid: The Contestant who Knew Too Much''.
 
* On Friday, the shelves first seen in Week 5 are permanently added to the Pass the Buck board.
 
* On Friday, the shelves first seen in Week 5 are permanently added to the Pass the Buck board.
  
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* On Monday, the Win at Home game moves back to after the third pricing game.
 
* On Monday, the Win at Home game moves back to after the third pricing game.
 
* On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
* After Wednesday, Take Two is removed from the game rotation for the remainder of the season.
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* After Wednesday, Take Two is removed from the pricing game rotation for the remainder of the season.
 
* On Wednesday, the new background for the consolation prize plugs first seen during Week 5 is introduced permanently.
 
* On Wednesday, the new background for the consolation prize plugs first seen during Week 5 is introduced permanently.
 
* On Wednesday, Greg Rikaart and Emily O'Brien, the portrayers of Kevin Fisher and Jana Hawkes on ''The Young and the Restless'', appear in a showcase written as a spoof of soap operas.
 
* On Wednesday, Greg Rikaart and Emily O'Brien, the portrayers of Kevin Fisher and Jana Hawkes on ''The Young and the Restless'', appear in a showcase written as a spoof of soap operas.
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<u>'''Week 12 (1,453 – 454xK)</u>:'''  December 8-12
 
<u>'''Week 12 (1,453 – 454xK)</u>:'''  December 8-12
  
* Monday show is Gabrielle and Phire's last episode.
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* Monday's show is Gabrielle and Phire's last episode.
 
* On Tuesday, the TPIR logo on the raised stage in the back of the audience is surrounded by a black carpet.
 
* On Tuesday, the TPIR logo on the raised stage in the back of the audience is surrounded by a black carpet.
* Wednesday's show is the first of several episodes which Drew hosts with an injured foot; on the first four of these episodes, he walks with a cane.  On these shows, he enters the studio in unorthodox ways, and the Beauties help him operate several pricing games.  For reasons unknown, most of Drew's entrances on these episodes have a prize backdrop behind Door #2 instead of the Barker Wall.
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* For six episodes beginning on Wednesday, Drew hosts with an injured foot; on the first four of these episodes, he walks with a cane.  On these shows, he enters the studio in unorthodox ways, and the Beauties help him operate several pricing games.  For reasons unknown, most of Drew's entrances on these episodes have a prize backdrop behind Door #2 instead of the Barker Wall.
 
* On Wednesday, Drew enters the studio by driving through Door #2 in a GEM car.
 
* On Wednesday, Drew enters the studio by driving through Door #2 in a GEM car.
* On Wednesday, probably due to Drew's foot injury, Tamiko operates the One Away board.
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* On Wednesday, Tamiko operates the One Away board.
* In Wednesday's One Away, Drew does the "Do I have X numbers right?" routine by himself in order to make the game go faster so that he could get off of his injured foot.
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* On Wednesday, in order to speed up One Away and get off of his injured foot more quickly, Drew does the "Oh, Mighty Sound Effects Lady" routine by himself.
* On Wednesday, two members of the LA Galaxy appear to model a set of soccer equipment.
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* On Wednesday, two members of the LA Galaxy appear to model the sixth Item up for Bids, a set of soccer equipment.
 
* In Thursday's opening, Tamiko drives Drew through Door #2 in a team dual trike.
 
* In Thursday's opening, Tamiko drives Drew through Door #2 in a team dual trike.
 
* On Thursday, Rachel helps Drew run Spelling Bee and Hi Lo.
 
* On Thursday, Rachel helps Drew run Spelling Bee and Hi Lo.
 
* In Friday's opening, Rachel pushes Drew through Door #2 on a recliner.
 
* In Friday's opening, Rachel pushes Drew through Door #2 on a recliner.
 
* On Friday, Tamiko helps Drew run Bullseye, and Rachel helps him run Dice Game.
 
* On Friday, Tamiko helps Drew run Bullseye, and Rachel helps him run Dice Game.
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* On Friday, the staff accidentally lights up all of the "higher" numbers in Dice Game on the bottom row.
  
  
<u>'''Week 13 (1,454 – 455xK)</u>:'''  December 15, Novmeber 19, December 17, November 11, December 18
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<u>'''Week 13 (1,454 – 455xK)</u>:'''  December 15, November 19, December 17, November 11, December 18
  
 
* Originally scheduled for December 15-19.
 
* Originally scheduled for December 15-19.
 
* Wednesday's show was accidentally uploaded to CBS.com's InnerTube service on November 26.
 
* Wednesday's show was accidentally uploaded to CBS.com's InnerTube service on November 26.
* Monday show is the last episode that Drew hosts with a cane.
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* Monday's show is the last episode that Drew hosts with a cane.
 
* In Monday's opening, Rachel and guest Beauty Stephanie push Drew through Door #2 in a canoe.
 
* In Monday's opening, Rachel and guest Beauty Stephanie push Drew through Door #2 in a canoe.
 
* On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
* On Monday, the refurbished trip green screens first seen on Friday of Week 8 have been introduced permanently; the original green screens continue to be used alongside them through this Wednesday.
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* On Monday, the refurbished trip green screens first seen on Friday of Week 8 are introduced permanently; the original green screens continue to be used alongside them through this Wednesday.
* On Monday, a new set that makes use of green screens is introduced for the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
 
 
* In Tuesday's opening, Tamiko drives Drew onto the stage from behind the Turntable in a go-cart.
 
* In Tuesday's opening, Tamiko drives Drew onto the stage from behind the Turntable in a go-cart.
* By Tuesday, Let 'em Roll's cubes have had red borders painted around their edges; additionally, the money amounts have been redone in the More or Less font.
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* On Tuesday, red borders are added to the edges of Let 'em Roll's cubes, and their cash amounts are redone in the More or Less font.
* On Tuesday, Drew does the "Do I have X numbers right?" routine in One Away by himself in order to make the game go faster so that he could get off of his injured foot.
 
 
* On Tuesday, Tamiko helps Drew operate the One Away board.
 
* On Tuesday, Tamiko helps Drew operate the One Away board.
* On Tuesday, Ashley Jones, the portrayer of Bridget Forrester, appears in the second showcase to offer a role as an extra on the November 19, 2008, episode of ''The Bold and the Beautiful''; the contestant is instructed not to include this in her bid.
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* On Tuesday, Drew again does the "Oh, Might Sound Effects Lady" routine in One Away by himself.
* On Tuesday, possibly to save time for the above-mentioned showcase, both segments of the Showcase begin the normal way instead of with shots of the audience.
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* On Tuesday, Ashley Jones, the portrayer of Bridget Forrester, appears in the second showcase to offer a role as an extra on the November 19, 2008, episode of ''The Bold and the Beautiful''; the contestant is instructed not to include this in her bid.  This is presumably the reason this episode was aired out of order.
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* On Tuesday, possibly to save time for the above-mentioned showcase, neither segment of the Showcase opens with a shot of the audience.
 
* In Wednesday's opening, Drew is pushed through Door #2 on a motorcycle by Rachel; the motorcycle is also the first Item up for Bids.
 
* In Wednesday's opening, Drew is pushed through Door #2 on a motorcycle by Rachel; the motorcycle is also the first Item up for Bids.
 
* On Wednesday, after being absent for a week, the Barker Wall returns.
 
* On Wednesday, after being absent for a week, the Barker Wall returns.
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* This week introduces a new format for Win at Home; prizes are no longer offered, and the game now involves a chance to win $5,000.  This format is also used on the reruns that air the week of December 29-January 2.
 
* This week introduces a new format for Win at Home; prizes are no longer offered, and the game now involves a chance to win $5,000.  This format is also used on the reruns that air the week of December 29-January 2.
 
* After next week's reruns, Win at Home is discontinued.
 
* After next week's reruns, Win at Home is discontinued.
* On Monday, the black carpet surrounding the TPIR logo on the raised stage in the back of the audience returns permanently.
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* On Monday, the black carpet surrounding the TPIR logo on the raised stage in the back of the audience first seen on December 9 returns permanently.
* On Tuesday through Friday, the set is decorated for Christmas.  In an unusual move, the decorations include an alteration to a permanent part of the set, with the railings on the raised stage in the back of the audience painted to look like candy canes; additionally, snowflakes and ornaments are displayed on the white area above the Big Doors.
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* On Tuesday through Friday, the set is decorated for Christmas.  Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
* On Tuesday through Friday, the opening titles are "Merry Christmas" in English and various other languages.
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** In an unusual move, the Christmas decorations include an alteration to a permanent part of the set, with the railings on the raised stage in the back of the audience painted to look like candy canes; additionally, snowflakes and ornaments are displayed on the white area above the Big Doors.
* On Tuesday through Friday, the opening title appear in various combinations of red, white, and green; these titles only have the shimmery appearance that they took on partway through Season 36 on Friday, and none of them have the spinning lights that were introduced earlier this season.
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** The opening titles are "Merry Christmas" in English and various other languages.
* On Tuesday through Friday, a scene of a snow-covered forest serves as a prize backdrop for numerous parts of the show.
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** The opening titles appear in various combinations of red, white, and green; these titles only have the shimmery appearance that they took on partway through Season 36 on Friday, and none of them have the spinning lights that were introduced earlier this season.
* On Tuesday through Friday, the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is a scene of snowflakes surrounding the logo; these are on a blue backing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and a red backing on Thursday.
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** A scene of a snow-covered forest serves as a prize backdrop for numerous parts of the show.
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** The background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is a scene of snowflakes surrounding the logo; these are on a blue backing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and a red backing on Thursday.
 
* On Thursday, "snow" begins falling in the studio as Drew signs off after the Showcase.
 
* On Thursday, "snow" begins falling in the studio as Drew signs off after the Showcase.
 
* On Friday, Rich models the first Item up for Bids, a men's watch.
 
* On Friday, Rich models the first Item up for Bids, a men's watch.
* On Friday, the TPIR logo on Check Game's price tag is changed from the original version to the Season 36 version.
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* On Friday, the TPIR logo on Check Game's price tag is changed to the Carey logo.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 15 (1,456 – 457xK)</u>:'''  January 5-9
 
<u>'''Week 15 (1,456 – 457xK)</u>:'''  January 5-9
  
* Tuesday show features the final playing of Clearance Sale.
 
* For reasons unknown, the InnerTube "broadcast" of Tuesday's episode omits the credits, instead cutting off at the same point as the TV broadcast.
 
 
* On Monday, Drew's "geeky" glasses return.
 
* On Monday, Drew's "geeky" glasses return.
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* Tuesday's show features the final playing of Clearance Sale.
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* For reasons unknown, the online version of Tuesday's episode omits the credits, instead cutting off at the same point as the TV broadcast.
 
* On Wednesday, for reasons unknown, CBS airs most of the real credits.
 
* On Wednesday, for reasons unknown, CBS airs most of the real credits.
* On Thursday, golf pro Tasha Brower appears to model a set of golf clubs and a golf cart; later in the show, she also performs the inspiration putt in Hole in One.
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* On Thursday, golf pro Tasha Brower appears to model a set of golf clubs, the second Item up for Bids, and a golf cart, the prize in Pick-a-Number; later in the show, she also performs the inspiration putt in Hole in One.
 
* On Thursday, Rich is shown on-camera while calling the ninth contestant after he accidentally reads the name of someone who was already in Contestants' Row.
 
* On Thursday, Rich is shown on-camera while calling the ninth contestant after he accidentally reads the name of someone who was already in Contestants' Row.
  
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* On Monday, the theme playing as the show comes back from the commercial before the end of the Showcase is instituted permanently.
 
* On Monday, the theme playing as the show comes back from the commercial before the end of the Showcase is instituted permanently.
 
* On Tuesday, the total value of the prize package in 2 for the Price of 1 is not revealed.
 
* On Tuesday, the total value of the prize package in 2 for the Price of 1 is not revealed.
* Friday show is Tamiko's last episode; she is not replaced, reducing the number of permanent Beauties from six to five.
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* Friday's show is Tamiko's last episode; she is not replaced, reducing the number of permanent Beauties from six to five.
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* For several weeks beginning on Friday, the sixth game is never a car game or a fee game.
 
* On Friday, the three players who did not get out of Contestants' Row help the Beauties present the second showcase.
 
* On Friday, the three players who did not get out of Contestants' Row help the Beauties present the second showcase.
  
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* Originally scheduled for January 19-23.
 
* Originally scheduled for January 19-23.
 
* Episode #4631K was originally planned as episode #4592K; its number was changed before it was taped when it was realized that the show would be pre-empted on January 20 for coverage of the Presidential inauguration.
 
* Episode #4631K was originally planned as episode #4592K; its number was changed before it was taped when it was realized that the show would be pre-empted on January 20 for coverage of the Presidential inauguration.
* Monday show is episode #7,000.
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* Monday's show is episode #7,000.
 
* On Monday, Drew begins wearing his normal glasses permanently.
 
* On Monday, Drew begins wearing his normal glasses permanently.
 
* On Tuesday, Drew helps the Beauties in presenting the fourth Item up for Bids, four pairs of sunglasses.
 
* On Tuesday, Drew helps the Beauties in presenting the fourth Item up for Bids, four pairs of sunglasses.
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<u>'''Week 20 (1,461 – 462xK)</u>:''' February 9-13
 
<u>'''Week 20 (1,461 – 462xK)</u>:''' February 9-13
  
* On Monday, a new golf bag with the show's logo on it is introduced in Hole in One.
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* On Monday, a new golf bag with the show's logo on it is introduced in Hole in One.  Around this time, and probably on this episode, the game also begins using a more modern set up putters designed to make it easier to line up your shot.
 
* On Monday, Rich models a tuxedo during the Showcase.
 
* On Monday, Rich models a tuxedo during the Showcase.
* On Monday, contestant Bridget is discovered after the taping to be ineligible; as such, she did not receive the consolation prizes she would have otherwise won.
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* On Monday, contestant Bridget is discovered after the taping to be ineligible; as such, she did not receive the consolation prizes she would otherwise have won.
 
* On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the lights on and around the Big Doors flash when someone wins $11,000 or $26,000 in the Showcase Showdown.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the lights on and around the Big Doors flash when someone wins $11,000 or $26,000 in the Showcase Showdown.
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* On Thursday, the first Door #4 is installed on the wall behind the audience.  The original version of the prop is a small plasma screen with a green and purple border that has yellow G-T asterisks in the corners.  The display shows the logo against a blue square pattern.
 
* On Thursday, a green border is placed around the carpet at the back of the audience.
 
* On Thursday, a green border is placed around the carpet at the back of the audience.
* On Thursday, the trip green screens are replaced with a set of plasma screens designed to resemble the Big Doors, complete with graphics designed to look like the doors opening; one of the screens, also known as Door #4, is permanently placed in the back of the audience, displaying the TPIR logo on the background from Door #2 while not in use.
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* On Thursday, the trip skins and their green screens are done away with entirely and are replaced with the trip screens.  The screens' housings are initially rectangular with a purple/green/blue color scheme and a blue square pattern at the base.
 
* Starting partway through Thursday's show, the chairs near the producers' table where contestants sit after playing their pricing games have the same seat covers on them as the ones behind Contestants' Row.
 
* Starting partway through Thursday's show, the chairs near the producers' table where contestants sit after playing their pricing games have the same seat covers on them as the ones behind Contestants' Row.
* Friday show is a Valentines-themed episode, and the set is decorated accordingly.
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* Thursday's show features the first appearance of the "The Ultimate Garage" showcase.
* On Friday, instead of individual contestants, dating and married couples are called to Contestants' Row.
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* Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Friday, the last line of Rich's opening spiel is, "It's a special Valentine's Day Price Is Right!"
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** Instead of individual contestants, dating and married couples are called to Contestants' Row.
* On Friday, the opening titles are in red; have no light effects; and read "Happy Valentine's Day", "Love Is In The Air!", and "All Couples".
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*** Oddly, the eight people called down during the opening are still announced as "the first four contestants on The Price Is Right."
* On Friday, the logo on Door #4 is surrounded by hearts on a pink background instead of the pattern from Door #2.
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** The last line of Rich's opening spiel is, "It's a special Valentine's Day Price Is Right!"
* Oddly, the eight people called down during Friday's opening are still announced as "the first four contestants on The Price Is Right."
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** The opening titles are in red; have no light effects; and read "Happy Valentine's Day", "Love Is In The Air!", and "All Couples".
* On Friday, the star wipe during Drew's entrance is supplanted by a heart wipe.
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** The logo on Door #4 is surrounded by hearts on a pink background.
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** The star wipe during Drew's entrance is supplanted by a heart wipe.
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
 
* Friday's show establishes that six chairs near Contestants' Row have seat covers on them during "couples" episodes instead of the usual four.
 
* Friday's show establishes that six chairs near Contestants' Row have seat covers on them during "couples" episodes instead of the usual four.
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* On Friday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1975 Corvette Stingray convertible.
  
  
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* On Wednesday, the square background is removed from the "Double Showcase Winner" graphic.
 
* On Wednesday, the square background is removed from the "Double Showcase Winner" graphic.
 
* After Thursday, presumably due to budget issues, Dice Game is not played again for the rest of the season.
 
* After Thursday, presumably due to budget issues, Dice Game is not played again for the rest of the season.
* On Friday, the "$16,000" sign in It's in the Bag is redone with a purple background and a border made of the pattern from Door #3.
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* On Friday, the "$16,000" sign in It's in the Bag is redone with a purple background and a border of the green square pattern.
* On Friday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car; this is the first playing of the game for a 5-digit car.
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* On Friday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car; this is the first playing of the game for a 5-digit prize.
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* On Friday, a small flap is added to the leftmost slot in Pick-a-Number to allow a dollar sign to be displayed with 5-digit prices.
  
  
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* On Monday, the opening logo is slightly altered to conform better to the shape of the logo on Door #2.
 
* On Monday, the opening logo is slightly altered to conform better to the shape of the logo on Door #2.
* On Wednesday, Lou Ferrigno makes an appearance to model a set of dumbbells.
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* On Tuesday, car games and fee games begin to be played sixth again.
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* On Wednesday, Lou Ferrigno makes an appearance to model the third Item up for Bids, a set of dumbbells.
 
* On Friday, Plinko's "$50,000" graphic spins onto the screen and periodically dims and brightens; this version of the graphic ends up only being used once, as the entire intro is overhauled on the game's next playing.
 
* On Friday, Plinko's "$50,000" graphic spins onto the screen and periodically dims and brightens; this version of the graphic ends up only being used once, as the entire intro is overhauled on the game's next playing.
 
* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 23 (1,464 – 465xK)</u>:''' March 2-6
 
<u>'''Week 23 (1,464 – 465xK)</u>:''' March 2-6
  
* Monday show is the last episode directed by Bart Eskander.
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* Monday's show is the last episode directed by Bart Eskander.
 
* On Tuesday, Rich DiPirro, also known as R. Brian DiPirro, takes over as director.
 
* On Tuesday, Rich DiPirro, also known as R. Brian DiPirro, takes over as director.
 
* On Tuesday, the various "money win" graphics, including the one for the Showcase winner's total, are redone in a sleek font with animated numbers.
 
* On Tuesday, the various "money win" graphics, including the one for the Showcase winner's total, are redone in a sleek font with animated numbers.
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* On Friday, Jack Wagner, the portrayer of Nick Marone on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', "interrupts" the show several times to complain about the noise level disrupting the taping of his soap opera; he later has a change of heart and helps to present the "loud"-themed second showcase.
 
* On Friday, Jack Wagner, the portrayer of Nick Marone on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', "interrupts" the show several times to complain about the noise level disrupting the taping of his soap opera; he later has a change of heart and helps to present the "loud"-themed second showcase.
 
* On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
* Friday features the final appearance of the "The Price Is Right Train Depot" showcase.
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* Friday's show features the final appearance of the "The Price Is Right Train Depot" showcase.
  
  
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* On Monday and Tuesday ''only'', the background behind the logo in the middle of the consolation prize plugs is redone to have smaller squares that are colored more like Door #2 than the Turntable wall.
 
* On Monday and Tuesday ''only'', the background behind the logo in the middle of the consolation prize plugs is redone to have smaller squares that are colored more like Door #2 than the Turntable wall.
* Tuesday is Brandi's last episode.
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* Tuesday's show is Brandi's last episode.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, Rich is shown on-camera during the opening when Drew greets him.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, Rich is shown on-camera during the opening when Drew greets him.
* On Wednesday, the practice of showing the announcer calling down one contestant per day that was discontinued at the end of Season 30 is reinstated; Rich's calldown window is now surrounded by a shimmering, orange border. The calldown shown is now always the final one of the day.
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* On Wednesday, the practice of showing the announcer calling down one contestant per day that was discontinued at the end of Season 30 is reinstated.  The calldown shown is now always the one in Act 6.
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* On Wednesday, Rich gets a new calldown window is with a shimmering, orange border.
 
* On Wednesday, the "Double Showcase Winner" graphic is changed again; the words now pop onto the screen in a plain, left-justified font and are backed by fireworks.
 
* On Wednesday, the "Double Showcase Winner" graphic is changed again; the words now pop onto the screen in a plain, left-justified font and are backed by fireworks.
  
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* Originally scheduled for March 16-20.
 
* Originally scheduled for March 16-20.
 
* On Tuesday, the opening logo is altered; the blank areas are now filled with transparent red and orange.  Additionally, the way the logo appears on the screen is changed; the text now flies onto the screen from the left and right, followed by the orange and red backgrounds, which come from the sides a different angle so as to appear to be behind the text.
 
* On Tuesday, the opening logo is altered; the blank areas are now filled with transparent red and orange.  Additionally, the way the logo appears on the screen is changed; the text now flies onto the screen from the left and right, followed by the orange and red backgrounds, which come from the sides a different angle so as to appear to be behind the text.
* Tuesday's show is slightly themed around St. Patrick's Day: The opening titles are green; the pattern on Door #4 is a field of shamrocks; the border of Rich's calldown window is green; the squares in the second transition during the consolation prize plugs are green instead of blue; the Beauties are dressed in green; and most members of the audience are given either green leis or leprechaun hats to wear.
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* Tuesday's show is themed around St. Patrick's Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* Tuesday's opening titles are "Happy St. Patrick's Day!", "Top O' The Mornin'", and "Lucky Contestants!".
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** Most members of the audience are given either green leis or leprechaun hats to wear.
* On Tuesday, the rainbow from Golden Road is used in the Showcase during the presentation of a trip to Ireland.
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** The opening titles are green.
* On Wednesday, the LA Dodgers appear to help present a Dodger-themed Item up for Bids and a Dodger-themed showcase; members of the team also sign autographs in the audience during the first Showcase Showdown.
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** The opening titles are "Happy St. Patrick's Day!", "Top O' The Mornin'", and "Lucky Contestants!".
* On Wednesday, the second part of the Showcase begins the normal way instead of with shots of the audience.
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** Door #4's background is a field of shamrocks.
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** The Barker's Beauties are dressed in green.
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** The border of Rich's calldown window is green.
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** The squares in the second transition during the consolation prize plugs are green instead of blue.
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* On Tuesday, the rainbow backdrop from Golden Road is used in the Showcase during the presentation of a trip to Ireland.
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* On Wednesday, the LA Dodgers appear to help present the Dodger-themed third Item up for Bids and second showcase; members of the team also sign autographs in the audience during the first Showcase Showdown.
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* On Wednesday, the second part of the Showcase begins on the Turntable instead of with shots of the audience.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, Switcheroo is revealed between the car description and the small prize plugs.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, Switcheroo is revealed between the car description and the small prize plugs.
 
* On Friday, after approximately two decades, the "Dig We Must" cue is restored to the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
 
* On Friday, after approximately two decades, the "Dig We Must" cue is restored to the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
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* On Wednesday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
 
* On Wednesday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, the e-ticket and telephone ticket plugs are again presented intermittently at the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, the e-ticket and telephone ticket plugs are again presented intermittently at the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
* On Friday, a second Goodson-Todman asterisk is added to the Big Wheel's carpet, this one in front of the wheel itself.
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* On Friday, a second G-T asterisk is added to the Big Wheel's carpet, this one in front of the wheel itself.
 
* Beginning on Friday, the Giant Price Tag is shown being raised to reveal the One Away board on a semi-regular basis.
 
* Beginning on Friday, the Giant Price Tag is shown being raised to reveal the One Away board on a semi-regular basis.
  
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* On Tuesday, contestant Michael, who wears a shirt reading, "The Price Is Right's first male model," is allowed to help model the prizes in the second showcase.
 
* On Tuesday, contestant Michael, who wears a shirt reading, "The Price Is Right's first male model," is allowed to help model the prizes in the second showcase.
 
* Wednesday's show is an April Fool's Day episode, and numerous things on it are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways:
 
* Wednesday's show is an April Fool's Day episode, and numerous things on it are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways:
** Everyone in the studio is wearing a Grocho Marx mask.
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** Everyone in the studio is wearing a Groucho Marx mask.
 
** The opening titles appear on the screen diagonally.
 
** The opening titles appear on the screen diagonally.
 
** The opening titles are "Dancing Bears!", "Vowels And Consonants Galore!", and "Astonishing Magic Tricks!".
 
** The opening titles are "Dancing Bears!", "Vowels And Consonants Galore!", and "Astonishing Magic Tricks!".
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** Rich introduces Drew with, "And here's the host of ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'', Drew Carey!"
 
** Rich introduces Drew with, "And here's the host of ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'', Drew Carey!"
 
** The first Item up for Bids, an inflatable spa, is staged in a scene of the moon landing with spooky music playing during the presentation.
 
** The first Item up for Bids, an inflatable spa, is staged in a scene of the moon landing with spooky music playing during the presentation.
** The prize for Push Over, a waverunner, is staged in a snowy scene with sleighbell music playing.
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** The prize for Push Over, a wave runner, is staged in a snowy scene with sleigh bell music playing.
** The opening think cue from Match Game is played during Push Over and Cover Up.
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** The opening think cue from ''Match Game '7x'' is played during Push Over and Cover Up.
 
** Kathy Kinney, reprising her role of Mimi from ''The Drew Carey Show'', appears as one of the Barker's Beauties.
 
** Kathy Kinney, reprising her role of Mimi from ''The Drew Carey Show'', appears as one of the Barker's Beauties.
 
** Gwendolyn presents the second Item up for Bids, a set of tennis equipment, dressed as a football player.
 
** Gwendolyn presents the second Item up for Bids, a set of tennis equipment, dressed as a football player.
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** The prize package for Grocery Game, a living room group, is staged "outside," with a TV hanging on a tree backdrop; additionally, the TV is airing a Showcase Showdown in reverse.
 
** The prize package for Grocery Game, a living room group, is staged "outside," with a TV hanging on a tree backdrop; additionally, the TV is airing a Showcase Showdown in reverse.
 
** The prices in Grocery Game are all written in different fonts.
 
** The prices in Grocery Game are all written in different fonts.
** The Big Wheel's beeps are replaced with a different out-of-place sound effect on each spin; most notably, the second spin of the first Showcase Showdown is accompanied by On the Franches Mountains, which slows down right along with the wheel.
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** The Big Wheel's beeps are replaced with a different out-of-place sound effect on each spin; most notably, the second spin of the first Showcase Showdown is accompanied by "On the Franches Mountains," which slows down right along with the wheel.
 
** At the end of the first Showcase Showdown, a crew member is shown wearing a ''Jeopardy!'' hat.
 
** At the end of the first Showcase Showdown, a crew member is shown wearing a ''Jeopardy!'' hat.
 
** The Turntable never stops spinning during the fourth Item up for Bids.
 
** The Turntable never stops spinning during the fourth Item up for Bids.
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** The fifth Item up for Bids, a set of water inflatables, is presented completely deflated.
 
** The fifth Item up for Bids, a set of water inflatables, is presented completely deflated.
 
** The car in Cover Up has locks on its wheels and is covered in parking tickets.
 
** The car in Cover Up has locks on its wheels and is covered in parking tickets.
** The prizes in Freeze Frame, a pair of motorscooters, are suspended from the ceiling.
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** The prizes in Freeze Frame, a pair of motor scooters, are suspended from the ceiling.
** The first showcase consists of a bed whose covers cause Gwendolyn to fall on the floor; a range covered with blazing pots; and a cruise of the Meditteranean accompanied by video of a train, tumbledown shacks, a swamp, and a glass of wine.
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** The first showcase consists of a bed whose covers cause Gwendolyn to fall on the floor; a range covered with blazing pots; and a cruise of the Mediterranean accompanied by video of a train, tumbledown shacks, a swamp, and a glass of wine.
 
** The first two prizes in the first showcase are accompanied by The 1812 Overture.
 
** The first two prizes in the first showcase are accompanied by The 1812 Overture.
 
** All of the prizes in the second showcase are staged with their backs facing the audience.
 
** All of the prizes in the second showcase are staged with their backs facing the audience.
** The Match Game theme is played during the credits.
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** The ''Match Game '7x'' theme is played during the credits.
 
* On Wednesday, Manuela becomes a permanent Beauty.
 
* On Wednesday, Manuela becomes a permanent Beauty.
 
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Jim Nantz appears from Detroit to help present the second showcase, which includes a trip to the Final Four.
 
* On Thursday, Jim Nantz appears from Detroit to help present the second showcase, which includes a trip to the Final Four.
 
* In Thursday's second showcase, Drew and Jim Nantz are shown in a news broadcast-esque split-screen shot; surrounding each of their images is the erstwhile light border.
 
* In Thursday's second showcase, Drew and Jim Nantz are shown in a news broadcast-esque split-screen shot; surrounding each of their images is the erstwhile light border.
* Friday show is a salute to the Academy of Country Music Awards, which air on CBS two days later.
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* Friday's show is a salute to the Academy of Country Music Awards, which airs on CBS two days later. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Friday, audience members are invited to dress in country-ish attire.
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** Audience members are invited to dress in country attire.
* Friday's opening titles are in a large, gold font and use no lighting effects.
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** The opening titles are in a large, gold font and use no lighting effects.
* Friday's opening titles are "Country Music Rocks!", "We're Roundin' Up Prizes!", and "Special Guest Star Reba McEntire!".
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** The opening titles are "Country Music Rocks!", "We're Roundin' Up Prizes!", and "Special Guest Star Reba McEntire!".
* In Friday's opening, Drew comes through Door #2 accompanied by a horse.
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** Drew comes through Door #2 accompanied by a horse.
* On Friday, the Barker's Beauties are dressed as cowgirls.
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** The Barker's Beauties are dressed as cowgirls.
* On Friday, Heidi Newfield and Larry Mitchell appear to help present, respectively, the first and sixth Items up for Bids; they also play the music for the day as the show comes out of commercial at the beginning of the Showcase.
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** Heidi Newfield and Larry Mitchell appear to help present, respectively, the first and sixth Items up for Bids; they also play the music for the day as the show comes out of commercial at the beginning of the Showcase.
* On Friday, after the last commercial, Reba McEntire appears to announce that the winner of the Showcase will also receive tickets to the ACM Awards.
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** After the last commercial, Reba McEntire appears to announce that the winner of the Showcase will also receive tickets to the ACM Awards.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for April 6-10.
 
* Originally scheduled for April 6-10.
* On Monday, Bob appears on the show to plug his book, ''Priceless Memories''.  His appearance occurs during the Showcase, and the showcases are built around the book.
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* Beginning on Monday, Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill has a different picture of Drew on every playing.
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* On Monday, two cash games are played; the episode is also noteworthy for having two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game.
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* On Monday, Bob appears during the Showcase to plug his book, ''Priceless Memories''.  Both showcases are themed around the book.
 
* On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a copy of ''Priceless Memories''.
 
* On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a copy of ''Priceless Memories''.
 
* On Monday, Bob does the sign-off after the Showcase instead of Drew.
 
* On Monday, Bob does the sign-off after the Showcase instead of Drew.
* On Monday, two cash games are played; the episode is also noteworthy for having two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game.
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* Tuesday's show features the final appearance of the "Port o' Price" showcase.
* Beginning on Monday, Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill has a different picture of Drew on every playing.
 
* Tuesday features the final appearance of the "Port o' Price" showcase.
 
 
* On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
* In Friday's opening, Connor comes through the Big Doors with Drew.
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* In Friday's opening, Drew's son Connor comes through the Big Doors with him.
 
* On Friday, Mandel Ilagen, the creator of 1/2 Off, makes a guest appearance playing a piano that is being offered in Pick-a-Number.
 
* On Friday, Mandel Ilagen, the creator of 1/2 Off, makes a guest appearance playing a piano that is being offered in Pick-a-Number.
  
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* On Monday, the prize labels in Any Number are altered; they no longer simulate the effect of having a raised center.
 
* On Monday, the prize labels in Any Number are altered; they no longer simulate the effect of having a raised center.
 
* On Monday, Win at Home returns, still using its second format; the game now always appears on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
 
* On Monday, Win at Home returns, still using its second format; the game now always appears on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
* On Wednesday, two red and yellow zigzag backdrops are added to Most Expensive; they are used in most, but not all, subsequent playings of the game.
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* On Wednesday, two red and yellow zigzag backdrops are added to Most Expensive; they are used in most but not all subsequent playings of the game.
 
* On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds the viewers that Bob will be on the show "tomorrow;" this refers to last week's Monday show, which was aired out of order during this week.
 
* On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds the viewers that Bob will be on the show "tomorrow;" this refers to last week's Monday show, which was aired out of order during this week.
 
* On Thursday's show, which was taped out of order, the curtains behind the Turntable are white one last time.
 
* On Thursday's show, which was taped out of order, the curtains behind the Turntable are white one last time.
* On Friday, One Away's car is revealed in a long shot of Door #3 bordered on the left by the Giant Price Tag; this is the first usage of this camera shot since Money Game was moved to the Turntable in 1981.  After this episode, this happens semi-regularly with car games played at the Giant Price Tag.
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* On Friday, One Away's car is revealed with the long shot of Door #3 bordered on the left by the Giant Price Tag that was used in Money Game before it moved to the Turntable in 1981.  After this episode, this happens semi-regularly with car games played at the Giant Price Tag for the next two or three years.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 30 (1,471 – 472xK)</u>:''' April 20-24
 
<u>'''Week 30 (1,471 – 472xK)</u>:''' April 20-24
  
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* On Tuesday, as a joke, Drew runs behind the Turntable as Make Your Move is spinning around on it, eventually running out near Door 1.  To avoid any potential injuries, the turntable stops spinning before its 180-degree turn finishes; it remains in this position throughout the game.
 
* On Tuesday, Make Your Move is played with Push Over's "think" music.
 
* On Tuesday, Make Your Move is played with Push Over's "think" music.
* On Tuesday, Make Your Move is played with the Turntable not rotated all the way after Drew runs behind it while it is spinning around.
 
 
* On Tuesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
* Wednesday show is an Earth Day-themed episode; several "green" prizes and groceries are used, and Drew, Rich, and the Beauties all have flowers in their apparel.
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* Wednesday's show is an Earth Day-themed episode; several "green" prizes and groceries are used, and Drew, Rich, and the Beauties all have flowers in their apparel.
 
* On Wednesday, Ed Begley, Jr. appears to help present the prizes in Range Game and the second showcase.
 
* On Wednesday, Ed Begley, Jr. appears to help present the prizes in Range Game and the second showcase.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
* On Wednesday, Paul Alter's Showcase Showdown split-screen arrow, not seen since the mid-'90s, is used during a bonus spin; the shot is now acheived by placing the arrow over a full shot of the wheel instead of by capturing the wheel in the midst of a camera transition.  This change does not take effect permanently yet, as the episode was taped out of order.
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* On Wednesday, the Showcase Showdown's split-screen arrow, not seen since the mid-'90s, is used during a bonus spin; the shot is now achieved by placing the arrow over a full shot of the wheel instead of by capturing the wheel in the midst of a camera transition.  This change does not take effect permanently yet, as the episode was taped out of order.
* On Wednesday, for what is believed to be the first time ever, the path in Pathfinder ends on the interior of the board.
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* On Wednesday, for what is believed to be the first time ever, the path in Pathfinder ends on the interior of the board.  This becomes relatively commonplace from this point onward.
* On Wednesday, the second showcase includes the adoption of an animal through the World Wildlife Fund and planting of six trees in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, both on behalf of the contestant; Drew instructs the contestant not to include these in his bid, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to them.
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* On Wednesday, the second showcase includes the adoption of an animal through the World Wildlife Fund and the planting of six trees in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, both on behalf of the contestant; Drew instructs the contestant not to include these while bidding.
  
  
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* Beginning on Monday, one of the Barker's Beauties turns the numbers in One Away.
 
* Beginning on Monday, one of the Barker's Beauties turns the numbers in One Away.
* In Monday's One Away, for what is believed to be the first time ever, all of the right numbers are the same color.
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* In Monday's One Away, for what is believed to be the only time ever, all of the right numbers are the same color.
 
* On Tuesday, professional golfer Natalie Gulbis appears to make the inspiration putt in Hole in One and to help present the golf-themed second showcase.
 
* On Tuesday, professional golfer Natalie Gulbis appears to make the inspiration putt in Hole in One and to help present the golf-themed second showcase.
* On Tuesday, the second showcase includes a private golf lesson and round of golf with Natalie Gulbis; Drew instructs the contestant not to include this in her bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
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* On Tuesday, the second showcase includes a private golf lesson and round of golf with Natalie Gulbis; Drew instructs the contestant not to include these while bidding.
* On Wednesday, the split-screen arrow show is resurrected permanently for use in bonus spins.
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* On Wednesday, the Big Wheel's split-screen arrow show is resurrected permanently for use in bonus spins.
* On Wednesday, presumably as a result of Clock Game being lost every time it was played with 4-digit prices, the second item bid on becomes a 3-digit ''portion'' of the full second prize; this can and does result in Clock Game's second price being lower than its first price.
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* On Wednesday, presumably as a result of Clock Game being lost every time it was played with 4-digit prices over the course of the season, the second item bid on becomes a 3-digit ''portion'' of the full second prize; as a result, the second price is no longer guaranteed to be higher than the first price.
* Beginning on Thursday, a gold-trimmed version of the Season 36 logo appears at the end of the full credit roll; episodes with the short credits continue to end with the old logo.
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* Beginning on Thursday, a gold-trimmed version of the Carey logo appears at the end of the full credit roll; episodes with the short credits continue to end with the Barker logo.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  
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<u>'''Week 32 (1,473 – 474xK)</u>:''' May 4-8
 
<u>'''Week 32 (1,473 – 474xK)</u>:''' May 4-8
  
* As of Wednesday, the practice of using the season number as the top-center choice in Money Game is discontinued.
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* On Wednesday, the practice of using the season number as the top-center choice in Money Game is discontinued.
* Beginning on Wednesday, the logo at the beginning on the consolation prize plugs appears on the screen the same way the opening logo does.
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* Beginning on Wednesday, the logo at the start of the consolation prize plugs appears on the screen the same way the opening logo does.
 
* On Thursday, the commercial break between Acts 1 and 2 is eliminated; from this point onward, the theme is usually not played at the end of Act 1 if the first game is not won.
 
* On Thursday, the commercial break between Acts 1 and 2 is eliminated; from this point onward, the theme is usually not played at the end of Act 1 if the first game is not won.
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played in front of Contestants' Row for a trip displayed on Door #4.
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* Beginning on Thursday, when Double Prices is played for a trip, it is sometimes staged in front of Contestants' Row, with the trip displayed on Door #4.
* Friday's show, in celebration of the Mother's Day holiday during the upcoming weekend, features pairs of contestants consisting of a woman and one of her children.
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* Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with female contestants playing alongside one of their children.
 
* Friday's opening titles are "Happy Mother's Day", "Call Your Mother", and "Moms Rule!".
 
* Friday's opening titles are "Happy Mother's Day", "Call Your Mother", and "Moms Rule!".
* On Friday, the contestants being called down are announced as "the first eight contestants on The Price Is Right" and "the next contestants on The Price Is Right;" on the first "couples" episode on February 13, these slightly altered designations were not present.
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* On Friday, the contestants being called down are announced as "the first eight contestants on The Price Is Right" and "the next contestants on The Price Is Right;" these subsequently becomes standard operating procedure on "team" episodes.
  
  
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* On Monday, Squeeze Play and Bonus Game are both played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Squeeze Play and Bonus Game are both played for a car.
* Monday show is the eighth of only nine known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.
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* Monday's show has no real car games.
 
* On Monday, Win at Home begins offering prizes instead of cash again; its award now switches between $5,000 and a new television.
 
* On Monday, Win at Home begins offering prizes instead of cash again; its award now switches between $5,000 and a new television.
 
* After Thursday's show, Check Game is removed from the pricing game rotation; it is not played again for over four years.
 
* After Thursday's show, Check Game is removed from the pricing game rotation; it is not played again for over four years.
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* On Monday, That's Too Much! is played without think music.
 
* On Monday, That's Too Much! is played without think music.
* On Tuesday, one of the green screen "trip skins" is used to display a gigantic treehouse in the Showcase.
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* On Tuesday, one of the trip green screens resurfaces to display a gigantic treehouse in the Showcase.
* On Thursday, Pass the Buck is played for a restored 1969 Mustang.
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* On Thursday, Pass the Buck is played for a restored 1969 Ford Mustang.
* On Friday's show, which was taped out of order, the commercial break between the first and second games is retained.
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* On Friday's show, which was taped out of order, there ''is'' a commercial break between the first and second games.
* Friday, Indy Car driver Sarah Fisher appears to help present the Indy 500-themed second showcase.
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* On Friday, Indy Car driver Sarah Fisher appears to help present the Indy 500-themed second showcase.
  
  
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* Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Barker's Beauties helps Drew run Spelling Bee, pulling any cards won from small prizes and turning the cards over during the second part of the game.
 
* Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Barker's Beauties helps Drew run Spelling Bee, pulling any cards won from small prizes and turning the cards over during the second part of the game.
 
* On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
* On Thursday, the price tags and envelopes for Contestants' Row, Card Game, and the Showcase, as well as the envelope for Safe Crackers, are redone with colorful designs that utilize various TPIR insignias, such as the square Big Door patterns and Goodson-Todman asterisks.
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* On Thursday, the price tags and envelopes for Contestants' Row, Card Game, and the Showcase, as well as the envelope for Safe Crackers, are redone with colorful designs that utilize various TPIR insignias, such as the square pattern and G-T asterisks.  Each of the six Items up for Bids uses a specific envelope and price tag.
  
  
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* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Daniel Goddard and Joshua Morrow, the portrayers of Cane Ashby and Nicholas Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'', appear during the second Item up for Bids to ask for permission to present the Showcase and settle a debate over which one is more romantic; they subsequently present the first and second showcases, respectively.
 
* On Monday, Daniel Goddard and Joshua Morrow, the portrayers of Cane Ashby and Nicholas Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'', appear during the second Item up for Bids to ask for permission to present the Showcase and settle a debate over which one is more romantic; they subsequently present the first and second showcases, respectively.
* Wednesday's second showcase includes red carpet access to the premiere of the movie ''Imagine That''; the contestant is instructed not to include this in his bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a value.
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* Wednesday's second showcase includes red carpet access to the premiere of the movie ''Imagine That''; the contestant is instructed not to include this while bidding.
 
* This week's third Win at Home segment appears on Thursday's broadcast instead of Friday's; this may be related to those two programs being, respectively, a Monday show and a Thursday show.
 
* This week's third Win at Home segment appears on Thursday's broadcast instead of Friday's; this may be related to those two programs being, respectively, a Monday show and a Thursday show.
  
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* On Tuesday, Katie Stam, 2009's Miss America, appears to present Cover Up's car and the second showcase.
 
* On Tuesday, Katie Stam, 2009's Miss America, appears to present Cover Up's car and the second showcase.
 
* On Wednesday, contestant Nakia asks Drew when she gets onstage if she can "be one of your Beauties;" the staff allows her to model one of the prizes for the game in the next act.
 
* On Wednesday, contestant Nakia asks Drew when she gets onstage if she can "be one of your Beauties;" the staff allows her to model one of the prizes for the game in the next act.
* Friday's show, billed as "the ultimate wedding shower," purportedly features engaged couples as contestants, although the official rules for the episode state that ''any'' couple is eligible; this leads to such oddities as the sixth contestants being a woman whose fiancee is in Iraq and her best friend and the eighth contestants getting engaged in Contestants' Row ''after'' being called.
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* Friday's show is billed as "the ultimate wedding shower." It purportedly features engaged couples as contestants, although the official rules for the episode state that ''any'' couple is eligible; this leads to such oddities as the sixth contestants being a woman whose fiancee is in Iraq and her best friend and the eighth contestants getting engaged in Contestants' Row ''after'' being called. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* Friday's opening titles are "Engaged Couples!", "Come On Down...The Aisle!", and "Get Ready To Say <nowiki>''I Do!''</nowiki>".
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** The opening titles are "Engaged Couples!", "Come On Down...The Aisle!", and "Get Ready To Say <nowiki>''I Do!''</nowiki>".
* On Friday, the last line of Rich's opening spiel is, "The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right for engaged couples!"
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** The last line of Rich's opening spiel is, "The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right for engaged couples!"
* On Friday, the contestants being called down are announced as "the first four couples on The Price Is Right" and "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples on The Price Is Right!"
* In Friday's Plinko, the small prizes are surrounded by lace.
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** The small prizes in Plinko are surrounded by lace.
* On Friday, Jack Wagner and Ashley Jones, the portrayers of the soon-to-be-married characters Dominic Marone and Bridgette Forrester on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', appear to present the second Item up for Bids, a tuxedo and wedding gown.
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** Jack Wagner and Ashley Jones, the portrayers of the soon-to-be-married characters Dominic Marone and Bridgette Forrester on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', appear to present the second Item up for Bids, a tuxedo and wedding gown.
 
* After Friday, Gas Money is removed from the pricing game rotation.
 
* After Friday, Gas Money is removed from the pricing game rotation.
* Beginning on Friday, the new logo is sometimes present instead of the original one at the end of the short credits; this does not immediately begin happening consistently due to episodes being taped out of order.
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* Beginning on Friday, the Carey logo is sometimes present instead of the Barker logo at the end of the short credits; this does not immediately begin happening consistently due to episodes being taped out of order.
  
  
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* On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
* By Monday, the new logo is always present at the end of the credits.
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* By Monday, the Carey logo has been added to the short credits permanently.
* On Tuesday, the first showcase includes adoptions of several African animals through the World Wildlife Fund; Drew instructs the contestants not to include this in their bids, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
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* On Tuesday, the first showcase includes adoptions of several African animals through the World Wildlife Fund; Drew instructs the contestants not to include this while bidding.
* Tuesday features the first appearance of the "The Ultimate Garage" showcase.
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* On Wednesday, Tyler Graham, a member of the Seattle Sounders (of which Drew is part owner), appears to help present the soccer-themed second showcase.
* On Wednesday, Tyler Graham, a member of the Seattle Sounders (of which Drew is part owner), appears to help present a soccer-themed showcase.
 
 
* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  
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* Originally scheduled for June 29.
 
* Originally scheduled for June 29.
 
* Season finale week; only one show.
 
* Season finale week; only one show.
* Monday's show was delayed to the end of summer because the second showcase contains a plug for the Primetime Emmys, which are airing on September* 20.
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* Monday's show was delayed to the end of summer because the second showcase contains a plug for the Primetime Emmys, which air on September* 20.
* On Monday, the second showcase includes tickets to the Primetime Emmys; Drew instructs the contestants not to include these while bidding, as they have no price.
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* On Monday, the second showcase includes tickets to the Primetime Emmys; Drew instructs the contestants not to include these while bidding.
 
* Summer reruns begin on June 29 in lieu of the week's actual Monday show.
 
* Summer reruns begin on June 29 in lieu of the week's actual Monday show.
 
* After Monday's show, Syd Vinnedge is let go from the program; Mike Richards succeeds him as executive producer.
 
* After Monday's show, Syd Vinnedge is let go from the program; Mike Richards succeeds him as executive producer.
* During the summer, in the week over July 6-10, Win at Home begins to offer a larger variety of prizes again.
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* During the summer, in the week of July 6-10, Win at Home begins to offer a larger variety of prizes again.
 
* During the summer, on July 16 and 17, for no apparent reason, Win at Home is presented at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
 
* During the summer, on July 16 and 17, for no apparent reason, Win at Home is presented at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
 
* During the summer, on July 17, Win at Home uses a drastically revamped appearance, with different graphics and music and an apparent title of "It's Time to Play" instead of "Win at Home."  This presentation's music is used again on August 3, and on August 5, the entire new presentation resurfaces for several days; after this point, the two presentations seem to alternate, switching approximately every two weeks.
 
* During the summer, on July 17, Win at Home uses a drastically revamped appearance, with different graphics and music and an apparent title of "It's Time to Play" instead of "Win at Home."  This presentation's music is used again on August 3, and on August 5, the entire new presentation resurfaces for several days; after this point, the two presentations seem to alternate, switching approximately every two weeks.
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<u>'''Week 1 (1,482 – 483xK)</u>:''' September 21-25
 
<u>'''Week 1 (1,482 – 483xK)</u>:''' September 21-25
  
* During this week, in addition to the new episodes aired at the regular time, CBS broadcasts reruns from Season 37 at 3 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot occupied until last Friday by the now-cancelled Guiding Light.
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* During this week, in addition to the new episodes aired at the regular time, CBS broadcasts reruns from Season 37 at 3 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot occupied until last Friday by the now-cancelled ''Guiding Light''.
* Win at Home is not conducted during the afternoon broadcasts.
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** Win at Home is not conducted during the afternoon broadcasts.
* On Monday, after nearly a year's absence, the light border (albeit a new one) is restored to the opening; the new border incorporates the dark blue squares from Season 37's Turntable walls.
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* On Monday, after nearly a year's absence, a new light border is added to the opening; this version shows chasing light bulbs around the edge of the screen, surrounding a blue square-pattern rim.
 
* On Monday, the opening spiel is shortened to, "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
 
* On Monday, the opening spiel is shortened to, "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
 
* On Monday, the opening titles are done away with.
 
* On Monday, the opening titles are done away with.
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* On Monday, the pan of Contestants' Row is removed from the opening; all of the initial shots are now sweeping pans of the audience.
 
* Beginning on Monday, at the end of the opening, the logo's dollar sign draws itself at the center of the screen, after which smaller dollar signs erupt from behind it.  The main dollar sign then settles into its proper spot for the logo, after which the words slide out from behind it and the orange and red backgrounds fly in from the sides of the screen.
 
* Beginning on Monday, at the end of the opening, the logo's dollar sign draws itself at the center of the screen, after which smaller dollar signs erupt from behind it.  The main dollar sign then settles into its proper spot for the logo, after which the words slide out from behind it and the orange and red backgrounds fly in from the sides of the screen.
 
* On Monday, Drew's introduction is shortened to, "And now, here's your host:  Drew Carey!"
 
* On Monday, Drew's introduction is shortened to, "And now, here's your host:  Drew Carey!"
* On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
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* On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.  The G-T asterisk podiums that serve as the bases for the decorations become regularly-appearing props during prize presentations after this episode and eventually become parts of the permanent sets for Most Expensive and More or Less.
* On Monday, the Turntable is completely restructured:  the shape of its floor is altered; the carpet becomes all blue, with the stairs becoming a metallic silver; the spinning panel's wall becomes light blue with a dark blue edge, reminiscent of the pattern seen on it from 1975-1982; and the other walls are removed and replaced with a Big Door frame with purple asterisk boxes (but no asterisk on the right side, as the box goes behind the stairs) and a square-patterned backdrop that is capable of changing colors.  The dollar sign on the spinning wall panel remains present, and the portion of the blue wall behind it is now lit up.  Fans have generally come to refer to the new walls as the "Door #5" structure, although this term is not used by the show.
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* On Monday, the Turntable is completely restructured:  the shape of its floor is altered; the carpet goes back to being all blue, with the stairs becoming a metallic silver; the spinning panel's walls become light blue with a dark blue edge, reminiscent of the pattern seen on it from 1975-1982; and the other walls are removed and replaced with a Big Door frame with purple asterisk boxes (but no asterisk on the right side, as the box goes behind the stairs) and a lit, square-patterned backdrop that can change colors.  A new, studded dollar sign is installed on the front of the spinning wall panel, and the portion of the blue wall behind it is now lit up.  The square-pattern walls generally turn specific colors for each of the six Items up for Bids, the Showcase Showdowns, the Showcase, and various pricing games.
 
* On Monday, the lights around the edge of the stage first seen on Season 36's MDSs are added permanently.
 
* On Monday, the lights around the edge of the stage first seen on Season 36's MDSs are added permanently.
* On Monday, the Pricedown dollar signs displayed over the Big Doors are replaced with cascading circle designs; unlike the previous patterns, which where shone onto the doors via lights, the circles are painted onto the walls.  The patterns are also painted on the back of the Turntable.
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* On Monday, the Pricedown dollar signs displayed over the Big Doors are replaced with cascading circle designs; unlike the previous patterns, which where shone onto the doors via lights, the circles are painted onto the walls.  The patterns are also painted onto the back of the Turntable.
* On Monday, the Contestants' Row displays are replaced with LCD monitors; they are programmed to behave exactly as the old displays did, although the prop itself is built slightly differently.  The new displays are capable of displaying 5-digit bids; these are the only circumstances under which the numbers look different than they did on the previous displays.
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* On Monday, the Contestants' Row displays are replaced with LCD monitors; they are programmed to behave exactly as the old displays did for any bid up through $9,999, but unlike the old ones, they are also capable of displaying 5-digit bids, as the size of the numbers no longer depends on the placement of light bulbs.  The new displays have noticeably wider borders and bezels that reach all the way to the floor, and the areas between them are black.
 
* On Monday, new sets of designs are introduced for the Dollar Sign and the Reveal.
 
* On Monday, new sets of designs are introduced for the Dollar Sign and the Reveal.
* Beginning on Monday, Plinko is revealed with a wide shot of the Race Game Curtain raising on the jib camera.
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* Beginning on Monday, Plinko is revealed with a wide shot of the Race Game Curtain rising on the jib camera.
* Beginning on Monday, Goodson-Todman asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds are hung inside Plinko's small prize podiums.
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* For several playings beginning on Monday, G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds are hung inside Plinko's small prize podiums.
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* On Monday, Push Over is lost; however, at the Showcase Showdown, Drew informs the contestant that they had described the wrong prize and are awarding him the win.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the closed-captioning plugs show various shots of the studio taken from the jib camera.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the closed-captioning plugs show various shots of the studio taken from the jib camera.
* Beginning on Monday, the logo appears on the screen during the closed-captioning plugs the same way it did late in the consolation prize plugs late in Season 37; conversely, the logo is now already present at the start of the consolation prize plugs.
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* Beginning on Monday, the logo appears on the screen during the closed-captioning plugs the same way it did late in the consolation prize plugs late in Season 37; conversely, the logo is now already present at the start of the consolation prize plugs.  These logos are also redesigned to have small edges in lighter shades of each section's own color instead of a large, white edge.  The logos seen in the closed-captioning plugs are transparent; the one used for the consolation prize plugs is not.
 
* Beginning on Monday, videos shown in the corner of the screen during prize descriptions appear in a price tag-shaped window.
 
* Beginning on Monday, videos shown in the corner of the screen during prize descriptions appear in a price tag-shaped window.
* Beginning on Monday, there is a Pricedown dollar sign over the lower-left corner of Rich's calldown window.
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* On Monday, for no apparent reason, the Turntable does not rotate a full 180 degrees while revealing Grocery Game, instead coming to rest slightly but noticeably uneven with the rest of the wall.
* On Monday, a third portable plasma screen is added to the show's list of props.
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* Beginning on Monday, a Pricedown dollar sign wipes into existence over the lower-left corner of Rich's calldown window as it shrinks toward the corner of the screen.
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* On Monday, a third trip screen is added to the show's props; only two had existed during Season 37.
 
* On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 
* On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
* As of Monday, three-trip Most Expensive is presented entirely behind Door #2.
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* Beginning on Monday, Most Expensive no longer uses all three doors when it is played for three trips; the game instead uses its standard Door #2 staging.
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* On Monday, presumably due to the size of the trip screens, Most Expensive's zigzag backdrops are not used.
 
* In Monday's Most Expensive, the "and just think!" line at the end of the trip descriptions is omitted.
 
* In Monday's Most Expensive, the "and just think!" line at the end of the trip descriptions is omitted.
 
* Beginning on Monday, Drew plugs PriceIsRight.com after the sixth game.
 
* Beginning on Monday, Drew plugs PriceIsRight.com after the sixth game.
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* Beginning on Monday, the consolation prize plugs are no longer shown in a larger version of Rod's calldown window; the pictures now take up the entire screen, with the background only being visible when graphic "flips" to the image for the second plug.
 
* Monday marks the first appearance of the fourth-generation Showcase podiums, which, for the first time in the history of the daytime show, are identical to one another.  Each podium is green with a Pricedown dollar sign on the front, and the descriptive placards and bid displays are replaced with LCD monitors; the bid displays use a blue background, are bordered by the square pattern from the light border, and display the TPIR logo until a bid is placed in them.  The bids and differences are not shown in an eggcrate font on the monitors; however, they do now include a dollar sign.
 
* Monday marks the first appearance of the fourth-generation Showcase podiums, which, for the first time in the history of the daytime show, are identical to one another.  Each podium is green with a Pricedown dollar sign on the front, and the descriptive placards and bid displays are replaced with LCD monitors; the bid displays use a blue background, are bordered by the square pattern from the light border, and display the TPIR logo until a bid is placed in them.  The bids and differences are not shown in an eggcrate font on the monitors; however, they do now include a dollar sign.
* Initially, the numbers on the Showcase podiums are a shade of light blue that is very hard to see against the blue background.
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* On Monday and Tuesday only, the numbers on the new Showcase podiums are a shade of light blue that is very hard to see against the blue background.
* Initially, the numbers on the Showcase podiums to not appear to be justified with regard to any particular position.
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* On Monday and Tuesday only, the numbers on the new Showcase podiums are left-justified, with the dollar sign maintaining a consistent position.
 
* As of Monday, during the first part of the Showcase, the podiums display "SHOWCASE" instead of "SHOWcase".
 
* As of Monday, during the first part of the Showcase, the podiums display "SHOWCASE" instead of "SHOWcase".
 
* On Monday, Craig Ferguson appears to help present the second showcase.
 
* On Monday, Craig Ferguson appears to help present the second showcase.
* For no apparent reason, the online versions of Monday and Tuesday's shows do not include the real credits, despite the episodes themselves running all the way to the end.
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* For reasons unknown, Monday and Tuesday's shows do not include the second half of the credits; while their CBS broadcasts did end as usual by cutting away to the split-screen credits, the full versions of the episodes, as seen on CBS.com, simply have no onscreen graphics at all after Rich's sign-off.  This error was ultimately rectified for Monday's show only at some point after it was aired, as its credits ''are'' present on the version of the episode seen on PlutoTV's Carey era channel; oddly, this new credit roll ends with the Barker logo.
* Beginning on Wednesday, a fake wall panel mimicking Season 37's Turntable walls is placed behind pricing games that are played on the Turntable; a red-orange border runs around the sides and top of the panel.  Near each corner of the wall is a yellow Goodson-Todman asterisk, and a yellow asterisk appears at the center.
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* On Tuesday, guitarist Travis Marsh appears to demonstrate the sixth Item up for Bids.
* In Wednesday's One Away, despite Drew's urgings to ask the "mighty sound effects lady" for numbers, contestant Sheena insists on doing the "Ladies, do I have at least one number right?" routine.
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Beginning on Wednesday, a prize backdrop showing a blue square pattern is attached to the game side of the Turntable wall.  The panel has a red-orange border around the sides and top and has a yellow G-T asterisk near each corner and a red one in the center.  (This change is not actually noticeable on the air until Thursday, as the turntable was not used at all on Wednesday's show.)  This prop had first appeared on Tuesday as a backdrop for the sixth Item up for Bids, also on the Turntable but not attached to the wall.
* Beginning on Wednesday, the numbers in the Showcase podiums are white and centered.
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* On Wednesday, when One Away reaches the "Oh, mighty sound effects lady" portion, contestant Sheena tells Drew that "I practiced this!"  Despite his repeated prompting, she then proceeds to do Bob's "Ladies, do I have X numbers right?" routine for the entire game.
* For no apparent reason, Wednesday's real credit roll has not been updated to reflect Mike Richards's promotion and Syd Vinnedge's dismissal.
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* Beginning on Wednesday, the numbers on the Showcase podiums are white and are centered.
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* On Wednesday, professional chef Richard Florczak appears to help present the second showcase, which includes a meal for six cooked by him in the contestant's home.
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* For no apparent reason, Wednesday's real credit roll has not been updated to reflect Mike Richards's promotion and Syd Vinnedge's dismissal.  This is also true of the credit roll that was added to Monday's show after the fact.
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  
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<u>'''Week 2 (1,483 – 484xK)</u>:''' September 28-October 2
 
<u>'''Week 2 (1,483 – 484xK)</u>:''' September 28-October 2
  
* This week only, a second new episode from next week is broadcast each day at 3 P.M. Eastern; details are listed with Week 3.
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* This week only, a second new episode from next week is broadcast each day at 3 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot vacated by ''Guiding Light''; details are listed with Week 3.
* Again, Win at Home is not conducted during the afternoon broadcasts.
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** Again, Win at Home is not conducted during the afternoon broadcasts.
* In Monday's opening, Drew comes through Door #2 with Connor, who proceeds to sing Old MacDonald at his father's urging.
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* In Monday's opening, Drew comes through Door #2 with his son, Connor, who proceeds to sing "Old MacDonald" at his father's urging.
* Beginning on Monday, the cubes in Let 'em Roll start out stacked on the table instead of piled in the bucket; they are arranged in such a way that two cars and one of each money amount are showing, so Drew no longer has to pick one of them up to explain what is on them.
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* As of Monday, the cubes in Let 'em Roll start out stacked on the table instead of piled in the bucket; they are arranged in such a way that two cars and one of each money amount are showing, so Drew no longer has to pick one of them up to explain what is on them.
 
* On Tuesday, the design of the Turntable wall changes again; indentations are worked into the purple strip to cause it to display the square pattern, and the game side is completely redone to show a larger version of the Season 37 pattern, with green diamonds in the corners of the squares.  The backdrop with the asterisks is no longer used.
 
* On Tuesday, the design of the Turntable wall changes again; indentations are worked into the purple strip to cause it to display the square pattern, and the game side is completely redone to show a larger version of the Season 37 pattern, with green diamonds in the corners of the squares.  The backdrop with the asterisks is no longer used.
* On Tuesday, the red backing with its cityscape design is removed from the Turntable's "Master Key" sign, presumably because it stuck up far enough to run into the "Door #5" structure.
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* On Tuesday, the red, cityscape backing is removed from the Turntable's "Master Key" sign, presumably because it stuck up far enough to run into the new Big Door frame.
 
* On Tuesday, a flashier graphic is introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug.
 
* On Tuesday, a flashier graphic is introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug.
 
* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, 1/2 Off's second intro cue is never played.
 
* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, 1/2 Off's second intro cue is never played.
 
* On Wednesday, the dimming of the lights at the beginning of the "Every Room in the House" showcase is reinstated.
 
* On Wednesday, the dimming of the lights at the beginning of the "Every Room in the House" showcase is reinstated.
* On Wednesday, several NHL mascots appear to help present a hockey-themed showcase.
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* On Wednesday, several NHL mascots appear to help present the hockey-themed second showcase.
* Beginning on Friday, the "Now....or Then" sign is hung lower on the Turntable wall, presumably because it stuck up far enough to run into the "Door #5" structure.
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* As of Friday, the "Now....or Then" sign is hung lower on the Turntable wall, presumably because it stuck up far enough to run into the new Big Door frame.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for October 5-9.
 
* Originally scheduled for October 5-9.
* This week's shows were rescheduled to serve as a buildup to the premiere on October 5 of a revival of Let's Make a Deal, the network's replacement for Guiding Light.
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* This week's shows were rescheduled to serve as a buildup to the premiere on October 5 of the revived ''Let's Make a Deal'', the network's replacement for ''Guiding Light''.
 
* On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is played in front of Contestants' Row for a trip displayed on Door #4.
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* On Wednesday, a vertical trip screen with the game's logo on it is added to the center of Switch?.
* On Wednesday, a vertical plasma screen with the game's logo on it is added to the center of Switch?.
 
 
* On Wednesday, the Race Game Curtain is updated to reflect the new appearance of the Showcase podiums.
 
* On Wednesday, the Race Game Curtain is updated to reflect the new appearance of the Showcase podiums.
* On Thursday, one of the green screen "trip skins" is used to display a gigantic treehouse in the Showcase.
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* On Thursday, one of the trip green screen resurfaces to display a gigantic treehouse in the Showcase.
 
* On Friday, another, even flashier graphic is introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug; it alternates with the second one on a seemingly inconsistent basis.
 
* On Friday, another, even flashier graphic is introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug; it alternates with the second one on a seemingly inconsistent basis.
  
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* On Tuesday, Shopping Spree returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Tuesday, Shopping Spree returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Friday, Step Up returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Friday, Step Up returns to the pricing game rotation.
* On Friday, a horizontal plasma screen displaying the game's logo is placed between the prizes in Magic #.
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* On Friday, a horizontal trip screen displaying the game's logo is placed between the prizes in Magic #.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 5 (1,486 – 487xK)</u>:''' October 19-23
 
<u>'''Week 5 (1,486 – 487xK)</u>:''' October 19-23
  
* On Monday, a vertical plasma screen displaying the game's logo is added to the center of 1 Right Price.
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* On Monday, a vertical trip screen displaying the game's logo is added to the center of 1 Right Price.
 
* On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 
* On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 
* On Thursday, Take Two returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Thursday, Take Two returns to the pricing game rotation.
* For a brief period beginning on Thursday, the Take Two board is initially positioned behind the Race Game Curtain, where Buy or Sell's tote board resided for most of that game's existence; the board is moved to its normal spot during the prize descriptions.
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* For a brief period beginning on Thursday, the Take Two board is initially positioned behind the Race Game Curtain and is moved to its usual spot off-camera during the prize descriptions.
 
* As of Thursday, the telephone ticket plug, now done by Drew, is once again interspersed with the e-ticket plug.
 
* As of Thursday, the telephone ticket plug, now done by Drew, is once again interspersed with the e-ticket plug.
 
* On Thursday, Drew accidentally does the ticket plug a second time at the end of the fourth game, this time reciting an e-ticket plug; additionally, as he does this, one of the PriceIsRight.com graphics appears on the screen for no apparent reason.
 
* On Thursday, Drew accidentally does the ticket plug a second time at the end of the fourth game, this time reciting an e-ticket plug; additionally, as he does this, one of the PriceIsRight.com graphics appears on the screen for no apparent reason.
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* Due to shows early in Season 37 being shuffled around, Friday marks the first broadcast of 3 Strikes in over a year; however, when the proper episode order is taken into account, the game was "only" gone for 359 days.
 
* Due to shows early in Season 37 being shuffled around, Friday marks the first broadcast of 3 Strikes in over a year; however, when the proper episode order is taken into account, the game was "only" gone for 359 days.
 
* On Friday, 3 Strikes begins offering luxury cars again.
 
* On Friday, 3 Strikes begins offering luxury cars again.
* On Friday, 3 Strikes's rules change yet again, this time reverting to the original rules that were in place from 1976 through 1998.
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* On Friday, 3 Strikes's rules change yet again, this time reverting to the original rules using all five number chips and all three strike chips.
* On Friday, a flashier "NO" graphic is introduced for 3 Strikes.
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* On Friday, a new "NO" graphic with green backlighting is introduced for 3 Strikes.
  
  
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* On Monday, the price and answer cards in Punch a Bunch are changed to yellow text on a green background; additionally, the answer cards are given a new font with much larger lettering.
 
* On Monday, the price and answer cards in Punch a Bunch are changed to yellow text on a green background; additionally, the answer cards are given a new font with much larger lettering.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
* On Monday, Lanisha wrecks a remote control skateboard that she is modeling (and riding) into Door #3.
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* On Monday, Lanisha wrecks the sixth Item up for Bids, a remote control skateboard that she is riding, into Door #3.
* On Wednesday, the second showcase includes a backstage tour of CBS Television City and tickets to ''The Late Show with David Letterman''; the contestant is instructed not to include these in his bid, as they have no actual value.
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* On Wednesday, the second showcase includes a backstage tour of CBS Television City and tickets to ''The Late Show with David Letterman''; the contestant is instructed not to include these while bidding, as they have no actual value.
* On Thursday, a vertical plasma screen displaying the game's logo is added between the prizes in Clock Game.
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* On Thursday, a vertical trip screen displaying the game's logo is added between the prizes in Clock Game.
* On Thursday, DiPirro begins overlaying a shot of the contestant on the Balance Game board as the scales attempt to balance.
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* On Thursday, Rich DiPirro begins overlaying a shot of the contestant on the Balance Game board as the scales attempt to balance.
* On Friday, the set is decorated for Halloween.
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* Friday's show is themed around Halloween.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Friday, the squares in the light border, Door #4, the trip video screens, and the background for the consolation prize plugs' second transition are a black-tinted orange.
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** The set is decorated for Halloween.
* On Friday, Rich's opening spiel is "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Scarywood!  It's The freaky Price Is Right!"
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** The squares in the light border, Door #4, the trip screen graphics, and the background for the consolation prize plugs' second transition are a black-tinted orange.
* On Friday, Rich reads the opening spiel with a Transylvanian accent.
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** In the opening, "Walking" and the normal theme are replaced by a "spooky" rendition of the theme; this also replaces the theme during the consolation prize plugs and the credits.
* On Friday, audience members are encouraged to come to the show dressed in Halloween costumes.
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** The opening spiel is, "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Scarywood!  It's The freaky Price Is Right!"
* On Friday, thunder and lightning accompany the come on downs.
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** Rich reads the opening spiel with a Transylvanian accent.
* On Friday, everyone in the cast wears Halloween costumes related to the show:  Drew dresses as the mountain climber, Rich as the Big Wheel, Rachel as a Plinko chip, Amber as Range Game, and Lanisha as Grocery Game.
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** Audience members are encouraged to come to the show dressed in Halloween costumes.
* On Friday, Rich introduces Drew as "the yodely guy!"
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** Thunder and lightning accompany the come on downs.
* As Drew comes through Door #2 in Friday's opening, "On the Franches Mountains" begins playing.
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** Everyone in the cast wears Halloween costumes related to the show:  Drew dresses as the mountain climber, Rich as the Big Wheel, Rachel as a Plinko chip, Amber as Range Game, and Lanisha as Grocery Game.
* On Friday, all of the games involved in the cast's costumes are played; this leads to the unusual circumstance of the show having two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game.
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** Rich introduces Drew as "the yodely guy!"
* In Friday's opening, "Walking" and the normal theme are replaced by a "spooky" rendition of the theme; this also replaces the theme during the consolation prize plugs and the credits.
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** As Drew comes through Door #2, "On the Franches Mountains" begins playing.
* On Friday, several prize cues are replaced by "spooky" music, as are the cue for the second closed-captioning plug's intro and the theme at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase.
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** All of the games involved in the cast's costumes are played; this leads to the unusual circumstance of the show having two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game.
* On Friday, for most of the show, the buzzer and the foghorn are supplanted by "scary" noises, such as cats screeching and witches cackling.
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** Several prize cues are replaced by "spooky" music, as are the cue for the second closed-captioning plug's intro and the theme at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase.
* On Friday, the normally yellow borders of several graphics effects are orange.
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** For most of the show, the buzzer and the foghorn are supplanted by "scary" noises, such as cats screeching and witches cackling.
* On Friday, graphics of witches and ghosts are used for some of the camera transitions.
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** The normally yellow borders of several graphics effects are orange, as are the split-screen separators in Range Game.
* On Friday, the dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is purple.
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** Graphics of witches and ghosts are used for some of the camera transitions.
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** The Dollar Sign and the Reveal have special spider web graphics.
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** After Range Game, the price of the game's prize is added to Amber's costume.
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** The price in Grocery Game are distorted and appear to be dripping slime.
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** Drew has Rich stand with the contestants at the Big Wheel's scoreboard during the Showcase Showdowns.
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** The fourth Item up for Bids, a watch, is modeled by a severed yet still quite active hand resting in the Basket.
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** The motorcycles offered in Double Prices are modeled by a pair of Halloween ghoul decorations.
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** The Cliff Hangers board is decorated for Halloween, with tombstones in the foreground, mountains the background, a purple sky, and a witch flying past the cliff.
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** The dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is purple.
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** The sixth Item up for Bids, a treadmill, is modeled by a skeleton.
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** The Plinko board is infested with vultures and mice, and most of the game's small prize displays have tombstones and spiders on them.
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** A graphics effect is used to show bats flying out of the screen during the intro of the second closed-captioning plug.
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** The Showcase podiums are decorated as coffins, with flaps on them that open to reveal the bid displays; the descriptive placard displays are not used on this episode.
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** In the Showcase, the TPIR logos on the trip video screens are distorted to appear as though they are dripping slime; this is also done with the numbers on the Showcase podiums.
 
* On Friday, after more than a year's absence, Triple Play returns to the pricing game rotation.
 
* On Friday, after more than a year's absence, Triple Play returns to the pricing game rotation.
* In Friday's Grocery Game, the prices are distorted in such a way that they appear to be dripping slime.
 
* On Friday, Drew has Rich stand with the contestants at the Big Wheel's scoreboard during the Showcase Showdowns.
 
 
* On Friday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
* On Friday, the Cliff Hangers board is decorated for Halloween, with tombstones in the foreground, mountains the background, a purple sky, and a witch flying past the cliff.
 
* On Friday, a graphics effect is used to show bats flying out of the screen during the intro of the second closed-captioning plug.
 
* On Friday, the Showcase podiums are decorated as coffins, with flaps on them that open to reveal the bid displays; the descriptive placard displays are not used on this episode.
 
* In Friday's Showcase, the TPIR logos on the trip video screens are distorted to appear as though they are dripping slime; this is also done with the numbers on the Showcase podiums.
 
  
  
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* On Monday, the PriceIsRight.com plug begins shuffling between the end of the sixth game and the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
 
* On Monday, the PriceIsRight.com plug begins shuffling between the end of the sixth game and the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
 
* On Tuesday, That's Too Much! is played for a Mercedes.
 
* On Tuesday, That's Too Much! is played for a Mercedes.
* Thursday show is the ceremonial 7,000th episode; in reality, it is the 7,146th episode.
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* Thursday's show is the ceremonial 7,000th episode; in reality, it is the 7,146th episode. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Thursday, the set is decorated for the "7,000th" episode.
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** The set is decorated for the "7,000th" episode.
* On Thursday, a banner reading "7,000th show" added to the bottom of the logos in the opening, on Door #4, and in the second transition of the closed-captioning plugs.
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** A banner reading "7,000th show" is added to the bottom of the logos on Door #4, in the opening, and in the second transition of the closed-captioning plugs.
* On Thursday, the first four contestants are told that they are "the first four contestants on the 7,000th show of The Price Is Right."
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on the 7,000th show of The Price Is Right!"
* On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
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** All of the games in the first half are somehow related to "7" or "7,000:"  The trips offered in Most Expensive are all to destinations over 7,000 miles away from Television City; Grand Game's target price is $7; and Lucky $even gives the contestant $7,000 in seven stacks of $1,000 each, changing the cost of mistakes to $1,000 per number and letting the contestant buy the car for $1,000 and win as much as $6,000.
* On Thursday only, in commemoration of the "7,000th" episode, Lucky $even's $1 bills are replaced with $1,000 stacks of bills, making it possible for the contestant to win as much as $6,000 instead of $6.
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** As Drew states at the end of the first Showcase Showdown, the games in the second half -- Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices -- duplicate the lineup from the first episode.
* On Thursday, all of the games in the first half are somehow related to "7" or "7,000:"  Most Expensive's trips are all over 7,000 miles away from Television City; Grand Game's target price is $7; and Lucky $even makes the aforementioned rule change involving $7,000.
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** Likely as an homage to its original staging, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
* On Thursday, as Drew states at the end of the first Showcase Showdown, the games in the second half -- Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices -- duplicate the lineup from the first episode.
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** The showcases are "updated" versions of the showcases from the first episode.
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** During the Showcase, the trip screens are outfitted with borders to make them look like old-fashioned, console television sets.
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* On Thursday, as mentioned above, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game does not come around on the Turntable before its prize is revealed.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game does not come around on the Turntable before its prize is revealed.
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
 
 
* On Thursday, Drew declares that the "7,000th" show is also Rich's 1,001st episode as announcer; in reality, it is his daytime 979th show as the permanent announcer (one of which was announced by Burton Richardson due to Rich having laryngitis), his 988th daytime show announced overall, and his 1,006th show announced if primetime specials are included.
 
* On Thursday, Drew declares that the "7,000th" show is also Rich's 1,001st episode as announcer; in reality, it is his daytime 979th show as the permanent announcer (one of which was announced by Burton Richardson due to Rich having laryngitis), his 988th daytime show announced overall, and his 1,006th show announced if primetime specials are included.
 
* On Thursday, Rich's calldown window begins to shoot Pricedown dollar signs out of its sides, similar to what is seen as the logo forms during the opening.
 
* On Thursday, Rich's calldown window begins to shoot Pricedown dollar signs out of its sides, similar to what is seen as the logo forms during the opening.
* Thursday's showcases are "updated" versions of the showcases from the first episode.
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* On Friday, a G-T asterisk is added beneath the trip screen "Switch?" logo.
* On Thursday, during the Showcase, the plasma screens are outfitted with borders to make them look like old-fashioned console television sets.
 
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for November 9-13.
 
* Originally scheduled for November 9-13.
 
* On Monday, blue and purple versions of the zigzag backdrops from Most Expensive are added to the edges of the 1/2 Off set.
 
* On Monday, blue and purple versions of the zigzag backdrops from Most Expensive are added to the edges of the 1/2 Off set.
* Wednesday show is a Veterans' Day-themed episode.
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* Wednesday's show is themed around Veterans Day; everyone in the audience is a member of the military (with the Coast Guard being explicitly including after their absence from the Season 37 Veterans Day show caused something of a PR debacle).  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Wednesday, everyone in the audience is a member of the military; unlike the corresponding episode in Season 37, this includes the Coast Guard.
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** The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band on the stage in the back of the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening; it also supplants the theme at the end of the first part of the Showcase and during the credits.  Additionally, various military songs are played during all of the show's commercial outros; Dig We Must is not used at all, and the theme is only heard briefly after the second and fourth games and at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase.
* On Wednesday, The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band on the stage in the back of the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening; it also supplants the theme at the end of the first part of the Showcase and during the credits.  Additionally, various military songs are played during all of the show's commercial outros; Dig We Must is not used at all, and the theme is only heard briefly after the second and fourth games and at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase.
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** The opening spiel is, "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood!  It's a special Veterans Day Price Is Right!"
* Wednesday's opening spiel is "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood!  It's a special Veterans' Day Price Is Right!"
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** The logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military". Another version of this logo, with stars and stripes filling in the gaps, appears on some of the set decorations and behind Plinko's small prizes; it also spins into existence in the lower-left corner of the screen at the end of Acts 2 and 4, during both closed-captioning plugs, and at the ends of both Showcase Showdowns and replaces the usual logo during the consolation prize plugs.
* On Wednesday, the logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military". Another version of this logo, with stars and stripes filling in the gaps, appears on some of the set decorations and behind Plinko's small prizes; it also spins into existence in the lower-left corner of the screen at the end of Acts 2 and 4, during both closed-captioning plugs, and the ends of both Showcase Showdowns and replaces the usual logo during the consolation prize plugs.
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** The background on Door #4 is the American flag.
* On Wednesday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag.
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** The audience members' name tags show the insignia of their branch of the military along with their names.
* On Wednesday, the audience members' name tags show the insignia of their branch of the military along with their names.
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** The contestants' ranks are read with their names as they are called to come on down.
* On Wednesday, the contestants' ranks are read with their names as they are called to come on down.
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** The set is decorated for Veterans' Day.
* On Wednesday, the set is decorated for Veterans' Day.
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** Drew is flanked by a Marine Corps color guard during his entrance.
* On Wednesday, Drew is flanked by a Marine Corps colorguard during his entrance.
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** The squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue during the opening and the credits.
* On Wednesday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue.
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** The yellow Contestants' Row display is red, and the green display is blue.
* On Wednesday, the yellow and green Contestants' Row displays are altered to be a second set of red and blue displays.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show the insignias of their contestant's military branch until the contestant in question makes a bid.
* On Wednesday, the Contestants' Row displays show the insignias of their contestants until the contestant in question makes a bid.
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** Each contestant who gets onstage wins a $1,000 phone card from AAFES and a $1,000 gift certificate for AAFES.com; these are not factored into the contestants' total winnings.
* On Wednesday, each contestant who gets onstage wins a $1,000 phone card from AAFES and a $1,000 gift certificate for AAFES.com; these are not factored into the contestants' total winnings.
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** The price cards and envelopes for the Items up for Bids and the Showcase are adorned with stars and stripes.
* On Wednesday, the price cards and holders for the Items up for Bids and the Showcase are adorned with stars and stripes.
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** The motorhome at the end of the Golden Road is flanked by pots of gold that shoot fireworks.
* In Wednesday's Golden Road, the motorhome at the end of the road is flanked by fireworks machines.
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** Most Expensive's zigzags are red, white, and blue.
* On Wednesday, Most Expensive's zigzags are red, white, and blue.
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** Rich's calldown window is red and white, and the dollar signs that fly out of it are blue.
* On Wednesday, Rich's calldown window is red and white, and the dollar signs that fly out of it are blue.
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** The background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is an American flag.
* On Wednesday, the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is an American flag.
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** By Wednesday, the G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds have been removed from Plinko's small prize podiums.
* On Friday, Double Prices is played in front of Contestants' Row for a trip displayed on Door #4.
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* On Friday, a new split-screen shot is introduced for the final spin of a spin-off with the Big Wheel shown between the two contestants.
 
* Beginning on Friday, Drew does a telephone ticket plug instead of an e-ticket plug on late Wednesday tapings.
 
* Beginning on Friday, Drew does a telephone ticket plug instead of an e-ticket plug on late Wednesday tapings.
* By Friday, a new split-screen shot has been introduced for the final spin of a spin-off with the Big Wheel shown between the two contestants.
 
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for November 16-20.
 
* Originally scheduled for November 16-20.
* On Monday, a split-screen shot is added to the final Switch? reveal.
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* On Monday, a split-screen shot is added to Switch?'s price reveal.
* On Tuesday, Buzz Aldrin appears to help present a showcase celebrating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.
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* On Tuesday, Buzz Aldrin appears to help present the second showcase, a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.
* Tuesday's second showcase includes an autographed copy of Buzz Aldrin's book, ''Magnificent Desolation''; the contestant is instructed not to include it in her bid, as it is considered a bonus.
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* Tuesday's second showcase includes an autographed copy of Buzz Aldrin's book, ''Magnificent Desolation''; the contestant is instructed not to include it while bidding, as it is considered a bonus.
 
* On Thursday, Paul Marcarelli, "The Verizon Guy," appears to help present the second showcase, which includes trips to numerous places where Verizon cell phones have good reception.
 
* On Thursday, Paul Marcarelli, "The Verizon Guy," appears to help present the second showcase, which includes trips to numerous places where Verizon cell phones have good reception.
 
* On Thursday, from the second showcase onward, everyone in the audience wears construction hats.
 
* On Thursday, from the second showcase onward, everyone in the audience wears construction hats.
* On Friday, professional soccer players Jessie Marsch and Alecko Eskandarian appear to help present a soccer-themed showcase.
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* On Friday, professional soccer players Jessie Marsch and Alecko Eskandarian appear to help present the soccer-themed second showcase.
  
  
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* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
 
* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
* On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car -- specifically, a 1964 Ford Thunderbird.
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* On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1964 Ford Thunderbird.
* In Monday's Clock Game, the "Clock Game" logo is not displayed on the plasma screen, as said screen is used to present a trip.
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* In Monday's Clock Game, the "Clock Game" logo is not displayed on the trip screen, as said screen is used to present an actual trip.
* On Tuesday, Adam Sandler is promoted to producer alongside Kathy.
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* On Tuesday, Adam Sandler is promoted to producer alongside Fingers.
* In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, a wipe is introduced that shows the mountain's scale moving across the screen as the mountain climber climbs it.
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* In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, a wipe is introduced for the small prize descriptions that shows the mountain's scale moving across the screen as the mountain climber climbs it.
 
* On Wednesday, the set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
 
* On Wednesday, the set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
 
* On Wednesday, Door #4 is an orangish brown.
 
* On Wednesday, Door #4 is an orangish brown.
* On Wednesday, a Goodson-Todman asterisk is added beneath the plasma screen "Switch?" logo.
 
  
  
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* On Thursday, the car turntable/Master Key platform is redone with a blue top and dark blue square pattern on the sides.
 
* On Thursday, the car turntable/Master Key platform is redone with a blue top and dark blue square pattern on the sides.
* On Thursday, the zigzags in Most Expensive are replaced with the Goodson-Todman asterisk props from the "Season 37/38" displays.
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* On Thursday, the zigzags in Most Expensive are replaced with the G-T asterisk props from the "Season 37/38" decorations.
 
* On Thursday, health guru Bob Greene appears to help present the second showcase and offers everyone in the audience a copy of one of his books; it is never made clear whether or not this offer is contingent upon the second showcase being won.
 
* On Thursday, health guru Bob Greene appears to help present the second showcase and offers everyone in the audience a copy of one of his books; it is never made clear whether or not this offer is contingent upon the second showcase being won.
* On Friday, the opening logo appears on the screen differently; the red and orange backgrounds do not fly in until the entire classic logo has appeared, and the logo shimmers after all the pieces are in place.
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* On Friday, the opening logo appears on the screen differently; the red and orange backgrounds do not fly in until the entire Barker logo has appeared, and the logo shimmers after all the pieces are in place.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for December 7-11.
 
* Originally scheduled for December 7-11.
* On Thursday, the second showcase includes a red carpet package for the premiere of the movie ''A Christmas Carol''; the contestant is instructed not to include this in his bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a value.
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* On Thursday, the second showcase includes a red carpet package for the premiere of the movie ''A Christmas Carol''; the contestant is instructed not to include this while bidding.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for December 14-18.
 
* Originally scheduled for December 14-18.
* On Monday, the first commercial break is briefly reinstated.
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* For a brief period beginning on Monday, the commercial break between the first and second games is reinstated.
* On Tuesday, Carl Edwards appears to help present two NASCAR-themed showcases.
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* On Tuesday, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards appears to help present two NASCAR-themed showcases.
 
* On Tuesday, the logo on Door #4 is flanked by checkered flags during the Showcase.
 
* On Tuesday, the logo on Door #4 is flanked by checkered flags during the Showcase.
* On Friday, two members of the Seattle Seahawks' cheerleaders, as well as the team's mascot, appear to help present a football-themed showcase.
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* On Friday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
* On Friday, there are four Barker's Beauties; Amber, the "extra" one who did not appear in the session's other five tapings, is a former Seattle Seagal.
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* On Friday, two members of the Seattle Seahawks' cheerleaders and the team's mascot appear to help present the football-themed second showcase.
* On Friday, the Barker's Beauties have been added to the full credit roll, appearing just before Rich's credit.
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** Circling back to the previous note, Amber, the "extra" Beauty who had not been at the session's other five tapings, is a former Seattle Seagal.
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* On Friday, the Barker's Beauties are added to the full credit roll, appearing just before Rich's credit.
  
  
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* Only four shows; no Friday episode.
 
* Only four shows; no Friday episode.
* On this week's shows, the set is decorated for Christmas.
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* This week's shows are themed around Christmas.  The following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
* On this week's shows, the light border is green with red chasing through the squares.
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** The set is decorated for Christmas.
* On this week's shows, Door #4's sqaures are red and green.
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** The light border is green with red chasing through the squares.
* On this week's shows, the opening logo appears the same way it did on December 4, albeit without the extra shimmer.
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** Door #4's squares are red and green.
* On this week's shows, a wreathe forms around the opening logo and the closed-captioning plug/consolation prize plug logo as they appear; this wreathe is also present on Door #4, the PriceIsRight.com plug (except on Monday), and in the logo for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs, which takes up the entire screen this week.
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** The opening logo appears the same way it did on December 4, albeit without the extra shimmer.
* On this week's shows, red and white cascades through the squares on the Turntable wall during the opening and the credits.
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** A wreathe forms around the opening logo and the closed-captioning plug/consolation prize plug logo as they appear; this wreathe is also present on Door #4, the PriceIsRight.com plug (except on Monday), and in the logo for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs, the last of which takes up the entire screen this week.
* On this week's shows, the neon strips around the Big Doors and the Turntable behave like chase lights during the opening and the credits.
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** Red and white cascade through the squares on the Turntable wall during the opening and the credits.
* On this week's shows, several new graphics are introduced which do not appear in the immediately following episodes due to the shows being taped out of order: The e-ticket graphic is brought onto and off of the screen by balls of light that appear from the sides; the phone in the telephone ticket graphic vibrates as if ringing; and two additional graphics are introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug.
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** The neon strips around the Big Doors and the Turntable behave like chase lights during the opening and the credits.
* On this week's shows, Rich's calldown window is green, and its dollar signs are red.
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** Rich's calldown window is green, and its dollar signs are red.
* In Monday's Magic #, the game's graphical logo uses red and green squares and has a wreathe beneath it.
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* On this week's shows, several new graphics are introduced which do not appear in the immediately following episodes due to the shows being taped out of order:
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** The e-ticket graphic is brought onto and off of the screen by balls of light that appear from the sides.
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** The phone in the telephone ticket graphic vibrates as if ringing.
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** Two additional graphics are introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug.
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* On Monday, Magic #'s trip screen logo uses red and green squares and has a wreathe beneath it.
 
* On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
* On Monday, Wayne Brady appears to help present a ''Let's Make a Deal''-themed showcase.
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* On Monday, Wayne Brady appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around ''Let's Make a Deal''.
* In Tuesday's Switch?, the game's graphical logo, instead of having a Goodson-Todman asterisk beneath it, is surrounded by a wreathe; additionally, the background is the same as the pattern on the prize backdrops.
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* On Tuesday, Switch?'s trip screen logo is surrounded by a wreathe and does not have a G-T asterisk beneath it; additionally, its background is the same as the pattern on the prize backdrops.
 
* On Tuesday, an X-shaped wipe is introduced for Secret "X"'s small prize transitions.
 
* On Tuesday, an X-shaped wipe is introduced for Secret "X"'s small prize transitions.
* Wednesday, two NHL players appear to help present the second, hockey-themed showcase.
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* On Wednesday, the G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds from early in the season are present on Plinko's small prize podiums.
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* On Wednesday, Scott Hartnell of the Philadelphia Flyers and Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins appear to help present the hockey-themed second showcase.
 
* On Wednesday, after the second showcase, Drew gives everyone in the audience a special hockey puck with the TPIR logo on it.
 
* On Wednesday, after the second showcase, Drew gives everyone in the audience a special hockey puck with the TPIR logo on it.
 
* On Wednesday, the PriceIsRight.com plug occurs during Drew's sign-off.
 
* On Wednesday, the PriceIsRight.com plug occurs during Drew's sign-off.
* On Thursday, Drew comes through the Big Doors driving the decorated-for-Christmas Train.
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* On Thursday, Drew comes through the Big Doors driving the Train, which is decorated for Christmas.
 
* On Thursday, the Barker Wall is not present during Drew's entrance.
 
* On Thursday, the Barker Wall is not present during Drew's entrance.
 
* On Thursday, the Train is present onstage during the presentation of the second Item up for Bids, a model train set.
 
* On Thursday, the Train is present onstage during the presentation of the second Item up for Bids, a model train set.
* In Thursday's 1 Right Price, the game's graphical logo has a wreathe beneath it.
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* On Thursday, 1 Right Price's trip screen logo has a wreathe beneath it.
  
  
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* Only four shows; no Friday episode.
 
* Only four shows; no Friday episode.
 
* Thursday's episode was at one point listed on CBS.com with a supposed production number of "7037;" this was, in fact, a typo based on the incorrect official episode count.
 
* Thursday's episode was at one point listed on CBS.com with a supposed production number of "7037;" this was, in fact, a typo based on the incorrect official episode count.
* On this week's shows, the first commercial break is present.
 
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, Door #4 has confetti and streamers "painted" on it.
 
* On Thursday, Door #4 has confetti and streamers "painted" on it.
 
* On Thursday, Triple Play's reveal changes; the audience is no longer shown behind the contestant, and the car reveals begin with a wide shot of the stage that cuts to the usual close-up while the doors are opening.  The car reveal shots are only used for two episodes.
 
* On Thursday, Triple Play's reveal changes; the audience is no longer shown behind the contestant, and the car reveals begin with a wide shot of the stage that cuts to the usual close-up while the doors are opening.  The car reveal shots are only used for two episodes.
* On Thursday, the first commercial break is again done away with.
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* On Thursday, the commercial break between the first and second games is again done away with.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible.
 
* On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible.
 
* On Thursday, confetti is dropped on the Showcase winner during the credits.
 
* On Thursday, confetti is dropped on the Showcase winner during the credits.
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* On Monday, contestant Cynthia reveals when her game, Any Number, comes around on the Turntable that she had been on the show in 1978 and played the same game; during the first Showcase Showdown, footage of her first episode is shown in a box as she spins the Big Wheel.
 
* On Monday, contestant Cynthia reveals when her game, Any Number, comes around on the Turntable that she had been on the show in 1978 and played the same game; during the first Showcase Showdown, footage of her first episode is shown in a box as she spins the Big Wheel.
* On Monday, Double Prices is played in front of Contestants' Row.
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* On Tuesday, part of Pick-a-Number's prize is 10 massages at a spa of the contestant's choice; it is unclear how a price was assigned to this.
* On Tuesday, part of Pick-a-Number's prize is 10 massages at a spa of the contestant's choice, which cannot reasonably be expected to have a specific price.
 
 
* On Friday, the 1992-'95 Safe Crackers theme is used as prize music when Push Over is played for a safe and a bracelet.
 
* On Friday, the 1992-'95 Safe Crackers theme is used as prize music when Push Over is played for a safe and a bracelet.
* On Friday, Katie Stam, Miss America 2009, appears to help present a showcase that includes a trip to the 2010 Miss America Pageant.
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* On Friday, Katie Stam, Miss America 2009, appears to help present the second showcase, which includes a trip to the 2010 Miss America Pageant.
  
  
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* Beginning on Monday, the car tags in Five Price Tags are pulled off by one of the Beauties.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the car tags in Five Price Tags are pulled off by one of the Beauties.
* On Monday, Clock Game offers a prize that is essentially a home version of Super Ball!!.
 
 
* On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
* On Friday, a band that Drew likes called the Dollyrots appears to sing a song during the first half of the second showcase.
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* On Friday, the Dollyrots, one of Drew's favorite bands, appear to sing one of their songs during the second showcase, which is themed around them.
  
  
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* On Tuesday, Stack the Deck's groceries are all played before any numbers are placed in the car's price.
 
* On Tuesday, Stack the Deck's groceries are all played before any numbers are placed in the car's price.
* On Tuesday, the PriceIsRight.com graphics first seen on the Christmas episodes are added to the rotation permanently.
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* On Tuesday, the ticket plug and PriceIsRight.com graphics first seen in Week 14 are added to the rotation permanently.
* On Tuesday, a flim strip graphic is introduced for Freeze Frame's vertical split-screen separator.
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* On Tuesday, a film strip graphic is introduced for Freeze Frame's vertical split-screen separator.
 
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  
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* On Tuesday, Gas Money's regular rules are introduced; the contestant now attempts to eliminate wrong prices and avoid the actual retail price.
 
* On Tuesday, Gas Money's regular rules are introduced; the contestant now attempts to eliminate wrong prices and avoid the actual retail price.
 
* On Tuesday, the shelf for what the contestant believes is the actual retail price is removed from the Gas Money board, as it no longer serves any purpose.
 
* On Tuesday, the shelf for what the contestant believes is the actual retail price is removed from the Gas Money board, as it no longer serves any purpose.
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* On Tuesday, presumably by mistake, the Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used for the prize description in Any Number and continues straight through the car description.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the TPIR logo from the closed-captioning plugs also flies onto the screen while going to commercial after the fourth game.
 
* Beginning on Wednesday, the TPIR logo from the closed-captioning plugs also flies onto the screen while going to commercial after the fourth game.
 
* On Wednesday, Take Two goes back to being in place at the end of the Item up for Bids.
 
* On Wednesday, Take Two goes back to being in place at the end of the Item up for Bids.
 
* On Friday, the Season 36-37 light border appears on Door #4 during the opening.
 
* On Friday, the Season 36-37 light border appears on Door #4 during the opening.
* On Friday, Grammy nominee Anthony Hamilton appears to help present a Grammy-themed showcase.
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* On Friday, Grammy nominee Anthony Hamilton appears to help present the Grammy-themed second showcase.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 20 (1,501 – 502xK)</u>:''' February 1-5
 
<u>'''Week 20 (1,501 – 502xK)</u>:''' February 1-5
  
* On Monday, "Flight Time" and "Big Easy" of the Harlem Globetrotters appear to help present a basketball-themed prize package in Push Over and a set of trips related to their appearance on ''The Amazing Race'' during the Showcase.
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* On Monday, "Flight Time" and "Big Easy" of the Harlem Globetrotters appear to help present a basketball-themed prize package in Push Over and a set of trips related to their appearance on ''The Amazing Race'' during the second showcase.
 
* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the logo appears after Act 5 instead of Act 4.
 
* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the logo appears after Act 5 instead of Act 4.
 
* On Wednesday, Guy Fieri appears to help present the second showcase and to plug his book, ''More Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives'', of which everyone in the audience receives a copy.
 
* On Wednesday, Guy Fieri appears to help present the second showcase and to plug his book, ''More Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives'', of which everyone in the audience receives a copy.
 
* On Thursday, Gwendolyn's son appears with her while she models Cover Up's car; afterward, Drew incorrectly points out that he is "our first Price Is Right baby," a distinction which actually belongs to Shane's daughter.
 
* On Thursday, Gwendolyn's son appears with her while she models Cover Up's car; afterward, Drew incorrectly points out that he is "our first Price Is Right baby," a distinction which actually belongs to Shane's daughter.
* On Thursday, Cover Up begins a brief switch to using Line em Up's think music.
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* For a brief period beginning on Thursday, Cover Up uses Line em Up's "think" music.
* Friday show is a Super Bowl-themed episode; most of its prizes somehow relate to the Super Bowl or football in general.
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* Friday's show is themed around the Super Bowl, which airs on CBS on Sunday night; most of the prizes somehow relate to the Super Bowl or football in general. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Friday, the previous light border again appears on Door #4 during the opening.
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** Four Barker's Beauties are present.
* On Friday, there are four Barker's Beauties.
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** The Barker's Beauties are dressed as cheerleaders.
* On Friday, the Beauties dress as cheerleaders.
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** The Beauties flank Door #2 during Drew's entrance.
* On Friday, the Beauties flank Door #2 during Drew's entrance.
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** Drew wears a football helmet as he comes through Door #2.
* On Friday, Drew wears a football helmet as he comes through Door #2.
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** Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson appears to help present the first showcase.
* On Friday, the e-ticket graphic first seen during the Christmas shows is again present.
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** Jim Nantz and Phil Simms appear to help present the second showcase.
* On Friday, Eric Dickerson appears to help present the first showcase.
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* On Friday, the Season 36-37 light border again appears on Door #4 during the opening.
* On Friday, Jim Nantz and Phil Simms appear to help present the second showcase.
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* On Friday, the e-ticket graphic first seen during Week 14 is again present.
  
  
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* Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Beauties pulls off the price tags the contestant picks in Five Price Tags.
 
* Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Beauties pulls off the price tags the contestant picks in Five Price Tags.
* On Wednesday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1955 Thunderbird.
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* On Wednesday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1955 Ford Thunderbird.
* On Thursday, Double Prices is played in front of Contestants' Row.
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* On Thursday, NBA greats Bill Walton and James Worthy appear to help present the basketball-themed second showcase.
* On Thursday, NBA athletes Bill Walton and James Worthy appear to help present a (mostly) basketball-themed showcase.
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* Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing as teams.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* Friday show is a Valentine's Day-themed episode; the set is decorated, and couples play instead of individual contestants.
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** The light border is red.
* On Friday, the light border is red.
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** Door #4 displays raining hearts on a dark pink background.
* On Friday, Door #4 displays raining hearts on a dark pink background.
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** The various graphical TPIR logos (except for the one in the credits), as well as the logo on Door #4, have a banner across the bottom that reads "Valentine's Day"; additionally, the logo at the end of the opening has an altered color scheme, with red borders and a transparent, pinkish background that displays raining hearts.
* On Friday, the various graphical TPIR logos except for the one in the credits, as well as the logo on Door #4, have a banner across the bottom that reads "Valentine's Day"; additionally, the logo at the end of the opening has an altered color scheme, with red borders and a transparent, pinkish background that displays raining hearts.
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** The contestants being called down are announced as "the first four couples on The Price Is Right" and "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
* On Friday, the contestants being called down are announced as "the first four couples on The Price Is Right" and "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
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** Rich introduces Drew as "your very own cupid, Drew Carey!"
* On Friday, Rich introduces Drew as "your very own cupid, Drew Carey!"
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
* On Friday, a new "$10,000" wall is introduced for 1/2 Off; it appears to be patterned after the wall behind the boxes.
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** Rich's calldown window is red, and its cascading dollar signs are replaced by raining hearts.
* Friday marks the introduction of the fourth Most Expensive set.
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** The first and third transitions in the consolation prize plugs are heart-shaped wipes.
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** The background during the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the Door #4 graphics.
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* On Friday, grid and asterisk graphics are added to the "$10,000" wall in 1/2 Off.
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* On Friday, the fourth Most Expensive set is introduced.
 
* On Friday, after nearly four decades, Most Expensive receives a logo.
 
* On Friday, after nearly four decades, Most Expensive receives a logo.
 
* As of Friday, the spelling of "Most Expensive" is changed to "Most Expen$ive", with a dollar sign in place of the second S.
 
* As of Friday, the spelling of "Most Expensive" is changed to "Most Expen$ive", with a dollar sign in place of the second S.
* On Friday, Rich's calldown box is red, and the cascading dollar signs are replaced by raining hearts.
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* For the first several months of the new set's existence, the backdrops directly behind Most Expen$ive's prizes have the same color scheme as the ones between the prizes.
* On Friday, the first and third transitions in the consolation prize plugs are heart-shaped wipes.
 
* On Friday, the background during the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of that day's Door #4 graphics.
 
 
* On Friday, Drew announces at the end of the Showcase that everyone in the audience will receive a gift bag from Hershey.
 
* On Friday, Drew announces at the end of the Showcase that everyone in the audience will receive a gift bag from Hershey.
  
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<u>'''Week 22 (1,503 – 504xK)</u>:''' February 15-19
 
<u>'''Week 22 (1,503 – 504xK)</u>:''' February 15-19
  
* On Wednesday, the previous light border permanently begins appearing on Door #4 during the opening.
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* On Wednesday, the Season 36-37 light border permanently begins appearing on Door #4 during the opening.
* On Thursday, Drew mentions the new Most Expen$ive set, calling it "brand new" and telling the contestant that he is "the first" to play the game with its new props, apparently forgetting that its actual first appearance on last Friday's episode had not been taped yet.
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* On Thursday, Drew mentions the new Most Expen$ive set, calling it "brand-new" and telling the contestant that he is "the first" to play the game with its new props; this is technically correct, as its actual debut on last Friday's show was taped ''after'' this episode.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 23 (1,504 – 505xK)</u>:''' February 22-26
 
<u>'''Week 23 (1,504 – 505xK)</u>:''' February 22-26
  
* Monday show, despite airing in February, is a "special spring break episode;" this appears to consist mostly of everyone in the audience being a college student and Rich wearing a college t-shirt instead of a dress shirt.
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* Monday's show, despite airing in February, is a "special spring break episode;" everyone in the audience is a college student, and Rich wears a college t-shirt.
* On Monday, there are four Barker's Beauties.
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* On Monday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
 
* On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  
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* On Wednesday, the TPIR logo stops appearing after the fourth game.
 
* On Wednesday, the TPIR logo stops appearing after the fourth game.
 
* On Thursday, the showcase descriptions begin appearing on the Showcase podiums as soon as each showcase is presented; if the Top Winner passes the first showcase, the graphic with its description "slides" into the Runner-Up's podium.
 
* On Thursday, the showcase descriptions begin appearing on the Showcase podiums as soon as each showcase is presented; if the Top Winner passes the first showcase, the graphic with its description "slides" into the Runner-Up's podium.
* On Friday, Cover Up goes back to using its own think music.
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* On Friday, Cover Up goes back to using its regular "think" music.
  
  
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* In Tuesday's opening, when Drew is introduced, his son Conner comes through the Big Doors in front of him; Conner remains onstage throughout the first Item up for Bids and also takes part in the first showcase.
 
* In Tuesday's opening, when Drew is introduced, his son Conner comes through the Big Doors in front of him; Conner remains onstage throughout the first Item up for Bids and also takes part in the first showcase.
* Wednesday is Drew's 500th episode; oddly, this accurate count includes episode #4512K.
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* Wednesday's show is Drew's 500th episode. To mark the occasion, all six onstage contestants receive a $500 bonus for getting out of Contestants' Row, and every prize in the second showcase has $500 cash in it. Additionally, all six pricing games somehow incorporate the number 500:
* On Wednesday, every pricing game player gets $500 for getting onstage.
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** All of the fake prices in That's Too Much! end in "500."
* In Wednesday's That's Too Much!, every fake price ends with "500."
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** Punch a Bunch, as always, has $500 prizes in the board.
* In Wednesday's Push Over, the last three numbers in the string are "500."
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** The three rightmost numbers in Push Over are 5, 0, and 0.
* In Wednesday's Danger Price, the danger price is $500.
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** In Danger Price, the danger price is $500.
* In Wednesday's Squeeze Play, the fake price ends with "500."
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** Hole in One, as always, has a $500 bonus for arranging all the groceries correctly.
* On Wednesday, every prize in the second showcase has $500 cash in it.
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** Squeeze Play's fake price ends with "500."
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* In Wednesday's Hole in One, Drew does the inspiration putt from the second line instead of the first.
 
* On Friday, the base of the main Five Price Tags podium becomes red.
 
* On Friday, the base of the main Five Price Tags podium becomes red.
  
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* Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
 
* Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is played in front of Contestants' Row.
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* Wednesday's show is themed around St. Patrick's Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* Wednesday's show is themed around St. Patrick's Day.
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** Most members of the audience are wearing either a green hat or a fake gold crown; Rich is wearing one of the hats, as well.
* On Wednesday, most members of the audience are wearing either a green hat or a fake gold crown; Rich is wearing one of the hats, as well.
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** The light border is green.
* On Wednesday, the light border is green.
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** Door #4 displays cascading shamrocks on a green square pattern.
* On Wednesday, Door #4 displays cascading shamrocks on a green square pattern.
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** No light border is present on Door #4 during the opening.
* In Wednesday's opening, Door #4's light border is not used.
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** The various graphical TPIR logos except for the one in the credits, as well as the logo on Door #4, have an altered color scheme, with green borders and a transparent, greenish background that displays cascading shamrocks.
* On Wednesday, the various graphical TPIR logos except for the one in the credits, as well as the logo on Door #4, have an altered color scheme, with green borders and a transparent, greenish background that displays cascading shamrocks.
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** The Turntable walls are green during every Items up for Bids.
* On Wednesday, the Turntable walls are green during all six Items up for Bids.
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** All six pricing games either have a name that relates to luck, are green, or have green on them somewhere.
* On Wednesday, all of the pricing games either have a name that relates to luck, are green, or have green on them somewhere.
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** Rich's calldown window is green, and its cascading dollar signs are replaced by shamrocks.
* On Wednesday, Rich's calldown box is green, and the cascading dollar signs are replaced by shamrocks.
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** The background during the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the day's Door #4 graphics.
* On Wednesday, light green Goodson-Todman asterisks are added to Clock Game's chroma key area.
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* On Wednesday, light green G-T asterisks are added to Clock Game's chroma key area; this was originally thought to be related to St. Patrick's Day but was actually a permanent set change.
* On Wednesday, the background during the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the day's Door #4 graphics.
 
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 27 (1,508 – 509xK)</u>:''' March 22-26
 
<u>'''Week 27 (1,508 – 509xK)</u>:''' March 22-26
  
* Beginning on Thursday, the Switch? logo on the video screen spins.
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* Beginning on Thursday, the Switch? logo on the trip screen spins.
 
* On Thursday, the picture of a rotary phone in the telephone ticket plug is replaced with one of a cordless phone.
 
* On Thursday, the picture of a rotary phone in the telephone ticket plug is replaced with one of a cordless phone.
* Friday show marks the debut of the gold Temptation board; at this time, the displays and price readout are redone as video screens, with rotating Pricedown dollar signs appearing in the upper display before the contestant makes his guesses.
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* Friday's show marks the debut of the gold Temptation board; at this time, the displays and price readout are redone as video screens, with rotating Pricedown dollar signs appearing in the upper display before the contestant makes his guesses.
* On Friday, Double Prices is played in front of Contestants' Row.
 
  
  
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the displays on the Showcase podiums change from blue to red when an overbid occurs.
 
* Beginning on Tuesday, the displays on the Showcase podiums change from blue to red when an overbid occurs.
 
* Thursday's show is an April Fool's Day episode, and several things on it are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways:
 
* Thursday's show is an April Fool's Day episode, and several things on it are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways:
** A running gag throughout the episode involves Mimi Bobeck, Kathy Kinney's character from ''The Drew Carey Show'', taking over as Price's new executive producer; her "office" is set up on the Turntable, which is not used for any games or prizes during the program.  Mimi is also listed as the Executive Producer in the credits, with Mike Richards's title reading "Assistant to the Executive Producer."
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** Most prominently, the episode features an overarching gag involving Mimi Bobeck, Kathy Kinney's character from ''The Drew Carey Show'', taking over as Price's new executive producer; her "office" is set up on the Turntable, which is not used for any games or prizes during the program.  Mimi is also listed as the Executive Producer in the credits, with Mike Richards's title reading "Assistant to the Executive Producer."
 
** Everyone in the audience is referred to as "Pat," with Mimi explaining that she thought it would be easier for Drew that way, since he has trouble remembering names.  Additionally, everyone in the credits except for Mimi has their first name replaced with "Pat."
 
** Everyone in the audience is referred to as "Pat," with Mimi explaining that she thought it would be easier for Drew that way, since he has trouble remembering names.  Additionally, everyone in the credits except for Mimi has their first name replaced with "Pat."
 
** The light border has all the colors of the rainbow cascading around it.
 
** The light border has all the colors of the rainbow cascading around it.
 
** All of the graphical TPIR logos besides the ones on the Showcase podiums and the one at the end of the credits have their backgrounds colored blue-green and pink instead of orange and red; this unusual color scheme is also used for the rest of the text in the PriceIsRight.com plug, whose logo stomps on the website address.
 
** All of the graphical TPIR logos besides the ones on the Showcase podiums and the one at the end of the credits have their backgrounds colored blue-green and pink instead of orange and red; this unusual color scheme is also used for the rest of the text in the PriceIsRight.com plug, whose logo stomps on the website address.
 
** The opening spiel is, "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, now under new management!  It's The Price Is Right!"
 
** The opening spiel is, "Here it comes!  From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, now under new management!  It's The Price Is Right!"
** All nine contestants are called to Contestants' Row with the phrase, "Pat, move it!" a line frequently used by Mimi on ''The Drew Carey Show''; however, three days before the episode aired, all instances of "move it" were dubbed over with "come on down."
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** All nine contestants are called to Contestants' Row with the phrase, "Pat, move it!" a line frequently used by Mimi on ''The Drew Carey Show''; however, these versions of the calldowns were never broadcast, as three days before the episode aired, all instances of "move it" were dubbed over with "come on down."
** Rich is "replaced" with a new announcer (actually Rich disguised as a monkey, complete with a large banana on his podium), although Drew continues to refer to him as "Rich" throughout the episode.  Additionally, the "real" Rich can be seen wandering around the prize displays during the fourth and sixth games; this is believed to have been part of a larger subplot most of which either was edited out of the show due to time constraints or was never recorded in the first place despite it occurring during the taping due to the director never being told it was going to happen.
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** Rich is "replaced" with a new announcer (actually Rich wearing a monkey costume, complete with a banana bunch on his podium), although Drew continues to refer to him as "Rich" throughout the episode.  Additionally, the "real" Rich can be seen wandering around the prize displays during the fourth and sixth games; this is believed to have been part of a larger subplot, most of which either was edited out of the show due to time constraints or was never recorded in the first place despite it occurring during the taping due to the director never being told it was going to happen.
** The Barker's Beauties are replaced with four men in possession of varying degrees of weirdness.  The Beauties themselves, Rachel, Gwendolyn, and Manuela, are shown doing various other things during the course of the show: Rachel serves as stagehand "Big Dave," pushing the Big Wheel into place, operating Range Game, and pushing out Lucky $even's car; Gwendolyn serves as a page near Contestants' Row; and Manuela acts as a member of the audience, sitting next to Contestants' Row and continually shouting for people to bid $1.  Drew points Manuela out before the fourth Item up for Bids without actually identifying her, thanking her for waiting in the line since 10:30 the previous night.
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** The Barker's Beauties are replaced with four men in possession of varying degrees of weirdness.  The actual Beauties, Rachel, Gwendolyn, and Manuela, are shown doing various other things during the course of the show:
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*** Rachel serves as stagehand "Big Dave," pushing the Big Wheel into place, operating Range Game, and pushing out Lucky $even's car.
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*** Gwendolyn serves as a page near Contestants' Row.
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*** Manuela acts as a member of the audience, sitting next to Contestants' Row and continually shouting for people to bid $1.  Drew points her out before the fourth Item up for Bids without actually identifying her, thanking her for waiting in the line since 10:30 the previous night.
 
** All of the actual retail price cards for Contestants' Row and the Showcase have the wrong designs on them.
 
** All of the actual retail price cards for Contestants' Row and the Showcase have the wrong designs on them.
 
** All of Plinko's small prizes are "As Seen on TV" items.
 
** All of Plinko's small prizes are "As Seen on TV" items.
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** Mimi serves as the "mighty sound effects lady" for One Away, supposedly triggering the horn with a steering wheel on her desk.
 
** Mimi serves as the "mighty sound effects lady" for One Away, supposedly triggering the horn with a steering wheel on her desk.
 
** All of Pick-a-Pair's groceries are related to holidays that have nothing to do with April Fool's Day.
 
** All of Pick-a-Pair's groceries are related to holidays that have nothing to do with April Fool's Day.
** The ticket plug is edited out due to the show running overtime, something that has not been done since Drew began reading the plug himself.
 
 
** The large dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with a banana.
 
** The large dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with a banana.
 
** The sixth Item up for Bids, a grandfather clock, is displayed in Contestants' Row.
 
** The sixth Item up for Bids, a grandfather clock, is displayed in Contestants' Row.
** For probably the only time in the show's run, the consolation prize plugs are edited out due to time constraints.
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** The second showcase is an April Fool's showcase and initially appears to be exactly the same as the first showcase.  After it ends, Drew begins to pound on the Turntable wall, yelling to Mimi that they can't do that.  Mimi then comes around, trapping Drew backstage, and declares that "I'm not done yet!"; a Mini Cooper that was not part of the first showcase is then revealed.
** The second showcase is an April Fool's showcase and initially appears to be exactly the same as the first showcase.  After it ends, Drew begins to pound on the Turntable wall, yelling to Mimi that they can't do that.  Mimi then comes around, trapping Drew backstage, and declares that she isn't done yet; a Mini Cooper that was not part of the first showcase is then revealed.
 
 
** At the end of the show, Drew thanks Kathy Kinney for appearing and plugs her new book, of which everyone in the audience appears to receive a copy.
 
** At the end of the show, Drew thanks Kathy Kinney for appearing and plugs her new book, of which everyone in the audience appears to receive a copy.
* On Friday, the cheerleaders of the Kansas Jayhawks, Butler Bulldogs, Michigan State Spartans, and Duke Blue Devils basketball teams appear via video to help present a Final Four-themed showcase.
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* Thursday's ticket plug is edited out due to the show running overtime, an unusual occurrence in the era of Drew doing the plug himself.  The consolation prize plugs are edited out, as well.
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* On Friday, the cheerleaders of the Kansas Jayhawks, Butler Bulldogs, Michigan State Spartans, and Duke Blue Devils basketball teams appear via video to help present the Final Four-themed second showcase.
  
  
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* On Monday, Switcheroo goes back to being revealed after the small prizes are described.
 
* On Monday, Switcheroo goes back to being revealed after the small prizes are described.
* On Friday, Travel Channel host Samantha Brown appears to help present a trip-centric showcase.
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* On Friday, Travel Channel host Samantha Brown appears to help present the trip-centric second showcase.
  
  
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* In Monday's Lucky $even, the first number in the price is already revealed when Door #3 opens.
 
* In Monday's Lucky $even, the first number in the price is already revealed when Door #3 opens.
 
* On Monday, contestant Sandra, who played 1 Wrong Price, was found after the taping to be ineligible and was not awarded any prizes.
 
* On Monday, contestant Sandra, who played 1 Wrong Price, was found after the taping to be ineligible and was not awarded any prizes.
* Thursday show is slightly country music-themed to promote the Academy of Country Music Awards airing on CBS on Sunday night.
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* Thursday's show is loosely themed around country music to promote the Academy of Country Music Awards airing on CBS on Sunday night. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Thursday, Kristy Osmunson and Kelley Shepard of the ACM-nominated group Bomshel appear to help present the first Item up for Bids.
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** Kristy Osmunson and Kelley Shepard of the ACM-nominated group Bomshel appear to help present the first Item up for Bids.
* On Thursday, ACM nominee Blake Shelton appears to help out as a male Barker's Beauty during 1/2 Off and to help present a country music-themed showcase.
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** ACM nominee Blake Shelton appears to help out as a male Barker's Beauty during 1/2 Off and to help present the country music-themed second showcase.
* On Thursday, a contestant manages to win 1/2 Off despite not eliminating any boxes.
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** The dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with a gold eigth note.
* On Thursday's show, the dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with a gold eigth note.
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** After the final commercial, Bomshel returns to announce that the winner of the Showcase will receive, as a bonus, two VIP passes to the ACM Awards rehearsals, two tickets to the Brooks & Dunn Last Rodeo Special, and two tickets to the ACM Awards.
* On Thursday, after the final commercial, Bomshel returns to announce that the winner of the Showcase will receieve as a bonus two VIP passes to the ACM Awards rehearsals, two tickets to the Brooks & Dunn Last Rodeo Special, and two tickets to the ACM Awards.
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* On Thursday, contestant Pamela manages to win 1/2 Off despite not eliminating any boxes.
* Friday show is a "wedding shower" episode with engaged couples as contestants.
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* Friday's show is a wedding shower episode with engaged couples as contestants. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Friday, the light border is silver.
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** The light border is silver.
* On Friday, all graphical logos except at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have a silver background with the words "Wedding Shower" on a ribbon at the bottom; spinning below the ribbon are interlocking, gold hearts.
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** All graphical logos except the ones at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have a silver background with the words "Wedding Shower" on a ribbon at the bottom; spinning below the ribbon are interlocking, gold hearts.
* On Friday, the background on Door #4 is designed to look like a blue audience curtain.
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** The background on Door #4 is designed to look like a blue audience curtain.
* On Friday, the end of the opening is, "You are the first four couples in a special wedding shower episode of The Price Is Right!"
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples in a special wedding shower episode of The Price Is Right!"
* On Friday, the first Items up for Bids, a wedding gown and a tuxedo, are modeled by Rachel and her husband, David Delucci.
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** The first Items up for Bids, a wedding gown and a tuxedo, are modeled by Rachel and her husband, David Delucci.
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** The dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with the interlocking hearts from the day's logo.
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
* On Friday's show, the dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with the interlocking hearts from the day's logo.
 
 
* On Friday, the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the pattern from Door #4.
 
* On Friday, the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the pattern from Door #4.
  
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* On Tuesday, the top of the Card Game table is redone; the edges are now a darker shade of green than the interior.
 
* On Tuesday, the top of the Card Game table is redone; the edges are now a darker shade of green than the interior.
 
* On Wednesday, Hole in One is played for a restored 1964 Bentley S3.
 
* On Wednesday, Hole in One is played for a restored 1964 Bentley S3.
* Beginning on Wednesday, Hole in One contestants receieve a set of golf balls with the TPIR logo on them as a souvenier.
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* On Wednesday, Hole in One gets another new golf bag with a slightly different color scheme and a larger TPIR logo.
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* On Wednesday, Hole in One begins using golf balls with a TPIR logo on them.  Contestants in the game also begin receiving a set of them as a souvenir.
 
* On Wednesday, the second showcase includes tickets to the premiere of ''The Backup Plan''; the contestant is instructed not to include this in his bid, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
 
* On Wednesday, the second showcase includes tickets to the premiere of ''The Backup Plan''; the contestant is instructed not to include this in his bid, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
* Thursday show is an Earth Day-themed episode; all of the prizes on the show are in some way eco-friendly.
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* Thursday's show is themed around Earth Day; all of the prizes on the show are in some way eco-friendly. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Thursday, the graphical logos in the various bumpers have a rotating Earth behind them, similar to the design of the various ''As the World Turns'' logos.  This logo also appears on Door #4, although the door is otherwise unchanged.
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** The graphical logos in the various bumpers have a rotating Earth behind them, similar to the design of the various ''As the World Turns'' logos.  This logo also appears on Door #4, although the door is otherwise unchanged.
* On Thursday, in honor of Earth Day, Golden Road is temporarily renamed "Green Road," complete with a rewritten logo; additionally, all of the rainbows and the road itself are done in shades of green, and the rainbow behind the car is replaced with a grove of trees.
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** Golden Road is temporarily renamed "Green Road," complete with a rewritten logo; additionally, all of the rainbows and the road itself are done in shades of green, and the rainbow behind the car is replaced with a grove of trees.
* On Thursday, the dollar signs on Rich's calldown window are green, and the one in the corner is in front of the above-mentioned globe.
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** The dollar signs on Rich's calldown window are green, and the one in the corner is in front of the above-mentioned globe.
* On Thursday's show, the logo in the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is replaced by the above-mentioned globe.
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** The logo in the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is replaced by the above-mentioned globe.
* On Friday, Rich accidentally introduces Drew with, "And now, here is the host of The Price Is Right:  Drew Carey!"
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* On Friday, Rich accidentally merges Drew's original and current introductions, "And now, here is the host of The Price Is Right:  Drew Carey!"
 
* On Friday, the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is changed to a pattern of cascading, purple Pricedown dollar signs on a purple background.
 
* On Friday, the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is changed to a pattern of cascading, purple Pricedown dollar signs on a purple background.
  
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<u>'''Week 32 (1,513 – 514xK)</u>:''' April 26-30
 
<u>'''Week 32 (1,513 – 514xK)</u>:''' April 26-30
  
* In Monday's Punch a Bunch, the purple, Pricedown dollar signs are removed from the hole coverings on the Punchboard, and the original, large, yellow ones are restored.
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* In Monday's Punch a Bunch, the large, yellow dollar signs are restored to the hole covers on the Punchboard.
* Monday marks the debut of the third Any Number board, which was deliberately designed to be nearly indentical to the second one; the new board has a line of digits used to indicate which ones have and haven't been picked.
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* On Monday, the third Any Number board is introduced.  The prop was deliberately designed to be similar to the second board; while it is silver as opposed to gold, it is otherwise largely identical at first glance, even using the same "Any Number" sign and still using vane graphics for the prices despite the displays now being a video screen.  Aside from the color scheme, the most noticeable difference is a used number display between the logo and the car's price.
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** While technically not a set change because of them being different props, the new Any Number board has a steel rim around the top of its base; such rims would be added to a number of other props over the next several years.
 
* On Tuesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
* On Wednesday, Drew introduces the "Price Look of the Week," a designation he claims will be given to one Item up for Bids featuring designer clothing each week; while designer fashions do indeed begin to appear a bit more regularly in Contestants' Row after this point, the term "Price Look of the Week" is rarely used again.
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* On Wednesday, Drew introduces the "Price Look of the Week," a designation he claims will be given to one Item up for Bids featuring designer clothing each week; while designer fashions do indeed begin to appear a bit more regularly in Contestants' Row after this point, the actual term "Price Look of the Week" is only used on occasion.
 
* Starting on Thursday, Drew explains how to get extra turns in Cover Up at the beginning of the game.
 
* Starting on Thursday, Drew explains how to get extra turns in Cover Up at the beginning of the game.
* On Friday, Step Up's red and blue base and background are redone in blue and yellow.
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* On Friday, Step Up's red and blue base and background are redone in blue and yellow.  This is likely also the day the game's carpeting was removed and still rims were installed on its platforms.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for May 3-7.
 
* Originally scheduled for May 3-7.
 
* On Monday, a graphic of a passing buck is added to the grocery transitions in Pass the Buck.
 
* On Monday, a graphic of a passing buck is added to the grocery transitions in Pass the Buck.
* Friday show is a Mother's Day-themed episode.
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* Friday's show is a Mother's Day-themed episode, with mothers playing alongside one of their adult children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* Friday's contestants are teams consisting of a mother and one of her children.
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** The light border is pink.
* On Friday, the light border is pink.
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** The background on Door #4 is an arrangement of rosebuds; this pattern is also used as the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
* On Friday, the background on Door #4 is an arrangement of rosebuds; this pattern is also used as the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
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** The opening, bumper, and Door #4 logos have pink edges, a rosebud arrangement background, and a "Mother's Day" banner.
* On Friday, the opening, bumper, and Door #4 logos have pink edges, a rosebud arrangement background, and a "Mother's Day" banner.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four pairs of contestants on a special Mother's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
* Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four pairs of contestants on a special Mother's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
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** The star wipe in the opening is pink.
* On Friday, the star wipe in the opening is pink.
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** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is pink.
* On Friday, the fifth through ninth teams are called on down as "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
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** The list Rich reads the ninth contestants' names from has "Hi Mom!" written on its back.
* On Friday, the Showcase Showdown split-screen separtor is pink.
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** Rich's calldown window is pink, and is dollar signs are replaced by bouquets of roses.
* On Friday only, the background for Any Number's unused digits is red, turning to black once a digit is picked; normally, it is always black.
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* On Friday only, the background of Any Number's used number display is red, with each selected digit's background changing to the usual black as it gets crossed out.
* On Friday, the list Rich reads the ninth contestants' names from has "Hi Mom!" written on its back.
 
* On Friday, Rich's calldown window is pink, and is dollar signs are replaced by bouquets of roses.
 
  
  
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* On Monday, Spelling Bee is played for a restored 1966 Pontiac GTO.
 
* On Monday, Spelling Bee is played for a restored 1966 Pontiac GTO.
* On Thursday, Plinko's $10,000 slot is changed back to the original one with the giant "10" and the scrunched "000".
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* On Thursday, Plinko goes back to using its original $10,000 slot with the enlarged "10" and scrunched "000".
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for May 17-21.
 
* Originally scheduled for May 17-21.
* Originally ''re''scheduled for May 17-19, August 31, May 21.
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* Originally rescheduled for May 17-19, August 31, May 21.
 
* On Monday, presumably due to a glitch in the show's music system, the first Temptation cue stops just before the first gift is brought onstage; the same non-Temptation cue is subsequently played four times in a row, restarting each time a gift is revealed.
 
* On Monday, presumably due to a glitch in the show's music system, the first Temptation cue stops just before the first gift is brought onstage; the same non-Temptation cue is subsequently played four times in a row, restarting each time a gift is revealed.
* Thursday's show was delayed because it offers a trip to the recently-flooded city of Nashville.
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* Thursday's show was delayed until the fall because it offered a trip Nashville, which had recently experienced a devastating flood.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 36 (1,517 – 518xK)</u>:''' May 24-28
 
<u>'''Week 36 (1,517 – 518xK)</u>:''' May 24-28
  
* On Monday, Gas Money's prices are redone in a font that looks like a gas pump display, and the cash awards and pink slip are redesigned with a sleeker appearance.
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* Monday's show is believed to mark the debut of Gas Money's second cards, which are noticeably wider than the original ones and have silver borders.
* On Wednesday, the Season 36 "TPIR" logo is placed on Double Prices.
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* On Monday, Gas Money's car prices are redone in a font that looks like a gas pump display.  A number of additional graphics are also placed around the prices and car silhouettes, including the words "MR DREW CAREY" and a TPIR logo functioning as the sun.
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* Monday's show is believed to be the day the word "Gas" on Gas Money's cash awards was changed to the "Gas Money" logo.
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* On Wednesday, the Barker logo on Double Prices is replaced with the Carey logo.
  
  
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* On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
* On Tuesday, a price reveal, utilizing a price tag similar to the one found in That's Too Much!, is added to Coming or Going; at the same time, a split-screen shot is introduced for the game's price reveal, and an alternate version of the game's logo is introduced for said shot and said tag.
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* On Tuesday, Coming or Going's price reveal and its accompanying split-screen shot are introduced; prior to this, the outcome was simply revealed via sound effects on a close-up of the contestant's guess.  An alternate version of the game's logo is also introduced for the reveal's price tag and its split-screen shot.
* On Wednesday, Rhonda, one of the first four contestants, faints in Contestants' Row during the second game; when she comes to, she tells the staff that she does not feel well enough to continue playing, and her sister Janet is brought to Contestants' Row during the commercial to finish the show as her proxy.
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* On Wednesday, Rhonda, one of the first four contestants, faints in Contestants' Row during the second game.  When she comes to, she tells the staff that she does not feel well enough to continue playing; during the commercial, her sister Janet is brought to Contestants' Row to finish the show as her proxy.
  
  
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* Originally scheduled for June 14-17, July 2.
 
* Originally scheduled for June 14-17, July 2.
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* Summer reruns begin on Friday, June 18.
 
* Despite airing over the course of more than half a month, these five episodes are considered to be a single week; however, they were created with the knowledge that they would not all air at once, so no attempt was made to keep games from Monday through Thursday from repeating on Friday.
 
* Despite airing over the course of more than half a month, these five episodes are considered to be a single week; however, they were created with the knowledge that they would not all air at once, so no attempt was made to keep games from Monday through Thursday from repeating on Friday.
* On Monday, Patrick Duffy and Peter Bergman, the portrayers of Stephen Logan on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and Jack Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless'', respectively, appear to promote the Daytime Emmys, which aired on CBS two days after the out-of-order broadcast of this episode, several times during the course of the show:
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* On Monday, Patrick Duffy and Peter Bergman, the portrayers of Stephen Logan on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and Jack Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless'', respectively, appear several times during the course of the show to promote the Daytime Emmys, which air on CBS on the night of June 27, two days after the episode's out-of-order broadcast.  Their appearances are as follows:
** The first Item up for Bids is a television, which is airing a previous Daytime Emmys ceremony; the two actors come overhear it and come onstage to argue over which of them is more deserving of an Emmy Award.
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** The first Item up for Bids is a television, which is airing a previous Daytime Emmys ceremony; the two actors overhear it and come onstage to argue over which of them is more deserving of an Emmy Award.
 
** Each actor presents one of the showcases, which are themed around their then-current storylines on their respective soap operas.
 
** Each actor presents one of the showcases, which are themed around their then-current storylines on their respective soap operas.
** Before the final commercial, the two actors return and reveal that whoever wins the Showcase will receive as a bonus a trip to the Daytime Emmys.
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** Before the final commercial, the two actors return and reveal that whoever wins the Showcase will receive, as a bonus, a trip to the Daytime Emmys.
 
* On Monday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience receives a ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' tote bag autographed by Patrick Duffy; Drew tells the viewers that they can get their own autographed bag at PriceIsRight.com, an announcement which also serves as this episode's website plug.
 
* On Monday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience receives a ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' tote bag autographed by Patrick Duffy; Drew tells the viewers that they can get their own autographed bag at PriceIsRight.com, an announcement which also serves as this episode's website plug.
* Wednesday show features the debut of Rat Race.
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* Wednesday's show features the debut of Rat Race.
* On Wednesday, the blues and yellows on the numbered Most Expen$ive backdrops (but not on the numbers themselves) are reversed.
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* On Wednesday, the blues and yellows on the numbered Most Expen$ive backdrops are reversed, finalizing the new set's color scheme.
* On Thursday, Lonestar appears as a house band for the entire show, staged behind Door #3.  They play the show's theme during the opening and after all pricing game wins; play other music for all other commercial outros, while coming back from breaks, and during the closed captioning plugs; and help present and perform during the second showcase.  "Walking" is not played during the opening, and the actual theme is only heard briefly at the end of the Showcase.
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* On Thursday, Lonestar appears as a house band for the entire show, staged behind Door #3.  They play the show's theme during the opening and after all pricing game wins; play other music for all other commercial outros, while coming back from breaks, and during the closed captioning plugs; and perform during and help to present the second showcase.  "Walking" is not played during the opening, and the actual theme is only heard briefly at the end of the Showcase.
 
* On Thursday, a visit to Lonestar's tour bus is included in the second showcase; the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
 
* On Thursday, a visit to Lonestar's tour bus is included in the second showcase; the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
* Friday show is an Independence Day-themed episode.
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* Friday's show is themed around Independence Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Friday, the light border is colored with cascading reds and blues.
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** The light border is colored with cascading reds and blues.
* On Friday, all graphical logos except at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have a blue background behind the dollar sign, a red background behind the show's title, fireworks erupting in both backgrounds, reds and blues cascading through the borders, and the words "Independence Day" on a starred and striped ribbon at the bottom.
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** All graphical logos except the ones at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have a blue background behind the dollar sign, a red background behind the show's title, fireworks erupting in both backgrounds, reds and blues cascading through the borders, and the words "Independence Day" on a starred and striped ribbon at the bottom.
* On Friday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag.
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** Door #4's background is the American flag.  This graphic is also used as the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
* On Friday, the star wipe during Drew's entrance has a blue border.
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** The star wipe during Drew's entrance has a blue border.
* On Friday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue.
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** The squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue during the opening and the credits.
* On Friday, the set is decorated for Independence Day.
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** The set is decorated for Independence Day.
* On Friday, a special, celebratory design appears on the Reveal.
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** A special, celebratory design appears on the Reveal.
* Friday's game lineup was written separately from Monday's through Thursday's, as it was known beforehand that the program would not air at the same time as the other four shows; as such, some of its pricing games were already played earlier in the week.
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** Rich's calldown window and its cascading dollar signs are blue, while the dollar sign in the corner is red; the window and the red dollar sign also have cascading white on them.
 
* On Friday, Triple Play's car reveals mostly go back to normal, excepting the inclusion of Drew and the contestant in the first shot.
 
* On Friday, Triple Play's car reveals mostly go back to normal, excepting the inclusion of Drew and the contestant in the first shot.
* On Friday, Rich's calldown window and its cascading dollar signs are blue, while the dollar sign in the corner is red; the window and the red dollar sign also have cascading white on them.
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* By Friday, orange rims have been added to the numbers on the Most Expen$ive backdrops.
* On Friday, the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is the waving flag from Door #4.
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* On Friday, pitcher Chuck Finley appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around upcoming the All-Star Game.
* On Friday, professional baseball player Chuck Findlay appears to help present an All-Star Game-themed showcase.
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* Friday's second showcase includes a meet-and-greet with celebrities and baseball players during All-Star Week; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
* Friday's second showcase includes a meet-and-greet with celebrities and baseball players during All-Star Week; the contestant is instructed not to include this in her bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
 
 
* On Friday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience is given an All-Star Game baseball cap and a coupon for three meals for $2 at Taco Bell; Drew's explanation of this at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase also includes the day's PriceIsRight.com plug.
 
* On Friday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience is given an All-Star Game baseball cap and a coupon for three meals for $2 at Taco Bell; Drew's explanation of this at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase also includes the day's PriceIsRight.com plug.
 
* During the summer, on July 26, future try-out announcer J.D. Roberto begins doing the promotional consideration plugs that are edited into the reruns in place of the consolation prize plugs.
 
* During the summer, on July 26, future try-out announcer J.D. Roberto begins doing the promotional consideration plugs that are edited into the reruns in place of the consolation prize plugs.
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* Logically scheduled for August 23.
 
* Logically scheduled for August 23.
 
* Season finale week; only one show, on Monday.
 
* Season finale week; only one show, on Monday.
* Monday show is a back-to-school-themed episode; everyone in the audience is a college student, and the prizes are geared slightly more than usual toward that age group.
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* Monday's show is a back-to-school-themed episode; everyone in the audience is a college student, and the prizes are geared slightly more than usual toward that age group. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
* On Monday, all graphical logos except at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have gold cascading through the borders and the words "Back to School" on a green ribbon at the bottom.
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** All graphical logos except except the ones at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have gold cascading through their borders and the words "Back to School" on a green ribbon at their base.
* On Monday, the background on Door #4 is the cascading Goodson-Todman asterisks often seen as a transition background during grocery plugs; in front of this is a chalkboard, which the TPIR logo appears to be "drawn" on.
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** Door #4's background is the cascading Goodson-Todman asterisks often seen as a transition background during grocery plugs; in front of this is a chalkboard, which the TPIR logo appears to be "drawn" on.
 
* On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, much of the show's production staff, as well as Drew's son Conner, come onstage during the credits.
 
* On Monday, much of the show's production staff, as well as Drew's son Conner, come onstage during the credits.
* Monday show is Rich's last episode.
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* Monday's show is Rich's last episode.
  
 
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* This week only, a second new episode from three weeks down the road is broadcast each day at 2 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot occupied until last Friday by the now-cancelled As the World Turns; details are listed with Week 4.
 
* This week only, a second new episode from three weeks down the road is broadcast each day at 2 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot occupied until last Friday by the now-cancelled As the World Turns; details are listed with Week 4.
* On Monday, a new light border is introduced; it is a cross between the long-lived gold version and the Season 38 version.
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* On Monday, a new light border is introduced; this version shows a gold, rectangular frame with chase lights around its rim.
 
* On Monday, J.D. Roberto begins his announcer audition.
 
* On Monday, J.D. Roberto begins his announcer audition.
 
* On Monday, the 2008 light border stays on Door #4 throughout the show.
 
* On Monday, the 2008 light border stays on Door #4 throughout the show.
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* On Monday, the announcer's podium becomes blue, and two more Goodson-Todman asterisks are added to it.
 
* On Monday, the announcer's podium becomes blue, and two more Goodson-Todman asterisks are added to it.
 
* On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
 
* On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
* Beginning on Monday, the Barker's Beauties are miked, and they and the announcers are encouraged to chime in during the show; this does not appear to affect the proceedings in any substantial way.
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* Beginning on Monday, the Barker's Beauties are miked, and they and the announcers are encouraged to chime in during the show.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the announcers model prizes, either by themselves or alongside the Barker's Beauties, on a semi-regular basis.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the announcers model prizes, either by themselves or alongside the Barker's Beauties, on a semi-regular basis.
 
* On Monday, a string of lights is added along the top and sides of the Race Game Curtain.
 
* On Monday, a string of lights is added along the top and sides of the Race Game Curtain.
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* On Thursday, ACM nominee Lee Brice appears to help present the country music-themed fifth Item up for Bids and second showcase.
 
* On Thursday, ACM nominee Lee Brice appears to help present the country music-themed fifth Item up for Bids and second showcase.
 
* On Thursday, after the final commercial, Lee Brice returns to announce that the winner of the showcase will receive as a bonus of a VIP trip to Las Vegas, including two VIP passes to the ACM Awards rehearsals, two tickets to the actual awards show, and two tickets to the "Girls' Night Out Superstar Women of Country" TV special.
 
* On Thursday, after the final commercial, Lee Brice returns to announce that the winner of the showcase will receive as a bonus of a VIP trip to Las Vegas, including two VIP passes to the ACM Awards rehearsals, two tickets to the actual awards show, and two tickets to the "Girls' Night Out Superstar Women of Country" TV special.
* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
 
* Friday's show is an April Fool's Day episode and is repeatedly billed during the program as the day that something will happen on The Price Is Right for the 10,000th time.  Additionally, in keeping with the spirit of the day, several things on the show are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways.  A list of both sets of events is as follows:
 
* Friday's show is an April Fool's Day episode and is repeatedly billed during the program as the day that something will happen on The Price Is Right for the 10,000th time.  Additionally, in keeping with the spirit of the day, several things on the show are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways.  A list of both sets of events is as follows:
 
** A large "10,000th" is added to the bottom of the logo in the opening, on Door #4, in commercial outros, and on televisions and computers offered during the show; the logo appears during every commercial outro on this episode.
 
** A large "10,000th" is added to the bottom of the logo in the opening, on Door #4, in commercial outros, and on televisions and computers offered during the show; the logo appears during every commercial outro on this episode.
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** Drew does not have the price of the second Item up for Bids and has to get it from Adam.
 
** Drew does not have the price of the second Item up for Bids and has to get it from Adam.
 
** As George models the prize for the second game, a steam shower, from inside of it, the shower turns itself on, first enveloping him in steam and then drenching him.
 
** As George models the prize for the second game, a steam shower, from inside of it, the shower turns itself on, first enveloping him in steam and then drenching him.
** The jib camera moves in front of a still soaked George as the calls the sixth contestant.
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** The jib camera moves in front of a still soaked George as he calls the sixth contestant.
 
** Door #3 will not open to reveal the third Item up for Bids; Manuela eventually forces it open herself from the inside.
 
** Door #3 will not open to reveal the third Item up for Bids; Manuela eventually forces it open herself from the inside.
 
** When Drew reveals the price in Double Prices, the front of the game falls off, a bunch of trash falls out of it, and its "electronics" start smoking.  (For the record, since someone is sure to wonder, Double Prices does not really have any electronics.)
 
** When Drew reveals the price in Double Prices, the front of the game falls off, a bunch of trash falls out of it, and its "electronics" start smoking.  (For the record, since someone is sure to wonder, Double Prices does not really have any electronics.)
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** After the Showcase winner is revaled, Drew laments the fact that the "10,000th thing" never ended up happening; in truth, of course, no such thing ever really existed.  He then says that maybe it will happen tomorrow (itself a ludicrous notion, as "tomorrow" is a Saturday) and wishes everyone a happy April Fool's Day.
 
** After the Showcase winner is revaled, Drew laments the fact that the "10,000th thing" never ended up happening; in truth, of course, no such thing ever really existed.  He then says that maybe it will happen tomorrow (itself a ludicrous notion, as "tomorrow" is a Saturday) and wishes everyone a happy April Fool's Day.
 
** After Drew's sign-off, several lights from above the Turntable come crashing down, darkening that part of the studio a second time.
 
** After Drew's sign-off, several lights from above the Turntable come crashing down, darkening that part of the studio a second time.
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* Friday's show is the second of only two episodes in the history of the hour format with neither of small prize game nor a grocery item game.
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* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, the original Double Prices logo returns; this change does not yet take effect permanently thanks to shows taping out of order.
 
* On Friday, the original Double Prices logo returns; this change does not yet take effect permanently thanks to shows taping out of order.
  
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[http://tpirstats.com/Calendars/Season_41_games.html Pricing game calendar for Season 41], hosted by Scorpz.
 
[http://tpirstats.com/Calendars/Season_41_games.html Pricing game calendar for Season 41], hosted by Scorpz.
  
<u>Note</u>:  Planning for Season 41 appears to have begun with the logical but ultimately incorrect assumption that the TV season would start on September 17, as evidenced by the nonsensical placement of the Halloween show on November 7 when working from a season premiere date of September 24.  With this in mind, everything through Week 8, the last week with any episodes taped at the same session as the shows surrounding the Halloween program, have been given an "originally scheduled" date that reflects a start date of September 17.  By Week 9, the week of Thanksgiving, the staff had clearly become aware of the mistake and adjusted the schedule accordingly.
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<u>Note</u>:  Planning for Season 41 appears to have begun with the logical but ultimately incorrect assumption that the TV season would start on September 17, as evidenced by the nonsensical placement of the Halloween show on November 7 when working from a season premiere date of September 24.  With this in mind, everything through Week 8, the last week with any episodes taped at the same session as the shows surrounding the Halloween program, has been given an "originally scheduled" date that reflects a start date of September 17.  By Week 9, the week of Thanksgiving, the staff had clearly become aware of the mistake and adjusted the schedule accordingly.
  
  
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* On Tuesday, designer Danielle DiFernando appears to help present the prize package for Secret "X", a set of her accessories.
 
* On Tuesday, designer Danielle DiFernando appears to help present the prize package for Secret "X", a set of her accessories.
 
* On Wednesday, Connor, Drew's ex-fiancee's son, comes through the Big Doors with Drew and remains onstage through the end of the second game.
 
* On Wednesday, Connor, Drew's ex-fiancee's son, comes through the Big Doors with Drew and remains onstage through the end of the second game.
* By Wednesday, a new, multi-tiered small prize display has been introduced for Switcheroo.
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* On Wednesday, a new, multi-tiered small prize display is introduced for Switcheroo.
 
* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  
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* Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute teachers on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
 
* Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute teachers on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
 
* On Friday, George introduces Drew as "Your principal, Drew Carey!"
 
* On Friday, George introduces Drew as "Your principal, Drew Carey!"
* By Friday, the lever on Rat Race that originally started the race but became non-functional on the game's second playing has been removed.
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* On Friday, the lever on Rat Race that originally started the race but became non-functional on the game's second playing is removed.
 
* On Friday, Drew mentions that they are playing Double Cross for the third time; this refers to the show being the third episode ''taped'' with Double Cross in the lineup.
 
* On Friday, Drew mentions that they are playing Double Cross for the third time; this refers to the show being the third episode ''taped'' with Double Cross in the lineup.
  
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* On Friday, everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
 
* On Friday, everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
 
* On Friday, The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band in the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening, as well as during the credits; it and various other patriotic songs are also used during all commercial outros (except, oddly, the one from the first part of the Showcase, during which ''no'' music is played), and the theme is not played at these times even if pricing games are won.  The theme ''is'' heard in its usual places in the first closed-captioning plug and while returning from the last two commercials.
 
* On Friday, The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band in the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening, as well as during the credits; it and various other patriotic songs are also used during all commercial outros (except, oddly, the one from the first part of the Showcase, during which ''no'' music is played), and the theme is not played at these times even if pricing games are won.  The theme ''is'' heard in its usual places in the first closed-captioning plug and while returning from the last two commercials.
* On Friday, the logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military".  This ring also appears on the logo on the logo that flies onto the bottom of the screen for the closed-captioning and consolation prize plugs and after the fourth game, which appears before every commercial on this episode.
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* On Friday, the logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military".  This ring also appears on the logo on the logo that flies onto the bottom of the screen for the closed-captioning plugs and after the fourth game, which appears before every commercial on this episode.
 
* On Friday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for George's podium, whose dollar sign is tinted blue.
 
* On Friday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for George's podium, whose dollar sign is tinted blue.
 
* On Friday, the light strips around the audience spend the show either displaying blue or cascading red, white, and blue; the latter occurs mostly during the opening, come on downs, and commercial outros.
 
* On Friday, the light strips around the audience spend the show either displaying blue or cascading red, white, and blue; the latter occurs mostly during the opening, come on downs, and commercial outros.
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* On Thursday, George introduces Drew as "Your sweetheart, Drew Carey!"
 
* On Thursday, George introduces Drew as "Your sweetheart, Drew Carey!"
 
* On Thursday, the dollar sign on George's podium is pink.
 
* On Thursday, the dollar sign on George's podium is pink.
* On Thursday, all four Contestants' Row displays show hearts cascading down in front of a white background; this pattern fades is largely overtaken by a pink background when the contestants' bids appear.
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* On Thursday, all four Contestants' Row displays show hearts cascading down in front of a white background; this pattern is largely overtaken by a pink background when the contestants' bids appear.
 
* On Thursday, the envelopes and price tags for the Items up for Bids have hearts on them.
 
* On Thursday, the envelopes and price tags for the Items up for Bids have hearts on them.
 
* On Thursday, George's calldown window is red, and its dollar sign is pink.
 
* On Thursday, George's calldown window is red, and its dollar sign is pink.
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* On Tuesday, Pay the Rent reverts to having only one solution; from this point onward, the number of solutions appears to fluctuate somewhat more frequently.
 
* On Tuesday, Pay the Rent reverts to having only one solution; from this point onward, the number of solutions appears to fluctuate somewhat more frequently.
* Beginning on Tuesday, Cover Up's wrong price is replaced by various nonsensical symbols, such as five pictures of Drew or five punctuation marks.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, Cover Up's wrong price is replaced by various nonsensical symbols, such as five pictures of Drew or five punctuation marks; these later become the themed graphics the game is known for using today.
 
* On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
 
* On Thursday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs Friday's "high school graduates" episode.
 
* On Thursday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs Friday's "high school graduates" episode.
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** The Showcase podiums display the background from Door #4 instead of the square pattern and show the "St. Patrick's Day" text instead of the logo.  Additionally, the text on the podiums is tinted gold.
 
** The Showcase podiums display the background from Door #4 instead of the square pattern and show the "St. Patrick's Day" text instead of the logo.  Additionally, the text on the podiums is tinted gold.
 
* On Monday, Drew does not reveal the first two numbers in the price of the prize at the end of the Golden Road.
 
* On Monday, Drew does not reveal the first two numbers in the price of the prize at the end of the Golden Road.
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* On Tuesday, the drop shadows behind the nine choices on the Money Game board are changed from the red color of the board's drop shadow to the blue color of the drop shadows for the wrong answers.
 
* In Wednesday's 10 Chances, the two smaller than usual prizes are placed between Door #2 and Door #3.
 
* In Wednesday's 10 Chances, the two smaller than usual prizes are placed between Door #2 and Door #3.
 
* On Wednesday, steel rims are added to the edges of the Check-Out counter.
 
* On Wednesday, steel rims are added to the edges of the Check-Out counter.
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* On every show this week besides Wednesday, the red and blue seat covers in Contestants' Row are on the wrong chairs.
 
* On every show this week besides Wednesday, the red and blue seat covers in Contestants' Row are on the wrong chairs.
 
* On Monday, two of every three rows of Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Turntable wall are changed from blue to orange.
 
* On Monday, two of every three rows of Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Turntable wall are changed from blue to orange.
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* On Monday, for no apparent reason, the Turntable screens become a solid green during Master Key.
 
* Wednesday's show is themed around Veterans' Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
* Wednesday's show is themed around Veterans' Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
** Everyone in the audience is a veteran.
 
** Everyone in the audience is a veteran.
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* On Monday and Tuesday, the Contestants' Row seat covers are in the wrong order; from left to right, they are yellow, green, red, and blue.
 
* On Monday and Tuesday, the Contestants' Row seat covers are in the wrong order; from left to right, they are yellow, green, red, and blue.
 
* The hexagon seat covers a present this week.
 
* The hexagon seat covers a present this week.
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* On Tuesday, the light strip around the spinning Turntable wall panel is still yellow during Master Key.
 
* On Wednesday and Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
 
* On Wednesday and Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
 
* On Wednesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
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* Originally scheduled for January 25-29.
 
* Originally scheduled for January 25-29.
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* By Tuesday, the light strip around the spinning Turntable wall panel has begun to become blue during Master Key.
 
* On Wednesday, during the sixth Item up for Bids, Drew announces that Manuela will not be on for the rest of the show after having hurt her ankle modeling a trampoline, the fourth Item up for Bids; he also asks any viewers who are on Twitter to send her a "get well" message.
 
* On Wednesday, during the sixth Item up for Bids, Drew announces that Manuela will not be on for the rest of the show after having hurt her ankle modeling a trampoline, the fourth Item up for Bids; he also asks any viewers who are on Twitter to send her a "get well" message.
 
* On Friday, the pontoon boat in the second showcase is modeled by the other seven contestants.
 
* On Friday, the pontoon boat in the second showcase is modeled by the other seven contestants.
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* On Monday, Push Over temporarily reverts to its original color scheme.
 
* On Monday, Push Over temporarily reverts to its original color scheme.
 
* On Thursday, George's podium and the light strip around the audience are green throughout the show.
 
* On Thursday, George's podium and the light strip around the audience are green throughout the show.
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* On Friday, the light strip on the spinning Turntable wall panel is yellow during Now....or Then instead of its usual orange.
 
* On Friday, the tone first heard on November 16's Gas Money resurfaces; this time, it plays when the dials begin rolling and at set intervals thereafter instead of every time the thousands digit changes.
 
* On Friday, the tone first heard on November 16's Gas Money resurfaces; this time, it plays when the dials begin rolling and at set intervals thereafter instead of every time the thousands digit changes.
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* On Friday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the yellow and green color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.
  
  
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* Monday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a seven-night stay at a Campgrounds of America campsite of the contestant's choice; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.
 
* Monday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a seven-night stay at a Campgrounds of America campsite of the contestant's choice; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.
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* On Wednesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the green and yellow color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 33 (1,792 – 793xK)</u>:''' May 8-12
 
<u>'''Week 33 (1,792 – 793xK)</u>:''' May 8-12
  
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* On Monday, during Now....or Then, the Turntable walls use the green and yellow color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.
 
* On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
 
* On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
 
* Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside their children.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
* Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside their children.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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* Originally scheduled for October 23-27.
 
* Originally scheduled for October 23-27.
 
* On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
 
* On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
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* On Tuesday, during Now....or Then, the Turntable walls use the green color scheme normally used for Check Game.
  
  
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* Originally rescheduled for January 24, October 31-November 3.
 
* Originally rescheduled for January 24, October 31-November 3.
 
* Originally ''re''rescheduled for January 24, October 31, November 1, June 26, November 3.
 
* Originally ''re''rescheduled for January 24, October 31, November 1, June 26, November 3.
* Tuesday's show is a Halloween special themed around superhero movies.  The episode begins normally, with nothing amiss until the end of the opening; however, as George announces the show's name after calling the first four contestants, the graphics and lights begin to malfunction, and as ominous music plays, a sentient musical instrument flies onto the screen.  Cackling, it announces, "I'm Dr. Trombones, and I'm here to make sure ''nobody'' wins today!  That's right!  And no one can stop me!"  It then flies away, laughing maniacally, as the losing horns play.  Suddenly, though, the lights around the audience and on the Turntable turn purple and light blue (colors they retain for the rest of the show), the music changes to a heroic overture, and a voice intones, "But you're ''wrong,'' Dr. Trombones...because there's a team that will fight for contestants to win their prizes.  They're the warriors of winning...the prodigies of prize.  They are...The Prize League!"  As this announcement is made, the Race Game Curtain raises to reveal George and all four Barker's Beauties dressed as superheroes.  After a brief pause for the audience to applaud, the voice introduces each hero, complete with dramatic-looking graphics of their names:  George as "The Plinkster," a hero who fights crime with Plinko chips; "Manuela Transmission," an Amazon warrior with headlights for a breastplate and a hubcap-shaped shield; "Yodely Gal," Rachel dressed as a cross between Thor and the mountain climber; a caped but shirtless James as "Ab Man; and" Amber as "The Purrtector," a cat-themed heroine who does, in fact, protectively hold a cat.  Then, as the camera pans across the heroes while slowly zooming in on Door #2, the voice continues, "Finally, he's the earl of easy money, the prince of prizes, the grand duke of good times:  It's Captain Giveaway!"  As the announcement ends, the doors open to reveal Drew dressed as a Price Is Right version of Nick Fury in a uniform adorned with Pricedown dollar signs, including one on his eye patch.  Heroically brandishing his microphone, he declares, "Have no fear.  The Prize League is here!  And we're comin' for ''you,'' Dr. Trombones.  Now, let's get to work!"  As his speech ends, the lights come back on, the graphics stop malfunctioning, the other League members dash off to prepare for their next duties on the show, and as the Captain asks The Plinkster for the first Item up for Bids, a cityscape appears on Door #4, along with comic book versions of the heroes and the words "The Prize League."
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* Tuesday's show is a Halloween special themed around superhero movies.  The episode begins normally, with nothing amiss until the end of the opening; however, as George announces the show's name after calling the first four contestants, the graphics and lights begin to malfunction, and as ominous music plays, a sentient musical instrument flies onto the screen.  Cackling, it announces, "I'm Dr. Trombones, and I'm here to make sure ''nobody'' wins today!  That's right!  And no one can stop me!"  It then flies away, laughing maniacally, as the losing horns play.  Suddenly, though, the lights around the audience and on the Turntable turn purple and light blue (colors they retain for the rest of the show), the music changes to a heroic overture, and a voice intones, "But you're ''wrong,'' Dr. Trombones...because there's a team that will fight for contestants to win their prizes.  They're the warriors of winning...the prodigies of prize.  They are...The Prize League!"  As this announcement is made, the Race Game Curtain raises to reveal George and all four Barker's Beauties dressed as superheroes.  After a brief pause for the audience to applaud, the voice introduces each hero, complete with dramatic-looking graphics of their names:  George as "The Plinkster," a hero who fights crime with Plinko chips; "Manuela Transmission," an Amazon warrior with headlights for a breastplate and a hubcap-shaped shield; "Yodely Gal," Rachel dressed as a cross between Thor and the mountain climber; a caped but shirtless James as "Ab Man;" and Amber as "The Purrtector," a cat-themed heroine who does, in fact, protectively hold a cat.  Then, as the camera pans across the heroes while slowly zooming in on Door #2, the voice continues, "Finally, he's the earl of easy money, the prince of prizes, the grand duke of good times:  It's Captain Giveaway!"  As the announcement ends, the doors open to reveal Drew dressed as a Price Is Right version of Nick Fury in a uniform adorned with Pricedown dollar signs, including one on his eye patch.  Heroically brandishing his microphone, he declares, "Have no fear.  The Prize League is here!  And we're comin' for ''you,'' Dr. Trombones.  Now, let's get to work!"  As his speech ends, the lights come back on, the graphics stop malfunctioning, the other League members dash off to prepare for their next duties on the show, and as the Captain asks The Plinkster for the first Item up for Bids, a cityscape appears on Door #4, along with comic book versions of the heroes and the words "The Prize League."
 
* Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
* Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on the Halloween special of The Price Is Right!"
 
** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on the Halloween special of The Price Is Right!"
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** The heroic music plays during the credits.
 
** The heroic music plays during the credits.
 
** The executive producer, co-EP, and director credits are shown in the "The Prize League" font.
 
** The executive producer, co-EP, and director credits are shown in the "The Prize League" font.
** Portions of the events during the credits are digitally altered to appear as animated hand-drawn sketches.
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** Portions of the events during the credits are digitally altered to appear as animated, hand-drawn sketches.
 
** Interspersed with the parade of prizes during the credits are graphics of Captain Giveaway fighting Dr. Trombones.
 
** Interspersed with the parade of prizes during the credits are graphics of Captain Giveaway fighting Dr. Trombones.
 
** The show ends with one final shot of the League flying onto Door #4.
 
** The show ends with one final shot of the League flying onto Door #4.
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** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is red.
 
** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is red.
 
* On Thursday, with Hot Seat as the first game, Drew enters through Door #1.
 
* On Thursday, with Hot Seat as the first game, Drew enters through Door #1.
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* On Friday, CBS cut away from a live Donald Trump speech at the top of the hour on the East Coast after evidently deciding it would not include any additional worthwhile content and instead aired The Price Is Right in its entirety.  The episode briefly took on a life of its own in the public consciousness after it was live-tweeted by a bemused Brian Stelter.
  
  
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<u>'''Week 4 (1,884 – 885xK)</u>:''' 14, 18, 15, 17, 16
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<u>'''Week 4 (1,884 – 885xK)</u>:''' October 14, 18, 15, 17, 16
  
 
* Originally scheduled for October 14-18.
 
* Originally scheduled for October 14-18.
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** On Friday, Wayne appears from Let's Make a Deal's audience via a trip screen to help present the second showcase.
 
** On Friday, Wayne appears from Let's Make a Deal's audience via a trip screen to help present the second showcase.
 
* On Monday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable wall during Drew's sign-off.
 
* On Monday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable wall during Drew's sign-off.
* As the shows were not aired until March, this week's credits include a disclaimer noting that the episode was taped before the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak; it states that trips to areas affected by the disease "may be fulfilled with alternative arrangements" and urges viewers to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at CDC.gov for more information about the virus.
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* As the shows were not aired until March, this week's credits include a disclaimer noting that the episode was taped before COVID-19 outbreak; it states that trips to areas affected by the disease "may be fulfilled with alternative arrangements" and urges viewers to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at CDC.gov for more information about the virus.
 
* Thursday's first showcase, which is themed around sunshine and rainbows, ends with a (regular) car at the end of the Golden Road (which, oddly, is at Door #3).
 
* Thursday's first showcase, which is themed around sunshine and rainbows, ends with a (regular) car at the end of the Golden Road (which, oddly, is at Door #3).
  
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* Originally rescheduled for December 4, 31, January 2-3.
 
* Originally rescheduled for December 4, 31, January 2-3.
 
* New Year's week; only four shows.
 
* New Year's week; only four shows.
* Friday's show is a "Best of 2019" program, featuring some of the show's favorite moments, prizes, and games of the past year. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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* Tuesday's show is a "Best of 2019" program, featuring some of the show's favorite moments, prizes, and games of the past year. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
** The show begins with George narrating a montage of some of the best moments of 2019; this then transitions into the regular opening.
 
** The show begins with George narrating a montage of some of the best moments of 2019; this then transitions into the regular opening.
 
** The dollar sign statue in the opening is covered in silver glitter and has the text "2019" running down the front.
 
** The dollar sign statue in the opening is covered in silver glitter and has the text "2019" running down the front.
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* On Wednesday, with Diplo present as an extra Barker's Beauty, George does not model during Swap Meet.
 
* On Wednesday, with Diplo present as an extra Barker's Beauty, George does not model during Swap Meet.
 
* On Wednesday, at the beginning of Act 6, the Turntable screens show a purple version of the music background from Door #4; these graphics are gone after the come on down and do not appear at any other point during the episode.
 
* On Wednesday, at the beginning of Act 6, the Turntable screens show a purple version of the music background from Door #4; these graphics are gone after the come on down and do not appear at any other point during the episode.
* Wednesday's second showcase includes a trip to Miami for the Ultra Music Festival, which was ultimately pushed back from 2020 to 2021 due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus; whether and how this change affects either the trip or the passes to the festival is unknown.
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* Wednesday's second showcase includes a trip to Miami for the Ultra Music Festival, which was ultimately pushed back from 2020 to 2021 due to concerns over COVID-19; whether and how this change affects either the trip or the passes to the festival is unknown.
 
* On Thursday, Anderson .Paak provides sound effects during Check-Out's price reveals using the drum set being offered in the game.
 
* On Thursday, Anderson .Paak provides sound effects during Check-Out's price reveals using the drum set being offered in the game.
 
* On Friday, all of the Contestants' Row seat covers have blue dollar signs.
 
* On Friday, all of the Contestants' Row seat covers have blue dollar signs.
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* Only one show, on Monday.
 
* Only one show, on Monday.
* This week was originally planned with five shows; this appears to have been based on the mistaken assumption that the March Madness tournament would begin ''next'' week and was fixed long before any episodes were taped.  (The tournament for this year was ultimately cancelled due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus, but this occurred far too close to air for more episodes to be added to the schedule.)
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* This week was originally planned with five shows; this appears to have been based on the mistaken assumption that the March Madness tournament would begin ''next'' week and was fixed long before any episodes were taped.  (The tournament for this year was ultimately cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19, but this occurred far too close to air for more episodes to be added to the schedule.)
 
* In the wake of Week 9 being moved to next week, every show for the remainder of the season was pushed forward one week from where it was on the original schedule.  As only two episodes from this period were taped anywhere near the time of this adjustment and the staff would thus have had time to adjust anything date-sensitive, I have chosen to mark them with their new airdates.
 
* In the wake of Week 9 being moved to next week, every show for the remainder of the season was pushed forward one week from where it was on the original schedule.  As only two episodes from this period were taped anywhere near the time of this adjustment and the staff would thus have had time to adjust anything date-sensitive, I have chosen to mark them with their new airdates.
 
* Monday's first showcase includes tickets to a game in the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, which was cancelled after the show was taped.  It is unknown how or if the contestant was compensated for this.
 
* Monday's first showcase includes tickets to a game in the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, which was cancelled after the show was taped.  It is unknown how or if the contestant was compensated for this.
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:** The doorframe and LED strip in the light border are dark blue.
 
:** The doorframe and LED strip in the light border are dark blue.
 
:** The show is not identified as "The Price Is Right at Night" during the opening spiel.
 
:** The show is not identified as "The Price Is Right at Night" during the opening spiel.
:** A nighttime version of the Barker Wall is introduced, with a graphical (as opposed to physical) dollar sign against a starry night sky background.
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:** A nighttime version of the Barker Wall is introduced, with a graphical (as opposed to physical) dollar sign against a starry night sky background; perhaps due to the premature shutdown of production for the season, it is only used on this episode.
 
:** Dollar sign statues are placed between the Big Doors.
 
:** Dollar sign statues are placed between the Big Doors.
 
:** The Turntable screens show a night sky background, with the "TPIR at Night" logo appearing in the center row.
 
:** The Turntable screens show a night sky background, with the "TPIR at Night" logo appearing in the center row.
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** Presumably because of the revamped Contestants' Row, Door #4 is generally only used during the opening and the Showcase, and the Basket is not used at all.
 
** Presumably because of the revamped Contestants' Row, Door #4 is generally only used during the opening and the Showcase, and the Basket is not used at all.
 
** There is only one, large G-T asterisk in front of Contestants' Row; this serves as an area for winning contestants to celebrate before going to Drew in lieu of climbing the stairs, which also allows Drew to get into place for the game without him and the contestant getting in each other's ways.
 
** There is only one, large G-T asterisk in front of Contestants' Row; this serves as an area for winning contestants to celebrate before going to Drew in lieu of climbing the stairs, which also allows Drew to get into place for the game without him and the contestant getting in each other's ways.
** Car winners are no longer given an "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder, at least on-camera.
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** To maintain social distancing in the Showcase Showdown, the contestants line up off-camera near the Turntable, coming to the Big Wheel one at a time.  The leader still stands at the scoreboard, as that is a safe distance from where spinners stand; social distancing is still enforced there in the case of a tie.
** To maintain social distancing, the contestants do not line up to spin the Big Wheel; instead, they come onstage one at a time.  The leader still stands at the scoreboard, as that is a safe distance from where spinners stand; social distancing is still enforced there in the case of a tie.
 
 
** When contestants need help spinning the Big Wheel, Drew now spins it for them outright.
 
** When contestants need help spinning the Big Wheel, Drew now spins it for them outright.
 
** Bargain Game is operated by just one Barker's Beauty.
 
** Bargain Game is operated by just one Barker's Beauty.
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** The credits now include a disclaimer explaining that the one-year deadline for contestants to take trips may be extended for up to an additional year if warranted by government restrictions and/or pandemic conditions.
 
** The credits now include a disclaimer explaining that the one-year deadline for contestants to take trips may be extended for up to an additional year if warranted by government restrictions and/or pandemic conditions.
 
* Additionally, the following aspects of the special are specific to this episode:
 
* Additionally, the following aspects of the special are specific to this episode:
** Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, the borders of the Contestants' Row displays are their usual green.
 
 
** Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, the normal light border is used.
 
** Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, the normal light border is used.
 
** All of the contestants are essential workers, whose importance to the functioning of society has been brought to the forefront by the pandemic.
 
** All of the contestants are essential workers, whose importance to the functioning of society has been brought to the forefront by the pandemic.
 
** Unlike previous episodes of The Price Is Right at Night, no celebrities or charities are involved with the episode.
 
** Unlike previous episodes of The Price Is Right at Night, no celebrities or charities are involved with the episode.
 
** Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, Drew's entrance uses the normal Barker Wall.
 
** Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, Drew's entrance uses the normal Barker Wall.
** Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, no dollar sign statues are placed between the Bid Doors.
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** Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, no dollar sign statues are placed between the Big Doors.
 
** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
 
** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
 
** For no apparent reason, the light strip on the border of the Giant Price Tag is shut off during Grand Game.  This is fixed later in the show.
 
** For no apparent reason, the light strip on the border of the Giant Price Tag is shut off during Grand Game.  This is fixed later in the show.
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** For no apparent reason, George is not shown calling down any contestants.
 
** For no apparent reason, George is not shown calling down any contestants.
 
** Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
 
** Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
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* Beginning with this special, the nighttime Contestants' Row displays have the standard, green border instead of a gold one.
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* Beginning with this episode, Drew has a beard, having grown one during quarantine and, in his words, decided that he enjoyed not shaving.
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* Beginning with this episode, car winners are not given their "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder on-camera; this was originally introduced as a COVID protocol but ended up being a permanent change.
 
* Beginning with this episode, the $35,000 threshold for putting up a graphic with the Showcase winner's total is eliminated; the graphic is now displayed every day.
 
* Beginning with this episode, the $35,000 threshold for putting up a graphic with the Showcase winner's total is eliminated; the graphic is now displayed every day.
 
* Beginning with this episode, the Showcase winner's total is always shown with the same graphics used for winning money on the Big Wheel; previously, this had only occurred with double showcase wins.
 
* Beginning with this episode, the Showcase winner's total is always shown with the same graphics used for winning money on the Big Wheel; previously, this had only occurred with double showcase wins.
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* Originally scheduled for November 16-20.
 
* Originally scheduled for November 16-20.
 
* At this point, because of the out-of-order tapings at the very end of Season 48, the production numbers and overall week numbers line up again for a single month.
 
* At this point, because of the out-of-order tapings at the very end of Season 48, the production numbers and overall week numbers line up again for a single month.
* One COVID protocol is introduced on Monday:
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* For Monday's first Item up for Bids only, the bidding is shot in close-up in an attempt to emulate the usual look, with the camera not going below the Contestants' Row displays.  This is abandoned immediately afterward in favor of the wider shots of the podiums seen earlier on The Price Is Right at Night.
** Drew spins the grocery display in Pass the Buck, with the Barker's Beauty staying at the car throughout the game.
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* On Monday, the first show taped with COVID protocols in place, when someone wins an Item up for Bids, they go to the G-T asterisk in front of Contestants' Row, at which point George immediately announces the prize for their game; the contestant moves to the game off-screen during the prize descriptions.  This is dropped on Tuesday in favor of the socially distant version of the normal procedures seen earlier on The Price Is Right at Night, with the contestant celebrating at the asterisk until Drew calls them to where they need to be for their game.
* For Monday's first Item up for Bids only, the bidding is shot in close-up in an attempt to emulate the usual look, with the camera not going below the Contestants' Row displays.  This is abandoned immediately afterward in favor of the wider shots of the podiums seen on The Price Is Right at Night.
 
* On Monday, the first show taped with COVID protocols in place, when someone wins an Item up for Bids, they go to the G-T asterisk in front of Contestants' Row, at which point George immediately announces the prize for their game; the contestant moves to the game off-screen during the prize descriptions.  This is dropped on Tuesday in favor of the socially distant version of the normal procedures seen on The Price Is Right at Night, with the contestant celebrating at the asterisk until Drew calls them to where they need to be for their game.
 
 
* Monday and Tuesday's shows have noticeably more audience sweetening than any of the surrounding episodes.
 
* Monday and Tuesday's shows have noticeably more audience sweetening than any of the surrounding episodes.
* Monday's first car winner does receive an "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder.
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* Monday's first car winner does receive their "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder on-camera.
 
* On Monday, the "think" music from That's Too Much! plays during Freeze Frame, presumably to help mask the lack of audience noise; it is only used on this episode.
 
* On Monday, the "think" music from That's Too Much! plays during Freeze Frame, presumably to help mask the lack of audience noise; it is only used on this episode.
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* Beginning on Monday, Drew spins the grocery display in Pass the Buck by himself, with the Barker's Beauty staying at the car throughout the game; this was originally introduced as a COVID protocol but ended up being a permanent change.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the logo appears on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase; episodes with special logos already appearing in that spot will generally leave them there for this segment.
 
* Beginning on Monday, the logo appears on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase; episodes with special logos already appearing in that spot will generally leave them there for this segment.
 
* The following COVID protocols are introduced on Tuesday:
 
* The following COVID protocols are introduced on Tuesday:
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** Drew operates Flip Flop for the contestant.
 
** Drew operates Flip Flop for the contestant.
 
** The blocks for Eazy az 1 2 3 are brought onstage off-camera during the prize descriptions.
 
** The blocks for Eazy az 1 2 3 are brought onstage off-camera during the prize descriptions.
** A third podium, brought onstage off-camera during the prize descriptions, is added to 1 Right Price.  It holds the one right price where the Beauties would normally stand until one of them takes it for the price reveal.
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** A third podium, brought onstage off-camera during the prize descriptions, is added to 1 Right Price.  It sits in front of the trip screen with the game's logo and holds the one right price until one of the Beauties takes it for the price reveal.
 
** Drew holds the money during Lucky $even, placing any dollars the contestant uses onto the car's hood.
 
** Drew holds the money during Lucky $even, placing any dollars the contestant uses onto the car's hood.
 
** The Barkers's Beauty takes a more active role in Time I$ Møney, standing behind the right-hand podium during the game reveal and pointing out the shelves while Drew explains the game from near the Turntable.
 
** The Barkers's Beauty takes a more active role in Time I$ Møney, standing behind the right-hand podium during the game reveal and pointing out the shelves while Drew explains the game from near the Turntable.
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** Drew places the cards in Stack the Deck.
 
** Drew places the cards in Stack the Deck.
 
* On Friday, Drew says that this is "the first time" he's run Pick-a-Number by himself; The Price Is Right at Night 4, on which he also did this, was presumably taped later.
 
* On Friday, Drew says that this is "the first time" he's run Pick-a-Number by himself; The Price Is Right at Night 4, on which he also did this, was presumably taped later.
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* The rerun of Friday's show on March 29 includes the real credits.
  
  
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** Drew no longer hands the $500 to people who bid perfectly in Contestants' Row, although he does still remove the bills from his hundred-dollar pocket.
 
** Drew no longer hands the $500 to people who bid perfectly in Contestants' Row, although he does still remove the bills from his hundred-dollar pocket.
 
** Drew no longer interacts with Line em Up while explaining it, instead instructing the contestant to pull on the prices to show how the game works.
 
** Drew no longer interacts with Line em Up while explaining it, instead instructing the contestant to pull on the prices to show how the game works.
** The cards in Card Game are already spread out when the game begins.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the cards in Card Game are already spread out on the table when the game begins; this was originally introduced as a COVID protocol but ended up being a permanent change.
 
* On Tuesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
 
* On Tuesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
 
* One COVID protocol is introduced on Wednesday:
 
* One COVID protocol is introduced on Wednesday:
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** In Pocket ¢hange, the contestant never interacts with the board, instead instructing Drew which envelopes to pick.  Conversely, Drew never touches the initial 25¢ card; the contestant takes it from the table on their own.
 
** In Pocket ¢hange, the contestant never interacts with the board, instead instructing Drew which envelopes to pick.  Conversely, Drew never touches the initial 25¢ card; the contestant takes it from the table on their own.
 
* On Wednesday, Drew does the first contestant plug (as opposed to a ticket plug) after the first Showcase Showdown, directing viewers to PriceIsRight.com for instructions on how to appear on the show.
 
* On Wednesday, Drew does the first contestant plug (as opposed to a ticket plug) after the first Showcase Showdown, directing viewers to PriceIsRight.com for instructions on how to appear on the show.
* One COVID protocols is introduced on Friday:
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* One COVID protocol is introduced on Friday:
 
** Drew does not interact with Side by Side.
 
** Drew does not interact with Side by Side.
 
* On Friday, Drew wishes Bob a happy 97th birthday on Saturday before the first Item up for Bids.
 
* On Friday, Drew wishes Bob a happy 97th birthday on Saturday before the first Item up for Bids.
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:* The following COVID protocols are introduced on Monday:
 
:* The following COVID protocols are introduced on Monday:
 
:** Drew no longer shows the cash from his hundred-dollar pocket when a perfect bid occurs, as he cannot hand it to the contestants, anyway.
 
:** Drew no longer shows the cash from his hundred-dollar pocket when a perfect bid occurs, as he cannot hand it to the contestants, anyway.
:** 3 Strikes is operated entirely by the contestant.  Instead of being dropped into the board, used balls are put into a bucket in front of the bag; notably, the bag has a smaller version of the second dollar sign on it.
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:** 3 Strikes is operated entirely by the contestant.  Instead of being dropped into the board, used balls are put into a bucket in front of the bag; notably, this bucket has a smaller version of the price display's previous dollar sign on it.
 
:* On Tuesday, One Wrøng Price is played for three cars, with one car behind each door; unusually for this type of presentation, the cars are revealed and described individually, with Drew talking to the contestant between the reveals.
 
:* On Tuesday, One Wrøng Price is played for three cars, with one car behind each door; unusually for this type of presentation, the cars are revealed and described individually, with Drew talking to the contestant between the reveals.
 
:* On Tuesday, Drew and the contestant stand on the Turntable during One Wrøng Price.
 
:* On Tuesday, Drew and the contestant stand on the Turntable during One Wrøng Price.
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:* This special is a celebrity charity episode; Ludacris, who comes on down before the first game, plays for his Ludacris Foundation, which is dedicated to "helping youths help themselves."  He also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him.
 
:* This special is a celebrity charity episode; Ludacris, who comes on down before the first game, plays for his Ludacris Foundation, which is dedicated to "helping youths help themselves."  He also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him.
 
:** Ludacris is called down with his real name, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and his name tag says "Luda."
 
:** Ludacris is called down with his real name, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and his name tag says "Luda."
:* To facilitate social distancing with three people onstage, Side by Side is staged farther from the Big Doors than usual, and Drew operates the numbers.
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:* Side by Side is staged farther from the Big Doors than usual to provide more room for social distancing; it is also shown before the prizes.  This change also occurs on the daytime show later in the season; while this episode's tapedate is unknown, it seems likely that is is the first time the game was staged this way.
:* This episode's third Item up for Bids marks the season's first appearance of the Basket.
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:* Drew operates Side by Side for the contestant.
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:* This episode's third Item up for Bids marks the season's first appearance of the Basket, which has been rerigged closer to the new position of Contestants' Row.
 
:* Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
 
:* Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
 
:* One Wrøng Price is played for three trips; the game uses its normal staging at Door #2.
 
:* One Wrøng Price is played for three trips; the game uses its normal staging at Door #2.
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* Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.
 
* Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.
* Beginning on Monday, 3 Strikes is introduced with a close-up of the game's logo.
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* On Monday, 3 Strikes is introduced with a close-up of the game's logo.
 
* On Tuesday, presumably due to a production error, the logo never appears at the end of the opening.
 
* On Tuesday, presumably due to a production error, the logo never appears at the end of the opening.
 
* On Tuesday, Side by Side's Turntable staging is changed; the game is moved off to the side of the Turntable, directly across from Door #1.
 
* On Tuesday, Side by Side's Turntable staging is changed; the game is moved off to the side of the Turntable, directly across from Door #1.
* On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, the second Barker's Beauty is present in Spelling Bee even though there is nothing for her to do; she simply stands by the small prize table and models the first item.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Barker's Beauties stands by the small prize table in Spelling Bee and models the first item.
 
* On Thursday, the contestant never interacts with Pocket ¢hange's first 25¢ card; Drew keeps it on the table throughout the game.
 
* On Thursday, the contestant never interacts with Pocket ¢hange's first 25¢ card; Drew keeps it on the table throughout the game.
 
* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
 
* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  
  
<u>'''Week 10 (1,927 – 928xK)</u>:''' January 25-28, March 12 + Unknown night
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<u>'''Week 10 (1,927 – 928xK)</u>:''' January 25-28, March 12 + night of April 21
  
* The Price Is Right at Night 9 (#045SP) airs on an unknown night.
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* The Price Is Right at Night 9 (#045SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, April 21.
 
* Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 25-29.
 
* Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 25-29.
 
* Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 27.
 
* Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 27.
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:* On Wednesday, the contestants go back to picking their keys in Master Key by themselves; in an inversion, they no longer hand them to Drew.
 
:* On Wednesday, the contestants go back to picking their keys in Master Key by themselves; in an inversion, they no longer hand them to Drew.
 
:* On Thursday, the background of the trip screen Switch? logo is blue instead of purple.
 
:* On Thursday, the background of the trip screen Switch? logo is blue instead of purple.
:* Presumably on Friday, the smaller logo on the envelope for the price of the first Item up for Bids comes to the daytime show.
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:* On Friday, the smaller logo on the envelope for the price of the first Item up for Bids comes to the daytime show.
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:* On Friday, Drew cuts the joke about buying the contestant lunch from Vend-O-Price; he now simply has them insert the coin with no preamble.
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:* Friday's second showcase is loosely themed around the Grammy Awards, which were originally scheduled to air Sunday night on CBS but were ultimately moved to Sunday, March 14 (which is why the episode was rescheduled for March 12).
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* Thanks to a COVID spike in California shutting down production for most of January, Wednesday night's show was not actually taped until February 28.
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:* This special is a celebrity charity episode; Lilly Singh, who comes on down before the first game, plays for Room to Read, which focuses on improving literacy and gender equality in the developing world.  She also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
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:* It's in the Bag is played for $32,000, with all the prize amounts doubled; instead of altering the "$16,000" sign, the prize is presented on a trio of trip screens.
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:* Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Drew, Lilly, and the contestants stand on the Turntable instead of in front of it before any games concealed by the Race Game Curtain.
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:* The slot for the Drew Dollar in Balance Game is filled back in, with the coin simply sitting on the table; as the show was taped drastically out of order, this change does not carry over to the daytime show for several weeks.
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:* Do the Math is played for two cars.
  
  
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* In Monday's Grocery Game, the player's distance from $22 can be seen on the Contestants' Row displays during a shot of the "audience;" this is actually standard procedure for Grocery Game, but it generally does not get on-camera with the show's normal staging.
 
* In Monday's Grocery Game, the player's distance from $22 can be seen on the Contestants' Row displays during a shot of the "audience;" this is actually standard procedure for Grocery Game, but it generally does not get on-camera with the show's normal staging.
 
* On Tuesday, contestant Lynn appears to break part of the Switcheroo board, forcing her to put one of the blocks on top of another block instead of into a slot.
 
* On Tuesday, contestant Lynn appears to break part of the Switcheroo board, forcing her to put one of the blocks on top of another block instead of into a slot.
* Beginning on Wednesday, Drew operates Side by Side for the contestant.
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* On Wednesday, Drew operates Side by Side for the contestant.
 
* On Wednesday, the lights in Rat Race's windows are shut off, causing the game to look noticeably darker than usual.
 
* On Wednesday, the lights in Rat Race's windows are shut off, causing the game to look noticeably darker than usual.
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* On Thursday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the green and yellow color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.
 
* Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing as teams.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
* Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing as teams.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 
** The light columns in the audience are red, the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors are pink, and the light strip around the audience is blue.
 
** The light columns in the audience are red, the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors are pink, and the light strip around the audience is blue.
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** The Showcase winner's total is displayed with the jackpot graphics.
 
** The Showcase winner's total is displayed with the jackpot graphics.
 
** The logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens after the Showcase.
 
** The logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens after the Showcase.
* On Tuesday, Drew does the price reveal in Bonkers himself.
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* On Tuesday, the window lights on Rat Race's grocery display are off again; however, the ones on the main board are on.
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* On Tuesday, Drew goes back to doing the price reveal in Bonkers himself.
 
* On Tuesday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
 
* On Tuesday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
 
* On Wednesday, the shelves from Switcheroo replace Bonus Game's small prize turntable on the daytime show.
 
* On Wednesday, the shelves from Switcheroo replace Bonus Game's small prize turntable on the daytime show.
 
* On Thursday, Shell Game's blue/green color scheme debuts; additionally, the main table is moved onto the stationary part of the Turntable, with a new small prize display taking its spot on the spinning panel.  The logo is also removed from the table and instead appears on the center Turntable screen; the screens also have a dedicated set of graphics for the game, an animated version of the shell graphics from the front of the table.  Additionally, the cards for the small prizes are replaced with touchscreens that start showing the Shell Game logo, then change to the wrong price, then change again to the correct answer and actual price.
 
* On Thursday, Shell Game's blue/green color scheme debuts; additionally, the main table is moved onto the stationary part of the Turntable, with a new small prize display taking its spot on the spinning panel.  The logo is also removed from the table and instead appears on the center Turntable screen; the screens also have a dedicated set of graphics for the game, an animated version of the shell graphics from the front of the table.  Additionally, the cards for the small prizes are replaced with touchscreens that start showing the Shell Game logo, then change to the wrong price, then change again to the correct answer and actual price.
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* On Thursday, the default Turntable wall colors for Shell Game change from red and yellow to green and red.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, Shell Game is revealed before the prize.  The game now starts with a close-up of the logo on the Turntable screens, from which the camera zooms out to show the game.
 
* Beginning on Thursday, Shell Game is revealed before the prize.  The game now starts with a close-up of the logo on the Turntable screens, from which the camera zooms out to show the game.
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* Thursday's show establishes that Shell Game's Turntable graphics take precedence over any special graphics being displayed on the walls.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 14 (1,931 – 932xK)</u>:''' February 22-26
 
<u>'''Week 14 (1,931 – 932xK)</u>:''' February 22-26
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* On Monday, Time I$ Møney goes back to the button not being pressed at all while the second half of the game is being explained.
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* On Monday, Side by Side's new Door #2 staging from The Price Is Right at Night 8 comes to the daytime show.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the first show taped after the Christmas break, George has a beard.
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* On Tuesday, Drew demonstrates Line em Up from the right side of the board.
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* In Tuesday's first Showcase Showdown, the Big Wheel's beeps are badly out of sync and are clearly being controlled from the sound effects booth.
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* On Wednesday, Manuela, the only cast member present without facial hair, wears a fake beard during the first Item up for Bids.
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* On Wednesday, beginning in Act 3, one of the light bulbs on the blue Contestants' Row podium is yellow; it remains this way throughout Thursday's show.
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* On Wednesday, Hot Seat's normal intro returns, with Door #4 now flanked by the Barker's Beauties.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 15 (1,932 – 933xK)</u>:''' March 1-5
 
<u>'''Week 15 (1,932 – 933xK)</u>:''' March 1-5
  
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* On Monday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
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* On Tuesday, 1/2 Off's "$10,000" graphic changes to a blue and green version of the Showcase Showdown graphics.
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* In Tuesday's Hole in One, Drew does not do the inspiration putt.
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* As of Wednesday, George no longer has his beard.
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* On Thursday, contestant Alyssa makes an obviously wrong guess of "07" in 10 Chances.  The guess was likely only allowed to stand because of the COVID protocols calling for the contestant to press the button, which she did before Drew could finish pointing out how ludicrous the bid was.
  
<u>'''Week 16 (1,933 – 934xK)</u>:''' March 8-11, Unknown
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<u>'''Week 16 (1,933 – 934xK)</u>:''' March 8-11, June 28
  
 
* Originally scheduled for March 8-12.
 
* Originally scheduled for March 8-12.
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* Originally (and ultimately) rescheduled for March 8-11, June 28.
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* Originally ''re''rescheduled for March 10, 9, 8, 11, June 28.
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* On Monday and Thursday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
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* On Wednesday, the changes made to the Door #2 staging for Double Prices in Week 4 are reverted; as such, the game is now visible before the prize reveal when it is played there.
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* On Wednesday, with no audience members to potentially catch a glimpse of the price, Check Game goes back to using its normal price reveal for prizes displayed on Door #4; this change also applies to Coming or Going.
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* On Wednesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the purple and yellow color scheme normally used for Coming or Going.
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* On Thursday, in honor of George's birthday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is five pictures of him from throughout his life.
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* On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's main podium are off, but the ones on the grocery display are on.
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* Thursday's second showcase is themed around George's birthday.
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* On Friday, Drew's mask reminder is edited out of his sign-off, as the show was not aired until after the CDC had begun to ease such restrictions.
  
  
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* March Madness week; only three shows.
 
* March Madness week; only three shows.
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* On Monday, as previously seen on The Price Is Right at Night 9, the slot for the Drew Dollar in Balance Game's left-hand podium is filled back in, and the coin goes back to sitting on the table.
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* On Tuesday, a silver dollar sign statue is visible in the back of the "audience" during Act 1; this statue is normally placed in front of the right-hand exit during the Showcase and appears to have been left onstage after the previous taping.
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* On Wednesday, Drew restores the "buying lunch" routine to the beginning of Vend-O-Price.
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* On Wednesday, 1/2 Off goes back to using two Barker's Beauties for the small prizes.
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* On Wednesday, Drew hosts Range Game from the right side of the board, causing it to be visible before the prize reveal.
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<u>'''Week 18 (1,935 – 936xK)</u>:''' March 18, 23-26
  
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* Originally scheduled for March 22-26.
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* On Thursday, numbers are added to the Pocket ¢hange's envelope slots, making it easier for contestants to tell Drew which ones they want to pick.  The slots are also repainted with the same color scheme and graphics as the envelopes.
  
<u>'''Week 18 (1,935 – 936xK)</u>:''' March 22-26
 
  
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<u>'''Week 19 (1,936 – 937xK)</u>:''' July 1, March 30-April 2
  
<u>'''Week 19 (1,936 – 937xK)</u>:''' March 29-April 2
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* Originally scheduled for March 29-April 2.
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* On Monday, Drew demonstrates Line em Up from the right side of the board.
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* Beginning on Monday, Drew hosts Double Prices from the right side of the game when it is played at Door #2 and has the contestant do the price reveal.
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* On Thursday, as an April Fool's Day gag, five new Barker's Beauties are introduced alongside James and Amber -- all of them mannequins.  One of the mannequins is also used in Punch a Bunch to hold the $25,000 bill instead of the usual stand, their faces serve as the "wrong price" in Cover Up, and the first showcase is focused on getting to know more about them.
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* On Thursday, the bottom-right portion of the Turntable wall gets stuck on dark purple during the first Item up for Bids, something no one appears to notice until it fails to change colors during Act 2.  For Act 3, all of the wall segments between the screens are turned dark purple; they remain this way for the rest of the show.
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* On Friday, the logo is not seen flying onto the Turntable screens during the credits; however, this may simply be a result of the camera cutting away from Drew before it could happen.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 20 (1,937 – 938xK)</u>:''' April 5-9
 
<u>'''Week 20 (1,937 – 938xK)</u>:''' April 5-9
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* On Monday, Hot Seat's opening is removed entirely; the camera simply dissolves to a close-up of the "Hot Seat" sign, with the top prize being revealed in Drew's explanation.
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* On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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* On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
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* On Thursday, after modeling a skating package for the first Item up for Bids, Rachel spends the entire first two acts on roller skates.
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* On Thursday, Magic # is restaged farther away from the Big Doors; it now appears to be directly in front of Door #1.
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* In Friday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning on every prize.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 21 (1,938 – 939xK)</u>:''' April 12-16
 
<u>'''Week 21 (1,938 – 939xK)</u>:''' April 12-16
  
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* On Monday, the light strip around Door #1 goes out during the last commercial and remains dark during the credits.
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* On Tuesday, the bottom-right portion of the Turntable wall gets stuck on dark purple during the second Item up for Bids.  It remains this way at least until the first commercial; by the next time it appears on-camera during Act 4, it has been shut off.  It is eventually fixed during the prize description for the fifth game.
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* Wednesday's second showcase has the first on-camera appearance of an "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder since the season premiere; since that time, the plate's interior has evidently changed to a blue field with the TPIR logo in the center.
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* On Thursday, the Barker's Beauties operate everything in 5 Price Tags.
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* On Thursday, the bottom-right portion of the Turntable again gets stuck on dark purple sometime between the first and third games.  The segment is shut off by its next appearance in Act 5 but is on again for the Showcase (although it's hard to tell whether this is because it was fixed or because the walls are purple during the Showcase anyway).
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* Friday's second showcase is loosely themed around the ACM Awards, which air Sunday night on CBS.
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<u>'''Week 22 (1,939 – 940xK)</u>:''' April 20, June 24, April 22, 21, 23
  
<u>'''Week 22 (1,939 – 940xK)</u>:''' April 19-23
+
* Originally scheduled for April 19-23.
 +
* Originally rescheduled for April 19, 20, 22, 21, 23.
 +
* At the end of Monday's opening, Drew wishes George a happy belated 10th anniversary as the show's permanent announcer; George actually took over the job on February 25, 2011, but was indeed not formally added to the cast until April 18.  Drew's introduction of him as the new announcer is shown on Door #4, and Amber presents him with a plaque in the shape of a Turntable screen with "10 Years," a microphone, and the Barker logo on it.
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* In Monday's Rat Race, none of the lights on the small prize display are turned on.
  
  
<u>'''Week 23 (1,940 – 941xK)</u>:''' April 26-30
+
<u>'''Week 23 (1,940 – 941xK)</u>:''' April 26-30 + Wednesday night
 +
 
 +
* The Price Is Right at Night 10 (#046SP) airs on Wednesday night.
 +
: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Tuesday, Spelling Bee's cards become a much brighter shade of yellow.
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:* On Thursday, Hot Seat's intro is scaled back even further, with Drew and the contestant simply walking over to the game.
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:* On Wednesday, during Coming or Going, the Turntable walls use the purple and gray color scheme normally used for Clock Game.
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:* In Thursday's showcase, the logo on the center Turntable screen disappears for no apparent reason while the Top Winner is deciding whether to bid on or pass the first showcase.
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:* On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
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:* On Friday, Door #4 freezes sometime after the fifth Item up for Bids; it is eventually fixed during the commercial.
 +
: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
 +
:* The Barker Wall shows the same starry graphics from #040SP last season, although unlike on that episode, they appear on the normal prop.
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:* This special is a celebrity charity episode; Tiffany Haddish, who comes on down before the first game, plays for the She Ready Foundation, an organization she founded that provides support for foster children.  Tiffany also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
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:* Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Drew, Tiffany, and the contestants stand on the Turntable instead of in front of it before Lucky $even and any games concealed by the Race Game Curtain.
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:* 1/2 Off is played for $20,000.
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:* In Double Prices, which is played in front of the Turntable, Drew does the price reveal; this may be a consequence of having an extra person onstage.
 +
:* After the fifth Item up for Bids, a brief clip is shown of Tiffany in the audience at the daytime show several years earlier.
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:* Drew's sign-off includes a plug for Tiffany's revival of ''Kids Say the Darnedest Things'', which premieres next Wednesday.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 24 (1,941 – 942xK)</u>:''' May 3-7
 
<u>'''Week 24 (1,941 – 942xK)</u>:''' May 3-7
  
 +
* On Monday, Drew hosts Range Game from the right side of the board, causing it to be visible before the prize reveal.
 +
* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
 +
* On Monday and Tuesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.  On Wednesday, the logo is present initially but disappears sometime during the second showcase.
 +
* Beginning on Tuesday, the demonstration of the Double Cross board is automated.
 +
* Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside one of their adult children.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 +
** The set is decorated for the holiday.
 +
** The light columns in the audience are yellow and blue.
 +
** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all shades of yellow, green, and purple (with one orange one near Door #1).
 +
** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light blue, and the podiums are green with yellow dollar signs.
 +
** Door #4 shows the logo, with purple and pink backgrounds instead of orange and red, with the text, "Happy Mother's Day!" at its base, all against a spring meadow background.  These graphics "close" onto the screen like the sides of a box as the opening clips end.  A variation on this version of the logo with the text in two rows also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots, and its color scheme is used in the logo at the end of the opening.
 +
** The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
 +
** Drew's entrance is backed by a garden scene with a dollar sign made of flowers instead of the Barker Wall.  This prop is also used as a prize backdrop during the Showcase.
 +
** The light strip around the Turntable is light green, and the strips on the turntable itself are purple.
 +
** The Turntable screens collectively display a scene similar to that on Door #4, with the center screen (and the entire center row during the Showcase) showing the purple/pink version of the logo.
 +
** The areas between the Turntable screens are purple, with the exception of the bottom row, which is green (seemingly to emulate grass).
 +
** All three of the female Barker's Beauties are present; pictures of them with their daughters are shown on trip screens during the first Item up for Bids.
 +
** Clips of Rachel, Manuela, and Amber sending out their own Mother's Day wishes are shown while going to commercial after Acts 3, 4, and 6, respectively.
 +
** Most of the names in the credits are actually the mother of the staffer in question; the "Announcer" is specifically listed as "Mama Mai Gray."
  
<u>'''Week 25 (1,942 – 943xK)</u>:''' May 10-14
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<u>'''Week 25 (1,942 – 943xK)</u>:''' May 10, 13, 12, 11, 14
 +
 
 +
* Originally scheduled for May 10-14.
 +
* Monday's show has a rare sub-$5,000 prize package, with 1 Right Price offering only $4,989.
 +
* On Wednesday, the presentation of the second showcase involves a "reserved parking" sign with the contestant's name on it; during his sign-off, Drew announces that the contestant will receive the prop.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 26 (1,943 – 944xK)</u>:''' May 17-21
 
<u>'''Week 26 (1,943 – 944xK)</u>:''' May 17-21
 +
 +
* On Monday, the contestant's floor mark for Pay the Rent is a second green dollar sign; this only occurs on this episode.
 +
* On Monday, Drew's reminder during his sign-off to wear a mask begins to be edited out of most episodes in the wake of new CDC guidelines that ease restrictions for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
 +
* On Thursday, "Walking" is never turned on at the start of Act 2; the theme plays from the end of the first game straight through the come on down.
 +
* On Thursday, while celebrating winning Grocery Game, contestant David trips over the left side of the Turntable's "doorframe," breaks several of its lights, and ends up stumbling down the stairs behind it; fortunately, he is not badly injured, although his right hand is noticeably bandaged for the rest of the show.
 +
* On Friday, a note in the credits states that Antonia, the contestant who had lost Do the Math, was later given the prizes (and presumably also the money) "due to a production error during gameplay;" despite the note saying that "this did not affect the outcome of the show," the prizes being awarded during the program ''would'' have altered the spinning order in the second Showcase Showdown.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 27 (1,944 – 945xK)</u>:''' May 24-28
 
<u>'''Week 27 (1,944 – 945xK)</u>:''' May 24-28
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 +
* On Tuesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
 +
* On Tuesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
 +
* On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize podium are turned off; additionally, the lights on the track are much dimmer than usual, to the point of being nearly invisible in some shots.
 +
* On Friday, contestant Kenneth tells Drew that he was on the show with Bob in 1988; a clip of him spinning a dollar on the Big Wheel from his first appearance is shown in George's calldown window when his turn comes in the second Showcase Showdown.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 28 (1,945 – 946xK)</u>:''' May 31-June 4
 
<u>'''Week 28 (1,945 – 946xK)</u>:''' May 31-June 4
 +
 +
* On Tuesday, Hot Seat's intro is changed to a dissolve to the thermometer followed by a pan over to Drew and the contestant.
 +
* On Tuesday, a "$10,000" graphic is added to Hot Seat for use when contestants quit after the fourth item.
 +
* On Friday, the logo on the envelope for the price of the first Item up for Bids goes back to its original, larger size.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 29 (1,946 – 947xK)</u>:''' June 7-11
 
<u>'''Week 29 (1,946 – 947xK)</u>:''' June 7-11
 +
 +
* On Tuesday, the car turntable is not used in Master Key.
 +
* On Tuesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the purple and yellow color scheme normally used for Coming or Going.
 +
* Tuesday's second showcase includes a trip to Belize; this is the first trip offered this season to anywhere other than the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or a tropical island.
 +
* On Friday, Safe Crackers is not shown on-camera as Drew and the contestant walk over to it.
 +
* On Friday, Drew does the price reveal in Double Prices.
  
  
 
<u>'''Week 30 (1,947 – 948xK)</u>:''' June 14-18
 
<u>'''Week 30 (1,947 – 948xK)</u>:''' June 14-18
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 +
* Beginning on Monday, Drew demonstrates Line em Up from the right side of the board.
 +
* On Tuesday, Pay the Rent's intro cue is drastically shortened.
 +
* On Tuesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
 +
* On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
 +
* On Tuesday, both of the Port o' Price cues are played during the second, sailing-themed showcase.
 +
* On Thursday, Drew has the contestant press the button to trigger the sound effects while he explains Bonkers.
 +
* On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize display are turned off.
 +
* Friday's show is themed around Father's Day, with fathers playing alongside one or more of their adult children.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 +
** Door #4 shows the logo above the words "Father's Day," with the "T" represented by a tie and collar, all against a background of scrolling stripes.  (The tie itself also has scrolling stripes.)  The extra text rises up underneath the logo at the end of the opening clips as the background swings shut behind them.  A version of the background rotated 90 degrees clockwise appears on the Turntable screens, with the day's logo appearing on the center screen.
 +
** The opening ends with, "You are the first nine contestants as we celebrate Father's Day on The Price Is Right!"
 +
** The light strips on the Turntable are light blue, and the Turntable wall is orange.
 +
** Most of the names in the credits are actually the father of the staffer in question; the "Announcer" is specifically listed as "'Papa G' Gray."
 +
* During Friday's first Item up for Bids, Drew announces that James is about to become a father himself; a photo of him and his wife is shown on one of the trip screens.
  
  
<u>'''Week 31 (1,948 – 949xK)</u>:''' June 22-25
+
<u>'''Week 31 (1,948 – 949xK)</u>:''' June 21-23, 29, 25
  
* Only four shows; no Monday episode.
+
* Originally scheduled for June 21-25.
 +
* This week was originally planned without a Monday show.
 +
* On Monday, Hi Lo is played for another trip to Belize.
 +
* On Monday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal, with the prize behind Door #2.
 +
* Monday's credits have an unusual formatting error -- on the disclaimer screen, a stray ampersand is visible over part of the word "or" in the third paragraph, completely out of line with any other text.
 +
* On Wednesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
 +
* On Thursday, the final showed ''taped'' for Season 49, Cover Up's "wrong price" is the anniversary logos for Seasons 10, 20, 30, and 40, and a sheet "covering up" the upcoming Season 50 logo.
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* On Thursday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
 +
* On Thursday, before the second Showcase Showdown, Drew acknowledges the retirement of cameraman Wayne Getchell, who has been with the show for 30 years; as the show was taped out of order Wayne ''is'' present on the season's two remaining episodes.
 +
* Thursday's second showcase is themed around and doubles as a promo for ''The Patrick Star Show'', which debuts July 9 on Nickelodeon.
 +
* Drew mistakenly implies that Thursday's show is the season finale, signing off by saying that "we'll see you for the 50th year next year."
 +
* On Friday, to promote the Daytime Emmys, which air that night on CBS, the winners of last year's Emmys for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Jason Thompson (the portrayer of Billy Abbott on ''The Young and the Restless'') and Heather Tom (the portrayer of Katie Forrester on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''), appear to help present the third Item up for Bids.  Thompson also models the fifth Item up for Bids and Tom the sixth, and they both help to present the second showcase, which is themed around the Daytime Emmys.
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* On Friday, presumably by mistake, the same cue is used for the fourth Item up for Bids and the fourth game.
  
  
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* Season finale week; only one show, on Friday.
 
* Season finale week; only one show, on Friday.
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* Friday's show is themed around Independence Day; all of the contestants are members of the military on active duty.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
 +
** The light columns and G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, white, and blue.
 +
** The light strip around the audience is blue.
 +
** Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks.  The "4th of July" text rises onto the screen beneath the logo as the opening clips end, with the background swinging shut behind them afterward.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
 +
** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red, and the front of each podium is blue.
 +
** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 4th of July on The Price Is Right!"
 +
** Drew's entrance is backed by panels with an American flag on them instead of the Barker Wall.
 +
** The set is decorated for the holiday.
 +
** The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
 +
** The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens show the waving American flag from Door #4.
 +
** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are red.
 +
* On Friday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
 +
* On Friday, before calling the ninth contestant, George introduces Rear Admiral Frank Thorpe, the President and CEO of the United States Navy Memorial, who presents Drew with the 2021 Lone Sailor Award for his service as an entertainer for overseas troops over the past 20 years.
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* On Friday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable screens during the first part of the Showcase.
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== Season 50 ('21-'22) ==
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[http://tpirstats.com/Calendars/Season_50_games.html Pricing game calendar for Season 50], hosted by Scorpz.
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<u>Note</u>:  Planning for Season 50 appears to have begun with the logical but ultimately incorrect assumption that the season would start on September 20, as evidenced by the nonsensical placement of the Halloween show on October 22 and the Veterans Day show on November 4 when working from a season premiere date of September 13.  With this in mind, everything through Week 11 has been pushed forward one week from where CBS's schedule plots it; this places the Thanksgiving show, which was evidently planned after the staff became aware of the changes, in December but ultimately gives more dates that ''do'' make sense than don't.
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<u>'''Week 1 (1,950 – 951xK)</u>:''' September 14, 13, 16, 15, 17
 +
 +
* Originally scheduled for September 20-24.
 +
* Originally rescheduled for September 13-17.
 +
* On Monday, the audience returns, albeit in an altered form.  Potential contestants now sit at one of several pods situated on several tiers of flooring constructed in the pit.  The fronts of the pods have the same appearance as George's podium, although the center is a light instead of a display.  The raised stage in the back of the audience is also returned to its usual position.
 +
* On Monday, with the audience back, the opening as it existed in Season 48 returns, and the line "From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood" moves back to being after "Here it comes!" in the opening spiel.
 +
* For the 50th season, most instances of the logo on the main set, as well as the dollar sign on George's display, are replaced with a gold "50" logo; the bottom half of the five in this logo is shaped like the bottom of a Pricedown dollar sign, and the zero encases a gold Barker logo.  This logo also appears on the center Turntable screen, on the envelope for the first Item up for Bids, and at the end of the credits, and the Big Doors have a white version of it with gold trim around the numbers built into them (as opposed to the previous logo, which was attached to the doors).
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* With the "50" logo permanently on the Turntable screens, the logo no longer flies onto them during Drew's sign-off.
 +
* For the 50th season, the TPIR signs in the back of the audience are redone with a gold dollar sign on the left and the gold text "50 Years" in Pricedown on the right.  Their background is also redone, with the right being silver and the left being clear.  This version of the logo also appears during the closed-captioning plugs and the mid-show bumper.
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** Unlike most permanent set pieces with the show's logo on them, the Giant Price Tag remains completely unchanged from last season.
 +
* On Monday, the G-T asterisks are removed from the background of Door #4, and the background itself becomes gold and the dollar signs silver.
 +
* On Monday, the light border becomes gold.
 +
* On Monday, the light strip around the audience becomes silver.
 +
* On Monday, the logo at the beginning of the opening is changed to a gold Barker logo.  Its flight is also slightly modified.
 +
* With the audience and the semi-normal Contestants' Row restored but with COVID protocols still in place, the first four contestants are now always instructed to fill Contestants' Row from left to right.
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* For the 50th season, the logo at the end of the opening is replaced with a version of the "50" logo; the numbers essentially write themselves into existence as the fly onto the screen, with the Barker logo flying into place as the finish.  The numbers initially have numerous scenes from throughout the years reflected on them, prominently featuring both Bob and Drew; they eventually fade away to leave solid gold, and the logo shrinks toward the center of the screen to "merge" into Door #2 as the camera changes.
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* On this week's shows, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate 50 years of The Price Is Right!"
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* On Monday, Contestants' Row returns to its traditional location, although to facilitate social distancing, the extended version of the prop temporarily becomes permanent.  Along with this reversion, the large G-T asterisks on the floor from Season 49 reverts to the two smaller ones in front of the displays.
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* On this week's shows, the Barker Wall is a much shinier orange, and its dollar sign is a glittery gold.
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* On Monday, with social distancing protocols slightly relaxed, the Barker's Beauties go back to handing Drew his microphone.
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* On Monday, George's podium becomes blue.
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* With limited seating in the restructured audience, contestants now return to their original seats while not onstage or in Contestants' Row.
 +
* On Monday, the Basket returns to its normal location.
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* On Monday, George's calldown window becomes silver, and its dollar sign becomes gold.
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* On Monday, Bargain Game goes back to having two Barker's Beauties.
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* Every day this week, one pricing game is played for $1,000,000; while not billed as such, this seems to unofficially function as Season 50's Big Money Week.  The augmented games are as follows:
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** Monday's game is Plinko, with the center slot worth $200,000 and the lower amounts increased to $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000.
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** Tuesday's game is Pay the Rent, with all of the cash prizes multiplied by 10.
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** Wednesday's game is Time I$ Møney, with the money counting down 50 times as fast as usual.
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** Thursday's game is Grand Game, with all of the cash prizes multiplied by 100.
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** Friday's game is Punch a Bunch, with 10 $1,000, 10 $2,500, 15 $5,000, eight $10,000, four $50,000, two $250,000, and one $1,000,000.
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* On Monday, Plinko's harps abruptly cut off at the end its intro instead of fading out like they usually do.
 +
* Beginning on Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is white instead of red during the Showcase Showdowns.
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* On Monday, the walls on the Big Wheel become gold.  Gold trim is also added around most of its light strips.
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** Despite the changes to the Big Wheel, the arrow shot continues to use the same stock footage with the previous wall pattern as its border.
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* On Monday, the Big Wheel's beeps take on a noticeably more tinny sound, almost as though the effects are malfunctioning; they also appear to not always play in full.  This effect waxes and wanes in severity over the next several weeks and gradually goes back to normal around mid-October.
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* On Monday, the trip restrictions from Season 49 are lifted; destinations around the world are once again offered, and the disclaimer in the credits allowing for extra time to take trips if pandemic conditions warrant is removed.
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* On Monday, the text on the trip graphics is changed to a more slick-looking font.
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* On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
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* On Monday, the Barker's Beauties go back to helping Drew operate Double Prices.
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* Monday's show features the debut of Back to '72.
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* On Monday, Back to '72 is played for $50,000.
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* On Monday, two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game are played.
 +
* On Tuesday, the green dollar sign floor mark for Pay the Rent contestants returns.
 +
* On Tuesday, Pay the Rent gets new, blue shopping bags with the "50" logo on them.
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* On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
 +
* As of Wednesday, the mountain climber no longer wears a mask, nor do his corresponding graphics; according to Drew, "He's been vaccinated."
 +
* On Wednesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
 +
* On Thursday, Drew goes back to handing the Xs to the contestant and operating the reveal in Secret "X".
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* On Friday, Punch a Bunch's holes have the "50" logo on them instead of the usual dollar sign.
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* On Friday, Punch a Bunch's slips have noticeably smaller print than usual.
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* Friday is Alexis's first episode; Drew introduces her during the third Item up for Bids.
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* With the addition of Alexis, the cast expands to have six permanent Barker's Beauties.
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* On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
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* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
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* On Friday, the Range Game contestant attempts to stop the rangefinder by shouting, "Stop!" instead of pressing the button; amusingly, the (presumably shocked) board operator actually obeys him for a moment.
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* On Friday, Cover Up begins a pattern lasting throughout the season of the first and last "digits" in the "wrong price" being the "50" logo above a year and the second, third, and fourth "digits" being pictures of early (and often the first) playings of pricing games that debuted that year (or occasionally other important moments that occurred that year).  On this playing, the game features 1972, with pictures of the first playings of Bullseye '72, Clock Game, and Money Game.
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* Friday's show features the debut of To the Penny.
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* On Friday, two cash games are played.
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* On Friday, two grocery item games ''and'' a small prize game are played.
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* On Friday, a trip to Portugal offered in the first showcase includes a bonus of a VIP backstage experience at a taping of ''O Preço Certo'', the Portuguese version of The Price Is Right.
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* On Friday, Alexis helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
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* On Friday, for no apparent reason, the "50" logo does not appear on the Turntable wall during the second part of the Showcase until Drew's sign-off.
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<u>'''Week 2 (1,951 – 952xK)</u>:''' September 20-24 + night of Thursday, September 30
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* Originally scheduled for September 27-October 1
 +
* The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 Years (#047SP) airs on Thursday night.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
 +
:* On this week's shows only, George's podium is half light blue and half dark blue.
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:* This week's shows, the first taped for the season, use the old font for trip graphics.
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:* On Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is red during the first Showcase Showdown.
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:* On this week's shows, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
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:* On Monday Vanessa Lachey and her castmates on ''NCIS: Hawai'i'', which premieres that night, appear from Hawaii to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show; their video is played on the first prize in the showcase, a television.
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:* On Tuesday, the Barker's Beauties go back to bringing out the Dice Game table from behind the board at the beginning of the game.
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:* On Tuesday, Drew goes back to interacting with Make Your Move as he explains it.
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:* On Wednesday, Drew mentions that it's Alexis's "first time on the show;" while this is not her debut episode, it ''is'' the first show she taped.
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:* On Wednesday, Hot Seat's intro reverts to a dissolve to the game's sign.
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:* On Wednesday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is red during the first Showcase Showdown.
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:* On Thursday, Side by Side's alternate staging in front of the Turntable reverts to its pre-COVID position.
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:* In Thursday's Grocery Game, the cash register's display is modified; the silver plating around the readout is redone with a glitter-like surface and is expanded to cover the black area around the numbers.  Additionally, the register's decimal point is removed, and its numbers return to their original font.
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:* At the beginning of Friday's second Showcase Showdown, Drew says goodbye to Stan Blits, who retired at the end of Season 49 after 43 years with the show.  Stan is also given a send-off during the credits with a table full of snack cakes wrapped in foil with "Stan" name tags on it.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This episode is two hours long, with a standard, hour-format game and numerous clips from throughout the show's history.  The show contains 13 segments, with none containing more than one standard gameplay segment (this includes the first and second games being separated).  The fourth segment consists entirely of clips of international versions of the show, the ninth entirely of unaired outtakes, and the 11th entirely of a tribute to Bob; none of them contain any gameplay at all.
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:* The show begins with a shot of the "50" logo against a silver background with cascading Pricedown dollar signs; this shot also appears during several commercial outros.
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:* The show begins with a series of clips, both contemporary and classic, accompanied by a voiceover from George explaining the premise of the episode; notably, the first clip is of Bob asking someone in Contestants' Row, "Did you see our primetime special?" during Season 25, shortly after the 25th Anniversary Special.  At the end, a "50" logo flies onto the screen and transitions the proceedings to the normal opening.
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:* The set uses roughly the same color scheme as The Price Is Right at Night, with the audience pods being gold instead of blue (which carries over to subsequent primetime episodes).
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate 50 years of The Price Is Right!"
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:* The Contestants' Row displays show the "50" logo against a blue background with specks of light floating upward across it; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a dark, deep blue background.
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:* The modified Barker Wall from Week 1 is used for Drew's entrance.
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:* All six Barker's Beauties are present.
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:* Plinko is played for $250,000, with $50,000 in the center slot; the lower values are also increased to $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000.
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:** The "Dig We Must" money win cue is played if the $50,000 slot is hit.
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:* Various CBS personalities congratulate the show on reaching its 50th season during the outro to the first commercial.
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:* For no apparent reason, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on the card for the sixth Item up for Bids.
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:* The "Back to '72" sign is modified -- its colors are brighter, its background colors are shifted to the right, and its yellow portion is now capable of flashing.  This change also carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
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:* The "50 Years" logo appears in one of the lower corners of the screen during several commercial outros in addition to the usual spots.
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:* Hole in One is played for a restored 1972 For Mustang convertible.
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:* Hole in One's golf bag has a "50" logo on it instead of the TPIR logo; this change also carries over to the daytime show.
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:* Chris O'Donnell from ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' appears during Hole in One to make the inspiration putt.
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:* Presumably due to an editing mistake, one of the audience reaction shots during the first Showcase Showdown has the trip to Hawaii from Back to '72 on Door #4.
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:* Two of the clips played after the first Showcase Showdown are of the ''very'' first Showcase Showdown with the Rainbow Wheel from September 8, 1975's show (which was aired out of order on September 11).  The clips are miscaptioned as being from June 6, 1981 (which, for the record, was a Saturday and thus had no show at all); this was corrected when the episode was rerun on the night of June 15.
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:* Grocery Game is played for three rooms of furniture.
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:* A montage of come on downs shown after the eighth contestant is called ends with Johnny calling down Vanna White on June 20, 1980; immediately afterward, Vanna makes a guest appearance to model the fifth Item up for Bids.
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<u>'''Week 3 (1,952 – 953xK)</u>:''' September 27-October 1
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* Originally scheduled for October 4-8.
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* On Monday, Hi Lo uses a hybrid of its current and classic reveals -- the prize is behind Door #2, and the camera zooms out from it after the plugs with the game already in place.
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* On Monday, the "50 Years" logo in the mid-show bumper is moved to the lower-right corner of the screen.
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* On Monday, Double Prices's alternate trip staging in front of Contestants' Row returns; its ''alternate'' alternate staging in front of the Turntable from Season 49 also continues to be used.
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* On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1973, with pictures of the first playings of Hi Lo, Range Game, and Lucky Seven.
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* On Tuesday, the TPIR logo on the Check Game checks is replaced with a "50" logo.
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* On Tuesday, Master Key reverts to its COVID protocol from early in Season 49 of Drew picking up the keys for the contestant.
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* On Wednesday, Pass the Buck's contestant passes the buck by himself.
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* On Thursday's show, which was taped ''before'' Week 1, Pay the Rent uses its original shopping bags.
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* On Thursday, the Barker's Beauties go back to moving the chosen number in Pick-a-Number.
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* On Thursday, the third podium that was added to 1 Right Price for Season 49 is removed; the Beauties again hold the one right price together during the game.
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* On Thursday, Switcheroo's checkmarks still light up gradually.
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<u>'''Week 4 (1,953 – 954xK)</u>:''' October 11-15
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* On Monday, the lights on the "Bargain Game" sign do not work.
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* On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1974, with pictures of the first playings of Shell Game, Race Game, and Card Game.
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* Starting on Tuesday, Range Game begins with a zoomed-in shot of the top of the board.
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* On Wednesday, the "Shell Game" logo is on left and right screens of the center row of the Turntable wall instead of on the center screen.
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* Wednesday's show establishes that, as with any other special graphics, Shell Game's graphics take precedence over the "50" logo on the Turntable wall.
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* On Wednesday, the Barker's Beauties go back to helping Drew with the Gas Money reveals.
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* On Thursday, the first four contestants line up from right to left in Contestants' Row.
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* On Thursday, Drew goes back to interacting with 3 Strikes; the bucket used for discarded balls during Season 49 is done away with.
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* Friday's show uses the modified Barker Wall seen in Week 1.
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* On Friday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
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* On Friday, Drew operates the 10 Chances board; he presses the buttons on this episode only, but he does continue to remove the prize labels.
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<u>'''Week 5 (1,954 – 955xK)</u>:''' October 4-8
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* Originally scheduled for October 18-22.
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* On Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" malfunctions during the commercial after the first Showcase Showdown and is shut off for the rest of the show.
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* On Wednesday, the Barker's Beauties go back to bringing out the blocks at the beginning of Eazy az 1 2 3.
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* On Thursday only, James helps Drew run One Away.
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* On Thursday only, Drew gives the $7 to the contestant in Lucky $even; he has her throw them on the ground when she makes mistakes.
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* On Friday, the "50" logo does not appear on the Turntable wall until the second part of the Showcase.
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* On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 6 (1,955 – 956xK)</u>:''' October 25-29
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* On Monday, the modified Barker Wall seen in Week 1 returns permanently.
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* On Monday, every other small light bulb on the front of the Turntable's "doorframe" flashes throughout the show; they appear to be one fourth of a chase light sequence that is otherwise shut off.
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* On Monday, all of Vend-O-Price's reflective rims except for the border of the "WIN" display are replaced with steel.
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* On Monday, despite Door #2 being open, Safe Crackers is not shown on-camera while Drew and the contestant walk over to it.
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* On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
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* On Monday, the set's lights never switch to their usual Hot Seat configuration during that game -- the square lights on Door #1 do not turn blue, and the Turntable lights stay on the color scheme for the sixth Item up for Bids.
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* On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1975, with pictures of early playings of Ten Chances, Poker Game, and Golden Road.
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* On Tuesday, Side by Side uses its original Door #2 staging instead of the repositioned staging introduced last season.
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* On Wednesday, the lights in Switcheroo's holes are shut off; this appears to initially have been a malfunction, as some wiring is visible in the car hole, but it ends up becoming a permanent change.
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* Wednesday is also likely when Switcheroo's checkmarks are rewired to light up immediately instead of gradually; however, this cannot be confirmed, as nothing was won on either this or the next playing.
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* On Wednesday, Danger Price's prize labels are redone in a more standard font, and its prices are made much larger.
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* On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize podium are turned off.
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* Friday's show is themed as a Halloween episode and is designed to appear as though it occurred during Season 1.  As such, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Most of the set's lighted props besides the Big Doors and the dollar sign statue use the original, brown color scheme from the first three seasons.
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** Door #4's background is a set of spirals using the original color scheme.  These graphics are also used on George's display.
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** The surface of the raised stage in the back of the audience is made up of brown carpeting, and its dollar sign is a glittery gold.
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** The audience and the cast all dress in stereotypical '70s costumes.
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** The Contestants' Row displays more or less take on their appearance from the first three seasons, with brown backgrounds, faux-eggcrate numbers, and a G-T asterisk that lights up on the left side of the winner's display.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four groovy contestants as we celebrate Halloween on The Price Is Right!"
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** For Drew's entrance, Door #2 opens to reveal a replica of the ''original'' Door #2, complete with its Season 1-3 color scheme and a "The New Price Is Right" logo; this second Door #2 then opens to reveal Drew.
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** Drew's entrance is backed by a Season 1 Turntable wall panel instead of the Barker Wall.
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** Drew uses a corded microphone (although one more akin to Gene Rayburn's signature mic than Bob's).
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** The Turntable screens use a slightly modified version of the "classic wall" graphics from the 1970s episode of Decades Week.  The rest of the Turntable is also done up in earthtones, with gold glitter on the dollar sign and brown shag carpeting on the floor.  The game side of the spinning panel uses the circle pattern seen on the front side for most of Season 1.
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** Wipe graphics are much more prevalent than usual and are noticeably choppy.
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** Most of the music cues are generic, '70s-style music; a few classic cues are used, as well (although not all from the '70s).
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** All of the pricing games either debuted in 1972 or, in the case of Back to '72, were designed to look like they did.
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** Double Prices is played with a replica of its original podium (and, thus, generic price tags), with a Super Ball!! dollar sign in place of the TPIR logo.
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** Manufacturer cards are used for some of the prizes.
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** The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** A trip skin is used for the fifth Item up for Bids.
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** George's calldown window is replaced with Rod's.
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** The Showcase podiums are replicas of the originals with their design from Season 1, including having the nameplates above the faux-eggcrate displays; in a further nod to the show's history, the nameplates start off reading "SHOWcase" with the classic capitalization.  As the nameplates are physical props, the descriptive placards are not placed in them until during the commercial.  Unlike the original, physical readouts, these displays center whatever appears on them.
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** The trip graphics in the Showcase use a stylized font.
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** The second showcase is themed around another show from the '70s, ''The Brady Bunch'', and is presented by Christopher Knight, the portrayer of Peter Brady.
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** A disco remix of the theme plays during the credits.
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* On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
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* Beginning on Friday, the digit chart on Any Number is lit much more brightly.
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* On Friday, the price of the third Item up for Bids is on the card for the fifth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
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* On Friday, Back to '72 is played for $50,000.
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* On Friday, the modified "Back to '72" sign from the Celebration of 50 Years debuts on the daytime show.
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* On Friday, contestant Carol had previously appeared on the show during, coincidentally, Season 1; clips from her original appearance of her winning in Contestants' Row and playing Bonus Game are shown as she and Drew discuss it.
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* On Friday, Grocery Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1972 Chevy pickup truck.
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* Friday's show is a three-car day.
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<u>'''Week 7 (1,956 – 957xK)</u>:''' October 18-22
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* Originally scheduled for November 1-5.
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* On Monday, the lights on the Big Doors do not chase during Bargain Game.
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* On Tuesday, the first four contestants line up from right to left in Contestants' Row.
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* On Tuesday, contestant Katherine, the Top Winner in the Showcase, had also been on the show 40 years earlier; while she is deciding whether to bid or pass the first showcase, clips are played of the Showcase from her first episode.
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* On Tuesday, One Away's horn is utilized in the second showcase.
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* On Thursday and Friday, every other small light bulb on the front of the Turntable's "doorframe" flashes throughout the show; they appear to be one fourth of a chase light sequence that is otherwise shut off.
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* On Thursday, the card normally used for the price of the third Item up for Bids is used for the fifth and vice versa.  The envelopes remain in the correct acts.
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* On Thursday, Drew presses the button while explaining Bonkers, albeit with his arm and not his hand.
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* On Thursday, when Bonkers is won, the staff initially does not realize it and sounds the buzzer; the bells eventually go off as the contestant is running to the button to enter her next guess.
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<u>'''Week 8 (1,957 – 958xK)</u>:''' November 8-12
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* In Tuesday's Bargain Game, Drew acknowledges the game's original name, noting that "Even in my first year, it was called 'Barker's Bargain Bar,' even though I was not Barker."
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* On Tuesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
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* Thursday's show is themed around Veterans Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran or a veteran's relative.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield above the word "Veterans," against a field of stripes and a background of cascading stars; the shield itself shows a reflection of a waving flag's stars.  These graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the top and bottom rows only showing the background) and George's display.
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** Most of the lights on the set are red, white, and blue.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute veterans on The Price Is Right!"
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** Drew's entrance is backed by a set of prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall.
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
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** The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with red, white, and blue stars.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show rotating stars on a field of blue; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are white.
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** George's calldown window and its dollar sign use their regular pink and blue colors instead of their Season 50 color scheme.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are blue.
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* On Thursday, Back to '72 is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 9 (1,958 – 959xK)</u>:''' November 1-5
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* Originally scheduled for November 15-19.
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* On Monday, Drew forgets to have the Master Key contestant try her second key in the first lock before unlocking the car; he ends up checking it himself after she wins.
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* Monday's show features the first appearance in over 20 years of the "A Trip Down Main Street" showcase.
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* On Tuesday, Drew announces during One Away that he's learned that the sound effects are now being run by a gentleman; in spite of this, he continues the "Oh Mighty Sound Effects Lady" routine.
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* On Wednesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
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* On Wednesday, the light strips on the Big Doors' frames malfunction after the fifth game and are shut off throughout Act 6; they are partially repaired during the next commercial (with the exception of around 30% of Door #2's strip) but remain on their default colors for the rest of the show.
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* On Friday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1976, with pictures of early playings of Cliff Hangers, Danger Price, and Hurdles; in a rare acknowledgement of a retired game, Drew actually says that "we don't play [Hurdles] anymore."
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<u>'''Week 10 (1,959 – 960xK)</u>:''' November 15-19
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* Originally scheduled for November 22-26.
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* On Monday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on the card for the sixth Item up for Bids.
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* On Monday, Drew has the contestant do the price reveal in Bonkers.
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* On Tuesday, the window lights on Rat Race's main display are turned off.
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* On Tuesday, Rat Race's main display begins the game at full brightness.
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* In Tuesday's Rat Race, the second-place prize appears on the display when one of the contestant's rats finishes third; Drew announces the correct prize during the Showcase Showdown.
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* On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1977, with pictures of early playings of Squeeze Play, Professor Price, and Secret "X".
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* Wednesday's show features the final playing of Magic #.
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* On Friday, the Blue Man Group appears during the second showcase, which includes a trip to see them perform in Las Vegas.
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<u>'''Week 11 (1,960 – 961xK)</u>:''' November 22-24
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* Originally scheduled for November 29-December 1.
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* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
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* As noted above, despite technically falling ''after'' the holiday, these episodes function as Thanksgiving week as a result of the adjustments made to the schedule when the season started a week early.
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* Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience, most of the lights on the Turntable, and George's podium are traditional fall colors.
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** The audience pods and the borders of Contestants' Row are orange.
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** Door #4 shows a Thanksgiving table setting with the "50" logo on a dinner plate at the center.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
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** The Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display show leaves falling in front of a wood-panel wall; these graphics are accompanied by the "50" logo on the center Turntable screen and by the words "Happy Thanksgiving!" on George's display.  The Contestants' Row graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors when the contestants bid.
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** The "50 Years" logo appears on the screen during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
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* On Wednesday, the prize copy for the first Item up for Bids includes a plug for CBS's broadcast of the Thanksgiving Day Parade on the morning of Thursday, November 25.
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* Oddly, part of the prize copy for Wednesday's first Item up for Bids appears to have been edited out of the show; the closed captioning notes the inclusion of a Blu-Ray player that is present in the prize package but is never actually plugged.
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* On Wednesday, celebrity chef Giada DeLaurentiis appears to help present the third Item up for Bids, a trip to Las Vegas with a dinner at her restaurant; she also presents the second showcase, which is themed around her.
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* On Wednesday, contestant Samantha wins Range Game entirely thanks to the brief delay between her pressing the button and the operator stopping the rangefinder.
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* During Wednesday's second showcase, everyone in the audience receives a $100 voucher for Giadzy.com, Giada DeLaruentiis's website.
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<u>'''Week 11.33</u>:''' Night of January 12
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* The Price Is Right at Night 11: First Responders (#048SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 12.
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* At this point, the schedule briefly jumps ahead to 2022 for two primetime specials that, despite their airdates, come ''before'' the one that airs during Week 14.  Normally, the reasonable assumption would be that their airdates were shuffled, but as the latter show is a Christmas episode, that idea does not make sense here.  In lieu of a specific spot in the schedule, I have chosen to put their notes in the airdate gap that was intended to occupy the week of November 29-December 3.
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* This episode is a salute to first responders; everyone in the audience is somehow involved in the police force, 911, or fire or medical services.
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* Door #4 show the words "First Responders" against a red version of the logo's backdrop, with a blue background and flashing police lights; seals of various law enforcement and medical services appear as parts of the text.  These graphics also appear on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens (with the "logo" only appearing on the center screen), and George's display.  When players bid, the Contestants' Row graphics wipe away to reveal a dark blue background.
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* The light columns around the audience are all dark blue.
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* The G-T asterisks around the audience are all red and gold.
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* The audience pods are blue with red centers.
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* The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute first responders on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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* The Contestants' Row displays have red borders.
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* Drew's entrance is backed by prize backdrops showing the background from Door #4 instead of the Barker Wall.
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* Door #2 is flanked by monitors with the Door #4 graphics mounted on backdrops also showing those graphics.
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* The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
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* Most of the lights on the Turntable are red.
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* George's podium is red.
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* During the first Item up for Bids, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive a resort certificate for a seven-night stay at any Heroes Vacation Club property in the world; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to visit one of said gift certificates.
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** As this episode was aired out of order, it uses a new set of ticket plug graphics; the notes for these appear in Week 14.
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* Gridlock's cars are decorated as first responder vehicles -- the gray car is an EMT car, the blue cars are police cars, and the orange cars are fire trucks.
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* Grand Game is played for $20,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly.
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* The "50 years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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* George's calldown window is pink, and its dollar sign is blue.
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* Before the Showcase, Drew announces that the show will be donating $50,000 to the First Responders' Children's Foundation, which provides support and scholarships for the children of first responders who have been injured or killed in the line of duty.
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<u>'''Week 11.67</u>:''' Night of April 25
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* The Price Is Right at Night 12 (#049SP) airs on the night on Monday, April 25.
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* This special is a celebrity charity episode; Rachel Brosnahan of ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'', who is called to come on down before the first game, plays for Covenant House, an agency that provides food, shelter, and other services to homeless and runaway youth.  She also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her show.
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* Beginning with this episode of The Price Is Right at Night, the words "at Night" are added in gold to the base of the zero in the "50" logo on Door #4, the center Turntable screen, and George's podium.
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* The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are gold.
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* The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
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* The "50 years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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* On this episode only, Drew follows the pre-COVID practice of placing the first bag in Balance Game on the scales himself.
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<u>'''Week 12 (1,961 – 962xK)</u>:''' December 6-10
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* On Tuesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
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* Beginning on Thursday, the "To the Penny" sign is not lowered all the way onto the gameboard.
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<u>'''Week 13 (1,962 – 963xK)</u>:''' December 13-16, December 29
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* Originally scheduled for December 13-17.
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* This Friday's episode, #9635K, and Week 15's Wednesday show, #9653K, were aired in place of one another; given the two shows' similar production numbers, it seems possible that they were swapped by mistake.
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* For a brief period beginning on Tuesday, Range Game is revealed with a dissolve straight from Contestants' Row to the board, similar to the cut used up through Season 34.
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* On Wednesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
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* Beginning on Wednesday, classic cues are used for Back to '72's small prizes.
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* On Wednesday, an array of G-T asterisks is added to the background of Back to '72's actual prices, and the background of its differences becomes orange.
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* On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1978, with pictures of early playings of Finish Line, Shower Game, and It's Optional.
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* On Thursday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
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* Beginning on Friday, prizes for games played on the Turntable are sometimes staged behind the Giant Price Tag; this practice appears to be discontinued once Season 50 ends.
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* On Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs a rerun "tonight" of The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 Years, which airs on the night of Wednesday, December 29; this promo was presumably originally intended for episode #9653K.
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<u>'''Week 14 (1,963 – 964xK)</u>:''' December 22, 21, 20, 23, 24 + Wednesday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 13 (#050SP) airs on Wednesday night.
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* Daytime shows originally scheduled for December 20-24.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* This week's programs are Christmas episodes.  The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
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:** The set is decorated for Christmas.
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:** The audience light columns are red and green.
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:** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either red, green, or covered with gold glitter.
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:** The audience pods are green with red centers.
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:** Door #4 shows an embroidered sign with holly berries and the words "Happy Holidays" on it against a wood-paneled wall.
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:** The stage in the back of the audience is decorated as a living room with an old-timey TV showing the logo and light border on a Barker episode.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
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:** The second and third Contestants' Row displays are green and red instead of blue and yellow; additionally, the two red displays have red borders, as well.
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:** Drew's entrance is backed by a giant Christmas present instead of the Barker Wall.
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:** Drew wears a Santa hat.
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:** The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is red.
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:** The lights between the Turntable screens are red, while the other lights on the Turntable are green.
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:** The dollar sign on the Turntable is covered with red glitter.
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:** The Turntable screens show snowfall against a blue background.
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:** George's podium is red and green, and its display shows a circular decoration with an embroidered Barker logo on it against a wood-paneled wall.
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:** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
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:** George's calldown window is gold, and its dollar sign is green.
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:** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
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:* On Monday, Bargain Game is laced with garland.
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:* On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a pair of Jabra wireless headphones, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a set of said headphones.
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:* On Monday, a new set of gold and silver ticket plug graphics is introduced, with the graphics now being backed by a padded Turntable screen.
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:* On Monday, 1/2 Off is played for $50,000.
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:* On Monday, 1/2 Off's boxes are each topped with a ribbon.
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:* On Monday, Drew plugs "tonight's" TPIR at Night after the second Showcase Showdown; this segment would presumably have aired with Wednesday's show had the week been broadcast in order.
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:* On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a $250 gift card from APL, the provider of part of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
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:* In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his associated graphics are wearing a Santa hat and carrying a bag of Christmas presents.
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:* On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a two-day trip to Palm Springs, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
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:* On Thursday, contestant Michael loses Safe Crackers and fails to open the door but ''does'' manage to move the entire safe.
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:* On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a pair of audio sunglasses, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a pair of said sunglasses.
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:* On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are shut off.
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:* In Thursday's Rat Race, the rat racer and the wind-up rats are dressed as reindeer.
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:* On Friday, George introduces Drew as "your ho-ho-host."
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:* On Friday, Pay the Rent's house is decorated for Christmas.
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:* On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a Zojirushi multicooker, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said cookers.
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:* On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This episode features families playing together.
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:* The set is decorated for Christmas, albeit differently than on the daytime show.
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:* Door #4 shows a winter scene with a nighttime backdrop; its logo is a snow-covered "50" logo.
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:* Instead of calling every single contestant's name, George merely announces, "The [insert name] family, come on down!"
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* The Contestants' Row displays show snow falling against a blue background, along with the nighttime "50" logo.  When bids are made, the graphics wipe away to reveal a dark blue background.  These graphics also appear on George's display.
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:* On this special, the nighttime Contestants' Row displays go back to having gold borders.
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:* Drew wears a Santa hat, and George wears an elf hat.
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:* The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
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:* The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is purple, as are the walls between the Turntable screens.
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:* The light strip on the spinning Turntable panel is green.
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:* The Turntable's dollar sign is covered in gold glitter.
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:* The Turntable screens show the background and snowfall from Door #4, with the logo from Door #4 appearing on the center screen.
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:* George's podium is dark blue.
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:* The audio of George describing the items in To the Penny appears to be sped up.
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:* Bargain Game is laced with garland, albeit differently than on Monday's daytime show.
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:* The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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:* The episode includes pet adoption segments with animals from Paw Works at the tops of Act 3 and Act 5.  Adoptable pets are also featured prominently throughout the first showcase.
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:* Every family in the audience receives a Vitamix One blender, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said blenders.
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:* Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
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:* Secret "X"'s name is temporarily changed to Secret Santa, with Santa faces replacing the Xs in gameplay and in the logo; the Xs on the small prize backdrops remain.
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<u>'''Week 15 (1,964 – 965xK)</u>:''' December 27-28, 17, 30-31
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* Originally scheduled for December 27-31.
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* On Wednesday, the ticket plug graphics from before Week 14 are used; assuming that the episode in question was swapped with December 17's show by mistake, this was likely also an error.
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* Beginning on Thursday, when Back to '72 is won, the dial counts down the amount of money lost on the last item before switching to "WIN!"
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* On Thursday, That's Too Much! is played for a $33,000 Nissan Frontier.
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* Friday's show is themed around New Year's Eve.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The light columns around the audience are various shades of purple.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either lit up gold or silver or covered with gold or silver glitter.
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** Door #4 shows an altered "50" logo with a gold disco ball replacing the zero, with a dark purple background and fireworks in the foreground; these graphics also appear on the Turntable screens (with the logo only appearing on the center screen), the Contestants' Row displays (without the logo), and George's display.  When the players bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal a dark blue background.
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** The audience pods are gold.
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** The borders of the Contestant's Row displays are gold.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we ring in 2022 on The Price Is Right!"
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** The set is decorated for New Year's.
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** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
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** The lights on the Turntable walls and "doorframe" are gold.
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** George's podium is gold.
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** In the spirit of the coming year, Grand Game is played for $22,000, with the lower prize adjusted accordingly.
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** Range Game emulates the New Year's ball drop, with the rangefinder, surrounded by a disco ball graphic, moving down from the top of the scale.
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** After the Showcase, Drew has everyone do a New Year's Eve countdown; as they hit zero, confetti flies, and Auld Lang Syne starts playing.
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* On Friday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
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* On Friday, Range Game goes back to being revealed with a zoomed-in shot of the top of the board.
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* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 16 (1,965 – 966xK)</u>:''' January 3-7
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* On Monday, Money Game is played with gold Turntable walls and a blue light strip on the spinning panel instead of their usual color schemes.
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* On Thursday, when Drew inserts the Pick-a-Number contestant's choice into the price, the digit slides partway down inside the board; this is eventually revealed to be because the correct digit, upon which the chosen digit is supposed to rest, has itself slid halfway out of its slot.
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* On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1980, with pictures of early playings of Grand Game, Trader Bob, and Now....and Then.
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* On Thursday, the square lights on Door #1 stop turning blue during Hot Seat.
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<u>'''Week 17 (1,966 – 967xK)</u>:''' January 10-14
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* By Monday, Switcheroo's checkmarks have been reconfigured to light up immediately.
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* On Wednesday, the blue G-T asterisk pattern from the box seats is added to the interior wall of the audience pit.
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* On Wednesday only, Drew has the contestant remove the prize labels in 10 Chances.
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* On Friday, George ends the second, Germany-themed showcase by saying, "It's yours, but only if der preis ist heiß!" invoking the name of Germany's version of The Price Is Right.
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<u>'''Week 18 (1,967 – 968xK)</u>:''' January 21, 18-20, 17 + Wednesday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 14 (#051SP) airs on Wednesday night.
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* Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 17-21.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, Pay the Rent's intro is much shorter than usual, starting with only six measures left in the cue.
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:* Beginning on Monday, supervising producer Dillon Couvillon's first name is misspelled as "Dillion" in the short credit roll.  The full credits continue to spell it correctly.  This error is never fixed before Couvillon leaves the show at the end of the season.
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:** This misspelling does not occur on Tuesday and Friday, which were taped before the week's other three episodes.
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:* On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1981, with pictures of an early playing of Super Ball!!, a "2,000" opening title from the ceremonial 2,000th episode, and an early playing of Blank Check.
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:* For a brief period beginning on Friday, the COVID protocol of the Dice Game table being in place at the start of the game is reinstated.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This special is a celebrity charity episode; the hosts of ''The Talk'', who are all called down at once before the first game, play for Feeding America, a non-profit that funds over 200 food banks.  All five hosts participate in the first two games and the second Showcase Showdown, while two each appear in the third through sixth games.  The hosts also help to present both showcases, which are themed around them.
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:* The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
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:* As the special was taped before this week's daytime shows, the interior wall of the audience pit is still black.
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:* Cover Up's "wrong price" breaks from this season's pattern on the daytime show and consists of photos of each of the five hosts of ''The Talk''.
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:* The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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:* As of this episode, Drew no longer puts on a mask when he helps a contestant spin the Big Wheel.
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:* Presumably to facilitate social distancing with the Race Game Curtain down, Drew and the contestant walk to the Turntable before That's Too Much!.
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:* The credits include the COVID-19 travel disclaimer from Season 48, which states that trips to areas affected by the disease "may be fulfilled with alternative arrangements" and urges viewers to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at CDC.gov for more information about the virus.  This disclaimer is also added to the daytime show's credits when the tapedates catch up.
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<u>'''Week 19 (1,968 – 969xK)</u>:''' January 24-28
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* On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1982, with pictures of an early playing of Check-Out, a close-up of the logo on the Clam, and an early playing of Pick a Pair.
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* On Wednesday, in a departure from standard procedure, Drew allows a cocked cube favoring $1,500 to count in Let 'em Roll; generally, tilted cubes are either rerolled or only counted if they favor a car.
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* On Thursday, for no apparent reason, Side by Side is played at Door #2 for a trip displayed on the Turntable screens.
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* In Friday's Grocery Game, the cash register's sound effects either do not work or are not audible.
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<u>'''Week 20 (1,969 – 970xK)</u>:''' March 31, January 31-February 1, February 3-4
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* Originally scheduled for January 31-February 4.
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* On Monday, Drew goes back to pressing the buttons in 10 Chances.
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* Monday's second showcase is themed around the Grammy Awards, which were originally scheduled to air that night on CBS before being delayed until Sunday, April 3, and moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas over COVID concerns.  Dionne Warwick appears to help present the showcase, which includes a trip to Los Angeles and a bonus of two tickets to the Grammys and their afterparty (a combination that made sense at the time the episode was taped).  While it did not appear on-air, the contestants were presumably instructed not to include the tickets while bidding.
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* Monday's Showcase requires several extra notes because of the rescheduling and relocation of the Grammy Awards:
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** The second showcase was edited with new graphics and new announcing from George to reflect the new airdate of the awards show, which was plugged during the prize copy.
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** As a result of the rescheduling and relocation, the second showcase ended up offering a trip to one city and tickets to an event in a different city.  It is unknown how this would have been dealt with had they been won; luckily for the staff, who would presumably have had to find a way to compensate the contestant, they weren't.
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** In a case of irony that could not have been foreseen at the time of taping, the contestant who won the other showcase ''did'' win a trip to Las Vegas in Contestants' Row.
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* On Monday, for no apparent reason, "Bhen" is played briefly during the second showcase.
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* On Monday, the COVID trip disclaimer from TPIR at Night 14 is added to the daytime show's credits.
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* On Tuesday only, the second line of the opening is shortened to, "From the Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
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* On Thursday, while Rachel is modeling the second Item up for Bids, a snow blower, Drew throws a handful of fake snow at her; later on, during Hole in One, Rachel sneaks up behind him with a cup of fake snow and throws it on him during the inspiration putt.  At beginning of Friday's show, when Rachel gives Drew his microphone, he can be heard telling her, "There's still snow in my hair!"
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* On Friday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are shut off.
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<u>'''Week 21 (1,970 – 971xK)</u>:''' February 7-11
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* On Wednesday, the Big Doors appear to malfunction during the first Showcase Showdown -- none of the light strips turn red, and the square lights flash throughout the round.
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* On Wednesday, Hi Lo is played for an electric vehicle; while this does not qualify as a "car" by most definitions, it ''is'' more expensive than the actual car offered earlier in Any Number.
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* On Wednesday, Hi Lo's prize reveal uses both Door #3 ''and'' Door #2 -- James drives the vehicle through and behind both doors before Rachel brings out the counter.
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* On Wednesday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal.
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* On Thursday, the Pass the Buck contestant passes the buck by herself.
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* On Thursday, the upper-right segment of the tenths digit on the Big Wheel scoreboard refuses to light up during the second Showcase Showdown; Drew assures the viewers that "we'll get it fixed by tomorrow."
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* On Thursday, Drew misreads (or the staff miswrites) the price of the first showcase as $43,979; it is actually $43,797.  The difference of $7,497 shown on the contestant's podium ''is'' correct.
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* On Friday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1983, with pictures of the first playings of Plinko, The Phone Home Game, and Walk of Fame.
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* On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs next Monday's Valentine's Day episode.
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<u>'''Week 22 (1,971 – 972xK)</u>:''' February 14-18 + Monday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 15: Valentine's Day (#052SP) airs on Monday night.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* Monday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with married couples playing as teams.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** The light columns in the audience are pink and purple, and the G-T asterisks in the audience are red, pink, purple, and white.
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:** Door #4 shows the "50" logo against a blue background with a sunburst on the bottom; pink hearts also cascade up the screen.
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:** The audience pods are purple, and their screens show two purple hearts against a glittery background.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
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:** The borders of Contestants' Row are white.
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:** The Contestants' Row displays show a variation of Door #4's background with a purple sunburst instead of a yellow one; when contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a dark pink background.  These graphics also appear on the Turntable screens and George's display; the center Turntable screen and George's display also have a large, pink heart with a gold Barker logo on it.
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:** Drew's entrance is backed by a set of pink backdrops with hearts on them instead of the Barker Wall.
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:** The light's on the Turntable's doorframe and stairs are pink, and the lights on its wall between the screens are blue and pink.
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:** George's podium is pink.
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:** The thin ring lights on Bullseye are pink.
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:** Bullseye's arrows are pink, and their bases are hearts.  Graphics of these arrows also replace the usual pins in the "Around the World" showcase.
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:** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is pink.
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:** George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
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:* On Monday, a column is added on each side of Hot Seat's button podium, and padded armrests are installed on the chair.  These set changes are only present on this episode.
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:* On Monday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs that evening's The Price Is Right at Night.
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:* Wednesday's show features the 1,000th playing of Card Game.
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:* On Wednesday, Drew reveals at the beginning of the Showcase that the Top Winner, Patricia, had told him during the commercial that she had won the Showcase 30 years earlier; a clip of her doing so, also as the Top Winner, is played as Drew explains this.
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:* On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1984, with pictures of early playings of Balance Game '84, On the Nose, and One Away.
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:* On Friday, the Beauties again go back to bringing out the Dice Game table during the game's reveal.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* Like Monday's daytime show, the episode is themed around Valentine's Day, this time with newlywed couples playing as teams.
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:* This special is a celebrity charity episode; newlyweds Justin Hartley and Sofia Pernas, who are called to come on down before the first game, play for Operation Therapy, an organization that uses animals to help veterans who suffer from PTSD.  They also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around them.
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:* The light columns in the audience are red, and the G-T asterisks in the audience are red and purple.
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:* The light strip around the audience is pink.
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:* Door #4 shows the nighttime "50" logo against a purple version of the background from Monday's daytime show with a red sunburst and red hearts.  The background also appears on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display, with the center Turntable screen and George's display also showing the nighttime "50" logo.  When the contestants bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal a dark pink background.
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:* The audience pods are purple with red centers.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four newlywed couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* The borders of Contestants' Row are red.
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:* The Barker Wall is modified, with a glittery, red dollar sign and a pink and purple background filled with hearts.
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:* The lights on the Turntable walls between the screens are red and purple.
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:* George's podium is red.
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:* Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Drew, the contestants, and the celebrities stand on the Turntable instead of in front of it before any games concealed by the Race Game Curtain.
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:* Cliff Hangers is played for two cars.
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:* The mountain climber and his corresponding graphics are dressed as cupid and are holding a bow and arrow.
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:* Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Double Prices is staged farther out from the Big Doors than usual.
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:* The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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:* As on Monday's daytime show, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
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:* The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is red.
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<u>'''Week 23 (1,972 – 973xK)</u>:''' February 21, 24-25, 22-23
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* Originally scheduled for February 21-25.
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* This week is Dream Car Week; every day, at least one game is played for a car that would normally only appear in 3 Strikes or Golden Road, as follows:
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** On Monday, Let 'em Roll is played for a Maserati.
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** On Tuesday, Rat Race is played for a Porsche; additionally, a $37,000 Mini Cooper is offered in That's Too Much!.
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** On Wednesday, 10 Chances is played for an Audi E-Tron; additionally, Grocery Game is played for a Nissan Frontier and a rooftop camping trailer worth over $36,000 total.
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** On Thursday, Lucky $even is played for a $94,000 BMW.
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** On Friday, Hole in One is played for a $98,000 Corvette; additionally, a Lexus is offered in the Showcase.
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* Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
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** The light columns around the audience are all red.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and blue.
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** The light strip around the audience is the same shade of blue as George's podium.
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** Door #4 shows a sports car with the "50" logo on its hood driving down a strip of highway against a red background with streaks of light zipping by; the text "Dream Car Week" appears at the base of the car.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!"
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** The Contestants' Row displays show a sports car of the appropriate color; when the contestants bid, the cars drive off, with their streaks of speed leaving the bids in their wake.  Additionally, the displays' borders are the same color as their screens.
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** At the end of the opening, the screen transitions to a trip screen next to Door #2 showing the same graphics as Door #4, with the logo disappearing as the shot changes; the camera then pans over to show Drew driving through the Big Doors in the day's dream car.
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** Highway prize backdrops with a still image of the Door #4 graphics sit behind Door #2 during Drew's entrance instead of the Barker Wall.  These backdrops are also used for each day's dream car (with the obvious exception of Thursday's).
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** Most of the lights on the Turntable are red, while the lights between the screens are gold.
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** The Turntable screens and George's display show a fuller version of the red background from Door #4; George's display also has the "Dream Car Week" text on it.
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** The Big Wheel's carpet is replaced by a strip of highway.
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** In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with an Alfa Romeo Julius Sprint; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
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* Furthermore, each show this week has more car games than usual, as follows:
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** On Monday, all six games, including Secret "X", Clock Game, Balance Game, and Switch?, are played for cars; Switch? specifically is played for ''two'' cars.
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** The remaining four episodes are all three-car days.
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* On Monday, the classic "truck/van cue" is used for Secret "X"'s car, and the ''Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour'' theme is used in Let 'em Roll.
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* The cash prizes in Monday's Let 'em Roll are increased to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000.  (The game's wipe graphics are not changed to reflect this.)
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* On Tuesday, except for a brief moment at the end of the prize plugs for the second game, the light strip around the audience is shut off for the entire first half of the show; it finally begins working during the commercial after the fourth game.
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* On Tuesday, the price of the dream car in Rat Race is announced at the end of the prize copy; the prices of the first two prizes remain unrevealed, as usual
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* On Tuesday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are shut off.
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* On Wednesday, Amber is shown modeling the day's dream car before Drew asks for a contestant at the top of Act 4.
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* On Wednesday, as noted above, Grocery Game is played for a car.
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* Wednesday marks the first appearance of 6-digit 10 Chances.  As per usual, all the numbers in the price of the car are provided with no extras.
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* On Friday, Plinko is played for a car and $40,000, with a "CAR" slot replacing the $10,000 slot until it is hit.  The car is placed behind Door #3; it is flanked by the small prize podiums, with no more than two of them appearing onstage at once.
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* On Friday, after going over in the first Showcase Showdown, contestant Kari gets lost trying to leave the stage and spends the next contestant's entire first spin wandering around between the Turntable and Door #1.
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* On Friday, the ''Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour'' theme is used in Hole in One.
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* On Friday, while signing off, Drew mentions that Dream Car Week "continues tomorrow;" this reflects the show's out-of-order broadcast on Wednesday.
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<u>'''Week 24 (1,973 – 974xK)</u>:''' February 28-March 4
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* On Monday, both of Hot Seat's buttons come loose from their moorings during the game; fortunately, they continue to work and do not break completely off.
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* On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1989, with pictures of early playings of of $uper $aver, Make Your Move, and 2 for the Price of 1.
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* For a brief period beginning on Tuesday, Eazy az 1 2 3 reinstates the COVID protocol of bringing the blocks out to Drew during the prize descriptions.
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* On Wednesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the red/yellow/green color scheme normally used for Make Your Move.
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* On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 25 (1,974 – 975xK)</u>:''' March 7-11
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* On Thursday, Time I$ Møney ends with the contestant winning nothing despite having everything in the right place because time had run out a fraction of a second before he could press the button.  A slow-motion instant replay of the end of the game is shown while going to commercial.
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<u>'''Week 26 (1,975 – 976xK)</u>:''' March 14-16
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* March Madness week; only three shows.
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* Monday's show is themed around spring break, with an audience of all college students.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Door #4 shows a beach scene, with the ocean spreading out in the background and the sun shining out from behind the logo.  The text "Spring Break" is scrawled across the bottom of the 0 in the logo.  The background graphics also appear on the Turntable screens and George's display, with the latter also showing the "Spring Break" text.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all shades of orange, yellow, and light blue.
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** The light columns in the audience are orange and light blue.
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** The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
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** The audience pods are light blue with orange centers.
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** The right-hand box seat is painted red and orange like a sunrise and is set up as a booth for guest DJ Carisma Robertson from KPWR, who plays music for the audience during the commercials.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this spring break edition of The Price Is Right!"
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** The Contestants' Row displays show the "Spring Break" text against the sun rays from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays, from left to right, are orange, light blue, yellow, and dark blue.
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** Most of the lights on the Turntable are orange and light blue.
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** Except during the opening, the regular version of the theme is replaced by a dance remix.
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* Beginning on Monday, when Do the Math is played for trips, the prize labels are left blank until after the destinations have been revealed on the trip screens and the prize copy has been read.
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* On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a Tribit speaker, earbuds, and headphones, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said prizes.
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* On Wednesday, Pay the Rent's intro is much shorter than usual, starting with only six measures left in the cue.
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<u>'''Week 27 (1,976 – 977xK)</u>:''' March 21, 22, 24, 23, 25
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* Originally scheduled for March 21-25.
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* On Wednesday, Drew shaves off his beard.  It gradually grows back in over the next month or so.
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* Wednesday's show is loosely themed around the 35th anniversary of ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.  John McCook and Lawrence Saint-Victor, the portrayers of Eric Forrester and Carter Walton on the soap, are introduced during the third Item up for Bids and act as extra models for the remainder of the episode; they also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
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** Despite Wednesday's out-of-order broadcast being tied to B&B's anniversary, the anniversary actually ''is'' Wednesday; however, the soap was running one day behind schedule at this point thanks to a recent pre-emption, so the anniversary show ended up being pushed to Thursday, and Price's Wednesday and Thursday shows were swapped to accommodate it.
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*** Ironically, B&B ended up being pre-empted ''again'' on Thursday, with the anniversary show ultimately airing on Friday.
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* On Thursday, while presenting a basketball hoop during the second Item up for Bids, Rachel manages to get a ball stuck in mid-air in the net.
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* On Friday, the Pass the Buck contestant passes the buck by herself.
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* On Friday, when the Pass the Buck contestant finds the car on her first pick, the theme does not begin playing until she decides to quit; while this is entirely consistent with the game's rules, it is nonetheless not what usually happens.
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<u>'''Week 28 (1,977 – 978xK)</u>:''' March 28-30, April 1
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* Only four shows; Thursday has the delayed January 30 episode, which was rescheduled along with the Grammy Awards thanks to a tie-in showcase.
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* On Tuesday, a bad edit during Punch a Bunch briefly makes Door #1 appear to only have seven panels, one of which is unusually wide and changes colors halfway across.
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* On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1992, with pictures of early playings of Pick-a-Number, Buy or Sell, and Magic #.
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* On Wednesday, Pete Holmes and Katie Lowes, the stars of ''How We Roll'', which premieres on Thursday night, appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
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* Friday's show is themed around April Fool's Day.  Various things throughout the episode are intentionally done wrong or in unusual ways, as follows:
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** The audience does not sit back down after their standing ovation during Drew's entrance until the first commercial.
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** When Alexis opens the first Item up for Bids, a refrigerator, its shelves collapse, and their contents fall on the floor.  The crew is later seen on-camera cleaning up the mess.
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** The clips shown on the TV offered in 1 Right Price are of pricing games being lost instead of won.
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** Drew and George are edited into the safari pictures for the trip to South Africa offered in Bonkers.
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** The first half has no car game.  Instead, the third Item up for Bids is a car, and immediately afterward, Cliff Hangers is played for a $580 dash cam, which on a normal day would have been the Item up for Bids preceding the car.  The camera is staged behind Door #3 as though it were a perfectly normal prize package.
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*** In keeping with this theme, the small prizes in Cliff Hangers are all car accessories.
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** While modeling the fourth Item up for Bids, a bar set, Manuela and Alexis attempt to clink their martini glasses together and instead shatter both of them; as these were supposedly part of the prize package, George revises his description to say that the prize comes with four martini glasses instead of six.
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** Push Over's blocks stick together, hanging in mid-air instead of falling off the table.
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** The fifth Item up for Bids, a ping pong table, includes 1,008 ping pong balls, which rain down from the ceiling onto Manuela and Alexis.  (Manuela and Alexis also do an unusually bad job of playing ping pong while modelling the prize; it is unclear whether this was intentional or a happy coincidence.)
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** In Balance Game, Manuela is unable to lift the prize bag; Drew eventually comes over to help her, lifting it himself almost effortlessly.
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** When throwing to commercial after Balance Game, Drew reminds the viewers that Price is "only on ABC."
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** A gorilla skulks around behind George as he demonstrates the sixth Item up for Bids, a VR fitness system; eventually, George falls off the apparatus, removes his goggles, finds himself face to face with the gorilla, nearly faints, takes a moment to pull himself together, shakes his head, and walks offstage.
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** Part of the It's in the Bag sign is missing, leaving the sixth onstage contestant to play "Bag."
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** The third bag in It's in the Bag contains a can of refried beans, no backing, and Jonathan Mangum eating the beans.  Drew does not appear to have been told about this in advance -- in fact, he is so startled by seeing Jonathan that he backs up and drops and breaks his microphone (fortunately, the crew had another one ready for him).
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** Jonathan Mangum models the car in the first showcase.  (Please note that we are using the term "models" ''very'' loosely here.)
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** The gorilla from the sixth Item up for Bids models the car in the second showcase.  (Again, we use the term "models" loosely, albeit less so than with Jonathan.)
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** Jonathan and the gorilla both join the cast onstage during the credits.
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* On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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* On Friday, in order to make the game lineup work for the April Fool's Day stunt, no real car games are played.
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* On Friday, a montage of the episode's most intentionally ridiculous moments is played during the credits.
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<u>'''Week 29 (1,978 – 979xK)</u>:''' April 4-8
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* Monday's show is themed as a baby shower; all of the contestants are expectant mothers.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Door #4's background is a pile of pastel balloons with the sky visible in the background.
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** Door #4's logo has the text "Baby Shower" below the 0.
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** The G-T asterisks in the audience are all pastel shades of red, blue, and yellow.
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** The light strip around the audience is pink.
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** The light columns around the audience are pink and green.
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** The audience pods are pink with green centers.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special baby shower episode of The Price Is Right!"
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** The borders of Contestants' Row are green on the red and yellow displays and pink on the blue and green displays.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4 and the "Baby Shower" text.  When the contestants bids, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The set is decorated for the special.
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** The light strip around the spinning panel of the Turntable wall is light blue.  All of the other lights on the Turntable are pink and green.
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** The bottom two rows of Turntable screens show the background from Door #4, while the top row shows balloons flying up into the sky.  The center screen also shows the "Baby Shower" text (and, unusually for this season, ''not'' any version of the logo).  The graphics from the center screen also appear on George's display.
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** George's podium is pink and green.
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** The trip offered in Pick-a-Number is described as being specifically for "you and your partner;" as trips must be taken by the person who won them and cannot be given to someone else, it is unclear whether this language was intended to be romantic or literal.
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* On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a $300 gift card from The Short Years, the provider of the third Item up for Bids, and an Itsy travel stroller from Contours, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, as George urges viewers to visit the website for chances to win one of said gift cards and one of said strollers.
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* On Tuesday, the Turntable walls do not change colors during Flip Flop.
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* On Wednesday, Make Your Move's first two prizes are staged in front of Contestants' Row, with the third, a trip, appearing on Door #4.
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* On Wednesday, during the fourth Item up for Bids, Drew mishears the third contestant's bid of "a flat 50" as "five-fifty;" fortunately, he would not have won either way, and the error seems unlikely to have substantially affected the fourth contestant.
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* On Thursday, Gridlock! malfunctions, causing the cars to change lanes extremely slowly.  Rachel ends up moving the contestant's last guess by herself in order to move the game along.
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* On Friday, contestant Robert becomes something of a running gag after he impresses Drew with his voice during the "Oh, Mighty Sound Effects Lady" routine in One Away early in the show.  After having him say, "It's a new car!" for the sake of hearing it, Drew jokingly declares him the show's new announcer, and he does subsequently call down the sixth contestant; as a follow-up, when the show returns from the final commercial, the camera focuses on a dejected-looking George sitting in the audience.  After losing the first Showcase Showdown, Robert also takes a turn as a Barker's Beauty during the second showcase, does the "Have your pet spayed or neutered" line during Drew's sign-off, and joins the cast onstage during the credits.
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<u>'''Week 30 (1,979 – 980xK)</u>:''' April 11-15
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* On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1994, with pictures of early playings of Joker, Side by Side, and Barker's Marker$.  (Notably, the only game that debuted during the skipped year 1993 was Cover Up itself.)
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* Monday's second showcase includes two tickets to the CMT Music Awards, which air that night on CBS.
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* On Tuesday, Pay the Rent's intro is much shorter than usual, starting with only six measures left in the cue.
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* On Thursday, Freeze Frame's prize description dissolves to a close-up of the game's sign instead of a full shot of the board.
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<u>'''Week 31 (1,980 – 981xK)</u>:''' April 18-22
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* Monday's show features pairs of siblings aged 11-18 playing as teams, with a parent joining the final two teams onstage during the Showcase.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Door #4 shows a cartoonish lawn with three pairs of blocky, craft-ish siblings at the front and a non-gold version of the "50" logo at the center.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate siblings on The Price Is Right!"
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** The border of each Contestant's Row display is that display's color.
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** Each Contestants' Row display shows the background from Door #4 with the word "Siblings" at the center and a correspondingly-colored pair of blocky siblings on the left.  When the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The Turntable screens and George's display each show the background from Door #4; the center Turntable screen also shows the non-gold "50" logo and two pairs of blocky siblings, and George's display also shows the "Siblings" text from Contestants' Row.
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** In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber has a similarly-dressed sister who goes up the mountain with him.  The sister is also added to the game's graphics.
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** Because of the potential ages of the contestants, no cars are offered until the Showcase, when they are joined by a parent; in lieu of car games, one game is played for cash in each half.
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** Every kid in the audience receives a photography starter bundle, a set of photo sheets, and an instant camera, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said packages.
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** Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill has a childhood photograph of Drew and his brothers Roger and Neil.
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* In Monday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning on every prize.
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* On Monday, Pick-a-Pair is played for $10,000.
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* On Monday, the Barker's Beauties again go back to bringing out Eazy az 1 2 3's blocks after the prize descriptions.
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* On Monday, two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game are played.
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* On Friday, in honor of Earth Day, everyone in the audience receives an eco-friendly cleaning package from Cleancult, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said packages.
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<u>'''Week 32 (1,981 – 982xK)</u>:''' April 25-29
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* On Monday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs episode #049SP, which airs that night.
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* On Tuesday, Drew lets the contestant operate Flip Flop.
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* On Tuesday, after the first showcase, the display on the Top Winner's podium can be seen changing from "SHOWCASE" to "CAR"; this is noteworthy only because the descriptions are always installed or lit up off-camera.
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* On Wednesday, Lucky $even's COVID protocols are rescinded; the contestant again holds the money and gives Drew any dollars she loses.
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* On Wednesday, Drew misreads (or the staff miswrites) the price of the first showcase as $24,469; it is actually $24,465.  The difference of $1,756 shown on the contestant's podium ''is'' correct.
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* On Thursday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
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<u>'''Week 33 (1,982 – 983xK)</u>:''' May 3, 2, 4-6
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* Originally scheduled for May 2-6.
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* On Monday, in honor of Teachers Appreciation Day, everyone in the audience is a teacher.  (It should be noted that Teachers Appreciation Day is actually Tuesday, the day the episode was broadcast; it is unclear why the theme was used on Monday's show.)  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The light columns around the audience are all the same shame of green as a chalkboard.
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** The audience pods, the light strip around the audience, and the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" are yellow.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience have a slightly different color scheme than usual; the most noticeable change is that none of them are purple.
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** Door #4's logo is a white chalk outline of the 5 from the "50" logo, colored in with yellow chalk; a chalk drawing of the gold Barker logo surrounded by a chalk outline of an apple; and the word "Teachers" written beneath them in vibrating, white, chalk letters.  The "Teachers" text also appears, backed by the apple, on the center Turntable screen, and the gold Barker logo with the apple around it also appears on George's display.
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** Door #4's background is a chalkboard with equations on it related to the word "Price," similar to the background and backdrops in Do the Math.  Similar backgrounds appear on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display.  When contestants bid, their bids are "written" onto their displays in chalk.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Teachers Appreciation Day on The Price Is Right!"
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** Drew's entrance is backed by Do the Math's prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
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** The set is decorated for the special.
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** The lights on the Turntable's stairs are blue, yellow, and red, from bottom to top.
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** The light strips on the Turntable's spinning panel are green.
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** The lights between the Turntable screens and on George's podium are green and yellow.
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* On Monday, Drew operates Flip Flop.  It is unclear whether this is a change or the show was taped out of order.
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* On Monday, two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game are played.
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* On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1995, with pictures of an early playing of Freeze Frame, the mailing address from the ticket plug, and an early playing of Split Decision.
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* On Tuesday, after the Showcase, Drew announces that they'll be celebrating teachers "tomorrow;" this refers to the two shows' swapped airdates.
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* On Wednesday, Drew lets the contestant operate Coming or Going.
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* On Wednesday, Drew goes back to pulling the lever while explaining Race Game.
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* Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside one or more of their adult children.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all pastel shades of the three secondary colors.
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** The light columns around the audience are all gray.
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** The light strips around the audience and on the Turntable's "doorframe" are a pastel orange.
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** The audience pods are gray with purple centers.
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** Door #4 shows the "50" logo, with the words "Mother's Day" at its base, against a tabletop strewn with flowers.  The background also appears on the center Turntable screen, along with the "Mother's Day" text; a variation of it appears on the remaining Turntable screens; and a different variation of it, with a coffee cup featuring the "50" logo in coffee art, appears on George's display.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light green.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show appropriately-colored flower arrangements, each with a card honoring mothers; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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*** This episode also introduces a new wipe graphic for Contestants' Row; instead of moving smoothly across the display, the transition now has more of a dissolve effect.
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** The set is decorated for Mother's Day.
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** From bottom to top, the Turntable's stairs are purple, green, and orange.
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** The lights on the Turntable wall are purple.
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** George's podium is gold.
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** Three Barker's Beauties (Rachel, Manuela, and Amber) are present, all of them mothers.
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** The dollar sign on George's calldown window is pink.
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* On Friday, the first measure is absent from Grand Game's intro cue.
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* On Friday, a new set of shimmery, letterboxed graphics is introduced for trip plugs.  As the episode was taped out of order, these graphics do not appear on any of the shows immediately surrounding this one.
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* On Friday, contestant Eleanor reveals that she had been on the show 30 years earlier and had been pregnant at the time with her daughter, Bethany -- her partner onstage for this episode.
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* On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a two-night trip to Temecula, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
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* On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 34 (1,983 – 984xK)</u>:''' May 9-13
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<u>'''Week 35 (1,984 – 985xK)</u>:''' May 16-20
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* On Tuesday, Drew begins demonstrating Side by Side again.
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* On Wednesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
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* On Wednesday, Drew nearly breaks one of the platforms in To the Penny when he attempts to remove one of the items to show it to the contestant and discovers a little too late that they are attached to the prop.
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* On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 2001, with pictures of early playings of That's Too Much!, Bonkers, and Pass the Buck.
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* On Thursday, an abbreviated version of Time I$ Møney's intro cue is used, with the middle six beats edited out.
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* On Thursday, Flip Flop permanently goes back to being operated by the contestant.
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<u>'''Week 36 (1,985 – 986xK)</u>:''' May 23-27
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* On Friday, Range Game is revealed with a dissolve straight from Contestants' Row to the board.
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<u>'''Week 37 (1,986 – 987xK)</u>:''' May 30-June 3
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* Beginning on Monday, when To the Penny is won, the board rotates back to the "$25,000" video display used in the game's intro.
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* On Monday, the new trip plug graphics first seen on May 6 are introduced permanently.
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* On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 2003, with pictures of early playings of On the Spot, Time Is Money, and Coming or Going.
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* On Wednesday, when contestant Christopher comes on-camera for the second Showcase Showdown, Drew mentions that his ankle is "all taped up;" he later reveals that Christopher had sprained his ankle earlier in the show doing a back spin after winning That's Too Much!.
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* On Thursday, Drew allows the Master Key contestant to take her keys by herself.
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* On Thursday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
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* On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 38 (1,987 – 988xK)</u>:''' June 6-10
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* On Monday, Switch?'s left-hand prize label gets jarred loose during the price reveal and falls off the game.  Drew gives it to the contestant as a souvenir.
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* On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 2010, with two pictures of an early playing of Rat Race (one of the display and one of the rats) and one of an early playing of Pay the Rent.
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* On Wednesday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
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* On Friday, while opening for Drew's entrance, Door #2 briefly gets stuck, almost causing him to walk right into it.
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<u>'''Week 39 (1,988 – 989xK)</u>:''' June 17, 14, September* 5, June 20, July 4
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* Logically scheduled for June 13-14, 22-23, July 1
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* Originally scheduled for June 13-14, September* 5, June 20, July 4
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* Wednesday's show, in spite of its production number, is a 50th anniversary episode and was intentionally scheduled for the day after September 4, 2022 (which falls on a Sunday).
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* Friday's show, in spite of its production number, is themed around Independence Day; I have placed it on July 1, as that is the closest Friday to July 4.
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* Season finale week.
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* On Monday, Pocket ¢hange's contestants go back to taking their envelopes by themselves.  Despite it no longer being necessary, the spaces remain numbered.
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* On Tuesday, Drew mishears a Clock Game contestant's bid of "four-forty" as "five-forty" and tells her to go lower when he should have said "higher" (an understandable mistake, as she had already bid $540 and higher amounts a number of times despite his correct instructions); this results in a rare instance of the clock resetting on-camera after he realizes the error.
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* Wednesday's show, as mentioned above, celebrates the show's 50th anniversary; as the last episode of the season to be broadcast, it also serves as a ceremonial season finale.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual or otherwise noteworthy:
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** The show begins with George giving a recap of the season before segueing into the normal opening.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Price Is Right!"
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** Back to '72 is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1972 Chevy Chevelle.
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** Three Barker's Beauties are present, including Alexis, who joined the cast this season.
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** In a throwback to season premiere week, To the Penny is played for $1,000,000, with the lower prize values raised to $5,000, $10,000, $50,000, and $250,000.
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** Fireworks go off behind To the Penny during its prize reveal.
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** Range Game is played for a $68,000 trailer that can be used to "hit 50 stops across America" as a tie-in to the show's planned 50-stop cross-country road trip that took place in the spring; despite this likely still having been the intent at the time this episode was taped, the tour actually ended up doing fewer than 10 stops.
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** As George notes, the sixth Item up for Bids, a trip to Acapulco, was also offered on the first episode.
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** In a throwback to Dream Car Week, That's Too Much! is played for a $61,000 BMW.
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** The second Showcase Showdown ends with a tribute to Bob featuring a series of clips of him, including both his first entrance on the first episode and his most recent entrance on the Season 43 April Fool's Day show.
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** The first showcase features a look back at some of the show's favorite moments from Season 50, with clips of the refrigerator falling apart on Alexis, the "Season 1" show from Halloween, and contestant Kari from Dream Car Week getting lost after spinning the Big Wheel.
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* On Wednesday, the ''Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour'' theme is used in Back to '72.
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* After Wednesday's show, Back to '72 is removed from the pricing game rotation for the rest of 2022.
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* On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a Smeg blender, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said blenders.
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* On Wednesday, Drew semi-incorrectly refers to the winner of the sixth Item up for Bids as "our final contestant of the season;" he also later mentions the "last two Showcase bids of the season" and "the last Showcase round of the whole season."
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* Thursday's show, which was broadcast on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
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** The audience pods and the lights on the Turntable are turquoise.
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** The light columns around the audience are yellow and turquoise.
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** Door #4 shows a beach scene with the "50" logo etched into the sand; the words "Summer Beach Party" appear at the logo's base.
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** The raised stage in the back of the audience is covered in (presumably fake) sand, with a sandcastle in one corner, various beach paraphernalia buried in the sand in the opposite corner, and a raised Pricedown dollar sign sculpted in the center.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show a sandy beach; when the contestants bid, the tide comes in, with the bid being left in the sand when it recedes.
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** Drew's entrance is backed by tropical scenery and prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
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** The set is decorated for the special.
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** The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered in brown glitter.
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** The bottom and center rows of Turntable screens show the beach scenery from Contestant's Row; the center screen also has the "Summer Beach Party" text from Door #4.  The screens on the top row simply show yellow at the bottom and change to turquoise farther up.
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** Alexis, George, and Rachel all wear beach attire.
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** George's podium is redone as a tiki bar.  Its lights and screen are not visible on this episode, but a wooden sign with the "Summer Beach Party" text does hang on its front.
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** In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are wearing beach gear and riding a surfboard.
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* On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a portable ViewSonic projector, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said projectors.
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* On Thursday, two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game are played.
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* Friday's show, as noted above, is themed around Independence Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
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** The Marine Band San Diego is stationed on and around the raised stage in the back of the audience, which has a blue enclosure around it accented with white stripes and red stars.  The band plays ''Stars and Stripes Forever'' during the opening in place of "Walking" and a big band version of the theme during Drew's entrance.  They also play various patriotic songs in place of the theme after pricing games and during most commercial outros, as well as reprising ''Stars and Stripes Forever'' during the credits (starting immediately after the Showcase price reveals instead of cutting off the theme after Drew's sign-off).  The regular theme is only heard while going to commercial during the Showcase.
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** The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
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** The light columns around the audience are all red.
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** The audience pods are blue with white centers.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either lit up white or covered in silver glitter.
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** Door #4 shows the "50" logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks.
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.  The wipe has a noticeable dissolve effect on this episode that is not usually present.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the Fourth of July on The Price Is Right!"
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** Drew's entrance is backed by panels with an American flag on them instead of the Barker Wall.
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** Drew's entrance is flanked by fireworks sprays.
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
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** The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
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** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are white.
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** The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens collectively show one large image of the American flag from Door #4; the "50" logo appears on the center screen, as usual.
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** George's podium is lit up red, white, and blue from left to right.
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** George's display shows the background from Door #4 and the "4th of July" text.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are dark blue.
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* On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
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* On Friday, contestant Sean does a backflip after winning Dice Game.  An instant replay of the backflip is shown while going to commercial.
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* On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a $200 gift card from Igloo, the provider of the fifth Item up for Bids; unusually, this award is ''not'' offered to viewers at PriceIsRight.com.
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== Season 51 ('22-'23) ==
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[http://tpirstats.com/Calendars/Season_51_games.html Pricing game calendar for Season 51], hosted by Scorpz.
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<u>Note</u>:  At some point believed to be early this season and no later than the taping of episode #054SP, Price begins taping both Showcase Showdowns back-to-back after the sixth game; this allows the crew to only have to set up the Big Wheel once per episode.  This change does not affect the rules or the on-air presentation of the program in any way.
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<u>'''Week 1 (1,989 – 990xK)</u>:''' September 19-23
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* On Monday, all instances of the "50" and "50 Years" logos are changed to a new, rounded, more cartoonish version of the Carey logo; all Carey logos added to the show in the future also use this shape.  In conjunction with this, new TPIR signs are installed in the back of the audience and on the Big Doors (whose normal square pattern from before the installation of the "50" lights is also restored); the dollar signs on the former do not rotate like the ones present prior to Season 50.  Unlike previous versions of the Big Door logos, the dollar sign on these props is ''not'' entirely contained within the orange area; they noticeably jut out to the right of their panel when the doors open.
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** The "50" logo on George's display is an exception to this; it instead reverts to the Pricedown dollar sign from before Season 50.
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* On Monday, a placard reading "51 Years" is present beneath the logos on Door #4 and the center Turntable screen.
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* On Monday, the Barker logo at the beginning of the opening is changed from gold to a normal white/yellow color scheme.
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* On Monday, the light border is changed back to its green color scheme from Seasons 45-49.
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* On Monday, a new animation is introduced for the logo at the end of the opening.  The Big Wheel flies onto the screen, similarly to the animation from before Season 50; G-T asterisks then fly onto the screen and disappear behind it, while a Pricedown dollar sign dissolves into existence in front of it.  As the wheel shrinks into the background, the dollar sign flies forward and begins spinning as the new Carey logo's backgrounds fly in from the sides.  Finally, the "The Price Is Right" text flies into place, and the backgrounds zoom toward them from behind, growing and fully forming the new logo.  Additionally, the logo continues to simply disappear once the logo on Door #2 comes up behind it instead of going back to flying away as the doors open as was done prior to Season 50.
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* On Monday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Season 51 of The Price Is Right!"
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* On Monday, the Barker Wall has its non-sparkly appearance last seen in Week 5 of Season 50; as this episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
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* On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
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* On Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" begins to show much darker colors that are noticeably different from all the other light strips on the set; this may be the result of a change to its lighting rather than an intentional set change.
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* On Monday, all six Barker's Beauties are present; Drew introduces them in front of Door #3 before the first Item up for Bids.  As a result of their presence, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
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* On Monday, in celebration of the new season, Grand Game is played for $51,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly; the target price is also $5.10.
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* On Monday, the second Item up for Bids includes a six-month supply of Home Chef meal kits as a bonus; the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding.
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* On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a $300 gift card from Home Chef, the sponsor of the bonus with second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
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* On Monday, Most Expen$ive is played for three rooms of furniture.  The game uses its classic trip staging, with one room behind each door.  The number backdrops are placed behind the furniture, and the game's sign is not used.
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* On Monday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue during the prize descriptions for Most Expen$ive; they remain this way for the rest of the episode.  This issue also occurs on several other episodes from this taping session.
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* On Monday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign revert to their colors from Season 49.
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* On Monday, the walls on the Big Wheel become dark red.
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* On Monday, the left side of the stock shot of the Big Wheel's walls that surrounds the arrow shot is edited to add an extra black column, thus removing the segment of the square-patterned walls that was still visible in the shot throughout Season 50.
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* On Monday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
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* On Monday, the logo for the mid-show bumper begins using an abbreviated version of the animation from the end of the opening, showing only the logo itself and having the background grow into existence behind the text.
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* On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for four trips -- one for each season.
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* On Monday, Bargain Game is played for two cars.
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* On Tuesday, One Away is lost on the first turn.
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* On Tuesday, the first show ''taped'' for Season 51, the pre-edit stock shot for the Big Wheel's arrow shot is used one last time.
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* On Tuesday, the Pass the Buck contestant passes the buck by himself.
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* On Tuesday and Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, George does a contestant plug for an upcoming "superfan" episode.
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* On Wednesday, while lighting up the right answer after Pick-a-Pair is lost, the staff accidentally also turns back on the price of the leftover item from the first turn and turns off the game's upper row of chase lights.
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* On Wednesday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
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* On Thursday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is a much deeper blue than usual during the Showcase Showdowns.
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* On Thursday, Drew goes back to actually pressing the button while explaining the second part of Time I$ Møney.
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* On Thursday, Coming or Going's light bulbs are noticeably brighter than usual, almost to the point of being distracting.
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* On Friday, likely as the result of an oversight, the record used in the fifth Item up for Bids still has the "50 Years" logo on it.
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* On Friday, for reasons unknown, Drew's ticket plug from the end of the first Showcase Showdown is also edited into the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
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<u>'''Week 2 (1,990 – 991xK)</u>:''' September 26-30 + Friday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 16 (#053SP) airs on Friday night.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, the last number in Dice Game never lights up in the top row even though the contestant rolled it.
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:* On Monday, after the second Showcase Showdown, George does a contestant plug for the upcoming "superfan" episode.
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:* On Tuesday, contestant Frederick attempts to play Double Cross by moving the yellow slider; as the game evidently registers all input as attempts to move the ''green'' slider regardless of their height, this results in a fair bit of confusion, and Drew eventually ends up running the game for him.
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:* On Wednesday, Pay the Rent's original shopping bags return, now emblazoned with the new version of the logo.
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:* On Wednesday, Drew goes back to resetting the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself (although he will still occasionally have contestants do it for him if they are closer to the wheel than he is).
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:* On Wednesday, Balance Game's COVID protocols are rescinded; Drew goes back to placing the first bag and handing the contestant the Drew Dollar.
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:* On Thursday, the non-sparkly Barker Wall last seen on the season premiere returns permanently.
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:* On Thursday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is a much darker blue than usual during Hot Seat.
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:* On Friday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a 51st birthday cake with the new version of the logo in the center.
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:* On Friday, part of contestant Eduardo's shout-outs at the Big Wheel appears to have been edited out of the show; his audio abruptly cuts out partway through, and the camera suddenly cuts to his friends in the audience.
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:* Beginning on Friday, Side by Side is brought out during the prize description when it is played in front of the Turntable.
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:* On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs that evening's The Price Is Right at Night.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This special is themed around twins, who play as teams.
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:* The primetime show's logo is modified in the same fashion as the daytime show's.
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:* Unlike the daytime show, TPIR at Night's opening continues to use the gold Barker logo from Season 50.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* From this episode onward, the Contestants' Row displays in primetime show the starfield from the Turntable screens; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to show a dark blue background.
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:* From this episode onward, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue in primetime.
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:* Most of the prizes and pricing games are somehow twin- or double-related.
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:* Three Barker's Beauties are present.
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:* Pick-a-Pair and That's Too Much! are both played for two cars.
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:* Iain Armitage and Raegan Revord, the portrayers of twins Sheldon and Missy Cooper on ''Young Sheldon'', appear as guest models for the third Item up for Bids and the fifth game; the also help to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around their show.
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:* Hot Seat has a wider chair than usual; it also has the padded armrests and the columns around the button podium seen on last season's Valentine's Day daytime show.
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:* That's Too Much! is temporarily renamed "That's Two Much!".
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<u>'''Week 3 (1,991 – 992xK)</u>:''' October 3-7
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* Monday's opening mistakenly uses the gold Barker logo and light border from Season 50.
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* On Tuesday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue before Act 4; they remain this way for the rest of the episode.
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* On Tuesday, the trip to Croatia offered in Balance Game is mistakenly accompanied by the trip screen graphics for Quebec; the graphics appear again in the Showcase when an ''actual'' trip to Quebec is offered.
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* Beginning on Wednesday, when a Plinko chip lands in $10,000, the end of "Dig We Must" is played, and a pink "$10,000" graphic appears on-screen.
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* On Wednesday, Hole in One gets a new golf bag with the new TPIR logo on it and a Pricedown dollar sign near its base.
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* On Friday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue before Act 3; they remain this way for the rest of the episode.
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* On Friday, Drew plugs next week's Dream Car Week shows after the Showcase.
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<u>'''Week 4 (1,992 – 993xK)</u>:''' October 13, 12, 11, 10, 14
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* Originally scheduled for October 10-14.
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* This week is Dream Car Week.  Unlike in previous seasons, when the show generally played one game per day for a car that would normally only appear in 3 Strikes or Golden Road, almost every car offered during the course of the week fits that description.  The dream cars offered are as follows:
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** On Monday, Golden Road itself is played for an Audi, Gas Money is played for a $53,000 Infinti QX50, and Vend-O-Price is played for a $40,000 BMW; additionally, a Dodge Challenger and a Mazda CX-9 are offered in the Showcase.
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** On Tuesday, Cover Up is played for a Lincoln, Master Key is played for an Alfa Romeo Giulia, and Dice Game is played for a Mercedes.
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** On Wednesday, Temptation is played for a $43,000 Ford Explorer, and Push Over is played for another Mercedes; additionally, anther Audi is offered in the Showcase.  (Coincidentally, there is also a contestant named Delorean.)
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** On Thursday, Lucky $even is played for a Porsche, and Pass the Buck is played for a Lexus; additionally, a Jaguar is offered in the Showcase.
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** On Friday, 1/2 Off is played for a Range Rover, That's Too Much! is played for a Maserati, and Pocket ¢hange is played for a $43,000 Volkswagen Atlas; additionally, another Lincoln is offered in the Showcase.
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* Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
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** The light columns around the audience cascade between red and orange.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and blue.
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** The light strip around the audience is the same shade of blue as George's podium.
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** Door #4 shows a sports car driving down a strip of highway against a red background with streaks of light zipping by and a TPIR logo in the sky; the text "Dream Car Week" appears at the base of the car.
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** The end of the opening differs each day, as follows:
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*** On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Dream Car Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
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*** Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!"  Presumably, this line would have been swapped with Monday's had the episodes aired in order.
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*** Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we wrap up Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!"
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** The Barker Wall has the cascading colors from the Turntable screens on it.
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** A horizontal version of the cascading lights from Door #4 appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display; all of these except for the top and bottom rows on Turntable screens have the "Dream Car Week" text on them.  When contestants bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The lights on the Turntable are red, and the areas between the screens are dark purple.
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** Every episode is a three-car day.
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** The Big Wheel's carpet is replaced by a strip of highway.
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** In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with a $47,000 Genesis G70 Sport Prestige; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
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** As a result of the car's staging at the Big Wheel, social distancing is not enforced during ties in this week's Showcase Showdowns.
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* On Monday, the G-T asterisk between Door #2 and Door #3 is burnt out at the start of the show; it is fixed sometime during the first game.  A different asterisk in the back of the audience is also burnt out during Acts 4 and 5.
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* On Monday, the audience pods are a much lighter shade of blue than usual during Act 6.
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* On Monday, as noted above, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
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* On Tuesday, George introduces Drew with, "And now, to get this show on the road, here's your host:  Drew Carey!"
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* On Tuesday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue during Act 3; they remain this way for the rest of the episode.  This is the final episode from the season premiere's taping session, after which the error appears to have mostly been corrected.
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* On Tuesday, the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used for Master Key.  It is also used for That's Too Much! on Friday.
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* On Wednesday, Bullseye and (as noted above) Push Over are both played for a car.
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* Thursday's show, the first episode of the week to be broadcast, has several references to the "start" of Dream Car Week.
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* On Thursday, Pass the Buck's frequency chart is redone in much brighter colors.  Additionally, the chart is moved upward so as to be centered on the game's base, and its yellow border becomes a dark gold.
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* On Friday, as noted above, 1/2 Off is played for a car, with one of the last two boxes containing it and the other containing the standard $10,000.  Oddly, the car is never described.
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* On Friday, Pocket ¢hange's COVID protocols are rescinded, and the envelope numbers are removed from the board, with the spaces they occupied becoming red again.
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<u>'''Week 5 (1,993 – 994xK)</u>:''' October 17-21
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* Monday's show is a celebration of Drew's 15th anniversary on the show, which occurred over the weekend on Saturday.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The TPIR logo on Door #4 and the center Turntable screen is altered to say "15 Years" in Pricedown.  The dollar sign also wears Drew's glasses and has his microphone in front of it.
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** George introduces Drew with, "And now, celebrating his 15th anniversary on The Price Is Right, here's your host:  Drew Carey!"
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** All six Barker's Beauties are present.
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** Most of the prizes are somehow related to Drew, at least tangentially.
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** Rat Race, which Drew created, is given a special intro:  George announces it as "the greatest game ever created" as the Race Game Curtain rises, then the car is shown, and ''then'' the standard prizes descriptions begin, with the car music playing throughout (opening with a slower version as George begins talking and switching to a more upbeat mix when the car appears).
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** Every time the Big Wheel lands on 15, regardless of how it affects the score, the contestant wins $15,000.  This supplants the usual $10,000 award for getting 15 in a bonus spin.  It is unclear whether this would affect spinning order during a spin-off, as the situation did not arise.
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** Stefan Frei and Will Bruin of the Seattle Sounders (of which Drew is part owner) appear via trip screen with several other team members to help present the prize for Double Prices, a trip to Seattle with a VIP experience at a Sounders game.
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** Both showcases are themed around Drew; the second features remote appearances by his friends Joe Walsh, Ryan Stiles, and Pauley Perrette.
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** A cake of the Big Wheel on 15 is brought out after the Showcase.
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* Coincidentally, one of Monday's contestants, Haroun-Raschid, was also a contestant on episode #4091K, the second show Drew ever recorded from Season 36's first day of taping.
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* On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
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* On Wednesday, Drew lets the contestant operate Coming or Going.
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* On Wednesday, Coming or Going's alternate price reveal is used despite the reveal occurring onstage.
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* On Thursday, Marg Helgenberger, Matt Lauria, and Mandeep Dhillon from ''CSI: Vegas'' appear to help present the third Item up for Bids, a trip to Las Vegas.  They also model the prizes for Most Expen$ive (with George not taking part) and help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
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* On Thursday, Now....or Then gets a new set of much brighter light bulbs -- likely the ones that were used in Coming or Going on September 22.
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<u>'''Week 6 (1,994 – 995xK)</u>:''' October 24-28
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* On Wednesday, the lights on the audience pods are mistakenly switched to their cascading sequence from the opening for the beginning of Act 5.  This error is corrected during the plug for the Item up for Bids.
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* On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a scene of aliens at Area 51 celebrating Season 51 by playing Plinko and spinning the Big Wheel.
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* On Friday, Race Game's jukebox initially fails to light up the third time the contestant pulls the handle; this occurs with only three seconds left, and no one appears to have thought the remaining time would have made a difference.
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* On Friday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 7 (1,995 – 996xK)</u>:''' October 31-November 4
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* Monday's show is a pirate-themed Halloween episode, with Drew dressed as a pirate captain, George as a parrot, James as a captive, Alexis as a mermaid, and Manuela as a wench.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** George announces the entire show in-character as a parrot.
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** Door #4 shows a ghostly, transparent logo against a scene of a pirate ship sailing across a stormy sea.  The ship's Jolly Rogers have Pricedown dollar signs instead of skulls.  The ghostly version of the logo also appears at the end of the opening, accompanied by equally ghostly G-T asterisks, and it appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** The light strip around the audience is purple, as are the light columns.
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** The G-T asterisks in the audience are a ghostly light blue.
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** The audience pods, the lights between the Turntable screens, and the borders of Contestants' Row are a static brownish orange.  (The Turntable lights do start flashing after the Showcase.)
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four buccaneers to pillage a bounty of prizes on The Price Is Right Halloween show!  Bawk!  Say the line!  Say the line!  He's the captain of this ship:  It's Drew Carey!  Carey!  Carey!  Good boy!  Good boy!"
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** The Contestants' Row displays show a waving Jolly Roger against the wooden walls of a pirate ship.  When the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the same brownish orange color as the displays' borders.
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** For the opening only, the theme is replaced by a dramatic pirate-themed song.  Pirate-themed music is also used for all six Items up for Bids.
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** Drew comes through Door #2 on the Tugboat, which is decorated as a pirate ship.
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** Drew's entrance is backed by tropical props and prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
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** The hook on Drew's right hand is actually his microphone; as such, no one is there to hand it to him during his entrance.
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** The set is decorated as a pirate ship, with rotted wood paneling covering the spinning Turntable wall panels and George's podium and installed on the Turntable's floor (except for the game side of the spinning panel, which remains white).
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** The lights on the Turntable are a ghostly blue-green.
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** The Turntable screens show the sea background from Door #4.  Unusually, no logo of any sort is present on the center screen for this episode.
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** George's display shows the Jolly Roger from Contestants' Row against the sea background from Door #4.
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** Do the Math's school paraphernalia is replaced with pirate props.
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** George's calldown window is green, and its dollar sign is a ghostly light blue.
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** Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill is replaced by golden text reading "$25,000" sitting in a treasure chest.
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** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is a ghostly light blue.
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** Balance Game's Drew Dollars are temporarily renamed "Drew Doubloons."
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** Special Showcase podiums are used that look like a boat's steering column.  Their displays have a map as their background, use a theme-appropriate font, and show the ghostly version of the TPIR logo.
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* On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
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* On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
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* On Monday, George models the car in Push Over.
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* On Monday, 4-digit Lucky $even is played for a boat, which is brought out by the Tugboat.
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* On Monday, Balance Game's scale only tips three times during the price reveal instead of the usual five.
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* On Wednesday, one of the squares on Door #1 briefly flashes blue for no apparent reason during the third spin of the second Showcase Showdown.
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* On Thursday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the purple and yellow color scheme normally used for Coming or Going.
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* On Thursday, Drew allows contestant Lucina to quit To the Penny with $3,000 without showing her the prices for the third item.
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* On Friday, a red rim is added to Freeze Frame's wheel.
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* On Friday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
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* On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 8 (1,996 – 997xK)</u>:''' November 7-11
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* On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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* During Wednesday's Check Game, the lights on the Turntable wall use the purple and gray color scheme normally used for Clock Game.
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* Friday's show is themed around Veterans Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran or a veteran's relative.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield above the word "Veterans," against a field of stripes and a background of cascading stars; while these are mostly the same graphics as those used on Season 50's Veterans Day show, the reflection on the shield is changed from a waving flag's stars to a waving flag's stripes.  These graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the top and bottom rows only showing the background) and George's display.
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** Most of the lights on the set are red, white, and blue.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute veterans on The Price Is Right!"
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** The Contestants' Row displays show rotating stars on a field of blue; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are white.
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** Drew's entrance is backed by a set of prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall.
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
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** The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with red, white, and blue stars.
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** At the top of Act 3, Drew and George acknowledge military dogs and the veterans who adopt them, welcoming Army vet Meredith Johnson and her retired dog, Aslan; this doubles as a military-focused pet adoption segment, with George directing viewers to MissionCanineRescue.org for information on dog veterans.
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** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is blue.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are dark blue.
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* On Friday, Gridlock! is played for a Lincoln.
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* On Friday, George is not shown calling down any contestants.
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* On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a grill, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said grills.
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<u>'''Week 9 (1,997 – 998xK)</u>:''' November 14-18
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* On Tuesday, Jerry O'Connell appears to promote his show, ''The Real Love Boat''; he models the third Item up for Bids and helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around his show.
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* On Thursday, the price tags for the third and fifth Items up for Bids are used in the wrong acts.
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<u>'''Week 10 (1,998 – 999xK)</u>:''' November 21-23
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* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
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* On Monday and Tuesday, for reasons unknown, only one Barker's Beauty, Rachel, is present.
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** As a result of this, on Tuesday, George models during Shopping Spree.
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* Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving, and more specifically, Friendsgiving, with trios of friends playing together.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience, most of the lights on the Turntable, and George's podium are traditional fall colors.
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** The audience pods are orange.
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** Door #4 shows the logo attached to the top of a chalkboard that has "Friendsgiving" written on its bottom, all against a white-brick wall with falling leaves; in an odd aesthetic choice, the leave appear to fall ''between'' the chalkboard and the wall.  The wall and leaves also appear on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display, with the center Turntable screen and George's display also showing the logo and chalkboard.  When contestants' bid, the graphics on the Contestants' Row displays wipe away to reveal the orange color that was used on the third display from 1975-2003.
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** Presumably to save time, George does not call the contestants' last names.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first 12 contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
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** The borders of Contestants' Row are a much deeper shade of green than usual.
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
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** Most of the prizes offered are in groups of three, and all of the trips are for three or six people.
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** The logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** George's calldown window is brown, and its dollar sign is gold.
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** Cat Cora of ''Iron Chef America'' appears to model the third Item up for Bids; she also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around Thanksgiving dinner.
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** The usual lineup structure is inverted, with one cash game appearing in each half and only one car game (appropriately, Triple Play) being played.
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** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is brown.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
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* On Wednesday, Vend-O-Price is played for $15,000; notably, the prize is revealed with the full-length version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
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* On Wednesday, two grocery item games ''and'' a small prize game are played.
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<u>'''Week 11 (1,999 – 001xL)</u>:''' December 5-6, 26, 8-9
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* Originally scheduled for December 5-9.
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* On Tuesday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
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* On Friday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 12 (2,000 – 002xL)</u>:''' June 19-20, December 12-13, June 22
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* Originally scheduled for December 12-16.
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* Originally rescheduled for June 22-23, December 12-13, June 26.
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* Originally ''re''rescheduled for June 22-23, December 12-13, June 20.
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* On Monday, George accidentally drives a drift cart, one of the first Items up for Bids, into Door #1.
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* On Monday, Rachel wishes Bob a happy birthday during the first Item up for Bids.
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* On Tuesday, the error with the audience pods' lighting seen on several episodes taped around the time of the season premiere pops up again; they become a much lighter shade of blue than usual during the first game and remain that way through the rest of the episode.
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* On Thursday, contestant Kathleen wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling the second and third numbers, a 1, and a 6.
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* On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
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* After Friday's show, Manuela goes on maternity leave.
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<u>'''Week 13 (2,001 – 003xL)</u>:''' December 19-23
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* This week's programs are Christmas episodes.  The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
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** The set is decorated for Christmas.
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** Most of the lights on the set are either light gold or various shades of blue.
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** The logo's yellow text is gold, and its background is an icy blue.  This logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** Door #4 shows the snow-blanketed blue logo against a blue background with falling snowflakes.  This background also appears on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display; George's display and the center Turntable screen also have the snow-blanketed logo.  When the contestants bid, the graphics on the Contestants' Row displays wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The end of the opening differs each day, as follows:
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*** Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate holiday week on The Price Is Right!"
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*** Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's openings end with, "You are the first four contestants as holiday week continues on The Price Is Right!"
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*** Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light blue.
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** The G-T asterisks that fly in with the logo at the end of the opening are white, gold, and blue.
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** The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with snowflakes.
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** The Barker Wall is blue and adorned with snowflakes, and its dollar sign is covered with gold glitter.
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** The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered with gold glitter.
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** George's calldown window is silver, and its dollar sign is an icy blue.
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** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is an icy blue.
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** The Showcase podiums use the blue logo.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are covered with gold glitter, as are the parts of the podiums immediately behind them.
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* Additionally, each show this week has a theme, as follows:
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** Monday's show, as noted above, features couples playing as teams.
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*** As a result of this, Monday's Hot Seat uses its larger chair with the padded armrests and extended podium.
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** On Tuesday, everyone in the studio except Drew wears an "ugly Christmas sweater."
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*** This extends to the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic, who wear a Christmas sweater and a Santa hat during Cliff Hangers.
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** Wednesday's show features "stocking stuffers;" everyone in the audience receives either a portion of or a gift card related to each of the six Items up for Bids.  The stocking theme also extends to a number of other aspects of the episode:
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*** The presentation of each Item up for Bids somehow involves a stocking; notably, this includes replacing the Pricedown dollar signs on the Clam, the Dollar Sign, and the Reveal with stockings.
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*** Cover Up's "wrong price" is five stockings hanging from a fireplace; the stockings appear to have distinct names on them, but the camera never gets close enough to the board to make them out.
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*** The fourth game begins with George pulling tickets to Mexico and Montreal out of a stocking; the shot then transitions to Door #2 opening on Do the Math, whose prize descriptions proceed as normal.
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** On Thursday, Drew is dressed as Santa Claus, George is dressed as an elf, and Amber and James are dressed as Santa's helpers.  Most members of the audience also have on some kind of Santa costume.
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*** In keeping with his costume, George announces portions of this episode in a high-pitched voice.
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*** On this episode, George introduces Drew with, "Here's your host:  The man, the myth, the legend -- Santa Drew Carey!"
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** Friday's show, as noted above, features families playing as teams.
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*** George calls each family down all at once ("The [NAME] family, come on down!") instead of listing all of their first names.
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* On Monday and Tuesday, George introduces Drew as "Your ho-ho-host, Drew Carey!"
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* On Monday, Bargain Game is laced with garland.
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* On Monday, the fourth Big Wheel carpet is introduced.  This carpet has rounded edges and is designed to look like a Big Door; it also has much larger G-T asterisks that are laid out symmetrically.
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* On Monday, a small portion of the first part of Hot Seat appears to have been edited out, as the timer decreases from 34 to 29 in only three seconds.
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* On Wednesday, Range Game's establishing shot is again done away with; the game goes back to not being seen until after the prize description.
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* Wednesday's second and fifth Items up for Bids include $500 gift cards for Goose Creek and CanvasPop.com, respectively; these are announced as bonuses and are not included in the actual retail prices.
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* On Wednesday, Pay the Rent's house is decorated for Christmas and has experienced snowfall.
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* On Wednesday, Do the Math's school paraphernalia is replaced with ornaments and Christmas presents.
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* On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, the bags in Balance Game are red with white trim.
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* On Friday, Golden Road's rainbow backdrops are not used.
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* On Friday, 1/2 Off's boxes have ribbons on them.
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* On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a Kodak projector, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said projectors.
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* Prior to this week's shows being aired, CBS's press website had several photos of a girl from Friday's audience playing Rat Race by herself, something that did not occur on the actual show.  While we're not certain how this came about, our best guess is that it was something along the lines of a Make-a-Wish experience; it was almost certainly never intended to be broadcast.
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<u>'''Week 14 (2,002 – 004xL)</u>:''' September* 1, December 27-30
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* Originally scheduled for December 26-30.
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* Originally rescheduled for June 20, December 27-30.
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* Originally ''re''rescheduled for June 27, December 27-30.
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* On Monday, the chase lights on the Big Doors and the Turntable are shut off for the first half of Act 3; they start working again during the game's prize description.
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* On Monday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
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* On Tuesday, the first four contestants line up in Contestants' Row from right to left.
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* On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the background of Shell Game's first price display changes from green to yellow after the ARP is revealed.
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* On Thursday, the refrigerator offered in 1 Right Price malfunctions, refusing to respond when Amber attempts to activate the see-through glass panel mentioned in the prize copy; Drew assures the contestant that "it worked fine back at the factory."
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<u>'''Week 15 (2,003 – 005xL)</u>:''' January 2-6 + night of Wednesday, February 1
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* The Price Is Right at Night 17: Superfans (#054SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, February 1.
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* Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 4.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, Back to '72 returns to the pricing game rotation, with its name changed to Back to '73; the game now uses small prizes that were on shows in the year 50 years prior to the current calendar year.  It receives a special introduction from George explaining its return in spite of the show's claim that they would never play "Back to '72" again (which, given its updated name, is still technically true).
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:* On Monday, in light of the game no longer strictly celebrating the show's first season, Back to '73's "The New Price Is Right" logo is changed to a "The Price Is Right" logo.
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:* On Monday, Back to '73 is played for $25,000.
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:* On Monday, Back to '73's prices and prize labels are changed to a more rounded font.
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:* On Monday, the background for Back to '73's actual prices is changed to a plain blue with no extra graphics.
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:* On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Redemption" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #055SP.
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:* On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
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:* On Friday, contestant Paul attempts to stop Range Game by hitting rangefinder itself; this ''does'', in fact, end up stopping the rangefinder, although Drew makes Paul go through the motions of pressing the button, anyway.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* Everyone in the audience is verifiably one of The Price Is Right's most loyal fans, and all of the games are set up in ways that those who know the show's inner workings can easily take advantage of.
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:* The third contestant called down, Anitra Green, was named after Anitra Ford.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we put superfans to the test on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* Starting with this special, primetime shows go back to using the sparkly, gold Barker Wall from Season 50.
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:* Starting with this special, primetime shows have a shiny, blue floor; additionally, the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are gold.
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:* When Cliff Hangers is won, Drew gives the contestant an autographed mountain climber.  (It should be noted that the show has several of these props.)
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:* Starting with this special, George's calldown window is silver in primetime.
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:* Bullseye's prize package includes dinner with Drew after the taping at one of his favorite restaurants.
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:* On this episode, for the first time since Season 48, the second and third spinners in the Showcase Showdown are lined up on-camera; instead of their pre-pandemic positions across from the Big Wheel, they stand behind Drew, near the Turntable.  This change does not immediately become permanent.
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:* As of this episode, the primetime shows go back to using the pre-edit version of the Big Wheel's arrow shot with the visible square-patterned wall.  This change carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
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:* The ninth contestant, Stephanie, brings a ticket for a 1961 episode of Bill Cullen's Price Is Right for Drew to sign.
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:* The sixth Item up for Bids is a treadmill and a TV playing the clip of George falling off a treadmill during Most Expen$ive.
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:* During the second Showcase Showdown, contestant Joezen says hello to Aaron Paul, "the biggest celebrity superfan;" this is notable mostly because a then-unknown Aaron Paul was a contestant himself on January 3, 2000.
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:* The first showcase includes, as a bonus alongside a trip to Portugal, a VIP experience at a taping of ''O Preço Certo'', the Portuguese version of The Price Is Right.
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:* The presentation of the first showcase includes an "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder; this is the first time this prop has actually appeared on the air since the very first tapings with social distancing in Season 49.
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:* The second showcase refers to a car as "the very first prize ever won on this stage;" while this is not quite accurate, it ''was'' the first prize ever given away in a pricing game.
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<u>'''Week 16 (2,004 – 006xL)</u>:''' January 9-11, 13, 16 + night of Wednesday, January 4
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* The Price Is Right at Night 18: Redemption (#055SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 4.
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* Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 9-13.
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* Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 11.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, the third contestant is former NBA player Jared Jeffries.
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:* On Tuesday, the flashing sequence normally played on the Turntable screens after the winner of the Showcase is revealed is mistakenly turned on throughout the Showcase.
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:* On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Grocery Store Employees" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #056SP.
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:* On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* All of the contestants on this episode are previous contestants who lost in painful fashion the first time around.  The requirement to wait 10 years after your appearance to be eligible again was waived for this episode.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants here to seek redemption on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* Each time a contestant gets onstage, a clip of their heartbreaking loss is shown before their prize and game are revealed.
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:* Plinko is played for $100,000, with the center slot worth $20,000 and the lower prizes raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
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:* The usual split-screen shots are not used in Range Game on this episode.
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<u>'''Week 17 (2,005 – 007xL)</u>:''' January 17, 20, 18-19, 12 + night of Wednesday, January 11
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* The Price Is Right at Night 19: Grocery Store Employees (#056SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 11.
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* Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 16-20.
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* Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 18.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, the second and third spinners in the Showcase Showdown permanently go back to being lined up on-camera.
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:* On Wednesday, George's silver calldown window from The Price Is Right at Night is used.
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:* On Wednesday, the daytime show goes back to using the pre-edit version of the Big Wheel's arrow show with the visible square-patterned wall.
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:* On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Geniuses" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #057SP.
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:* On Thursday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
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:* Beginning on Thursday, George's calldown window is usually blue with pink accents.  The classic pink window and the silver window from TPIR at Night also continue to appear, although much less frequently.
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:* On Friday, "Walking" never plays when the fifth contestant is called; instead, the theme from the outro of the first game continues playing right on through until she reaches Contestants' Row.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* Everyone in the audience is a grocery store worker.
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:* All six games are grocery item games; aside from this (and the lack of a small prize game), the prize structure of a standard episode is more or less maintained.
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:* It's in the Bag is played for $32,000, with all of the standard prize values doubled; the top prize is displayed on a trip screen behind Door #3 with graphics that mimic the normal sign.
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:* Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 18 (2,006 – 008xL)</u>:''' January 23-27 + night of Wednesday, January 18
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* The Price Is Right at Night 20: Geniuses (#057SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 18.
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* Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 25.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Service Industry Workers" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #058SP.
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:* On Thursday, Max Thieriot, the star and co-creator of ''Fire Country'', appears to model the third Item up for Bids; he also helps to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around his show.
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:* Thursday's ninth contestant, Sonia, was also the first contestant called at Drew's very first taping.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* Everyone in the audience is verifiably a genius.  The usual age restrictions are waived for this episode.
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<u>'''Week 19 (2,007 – 009xL)</u>:''' January 30-February 3 + night of Wednesday, January 25
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* The Price Is Right at Night 21: Service Industry Workers (#058SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 25.
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* Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, February 1.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
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:* On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids; on Wednesday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids, as well.
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:* On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Superfans" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #054SP.
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:* As of Thursday, Card Game no longer has a default starting bid; it now varies between $15,000 and $20,000 depending on how the staff sets the game up.
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:* Thursday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a VIP experience at the Grammy Awards, which air this Sunday on CBS.
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:* Friday's show is themed around National Cancer Prevention Month and World Cancer Day (which falls on Saturday); everyone in the audience is someone whose life has been affected by cancer.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** The light columns in the audience are all purple.
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:** The G-T asterisks in the audience are all white, light pink, and light blue.
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:** The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
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:** The audience pods are a static dark blue, with light blue in the center.
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:** Door #4 shows a pink-tinted version of the logo with a pink ribbon in place of the dollar sign, surrounded by pink sparkles and roving spotlights and with a blue curtain for a background.
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:** The lights on the Turntable walls are various shades of purple.
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:** The Turntable screens and George's display show the sparkles, spotlights, and background from Door #4; the center Turntable screen also shows the pink-tinted logo, and the other center-row screens and George's display also show a pink ribbon.
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:** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are pink.
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:** The Contestants' Row displays show the same graphics as George's display; when the contestant bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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:** The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is purple and pink.
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:** The Showcase podiums use the pink-tinted version of the logo.
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:** Before the Showcase, Drew announces a $20,000 donation to Stand up to Cancer, a charitable program that funds cancer research; during this announcement, Devin, Amber, George, and everyone in the audience holds up "I stand up for" placards with the names of people in their lives who have been affected by cancer.
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:* On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a two-day trip anywhere in the world and a one-year membership from Travel + Leisure Go, the provider of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win such a trip.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* Everyone in the audience is a service industry worker.
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:* As the episode advertises contestants playing for "the biggest tips of their lives," all six games are played for cash.  Notably, Safe Crackers is played for $15,000, and Secret "X" is played for $20,000.
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:* Grand Game is played for $25,000, with all of the prizes multiplied by 2.5.
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:* In keeping with the night's them, the 3-digit prize in Safe Crackers is a safe.
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:* Punch a Bunch is played for $50,000, with five $500 slips, 10 $1,000 slips, 15 $2,500 slips, 15 $5,000 slips, four $10,000 slips, and one $50,000 slip.
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:* Secret "X"'s prize is introduced with the full-length version of the Fortune Hunter intro cue.
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:* Time I$ Møney is played for $100,000, with the "clock" counting down at five times its usual speed.
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:* To offset their absence in the pricing games, the sixth Item up for Bids is a car.
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:* 1/2 Off is played for $30,000.
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:* No car games are played on this episode.
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:* After the Showcase, Drew tells viewers to watch the "Superfans" special next week; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #054SP.
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<u>'''Week 20 (2,008 – 010xL)</u>:''' February 6, November* 24, February 7-8, 10
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* Originally scheduled for February 6-10.
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* Originally rescheduled February 6, June 26, February 7-8, 10.
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* On Monday, Manuela returns from maternity leave.
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* On Monday, the COVID protocols surrounding perfect bids in Contestants' Row are rescinded; Drew once again hands the contestant money from his hundred-dollar pocket.
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* On Wednesday and Thursday, only one Barker's Beauty, Rachel, is present.
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* On Thursday, the graphics on Door #4 freeze off-camera during the description of the third Item up for Bids; they are fixed by the end of the act.
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* On Thursday, with only one Barker's Beauty present, Drew operates One Away by himself.
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* Thursday's first showcase is themed around National Pizza Day, which does indeed fall on its intended airdate of February 9; awkwardly, the schedule for this week ended up being shuffled around, causing the show to air on February 8.
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* On Friday, Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner appears along with several puppies to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the event.
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* Friday's second showcase includes a backstage experience at the Puppy Bowl; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestants are (presumably) instructed not to include it while bidding.
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<u>'''Week 21 (2,009 – 011xL)</u>:''' February 13-17 + Wednesday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 22: Family Night (#059SP) airs on Wednesday night.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, only one Barker's Beauty, Rachel, is present.
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:* Monday's seventh contestant, Bradley, previously appeared on the show on June 16, 2010, and was the first contestant to play Rat Race.
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:* Tuesday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with high school sweethearts who are still together long after graduating playing as teams.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** The light columns in the audience are pink and red, and the G-T asterisks in the audience are pink, purple, and white.
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:** Door #4 shows the Barker logo backed by a pair of hearts logo against a blue background with a sunburst on the bottom; pink hearts also cascade up the screen.
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:** The segments on the audience pods alternate red and pink, and their centers are gray.  The lights between the Turntable screens also alternate between red and pink.
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:** The light border's "doorframe" is red.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples on The Price Is Right!"
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:** The G-T asterisks in the logo sequence at the end of the opening are red, pink, purple, and white; additionally, instead of the Carey logo's background flying in from the sides, the twin hearts from Door #4 fly in, spin around, and eventually settle behind the Barker logo.  This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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:** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are pink on the red and yellow displays and red on the blue and green displays.
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:** The Contestants' Row displays show the spinning hearts from the day's logo against a smaller version of the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a pink background on the red and yellow displays and a red background on the blue and green displays.
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:** The Barker Wall is pink with sparkles and hearts on it.
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:** The set is decorated for the holiday.
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:** The light strips on the Big Doors and the Turntable's "doorframe" and spinning panel, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors, and the Turntable's stairs are all pink.
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:** The Turntable screens show the background from Door #4; the center row also shows the twin hearts, with the center screen having the logo version and the other two having the spinning version.
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:** George's podium is pink, and his display shows Door #4's background and twin spinning hearts.
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:** All trips offered are described as being specifically for "the two of you."
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:** The Showcase podiums use the twin heart version of the logo.
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:* On Tuesday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This episode features families playing together; unlike previous such episodes, some of these teams include grandparents.
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:* Instead of calling every single contestant's name, George merely announces, "The [insert name] family, come on down!"
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four families on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* Everyone in the audience receives a $300 gift card from Gabb, the provider of the first Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
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:* Hi Lo is played for a car.
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:* As of this special, George's calldown window in primetime goes back to using the same colors as on the daytime show.
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:* Plinko is played for $100,000, with the center slot worth $20,000 and the lower prizes increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
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:* A different font than usual is used for Plinko's "$100,000" graphic.
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:* On this episode, after Shell Game is played perfectly, the cash value of the prize is displayed on the screen as though a cash game were being won.
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:* During his sign-off, Drew reminds viewers to stay tuned for Lingo.
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<u>'''Week 22 (2,010 – 012xL)</u>:''' February 20-24 + Wednesday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 23: Date Night (#060SP) airs on Wednesday night.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, for no apparent reason, the logo appears onscreen after the fifth game instead of the fourth game.
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:* On Tuesday, on the last turn of Let 'em Roll, one of the cubes bounces off the table and needs to be rerolled; as one of the other cubes had already landed on cash, meaning that the game could not be won, this leads to the unusual circumstance of a contestant trying ''not'' to roll a car.
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:* On Thursday, Push Over's lights are left in "attract" mode throughout the game.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This episode features couples playing as teams.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples, because it's date night on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* All trips on this episode are described as specifically for "the two of you."
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:* To the Penny is played for $50,000, with the lower prizes increased to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000.
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:* During his sign-off, Drew reminds viewers to stay tuned for Lingo.
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<u>'''Week 23 (2,011 – 013xL)</u>:''' February 27-March 3
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* On Thursday, the upper-left price reveal in Danger Price breaks; Rachel ends up flipping the panel by hand.
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* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
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* On Friday, in the second-last spin of the second Showcase Showdown, the left side of the arrow shot uses the live camera feed instead of the stock shot.
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<u>'''Week 24 (2,012 – 014xL)</u>:''' March 6-10
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* On Tuesday, the graphics on the center Turntable are frozen in place at the beginning of the show; they do not start animating until near the end of the second game.
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* On Tuesday, the second price in 10 Chances is noticeably crumpled -- the panel appears to have gotten bent while it was being placed in the board.
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* Wednesday's show is themed around International Women's Day, with all female contestants.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Door #4 shows a version of the logo with pink and purple backgrounds surrounded by a yellow heptagon adorned with pink, blue, and green leaves, all against a cascading background of purple and seafoam green with smaller heptagons flying across it.  The logo's color scheme is also changed in the graphics at the end of the opening, during the closed-captioning plugs, at the end of Act 4, and on the Showcase podiums.
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** The audience pods, the light strip around the audience, and George's podium are gold.
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** The light columns around the audience are all purple.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all gold and seafoam green; the ones in the animation at the end of the opening use those two colors as well as purple.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate International Women's Day on The Price Is Right!"
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** The Contestants' Row displays have purple borders and show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** All of the lights on the Turntable are purple.
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** The Turntable screens show the background from Door #4; the center screen also shows the palm fronds around the differently-colored logo.  George's display shows the same graphics as the center screen.
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** All four female Barker's Beauties are present.
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** All six Items up for Bids are provided by female-founded or female-run companies.
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** The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are purple.
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** Ali Riley and Sydney Leroux of Angel City FC appear to help present the prize for the third game, which includes of VIP package for one of their home games.  They also help to present the second showcase.
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** The mountain climber in Cliff Hangers is female; she and her corresponding graphics also wear a purple shirt.
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** The displays on the Showcase podiums use the background from Door #4 (although the usual graphics return if overbids occur).
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** The Barker's Beauties present the first showcase, with George only reading the prize copy.
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** During Drew's sign-off, all of the women on the staff come onstage as he thanks them for their contributions to the show.
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* On Wednesday, One Away is played specifically to honor the Might Sound Effects Lady.
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* On Wednesday, with four Beauties present, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
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* On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 25 (2,013 – 015xL)</u>:''' March 13-15
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* March Madness week; only three shows.
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* This week is College Week; everyone in the audience for all three shows is a college student.  Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
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** Door #4 shows the seal of The Price Is Right University, whose various clubs were once featured in a recurring showcase.  Its exterior shows the college's name and "Est. MCMLXXII" (the Roman numeral version of 1972), while its interior shows ivy branches, a large Pricedown dollar sign, three G-T asterisks, and the outline of a price tag.  The seal is on a brick wall covered in ivy, and it is flanked by a pair of Price U pennants (which, oddly, use a knock-off version of Pricedown instead of the actual font).
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four college students on The Price Is Right!"
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** The Contestants' Row displays show a Price U pennant in front of Door #4's brick wall; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** The set is decorated with Price University monuments.
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** The Turntable screen show the brick wall from Door #4; the center screen also shows the Price University seal, and the other screens in the center row also show the Price U pennants.
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** George's display shows a Price U pennant in front of the brick wall from Door #4.
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* Each episode this week also has a more specific theme, as follows:
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** Monday is themed around paying tuition, and every game is played for cash; notably, Vend-O-Price is played for $10,000, Secret "X" is played for $25,000, and Bonus Game is played for $15,000.
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** Tuesday is themed around spring break; all six acts offer a trip, as all or part of the prize packages for the first five games and as the sixth Item up for Bids.
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** Wednesday is focused on preparing for life after graduation, with only seniors in the audience.
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*** On this episode, the end of the opening is further altered to, "You are the first four college students as we host spring break on The Price Is Right!"
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* On Monday, no real car games are played.
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* On Monday, all six games are fee games.
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* On Monday, Vend-O-Price's prize reveal is accompanied by the full version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
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* On Monday, Grand Game is played for $30,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly.
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* On Tuesday, the staging for Hi Lo seems to be set up for its classic reveal, with Drew and the contestant standing in front of the Turntable after the Item up for Bids and the prize being behind Door #2; despite this, the game is never shown being brought in on-camera.  With the extra Price University props onstage and the Item up for Bids still taking up Door #3, this may have simply been deemed the least clumsy staging possible.
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* On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a beach chair and beach towel, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said beach sets.
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* On Tuesday, two grocery item games ''and'' a small prize game are played.
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* On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives an Ohom mug and water bottle, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said dish sets.
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* On Wednesday, the Turntable walls get stuck on the green color scheme normally used for the fourth Item up for Bids before Act 6 begins; they remain this way for the rest of the show.
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<u>'''Week 26 (2,014 – 016xL)</u>:''' March 20-24
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* On Monday, the fold-out dollar sign is not folded out for 5-digit Pick-a-Number.
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* On Friday, in celebration of Sunday's 50th anniversary of ''The Young and the Restless'', Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman, the portrayers of Nikki Newman and Jack Abbott, appear to model the third Item up for Bids; they also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
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* On Friday, Amber accidentally ends Line em Up prematurely, mistaking Drew's "Ya got good news for him?" after the first turn as a cue to reveal the price even though the contestant's guess was wrong.  While the staff had no choice but to declare a win at this point, they nonetheless edited the blooper out of the show, reshooting Drew's prompt and having the contestant go through the formality of taking his second turn.  Despite not outright acknowledging the mistake on-air, the show otherwise made no attempt to conceal it, with Drew spending most of the second half of the game noticeably laughing at it and Amber posting an Instagram video about it after the taping.
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<u>'''Week 27 (2,015 – 017xL)</u>:''' March 27-31
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* On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, in the third spin of the second Showcase Showdown, the left side of the arrow shot uses the live camera feed instead of the stock shot.
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* Friday's second showcase features prizes that will help you play pranks on people on April Fool's Day, which falls on Saturday; while not a traditional April Fool's showcase, the first prize, a television, does spend the rest of the episode playing clips of previous April Fool's Day shows.
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<u>'''Week 28 (2,016 – 018xL)</u>:''' April 3, 7, 4-6
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* Originally scheduled for April 3-7.
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* On Monday, Hi Lo is played in front of the Turntable, with the walls displaying the prize (a trip).  The game is put into place during the prize description.
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<u>'''Week 29 (2,017 – 019xL)</u>:''' April 10-14
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* On Thursday, thanks to an editing mistake, the camera briefly cuts away from Drew's explanation of More or Less to a shot of the car that would be offered 20 minutes later in Stack the Deck.
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* On Thursday, the two-tag price reveal is used for Check Game despite the prize being in Door #3.
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* On Thursday, a fourth One Wrøng Price backdrop is introduced with the same color scheme as the ones on the left and right.  From this point forward, it is sometimes used for the middle prize instead of the one with the reversed color scheme.
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* On Friday, in celebration of next week's 9,000th episode of ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Tanner Novlan and Annika Noelle, the portrayers of John "Finn" Finnegan and Hope Logan, appear to model the third Item up for Bids; they also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
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* On Friday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids.
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* On Friday, Switcheroo's "think" music restarts at the beginning of the second turn.
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<u>'''Week 30 (2,018 – 020xL)</u>:''' April 17-21
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* On Monday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids.
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* On Monday, Gridlock! does not begin with a close-up of the game's logo.
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* On Tuesday, contestant Anne's shirt claims that she was on the show "42 years ago;" it was actually at least 46 years ago, as the picture on her shirt shows her with Dennis.
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* On Wednesday, 10 Chances is played (and, in fact, played perfectly) by Tony Harrison, the founder of the legendary Fabulous, 60-Mintue Price Is Right Site.
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* On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
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* On Friday, Swap Meet's lights are left in "attract" mode throughout the game.
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<u>'''Week 31 (2,019 – 021xL)</u>:''' April 24-25, 27, 26, 28
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* Originally scheduled for April 24-28.
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* This week is Pet Adoption Week.  Each day, one or more guests or, on Wednesday, cast members, appear at the top of Act 3 to do a pet adoption segment; on days with guests, they also help to present the second showcase.  During these segments, the center row of Turntable screens shows a graphic of a puppy in a doghouse on a sunlit field, with the words "Pet Adoption Week" next to it; the other two rows show only the background.  The celebrity guests are as follows:
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:* Monday's guests are Christian LeBlanc and Tracey E. Bregman, the portrayers of Michael Baldwin and Lauren Fenmore on ''The Young and the Restless''.
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:* Tuesday's guests are Eric and Rashi Wiese, the hosts of ''Lucky Dog''.
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:* Thursday's guest is Scott Clifton, the portrayer of Liam Spencer on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.
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:* Friday's guests are Natalie Morales and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila from ''The Talk''.
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* On Monday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
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* On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Temptation's first gift is already onstage after the car description ends.
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* On Wednesday, when the third Item up for Bids comes around on the Turntable, all of the light bulbs on the interior wall are turned on instead of flashing in sequence.
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<u>'''Week 32 (2,020 – 022xL)</u>:''' May 1-5
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* On Monday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize podium are turned off.
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* On Tuesday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids.
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* On Wednesday, Hot Seat is not shown on-camera as the contestant comes onstage; instead, Drew introduces the game as they walk in front of the Turntable, and the game's establishing shot is shown as he begins explaining it.
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* On Wednesday, one of Hot Seat's buttons does not register the contestant's guess for the second item, costing him several seconds while Drew tells him to press the button again; fortunately, this ends up not mattering, as he gets all the items affected by the error and Drew's subsequent rushing correct.
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* On Thursday, the camera cuts instead of dissolves to the close-up of the Golden Road sign after the first Item up for Bids.
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* On Thursday, Golden Road's rainbow backdrops are not used.
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* On Thursday, the bell does not sound during Vend-O-Price when the shelf quantities are revealed.
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* On Friday, contestant Jacqueline wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling all 1s and 6s.
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<u>'''Week 33 (2,021 – 023xL)</u>:''' May 8-12
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* On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, the lighting for the audience pods appears to have malfunctioned; all of their blues are darker shades than usual, with the darkest shades that are used during opening looking like they are shut off entirely.
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* To celebrate Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday, Friday's show is themed as a baby shower; all of the contestants are first-time expectant mothers.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:* The audience pods are light gold with light green centers.
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:* The light columns around the audience are light orange and light green.
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:* The light strip around the audience is a pastel orange.
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:* The G-T asterisks around the audience are pastel shades of red, orange, yellow, and blue.
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:* Door #4 shows the logo, with pink and light blue backgrounds instead of the usual red and orange, with the words "Baby Shower" at its base; "Baby" is spelled out with building blocks, while "Shower" is written in script.  The logo's text is also much more three-dimensional than usual, with noticeable orange coloring on the sides of the dollar sign and "Price."  Behind this logo is an animated scene of clouds, pastel balloons, and a rainbow made of different-colored tube balloons that flow into and out of the picture.  A smaller version of this background with only the clouds and the rainbow appears on the Contestants' Row displays; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four moms-to-be as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
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:* The logo animation at the end of the opening is completely different than usual and is based on the Door #4 graphics.  It begins with the rainbow flying onto the screen, one balloon at a time; this is quickly followed by the cloud bank.  As the recolored logo begins to form, devoid of its usual G-T asterisk and Big Wheel graphics, the cloud bank falls away, and the rainbow flows off the bottom of the screen.  As the text flies into place, with noticeable gray marbling on "The," "Is," and "Right" as they arrive onscreen, the balloons fly up behind the logo, coming in from the bottom of the screen and disappearing off the top.
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:* The borders of Contestants' Row are a pastel green.
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:* The set is decorated for the special.  Whether intentionally or not, the rainbows with building blocks on them that spell "Oh Baby" are noticeably similar to the Golden Road sign.
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:* The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is an orangish red.
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:* The Turntable stairs and walls and George's podium are lit in alternating light orange and light green.
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:* The light strip on the Turntable's spinning panel is light blue.
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:* The Turntable screens show the cloud graphics from Door #4, with different portions of the rest of the background on each screen:  The center screen shows the TPIR logo, the rainbow, and the balloons; the other screens in the middle row show the "Baby Shower" text and the balloons; and the top and bottom rows show only the rainbow.  The "Baby Shower" version of this graphic also appears on George's display.
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:* The pastel version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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:* The first car in Gridlock! has a "Baby on Board" sticker on the passenger window.
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:* The Showcase podiums use the pastel version of the logo.
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* On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a MamaRoo baby swing, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said swings.
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<u>'''Week 34 (2,022 – 024xL)</u>:''' May 15-19
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* On Monday, Card Game adds $25,000 to the pool of possible starting bids.
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* On Tuesday, when George is shown calling down the sixth contestant, his display shows a simulcast of Door #4; it appears to have been switched to the wrong graphics after being used for the second Item up for Bids.
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* Wednesday's show includes a rare daytime acknowledgement of Dennis; Drew notes that neither he nor Bill Cullen is on contestant Jean Pierre's shirt, which has pictures of himself and Bob.
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* On Thursday, when the fourth Item up for Bids comes around on the Turntable, all of the light bulbs on the interior wall are turned on instead of flashing in sequence.
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* In Thursday's Plinko, the wrong slot lights up when the contestant's second chip lands, and the corresponding wrong amount is added to their winnings.  Drew is able to correct them before the game proceeds any further.
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<u>'''Week 35 (2,023 – 025xL)</u>:''' May 22-26
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* Tuesday's show is loosely themed around Drew's 65th birthday.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's your host -- and it's his birthday today -- Drew Carey!"
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** James plays ''Happy Birthday to You'' on the first Item up for Bids, a guitar.
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** The second showcase is focused on Drew and offers prizes he would love.
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** A birthday cake is brought onstage for the credits.
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* On Tuesday, Door #4's animation noticeably skips ahead behind Drew at the beginning of Act 5.
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* For a brief period beginning on Friday, the cards for the price of the sixth Item up for Bids are also used for the second Item up for Bids.
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<u>'''Week 36 (2,024 – 026xL)</u>:''' May 29-June 2
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* On Tuesday, the lights around the edges of the Grand Game board are frozen partway through their "chase" pattern throughout the game.
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* On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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* On Wednesday, the card normally used for the price of the third Item up for Bids is used for the fifth and vice versa. The envelopes remain in the correct acts.
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* On Wednesday, the Big Wheel scoreboard malfunctions during the first Showcase Showdown, refusing to display the top bar of the "5" when a contestant scores 65¢; surprisingly, when the next contestant scores a dollar, it works normally.
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* On Wednesday, the G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 burns out during the fourth game; it is fixed during the commercial.
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* On Wednesday, one of the groceries in Hi Lo is a bag of Hilo brand tortilla chips.
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* On Friday, the second Item up for Bids goes back to using its own cards for the actual retail price.
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* On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
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<u>'''Week 37 (2,025 – 027xL)</u>:''' June 5-9
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* Tuesday's show is a celebration of Rachel's 20th anniversary on The Price Is Right.  Several special things are done on this episode:
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** The second Item up for Bids, a television, shows clips from over the years of Rachel modeling prizes with her daughter, Ruby.
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** Before the second game, George shows a clip of the first prize Rachel ever modeled -- a bed offered as the first Item up for Bids on episode #2575K.  This segues into her modeling a bedroom group for the current episode.
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** Rachel's husband, David Dellucci, and their daughter, Ruby, help her to model the prizes for Safe Crackers, including a trip to New Orleans in her home state of Louisiana.
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** After Rachel drives the car out for Lucky $even, Drew shows the clip of her wrecking the game's car into Door #3 on episode #2895K.
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** Rachel's husband drives the Tugboat for the fifth Item up for Bids, which is modeled by her and Ruby.
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** The items in Grocery Game all involve terms that relate to Rachel, her family, or her anniversary.
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** Rachel helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
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** Before the Showcase price reveals, Manuela presents Rachel with a plaque in the shape of a Turntable screen; the plaque has the Barker logo on the right, a picture of Rachel's first mic hand-off to Bob with the caption "20 Years" in Pricedown on the left, and a gold replica of Bob's original microphone down the center.
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** A cake in the shape of Door #2 with a "20 Years" sign above it is brought out during the credits.
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* On Wednesday, three Cirque du Soleil members perform during the third Item up for Bids, which includes a VIP package to their ''Corteo'' show.  The performers also model the fifth Item up for Bids, a trampoline; take part in the second showcase, which is themed around ''Corteo''; and perform behind Door #2 with no prizes in their way during the credits.
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* On Wednesday, in conjunction with the third Item up for Bids, everyone in the audience receives a ticket to see Cirque du Soleil's ''Corteo'' in either Palm Springs or Los Angeles.
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* On Wednesday, in keeping with Act 3's circus theme, Cover Up's "wrong price" is artwork of things found at the circus.
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<u>'''Week 38 (2,026 – 028xL)</u>:''' June 12-16
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* On Tuesday, during Act 3, George's calldown window stops shrinking at a much larger size than usual.
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* In Tuesday's Check Game, contestant Heather writes the check for $4,366.22.  Drew lets her keep the actual check that way but rounds it down to $4,366 for the purposes of the game.
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* On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a series of images of an analog TV turning on, displaying snow, showing a test pattern, changing the channel to the opening of a TPIR episode from the early '80s, and showing a clear picture of that episode's opening logo.
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* On Thursday, contestant Henry dislocates his shoulder while celebrating after winning Bonkers; his wife, Alice, comes onstage with him during the first Showcase Showdown and spins the Big Wheel for him.  Henry is also absent from the audience for the rest of the show after his game ends; presumably, he was backstage being treated by EMTs.
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* On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
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<u>'''Week 39 (2,027 – 029xL)</u>:''' June 26, December 7, June 21, night of July 3
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* Logically scheduled for June 19-21, July 6
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* Originally scheduled for June 19-21, July 4
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* Originally rescheduled for June 19, December 7, June 21, July 4.
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* Originally ''re''rescheduled for June 26, December 7, June 21, July 4.
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* Thursday's show, which is themed around Independence Day, was originally intended to air ''on'' July 4; it was ultimately aired in primetime the night before, with the Season 50 Independence Day show rerun in its place in daytime.
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* Season finale week; only four shows.
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* Monday's show is the last episode of the season to be taped and, as such, the final episode of The Price Is Right to be produced in Television City.  The program, which was rescheduled to be the last one to air in the regular broadcast season, serves as both the ceremonial season finale and a farewell to Studio 33.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual or are otherwise special:
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** The show opens with a Drew bobblehead standing with a stack of taped-up boxes and a "We're Moving" sign.  As a remix of the theme plays, the Barker logo from the top of the show flies by, transitioning to a series of shots of Television City, including the Barker's Beauties leaving the premises, George walking through the packed-up pricing game storage area, and a close-up of the Bob Barker Studio plaque from the ceremonial 5,000th episode; as this plays, George announces, "After 51 years at Television City in Hollywood, we're moving to a new studio!  So join us as we say goodbye to Stage 33 and get ready to begin a whole new chapter of The Price Is Right!"  As the voiceover ends, Drew is shown walking past 1 Right Price (already set up for Act 2) to get into position for his entrance; a Pricedown dollar sign then flies in and transitions to the normal opening.
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** The opening spiel is extended to, "Here it comes!  One more time!  From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
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** All six Barker's Beauties are present.
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** In honor of Studio 33, Grand Game is played for $33,000, with the lower prize values increased accordingly.
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** All of the items in Grand Game are references to the show's legacy:  '''Bob'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Sweet Stripes, '''Johnny'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Fine Foods teriyaki sauce, a bag of pretzel '''Rod'''s, '''Hollywood''' brand safflower oil, L'Oreal '''Studio''' Line hair gel, and a bag of cat food with Drew's '''"I love you!"''' sign-off in its graphics.
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** 1 Right Price takes advantage of the extra Barker's Beauties by using its classic model setup, with Manuela and Amber modeling the prizes and Rachel bringing out the one right price.
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** The first two numbers in Money Game's price are 33.
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** The first closed-captioning plug shows Devin driving the Train, adorned with the "We're Moving" sign, past the Big Wheel, pulling James and the boxes and bobblehead from the episode's opening shot.
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** The second half's game lineup is the lineup from episode #0011D in reverse.
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** George tells the ninth contestant, "You're the final contestant to be called down on Stage 33 for The Price Is Right!"
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** The classic Truck/Van Cue is used for the car in Any Number.
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** The second closed-captioning plug starts with an aerial shot of the back of the Big Wheel; the camera then moves over its top to reveal the show's entire cast and crew gathered on the stage.
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** The first showcase utilizes the Train, set up the same as in the first closed-captioning plug.
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** The second showcase features George and the Beauties looking back at their favorite memories of Studio 33 and includes clips of Rachel wrecking a car in Lucky $even, Amber breaking a light bulb on Door #2 during Double Prices, and Manuela accidentally revealing the price of the car in 5 Price Tags before the game was over.
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** The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used for the car in the second showcase.
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** The final shot of the episode is taken from backstage, showing the cast with the Showcase winner in Door #3, then panning past the crew to stop at a "STUDIO 33" sign on the wall as the logo at the end of the credits fades out.
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* On Tuesday's show, which was taped and aired drastically out of order, Drew does not hand utilize the hundred-dollar pocket for perfect bids in Contestants' Row, as was the case from Season 49 through Week 20 of this season.
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* On Tuesday's show, which was taped and aired drastically out of order, the contestants line up off-camera during the Showcase Showdowns, as was done from Season 49 through Week 16 of this season; this was likely the last episode taped with this staging, as the show on which it changed was taped the same day.
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* Tuesday's show features one final appearance of the square-patterned Big Wheel carpet; based on its tapedate after a month's worth of shows with the doorframe-patterned carpet had already been produced, it appears that the old carpet was used on purpose for this single episode because the staff knew it would be broadcast out of order.
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* Tuesday's show, which was taped drastically out of order, uses the edited Big Wheel arrow shot without the visible square-patterned wall that was seen for most of the first half of the season.
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* Wednesday's show, which airs on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Door #4 shows the logo, whose right-hand background is light blue instead of red, with text reading "Summer Beach Party" at its base, all against a background of a beach flanked by palm trees and overlooking the ocean.  This alternate color scheme for the logo is also used at the end of the opening; it also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** The light columns around the audience are orange and light blue.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow.
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** The light strip around the audience is light red.
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** The audience pods are light blue with orange centers.
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** The raised stage in the back of the audience is covered with sand; a pricedown dollar sign sand sculpture rises from its center.
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** The set is decorated for the special.
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** The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all yellow, light blue, and orange.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are orange.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show a version of Door #4's background with a setting sun on the horizon; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** Drew's entrance is backed by a set of beach- and ocean-themed prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
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** The cast is dressed in beach attire.
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** The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is dark blue.  All of the other lights on the Turntable are orange or light blue.
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** The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered with gold glitter.
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** The center Turntable screen and George's display show the background from Door #4 with the day's version of the logo.  The other Turntable screens show the graphics from Contestants' Row.
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** The lights on George's podium are light blue.
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** The "wrong price" in Cover Up is a panoramic shot of Door #4's background extending across all five columns.
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** The rats in Rat Race are wearing sunglasses.
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** A completely original set of Showcase podiums is used.  These podiums have a rectangular base designed to look like blue fencing with artwork of a sun, palm trees, and a flamingo.  Their displays, surrounded with orange fencing, show the day's logo against a blue sky on the top and the "SHOWCASE" text against the ocean on the bottom; both sets of graphics are flanked by a continuous image of palm trees.
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* On Wednesday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are turned off.
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* On Wednesday, some part of the studio's equipment appears to have malfunctioned during the second showcase, causing the video that plays while George describes the trip to the Seychelles to be extremely choppy.
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* Thursday's show, as mentioned above, is themed around Independence Day.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Everyone in the audience is a member of the military on active duty.
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** The Air Force Band of the Golden West is stationed on and around the raised stage in the back of the audience, which has a blue enclosure around it accented with white stripes and red stars.  The band plays ''Stars and Stripes Forever'' during the opening in place of "Walking" and a marching band version of the theme during Drew's entrance.  They also play various patriotic songs in place of the theme after pricing games and during most commercial outros, as well as reprising ''Stars and Stripes Forever'' during the credits (starting immediately after the Showcase price reveals instead of cutting off the theme after Drew's sign-off).  The regular theme is only heard while going to commercial during the Showcase.
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** The light strip around the audience and the light bars above the Big Doors are dark blue.
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** The light columns around the audience are all red.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all white and blue.
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** Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red and blue fireworks.  The left-hand background of the logo is also blue instead of orange.  This version of the logo also appears at the end of the opening, as well as during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** The audience pods are blue with white centers.
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** The edge of the light border is red, and its "light strip" has chasing red, white, blue, and white "lights."
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate our Independence Day on The Price Is Right!"
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** The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all red, white, and blue.
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red.
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** The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
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** Drew's entrance is backed by panels with an American flag on them instead of the Barker Wall.
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** The set is decorated for the holiday.
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** The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
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** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are white.
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** The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens collectively show one large image of the American flag from Door #4; the altered logo from Door #4 appears on the center screen, as well.
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** George's podium is lit up red, white, and blue from left to right on the top and from right to left on the bottom.
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** George's display shows the background and logo from Door #4.
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** In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphics are dressed as Uncle Sam.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are dark blue.
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** The Showcase podiums use the recolored logo from Door #4.
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* On Thursday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, when the final price reveal for Pick-a-Pair occurs, the lights on the sign and the upper strips of light bulbs are mistakenly shut off.
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* On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a backpack cooler, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said coolers.
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* On Thursday, two small prize games ''and'' a grocery item game are played.
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* Thursday's show, as implied above, is the last program in the proper episode sequence to be produced in Studio 33.  Over the summer, The Price Is Right moves to Haven Studios near Glendale, which will be its home while Television City is being renovated.
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<u>'''Week 39.5</u>:''' Night of Thursday, August 31
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* On August 26, Bob passes away.  Five days later, on August 31, Drew hosts a special primetime episode called "The Price Is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker" (#83DT).  The special is also rerun the following Monday, September* 4, in place of the daytime show.
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* This episode has no audience and contains no gameplay; instead, Drew spends the hour giving an overview of Bob's life and career and presenting clips of his many years on the show, including his three appearances after his retirement.  The special ends with the words, "In memory of Bob Barker.  1923-2023."  Bob's name in this image is his own signature.
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* As it was produced alongside Season 52, this episode marks the first on-air appearance of the show's new studio; however, as all of Drew's shots are either on the Turntable or in front of Door #2, nothing is seen that actually looks different from Studio 33 or reveals any new set pieces.
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* With this episode, Drew returns to being clean-shaven.
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* Beginning with this episode, the credits are slightly altered; their font is changed, the black borders and dropped shadows are removed from the orange bars, and the logo at the end slows down smoothly as it reaches the center of the screen instead of stopping abruptly.
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* Likely as a result of it having largely been produced in advance, Mike Richards is credited as an executive producer on this episode.
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== Season 52 ('23-'24) ==
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[http://tpirstats.com/Calendars/Season_52_games.html Pricing game calendar for Season 52], hosted by Scorpz.
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<u>'''Week 1 (2,028 – 030xL)</u>:''' September 25, 28, 27, 26, 29
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* Originally scheduled for September 25-29.
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* Monday's show, which offers a trip to Hawaii, begins with a cold open that sees Drew explaining that the show was taped before the devastating wildfires that occurred on Maui during the summer.  He directs anyone wishing to help the victims to visit RedCross.org/CBS; the Red Cross's phone number, 1-800-REDCROSS, is also shown onscreen.
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* Monday's show sees the full debut on the new studio.  As the set was more or less brought over whole cloth from Television City, most of the changes involve the audience and Contestants' Row.  Most notably, the audience is now level with the stage instead of being sunken; to accommodate this, raised bars topped by light bulbs are placed on the floor around the front of the audience, replicating the row of lights at the edge of the stage in Studio 33.  The Contestants' Row displays are now built into a wall of podiums with six segments, one square one for each display and one slanted one on either end; the podiums and slanted areas each have screens on them that show roughly the same graphics as the Turntable screens.  The light bars jut out in front of the edges of the new Contestants' Row, forming a path to the stage and maintaining the illusion that winning contestants are still "coming up the stairs."  The walls of the audience are also redesigned; instead of having one light strip that runs the entire length of the audience and skirts around Door #4, the left-hand, back, and right-hand walls each having two light strips that ring the area, with a long, blue bar cutting across their centers.  The bar is cut in half by Door #4, and the TPIR signs are attached to it in the corners of the studio; like most of the lights in the audience, it is also capable of changing colors, although it rarely does so.  The light columns and G-T asterisks are also laid out somewhat differently than they had been before and are now capable of cycling through various colors (which the latter do slowly throughout the show), and the box seats and the raised stage are not present at all.  The light columns, light bars (including the large one), and asterisks also appear to change to mainly red and yellow during certain games, although by virtue of it occurring during games, this is rarely seen on-camera.
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* In addition to the new studio itself being smaller than Studio 33, the Haven Studios complex also provides significantly less convenient storage space than Television City.  As such, Price regularly tapes three shows each day this season, with the first two generally being relatively near to each other in the episode sequence and the third falling several weeks later and reusing a substantial amount of prizes and games from the first two.  People in the audience for the first two tapings are actively excluded from the third, as it would become far too easy for them to provide contestants with prices.  This causes a number of set changes to temporarily revert during the course of the season.  The "third show weeks" will be noted when possible.
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* On Monday, the show goes back to having a full audience, although as the new studio is smaller than Studio 33, a "full audience" now holds only about 170 people as opposed to the approximately 325 that could fit in Television City.
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* On Monday, as the show is no longer taping in the Bob Barker Studio, the opening spiel is changed to, "Here it comes!  From Hollywood, television's most exciting hour!  It's The Price Is Right!"
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* Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants in our new studio as we kick off Season 52 of The Price Is Right!"
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* On Monday, the Contestants' Row seat covers, which have not been seen since Season 48, are modified to have the shape of a Turntable screen behind the dollar sign.
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* Beginning on Monday, a number of lighted set pieces appear to change to softer hues; this is actually a side effect of the new studio having a different lighting grid than Studio 33, which causes the props to look different on-camera.  The difference is most immediately noticeable on the frames of the Big Doors, whose light strips seem to be much lighter; the default setting of Door #1's strip in particular frequently looks yellow instead of orange.  Aside from these, the change tends to be most pronounced with blue lights; Rat Race's track lights in particular are so greatly affected that they seem to be merely a slightly different shade of gray than the tracks themselves.  The new grid also causes the white text on the Showcase podiums to appear to be tinted gold.  Additionally, the altered lighting has a profound effect on Bargain Game early in the season, making it look as though the backgrounds for the bargain prices and the differences are now both red on certain episodes.
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* Beginning on Monday, the G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 is noticeably askew; it was likely knocked off-kilter while being moved out of Television City.
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* Beginning on Monday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is white.
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* On Monday, the text "52 Years" appears on the center-left and center-right Turntable screens.
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* On Monday, all remaining COVID protocols are rescinded.
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* On Monday, all six Barker's Beauties are present.
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* On Monday, Golden Road uses the mid-'90s Plinko harps.
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* On Monday, the Turntable walls stop changing to different colors for each Item up for Bids; they now remain purple throughout most of the show, with the light strips on the "doorframe" and the spinning panel defaulting to light blue (although they revert to purple during the Showcase).  The walls' standard color schemes for several pricing games also change at this time, and they now turn green when a double showcase win occurs.
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* On Monday, the Race Game Curtain is redesigned to have two separate pieces, with the diamonds containing the dollar signs and G-T asterisks hanging in front of the main curtain.
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* Beginning on Monday, with the COVID protocols gone, the Barker's Beauties once again remove Plinko chips that have been won from their small prize podiums and hand them to the contestant.
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* On Monday, with the COVID protocols gone, the contestants go back to lining up normally at the Big Wheel.
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* On Monday, Card Game's monitor briefly shuts off while the car is being driven out.
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* Monday's show establishes that in spite of the COVID protocols being gone, Card Game's cards continue to be spread out on the table before the game begins.
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* On Monday, the practice of Barker's Beauties taking Items up for Bids into Contestants' Row, which had been discontinued during the COVID pandemic, is reinstated.
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* On Monday, with the COVID protocols gone, the Showcase podiums revert to their original staging from the first 48 seasons, and Drew stands next to them instead of hosting the Showcase from across the Turntable.  Additionally, the price envelopes go back to being placed in their holders on the Showcase podiums.
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* On Monday, during the Showcase, the "52 Years" text takes the place of the TPIR logo on the center Turntable screen.
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* On Monday, a record prop with the "50 Years" logo on it is mistakenly used in the first showcase.
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* On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, George's calldown window stops shrinking at a much larger size than usual.
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* On Tuesday, after contestant Blake bids $70 on the second item in Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber stops on 25, to the shock of Drew and the entire audience; it turned out, though, that the game's mechanics had simply gotten stuck, and he soon continues over the cliff.
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* On Tuesday, Most Expen$ive's carpet logo is not used; the staff was likely initially unable to make it fit in the smaller space behind Door #2 in the new studio.
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* Starting on Tuesday, the center Turntable screen has no logo graphics during the Showcase, presumably since the logo would no longer be centered between the contestants; however, the logo does begin to fly back onto the center screen during Drew's sign-off, as it had for most of Season 48.
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* Tuesday's show establishes that when the new Contestants' Row appears during the Showcase, all four displays are blue with light blue borders.
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* On Wednesday and Thursday, only one Barker's Beauty, James, is present.  This leads to a number of changes in how the episodes are presented, as follows:
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** With no female models present to do the hand-off, Drew enters already holding his microphone.
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** On Thursday, George models during Switch?.
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** On Thursday, the Dice Game table is already in place when the game is revealed.
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* On Wednesday and Thursday, the first two shows taped in the new studio, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during Drew's sign-off.
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* Wednesday's show features the first full credit roll with the new graphics and establishes that George's credit is no longer shown separately from all the others.
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* On Thursday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
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* On Thursday, the lights on the frames of the Big Doors do not turn red during the second Showcase Showdown.
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* On Friday, Punch a Bunch uses the mid-'90s Plinko harps.
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* On Friday, the prices in One Wrøng Price are changed to a wider font.
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* Friday's first showcase includes a plug for Drew's ''Friday Night Freakout'' radio show.
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<u>'''Week 2 (2,029 – 031xL)</u>:''' October 2-6 + Monday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 24: ''Survivor'' Superfans (#061SP) airs on Monday night.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, It's in the Bag's "$16,000" sign is done away with; in its place, the sign's text is shown against a purple background on the large trip screen, which is flanked by two vertical trip screens showing closeups of the sign's green sparkles.
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:* On Monday, during come on downs, the Turntable lights cascade in the same manner as they do during the opening.
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:* On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
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:* On Tuesday, Most Expen$ive's carpet logo returns after being absent for one playing; to make room for it, the prizes are now staged slightly but noticeably closer together.
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:* The taping of Tuesday's show was interrupted by a power outage during Act 5 that caused a three-hour-long stopdown.  The electricity went out in the middle of the prize descriptions for Any Number; when taping finally resumed, the show picked up with the contestant coming up onstage from Contestants' Row, and a different prize and a different set of car options were brought in for Any Number so as to avoid the chance of anyone somehow looking up the prices during the stopdown.  While the electricity was out, the audience was allowed out of the studio, and their cell phones, which are always kept in storage by the staff during tapings, were returned; once it became obvious that the power would not be restored quickly, members of the audience who did not want to wait out the stopdown were allowed to leave with the promise of expedited admission to a future taping.  When taping finally resumed, the audience was filled with a combination of those who had not left and people who were waiting in line for the next taping; this is first briefly noticeable in reaction shots during the first Showcase Showdown, which is taped out of order after the sixth game, but becomes more obvious during the second half of Act 5 and even moreso during Act 6.
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:* As of Tuesday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 no longer turns green during Hot Seat and Time I$ Møney.
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:* On Tuesday, Hot Seat's "think" music plays all the way to the end instead of being cut off after the contestant makes his last button press.
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:* On Wednesday, a shot of Drew addressing contestant Joseph during the third Item up for Bids is edited into the corresponding portion of the second Item up for Bids; as a result, he briefly appears to be holding the wrong envelope during Act 2.  Oddly, the video is not played seen during Act 3, although the audio of Drew addressing the contestant does appear to be identical.
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:* On Wednesday, the price of Bonus Game's prize package is not announced.
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:* On Wednesday, Drew explains during One Away that the Mighty Sound Effects Lady is not actually "in the back" in the new studio, but rather "upstairs;" he then elaborates that they're "in the back, and then a couple feet down, and then up some stairs, and in a cubbyhole up there."
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:* On Thursday, in honor of World Teacher's Day, the "wrong price" in Cover Up is pictures of various classroom items.
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:* Thursday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023."  This stems from contestant Jamison's shirt, which read, "I've waited my whole life to see <s>Bob</s> Drew."
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:* Beginning on Friday, the lights on the Turntable wall turn green and blue during Shell Game; prior to this, they had turned green and red.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This special is the first primetime show in the new studio.  As with the daytime show, the move out of Television City brings about several changes specific to the primetime set:
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:** The light rings around the audience are gold, as had been the light strip in Studio 33 that they replaced.
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:** The G-T asterisks around the audience fluctuate through various shades of gold and silver.
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:** The light strips on the new Contestants' Row are gold.
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:** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are gold.
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:** The fronts of the Turntable stairs are blue, green, and blue.
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:** George's podium is blue.
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:* The above aside, this special is a celebration of the 45th series of ''Survivor'', which premiered last Wednesday night.  Everyone in the audience is a ''Survivor'' superfan.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** Door #4's background is a nighttime scene of a tropical island viewed from offshore.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four ''Survivor'' superfans on The Price Is Right at Night!"  The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next ''Survivor'' superfan on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:** The screens on the Contestants' Row wall show a panoramic variant of Door #4's background; each screen's border is tinted green, and the four screens below the main displays show grass along the bottom and the Series 45 ''Survivor'' logo in the center.
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:** Drew's entrance is backed by tropical scenery and a set of prize backdrops showing the ocean at sunset instead of the Barker Wall.
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:** The set is decorated for the special.
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:** The Turntable screens and George's display show a variant of the background from Door #4; George's display and the center-left and center-right Turntable screens also show the ''Survivor'' wordmark.  As with the logo on the center screen, the wordmarks on the Turntable screens are not present during the Showcase.
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:** After the opening, the audience's light columns and light bar turn seafoam green, and all of its G-T asterisks turn gold.
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:** After the opening, the lights on the Turntable all turn blue (with the exception of the second step and the light strip on the front side of the spinning panel, which are green).  The lights revert to their behavior from the opening during come on downs.
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:** The prices of the Items up for Bids are written on folded cards like those used on ''Survivor''.
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:** Punch a Bunch's frequency chart is redone with ''Survivor'' graphics.
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:** Punch a Bunch's $50,000 bill shows Drew in a ''Survivor'' cap.
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:** In Punch a Bunch, the hole covers on the Punchboard show the Series 45 ''Survivor'' logo.
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:** Punch a Bunch's slips are redone with the same ''Survivor'' graphics as the prices of the Items up for Bids.
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:** Jeff Probst appears during the third and sixth games to introduce ''Survivor''-related twists:
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:*** In Punch a Bunch, Jeff announces that there are four "hidden advantages" in the Punchboard; these turn out to be the four Second Chance slips, which make their first appearance in the game since Season 39.
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:*** In Pass the Buck, Jeff appears with an Immunity Idol that he offers the contestant if they can find a picture of it hidden on the gameboard with one of the prizes; earning the idol gives the contestant immunity from the next Lose Everything they uncover.
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:** During the Showcase Showdowns, Jeff Probst stands at a Tribal Council area next to the Big Wheel; as contestants are eliminated, he tells them that "The Wheel has spoken" and snuffs out a torch for them.
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:** In addition to the above, Jeff Probst helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around his show.
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:** ''Survivor'' music plays during the outros from Act 3, Act 6, and both Showcase Showdowns (the first four segments that involve Jeff Probst).
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:* Starting with this primetime episode, the white logo from the daytime show flies onto the screen at the beginning of the opening instead of the gold logo from Season 50.
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:* The primetime opening is shortened to, "Here it come!  From Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* All six pricing games are played for cash, with those that normally offer being played for a larger prize than usual:
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:** Safe Crackers is played for $20,000.  Obviously, the total value of the prize package is not announced for this playing.
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:** Bullseye is played for $15,000.
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:** Punch a Bunch, as noted above, is played for $50,000, with five $500 slips, 10 $1,000 slips, 15 $2,500 slips, 15 $5,000 slips, four $10,000 slips, and one $50,000 slip.
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:** Pick-a-Pair is played for $25,000.
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:** Plinko is played for $100,000, with the center slot's value increased to $20,000; the lower prizes are also raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
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:** Pass the Buck is played for $30,000, with that amount functioning as the "car;" each of the normal cash awards is also increased by $1,000 (for values of $2,000, $4,000, and $6,000).  While the game is announced as being played for $40,000, this is actually the ''total'' amount of money that can be won by playing the game perfectly.
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:** As of this episode, the left-hand and right-hand clear backdrops are removed from Bargain Game.  On this episode only, a third, smaller pillar backdrop is also placed next to the usual one behind the second prize.
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:* On this episode, which was taped later than the surrounding daytime shows, the small prize backdrops for Punch a Bunch and Plinko, which are actually the front and back of a single prop, are not used; the backdrop makes one final appearance in each game on the daytime show after this episode, as well as an additional appearance in a "third show week" Plinko, before being done away with permanently.
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:* On this episode, the "20" in Plinko's center slot is elongated, and all of the zeroes except for those in the 0 slots are scrunched, similarly to the original appearance of the $10,000 slot.
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:* During Act 6, one of the squares on right side of Door #3 burns out; whether intentionally or not, this side of the door is not shown again for the rest of the episode.
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<u>'''Week 3 (2,030 – 032xL)</u>:''' October 9-13 + Monday night and night of Monday, October 23
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* The Price Is Right at Night 25: ''The Amazing Race'' Superfans (#062SP) airs on Monday night.
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* The Price Is Right at Night 26: Grandparents (#063SP) airs on the night of Monday, October 23.
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* Primetime shows originally scheduled for Monday and Friday nights.
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* Primetime shows originally rescheduled for Monday night and night of Friday, October 27.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa; on Friday, this is also true for the third and fifth Items up for Bids.
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:* Beginning on Monday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 turns light blue during Race Game.
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:* On Monday, Race Game's lever does not immediately produce a number the second time the contestant pulls it; fortunately, the number it shows once it ''does'' work leaves no doubt of what the correct answers are.
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:* On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
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:* On Tuesday, the price of Hole in One's car is not announced.
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:* Tuesday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023."  This stems from a discussion Drew had about Bob's golfing skills during Hole in One.
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:* On Wednesday, Eazy az 1 2 3's left-hand and right-hand backdrops are removed, presumably due to the new studio having less space behind the Big Doors.
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:* On Wednesday, Drew accidentally drops and breaks one of Bullseye's arrows.
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:* On Wednesday, Side by Side returns to its original staging for playings at the Big Doors, sitting between Door #1 and Door #2.
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:* On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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:* On Wednesday, 1/2 Off's zigzag backdrops are removed, presumably due to the new studio having less space behind the Big Doors.
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:* On Thursday, Temptation does not open with a close-up of the board.
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:* On Thursday, the extensions of the Pathfinder board that were added for social distancing during Season 49 are reduced to about half of their original length.
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:* On Thursday, the lights on the frames of the Big Doors do not turn red during the second Showcase Showdown.
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:* On Friday, Drew plugs the "Girls' Night Out" primetime special, which is aired out of order that night, during his sign-off.
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: <u>'''Primetime Monday'''</u>
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:* This special is a celebration the 35th series of ''The Amazing Race'', which began on September 27.  Everyone in the audience is an ''Amazing Race'' superfan, and, in keeping with the theme of that show, the contestants are teams of two people.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** Door #4's background is a shot of the Earth from outer space.  A panoramic version of this graphic is also displayed across the wall of Contestants' Row, with the ''Amazing Race'' logo beneath each display.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four teams of ''Amazing Race'' superfans on The Price Is Right at Night!"  The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next team of ''Amazing Race'' superfans on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:** The set is decorated for the special.
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:** The center-left and center-right Turntable screens and George's display show ''Amazing Race'' logo backed by the globe from Door #4.
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:** The prices of the Items up for Bids are on large price tags in envelopes that Drew removes from a Clue Box in front of the Turntable.
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:** When contestants come up onstage, their names and relationship are shown in an ''Amazing Race''-style graphic.
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:** Phil Keoghan appears several times throughout the show:
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:*** He serves an extra model during Rat Race and Cliff Hangers.
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:*** During the Showcase Showdowns, he stands next to the Big Wheel to inform the losing teams that they "have been eliminated from this special edition of The Price Is Right."  After the spinning is finished, he hands the winners an Express Pass to the Showcase.
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:*** He helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around his show.
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:** Rat Race's name is temporarily changed to "The Amazing Rat Race."
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:** The rat racer is dressed as an ''Amazing Race'' contestant and is wearing a backpack instead of carrying a briefcase.
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:** The rats in Rat Race are wearing backpacks.
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:** ''Amazing Race'' music plays during the outros from Act 3, Act 6, and both Showcase Showdowns (the first four segments that involve Phil Keoghan).
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:** The Big Wheel carpet is replaced with a Pit Stop carpet.
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:** In keeping with the ''Amazing Race'' theme, all of the groceries in Hi Lo have countries in their names.
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:** Cover Up's "wrong price" is a series of ''Amazing Race'' graphics, with the center of Door #4 as the "hundreds digit."
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:** In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as an ''Amazing Race'' contestant.
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:** The prices of the showcases are in ''Amazing Race'' envelopes.
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:* The gold opening logo is used instead of the regular one.
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:* Beginning with this episode, the dollar signs on the extra Contestants' Row seat covers on team episodes are yellow; they had been blue on the seat covers used up through Season 48.
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:* As of this episode, the gold glitter is removed from the primetime Barker Wall's dollar sign.
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:* The G-T asterisk between the Door #1 and Door #2 is silver, and the one between Door #2 and Door #3 is gold; this is established as their new standard appearance for primetime episodes.
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:* The light on the middle step of the Turntable is gold, and the other steps are blue; this is established as their new standard appearance for primetime episodes.
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:* For no apparent reason, Drew and the contestants walk up to the Turntable before Cliff Hangers.
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: <u>'''Primetime Friday'''</u>
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:* This special features contestants playing alongside a grandparent.
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:* This episode's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate amazing grandparents on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* The Contestants' Row wall shows the starfield from the Turntable screens; this is established as its standard primetime appearance for shows without special graphics.
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:* Grand Game is played for $40,000, with the lower prize values adjusted accordingly.
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<u>'''Week 4 (2,031 – 033xL)</u>:''' October 16-20 + Friday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 27: Mothers-in-Law (#064SP) airs on Friday night.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, the second and third spinners are lined up incorrectly at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown.  Drew corrects the error before either of them spins.
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:* On Tuesday, thanks to the reduced space behind the Big Doors, the Barker Wall can be seen to the left of Triple Play's third car.
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:* Tuesday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023."  This stems from contestant Majed, who had been on the show twice before and makes numerous references to Bob.
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:* On Thursday, Take Two's prize labels are not covered when the game is revealed.
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:* Thursday's fourth Item up for Bids, a Onewheel electric skateboard, was recalled after the episode was taped; the credits include a note that the winner was awarded cash in its place.
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:* On Thursday, new price tag graphics are introduced for Clock Game that are smaller and have silver numbers and more realistic shading.
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:* Thursday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023."  This stems from contestant Jeffrey's shirt, which read, "I've waited my whole life to see <s>Bob</s> Drew."
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:* On Friday, the backdrop for Punch a Bunch's small prizes is permanently done away with.
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:* On Friday, the non-numbered backdrops are removed from Most Expen$ive, allowing the carpet logo to be used without needing to clump the prizes together.
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:* On Friday, Most Expen$ive's standard blue/orange prize bases are replaced with a different set of bases with the same shape but varying designs; older bases in several other areas of the show were also switched out for these new ones around this time, but Most Expen$ive was the only game in which the old bases were dedicated set pieces.
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:* On Friday, Drew's explanation of Bargain Game is briefly sidelined by Manuela removing one of her high heels and using it to kill a fly that has landed on the game; according to her subsequent discussion with Rachel and Drew, this was the third one she had killed in the studio that day, which explains her exasperated, "Oh, my God!" upon noticing it.  The show goes to commercial from this act on a shot of the dead fly on the game's base.
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:* On Friday, the force of the final price reveal in Stack the Deck knocks the card for the fourth digit onto the floor.
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:* On Friday, Check Game uses its two-tag price reveal despite the prize being in Door #2.
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:* On Friday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This special features teams of a married person and their mother-in-law.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we find out if mother-in-law really does know best on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:** Alexis and James are accompanied by their mothers-in-law, Terri Perry and Robyn Gooley, during the first Item up for Bids; the mothers-in-law also help the Beauties to present the second showcase.  Terri and Robyn are listed as "Special Guests" in the credits.
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:** The two-person chair is used for Hot Seat.  Notably, the extensions to the button podium that usually accompanied this in the past are ''not'' used from this episode onward.
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:* Hot Seat is played for $50,000, with the four lower prize levels worth the normal value of the next level.
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:* The ''Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour'' theme is used for That's Too Much!.
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<u>'''Week 5 (2,032 – 034xL)</u>:''' October 23-27 + night of Friday, October 13
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* The Price Is Right at Night 28: Girls' Night Out (#065SP) airs on the night of Friday, October 13.
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* Primetime show originally scheduled for Friday night, October 27.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* This week is the first of the "third show weeks" noted in Week 1; the episodes were taped alongside Weeks 1 and 2.
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:** This becomes slightly muddled with Thursday's show, which was scheduled to be taped after #0312L and #0301L; thanks to the power outage and ensuing three-hour stopdown during the day's first taping, the third taping ended up being cancelled.  It appears to have ended up being rescheduled for sometime near the taping of #0324L, as it recycles prizes from both that episode and the first two (which was presumably not the original plan).
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:* On Monday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
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:* On Monday, Drew plugs the "Grandparents" primetime special, which is aired out of order that night, during his sign-off.  The plug occurs while Drew is off-camera and was fairly obviously edited in; it was presumably taken from Friday's show, as the special was originally planned to air out of order ''that'' night.
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:* A substantial amount of Tuesday's Shopping Spree was edited out of the show after an apparent misunderstanding on contestant Jamila's part over how the game is intended to progress.  After Drew explained that the way to win the game was to pick the three most expensive prizes, Jamila declared, "The golf clubs are the cheapest one."  Drew, not expecting this response, asked, "So you're picking the golf clubs?"  This resulted in a stopdown and a discussion between Adam and S&P, who eventually decided to pick up tape after the prize descriptions and have Drew explain the game again.  This proved ineffective, though, as after he finished, Jamila immediately declared, "The golf clubs are the cheapest one," again, causing a second stopdown.  Ultimately, Jamila was more or less instructed that to avoid any further confusion, if she thought the golf clubs were the prize that needed not to be picked, she should follow along with Drew's prompts and complete the game without actually mentioning the golf clubs.
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:* On Wednesday, only one Barker's Beauty, James, is present.  This leads to a number of changes in how the episodes are presented, as follows:
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:** With no female models present to do the hand-off, Drew enters already holding his microphone.
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:** George models during Switch?.
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:** The Dice Game table is already in place when the game is revealed.
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:* On Wednesday, George's calldown window stops shrinking at a much larger size than usual.
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:* On Wednesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during Drew's sign-off.
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:* On Thursday, the backdrop for Plinko's small prizes is permanently done away with.
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:* On Friday, for no apparent reason, a white rope can be seen hanging down from the right side of Bonus Game.
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:* On Friday, the lights on the frames of the Big Doors do not turn red during the second Showcase Showdown.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* This special is themed as a girls' night out; everyone in the audience is female, and contestants play in teams of three friends.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** Instead of reading out each contestant's full name during come on downs, George simply calls their first names.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first 12 contestants as we celebrate girls' night out on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:** To keep the episode's theme from becoming awkward, only one car game, Triple Play, is played, and one cash game is played in each half instead of the other way around.
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:** It's in the Bag is played for $48,000, with all of the usual prize amounts tripled.
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:** 1/2 Off is played for $30,000, triple its normal prize.  It is unknown whether the bonus for winning all of the small prizes was also tripled to $3,000.
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<u>'''Week 6 (2,033 – 035xL)</u>:''' October 30-November 3
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* On Monday, Devin drops the box the 1/2 Off contestant has selected while placing it on the podium, although he catches it before it can come open; while this does not end up affecting the game's final reveal, it does put a large scratch in the podium's paint.
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* On Monday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
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* On Monday, the "flipped" version of the first two numbers falls out of Flip Flop while Drew is demonstrating the game.  While he never quite manages to reinsert it properly, he does get it wedged into the prop well enough for it not to fall out again on the air.
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* Tuesday's show is a Halloween episode themed as a professional wrestling event.  Everyone in the cast is dressed as though they were in the WWE:  "'One Dollar Drew' Carey" wears a muscle suit and more or less emulates Hulk Hogan; "Alexis Gaubestopper" appears as a "diva;" "Gentleman George Gray," or "Triple G," wears a Vince McMahon wig and a Rod Roddy jacket; Manuela and Amber function as the tag team of "Thunder" and "Lightning," known collectively as "The Storm;" and James "Bad Day, Mate" O'Halloran dresses as a boomerang-wielding Australian thug.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** George announces the entire show in a deeper, over the top voice.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contenders as we celebrate Halloween on The Price Is Right!"  Contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next contender on The Price Is Right!"
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** During the opening, the theme is replaced with dramatic wrestling music.  Similar music is also played for various prize plugs throughout the course of the show.
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** The entire set is decorated as a wrestling ring.
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** Drew's entrance is flanked by flares on the floor.
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** Except for during the opening, most of the lights on the set either stay on or fluctuate between red and yellow.  Unusually, this includes the light strip around the audience.
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** An extra pair of G-T asterisks is placed on the floor in front of the asterisk lights between the Big Doors.
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** George introduces Drew as "Your host, the pride of Cleveland and your reigning Prize-a-Mania champion:  It's Drew 'One Dollar' Carey!"  The word "Carey" is given a long, dramatic echo.
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** Drew's entrance is backed by a blue light burst backdrop instead of the Barker Wall.
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** Drew enters already holding a prop microphone, which he promptly breaks in half over his knee; Alexis then hands him his real mic as usual when he walks in front of the Turntable.  He breaks another mic over his knee after the seventh contestant comes on down.
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** Except during the opening, the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, Door #4, and George's display all the show the audience from a pro wrestling match.
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** The center Turntable screen, Door #4, and George's display show a championship belt with a gold TPIR logo on a silver background.  The belt also has gold Pricedown dollar signs against silver Turntable screens.
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** The yellow and green Contestants' Row displays become a second pair of red and blue displays, although they have their normal colors during the opening.
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** Drew hosts most of the show by shouting.
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** George announces the show with an overhead mic.
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** George says hello to Mama "Mad Dog" Mai.
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** A physical championship belt similar but not identical to the graphical one is shown off at several points during the episode.  At the end of the show, it is given to the Showcase winner.
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** When The Storm is introduced during the first Item up for Bids, thunderclaps can be heard; this also occurs with them at various other points throughout the show.
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** George says during the first Item up for Bids that Thunder and Lightning are "known for killing flies and modeling a prize," a stealth reference to October 20's Bargain Game incident.
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** Cover Up's "wrong price" is a wrestling ring with the ropes used in studio and the logo from the championship belt in the center.
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** Drew's picture on Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill is him in his wrestler costume with flames behind him.
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** Drew refers to Punch a Bunch as "just 'Punch!'" and the Big Wheel as "the Wheel of Pain."
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** In keeping with Drew's character name, every game in the second half involves either Drew Dollars or dollar bills.
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** Act 5 opens with James and Drew beating up George; George then breathlessly calls down the eighth contestant.
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** Drew and James make a show of the last bag in Balance Game (which is obviously initially attached to the table) being too heavy for James to lift; Drew eventually does it for him after kicking sand in his face.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
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** The non-blue Contestants' Row displays do not become blue during the Showcase.
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** George signs off as "Gentleman George Gray."
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** The cast gets into a brawl during the credits; George gets his revenge on James, and the final shot of the episode is Manuela strangling Drew.
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* On Tuesday, as mentioned above, four Barker's Beauties are present.
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* On Tuesday, while in-character as a pro wrestler, Drew kicks the Cover Up board to do the price reveal and actually moves it a fair distance.
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* On Tuesday, for reasons unknown, one of Punch a Bunch's $2,500 slips has considerably smaller text than usual.
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* On Tuesday, the Drew and James's antics at the end of Balance Game noticeably jar open a door on the back of the prize bag's podium.
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* On Tuesday, Drew mistakenly refers to "Alexis Gaubestopper" as "Alexis Gaubesmack" during the second Showcase Showdown.
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* On Thursday, the wire that pulls taut to stop Squeeze Play's price cover from flopping back into the board snaps loose during the price reveal.
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* On Friday, Danger Price's left- and right-hand backdrops are removed, as there is not enough space for them in the new studio; as a substitute, the cyc now displays a laser array during the game.
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<u>'''Week 7 (2,034 – 036xL)</u>:''' November 6-10
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* On Monday, Temptation does not open with a close-up of the board.
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* On Monday, a slanted wall is installed on the side of the base of That's Too Much!.
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* On Monday, two smaller pillar backdrops are added next to the existing ones in Bargain Game.
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* On Tuesday, two different 7s are used in the graphics for Safe Crackers, with the slanted font used on the first dial and the vertical font used on the second and third dials; this is especially unusual given that the graphics for Safe Crackers's three dials are generally all printed at the same time.
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* On Tuesday, the price of Hole in One's car is not announced.
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* On Wednesday, contestants Stacey and Michael have the same total winnings going into the second Showcase Showdown.  A coin is flipped during the commercial to decide which of them will spin first.
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* Friday's show is themed around Veterans Day, which falls on Saturday; everyone in the audience is a veteran.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Most of the lights on the set are or fluctuate between various shades of red, white, and blue.
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** Door #4 shows the logo, with the word "Veterans" at its base, against a field of blue with white, cascading stars.  The background also appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, and George's display, and the "Veterans" text also appears on the center-left and center-right Turntable screens and George's display.
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** The light border's interior "light strip" cascades red, white, and blue, and its front "light strip" is red.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute veterans on The Price Is Right!"  The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next veteran on The Price Is Right!"
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** The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all red, white, and blue; the logo itself has a blue left-hand background, and its yellow text is gold.
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are white.
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** All four Contestants' Row displays are red.
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** The Barker Wall is blue.
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** The set is decorated for the special.
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** Contestants' Row does not turn solid blue during the Showcase.
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* In Friday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning every time the mountain climber moves.
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<u>'''Week 8 (2,035 – 037xL)</u>:''' November 13-17
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* This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 3 and 4.
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* As this week's shows were taped out of order, the slanted wall added to That's Too Much! last Monday is not present on Wednesday.
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* As this week's shows were taped out of order, Plinko's small prize backdrop makes one final appearance on Wednesday.
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* On Wednesday, an older version of the logo animation last seen in Season 49 is mistakenly used for the mid-show bumper.
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* On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
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* In Friday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning every time the mountain climber moves.
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<u>'''Week 9 (2,036 - 038xL)</u>:''' November 20-22
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* Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
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* On Monday, the Balance Game contestant is not given a Drew Dollar.
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* In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber trips when he begins moving and makes his climb for the first item flat on his face.
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* Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** Most of the lights on the set, including the light bar around the audience, are shades of yellow and orange.
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** Door #4's background is leaves falling in front of a forest scene during an autumn twilight.  These graphics also appear on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, and George's display; the center-left and center-right Turntable screens, the four main Contestants' Row wall panels, and George's display also show the text "Happy Thanksgiving".
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
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** All four Contestants' Row displays are orange, and their borders are yellow.
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** The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are yellow.
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<u>'''Week 10 (2,037 – 039xL)</u>:''' December 4-8 + Monday night; night of Monday, December 11; Thursday night; and night of Tuesday, December 19
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* The Price Is Right at Night 29: Holiday Office Party (#066SP) airs on Monday night.
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* The Price Is Right at Night 30: College Students Home for the Holidays (#067SP) airs on the night of Monday, December 11.
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* The Price Is Right at Night 31: Singles' Blind Holidate (#068SP) airs on Thursday night.
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* The Price Is Right at Night 32: Holiday Heroes (#069SP) airs on the night of Tuesday, December 19.
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* Primetime shows originally scheduled for Monday night, Tuesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night.
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* Primetime shows originally rescheduled for Monday night; Friday night; Thursday night; and night of Tuesday, December 19.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
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:* On Monday, the COVID trip disclaimer is removed from the credits.
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:* On Tuesday, the car turntable is removed from Master Key.
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:* On Tuesday, the crew member operating Freeze Frame accidentally activates the price reveal before Drew asks for it; fortunately, this has no effect on the game's outcome.
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:* On Tuesday, Take Two's prize labels are not covered when the game is revealed.
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:* On Thursday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
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:* On Friday, George, much to his embarrassment, announces that Rachel has the fourth Item up for Bids as it spins around on the turntable with James.
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:* On Friday, Hot Seat is not shown on-camera as Drew and the contestant walk over to it, with its establishing shot instead occurring after Drew announces that they're playing it.
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:* On Friday, the logo is not removed from the center Turntable screen for the first part of the Showcase.
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: <u>'''Primetime (general)'''</u>
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:* The set is decorated for Christmas.
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:* Door #4 shows the blue nighttime Christmas logo against a background of a fireplace in a living room on a snowy evening.  The blue logo also appears in the animation at the end of the opening, as well as on the center Turntable screen and George's display; additionally, it appears without the "at Night" portion during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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:* Most of the lights that are normally gold on the primetime show are changed to rose gold, as are the yellow parts of the Christmas logo.
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:* The G-T asterisks around the audience are white.
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:* Falling snow is added to the graphics for the Contestants' Row wall and George's display.
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:* The G-T asterisks in the animation at the end of the opening are white and rose gold.
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:* Drew wears a Santa hat.
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:* The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered with gold glitter.
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:* A scene of a small town in wintertime repeats across each column of Turntable screens, with one image for each row of screens.
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:* The G-T asterisk between Door #2 and Door #3 goes back to being white at night.
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: <u>'''Primetime Monday'''</u>
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:* This episode is loosely themed as an office party, with co-workers sitting together in the audience.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw an office holiday party on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* Time I$ Møney is played for $40,000, with the money counting down twice as fast as usual.
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: <u>'''Primetime Tuesday'''</u>
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:* This episode features families of a college student (or, in some cases, two sibling college students) and one of their parents playing as teams.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first eight families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* As of this episode, Shopping Spree's rainbow prize backdrops are done away with; this change immediately carries over to the daytime show.
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:* To the Penny is played for $50,000, with the other four prize levels increased to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000.
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: <u>'''Primetime Thursday'''</u>
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:* This episode is themed as a blind date and features teams of contestants made by pairing up two singles from the audience via a professional matchmaker.
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:* The show begins with Rachel and Devin in the back of the audience; they explain the premise of the episode while walking down to Contestants' Row. At the end, they toss to George for the standard opening.
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:* A "couples' lounge" with tables and chairs is set up in the back of the right side of the audience; contestant teams sit there after playing a pricing game.
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:* On this episode, the extra Contestants' Row seat covers are green on the left and silver on the right.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first eight singles on The Price Is Right at Night!"  The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next pair of singles on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* The usual prize structure for an episode is altered, with a cash game in each half and one car game instead of the other way around. Specifically, Do the Math is played for two cars; Grand Game is played for $20,000, with the lower prizes increased accordingly; and Bonus Game is played for $40,000.
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:* In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber wears a Santa hat and a Christmas sweater.
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:* No real car games are played on this episode.
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: <u>'''Primetime Friday'''</u>
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:* This episode is a salute to the armed forces; everyone in the audience is a member of the military or, as Drew puts it, "their supporters."  The contestant pool appears to only include the actual soldiers.
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:* The Air Force Band of the Golden West Galaxy is set up in the back of the right side of the audience; they are backed by the flags of the six branches of the military and are flanked by American flags. The band plays Christmas carols during the opening, during every commercial outro except the one in the Showcase (supplanting the theme and "Dig We Must"), and during the credits; they also play their own rendition of the theme at the end of the opening.
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:* The episode opens with a pan of the band instead of the usual sweeping shot of the audience.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute the troops on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* Punch a Bunch is played for $50,000, with the same slip distribution as on the ''Survivor'' special (but without the Second Chances).
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:* Punch a Bunch's $50,000 shows Drew in his Santa hat.
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:* For no apparent reason, Door #3 does not open all the way during Punch a Bunch, stopping before reaching the bottom edges of the doorframe.
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:* Cover Up's "wrong price" is made up of still shots of the Christmas graphics from the Turntable screens and Door #4.
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:* The credits include the note, "A special thanks to the Department of Defense."
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<u>'''Week 11 (2,038 – 040xL)</u>:''' December 11, 13-15
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* Only four shows; no Tuesday episode.
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* This week was originally scheduled with five shows, with Tuesday's likely intended to focus on Bob; that episode appears to have been cancelled after his passing in August.
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** It is possible that a Tuesday show ''does'' exist for this week and has simply been delayed; however, the available evidence seems to indicate otherwise.
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* On Tuesday, Bob's 100 birthday, the tribute special from the end of Season 51 is reaired in the show's timeslot.
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* This week is mostly a "third show week;" Monday, Wednesday, and Friday were taped alongside Weeks 6 and 7.
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* As they were taped out of order, this week's "third shows" include the COVID trip disclaimer in the credits.
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* On Thursday, the left side of the Big Wheel's arrow shot uses the live camera feed instead of the stock shot.
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* On Thursday, the "$50,000" graphic in Plinko's intro uses a larger, rounder font than usual.  The new graphic is also significantly more sparkly than the normal one.
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* On Friday, Drew plugs next week's Christmas episodes after the Showcase.
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<u>'''Week 12 (2,039 – 041xL)</u>:''' December 18, 20, 21, 19, 22 + Monday night
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* The Price Is Right at Night 33: Holidays with the Family (#070SP) airs on Monday night.
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* Daytime shows originally scheduled for December 18-22.
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: <u>'''Daytime'''</u>
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:* This week's programs are Christmas episodes.  The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
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:** The set is decorated for Christmas, albeit differently than on this month's primetime shows.
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:** Door #4 shows the logo surrounded by candy canes, ball ornaments, and wooden stars against a light blue background; these graphics also appear on George's display.  The backing of the left side of the logo is also striped like a candy cane; this version of the logo is also used at the end of the opening (except on Friday, presumably by mistake), on the center Turntable screen and George's display, and during the mid-show bumper.
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:** Most of the lights on the set either are red or white and/or cascade between the two.  The solid red G-T asterisks around the audience are an exception; they are covered with red glitter.  The Turntable also continues to change to most of its pricing game-specific color schemes.
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:** The light bar around the audience is pink and white.
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:** All four Contestants' Row displays are red, and their borders are white.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
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:** The Contestants' Row wall and the Turntable screens show a variation on Door #4's graphics, with the items cascading down the wall.
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:** The opening animation has all white G-T asterisks (except on Friday, which uses the normal animation, presumably by mistake).
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:** The Barker wall is redone to show candy canes, ball ornaments, and wooden stars against a light blue, nearly white background; its dollar sign is also covered in red glitter.
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:** The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered in red glitter.
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:** Sleigh bells are added to a number of prize cues.
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:** On Monday, Bonus Game uses a special "BONUS!" graphic with a different font, Santa's face in place of the "O," and a blue background with falling snowflakes.  Unlike the usual graphics, this one slides in from the right side of the window regardless of the game's outcome.
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:** On Thursday, Do the Math's usual school paraphernalia is replaced with a sled, gifts, and Christmas trees on a bed of snow.
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:** On Thursday, 1/2 Off's gift boxes are topped with ribbon.
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:** On Friday, a sprig of mistletoe hangs over the Hot Seat.
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:* This week is also Pet Adoption Week.  Every day, a pet adoption segment occurs at the start of Act 3, with a candy cane-themed "Pet Adoption Week" logo and a Santa hat-wearing puppy popping out of a gift box being displayed on the Turntable screen.  Most of these segments are presented by a guest, as follows:
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:** Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday's guest is Brandon McMillan, the host of ''Lucky Dog: Reunions''.
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:** Thursday's guest is Bob's nephew, Bob Valandra.  Drew also takes a moment during this segment to acknowledge Bob's 100th birthday last week; this is accompanied by pictures of Bob, Dorothy Jo, and their dogs, as well as a clip of the pet adoption segment from Bob's 90th birthday.
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:** Friday's segment, rather than featuring a guest, is done by Amber.
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:* On Monday, every game is played for cash "for last-minute Christmas shopping."  Notably, Bonus Game is played for $10,000; Clock Game is played with $15,000 as its third prize; Cliff Hangers is played for $25,000; and Vend-O-Price is played for $20,000.
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:* On Monday, Bonus Game's prize reveal is accompanied by the full version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
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:* On Monday, Grand Game is played for $30,000, with the lower prizes increased accordingly.
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:* In Monday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are dressed as Santa Claus and carry a sack of presents.
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:* On Monday, no real car games are played.
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:* On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special after the Showcase.
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:* The dog in Wednesday's pet adoption segment is named Bob Barker.
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:* On Wednesday, Eazy az 1 2 3 is played for three trips.
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:** Instead of using the trip screens, the trips are displayed on the smaller monitors frequently used for the lesser prizes in games like Master Key and Rat Race; they are placed on small stands that sit upon Eazy az 1 2 3's regular podiums.
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:* On Wednesday, two of the price covers in Eazy az 1 2 3 get stuck, refusing to respond to repeated pounding on their buttons; one eventually comes loose on its own shortly after Rachel gives up on it, while Manuela ends up forcing the other one down by hand.
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:* On Wednesday, Drew plugs "tomorrow's" couples episode during the credits; as the middle of this week was aired out of order, this actually refers to Friday's show.
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:* On Thursday, 1/2 Off is played for $50,000.
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:* Friday's show features couples playing as teams.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual (and even from the rest of this week):
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:** The end of the opening is further altered to, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"  Contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next couple on The Price Is Right!"
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:** The two-person chair is used in Hot Seat.
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:* On Friday, the extra Contestants' Row seat covers are both placed to the right of the four regular ones.  The left-hand one is blue, and the right-hand one is yellow.
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:* On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
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:* On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
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:* On Friday, Hot Seat is played for $50,000, with the four lower prize levels worth the normal value of the next level.
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:* On Friday, Hot Seat's red button does not work properly, taking three hits to register each time it is used.  Fortunately, the timer never gets low enough for this to become an issue.
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: <u>'''Primetime'''</u>
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:* All general notes about Week 10's primetime shows also apply to this episode.
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:* This episode features families playing as teams.
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:** George calls each family down all at once ("The [NAME] family, come on down!") instead of listing all of their first names.
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:* The opening ends with, "You are the first four families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:* Plinko is played for $100,000, with $20,000 in the center slot and the lower values increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
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:* Balance Game's bags are red with fluffy, white trim.
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:* Drew's sign-off includes an edited-in plug for the Holiday Heroes special, which was rescheduled for the next night.
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:* The credits include a note that an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that they were ineligible.  It is unclear whether this disqualified the contestant's entire family and, if not, how it was determined which prizes they would and would not receive.
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<u>'''Week 13 (2,040 – 042xL)</u>:''' December 26-28
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* Christmas week; only three shows; no Monday or Friday episodes.
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* This week was originally planned with four shows; the Friday episode appears to have been scrapped once the staff realized it would be completely pre-empted by the Sun Bowl on the West Coast.
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* This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 9 and 10.
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* On Tuesday, the price of Switcheroo's car was accidentally included in the prize copy.  This was edited out in post-production, but the taping otherwise proceeded as though nothing had happened, and while contestant Matthew did not hear the number over the applause, his friend in the audience (our member Gamesurf) did, essentially giving him an automatic win.  Drew and James had obviously heard the mistake, as well, as Drew asks specifically for the price of the car at the end of the game instead of the last thing Matthew had right, and James does not bother waiting for the bell before revealing it.
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* On Wednesday, which was taped alongside Week 9, the COVID trip disclaimer appears in the credits.
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<u>'''Week 13.5</u>:''' Nights of February 21, January 24, January 31, Unknown, January 17, January 10, January 3, February 2
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* The Price Is Right at Night 34-41: Jackpot January (#071SP-#078SP) air on the above-listed nights.
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* Logically scheduled for January 3, January 10, January 17, January 24, January 31, February 2, March 18, Unknown.
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* Seemingly originally scheduled for March 18, January 24, January 31, Unknown, January 17, January 10, January 3, February 2.
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** The March 18 date is derived from the first reschedule date for #079SP, which itself was shuffled off of February 21 in favor of #071SP.
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* At this point, the schedule takes a detour into primetime for a series of eight shows that air throughout the first half of 2024.  The episodes were originally referred to on-air as "Jackpot January," but all references to that name were edited out after it was realized that not all eight of them would actually air ''in'' January; in fact, the remnants of that billing on CBS.com were ultimately changed to "Jackpot Special" for episodes 1, 4, and 8, which were broadcast later in the year.  Based on their original title, I have placed them here at the beginning of January, separate from any daytime weeks, to account for the specials in February with later production numbers.
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* The Jackpot January shows essentially function as both Dream Car Week, with at least one game played for an unusually expensive car, ''and'' Big Money Week, with a cash game played for a larger prize than usual or a non-cash game played for a substantial amount of cash; additionally, one game per episode has its rule altered to offer a bonus of some sort.
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* The dream cars offered are as follows:
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** On #071SP, Lucky $even is played for a BMW, and an Audi is offered in the Showcase.
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** On #072SP, Card Game is played for a Porsche, with a starting bid of $65,000.
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** On #073SP, That's Too Much! is played for a Lexus, and 6-digit 3 Strikes is played for a Maserati.
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** On #075SP, Gas Money is played for a Range Rover and $20,000, with all the cash awards doubled.
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** On #076SP, Gridlock! is played for a Jaguar.
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** On #077SP, 6-digit Golden Road is played for a Lincoln Navigator, and Master Key is played for another Lexus.
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** On #078SP, 5 Price Tags is played for another Audi.
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* The big money games are as follows:
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** On #071SP, Cliff Hangers is played for $250,000 using its alternate Big Money Week format.
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** On #072SP, Rat Race is played for $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000, with $100,000 functioning as the car.
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** On #073SP, Vend-O-Price is played for $100,000.
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** On #075SP, 1/2 Off is played for $50,000.
 +
** On #076SP, Plinko is played for $500,000, with the center slot worth $100,000 and the lower values increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
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** On #077SP, To the Penny is played for $100,000, with the lower prizes increased to $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, and $50,000.
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** On #078SP, Time I$ Møney is played for $200,000, with the money ticking down at 10 times its normal speed.
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* The games modified to offer a bonus are as follows:
 +
** On #071SP, if the Now....or Then contestant can get all six items right, she wins a bonus of monthly housecleaning services for five years in addition to the living room the game is being played for.
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** On #072SP, Hole in One is played with the windmill from its big money format; if the contestant uses the windmill and wins the game, he wins not only the car but also the cash equivalent of its price.  The contestant also has the option of removing the windmill and playing the game normally.
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** On #073SP, the first chip in Shell Game is gold.  If the contestant wins the game with this chip, the coach airfare in the trip being offered will be upgraded to first class.  It is unclear whether the price of this upgrade would factor into the regular cash equivalent bonus.
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** On #075SP, Bullseye is played for $160,000 with a modified format.  Instead of getting three turns to win the game, the contestant attempts to hit the bullseye with all five items in any order they choose; their first bullseye wins $10,000, and any subsequent bullseyes double their winnings.  The hidden bullseye is not used on this episode; despite this, Drew still places markers on the target, including on the bullseye, any time the contestant does not go over.
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** On #076SP, Any Number is played with a "mega piggy bank" whose value is multiplied by 10,000.  This effectively leads to the piggy bank functioning as the car on this episode, as it ends up being worth significantly more than the ''actual'' car; likewise, the car itself functions as the prize, and the prize functions as the piggy bank.  In spite of this, Any Number still unambiguously functions as the second half's car game.
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** On #077SP, Range Game is played with a second, orange, $50 rangefinder covering the center of the regular rangefinder; if the contestant wins and the price is in the orange area, they receive a hot tub as a bonus in addition to the main prize.
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** On #078SP, Money Game is played for a truck ''and'' a boat, with both prices hidden on the board and only five dollar signs.  The contestant can win either or both of the vehicles; the game only ends when four dollar signs are found or both prices are completed.
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* The following notes also apply to specific episodes:
 +
: <u>'''#071SP'''</u>
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:* The G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 briefly turns gold during Drew's entrance.
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:* Three Barker's Beauties are present.
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:* In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphics carry a sack full of cash.
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:* In Cliff Hangers, the yellow step counter on the mountain is marbled.
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:* In Cliff Hangers, for no apparent reason, "On the Franches" mountains has an extra measure from halfway through the chorus at the end of its first loop.
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:* One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
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: <u>'''#072SP'''</u>
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:* The G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 briefly turns gold during Drew's entrance.
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:* Three Barker's Beauties are present.
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:* The window lights in Rat Race are not turned on.
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:* The $500 flag is not present in Hole in One.
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:* The logo does not fly back onto the center Turntable screen during Drew's sign-off.
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: <u>'''#073SP'''</u>
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:* Three Barker's Beauties are present.
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:* Vend-O-Price's $100,000 prize is introduced with the full version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
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:* Switch? is played for two rooms of furniture.  The rooms are displayed in Door #2 and Door #3, and the Switch? podiums and logo trip screen are placed onstage between the doors.
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:** To accommodate the altered staging, Drew and the contestant walk up to the Turntable after the Item up for Bids, then move down to Door #2 during the prize descriptions.
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:** Thanks to the altered staging, Switch?'s price reveal only requires a single camera shot; to accommodate this, the left-hand podium is used for the right-hand prize and vice versa.
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:* In a throwback to the days of 3 Strikes +, a seventh window is attached to the left side of the 3 Strikes board to display the dollar sign; in contrast to the days of 3 Strikes +, this extra window is noticeably ''brighter'' than the others.
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:* In a departure from the norm, the first number in 3 Strikes's 6-digit price is revealed at the start of the game, leaving it to be played with the usual five number balls and three strike balls.
 +
: <u>'''#075SP'''</u>
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:* Contestant Sharon wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling all correct numbers and 6s.
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: <u>'''#076SP'''</u>
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:* The G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 briefly turns gold during Drew's entrance.
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:* Three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Swap Meet.
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:* Plinko's intro graphics use the new font and sparkles seen on December 14.
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:* In acknowledgement of the mega piggy bank, the bell rings twice for both numbers in the car and numbers in the piggy bank during Any Number.
 +
: <u>'''#077SP'''</u>
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:* The bank vault backdrop from Safe Crackers is used for the first prize in Golden Road, a safe.
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:* In To the Penny, the usual graphics that appear on either side of the prize values are replaced with trios of stars on the $100,000 panel.
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:* To the Penny's graphics malfunction on the second item, whose prices simply appear already at full size instead of zooming out from the center.
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:* Installing the second rangefinder appears to have been more difficult than it looks, as the main rangefinder is noticeably askew.
 +
: <u>'''#078SP'''</u>
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:* 1 Right Price is played behind Door #3.
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:** For reasons unknown, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable after the Item up for Bids for this playing, moving over to Door #3 during the prize descriptions.
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:* Money Game's truck is driven out from behind the Turntable a la Lucky $even, and its boat is displayed behind Door #2.
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:* The truck graphic and the boat graphic are both displayed in front of the Money Game logo.
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:* A second price display is added to the bottom of the Money Game board to hold the price of the boat.
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<u>'''Week 14 (2,041 – 043xL)</u>:''' January 5, 3, 4, 2
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* New Year's week; only four shows; no Monday episode.
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* Originally scheduled for January 2-5.
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* Beginning on Tuesday, the nighttime version of the Barker Wall is also used on the daytime show.
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* On Tuesday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
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* On Tuesday, Back to '73 receives its annual name change, becoming Back to '74.
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* On Wednesday, Drew accidentally breaks a light bulb off of Door #2 when he backs into it during Safe Crackers.
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* On Friday's show, which was aired out of order as the first new broadcast of 2024, Drew mentions during the opening and during his sign-off that it was the first episode of the year; both of these comments appear to have been edited in during post-production.
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<u>'''Week 15 (2,042 – 044xL)</u>:''' January 8-12
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* On Wednesday, Drew announces the birth of James's daughter during the first Item up for Bids.  He then briefly attempts to offer the baby ''as'' the first Item up for Bids.
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* On Wednesday, the logo does not fly back onto the center Turntable screen during the credits.
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* On Thursday, after contestant Derek, who has a screengrab of Bullseye '72 on his shirt, gets onstage, he groans in disappointment when Push Over comes around on the Turntable instead of Bullseye '76; this leads to a rare acknowledgement by Drew of a retired game.  (Coincidentally, Bullseye '76 ''is'' played later in the episode.)
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* On Thursday, contestant Derek says hello to Dr. Emily Senay while spinning the Big Wheel.  This was an inside joke; during the '00s, Dr. Senay worked at CBS News and regularly hosted the short segment "CBS Health Watch" during Price's last commercial.
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* On Friday, Drew again announces the birth of James's daughter during the first Item up for Bids.  He does not attempt to offer the baby as a prize this time around.
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* On Friday, when Drew reveals the first price in That's Too Much!, the second price accidentally reveals itself, as well.
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<u>'''Week 16 (2,043 – 045xL)</u>:''' January 15-19
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* On Tuesday, in honor of his birthday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is five picture of Jonathan Mangum.  While most of the pictures are from Let's Make a Deal, the center one is a shot of him eating refried beans during It's in the Bag on the Season 50 April Fool's Day show, with a party hat photoshopped onto his head.
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* On Tuesday, when contestant Brenda gets onstage, she slides to her knees and pretends to "worship" Drew; unfortunately, in the process, she also knocks a light bulb off the "edge" of the stage.  After she wins Stack the Deck, she is seen sitting in her car, holding up the light bulb in victory as the show goes to commercial.
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* On Thursday, Bonkers's button does not trigger a sound effect the second time the contestant presses it; Drew hits it again for him on his way back to the board, at which point it works.
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* On Thursday, Bonkers's ''other'' button also malfunctions, refusing to trigger the price reveal despite Drew hitting it several times; Drew eventually attempts to kick the price loose but ends up smashing a light bulb instead.  The price does eventually drop, seemingly after an edit.
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* On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
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* On Friday, George's pink calldown window is used during Act 3.
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<u>'''Week 17 (2,044 – 046xL)</u>:''' January 22, 23, 26, 25, 24
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* Originally scheduled for January 22-26.
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* On Monday, Safe Crackers more or less returns to its original way of being revealed; Door #2 still opens off-camera, but the game is not actually seen until Drew throws to George for the prize descriptions.
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* On Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, the daytime Barker Wall is used.
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* On Tuesday, James accidentally holds the price of Temptation's third gift upside-down.
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* Thursday's episode is a "third show;" it was taped alongside the Wednesday shows from Weeks 7 and 9, although it takes no games from the latter.
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* On Friday, Hot Seat's red button malfunctions again, not registering the first time the contestant presses it.
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* On Friday, Squeeze Play's button ''also'' malfunctions, releasing the price cover but not actually triggering the reveal; Drew ends up flipping it down by himself.
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<u>'''Week 18 (2,045 – 047xL)</u>:''' January 29-February 2
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* This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 14, 15, and 24.
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** Friday's show in particular was taped alongside Thursday of Week 15 and Tuesday of Week 24.  As these episodes are nowhere near each other on the schedule, instead of the third show drawing games from the first two's lineups, all three pairs of episodes have at least two shared games, and Plinko is played at all three tapings.
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* On Thursday, James and Rachel are shown on-camera bringing It's in the Bag's grocery cart out from behind the game's main prop.
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* On Thursday, Shell Game is played for a car.
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<u>'''Week 18.5</u>:''' Nights of Unknown, February 14, February 7
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* The Price Is Right at Night 42 (#079SP) airs on an unknown night.
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* The Price Is Right at Night 43 (#080SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, February 14.
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* The Price Is Right at Night 44: Super Bowl Special (#081SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, February 7.
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* Originally scheduled for February 21, 14, and 7.
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* At this point, the schedule again swings into primetime for three additional specials.  While the second and third of these shows are tied to specific dates, those dates do not match the order of their production numbers; as such, I have placed all three between the first two weeks of February, separate from any daytime weeks.
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: <u>'''#080SP'''</u>
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:* This episode is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing as teams.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** The light strips around the audience, the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors, the strips along the edges of the aisles, and most of the lights on the Turntable are red and purple.
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:** Door #4 shows the Barker logo, with "at Night" at its base, against a pair of pink and red hearts; behind them is a starfield with pairs of hearts cascading upward.  This version of the logo also appears at the end of the opening (with the hearts flying around the text before settling into place), on the center Turntable screen, during every commercial outro, and on the Showcase podiums; the hearts also appear without the text on George's display, occasionally performing their circling animation; and the background appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, and George's display.
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:** The borders of both the Contestants' Row displays and the Contestants' Row wall are red.
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:** The screens on the Contestants' Row wall are tinted red around the edges.
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:** The G-T asterisks in the logo at the end of the opening are all red and purple; they are also accompanied by hearts.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:** The Barker Wall is pink and has hearts on it.
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:** The light strip at the "edge" of the stage is purple.
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:* Oddly, the extra Contestants' Row seat covers for this episode are both on the right end of the row and are both yellow.
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:* Unlike most primetime shows, this episode's opening ''does'' include the line, "Television's most exciting hour!"
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:* It's in the Bag is played for $32,000, with all of the usual cash prizes doubled; oddly, the "$32,000" marker for the final bag is noticeably lower than the other four and, presumably because of the smaller amount of space available at that height, also has a noticeably smaller dollar sign.
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: <u>'''#081SP'''</u>
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:* This special is themed around the Super Bowl, which airs on CBS four nights later.  The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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:** Door #4 shows the Super Bowl VIII logo, with the CBS Sports logo at its base, floating over a football field with a night sky in the background.
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:** The TPIR signs in the back of the audience are replaced with Super Bowl VIII logos.
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:** The ''NFL on CBS'' theme plays during the opening instead of "Walking" and the TPIR theme.  This music also plays after pricing games, during come on downs, during commercial outros, while coming back from commercial during the Showcase, and during the credits, as well as supplanting both versions of "Dig We Must" during the Showcase Showdowns; "Walking" does still play when contestants come onstage, and the TPIR theme is not heard at all.
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:** Miniature football fields with sidelines and yard markers are placed in the aisles.
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:** The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw the ultimate Super Bowl party on The Price Is Right at Night!"
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:** The Contestants' Row displays show the logos and starfield from Door #4; when the contestants bid, a football with the Super Bowl VIII logo on it flies across their display, leaving their bid and the normal primetime colors in its wake.
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:** The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all gold and silver and are accompanied by silver football helmets and footballs.
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:** Drew's entrance is flanked by platforms shooting fireworks.
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:** The center-left and center-right Turntable screens show the Super Bowl VIII and CBS Sports logos; they also appear on the center screen during the Showcase.
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:* Much like the Jackpot January shows, this episode has both dream car games and a big money game, as follows:
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:** More or Less is played for a $118,000 Hummer.
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:** Cover Up is played for a Porsche.
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:** Hot Seat is played for $200,000, with the lower prizes raised to $5,000, $20,000, $50,000, and $100,000.
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:** Additionally, a Cadillac is offered in the Showcase.
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:* Bargain Game is played for a home gym in Door #2 and a spa package in Door #3; a scaled-down version of the "Bargain Game" sign is placed onstage between the doors and is flanked by the price tags.
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:** To accommodate the altered staging, Drew and the contestant walk up to the Turntable after the Item up for Bids, then move down to Door #2 during the prize descriptions.
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:* Jason and Travis Kelce appear remotely during Check-Out to call down their mother, Donna Kelce, who appears in the studio to help present the game's prize package; the brothers appear in George's calldown window while introducing her.  Donna also helps to present the first showcase, which is themed around her role as "the queen of the Kelce family."
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:** It must be noted that during this appearance, Jason misidentifies the Showcase, saying that Donna's dinner rolls "belong in the Showcase Showdown."
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:* Cover Up's "wrong price" is a panorama of Door #4's graphics.
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<u>'''Week 19 (2,046 – 048xL)</u>:''' February 5-9
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* On Monday, the daytime Barker Wall returns permanently.
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* Monday's Plinko is a substitution for Hot Seat, which broke down during the taping.
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* On Tuesday and Wednesday, the dot on the "i" in "Price" on Door #3 is noticeably off-kilter, hanging diagonally with its lower-left corner against the rest of the letter.
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* On Wednesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
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* On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
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* On Wednesday, the G-T asterisk on the Top Winner's Showcase podium is burned out; it is fixed during the second showcase.
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* On Wednesday, Drew plugs that night's broadcast of #081SP after the Showcase.
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* On Thursday, the crew forgets to unlock the safe while setting up Safe Crackers, leaving Rachel briefly unable to open the door to reveal the prizes.
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* On Thursday, the Turntable walls are briefly in their red/light blue color scheme at the beginning of Act 6; it is possible that this color scheme is used off-screen during 5 Price Tags, the sixth game, and was loaded early.
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<u>'''Week 20 (2,047 – 049xL)</u>:''' February 12-16
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* On Tuesday, at the beginning of the show, the light blue fields near the outer edges of the screens on the Contestants' Row wall extend much farther inward than usual, partially engulfing the Pricedown dollar signs.  The screens are reconfigured during the first game and appear normal from Act 2 onward.
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* On Tuesday, the show goes to commercial from Hole in One with an instant replay from another camera angle after the contestant wins on a rebound.
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* On Wednesday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 does not turn light blue during Race Game.
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* On Wednesday, Drew plugs that night's broadcast of #080SP after the Showcase.
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* On Thursday, James's mother is in the audience.
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* On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3; oddly, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable after the Item up for Bids, only walking to the Big Doors during the prize description.
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* On Friday, the price of the first item in Master Key somehow gets stuck in its slot; Drew eventually manages to pry it loose after several seconds of wriggling and one ineffective kick to the lock.
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<u>'''Week 21 (2,048 – 050xL)</u>:''' February 19-23
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* This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 16, 17, and 24.
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* As they were taped out of order, Monday through Wednesday's shows use the primetime Barker Wall.
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* On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, in contract to what was seen at the start of last Tuesday's show, the light blue fields on the Contestants' Row wall are almost nonexistent.
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* On Thursday, Drew accidentally rattles off the number of items in Vend-O-Price as the cover is opening, not giving the crew any time to set the shot up; he goes over them again after the grocery plugs so the numbers can be revealed on the board.
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* On Friday, the price flap for the first item in Secret "X" gets stuck shut; Amber does eventually manage to yank it open.
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<u>'''Week 22 (2,049 – 051xL)</u>:''' February 26-March 1
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* On Thursday, there is a five-second span near the end of Bargain Game during which the sound almost completely drops out; it appears some sort of edit was being made to this portion of the show but was somehow never finished.
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<u>'''Week 23 (2,050 – 052xL)</u>:''' March 4-8
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* On Monday, during Safe Crackers, Drew breaks the same light bulb on Door #2 that he had broken during Safe Crackers on January 3 in roughly the same way he broke it on January 3, although this time, he completely shatters it instead of simply knocking it out of the socket.
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* On Tuesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
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* On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
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* On Thursday, Temptation does not open with a close-up of the board.
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* On Thursday, while spinning the Big Wheel, contestant Jacob says hello to, along with numerous other ''Whose Line Is It Anyway'' cast members, Jeff Davis, who auditioned as the announcer during the fifth through eighth weeks of Season 39.
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* On Friday, Bonus Game's lights are substantially dimmer than usual.
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<u>'''Week 24 (2,051 – 053xL)</u>:''' March 18-20
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* Originally scheduled for March 11-13.
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* March Madness week; only three shows.
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** This week appears to have been planned, as has happened several times in recent years, with the mistaken belief that the March Madness tournament would begin a week earlier than it actually does.  This usually results in the schedule being rewritten once the error is discovered; however, given the jigsaw puzzle-like nature of this season's taping schedule, the staff seems to have decided it would be easier to just air Weeks 24 and 25 out of order.
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* Monday's show is themed around spring break; everyone in the audience is a college student.  Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
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** The light rings around the audience are purple and yellow, as are the sides of the light strips at the "edge" of the stage and the lights on George's podium.
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** The light columns in the audience orange and sky blue, as are the lights on the Turntable wall.
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** The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and purple.
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** Door #4 shows the logo, with its right-hand background in sky blue instead of red and with the text "Spring Break" at its base, against a tropical seashore; behind the logo is a sun setting on the horizon, with its sunbursts rotating as they cascade out.  This background also appears on the Turntable screens and George's display; the center Turntable screen and George's display also show the logo (but not the "Spring Break" text).  This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
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** Door #4 and George's podium have colored lights strung around them.
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** The set is decorated for the special.
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** The first and third Contestants' Row displays are seafoam green with orange borders, while the second and fourth displays are orange with sky blue borders.
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** The borders of the Contestants' Row wall cascade sky blue and yellow, and its screens show tropical waters.
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** The opening ends with, "You are the first four college students as we celebrate spring break on The Price Is Right!"
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** The Barker Wall shows a pastel sunburst, and its dollar sign is covered with turquoise glitter.
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** Drew's jacket is patterned with tropical flowers.
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** The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are purple.
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** The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is orange.
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** The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is purple.
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** Outside of the opening, the theme is replaced with an exotic-sounding remix.
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** In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphics are shirtless and riding a surfboard.
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** The Showcase podiums show the sky blue logo against a tropical beach scene on the upper display and tropical waters on the lower display; the "SHOWCASE" text is not present on this episode.
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* As it was taped out of order, Tuesday's show uses the primetime Barker Wall.
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* On Tuesday, George mentions during the first showcase that it is the first day of spring; this refers to the episode's broadcast date of March 19.
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<u>'''Week 25 (2,052 – 054xL)</u>:''' March 11-15
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* Originally scheduled for March 18-22.
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* This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 19 and 20.
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* On Monday, which was taped between Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 19, the dot on the "i" in "Price" on Door #3 is again diagonal.
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* On Monday, contestant Johnathon wishes George a happy birthday while spinning the Big Wheel; George's birthday is, in fact, March 11, the day this episode was broadcast out of order.
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* On Wednesday, the staff mistakenly returns the Turntable walls to their default colors immediately after Make Your Move's price reveal.  They revert to the game colors off-camera before Drew throws to commercial.
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* On Friday, in honor of National Shoe the World Day, which falls on March 15, the day of the show's out-of-order broadcast, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a sequence of pictures showing how to tie a shoe.
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<u>'''Week 26 (2,053 – 055xL)</u>:''' March 25-29
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<u>'''Week 27 (2,054 – 056xL)</u>:''' April 1-5
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<u>'''Week 28 (2,055 – 057xL)</u>:''' April 8-12
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<u>'''Week 29 (2,056 – 058xL)</u>:''' April 15-19
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<u>'''Week 30 (2,057 – 059xL)</u>:''' April 22-26
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<u>'''Week 31 (2,058 – 060xL)</u>:''' April 29-May 3
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<u>'''Week 32 (2,059 – 061xL)</u>:''' May 6-10
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<u>'''Week 33 (2,060 – 062xL)</u>:''' May 13-17
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<u>'''Week 34 (2,061 – 063xL)</u>:''' May 20-24
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<u>'''Week 35 (2,062 – 064xL)</u>:''' May 27-31
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<u>'''Week 36 (2,063 – 065xL)</u>:''' June 3-7
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<u>'''Week 37 (2,064 – 066xL)</u>:''' June 10-14
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<u>'''Week 38 (2,065 – 067xL)</u>:''' June 17-21
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<u>'''Week 39 (2,066 – 068xL)</u>:''' June 24-28
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<u>'''Week 40 (2,067 – 069xL)</u>:''' July 4
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* Logically scheduled for July 1.
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Latest revision as of 23:09, 27 March 2024

This FAQ section is an attempt to chronicle every major event in the history of The Price Is Right, as well as to list the episodes in the order they were supposed to air in. I once thought that it would never be completed, but a wealth of incoming information in the recent past and for the foreseeable future now seems to suggest otherwise. Not even recent seasons have every single event listed, although we’re always trying to rectify that. Any dates listed as “September*”, “October*”, “November*”, or “December*” refer to the September, October, November, or December in the second year of the season; any dates listed as “June*” or “August*” refer to the June or August in the first year of the season.

Additionally, at the top of each season, you will find a link to a calendar with listing of which games were played on every episode in that season. In the first 15 seasons, many of the episodes are shaded in gray, indicating that the exact order in which the games were played is not known; after Season 15, this occurs only on a small number of pre-empted shows in Seasons 16 and 17. Color codes are present in the calendars to indicate such things as non-car games being played for cars and Most Expensive being played for three trips where they are known. The dates given in the calendars reflect the proper episode order, which is occasionally not the order in which the shows ended up being broadcast on CBS; as such, when using them, it can be helpful to keep this timeline with its list of reschedulings open in another window.

While the 1970s nighttime show is largely outside the scope of this timeline, we nevertheless know all of its game lineups; as such, it seems only logical to provide "calendars" for it, as well. They reside here, hosted as always by Scorpz.

Season 1 ('72-'73)

Pricing game calendar for Season 1, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 0: Unaired pilot (No known production number)

  • A "pilot" for The New Price Is Right was taped on August 15, 1972, four days before the recording of episode #0011D. Its title notwithstanding, the show actually served as a dress rehearsal to make sure everything would go smoothly when taping began. Neither Bob nor Dennis was involved with the runthrough; who stood in as host that day is lost to time. Roger has stated that he does not believe any footage of the pilot exists.
  • The pilot is not included in any episode counts, although it could reasonably be regarded as "episode 0."


Week 1: September 4, 6, Unaired, 8, 7, & 5

  • Originally scheduled for September 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, & 8.
  • This week consists of six episodes, with two Wednesday shows. After the original Wednesday show, #0013D, was taped, the staff discovered that one of the contestants was ineligible because she was the common-law wife of one of the cameramen. It was never aired, and episode #0013D(R) was created to replace it. It is unclear whether or not a tape of episode #0013D still exists.
  • References in this week to "Wednesday show" or "original Wednesday" refer to episode #0013D; references to "replacement Wednesday show" refer to episode #0013D(R). References along the lines of "all shows this week" or "this week's shows" include original Wednesday but not replacement Wednesday unless otherwise noted.
  • Because of the noticeable differences between episode #0013D(R) and this week's five main shows, and for the sake of clarity in numbering the first few playings of Double Prices, Grocery Game, and Bullseye, this document refers to the replacement episode 3 as though it came between episodes 5 and 6.
  • The show begins its existence with Bob hosting, Johnny announcing, and Janice and Anitra as the Barker's Beauties.
  • Janice and Anitra initially do not wear the same outfits as each other.
  • The show originally airs at 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
  • On this week's shows, the first four contestants are told to "stand up" instead of "come on down."
  • The opening spiel is, "A fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today if they know when The Price Is Right!"
  • Monday's opening ends with, "And all four of you, come on down; you're the first contestants on The New Price Is Right!"
  • In the opening logo, the dollar sign and "New" are orange, and the other words are white. Elsewhere, "The" is orange; the dollar sign and "New" are yellow; and "Price," "Is," and "Right" are red.
  • The show's color scheme consists mainly of oranges, yellows, and browns. Its set appears as follows:
    • The Turntable carpet is orange, and the stationary Turntable walls are brown, orange, and yellow. The turning panel has a pattern of dots on the front side and a hexagon pattern on the game side. The wall borders are brown.
    • The Big Doors have their normal patterns that remain in place up through the first episode of Season 31, albeit in drastically different colors. The doorframes are brown; the colored strips on them are orange around Door #1, yellow around Door #2, and red around Door #3.
    • Contestants' Row consists of four brown eggcrate displays; each display has an asterisk on its left side which flashes when the contestant standing behind it wins. The displays rest against a backing that has the same pattern on it as the game side of the Turntable wall. The floor in front of Contestants' Row is a black area surrounded by yellow. The seats in the Row are red, whereas the rest of the audience has blue chairs; the "New," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers are not in place yet.
    • The Giant Price Tag is white with a brown border; it displays the show's logo. There is a black circle on the left side, representing a hole that a thread would be put through.
    • The Showcase podiums are red and yellow, with brown borders. The Top Winner stands at the red podium.
    • The Clam's exterior has the show's logo in a white field surrounded by brown. Its interior uses the same pattern as the game side of the Turntable wall; a piece of orange fabric is draped over two hooks on its back wall.
    • The curtains behind the audience are a solid yellow.
    • The Barker Wall does not exist during this first week of shows. Instead, Bob's entrance is backed by the backdrops for the first Item up for Bids on Monday; a backdrop with the same pattern as the game side of the Turntable wall on Tuesday and Friday; and a plain, brown backdrop on Wednesday (presumably) and Thursday.
  • On all shows this week, Johnny ends each Item up for Bids description with, "And this [name of prize] can be yours if the price is right!"
  • On this week's shows, bidding always starts from the left side of Contestants' Row, regardless of whether or not the newest contestant is standing there.
  • Monday's show features the debuts of Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices.
  • On Monday, a miked contestant podium is placed on the Turntable for Any Number and Bonus Game during the preceding IUFBs; it is never seen again after the first episode.
  • Monday and Thursday's playings of Any Number both feature the short-lived "Any Number piggy bank" prop; it seems safe to assume that Wednesday's does, as well, but we currently have no way of checking this.
  • On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the first three shows taped, the theme does not immediately start playing when someone wins a pricing game.
  • During the half-hour era, the show's theme is used while going to commercial from all segments except for the first part of the Showcase; there, the "come on down" cue is used.
  • On this week's shows, there is no rule stating that the order of the Contestants' Row lineup may not be altered during the course of an episode.
  • Monday's show marks the first appearances of the Clam and the Giant Price Tag.
  • On Monday, the Giant Price Tag has a narrow, orange curtain attached to each side of it; they only appear on this episode.
  • On Monday only, Bonus Game's windows are yellow.
  • On Monday, Bob's microphone dies shortly after Bonus Game is revealed; he uses a much bulkier mic, similar to Dennis's, for the rest of the episode.
  • Bonus Game's small prize flaps appear to initially be held shut by duct tape.
  • Monday's Bonus Game contestant, Paul, is called down again 40 years later on Price's 40th anniversary episode, #6023K; amazingly, he ends up playing Bonus Game again.
  • The ticket plug occurs during the commercial between the second and third games; the address is written in simple black text on an orange background.
  • During the ticket plug, a slow remix of the theme's bridge plays.
  • On all shows this week, the flap in Double Prices displays the name of the prize's manufacturer.
  • On all shows this week except for possibly Wednesday (which we currently have no way of checking), the Showcase podiums are already in place or being set up during the third game.
  • The consolation prize plug is read during the commercial between the third game and the Showcase; Johnny refers to those remaining in Contestants' Row as "All contestants who have not participated onstage." Johnny sometimes alludes to there being more show following the commercials at the end of this plug, but there does not appear to be a consistent script for it at this point.
  • The consolation prize plugs use the same music as the ticket plug.
  • Early in the show's run, the showcases are always staged behind one door each (with the first prize sometimes being presented onstage in front of it); furthermore, the first showcase is almost always in Door #1, and the second is almost always in Door #2 (although they are occasionally staged the other way around).
  • On all shows this week, at the end of the Showcase, the Turntable begins spinning for no apparent reason; on all shows except for replacement Wednesday, this also happens while going to commercial during the first part of the Showcase. It seems safe to assume that the spin at the end of the first part of the Showcase was dropped after the first taping week finished.
  • On Monday, the Showcase podiums have flipcards placed on them after the commercial; they are used to reveal the ARPs. For the remainder of the week, the standard price reveal method with Bob reading the ARPs from small price tags is used, and a nameplate with a description of the showcase is placed on each podium during the commercial.
  • Early in the show's run, the Big Doors are not closed after a showcase is presented, and the prizes are not taken backstage; instead, both showcases remain on display for the rest of the episode.
  • Early in the show's run, the credits, with the exception of the prize providers, are displayed in the Pricedown font.
  • On Monday, at the end of the credits, Johnny announces, "This program has been recorded at CBS Television City, Hollywood!"
  • On Tuesday, the original opening's regular ending, "Come on down and play The New Price Is Right!", is introduced.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Dorothy's bid on the first Item up for Bids never lights up; despite this, her display's asterisk does flash when she wins it.
  • Tuesday's show features the debuts of Grocery Game and Bullseye '72, the day's first and second games, respectively.
  • As a result of CBS broadcasting this week's episodes out of order, the second playings of Grocery Game and Bullseye were actually aired before their first playings.
  • On Tuesday and Friday, Grocery Game is played on the front side of the turntable, with the game side visible during the Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday and Friday, when Grocery Game ends, it spins back around on the turntable in the wrong direction.
  • Tuesday's Grocery Game contestant, Dorothy, is called down again 36 years later, on episode #4502K from November 11, 2008 (which was aired out of order on November 3).
  • On this week's shows, Grocery Game offers $100 cash in addition to the prize; the contestants are allowed to quit the game with the money at any time, and the phrasing of the rules seems to indicate that it would still be awarded if the game was lost by running out of products before reaching $6.75. Somewhat confusingly, while Bob explicitly states on Tuesday that the contestant can quit at any time and alludes to it while explaining the rules on Friday, the idea of doing so seems to be more or less discounted during the actual gameplay.
  • On its first four playings only, Grocery Game contestants automatically win supplies of the five grocery products used in the game. The amounts awarded vary, but they always total at least $100. It is not clear whether the groceries were factored into determining the Top Winner and Runner-Up for the Showcase, as no situation ever arose where it actually would have made a difference.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the Showcase podiums are positioned noticeably farther apart than usual.
  • On Wednesday (presumably, given their presence on Thursday), Bonus Game's windows are changed to orange.
  • Although their show was not aired, it is believed that the eligible contestants from the original Wednesday show did receive their prizes.
  • During Thursday's opening, the logo is mistakenly placed on-screen for a few seconds when Johnny calls the first contestant.
  • On Thursday, two different cues are mistakenly played at the same time for the first item in Bonus Game.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game's third small prize is a bicycle; as this obviously does not fit on the small prize table, it is instead presented by itself in front of Door #1.
  • On Thursday, in an extremely unusual move, the prize package for Double Prices is less expensive than the preceding Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, Bob never reveals the price of the Top Winner's showcase, although its value can be calculated by subtracting the prices of her other prizes from her total winnings.
  • On Thursday, the when an overbid occurs during the Showcase, the buzzer sounds; the foghorn has not been introduced yet at this point. (This is likely also the case on Wednesday, although we have no way of confirming that at this point.)
  • On Friday, at least two of the first four contestants start coming on down as soon as Johnny calls their names; this may have prompted the replacement of "stand up" with "come on down" at the next taping session.
  • Friday's show features well-known contestant Boo Boo Cooper, who manages to thoroughly confound Bob as he attempts to guide her through Grocery Game.
  • On Friday, the turntable spins too far while revealing Bullseye; it subsequently backs up into the correct position, noticeably moving Bob's foot in the process.
  • The replacement Wednesday show was produced during the second week of tapings, and as such, it introduces several things not seen on this week's five main shows, all of which carry over to next week:
    • The normal opening, with contestants being told to "Come on down" and ending with, "You are the first four contestants on The New Price Is Right!" is used for the first time.
    • The opening music stops after Johnny calls the fourth contestant, and the theme does not start until he begins to say the show's name.
    • The Barker Wall makes its first appearance.
    • Contestants are no longer allowed to move to different spots in Contestants' Row during the course of the show.
    • Grocery Game no longer offers cash.
    • The numbers in Bullseye are now highlighted with blue lights, making them much easier to read.
    • Bullseye provides a $500 bidding range.
    • A dot is added to the left side of Bullseye's price tag graphic, indicating the spot that a thread would be put through; this version of the graphic subsequently carries over to Clock Game and Double Bullseye.
    • The flap on Double Prices displays the show's logo.
    • The Showcase podiums have their standard, permanent, brown nameplates, into which title cards are inserted during the commercial. The cards initially vary between brown, orange, and yellow, seemingly at random.
  • The replacement Wednesday show has a different pricing game lineup than the original episode (Grocery Game, Bullseye, Double Prices in #0013D(R), as opposed to Any Number, Bonus Game, Double Prices in #0013D), as well as a completely different set of prizes.
  • On replacement Wednesday, Bob refers to "our little Grocery Game" after the grocery plugs; this marks the first on-air use of any pricing game's name.
  • On replacement Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a boat; while playing car games for boats was relatively common in the early months of the nighttime show, it stands out as an anomaly on the daytime show.


Week 2: September 11-15

  • Monday's show is the earliest show that does not use the same pricing game lineup as either of the first two episodes.
  • The "The," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers in Contestants' Row are added on Monday; they are not present on Tuesday, which was taped out of order before episode #0013D(R).
  • On Monday, Contestants' Row bidding is altered to move from left to right beginning with the newest contestant and wrapping around when the end of the Row is reached; this is not done on Tuesday, which, as noted above, was taped out of order before the week's other four episodes.
  • On Monday, the windows in Bonus Game change color again, this time becoming blue. The game's small prize labels also adopt their standard font for the show's first 40-and-a-half years at this time.
  • Monday's show features the debut of Clock Game.
  • On its first three playings, Clock Game's board is noticeably bulkier than usual; it is believed that only the top half of the game existed at this point and that it was somehow attached to the front of Any Number/Bullseye (which are themselves known to have been a single prop).
  • Monday's Clock Game contestant only wins the first prize; however, after the taping, it was discovered that she had somehow been shorted eight seconds, so she was awarded the second prize, as well.
  • Monday's show is the earliest episode on which Double Prices is not played.
  • On Tuesday, the Showcase podiums can be seen on the Turntable during Act 3.
  • Tuesday's third Item up for Bids features the first ever all-overbid. These are originally indicated by one single, extended sounding of the buzzer.
  • On either Wednesday or Thursday -- probably Thursday -- the "The" seat cover in Contestants' Row is replaced with one that reads "New."
  • Thursday's show features the final playing of Bullseye '72.
  • On Thursday, instead of providing a bidding range in Bullseye, Bob tells the contestant that the car's price has been rounded to the nearest $10.
  • Thursday's Double Prices and Friday's Clock Game were each originally scheduled for the opposite episode; they were likely switched to avoid having Clock Game appear on the same show as Bullseye.
  • On Thursday, in an extremely unusual move, the prize package for Double Prices is less expensive than the preceding Item up for Bids.
  • As of Friday, Grocery Game contestants are no longer awarded supplies of the groceries.
  • By Friday, the Any Number board gets its picture of a piggy bank; the piggy bank had been represented by the words "PIGGY BANK" at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday. Unlike the text label, no attempt is made to conceal the graphic when the game is revealed.
  • Any Number's piggy bank prop is retired this week, probably after Wednesday; it is present at least through Monday.
  • The decimal point in Any Number's piggy bank price is white by Friday; it had been black at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday.
  • By Friday, the foghorn has been introduced.
  • On Friday, Bob awards contestant Marseille the first prize in Clock Game despite her not having begun to say it until after the foghorn had sounded.
  • On at least Friday's show, the Showcase title cards are placed in the podiums during the second showcase; while it is not known for certain how long this happened, a logical guess would be that it started this Monday.
  • By Friday, the Turntable has stopped spinning after the Showcase on a regular basis.
  • By Friday, Johnny has begun announcing, "Stay tuned for Gambit, next over most of these CBS stations," after signing off.


Week 3: September 18-22

  • On Monday, Door #2 opens too far during Bob's entrance, leaving Any Number's car plainly visible behind the Barker Wall.
  • Beginning on Monday, the two left-hand stationary Turntable walls are brown, pink, black, orange, and yellow, from outside to inside. Additionally, their wall borders now have lights going around them.
  • On Monday, the background on the outside of the Clam becomes orange; it had been brown for the first two weeks.
  • By Monday, Bonus Game's normal small prize flaps have been introduced.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game's second small prize is a set of golf clubs; as this is too large for the small prize table, it is instead displayed in front of Door #2.
  • On Monday, the ledge for Bullseye '72's price holder is removed from the side of the Any Number board. A white mark where it once rested is visible on the prop for several more playings.
  • On Monday, the staff initially forgets to turn on the "come on down" music for the sixth contestant; it does not start until she is nearly in the aisle.
  • On Monday, the Clock Game board receives its own base.
  • On Monday, when Clock Game's prizes are revealed, the Barker Wall is visible to their left.
  • Starting on Monday, Clock Game's ticking is sharp and audible; at least last Friday, it had been noticeably muffled.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, the audience is not silent during Clock Game, with Bob only instructing them not to shout out the price; throughout the game, they shout "Higher!" and "Lower!" along with him as the contestant bids.
  • Tuesday's show features the debut of Double Bullseye.
  • When Double Bullseye's first contestant comes up from Contestants' Row, the show's theme plays instead of the "come on down" music.
  • Double Bullseye is originally shot with both Showcase podiums onscreen at once; the price is shown beneath their displays, similarly to how it is positioned for Clock Game.
  • Wednesday's show is the earliest episode, and the only one for a long time, to deviate from the show's original formula of playing two longer games first and second and a shorter game third; it was originally scheduled with a lineup of Bonus Game, Any Number, Clock Game, but the actual episode used a lineup of Clock Game, Any Number, Bonus Game.
  • On Wednesday, Bob mentions Bonus Game by name while listing off contestant Bob's winnings after the Showcase; this is the earliest known on-air usage of that game's name.
  • On Wednesday, Johnny announces during the credits that "portions of this program not affecting the game have been edited." This likely refers to a pair of all-overbids that were edited out of the first Item up for Bids.


Week 4: September 25-29

  • On Monday, Bonus Game's fourth small prize is a set of bicycles; as this is too large for the small prize table, it is instead displayed in front of Door #2.
  • On Monday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums are still brown.
  • Beginning on Monday, Johnny's announcement during the credits of "This program has been recorded" is occasionally extended to "This program has been recorded at Television City in Hollywood."
  • Tuesday's show features the debut of Five Price Tags.
  • On the earliest playings of Five Price Tags, the game's main podium is already in place between Door #2 and Door #3 when Bob and the contestant get there.
  • For a brief period beginning on Wednesday, if Bob chats with a contestant after they win a pricing game or the Showcase, the theme stops as they talk and then restarts once Bob throws to commercial.
  • On Wednesday, the price of Bonus Game's prize package is not announced.
  • On Wednesday, Bob mentions Clock Game by name after playing it; this is the earliest known on-air usage of its name.
  • By Wednesday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums have become yellow on the red podium and pink on the yellow podium. This change likely occurred on Tuesday, but we do not currently have a way of checking that episode.
  • By Wednesday, the showcase descriptions have gone back to being installed during the commercial. This change likely occurred on Tuesday, but we do not currently have a way of checking that episode.
  • By Wednesday, the credits have been redone in a more traditional font. This change likely occurred on Tuesday, assuming that episode has a full credit roll, but we do not currently have a way of checking that episode.
  • By Thursday, a red countertop has been added to the Grocery Game table.
  • By Thursday, Double Bullseye's staging has been altered so that the Showcase podiums are angled toward one another, allowing each contestant to view the other's most recent bid.
  • By Thursday, probably as a result of its restaging, Double Bullseye has also begun to be directed differently. Each podium now has a camera focused on it, and the shot cuts between the two as the contestants bid. The price graphic is also moved; it initially appears near the floor in a shot of the car, goes away when the shot returns to the Turntable, then reappears to the right of the contestants' heads once the bidding begins.
  • By Thursday, Double Bullseye has been modified to give the contestants a $500 range in which to bid.
  • On Thursday, Johnny still refers to the contestants who remain in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "All contestants who have not participated onstage."
  • On Thursday, the Turntable starts spinning after the Showcase again on occasion.


Week 5: October 2-6

  • On Monday, the main Five Price Tags podium does not yet have visible wheels on the bottom.
  • On Monday, the small prizes in Five Price Tags have not yet begun to be numbered.
  • By Monday, the practice of stopping the theme after a win and then restarting it when Bob throws to commercial seems to have changed to lowering the theme's volume or muting it, then bringing the volume back up when Bob throws to commercial.
  • On Monday, the Showcase podiums are still based placed farther apart than usual.
  • By Monday, the title cards in the Showcase have begun to be uniformly orange. This change likely occurred on this episode.


Week 6: October 9-13

  • By Monday, the practice of lowering the theme's volume after wins appears to have been discontinued.
  • By Monday, the Showcase podiums have returned to their original positions.
  • On Monday, during an angled shot of Door #2 during the first showcase, the car from Any Number is visible behind Door #3.
  • Tuesday's show features the final playing of Double Bullseye.
  • By Wednesday, wheels have been added to the base of the main Five Price Tags podium.
  • By Wednesday, the small prizes in Five Price Tags have begun to be numbered.
  • By Wednesday, the pull tabs on the prices of the small prizes in Five Price Tags have become yellow; they were originally gray.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, the Turntable begins spinning when Bob tosses to commercial during the Showcase. When this occurs on Wednesday, it ends up stopping in the wrong place, sitting noticeably askew at the start of the final segment. It eventually spins back to its proper position while Bob is reading the price of the Top Winner's showcase.
  • On Thursday, the two rightmost Contestants' Row displays appear to be in some sort of test mode during the opening, both displaying "0000" as well as their G-T asterisks.
  • Bob's entrance on Thursday is noticeably edited. He appears to take two consecutive steps with the same leg when the camera shot changes, at which point the sound of the applause in the background also changes markedly; not long after this, it markedly changes again at the same moment the theme abruptly cuts off long before it should. The theme itself also appears to have been added in post-production, as when it starts playing, a second, slightly out of sync iteration of it can also be heard for about two seconds before shutting off. It is unclear what caused all of this, although someone panicking and overreacting to the Contestants' Row displays seems like a reasonable guess.


Week 7: October 16-20

  • On Monday, the orange fabric hanging inside the Clam is replaced with blue fabric.
  • On Monday, the bell appears to have somehow been misplaced partway through the show; after the third Item up for Bids, it is not heard again for the rest of the episode.
  • Monday's show features the debut of Most Expensive.
  • Once Most Expensive debuts, shelves for its price tags to rest on are added to the podiums that it shares with Five Price Tags; the shelves are only added to three of the podiums, meaning that one of them was only ever used in Five Price Tags. Although it is not confirmable at present, based on tapedates, this change probably did not occur until Monday.
  • Initially, the bell does not sound when Most Expensive's first two prices are revealed.
  • On Tuesday, Sherrie Palmer is called as one of the first four contestants; however, another woman named Cherie Cavin comes on down instead. Cherie is allowed to remain in Contestants' Row, and as far as is known, nothing is said of the incident on the air. After the taping, the situation is explained to Sherrie, and she is told that she will be called down if she returns on the next day of tapings; she does so and is called as one of the first four contestants on Thursday.
  • By Thursday, Johnny has begun referring to those remaining in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "Contestants not appearing onstage."
  • By Thursday, Johnny has begun throwing back to commercial from the consolation prize plugs with the phrase, "Coming up next, the fabulous Price Is Right Showcase!"
  • On Friday, when the Top Winner passes the first showcase, Johnny mistakenly starts reading the script for the second one before the Runner-Up has bid.


Week 8: October 23-27

  • On Monday, the word "New" in the opening logo is still yellow.
  • As of Monday, the floor in front of Contestants' Row still has its original appearance.
  • As of Monday, there is still no "WIN!/OVER" display on Grocery Game's cash register.
  • On Monday, the main Five Price Tags podium is still already in place when Bob and the contestant walk to the Big Doors.
  • On Monday, Johnny initially mispronounces the name of the sixth contestant; this seems to have resulted in an edit, as the "come on down" music appears to start exactly far enough in to hit the end of the cue right when the player reaches Contestants' Row.
  • On Monday, in an odd coincidence, the two contestants who reach the Showcase turn out to be neighbors; the Top Winner tells Bob that the Runner-Up's wife is babysitting her children during the show.
  • Monday's show ends with a blatant audio edit -- Johnny cuts off his own announcement of "Stay tuned for Gambit, next over most of these CBS stations!" to announce that "This program has been recorded."
  • Tuesday's show was originally planned to feature the debut of Give or Keep; for reasons lost to time, this did not happen, and Bonus Game was played instead.
  • For reasons unknown, Friday's Grocery Game player, who loses immediately by buying 24 Chunky bars, is awarded 24 Chunky bars.


Week 9: October 30-November 3

  • By Monday, the word "New" in the opening logo has become orange. It remains yellow in the logo used during the credits.
  • By Monday, the black part of the floor in front of Contestants' Row has been replaced with two yellow squares with black borders. Each square contains a black G-T asterisk.
  • On Monday, the draped fabric is missing from the Clam during the first Item up for Bids; this appears to have been done to allow the prize, a 3-in-1 game table, to lean against the back wall.
  • On Monday, Bob mishears the first bid on the second Item up for Bids, and the staff eventually changes the display to show Bob's number; fortunately, the contestant in question does not win, and his actual bid had been over, so this ends up being a moot point.
  • By Thursday, the WIN!/OVER display has been added to Grocery Game's cash register.
  • By Thursday, the main Five Price Tags podium is no longer in place when Bob and the contestant walk to the Big Doors; it is now stationed off-camera at the other end of Door #3 and is moved into position for the game during the car description.
  • On Friday, the Clam's original, orange fabric returns.
  • By Friday, Any Number has begun to vary its prize reveal; while some shows still use the original method, this episode shows the car first, then reveals the game (with the "car" label already uncovered), then has Bob toss back to Johnny to reveal the prize.
    • Any Number also uses various other reveals in this early era, although when they debut is not yet clear. Some episodes reveal the car immediately after the prize, as would eventually become the norm, while still others show the car and the prize at the same time.
  • By Friday, the bell has begun to sound during Most Expensive's price reveals.


Week 10: November 6-10

  • On Monday, the opening spiel is still the same as it was on the first episode.
  • On Monday, Anitra's daughter, Erin, helps her mother and Janice present a toy-themed showcase.


Week 11: November 13-17

  • Monday's show is the first episode taped during a technicians' strike, during which various Goodson-Todman and/or non-union CBS staffers operated the cameras; as a result, the production quality of the next several weeks of shows, and this week especially, is noticeably lower than usual.
  • By Tuesday, the opening spiel has been extended to, "From Television City in Hollywood, a fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today if they know when The Price Is Right!"
  • By Tuesday, the logo at the end of the opening has begun dissolving in already at full size. This is likely a byproduct of the technicians' strike.
  • By Tuesday, the drapery in the Clam has begun to be sporadically absent.
  • On Wednesday, likely as a byproduct of the technicians' strike, the price tag graphic does not appear to work right on Clock Game's second prize. Despite the crew's obvious intent, it does not appear during the initial close-up of the board; instead, the shot eventually switches to the prize itself, with the graphic in place beneath it. The shot does eventually switch back to the Clock Game board with the price in place; however, it is in a noticeably different position than in the previous shot.
  • Thursday's show was rerun on Game Show Network during the 1990s despite a fur coat being offered in Bonus Game.
  • On Thursday, the Clam's drapery changes to blue again.
  • On Thursday, Janice models the fur coat offered in Bonus Game on the raised stage in the back of the audience. As we do not have access to may fur episodes, it is unclear whether this was a normal practice or not.
  • Thursday's show is the earliest known episode on which Most Expensive's three backdrops are spaced out evenly behind the prizes, as would become the norm; on all previous playings that we have access to, they appear to have been staged to be near the prizes rather than to be aesthetically pleasing.
  • Friday's show was rerun during Season 28 on February 29, 2000, following that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.
  • On Friday, the opening spiel is used, with no mention of Television City; instead, Johnny introduces Bob with, "And now, from Television City in Hollywood, here's the star of The New Price Is Right, Bob Barker!"


Week 12: November 20-22, 24

  • Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
  • On Wednesday, in preparation for Thanksgiving the next day, the first prize in each showcase is a Norbest turkey.
  • On Friday, Any Number is played perfectly, which Bob notes has never happened before; unlike in later years, when he tended to declare anything possible "an historic moment," Bob was actually right about this.


Week 13: November 27-December 1

  • On Friday, the buzzer sounds instead of the foghorn when a wrong price is selected in Five Price Tags.
  • On Friday, the sound effects operator accidentally triggers the buzzer instead of ringing the bell when Bob reads the price of the third Item up for Bids. The bell does eventually sound several seconds later.


Week 14: December 4-8

  • On Wednesday, the logo at the end of the opening is still dissolving in at full size.
  • Wednesday's show marks the earliest known appearance of Double Prices at Door #2; from this point forward, this staging is occasionally used when the game offers a prize too large to conceal behind the Giant Price Tag (such as the sailboat it was played for on this episode).
    • Interestingly, despite Double Prices's staging, the Giant Price Tag is still lowered during the preceding Item up for Bids, although it is raised off-camera during the bidding; it is unclear whether this was done out of habit or to keep the game's podium from being visible during the IUFB.
  • On Wednesday, the sound effects operator mistakenly starts ringing the bell for a win in Double Prices when Bob removes the price the contestant didn't pick instead of waiting for him to reveal the ARP.


Week 15: December 11-15

  • By Wednesday, the logo at the end of the opening has gone back to its normal behavior.


Week 16: December 18-22

  • On Monday, the back of the Clam still has the hanging drapery.


Week 17: December 25-29

  • Monday's show features the debut of Money Game.
  • Money Game's car symbols were originally yellow on a black background. The background has yellow letterboxing in the graphics hidden behind the car's numbers, while it takes up the entire square in the slots for the car's price.
  • Early in Money Game's existence, most of the studio's lights were dimmed during the game.
  • By Tuesday, the back wall of the Clam has been covered with a tan curtain.
  • Wednesday's show features the debut of Give or Keep.
  • Early in Give or Keep's existence, the "Keep" and "Give" labels were much smaller than usual.
  • Early in Give or Keep's existence, Give or Keep's small prize are revealed from the top of the board down.
  • On Friday, contestant Johnny's name tag says "Cowboy;" evidently, he had convinced the pages to write his nickname instead of his legal name.
  • On Friday, there appears to have been a problem with the music system that sometimes caused songs to start partway through.


Week 18: January 2-5

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • On Wednesday's show, which was taped slightly out of order right after last Friday's, the music problem mentioned in that day's notes occurs again. It becomes particularly obvious at the end of Grocery Game -- the theme turns on just a few measures before the end of the song, finishes and goes quiet for four seconds as the game spins back behind the Turntable, then restarts as Bob tosses to commercial.
  • On Thursday, a white slab that would hold the prize for Double Prices later in the episode is visible between the Giant Price Tag and Door #3 when Money Game's car is revealed.
  • On Thursday, Money Game's car symbols are still yellow on a black background. The yellow letterboxing is added to the slots for the car's price on this episode.
  • On Thursday, most of the studio's lights are still being dimmed during Money Game.
  • On Thursday, orange circles are added behind the dollar signs by Money Game's car price and wrong answer slots; they had not had their own backgrounds on the game's first playing.
  • On Thursday, Give or Keep's small prize podiums are placed on the turntable backwards, exposing the blue backsides of their base panels.
  • Presumably on Friday, and next Monday at the latest, black lines are added to the yellow floor in front of Contestants' Row; alongside the existing squares surrounding the G-T asterisks, this makes the entire area appear to be tiled with yellow squares.
  • For at least a brief period beginning presumably on Friday and no later than next Monday, the foghorn appears to have been replaced by a klaxon.


Week 19: January 8-12

  • On Monday, Any Number's prize reveal changes again. The 3-digit prize goes back to being revealed first, followed by a brief cut back to Bob, after which the car is revealed; however, the game only comes around on the turntable after both prizes have been shown. The prize labels stop being concealed altogether at this point.


Week 20: January 15-19

  • Wednesday's show is the first episode taped after the end of the technicians' strike that had affected the last two months' worth of shows.
  • On Friday, part of the opening is mistakenly shot in black and white; one of the cameras was evidently configured incorrectly, causing the opening logo and the first several seconds of Bob standing in front of the Turntable to appear in monochrome.
  • By Friday, the staff has begun covering the Give or Keep board with a tarp during the preceding Item up for Bids to make it less noticeable behind Bob.
  • On Friday, the bell appears to have been misplaced during the first Item up for Bids. It does start working for the first game.
  • By Friday, Give or Keep has switched to revealing the small prizes from the bottom of the board up.
  • On Friday, the car cue for Money Game is accidentally started well before Bob actually tosses to the prize reveal; its volume is eventually turned down, then brought back up when Johnny announces the car.
  • By Friday, the car symbols in Money Game have been changed to black on a yellow background; they also no longer have letterboxing.


Week 21: January 22-24, 26, 29

  • Originally scheduled for January 22-26.
  • On Monday, the music system malfunctions again when Clock Game is won, starting the theme near the very end, going quiet after it finishes, then restarting a few seconds later.
  • On Monday, the word "New" in the logo used during the credits becomes orange.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game's fourth small prize is a grill; as this does not fit on the small prize table, it is instead presented by itself in front of Door #2.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game's "No" windows stay lit up while the game spins back around on the turntable.
  • By Thursday, the regular foghorn has returned.
  • On Thursday, Clock Game's clock starts up again a second after it hits zero, finally stopping after it has ticked to -5 seconds.


Week 22: January 30-February 2, February 5

  • Originally scheduled for January 29-February 2.
  • On Monday, the tiled floor in front of Contestants' Row is replaced with a similar floor that contains only one line, running horizontally between the outer edges of the stairs. The G-T asterisks are also rotated 90 degrees on this version of set piece.
  • On Monday, an unidentified staffer passes in front of the camera after the winner of the first Item up for Bids comes onstage.
  • On Monday, Bob turns over the price of the wrong item during Grocery Game; fortunately, the contestant's actual pick wins the game, so this ends up not mattering.
  • On Monday, the theme again starts in the wrong place after Grocery Game.
  • By Monday, the "large prize" staging for Double Prices has been moved from Door #2 to Door #3.
  • Beginning on Monday, the Barker's Beauties join Bob and the Showcase winner onstage during the credits.


Week 23: February 6-9

  • Originally scheduled for February 5-7, 9.
  • Only four shows; no Thursday episode.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that an episode #0234D, which logically would have been the first show to tape after January 25, was planned out but was ultimately removed from the production schedule after Price was pre-empted that day; instead, the shows from #0214D through #0233D were each aired a day late, and tapings picked back up with #0235D.


Week 24: February 12-16

  • Wednesday's show is themed around Valentine's Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Only women are called to be contestants. (This is and of itself is not uncommon at this point in the run; the difference here is that men are not eligible for this episode.)
    • Bob enters holding four roses, of which he hands one to each of the first four contestants; the fifth and sixth contestants also get roses from him when they come on down. (Additionally, the Give or Keep contestant ends up getting a second rose from Jay Wolpert after she accidentally decapitates her first one upon winning.)
  • By Wednesday, the tiled flooring in front of Contestants' Row has returned; however, the row with the G-T asterisks now extends one fewer space in each direction.
  • Wednesday marks the earliest known appearance of a blue manufacturer card; prior to this, they had been almost exclusively different shades of orange and yellow.
  • On Wednesday, Bob almost reads the price of the third Item up for Bids despite the all-overbid buzzer sounding; a producer can be heard yelling, "Hold it!" from offstage just before he removes the card.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Angela wins three cars over the course of the show; while this is not the first time such a thing has been possible, it is the earliest known instance of it actually happening.


Week 25: February 19-23

  • By Wednesday, the two missing tiles from the floor in front of Contestants' Row have been restored.
  • By Wednesday, the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row have begun to vary which way they are rotated; indeed, they are not even always both rotated the same way.
  • By Wednesday, the dollar sign in Money Game's car price has been enlarged to its normal size.
  • By Wednesday, the price graphics in Clock Game have been moved to below the chroma key area.
  • Wednesday's show marks the earliest known usage of Door #3 in the Showcase, as well as the earliest known showcase to use more than one of the Big Doors.
  • Wednesday's first showcase begins with Janice presenting a bag of Tootsie Pops in front of Door #3; once the doors open, as Anitra models the swing set inside them, Janice can be seen running behind the backdrops so she can model the next prize, a car hidden behind Door #2.


Week 26: February 26-March 2

  • On Tuesday, the first Item up for Bids sits in front of Door #3 behind a curtain that is wheeled offstage to unveil it. This is the earliest known instance of a prize being displayed this way, as well as the earliest known appearance of anything resembling the Reveal. The curtain appears to be the same material used for the back wall of the Clam.
  • By Tuesday, the staff appears to have abandoned trying to conceal the Give or Keep board during its Item up for Bids; the board is plainly visible behind Bob in this episode.
  • On Tuesday, the "Keep" and "Give" labels on the Give or Keep board are still their original sizes.
  • On Tuesday, in an odd coincidence, contestants Sharon and Mary, the Top Winner and Runner-Up in the Showcase, not only know each other but came to the show together. As one might expect in such a situation, both of them accompany Bob to the winner's showcase during the credits.
  • On Tuesday, the music for the first showcase does not appear to start at the beginning of the song; in fact, the song winds up ending before Johnny's script does.
  • On Tuesday, the "New" in the logo at the end of the credits is its original yellow color.


Week 27: March 5-9

  • On Friday, the show begins with the G-T asterisks on the first two Contestants' Row displays already lit up. They remain turned on until the bidding on the first Item up for Bids moves to the third and fourth spots, at which point they are shut off off-camera.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, the third small prize in Five Price Tags, a sewing machine, comes with a carrying case that is displayed on the base of the podium.


Week 28: March 12-16


Week 29: March 19-23

  • By Tuesday, the curtain used for reveals in front of Door #3 has been changed to a gold fabric.
  • On Tuesday, Bob reminds viewers of the show's move to afternoons next week at the top of Act 2; he also plugs the accompanying Home Viewer Showcase.
  • By Tuesday, the Clam's curtain has been changed to light blue.
  • On Tuesday, the second showcase includes a submarine, which is backed by a blue screen showing a close-up of a fish tank; unfortunately, the prizes are labeled with blue manufacturer cards, giving us a slightly more comprehensive view of the fish tank than was intended.


Week 30: March 26-30

  • On Monday, the show moves to the afternoon, airing at 3:00 Eastern/2:00 Central.
  • A Home Viewer Showcase is presented this week. In this contest, which occurs many times over the next two decades, a special showcase is presented to the home audience each day during the show, and viewers are invited to bid on it; the viewer nearest to the actual price without going over, or one of said viewers selected at random in the case of a tie, wins all of the prizes.
    • Presumably to ensure enough time for the presentation of the Home Viewer Showcase, Clock Game, the longest of the three "short games" in the rotation at the time, is not played this week.
  • Janice and Anitra are believed to wear identical outfits on this week's shows.
  • By Monday, the signal for an all-overbid in Contestants' Row has been changed to a long string of short buzzes.
  • By Monday, the "Keep" and "Give" labels on the Give or Keep board have been enlarged to run the entire length of the each column's display; when this change occurs, the "E"s are also changed from lower-case to upper-case. To make space for this alteration, the pink and dark blue rims around the interior of the board are scaled back significantly; the dark blue portion actually ends up being slightly larger than it had been, becoming much more visible, but the border as a whole takes up much less room than before.
  • On Monday, in reflection of the new schedule, Johnny's announcement at the end of the show changes to, "Stay tuned for Hollywood's Talking, next over most of these CBS stations!"


Week 31: April 2-6

  • Monday's show was taped before any of this week or last week's other episodes; as such, it is possible that the original all-overbid signal is still in use on that episode, as the earliest one we have access to with the new one is this Wednesday's.
  • By Tuesday, Grocery Game's blue cash register has been replaced with a gray one.
  • Tuesday's show features the debut of Range Game.
  • Range Game's rangefinder initially only covers $50.
  • Initially, a red box, presumably some sort of controller, is visible sitting behind the Range Game board.
  • On Wednesday's show, the yellow backing on the Give or Keep board is noticeably damaged; the lower-left corner appears to have been chipped off.
  • On Wednesday, the "New" in the logo at the end of the credits is its original yellow color.


Week 32: April 9-13

  • Monday's show features the debut of Hi Lo.
  • On at least the first playing of Hi Lo, the game was played significantly differently. The contestant began by selecting any of the six products; Bob would reveal its price, and then the contestant would say whether it went on the Hi row or the Lo row. The game would continue in this manner until the contestant won or revealed a mistake.
  • On Monday, a second proto-Reveal curtain that slides to the left is used in front of Door #1. This is the earliest known appearance of this prop.
  • Friday's show is likely the day Janice and Anitra begin wearing identical outfits most of the time.


Week 33: April 16-20

  • Monday's show, which was taped drastically out of order, is speculated to have featured the reveal of the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.
  • As of Tuesday, Range Game is still using its original, $50 rangefinder.
  • On Tuesday, the control box seen during Range Game's first playing is not visible.
  • On Wednesday, Johnny still refers to Give or Keep's prize package as "a bonus worth..." in the same fashion as Bonus Game's.
  • On Wednesday, there are still no backdrops on the small prize podiums in Five Price Tags and Give or Keep.
  • On Wednesday, the chroma key appears to be set up incorrectly, with a thin column on the left side of the screen displaying the keyed camera instead of the main camera; this is first noticeable during Clock Game, when the shots of the prize and the contestant seem to overshoot the board, but becomes much more obvious during the Showcase, when Janice's right arm appears to drop out of existence against the blue globe trip skin.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Leslie begins her bidding in Clock Game at "35;" Bob stops the clock three seconds in to clarify whether she means $35 or $3,500 (fully aware that neither one is a good bid).
  • On Wednesday, Clock Game's clock continues moving when it hits zero and only stops at about -1 seconds; Bob notices this and declares that while time had apparently run out, he is awarding a win because the buzzer had not sounded before Leslie gave her final, correct bid. In realty, Leslie had begun her bid well before the clock reached zero, and her win was completely legitimate.
  • Wednesday's show marks the earliest known appearance of the globe trip skin, which doubles as a blue screen that pictures of trip destinations can be chroma keyed onto.
  • Friday's show features the debut of Double Digits.


Week 34: April 23-27

  • Wednesday's show is the earliest episode on which Five Price Tags is played and Grocery Game is not.


Week 35: April 30-May 4


Week 36: May 7-11

  • On Tuesday, the opening spiel still begins with, "From Television City in Hollywood..."
  • By Tuesday, Hi Lo has begun to use its normal rules.
  • On Tuesday, the proto-Reveal curtain in front of Door #1 moves to the right.
  • By Tuesday, Double Digits has adopted its second rules.
  • On Tuesday, Double Digits's fourth small prize is a grill; as this does not fit on the small prize table, it is instead presented by itself in front of Door #2 and Door #3.
  • By Tuesday, Range Game has increased the length of the rangefinder to $100.
  • By Tuesday, the control box in Range Game, which sits on the base of the board on this episode, has become blue.


Week 37: May 14-16, June 14-15

  • Originally scheduled for May 14-18.
  • For reasons unknown, Thursday and Friday's shows were redesignated at some point as episodes #0421D and #0422D, respectively.
  • From this Thursday through the middle of October, a long series of pre-emptions and reschedulings is caused by network coverage of the Watergate hearings. The production number changes mentioned in the notes for this and the next several weeks are presumably connected with this.
  • Friday's show features the final playing of Double Digits.


Week 38: May 21, June 18, June 20, June 19, May 25

  • Originally scheduled for May 21-25.
  • For reasons unknown, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's shows were redesignated at some point as episodes #0423D, #0425D, and #0424D, respectively.


Week 39: May 28-June 1


Week 40: June 4-5, 21, 7-8

  • Originally scheduled for June 4-8.
  • For reasons unknown, Wednesday's show was redesignated at some point as episode #0431D.
  • By Tuesday, "From Television City in Hollywood" has been removed from the opening spiel.
  • By Tuesday, the yellow and orange manufacturer cards have been eliminated; they are now exclusively blue.
  • On Tuesday, when Bob and the contestant go up to the Turntable after the first Item up for Bids, the spinning panel can be seen moving in reverse, stopping with the front side in its default position; the crew appears to have briefly forgotten that the Any Number board is no longer revealed before the prize descriptions.
  • By Tuesday, Give or Keep's prize package has stopped being referred to as a "bonus" in Johnny's description; that language is now exclusive to Bonus Game.
  • By Tuesday, backdrops have been added to the small prize podiums in Five Price Tags and Give or Keep.
  • On Tuesday, the Double Prices podium is placed on a small base. It is unclear how long this lasted, as we have access to very few of the episodes immediately surrounding this one.
  • On Thursday, the logo at the end of the opening is mistakenly brought up already at full size.
  • Thursday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, the crown worn by Greta Garbo in the coronation scene from Queen Christine; Bob instructs the contestants not to include this while bidding, as it is a collector's item and cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • By Friday, Range Game has increased the length of the rangefinder again, this time to its permanent length of $150.
  • On Friday, Range Game's controller box is not visible.


Week 41: June 11 & 12

  • Only two shows, for Monday and Tuesday.
  • For reasons unknown, Tuesday's show was redesignated at some point as episode #0415D.


Week 42: No shows

  • This week has no episodes in its own right; however, for reasons unknown, the June 12, May 17, May 18, May 22, May 24, May 23, and June 6 episodes were redesignated at some point as last week's Friday show, this week's five shows, and next week's Monday show, respectively. Strangely, none of these episodes ended up airing on the dates indicated by their new production numbers.


Week 43: June 22, July 2, August 31, September* 3

  • Originally scheduled for June 26-29.
  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • The show was pre-empted by the Watergate hearings every day of the week during which these episodes were originally scheduled to air.
  • On Tuesday, the show's 200th episode, The New Price Is Right's name is changed to "The Price Is Right;" all instances of the show's title in any spoken or written text are altered to reflect this, including the "New" Contestants' Row seat cover being replaced with the "The" cover briefly seen during Week 2.
  • Presumably beginning on Tuesday, in the logo seen in the opening and on the Double Prices podium, the dollar sign is orange, "Price" is yellow, and the other words are white. Elsewhere, the logo's standard color scheme debuts, with the dollar sign and "Price" in yellow and the other words in red.


Week 44: September* 4, July 3-6

  • Originally scheduled for July 2-6.
  • On Monday, when going to commercial after Any Number is lost, the staff accidentally plays the losing horns a second time instead of starting the theme; they shut off partway through and are replaced a second later by the proper music.
  • On Monday, the light in Bonus Game's fourth window is burned out.
  • By Monday, the bids on the Showcase podiums have stopped disappearing before the differences light up; this process has apparently not been perfect at this point, as both differences initially light up with one digit garbled.
  • On Monday, in reflection of a change in the schedule, Johnny's announcement at the end of the show changes to, "Stay tuned for Match Game '73, next over most of these CBS stations!"
  • On Wednesday, Bob accidentally refers to "The first Item up for Bids on The New Price Is Right."
  • By Wednesday, the small prize backdrops have been removed from Five Price Tags; they continue to be used during Give or Keep.
  • On Wednesday, the marked price for the third item in Five Price Tags is mistakenly placed behind the answer. Bob removes the card, places it properly behind the marked price, then "reveals" the right answer and awards the item to the contestant.
  • Wednesday's first showcase appears to be one of the earliest attempts at a themed showcase of the type that would recur regularly through most of the Barker era and into the early Carey era: "A Trip to Our Warehouse," consisting of merchandise under tarps behind Door #1 that Janice and Anitra uncover one by one as the showcase progresses.
    • This also marks the earliest known appearance of a Showcase nameplate -- in this case, "WAREHOUSE" -- that describes the showcase itself instead of the prizes.
  • On Thursday, the studio lights are still being dimmed during Money Game.
  • On Thursday, the Top Winner's Showcase podium malfunctions again in the same manner as on Monday.


Week 45: July 9-11, September* 17, July 13

  • Originally scheduled for July 9-13.
  • Wednesday's show is either the last episode where the studio lights are dimmed during Money Game or the first episode where they aren't.
  • Thursday's show marks the earliest known usage of the phrase "Contestants' Row;" the few times Bob is known to have mentioned it prior to this, he had called it the singular, non-possessive "Contestant Row."
  • On Thursday, the second showcase begins with its music already several beats into the song.
  • By Friday, Bob has begun removing the two higher prices from the hi row after the first part of Hi Lo.
  • By Friday, the ticket plug's address card has been redone with its traditional font and a lighter orange background.


Week 46: July 16, September* 13, July 18-19, September* 14

  • Originally scheduled for July 16-20.
  • On Tuesday, the first item in Five Price Tags is a grill that is too large for the small prize podiums. It is instead brought out on its own platform the way larger gifts would later be displayed in Temptation, with its price flap on an individual stand similar to those used later on with the first Golden Road set.
  • Tuesday's show marks the earliest known appearance of the "Every Room in the House" showcase (known at this early stage as "Every Room in Your Home").
  • On Tuesday, the staff forgets to dim the lights for the beginning of the Every Room in the House showcase; they end up dimming on-camera as the doors start to open, then coming back up moments later.
  • By Wednesday, the studio lights are no longer being dimmed during Money Game.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual move, Johnny's sign-off includes an addendum to the credits; he announces that "Capitol Records has also provided a prize" as the list of sponsors begins to scroll off the screen.
  • On Thursday, Bob is so taken with contestant Patricia's short skirt that he has her come onstage to bid on the third Item up for Bids so that viewers will still be able to see it at home if she doesn't win. (This appears to have been considered completely acceptable behavior in 1973; we certainly don't condone it, but we do note it here for the sake of thoroughness.)
  • On Friday, the show begins with the music's volume accidentally turned down to 0. It gets turned up a few seconds in, with the song clearly having been playing despite being inaudible.
  • By Friday, the staff has again begun trying to conceal Give or Keep during its Item up for Bids; this time around, the yellow rollaway curtain is placed between Bob and the Turntable and is moved away during the bidding.
  • By Friday, Range Game has begun using its traditional split-screen shot.


Week 47: July 23-24, September* 12, July 26-27

  • Originally scheduled for July 23-27.


Week 48: September* 11, July 31, August 1, September* 10, August 3

  • Originally scheduled for July 30-August 3.


Week 49: August 6, November* 30, October* 12, August 9-10

  • Originally scheduled for August 6-10.


Week 50: August 13-17

  • On Wednesday, the contestants' Showcase differences are $326 and $325.


Week 51: August 20-21, November* 5, August 23-24

  • Originally scheduled for August 20-24.


Week 52: August 27-30

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • By Monday, the circles on the Barker Wall have changed from yellow to brown.
  • Tuesday show features the debut of Lucky Seven.
  • On early playings of Lucky Seven, the contestant is given the seven $1 bills before being shown the car.
  • As of Thursday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums are still the color of the opposite podium.


Week 53: November* 19, September* 6-7

  • Originally scheduled for September* 5-7.
  • Only three shows; episodes delayed by Watergate coverage are aired on Monday and Tuesday.
  • On Wednesday, the patterns on both sides of the spinning panel of the Turntable wall are changed to a solid cream color.
  • Friday show features the debut of Temptation.
  • Temptation is initially staged to the left of where we are used to seeing it, considerably closer to the Turntable.


Week 54: No shows

  • No new episodes were produced for the week of September* 10-14; instead, episodes delayed from Weeks 46, 47, and 48 were aired. However, the production numbers skip from #0535D to #0552D, so this is still technically Week 54.


Week 55: September* 18-21

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • Season finale week.
  • Season 2 begins next Monday.
  • On Wednesday, a red stripe is added just inside the wall border on both sides of the spinning panel of the Turntable wall.
  • On Wednesday, Give or Keep is played for a car.


Season 2 ('73-'74)

Pricing game calendar for Season 2, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (56): September 24-25, November 29, September 27-28

  • Originally scheduled for September 24-28.
  • Presumably, there is no noticeable difference between this week and Season 1.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of Mystery Price.


Week 2 (57): October 1-2, November 28, October 4-5

  • Originally scheduled for October 1-5.
  • As of Wednesday, the ticket plug is still being shot the same way it was when the series began.
  • By Wednesday, the blank placards on both Showcase podiums have become pink.
  • Friday's show is believed to feature the first appearance of the "Every Room in the House" showcase.


Week 3 (58): October 8-10

  • Only three shows; no Thursday or Friday episodes.


Week 4 (59): October 15-19

  • Friday's movie-themed second showcase includes as a bonus the hat worn by George C. Scott in Oklahoma Crude; the contestant is instructed not to include the hat in her bid.


Week 5 (60): October 22-26

  • Oddly, Friday's show features a "Halloween Party" showcase despite a new program airing next Wednesday on Halloween.


Week 6 (61): October 29-November 2

  • On Tuesday, Any Number is played for a Corvette.
  • On Tuesday, Any Number is still being revealed the same way it was at the beginning of the season.
  • By Tuesday, Marc Breslow has begun shooting the ticket plug with white text against a different background each day; the background is generally a shot of some part of the studio, often displayed in a halfway-completed camera transition.


Week 7 (62): November 6-9

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.


Week 8 (63): November 12-16


Week 9 (64): November 20 & 21

  • Only two shows, on Tuesday and Wednesday.


Week 10 (65): November 26 & 27

  • Only two shows, on Monday and Tuesday.


Week 11 (66): December 3-7


Week 12 (67): December 10-14

  • By Friday, car games and fee games have begun to be played third, and "quick" games have begun to be played first and second.


Week 13 (68): December 17-21


Week 14 (69): December 24-28


Week 15 (70): December 31, January 2-4

  • New Year's week; only four shows.


Week 16 (71): January 7-11


Week 17 (72): January 14-18


Week 18 (73): January 21-25

  • On Monday, Mystery Price is played for a car.


Week 19 (74): January 28-February 1


Week 20 (75): February 4-8

  • By Thursday, the price tag podium in Five Price Tags has been moved away from Door #3; it is now brought out in front of Door #2 from the left and is taken offstage while the small prizes are being presented.


Week 21 (76): NO SHOWS

  • CBS did not air The Price Is Right the week of February 11-15, instead pre-empting its normal programming from 3:00-4:30 EST for a special block called CBS Daytime 90. No episodes were produced for these days; however, the episode production numbers jump from #0755D to #0771D, so this period is still technically Week 76, even though it contains no shows.


Week 22 (77): February 18-22

  • Thursday show features the final playing of Mystery Price.


Week 23 (78): February 25-March 1


Week 24 (79): March 4-8

  • On Friday, Bert Convy appears (and pretends to make out with Anitra) during an IUFB to plug his then-new show, Tattletales.
  • As of Friday, there is still no Double Showcase rule.
  • As of Friday, there are still no asterisks on the Showcase podiums.
  • As of Friday, Temptation contestants are still not allowed to change their guesses after seeing all of the gifts.
  • By Friday, Temptation has moved to its normal position on the stage.
  • Sometime this spring, the first Showcase skits appear.


Week 25 (80): March 11-15

  • Monday show is the first of only nine known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday, Clock Game uses a 4-digit price.


Week 26 (81): March 18-22


Week 27 (82): March 25-29


Week 28 (83): April 1-5

  • Monday show features an April Fool's "Every Room in the House" showcase with such ridiculously cheap prizes as paper plates and an eggbeater; the real showcase is a Cadillac (or some other comparable car), making this the first of only three known showcases in history to contain only one prize.


Week 29 (84): April 8-12


Week 30 (85): April 15-19

  • By Thursday, black asterisks have been added to the Showcase podiums.
  • By Thursday, the Double Showcase rule is in place. It seems possible that this is the week the rule was introduced.
  • The Double Showcase rule at this time states that if the Showcase winner is less than $100 away from the retail price of his own showcase, he wins both showcases.
  • Sometime between January 16, 1973, and the introduction of the Double Showcase rule, a contestant is known to have bid perfectly in the Showcase; this contestant's difference lit up as "00000".


Week 31 (86): April 22-26

  • On Monday, Double Prices is played behind Door #3.


Week 32 (87): April 29-May 3

  • One of this week's shows -- although not Monday's -- is believed to feature the first appearance of the "A Trip Down Main Street" showcase.


Week 33 (88): May 6-10


Week 34 (89): May 13-17

  • One of the shows from among this Thursday and Friday and next Monday and Tuesday is believed to feature the first appearance of the "The Price Is Right Department Store" showcase.


Week 35 (90): May 20-24

  • By Friday, Any Number's prize reveal has changed to show the car and the prize at the same time, with the car being described first.


Week 36 (91): May 27-31

  • On Tuesday, Any Number's name is added to its board.
  • By Tuesday, Bonus Game's name has been added to its board.
  • On Tuesday, Bonus Game is revealed after its prize is described.
  • By Wednesday, a rule has been added to Temptation allowing contestants to make changes to their guesses after seeing all of the gifts.


Week 37 (92): June 3-7


Week 38 (93): June 10-14

  • Thursday show features the last playing of Bonus Game on the daytime show for over a year.


Week 39 (94): June 17-21

  • Monday show features the debut of Shell Game.
  • Shell Game replaces Bonus Game in the pricing game rotation; strangely, this does not occur on the nighttime show, where both games see a decent number of playings next season.


Week 40 (95): June 24-28


Week 41 (96): July 1-5

  • Either Thursday show or Friday show features the debut of Card Game; which one is uncertain due to a typographical error in the pricing game records, although circumstantial evidence strongly favors Thursday.
  • Early in Card Game's existence, the game appears to have been staged with its back facing the Big Doors instead of the Turntable; a picture believed to be from its first playing shows the display lined up right between Door #1 and Door #2.
  • It is believed that on the earliest playings of Card Game, the contestant's range was determined by drawing a card from the regular deck and multiplying its value by 100.


Week 42 (97): July 8-12

  • On Tuesday, the ticket plug and consolation prize plug are still using the remix of the theme's bridge.
  • On Friday, a contestant overbids in the Showcase by $1.


Week 43 (98): July 15-19


Week 44 (99): July 22-24, August 30, July 26

  • Originally scheduled for July 22-26.


Week 45 (100): July 29-August 2


Week 46 (101): August 5-9

  • By Friday, on its fifth playing, Card Game has introduced its "special deck" for determining the contestant's range. The original special deck consists of nine cards, with one each of every multiple of 100 from $200-$1,000.


Week 47 (102): August 12-16

  • Wednesday show features the debut of Race Game.
  • The debut of Race Game is likely also the first appearance of the Race Game Curtain. The curtain's original appearance is a pattern of curves in white, green, and light blue.
  • By Thursday, the ticket plug and consolation prize plug have replaced the remix of the theme's bridge with a cue referred to officially as, appropriately enough, "Ticket Plug." This cue continues to be used in the ticket plug until said plug is moved to the end of the first Showcase Showdown in the late '80s and in the consolation prize plugs through the end of Season 35.
  • Friday show is rerun during Season 26 on February 24, 1998, following that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.


Week 48 (103): August 19-23


Week 49 (104): August 26-29

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • Season finale week.
  • Season 3 begins next Monday.


Season 3 ('74-'75)

Pricing game calendar for Season 3, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (105): September 2-6

  • Presumably, there is no noticeable difference between this week and Season 2.
  • On Wednesday, Price's second anniversary, the Showcase winner is awarded a bonus of all the prizes from the first episode's first showcase; the showcase in question is also reaired during the broadcast.


Week 2 (106): September 9-13


Week 3 (107): September 16-20


Week 4 (108): September 23-27


Week 5 (109): September 30-October 4


Week 6 (110): October 7-11


Week 7 (111): October 14-18


Week 8 (112): October 21-25


Week 9 (113): October 28-November 1


Week 10 (114): November 4-8


Week 11 (115): November 11-13, Jaunary 21, November 15

  • Originally scheduled for November 11-15.
  • On Friday, Bob times Race Game with a stopwatch when the clock in the jukebox breaks down.


Week 12 (116): November 18-22

  • On Friday, contestant Lynn manages to move the entire Range Game board while pressing the button to stop the rangefinder.


Week 13 (117): November 25-27, 29

  • Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
  • By Tuesday, the number displays on the Any Number board have become black; they were originally gray.
  • By Tuesday, Grocery Game's prize is being shown before the game is revealed.
  • By Tuesday, a white border has been placed around Grocery Game's "WIN!/OVER" display.


Week 14 (118): December 2-6


Week 15 (119): December 9-13


Week 16 (120): December 16, 18-20

  • Only four shows; no Tuesday episode.


Week 17 (121): December 23-27

  • On Tuesday through Friday, Dennis fills in for Bob, who is out sick.
  • Dennis is introduced on these shows with, "And now, pinch-hitting for Bob Barker, here's Dennis James!"
  • By Wednesday, Grocery Game's "WIN!/OVER" display has been altered again, this time to put curves around the corners of the lights and to extend the white border to separate the words.
  • On Wednesday show, Any Number uses its original prize reveal; this may have been a staging issue, as the 3-digit prize on this playing was a dinette.
  • Friday's show is the only time Dennis ever hosted Hi Lo, as the game was not played on the nighttime version during his tenure.


Week 18 (122): December 30-31, January 2-3

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • On Monday, Bob returns.


Week 19 (123): January 6-10


Week 20 (124): January 13-17


Week 21 (125): January 20, 22-24

  • Only four shows; Tuesday has the delayed November 14 episode.


Week 22 (126): January 27-31

  • For reasons unknown, this week's Monday show was taped out of order immediately after the December 16 episode; as such, any changes that have taken place since that day are not present on Monday.


Week 23 (127): February 3-7


Week 24 (128): February 10-14

  • On Wednesday, Bob nearly forgets to have the products described during Grocery Game; Johnny ends up interrupting him when he tries to have the contestant start playing the game.


Week 25 (129): February 17-21


Week 26 (130): February 24-28


Week 27 (131): March 3-7

  • On Friday, every game, including both Grocery Game and Range Game, is played for a car. Range Game in particular is noteworthy, as it offers a $9,600 Cadillac. This is one of only four known episodes on which each game is played for a car, the other three being the ceremonial 5,000th episode in Season 26, the "teen drivers" episode in Season 40, and the "sweet 16" episode in Season 43.
  • On Friday, there is still no Grocery Game sign.


Week 28 (132): March 10-14

  • As of Thursday, the base of the Any Number board is still brown.


Week 29 (133): March 17-21


Week 30 (134): March 24-28

  • On Monday, both contestants in the Showcase make bids that fall within the Double Showcase range; one is off by $30, while the other is off by $29.
  • On Thursday, the Turntable carpet becomes green.


Week 31 (135): March 31-April 2, June 18, April 4

  • Originally scheduled for March 31-April 4.
  • Around this time, the designer of the Beauties' wardrobe is added to the show's credit roll.
  • On Wednesday, the Turntable wall borders become green.


Week 32 (136): April 7-11

  • Sometime in mid-April, Dian makes her very first appearance, filling in for an ill Anitra for three shows. Bob introduces her to the audience as "Diana Parkinson."


Week 33 (137): April 14-18

  • On Tuesday, the opening logo is still using the same colors as in the summer of 1973.
  • On Tuesday, there is still no logo on the Range Game board.
  • As of Tuesday, the Top Winner still has the orange Showcase podium, and the bases of the podiums are still brown.


Week 34 (138): April 21-25


Week 35 (139): April 28-May 2

  • On Tuesday, no car games are played; presumably, either Range Game or Shell Game is played for a car. This is the second of only nine known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.


Week 36 (140): May 5-9


Week 37 (141): May 12-16

  • By Tuesday, the graphical logo's colors have been changed to yellow for the dollar sign and "Price" and white for "The," "Is," and "Right."
  • Tuesday show features well-known contestant Ruphina, who gives a bizarre explanation of how she made a perfect bid on carpeting in Contestants' Row.
  • By Tuesday, the brown portions of the Showcase podiums have become green, and their nameplates have both become orange. Presumably at the same time as this, the Showcase podiums switch places, so that the Top Winner uses the yellow podium.
  • By Thursday, the first Grocery Game sign has debuted.
  • By about this point, the Grocery Game cash register's gray and white paint job from the summer of 1973 has returned permanently.


Week 38 (142): May 19-23

  • Friday show is rerun during Season 30 on February 27, 2002 after that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.
  • As of Friday, Clock Game does not have a logo yet.
  • By Friday, the base of the Any Number board has become green.


Week 39 (143): May 26-27, 29-30

  • Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.


Week 40 (144): June 2-6


Week 41 (145): June 9-13


Week 42 (146): June 16-17, 19-20

  • Only four shows; Wednesday has the delayed April 3 episode.


Week 43 (147): June 23-27

  • Due to a Special Report, Wednesday's show was never aired on the West Coast.


Week 44 (148): June 30-July 4

  • On Wednesday, no car games are played; presumably, either Range Game or Hi Lo is played for a car. This is the third of only nine known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.
  • By Friday, Clock Game's logo has been added to its board.


Week 45 (149): July 7-11

  • By Monday, Range Game's logo has been added to its board.


Week 46 (150): July 14-16, August 18, July 18

  • Originally scheduled for July 14-18.
  • Tuesday show features the debut of Ten Chances.
  • On its earliest playings, Ten Chances's prizes were introduced one at a time, each with its own music, and with a pause after each one during which Bob would build up to the next reveal; additionally, the first two prizes were pushed out in front of Door #3 by Anitra and Janice instead of being behind the doors.
  • At some point later in the summer, Ten Chances changes its prize reveal for a single playing to the one that would eventually become Master Key's. The game's first standard prize reveal, with the first two prizes being shown behind Door #3 and then moving away to the right to reveal the car, is believed to debut on the playing after that one.
  • Early in Ten Chances's existance, the contestant pushed the buttons to see whether or not each guess was right; this may well have been done away with after only one episode, as the player on the debut seemed very uncomfortable about checking her own bids.


Week 47 (151): July 21-25

  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, Bonus Game is played.
  • For reasons unknown, after Thursday, Card Game is removed from the pricing game rotation.


Week 48 (152): July 28-August 1

  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, Bonus Game is played.
  • Somewhere around this point, Anitra begins a leave of absence from the show, and Dian returns as her long-term substitute.


Week 49 (153): August 4-8


Week 50 (154): August 11-15

  • On Monday, the show returns to its original 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central timeslot.


Week 51 (155): August 19-22

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed July 17 episode.
  • Tuesday show introduces Price's first major set overhaul. The Big Doors' color scheme completely changes, although their patterns remain the same; their frames become green, and the strips going around them change to pink on Door #1, orange on Door #2, and reddish-brown on Door #3. The Barker Wall's color scheme is changed to green borders and red dots. The stationary panels of the Turntable wall change to purple surrounding orange, and the turning panel gains a solid red pattern on the front side and a dotted pattern on the game side; additionally, the light matrix behind the Turntable has its colors similarly updated. The brown portion of the Giant Price Tag becomes green. The orange portion of the Clam becomes brown. The G-T asterisks on the floor in front of Contestants' Row become red. Contestants' Row itself has its original eggcrate displays replaced with much flashier sportstype displays, each one a different color; from left to right, they are red, green, orange, and blue. Additionally, the displays no longer have asterisks in them. The seat covers on the chairs behind Contestants' Row change from brown to blue. The Showcase podiums are now both white; their asterisks and the stripes along their sides are changed to green for the Top Winner and red for the Runner-Up.
    • As an interesting footnote to this, Season 4's first six nighttime episodes were taped between #1545D and #1552D; these programs feature almost all of the set updates introduced this week but use the old Contestants' Row displays and the brown Giant Price Tag. This combination of set pieces never appeared on the daytime show.
  • Around this time, the color schemes are also updated for Clock Game, Give or Keep, and the base of Range Game; Clock Game and Give or Keep, however, are known to have still been using their original color schemes this week.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, Dian wears a brunette wig in an attempt to look more like Anitra.
  • Tuesday show features the debut of Golden Road.
  • On Tuesday, Golden Road is played third. As far as is known, this is its only appearance on which it was not the first game of the day until Christmas week of Season 45.
  • On Golden Road's first playing only, the numbers are in a bulky font.
  • On Wednesday, the sides of the Any Number board are still brown.
  • On Wednesday, Grocery Game's table is redone with vertical pink and purple stripes; this change is not present on the above-mentioned nighttime episodes.


Week 52 (156): August 25-29

  • Season finale week.
  • Season 4 begins next Monday.
  • On Wednesday, the Double Prices podium becomes green, and a question mark is added to it.
  • On Friday, the curtains behind the audience are still the original, yellow ones.
  • By Friday, the front side of the Turntable wall has been altered to have a red-bricked appearance.
  • By Friday, Ten Chances has adopted its first standard prize reveal.


Season 4 ('75-'76)

Pricing game calendar for Season 4, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (157): September 1-5

  • Sometime this week, Richard Dawson and Charles Nelson Reilly appear (not necessarily on the same show) to congratulate Price on its third anniversary -- a landmark which, oddly enough, Price itself does not celebrate until next week, despite it occurring this Thursday.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game returns to the daytime game rotation, presumably with its color scheme updated to better mesh with the show's new set.


Week 2 (158): September 11-12, 8-10

  • Originally scheduled for September 8-12.
  • This week of shows introduces the hour format. Six pricing games are played each day instead of three, and the Showcase Showdowns are introduced to determine which contestant from each set of three games will advance to the Showcase.
  • As a result of the trial hour episodes, the show commandeers Gambit's timeslot each day this week, running from 10:30-11:30 Eastern/9:30-10:30 Central.
  • In the opening, Johnny refers to this week's episodes as "super anniversary show specials": "A fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today if they know when, in our super anniversary show special, The Price Is Right!" By Friday, this has changed slightly, to, "A fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today on this super anniversary week special if they know when The Price Is Right!" He also states during his sign-off on Monday that he is speaking for "The Price Is Right Anniversary Specials."
  • On all shows this week, the words "ANNIVERSARY WEEK" are hung on the frame atop Door #2.
  • This week's openings introduce the light border, which begins its existence as a simple ring of chasing light bulbs a short distance into the screen; by Friday, an opaque yellow border has been added around the lights that extends to the edges of the screen. After Johnny calls the fourth contestant, the light border moves outward and leaves the screen as the show's logo appears.
  • This week establishes the mid-show bumper that occurs on hour shows after the fourth game. During the commercial break, a camera pans the audience as Johnny says, "Stay tuned for more pricing games and the fabulous Showcases, which are coming up on the second half of this special one-hour edition of The Price Is Right!" with consolation prize music playing; as he finishes talking, the show's logo zooms onto the screen in the same fashion as at the end of the opening.
  • By Friday, the procedure for the bumper has changed slightly; it now occurs at the end of Act 4, before the commercials, and it includes the light border, which also mimics its behavior from the end of the opening.
  • The Showcase Showdown uses a sideways-spinning wheel that has come to be known unofficially as "the Rainbow Wheel." The leader's podium/scoreboard is positioned to the right of the wheel.
  • On Monday only, the contestants line up to spin the "Rainbow Wheel" in Contestants' Row, which has its bid displays replaced with wheel-like markers numbered for the first, second, and third spinners. From Tuesday onward, the contestants simply line up onstage to the left of the wheel.
  • A series of odd noises plays as the "Rainbow Wheel" spins.
  • No fanfare is played when a dollar is spun in the Showcase Showdown.
  • As with all pricing game segments, the show's theme plays while going to commercial after the Showcase Showdowns.
  • This week establishes that hour-long shows have no commercial during the Showcase. The descriptive labels are placed in the podiums during the course of the second showcase.
  • The consolation prize plugs this week are done before the first Showcase Showdown; at the end of the plugs, Johnny throws back to the commercials with, "Coming up next, our fabulous, exciting Price Is Right Showcase Showdown!"
  • By this point, the show is giving two consolation prizes in each episode; in the first episode, only one was given. We really don't know when this changed.
  • On this week of shows only, Janice and Dian are assisted by a third Beauty named Barbara.
  • By Monday show, the curtains behind the audience have changed to a pattern of vertical stripes; going left to right, they are colored red-blue-green-yellow-red-blue-green-yellow.
  • On Monday, Golden Road is still using its original, lever-based price reveals.
  • On Monday, Grocery Game is still using its short-lived striped table.
  • On Monday, Most Expensive's second set is introduced; the game no longer shares props with Five Price Tags.
  • On Monday show, Any Number uses its original prize reveal; this may have been a staging issue, as the 3-digit prize on this playing was a chaise lounge.
  • By Monday, the base of the Range Game board has become blue.
  • By Monday, the Give or Keep board has become green.
  • Tuesday show features the debut of Poker Game.
  • Poker Game does not appear again after this episode for several weeks.
  • Poker Game originally allows the contestant to make whatever hand he wants from his selected prices and does not allow him to pass his hand to the house.
  • On the game's earliest appearances, the background of the number lights in Poker Game is white.
  • Thursday show features the debut of 1 Right Price, at least as far as the daytime show goes; it had previously appeared on two early Season 1 nighttime shows with a different, three-prize format.
  • As such, Thursday also marks the debut of 1 Right Price's normal rules.
  • Thursday also marks the introduction of 1 Right Price's second set; its first set was only used on the Season 1 nighttime playings.
  • After Thursday, 1 Right Price does not appear again until the permanent hour conversion.
  • Card Game appears on Friday for the first time since July 24; this is its only appearance of the season until the permanent hour conversion.


Week 3 (159): September 15-19

  • On Monday, the show returns to the half-hour format.
  • The light border is not used in the opening during the final seven weeks of half-hour shows.


Week 4 (160): September 22-26


Week 5 (161): September 29-October 3


Week 6 (162): October 6-10

  • After Monday, Bonus Game vanishes from the game rotation again.


Week 7 (163): October 13-17

  • On Tuesday, Poker Game enters the pricing game rotation permanently.


Week 8 (164): October 20, 22-24

  • Only four shows; Tuesday has October Magazine.
  • Wednesday show is the first episode for which Fingers is on the staff.


Week 9 (165): October 27-31

  • By Monday, Anitra has returned.
  • All this week, Janice and Anitra wear "Hour Power" shirts to promote the upcoming format change.
  • On Monday, Bert Convy appears to congratulate Bob on the upcoming hour expansion; on Tuesday, Charles Nelson Reilly appears for the same purpose. It seems likely that a CBS or Goodson-Todman personality appeared every day this week.
  • By Monday, Poker Game's rules have been changed to automatically make the contestant's hand the best one that can be made from the prices he has selected and to allow the contestant to pass his hand to the house.


Week 10 (166): November 3-7

  • On Monday, the show expands to an hour permanently. Half-hour shows are still done on occasion when CBS's schedule calls for it up through February of 1994.
  • On Monday, Dian officially joins the cast as the third permanent Beauty.
  • The show now airs from 10:00-11:00 Eastern/9:00-10:00 Central.
  • The light border returns on Monday, now with transparent gold trim around the lights.
  • Beginning on Monday, the phrase "One Hour" flashes on the screen in blue (or on occaison, red or green) script while Johnny does the opening spiel.
  • On Monday, the opening spiel changes to, "And here it comes! The first, big, hour-long game show in television! The fabulous, new, 60-minute Price Is Right!" (On Monday, this is preceded by, "Starting today.")
  • By Monday, Golden Road has replaced its original, lever-based price reveals with a push-button system.
  • By Monday, Grocery Game's table has changed again, this time to a red-brick appearance.
  • By Monday, the side of the Any Number board has become green.
  • As of Monday, the Big Wheel replaces the "Rainbow Wheel" in the Showcase Showdown; the numbers appear in the same order on both wheels.
  • The Showcase Showdown's regular spin-off rules are now in place; in the trial hour shows of Week 1, contestants could take two spins in a spin-off.
  • The Big Wheel's original, weak-sounding beeps are used for the first few years of the hour format.
  • The ticket plug, when it is done, is now placed before the first Showcase Showdown.
  • Starting on Monday, Bob tosses to the mid-show bumper with the phrase, "There is more Price Is Right coming up!"
  • On Monday, the text of the mid-show bumper is shortened to, "Stay tuned for more pricing games and the fabulous Showcases, coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right."
  • As of Monday, the background of the number windows in Poker Game is black.
  • On Monday, the Top Winner still stands at the green Showcase podium.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game returns to the game rotation permanently.
  • On Thursday, 1 Right Price enters the pricing game rotation permanently.
  • On Friday, Card Game returns to the pricing game rotation.


Week 11 (167): November 10-14


Week 12 (168): November 17-21


Week 13 (169): November 24-26, 28

  • Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
  • Although it is not stated outright, the rule that the Big Wheel must go all the way around at least once for a spin to count seems to have been implemented by Wednesday.
  • By Wednesday, the "right answer" cards in Ten Chances have become blue.


Week 14 (170): December 1-5


Week 15 (171): December 8-9, 11-12

  • Only four shows; Wednesday has December Magazine.
  • By Monday, the apparently misnamed 1976 music package has debuted.
  • On Tuesday, the show's theme is still being used while going to commercial from the Showcase Showdowns.
  • On Thursday, the opening titles still read "One Hour".


Week 16 (172): December 15-19

  • Tuesday is likely the first episode where the opening titles read "Hour Power" instead of "One Hour".
  • By Friday, the opening titles have been changed to "Hour Power", and their first standard font has debuted.
  • On Friday, Johnny is not yet being shown while calling contestants.
  • On Friday, the Showcase winner's difference is exactly $100; this leads to an awkward moment where Bob has to explain that, since the rule states "less than $100 away," she has not won both showcases.


Week 17 (173): December 22-26


Week 18 (174): December 29-31, January 2

  • New Year's week; only four shows.


Week 19 (175): January 5-9

  • On Tuesday, the opening titles still exhibit their original behavior; not long afterward, they are altered to begin small in the middle of the screen and gradually grow larger, flashing all the while.
  • Thursday's show may be a half-hour episode, as Roger's records only list three pricing games for it; however, all known schedules indicate that it was a regular hour show and that he simply forgot to log the other three games that day.
  • Thursday's show features the debut of Danger Price.


Week 20 (176): January 12-16

  • On Tuesday, the "Walking" cue is used instead of the usual songs for the opening and the come on downs. "Walking" permanently replaces the original cues several weeks later, likely on February 19.


Week 21 (177): January 19-23

  • Monday's show was taped immediately after the December 9 episode; as such, any changes that have occurred since then are not present on Monday.
  • In Thursday's first Showcase Showdown, Bob mistakenly counts contestant Rose's first spin despite having correctly predicted that it would not go all the way around; this leads to her next spin, which lands on the dollar, making her go over instead of tying her for the lead and winning her $1,000.
  • Thursday's second showcase, a Bicentennial Salute to General George Marshall, includes an autographed photograph of General Marshall; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding.


Week 22 (178): January 26-30

  • On Wednesday, the opening titles are pink.
  • By Wednesday, the Showcase Showdown's original split-screen arrow graphic is in use.
  • Prior to the adoption of the split-screen graphic during the Showcase Showdown, the show had briefly used a close-up shot of the wheel, with the camera gradually tilting downward as it came to rest; this shot would resurface 28 years later, during the winter of Season 32.


Week 23 (179): February 2-6

  • On Monday, the opening titles are pink.


Week 24 (180): February 9-13

  • Thursday show features the debut of 3 Strikes.


Week 25 (181): February 16-20

  • As of Tuesday, the original opening and "come on down" cues are still in use.
  • On Tuesday, the infamous Patricia Bernard incident occurs, with Johnny calling a contestant while she is in the bathroom. Although this has happened at least two other times in the show's run, Patricia's is by far the best-known.
  • Around this time, and most likely on Thursday, the opening and "come on down" cues are replaced with the cue called "Walking." The version used in the opening is more fully orchestrated, with more instruments, than the one used during the body of the show.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Hurdles.


Week 26 (182): February 23-27


Week 27 (183): March 1-5


Week 28 (184): March 8-12


Week 29 (185): March 15-19

  • On Friday, then-Miss USA crown holder and future $ale of the Century hostess Summer Bartholomew is in the audience.


Week 30 (186): March 22-26


Week 31 (187): March 29-30, April 1-2

  • Only four shows; Wednesday has March Magazine.
  • Thursday show features an April Fool's "Bicentennial Salute" showcase honoring a great American physician and author named Dr. John Barrett Clapinger, who supposedly disappeared several years ago while on an expedition in Howard Cosell's mouth. The prizes offered include two of Clapinger's books, The Clapinger Report and I'm OK, and I Don't Give a Flying Fig What You Are, the former of which cites Vitamin C as a treatment for broken legs and as an effective bathroom disinfectant and the latter of which "traces existentialist thought from Camus to Bette Midler" and pauses to ask the question, "was Jack the Ripper even as the trees and the stars a child of the universe?"; a trip to Flushing, New York, where Dr. Clapinger was awarded the prestigious Plotkin Prize; a case of athlete's foot personally awarded by Anitra, in honor of the Clapinger Clinic that the doctor had founded to treat said affliction; and an autographed leg cast presented right on the Turntable by the widowed Mrs. Clapinger. At this point, the showcase appears to fall apart, as another woman comes around on the Turntable, claims to be Mrs. Clapinger, and gets into an argument with the first Mrs. Clapinger; in the middle of the argument, Dr. Clapinger himself comes around on the Turntable and is chased into the audience by his two infuriated wives. The real showcase is a Cadillac El Dorado, making this the second of only three known showcases to consist of only one prize. The showcase is also somewhat noteworthy for its appearance by Roger, who played the part of Dr. Clapinger.


Week 32 (188): April 5-9


Week 33 (189): April 12-16

  • Monday show features the debut of Cliff Hangers.
  • Cliff Hangers originally uses four small prizes instead of three.
  • Early in Cliff Hangers's life, the spaces on the mountain are not numbered, and the associated hash marks are noticeably longer than usual.


Week 34 (190): April 19-23


Week 35 (191): April 26-30

  • Tuesday show features the debut of Safe Crackers.
  • On very early playings of Safe Crackers, if the game is lost, one of the Beauties dials in the correct combination and opens the safe.


Week 36 (192): May 3-7

  • On Tuesday, a showcase about "making it in Hollywood" includes a chance to "represent all Price Is Right contestants" at a ceremony for Bob on the Walk of Fame the next day; although the contestants are never instructed not to bid on this, it seems likely that it was a bonus.


Week 37 (193): May 10-14

  • On Friday, the famous Janice Pennington, This Is Your Strife showcase is presented; it features prizes that Janice had trouble modeling over the years -- a pop-up bar that wouldn't pop up, a refrigerator that nearly fell on her when she opened it, and a car that she almost wrecked during Lucky Seven (which is driven by Dian this time around) -- along with clips of her unsuccessful attempts to model them. The staff actually rehearsed a fake showcase before the taping that day so that Janice would have no idea what was happening.


Week 38 (194): May 17-19, September* 20, May 21

  • Originally scheduled for May 17-21.


Week 39 (195): May 24-28


Week 40 (196): May 31-June 4

  • On Tuesday, Cliff Hangers uses four small prizes for the last time.
  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is still using its push-button price reveal method.
  • By Wednesday, Johnny is being shown on-camera once or twice a day while calling the 5th through 9th contestants.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of Dice Game.


Week 41 (197): June 7-11

  • On Thursday show, Cliff Hangers adopts its normal rules.


Week 42 (198): June 14-18


Week 43 (199): June 21-23, 25

  • Only four shows; Thursday has June Magazine.


Week 44 (200): June 28-July 2

  • Season finale week.
  • Season 4 is the first year of The Price Is Right to make use of a long stretch of summer reruns; these begin next Monday, with Season 5 starting on August 30.
  • In all likelihood, Thursday show features the debut of Bullseye '76.
  • If Bullseye does indeed debut this Thursday, it is the only appearance of the game this season.
  • At the beginning of its life, Bullseye's target has a range of $5-$10, with $9-$10 as the bullseye.
  • At the beginning of its life, Bullseye's "hidden bullseye" allows a contestant to win if it is with the product whose marker on the target is the closest one to the bullseye.
  • Bob incorrectly states that Friday's show is the 1,000th episode; in reality, it is only the 950th episode.
  • As of Friday, the Range Game board is still blue.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, Range Game's prize, a grandfather clock, is concealed in the Clam.


Season 5 ('76-'77)

Pricing game calendar for Season 5, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (201): September 21-24

  • Originally scheduled for August* 31-September 3.
  • Only four episodes; no Monday show.
  • The program aired on Monday, September 20, is Season 4's delayed May 20 episode.
  • Based on a series of odd reschedulings early in this season that involves Weeks 201-204 airing after Weeks 205-207, it seems possible that Weeks 201-204 were originally planned as part of Season 4.
  • On at least this week's Friday show, the "Hour Power" text in the opening is full-sized the entire time it is onscreen.
  • On Friday, the color of "Price" in the graphical logo is still yellow.
  • By Friday, "Dig We Must" has replaced the end of the show's theme as the "money win" cue for the Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, the mid-show bumper still behaves as it did on the first permanent hour show.
  • As of Friday, there are still no prize labels on the price stands in Danger Price.


Week 2 (202): October 18, September 28-30, October 1

  • Originally scheduled for September 6-10.


Week 3 (203): October 4-8

  • Originaly scheduled for September 13-17.


Weed 4 (204): October 11-15

  • Originally scheduled for September 20-24.


Week 5 (205): August* 30-September 3

  • Originally scheduled for September 27-October 1.
  • CBS regards this week's Monday show, which was the first Season 5 episode to air, as the season premiere; however, I have chosen to regard episode #2012D as such, as there are indications that the first seven weeks of the season were not originally intended to be broadcast so dramatically out of order.


Week 6 (206): September 6-10

  • Originally scheduled for October 4-8.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 7 (207): September 13-17

  • Originally scheduled for October 11-15.
  • As of Thursday, the white section of Door #2 still extends all the way to the floor.
  • By Thursday, the color of "Price" in the graphical logo has changed from yellow to white.


Week 8 (208): September 27, December 10, October 20-22

  • Originally scheduled for October 18-22.
  • Friday show features the debut of Switcheroo.


Week 9 (209): October 25-29

  • On Wednesday, the Top Winner is still using the green Showcase podium.


Week 10 (210): November 1-5


Week 11 (211): November 8-12

  • Assuming that episode #0013D is not included in the episode count, this week's Monday show is the real episode #1,000.
  • By Thursday, the range on the Bullseye board has been changed to $1-$6, with $5-$6 as the bullseye.
  • Fairly early in Bullseye's life, the rules are altered to state that the contestant will win if the hidden bullseye is with any product that has a marker on the target; it seems likely that this change also occurs this Thursday.


Week 12 (212): November 15-19


Week 13 (213): November 22-24

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 14 (214): November 29-December 3


Week 15 (215): December 6-8

  • Only three shows; Thursday has December Magazine, and Friday has the delayed October 19 episode.
  • By Tuesday, the Showcase podiums have switched places; the Top Winner now uses the red podium, and the Runner-Up uses the green one.


Week 16 (216): December 13-17


Week 17 (217): December 20-24

  • At this point in time, it is believed that Double Prices and 1 Right Price are still the original Double Prices podiums.


Week 18 (218): December 27-31

  • On Monday, the Big Wheel's original handlebars are still present.
  • Tuesday is Anitra's last episode.
  • On Wednesday, auditions to replace Anitra begin; three rotating models try out, including Holly.
  • By this time, the green Range Game board has debuted.
  • Golden Road is believed to still be using the gold carpet for its road at this point.


Week 19 (219): January 3-7

  • Sometime in 1977, a velvet rope that runs along the path is added to Golden Road.
  • By Thursday, the word "new" has been removed from the final line of the opening spiel, changing it to simply, "The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
  • By Thursday, the colored stripes on Door #2 have been extended across the bottom of the door.
  • By Thursday, the game side of the spinning panel of the Turntable Wall has been changed to a solid red-orange.
  • By Thursday, the Big Wheel's normal handlebars have been introduced.
  • By Thursday, the spaces on Cliff Hangers's mountain have been numbered, and their associated hash marks have been reduced to their normal lengths.
  • By Thursday, Cliff Hangers has begun using the yodeling song On the Franches Mountains from the album Swiss Mountain Music; it had originally used The Silly Song from Disney's movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.


Week 20 (220): January 10-14


Week 21 (221): January 17, March 7, January 19, March 8, January 21

  • Originally scheduled for January 17-21.


Week 22 (222): January 24-28


Week 23 (223): January 31-February 4

  • As of Monday, Dice Game is still using 0s and numbers higher than 6.
  • As of Thursday, Danger Price is still being played on the Turntable.


Week 24 (224): February 7-11


Week 25 (225): February 14-18

  • Around this point, give or take a couple weeks, Holly joins the show permanently.


Week 26 (226): February 21-25


Week 27 (227): February 28-March 4

  • By Thursday, the opening spiel has been changed to, "Here it comes! Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, sixty-minute Price Is Right!"
  • By Thursday, Grocery Game's table has changed to a solid, light red.
  • By Thursday, the Danger Price board has been moved to center stage and is concealed by the Giant Price Tag.
  • By Thursday, Danger Price's price stands have had prize labels added to them.


Week 28 (228): March 9-11

  • Only three shows; Monday and Tuesday have the delayed January 18 & 20 episodes.
  • On Monday, March 7, the show moves to 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.


Week 29 (229): March 14-18

  • On at least Tuesday's episode, the opening titles are yellow.
  • By Tuesday, the behavior of the mid-show bumper has been reversed; it now begins with a full shot of the logo, which then shrinks toward the center as the light border moves onto the screen.


Week 30 (230): March 21-22, April 18, March 23, March 25

  • Originally scheduled for March 21-25.


Week 31 (231): March 28-April 1


Week 32 (232): April 4-8

  • There is still no bonus for perfect bids in Contestants' Row at this time.
  • At this point in time, Money Game is still using its original color scheme, and it still has no logo.


Week 33 (233): April 11-15


Week 34 (234): March 24, April 19-20, May 16, April 22

  • Originally scheduled for April 18-22.
  • Monday show is a half-hour episode.


Week 35 (235): April 25-28, May 12

  • Originally scheduled for April 25-29.


Week 36 (236): May 2-6


Week 37 (237): May 9-11, April 29, May 13

  • Originally scheduled for May 9-13.
  • Monday show features the debut of Hole in One.
  • Hole in One's original "$500" sign is a white oval with a thin, red oval just inside the inner edge; the text on the sign is also red.
  • In early playings of Hole in One, a drumroll plays while the contestant putts.
  • On Wednesday, Five Price Tags is played for a $10,141 van; this may be the first 5-digit car offered in a game other than Golden Road.


Week 38 (238): April 21, May 17-20

  • Originally scheduled for May 16-20.
  • Monday show is a half-hour episode.
  • On Wednesday, during the third playing of Hole in One, Bob tells the contestant that there is a 10-second time limit for each grocery pick; there is no official record of the game having a timer, so this was likely just Bob trying to move the game along when it started to take longer than the staff thought it would.
  • Oddly, Bob tells Wednesday's Hole in One contestant that she is the second person to play the game; she is actually the third.
  • By Wednesday, Double Prices and 1 Right Price have begun using their second/third podiums.


Week 39 (239): May 23-27

  • By Monday, a $100 cash bonus has been institutued for making a perfect bid in Contestants' Row.
  • By Monday, Any Number is revealing its two prizes separately, with the 3-digit prizes being shown and described first. The two prizes also get separate music cues.
  • On Tuesday, Switcheroo is played for a $7,700 motorhome.


Week 40 (240): May 30-June 3

  • On Tuesday, the Turntable walls still have the same appearance as on January 6.
  • On Tuesday, a chance to be a Barker's Beauty for a day is offered in the Showcase.


Week 41 (241): June 6-10

  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.


Week 42 (242): June 13-17

  • On Monday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to the four LA sports teams.


Week 43 (243): June 20-24

  • On Thursday, the opening titles are a greenish blue.
  • By Thursday, the patterns on the spinning Turntable wall panel have been reversed -- the red bricks are on the game side, and the solid red-orange is on the front side.
  • If Bob is to be believed, Thursday's Hole in One is the first time he misses the inspiration putt.
  • By Thursday, 0s and numbers higher than 6 are no longer being used in Dice Game.


Week 44 (244): June 27-July 1

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • On Friday, Bob makes a rare reference to Dennis James when a contestant reveals that she goes to school during the day but has learned to play Clock Game by watching the nighttime show; coincidentally, Dennis would no longer be the host of the nighttime show after this episode, as Bob took it over for Seasons 6-8.
  • On Friday, in an odd turn of events, 1 Right Price offers the largest prize package of the day, including both of the showcases, thanks to the presence of the world's most expensive Monopoly set.
  • On Friday, Lyle Waggoner makes a surprise appearance as Janice's date at the end of a "How to Survive a Blind Date" showcase.


Season 6 ('77-'78)

Pricing game calendar for Season 6, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (245): August* 29-September 2

  • On Wednesday, Hole in One's drumroll is still in use.
  • By Wednesday, the first, higher-pitched version of the Big Wheel's normal beeps has been introduced.


Week 2 (246): September 5-9

  • On Thursday, Hole in One is played for a Cadillac.


Week 3 (247): September 12-16

  • Tuesday show features the debut of Squeeze Play.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of Secret "X".
  • The Secret "X" board originally did not have question marks in the squares of the center column.
  • Originally, all of Secret "X"'s props were staged farther to the left, closer to the Turntable, than they are now; as such, it was not concealed by the Giant Price Tag.
  • Wednesday show opens with the infamous tube top incident (also known simply as "the Yolanda Incident," after the contestant it happened to).
  • As of Wednesday show, the opening titles are still behaving the same way they were at the beginning of 1976.
  • By Thursday, Golden Road's original, carpet "road" has been replaced by the gold dots.
  • By Thursday, Golden Road's velvet rope has been introduced.
  • By Thursday, Golden Road's push-button price reveals have been replaced with simple pull-tabs.
  • On Thursday, contestant Alene faints upon winning the Showcase and does not come to before the show goes off the air; Johnny announces during the credits that she regained consciousness after the taping and was delighted with her prizes.
  • Friday's second showcase is a roast of Johnny, most notable for featuring his wife, Penny, as one of the speakers.


Week 4 (248): September 19-23

  • All notes from Week 3 about Secret "X" still apply on its second playing this Wednesday.


Week 5 (249): September 26-30

  • As of Tuesday, Money Game is still using its original color scheme.


Week 6 (250): October 3-7

  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • On Friday, Clock Game is played for a car.


Week 7 (251): October 10-14

  • On Thursday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.


Week 8 (252): October 17-21


Week 9 (253): October 24-28

  • By Tuesday, the behavior of the opening titles has changed; the text now rapidly and repeatedly grows and shrinks, flashing all the while.
  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.


Week 10 (254): October 31-November 4

  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.


Week 11 (255): November 7-9, December 9, November 11

  • Originally scheduled for November 7-11.
  • On Thursday, due to a pre-emption, a half-hour show was rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show was rerun on the West Coast.
  • On Monday, the show moves to 10:00 Eastern/9:00 Central.


Week 12 (256): November 14-18

  • Monday show features the debut of Professor Price.
  • On Monday, Any Number still has the same color scheme it adopted after the '75 set change.
  • On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.


Week 13 (257): November 21-23

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • Monday show features the second and final playing of Professor Price.
  • On Monday, the Professor Price contestant is allowed to pick her questions from a set of cards; on the first playings, the order of the questions had been preset.
  • On Tuesday, the walls of the Big Wheel are still gold.
  • Wednesday is likely the first episode with red walls on the Big Wheel.


Week 14 (258): November 28-29, February 20, December 2

  • Originally scheduled for November 28-30, December 2.
  • Only four shows; Thursday has December Magazine.
  • On Wednesday, November 30, a half-hour show is rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show is rerun on the West Coast.
  • By Wednesday, the walls of the Big Wheel have become red.
  • On Wednesday, Hole in One's first "$500" sign is still in use.


Week 15 (259): December 5-8, January 30

  • Originally scheduled for December 5-9.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.


Week 16 (260): December 12-14, March 6, December 16

  • Originally scheduled for December 12-16.
  • On Monday, the show moves to 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
  • On Thursday, December 15, a half-hour show is rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show is rerun on the West Coast.
  • By Wednesday, the opening in the bottom of the Dice Game board has been filled in with a gray cover.


Week 17 (261): December 19-23

  • By Wednesday, Hole in One’s original, circular “$500” sign has been replaced by a yellow flower with “$500” written in the center of the bloom.
  • By Wednesday, Hole in One's drumroll has been done away with.


Week 18 (262): December 26-30

  • At this point, Hi Lo is still using its first set.
  • On Wednesday, after the fourth game, Bob and the Beauties plug Bob's appearance as host of the Rose Parade the following Monday and announce that Price will not be on that morning.
  • By Friday, the question marks have been added to the center column of the Secret "X" board.
  • By Friday, Secret "X" has adopted its normal staging and is concealed by the Giant Price Tag.
  • On Friday, Janice wrecks a car during the Showcase.


Week 19 (263): January 3-6

  • New Year's week; only four shows, with no Monday episode.
  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • Sometime during 1978, the Train makes its first appearance.


Week 20 (264): January 9-13

  • On Friday, the opening titles are yellow-orange.


Week 21 (265): January 16-20


Week 22 (266): January 23-27


Week 23 (267): January 31-February 3

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed December 9 episode.
  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • After Friday's show, Give or Keep briefly leaves the pricing game rotation.


Week 24 (268): February 6-10


Week 25 (269): February 13-17


Week 26 (270): February 21-24

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed November 30 episode.
  • Tuesday show features the debut of Finish Line.


Week 27 (271): February 27-March 3

  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • After its second playing on Monday's show, Finish Line disappears from the game rotation for two months.


Week 28 (272): March 7-10

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed December 15 episode.
  • On Wednesday, Give or Keep reappears.


Week 29 (273): March 13-17


Week 30 (274): March 20-24

  • On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • At this time, three-trip Most Expensive is still staged entirely behind Door #2.


Week 31 (275): March 27-31


Week 32 (276): April 3-7

  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • By Wednesday, Money Game has taken on its second color scheme; additionally, the board now has a logo.


Week 33 (277): April 10-14


Week 34 (278): April 17-21

  • On Monday, the second showcase is a salute to Roger Dobkowitz; included as a bonus with the showcase is a bound copy of Roger's master's thesis that got him hired at Goodson-Todman.


Week 35 (279): April 24-28

  • After Thursday, Give or Keep again leaves the pricing game rotation and is essentially replaced by Finish Line until November.


Week 36 (280): May 1-5

  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • On Wednesday, Finish Line rejoins the game rotation.


Week 37 (281): May 8-12

  • At this point, the floor in front of Contestants' Row still has the yellow squares on it.


Week 38 (282): May 15-19

  • On Tuesday, during a Movie of the Week showcase, a screening of If Ever I See You Again for 25 people on its studio lot is offered, as is an attempt to track down a "lost" friend or relative via computer (not as commonplace a thing in 1978 as in the present); the contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding, as prices cannot reasonably be assigned to them.


Week 39 (283): May 22-26


Week 40 (284): May 29-June 1, June 19

  • Originally scheduled for May 29-June 2.
  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • By Friday, the yellow tiles have been removed from the floor in front of Contestants' Row; that area is now a solid white, except for the Goodson-Todman asterisks.


Week 41 (285): June 5-9


Week 42 (286): June 12-16

  • By Monday, the second Hi Lo counter has been introduced.


Week 43 (287): June 20, 21, 23, 22, 2

  • Originally scheduled for June 19-23.
  • Friday show features the debut of Take Two.


Week 44 (288): June 26-29, August 14

  • Originally scheduled for June 26-30.
  • Not season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.


Week 45 (289): August 7-11


Week 46 (290): August 16, 15, 17, December* 12, 18

  • Originally scheduled for August 14-18.
  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • Thursday's show was never broadcast on the West Coast; while the East Coast saw episode #2904D on December 12, 1978, after a Presidential press conference, the West received a rerun of episode #2954D. Indeed, the fact that the show was aired at all appears to be a fluke; it is very unlikely that it was intended to air that day prior to the half-hour timeslot suddenly being created by the press conference.


Week 47 (291): August 21-24, October* 23

  • Originally scheduled for August 21-25.
  • Season finale week.
  • Season 7 begins next Monday.


Season 7 ('78-'79)

Pricing game calendar for Season 7, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (292): August* 28-September 1


Week 2 (293): June* 30, September 4-6, September 8

  • Originally scheduled for September 4-8.
  • A scheduled pre-emption on this Thursday for September Magazine caused this week's shows to be aired out of order, with the Monday show actually airing during Season 6.
  • Monday show features the debuts of Shower Game and It's Optional.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • As of Monday, there is still no commercial break during the Showcase.
  • By Monday, the show has begun giving away three consolation prizes per episode.
  • On Monday, the consolation prize plugs still exist as their own segment between the second Showcase Showdown and the Showcase.


Week 3 (294): September 11-13, Unaired, 14

  • Originally scheduled for September 11-15.
  • Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
  • Thursday's show has never been aired; as the show was no longer running half-hour programs on Magazine days at this point, its existence became somewhat unnecessary after it was taped. Unlike episodes that were intentionally skipped and replaced with new shows, though, #2944D is included in episode counts.


Week 4 (295): September 15, 18-21

  • Originally scheduled for September 18-22.
  • Friday's show, the first episode taped after the summer break, may be the show where the consolation prize plugs move to the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown and where the commercial break during the Showcase returns.


Week 5 (296): September 22, 25-28

  • Originally scheduled for September 25-29.
  • Monday show features the final playing of Finish Line.
  • By Monday, It's Optional's normal rules are believed to have been introduced.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of Punch a Bunch.
  • Early on, all episodes with Punch a Bunch (and eventually Grand Game, as well) feature that game in lieu of a car game in one half of the show.
  • By Thursday, doors that double as larger price displays have been added to the stalls in Shower Game.


Week 6 (297): September 29, October 3, December 11, October 5-6

  • Originally scheduled for October 2-6.
  • On Wednesday, October 4, a half-hour rerun is aired on the East Coast, and an hour rerun is aired on the West Coast.
  • It's Optional is believed to be using its normal rules by this point.


Week 7 (298): October 9-13


Week 8 (299): October 16-20


Week 9 (300): October 24-27

  • Only four shows; Monday has Season 6's delayed August 25 episode.


Week 10 (301): October 30-November 1, November 3

  • Only four shows; no Thursday episode.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of Telephone Game.


Week 11 (302): November 6-10

  • A home viewer contest is held this week; exactly what it is is not known, although a Home Viewer Showcase seems like a reasonable guess.


Week 12 (303): November 13-17

  • On Tuesday, Give or Keep returns to the pricing game rotation.


Week 13 (304): November 20-22, 24

  • Thanksgiving week; only four shows.


Week 14 (305): November 27-December 1

  • Wednesday show features the final playing of Telephone Game.
  • By Wednesday, the consolation prize plugs have been moved to the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • By Wednesday, the commercial break during the Showcase has been reinstated; the show's theme is now used while going into the break instead of the original "Come on down" music.
  • Thursday show features the final playing of Shower Game.


Week 15 (306): December 4-6, 8

  • Only four shows; Thursday has December Magazine.


Week 16 (307): December 14, 13, 15, & 18

  • Originally scheduled for December 12-15.
  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • By Tuesday, the pink Pricedown dollar signs have been added to the walls of the Big Wheel.
  • On Tuesday, the bonus spin is added to the Showcase Showdown, and the green sections are added to the Big Wheel.


Week 17 (308): December 19-21, 26, 22

  • Originally scheduled for December 18-22.
  • Monday show is a half-hour episode.


Week 18 (309): December 25, February 26, December 27-29

  • Originally scheduled for December 25-29.
  • Temptation's logo is believed to still be using its original font at this point.


Week 19 (310): January 2-3, 5

  • Only three shows, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
  • Monday is New Year's Day; Thursday has January Magazine.
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch adopts its normal rules.


Week 20 (311): January 8-12


Week 21 (312): January 15-19


Week 22 (313): January 22-26

  • Thursday show features the debut of Penny Ante.


Week 23 (314): January 29-31, February 2

  • Only four shows; Thursday has February Magazine.


Week 24 (315): February 5-9


Week 25 (316): February 12-16


Week 26 (317): February 19-23

  • By Tuesday, many of the stripes on the Any Number board have been painted green.


Week 27 (318): February 27-28, March 2

  • Only three shows, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
  • Monday has the delayed December 26 episode; Thursday has March Magazine.


Week 28 (319): March 5-9


Week 29 (320): March 12-16


Week 30 (321): March 19-23


Week 31 (322): March 26-30

  • On Friday show, Penny Ante adopts its normal rules and loses its sportstype penny counter; presumably, the first version of its green & blue color scheme also debuts at this point.


Week 32 (323): April 2-4, 6

  • Only four shows; Thursday has April Magazine.


Week 33 (324): April 9-13


Week 34 (325): April 16, May 1, May 3, April 30, May 7

  • Originally scheduled for April 16-20.


Week 35 (326): May 8, April 24-27

  • Originally scheduled for April 23-27.
  • On Monday, April 23, The Price Is Right moves to its current and most familiar timeslot of 11:00 Eastern/10:00 Central.


Week 36 (327): May 4, April 17, May 2, June 7, April 18

  • Originally scheduled for April 30-May 4.


Week 37 (328): April 19-20, 23, May 9-10

  • Originally scheduled for May 7-11.


Week 38 (329): May 11, 14-17

  • Originally scheduled for May 14-18.


Week 39 (330): May 18, 21-24

  • Originally scheduled for May 21-25.


Week 40 (331): May 25, 28-31

  • Originally scheduled for May 28-June 1.


Week 41 (332): June 1, 4-6, 8

  • Originally scheduled for June 4-8.


Week 42 (333): June 11-15


Week 43 (334): June 18-22


Week 44 (335): June 25-29

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.


Season 8 ('79-'80)

Pricing game calendar for Season 8, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (336): August* 27-31

  • Weeks 336-339 appear to have originally been planned as the last four weeks of Season 7, to air the weeks of July 30, August 6, August 13, and August 20; for reasons unknown, they were redesignated as the first four weeks of Season 8, and their original airdates were replaced with an additional four weeks of summer reruns.
  • On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to all four Los Angeles sports teams.


Week 2 (337): September 3-7

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 3 (338): September 10-14


Week 4 (339): September 17-21

  • On Wednesday, the Turntable walls are still using the same patterns as at the end of Season 5.
  • On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 5 (340): September 24-28


Week 6 (341): October 1-2, December 31, October 4-5

  • Originally scheduled for October 1-5
  • Wednesday, October 3, has a rerun of the half-hour October 6, 1977, episode.
  • On Thursday, the fully-orchestrated version of "Walking" is still being used during the opening.
  • On Thursday, Golden Road's velvet rope is still in use.


Week 7 (342): October 8-12

  • Around this time, probably on Tuesday, the version of Walking used during the opening is replaced with an identical edit of the less fully-orchestrated version of the cue already used during the body of the show; the cue is definitely in place by Thursday.


Week 8 (343): October 15-19


Week 9 (344): October 22-26

  • By Tuesday, the behavior of the opening titles has changed; the text now appears, rapidly grows, and disappears four times.
  • By Tuesday, the pattern on the game side of the spinning Turntable wall panel has changed to a series of orange and brown zigzags.
  • By Tuesday, Temptation’s logo has been changed to its second font.


Week 10 (345): October 29-November 2


Week 11 (346): November 5-9


Week 12 (347): November 12-16


Week 13 (348): November 19-21, December 17

  • Originally scheduled for November 19-21, 23.
  • Thanksgiving week; only four shows.


Week 14 (349): November 26-30


Week 15 (350): December 3-7


Week 16 (351): December 10-14

  • As of Tuesday, the 3 Strikes sign is still green.
  • On Thursday, the "Punch a Bunch" logo still has its original, rainbow color scheme.


Week 17 (352): December 18-21

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed November 23 episode.


Week 18 (353): December 24-25, February 4-6

  • Originally scheduled for either December 24-28 or for December 24-25 and January 30-February 1; which one is not clear. The former is used in the pricing game calendars for the sake of clarity.
  • With the exception of two out-of-order episodes, reruns are broadcast for the remainder of December and all of January.
  • By 1979, the show has begun its annual tradition of decorating the set for Christmas.
  • By the end of the ‘70s, the practice of playing car games fourth seems to have become essentially discontinued; with the exception of Season 12, it will not resurface on any sort of regular basis until 2005.
  • By Tuesday, the Big Wheel's current, more pronounced beep has been introduced.
  • On Tuesday, Johnny signs off during the credits with, "This is Johnny Olson saying, 'Merry Christmas!' for The Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production!"


Week 19 (354): February 7, 8, & 11

  • Originally scheduled for February 6-8.
  • Only three shows, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.


Week 20 (355): January 7, February 12-15

  • Originally scheduled for February 11-15.


Week 21 (356): February 18-22


Week 22 (357): February 25-29

  • On Wednesday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks on Hi Lo's price cards still have eight points.


Week 23 (358): March 3-7


Week 24 (359): March 10-14


Week 25 (360): March 17-21


Week 26 (361): March 24-28


Week 27 (362): March 31-April 4

  • As of Tuesday, Hole in One's $500 sign is still the yellow flower, and the golf ball backings have not yet been added to the grocery displays.


Week 28 (363): April 7-11


Week 29 (364): April 14-18


Week 30 (365): April 21-25

  • Tuesday show features the debut of Barker's Bargain Bar.
  • By Thursday, Danger Price's price podiums have begun to be arranged in a square formation immediately behind Door #3.


Week 31 (366): April 28-May 2

  • Tuesday show features the debut of Trader Bob.
  • By Tuesday, the stripes behind the numbers in Lucky Seven have been removed.


Week 32 (367): May 5-9


Week 33 (368): May 12-16

  • Beginning this week, pricing games, with rare exception, do not get played more than once a week.
  • Friday show features the debut of Grand Game.


Week 34 (369): May 19-23


Week 35 (370): May 26-30


Week 36 (371): June 2-6


Week 37 (372): June 9-13


Week 38 (373): June 16-20

  • On Friday, the last of the first four contestants is Vanna White, who at the time had no claims to fame; she never gets out of Contestants' Row.
  • By Friday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks on Hi Lo's price cards have been altered to have the standard six points instead of eight.


Week 39 (374): June 23-27

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • By Tuesday, the "3 Strikes" sign has become yellow.
  • By Thursday, the velvet rope has been removed from Golden Road.


Season 9 ('80-'81)

Pricing game calendar for Season 9, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (375): August* 25-29


Week 2 (376): September 1-5


Week 3 (377): September 8-12


Week 4 (378): September 15-19

  • By Monday, Punch a Bunch's logo has become yellow.
  • On Monday, Grocery Game's table is still a solid red.
  • Wednesday's show features the debut of Now....and Then.
  • Early in the game's existence, Now....and Then's "then" date was elevated a slight distance above the main gameboard, high enough that it obscured part of the logo (which is presumably why it was changed).


Week 5 (379): September 22-26


Week 6 (380): September 29-October 3

  • On Friday, the audience curtains still have the same color scheme they did on the sixth episode of Season 4.


Week 7 (381): October 6-10


Week 8 (382): October 13-17


Week 9 (383): October 20-24

  • On Thursday, the Contestants’ Row seat covers are still blue.
  • By Thursday, the curtains behind the audience have been replaced; they are now red-blue-orange-green-red-blue-orange-green from left to right.
  • On Thursday, Bob enters with his new puppy, Lupe, whom he has brought along to "help" him announce that the Morris Animal Foundation has named him the chairman of its annual "Dog-a-Thon."
  • By Thursday, the audience has begun to boo during the Showcase Showdown when a contestant fails to get the Big Wheel all the way around.


Week 10 (384): October 27-31

  • Monday is likely the first appearance of the green Contestants' Row seat covers.
  • On Thursday, Bob and cameraman Joe Arvizu plug next week's Home Viewer Showcase.
  • By Friday, Contestants’ Row’s green seat covers have definitely debuted.


Week 11 (385): November 3-7

  • One of Monday's contestants is believed to have been called down again five years later on a Tom Kennedy episode. It is not known whether the staff ever discovered that she was ineligible for her second appearance.
  • By Monday, Double Prices is being played at Door #3 at least some of the time; over the next few years, this appears to become its primary location, although it still appears behind the Giant Price Tag on a less frequent basis.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played for a Caribbean cruise; this would not be noteworthy were it not for the fact that the life preserver showing the destination on the big cruise ship prop read, "French Riviera."
  • The Home Viewer Showcase “Showcase of the Future” is presented every day this week at the start of Act 5; Johnny reads the mailing address again before the final Showcase reveal.
  • The mid-show bumper spiel is changed for this week to, “Stay tuned for our exciting Home Viewer Showcase of the Future, coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right!”
  • In Monday's Showcase, as the Runner-Up's display is changing from his bid to "OVER", it briefly shows $98,621 for no apparent reason.
  • By Tuesday, Hole in One’s $500 flower has changed to a glittery blue and purple; additionally, golf ball backings have been added to the grocery tees.
  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • Friday show features the debut of Hit Me.
  • On the earliest playings of Hit Me, no face cards are used.


Week 12 (386): November 10-14

  • On Monday, the famous "Samoan Chaser" incident occurs when Pauline becomes the first contestant to win Grand Game.
  • Thursday show features the second playing and first taped playing of Hit Me.
  • Several times on Thursday, Bob refers to Hit Me as "a new game" having its "first playing," apparently forgetting that the game's actual debut episode was being produced out of order and had not been taped yet.


Week 13 (387): November 17-21

  • On Tuesday, Dice Game is accidentally played with the table facing the wrong direction; despite this, the contestant still manages not to get one of the dice over the line.


Week 14 (388): November 24-26

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 15 (389): December 1-5

  • Friday is believed to include the reveal of the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.


Week 16 (390): December 8-12


Week 17 (391): December 15-19


Week 18 (392): December 22-24, 26

  • Only four shows; Thursday, Christmas, has a rerun of Season 8's Christmas episode.
  • By Tuesday, Five Price Tags has introduced its second set of small prize podiums.
  • By Tuesday, Grocery Game's table has become a cream color, and a collage of groceries has been added to the front.
  • Around this time, including at least this week's Tuesday show, co-producer Barbara Hunter briefly fills in for Holly, who had injured her knee.


Week 19 (393): December 29-31, January 2

  • New Year's week; only four shows.


Week 20 (394): January 5-9

  • Beginning on Monday, cash games are always accompanied by two car games; early on, this occasionally leads to both car games being played in the same half, with the cash games appearing by itself in the other half.


Week 21 (395): January 12-16

  • Friday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.


Week 22 (396): January 19, March 9, January 21-23

  • Originally scheduled for January 19-23.
  • By Wednesday, the large gap in the bottom of the Temptation board has been filled in.
  • By Wednesday, the white panel with G-T asterisks that initially covers the prizes on the Take Two board has been replaced with a solid pink panel.


Week 23 (397): January 26-30

  • On Friday, several past and then-current Miss USAs and Miss Universes are in the audience.


Week 24 (398): February 2-6

  • Tuesday show features the debut of Super Ball!!.
  • On Tuesday, Bob throws two practice balls in Super Ball!!, resulting in the contestant not getting one.
  • On Wednesday, on the game's 10th playing, Hit Me begins to use face cards.


Week 25 (399): February 9-13

  • On Thursday, former professional wrestler Ox Baker is a contestant.
  • In Thursday's first Showcase Showdown, Bob accidentally counts the third spinner's first spin despite it not having gone all the way around; this leads to a spin-off, which is won by the first spinner.
  • On Thursday, the white squares on the Secret "X" board become yellow.
  • Friday show is the ceremonial 2,000th episode; in reality, it is only the 1,912th episode.
  • On Friday, the opening titles read "2,000".


Week 26 (400): February 16-20


Week 27 (401): February 23-27


Week 28 (402): March 2-6


Week 29 (403): March 10-13

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed January 20 episode.


Week 30 (404): March 16-20

  • As of Monday, there is still no red dot in front of the Big Wheel for spinners to stand on.


Week 31 (405): March 23-27


Week 32 (406): March 30-April 3

  • On Wednesday show, as an April Fool's joke, when Johnny introduces Bob, Door #2 opens to show a sign reading "April Fools"; Bob is then shown entering the studio through the audience. Audience entrances were completely unheard of at this time and would not become a regular occurrence for several more years.


Week 33 (407): April 6-10


Week 34 (408): April 13-17

  • On Friday, a contestant loses Hole in One despite putting from the sixth line.


Week 35 (409): April 20-24

  • By Wednesday, there is a red dot in front of the Big Wheel for spinners to stand on.


Week 36 (410): April 27-May 1


Week 37 (411): May 4-8


Week 38 (412): May 11-15


Week 39 (413): May 18-22


Week 40 (414): May 25-29


Week 41 (415): June 1-5


Week 42 (416): June 8-10, September* 3-4

  • Season finale week; summer reruns air from June 11-September* 2.
  • At the end of this season, the original shot of Bob taking his microphone is still in use.
  • On Thursday, Hole in One is still using the blue flower version of the $500 sign.
  • Given that Thursday and Friday's shows were not aired until September and that Friday in particular was aired on September 4, it seems likely that Friday served as a celebration of the start of Price's 10th year on the air.


Season 10 ('81-'82)

Pricing game calendar for Season 10, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (417): September 7-11

  • On all shows this week, everyone in the studio wears buttons to commemorate the start of the show's tenth season.
  • Thursday show is the real episode #2,000.


Week 2 (418): September 14-18

  • For a while around this time, including on Thursday, the opening titles are red.
  • By Thursday, the opening titles have begun to say things other than "Hour Power."
  • By Thursday, the shot of Bob taking his microphone has changed; the camera now begins with a shot of the lights in the ceiling and moves down to shoot Bob and Janice.
  • As of Thursday, Squeeze Play is still played at center stage.
  • Thursday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.


Week 3 (419): September 21-25

  • On Thursday, the opening titles are still red.
  • On Thursday, the Contestants' Row displays are still red, green, orange, and blue from left to right.
  • By Thursday, Hole in One has replaced its $500 flower with a dark gold flag; "$500" is written on it in white.


Week 4 (420): September 28-October 2


Week 5 (421): October 5, January 18, October 7-9

  • Originally scheduled for October 5-9.


Week 6 (422): October 12-16

  • Wednesday show features the debut of Blank Check.
  • Early in Blank Check's life, the game had several small differences:
    • The amount of the check was lit up on the second display instead of the first.
    • The game had no "think" music.
    • The front of the price tag was solid white.
    • The word "LOSS" lights up instead of the contestant's total if the game is lost.
    • The "VOID" stamp was noticeably smaller, and Janice carried it up to the Turntable with its inkpad.
  • By Friday, the opening title have changed back to blue.
  • By Friday, the green and blue Contestants' Row displays have switched places; the displays are now red, blue, orange, and green from left to right.
  • By Friday, the silver parts of the Most Expensive props have been changed to blue.
  • On Friday, the base of the Ten Chances board is still open.


Week 7 (423): October 19-23


Week 8 (424): October 26-30

  • On Thursday, the "3 Strikes" sign and the board's dollar sign are still yellow.
  • On Thursday, there are still no baseballs on the 3 Strikes board.
  • On Blank Check's second playing on Friday, the oddities about its early life noted in Week 6 are still present.


Week 9 (425): November 16-20

  • Originally scheduled for November 2-6.
  • The Home Viewer Showcase "Old-Fashioned Christmas" is presented on this week's shows.
  • The entirety of Week 9 was taped and aired out of order; in fact, the shows were not taped until November 2-4. This anomaly appears to have been related to the Home Viewer Showcase.
  • By Thursday, Bonus Game has taken on its gold color scheme.


Week 10 (426): November 2-6

  • Originally scheduled for November 9-13.


Week 11 (427): November 9-13

  • Originally scheduled for November 16-20.
  • By Thursday, the text on Hole in One's flag has been changed to black, and the glitter has been changed to a lighter shade of gold in the interior and silver along the edges.


Week 12 (428): November 23-25

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 13 (429): November 30-December 3, December 18

  • Originally scheduled for November 30-December 4.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Bob phones the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.
  • Friday's opening title is "Home Showcase Winner".
  • On Friday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to all four Los Angeles sports teams.


Week 14 (430): December 7-11

  • By Tuesday, Blank Check's displays have been reallocated, with the amount of the check now going on the top.
  • By Tuesday, Blank Check's price tag has become black with a TPIR logo on it.
  • By Tuesday, Blank Check has begun using Range Game's "think" music while the contestant writes the check.
  • By Tuesday, when Blank Check is lost, the game has begun briefly lighting up the contestant's total before switching the display to say "LOSS".
  • On Tuesday, Blank Check is still using its original "VOID" stamp. The episode does not show whether or not Janice still carries its inkpad up to the Turntable.
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Dian walks up to the Turntable to display Any Number's three-digit prize, a watch she is wearing.


Week 15 (431): December 14-17, 4

  • Originally scheduled for December 14-18.
  • For Monday's show, Johnny adds a line to the opening spiel: "Here it comes, and I bet you can't believe it! Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!" This appears to be a reference to the day's opening title, "'I Can't Believe It'."


Week 16 (432): December 21-25


Week 17 (433): December 28-31

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • On Monday, Money Game is still being played behind the Giant Price Tag.


Week 18 (434): January 4-8


Week 19 (435): January 11-15


Week 20 (436): January 19-22

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed October 6 episode.


Week 21 (437): January 25-29

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • By Monday, Money Game has been moved to the Turntable.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Check-Out.


Week 22 (438): February 1-5

  • By Tuesday, Grand Game's price labels have taken on the same color scheme as the target price; they had originally been dark green with light green text.
  • By Tuesday, Five Price Tags's small prize labels have changed from yellow with black letters to white with blue letters.


Week 23 (439): February 8-12


Week 24 (440): February 15-19


Week 25 (441): February 22-26


Week 26 (442): March 1-5


Week 27 (443): March 8-12


Week 28 (444): March 15-19


Week 29 (445): March 22-26


Week 30 (446): March 29-April 2


Week 31 (447): April 5-9

  • On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets to the four LA sports teams.


Week 32 (448): April 12-16

  • Monday show features the debut of Pick a Pair.


Week 33 (449): April 19-23

  • By Tuesday, the white trim on the Card Game table has been painted red.
  • By Tuesday, a red cover has been placed over the gap in the base of the Ten Chances board; presumably, this means that the game is now being controlled manually.
  • On Tuesday, in a rare instance of a $1 Showcase bid backfiring, the other contestant wins both showcases.


Week 34 (450): April 26-30

  • Beginning this week, games again get played more than once a week on a somewhat regular basis.


Week 35 (451): May 3-7


Week 36 (452): May 10-14

  • Friday is the fourth of only nine known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.


Week 37 (453): May 17-21


Week 38 (454): May 24-28

  • By Thursday, Squeeze Play has been moved to the Turntable.


Week 39 (455): May 31-June 4

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Bert Convy appears to plug the revival of Tattletales.
  • On Friday show, the TPIR theme is started at the wrong place during the opening; it ends up running out, and it then resets to the beginning.


Week 40 (456): June 7-11

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.


Season 11 ('82-'83)

Pricing game calendar for Season 11, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (457): September 6-10


Week 2 (458): September 13-17

  • By Monday, the show has stopped offering fur coats.
  • At this point, the interior of the Clam is a floral pattern on a red background.
  • At this point, a plug occurs every day before the first Showcase Showdown; generally, this is a plug for the door prize on Mondays and the ticket plug on other days.
  • By Monday, Lucky Seven has stopped using zeros.
  • On Monday, contestant Lori manages to lose Lucky Seven despite having $5 left for the last number.
  • In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a boy in the audience (presumably Marc Breslow's son). Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Markie!"
  • On Tuesday, Double Prices is still being played primarily at the Giant Price Tag, only using Door #3 if the prize is too large to fit there (such as cars or trip skins).
  • On Tuesday, contestant Muriel asks Bob before her game to call her by her middle name, Colleen; this leads to Bob calling everyone by their middle names off and on for the rest of the show and to Muriel getting a new "Muriel/Colleen" name tag for the Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, contestant Denise is accidentally given 33 seconds to play Clock Game thanks to the clock not starting on time.
  • By Thursday, the "3 Strikes" sign and the board's dollar sign have been changed to a shiny gold.
  • By Thursday, a painting of a flying baseball with the word "Price" on it has been added to the base of the 3 Strikes board.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the staff mishears contestant Madeline's first bid and moves the mountain climber too far, which leads to the game ending on the second prize when it should not have. Bob declares her to have won after the commercial.


Week 3 (459): September 20-24

  • Bob declares that Monday's show is Price's 2,254th episode; in reality, it is the 2,203rd episode.
  • By Monday, Blank Check has stopped lighting up "LOSS" if the contestant loses.
  • By Monday, Blank Check's normal "VOID" stamp has debuted, and Janice has stopped carrying the inkpad up to the Turntable.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • By Monday, the zero rule has been instituted in Ten Chances.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game gets stuck a short way up the scale; while it eventually starts moving again, the rangefinder begins tilting counterclockwise before the contestant stops it.
  • By Thursday, the cards in the Hit Me board are no longer being taken from the same deck as the house's hand.
  • On Thursday, contestant Yvette is accidentally given 51 seconds to play Race Game thanks to the clock not starting on time.
  • During Thursday's credits, Johnny announces that contestant Yvonne was found after the taping to be ineligible and would not receive her prizes.


Week 4 (460): September 27-October 1

  • On Monday, Hi Lo begins with a 70¢ card from the previous playing still sitting in the hi row. This is removed during the prize plugs.
  • On Monday, Bob mishears one of the contestant's guesses in Hi Lo and reveals the price of the wrong item, which she correctly rejects as belonging in the lo row; this ends up not mattering, as she goes on to lose the game, anyway.
  • On Tuesday, Hole in One is played with an orange golf ball that Bob had received from an audience member at a previous taping. This ball continues to be used off and on over the next several playings.
  • On Wednesday, a refrigerator being offered in Shell Game refuse to stay shut as Holly attempts to close it, resulting in what has come to be known as the first of her "great appliance battles."
  • During Wednesday's credits, Johnny announces that contestant Susan was found after the taping to be ineligible and would not receive her prizes.
  • By Thursday, Now....and Then's "then" date has been lowered to be flush with the main gameboard.
  • In Thursday's Range Game, the rangefinder again begins to tilt counterclockwise just before it is stopped.
  • On Thursday, the crew forgets to unlock Safe Crackers before the start of the game.
  • In Thursday's second Showcase Showdown, Bob forgets to reset the Big Wheel to the 5 for the second spin of a bonus spin-off; fortunately, this ends up not mattering.


Week 5 (461): October 4-8

  • For no apparent reason, Monday's show has a ticket plug before the first Showcase Showdown, with the weekly door prize plug instead occurring on Tuesday.
  • On Monday, Bob intentionally misspells his name as "Bob Baker" in Blank Check to see if anyone would notice; no one does.
  • On Monday, as the Beauties are horsing around with Johnny during the credits, a cue card for Any Number is visible in front of his podium; this turns out to be the first game on the next episode.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Denise tells Bob that she had appeared many years earlier on an episode of Truth or Consequences.
  • On Wednesday, the crew again forgets to unlock Safe Crackers before the start of the game; unlike the previous playing, the issue is not quickly fixed, either, leading to Bob and Dian fiddling with the door for a good half-minute before someone unlatches it.
  • On Wednesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • In Thursday's Range Game, the rangefinder yet again tilts counterclockwise as it moves, this time getting stuck partway up the scale; Bob eventually has to nudge it loose to get it moving again. A close-up of the now diagonal rangefinder is shown during the mid-show bumper.
  • At this point in the run, including Friday, Golden Road's dots are generally clustered together at random rather than being laid out in an actual path.
  • On Friday, contestant Brenda wins 3 Strikes by lighting up all four numbers in order without making a mistake and without drawing a strike.


Week 6 (462): October 11-15

  • In Monday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a boy in the audience (presumably Marc Breslow's son). Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Markie!"
  • On Monday, a different perfect bid bell is used in Contestants' Row.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game and Grocery Game's prize packages appear to have been switched during the course of the show, likely in the wake of the former's rangefinder issues from the last several playings finally making the game completely stop working. Several factors support this idea:
    • Range Game is played for a family room, a prize package that generally only appears in fee games at this point in the run.
    • Bob notes that the family room "has everything but a backgammon table," which turns out to be the prize in Grocery Game.
    • Range Game's scale appears to have different numbers on it after the prize description.
    • Bob says that the rangefinder will "hopefully" move up the scale while explaining the game, seemingly indicating that this was their second attempt to play it.
    • During Grocery Game, Bob mentions to laughter that "we had a backgammon table like that on the show the other day!"
    • While signing off, Johnny says that the program "was edited for broadcast."
  • On Wednesday, the plug before the first Showcase Showdown is for Global Van Lines, a transport company that the show uses to deliver prizes to contestants.
  • On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • By Friday, Bob has begun giving a thousand-dollar range when Clock Game offers a 4-digit prize. He also allows the contestant to bid without the thousands digit when this happens.


Week 7 (463): October 18-22

  • In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of an older couple in the back of the audience. Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Welches!"
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual coincidence, the first contestant and the fifth contestant are cousins.
  • On Tuesday, the Hurdles contestant waves the starter's pistol around in an ill-advised manner, including aiming it straight at Bob at one point. Bob does not allow the contestants to fire the pistol for several months after this episode.
  • By Tuesday, Hurdles has switched from its original, yellow "CRASH" loss graphic to a red one that says, "OOPS".
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
  • On Friday, contestant Edwin guesses 1 for the first number in 4-digit Lucky Seven because he believes the car is $12,000; he loses immediately.
  • On Friday, the fifth Item up for Bids, a dishwasher, refuses to latch shut for Dian, who eventually leaves the door to just flop open.


Week 8 (464): October 25-29

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the second Barker Wall debuts.
  • On Tuesday, the spinning panel of the Turntable wall changes: The front side and the game side are reversed, with the plain red pattern that had previously been the front now on the back, and the familiar purple-red-orange padding replaces the zigzag pattern on the new front.
  • On Tuesday, Bill Cullen rides in on the Train to plug Child's Play at the top of Act 3, complete with a come on down from Johnny; while talking with Bob, he plays clips of one of the kids describing "The Price Is Right" and "Bob Barker."
  • On Tuesday, the interior of the Clam is changed; it is now a metallic orange with columns of downward chevrons.
  • On Thursday, Bob hosts Act 1 wearing a gold Emmy jacket from his friend Vic Markman, the associate producer of General Hospital.
  • On Thursday, Sharon Wyatt, the portrayer of Tiffany Hill on General Hospital, is in the audience; Bob points her out at the top of Act 2. For reasons unknown, this segment is edited out of the version of the episode that airs on Pluto TV.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play refuses to squeeze the numbers together, prompting Bob to slap the game and eventually just move the first digit himself. The dollar sign eventually comes out on its own once he activates the price reveal.


Week 9 (465): November 1-5

  • On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Janice pushes out the Dice Game table by herself; it is possible that Holly was unavailable, needing to apply extra makeup for a "Priceless Streetcorner Mime" showcase.
  • On Thursday, all of the Big Wheel's chase lights are lit throughout both Showcase Showdowns.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the white decimal point is missing from the Any Number board; it appears to have fallen off without anyone noticing.
  • On Friday, the all-overbid buzzer is sounded by mistake during the third Item up for Bids; fortunately, the error is caught before anything can happen.


Week 10 (466): November 8-12

  • On this week's shows (except for Thursday, although this appears to be an oversight), Bob reminds viewers that the Home Viewer Showcase is next week.
  • On Monday, in an unusual production error, Bob's microphone is not turned on until several seconds into his greeting.
  • On Monday, at the top of Act 5, Bob calls staffer Sharon Friem up onstage to give cameraman Joe Arvizu a birthday kiss.
  • On Tuesday, the second bar of "The Pink Panther" plays at the beginning of Safe Crackers instead of the first bar; the song subsequently starts from the beginning during gameplay, the point at which it normally starts from the second bar.
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual occurrence, contestant Wayne pulls out two chips (a number and a strike) at the same time while playing 3 Strikes; Bob declares that neither one will count and puts them both back in the bag.
  • On Wednesday, the Item up for Bids before Range Game is staged behind the Giant Price Tag, apparently necessitating an extra delay after the bidding to get the game in place; this leads to the odd occurrence of Bob chatting with the contestant in front of the Turntable for several seconds and then walking over to Range Game.
  • In Wednesday's Bullseye, eight cans of 55¢ bean sprouts, worth $4.40, is mistakenly shown as costing $4.72; this does not affect the outcome of the game.
  • On Thursday, it is discovered during the first showcase that the Top Winner is actually the Runner-Up and vice versa; this error is corrected before any bidding occurs and does not ultimately affect the gameplay.
  • On Friday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 11 (467): November 15-19

  • During this week's shows, the Home Viewer Showcase "Family Christmas" is presented at the top of Act 5; instructions on how to enter are given before the second part of the Showcase. Based on Bob's wardrobe, the showcase appears to have been taped during Monday's show and then inserted into the remaining four episodes.
  • On this week's shows, all panels of the Turntable wall except for the interior panel and the back side of the spinning panel are changed to display the padded purple-red-orange pattern, and the chase lights on the Turntable walls are removed. This change is not permanent at this time, as this week of shows was taped out of order.
  • To make up for the time taken up by the Home Viewer Showcase, this week's shows appear to use a limited rotation of mostly shorter pricing games; several frequently played games are absent, while five other games, an unusually high number, are played two times.
  • On this week's shows, the mid-show bumper spiel is changed to, "Stay tuned for our exciting 'Family Christmas' Home Viewer Showcase, coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday and Friday, a new, orange decimal point is present on the Any Number board; as this week's shows were taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Tuesday, Johnny models a tuxedo in the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Buck Henry drives the Train during one of the Items up for Bids.


Week 12 (468): November 22-24

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 13 (469): November 29-December 3

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play refuses to squeeze the numbers together. Bob eventually moves them himself, knocking the first digit halfway off the board in the process; despite fiddling with the game for a good while and even going behind the prop, he never does get the dollar sign to come out.
  • On Wednesday, an unidentified male model takes part in the second showcase.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play's price reveal refuses to open. After banging the button repeatedly and kicking the game a couple of times, Bob and the contestant eventually pull it open; upon seeing that the contestant had lost, Bob slams it shut again.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, the Turntable is seen spinning around as the show comes back from the last commercial.


Week 14 (470): December 6-10

  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, the spinning panel of the Turntable is on the game side during the second part of the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, the lights in the Barker's Bargain Bar sign do not work.
  • In Wednesday's Ten Chances, contestant Sheri essentially gets two guesses on the sixth chance when Bob misreads one of her numbers.
  • On Friday, the orange decimal point is added to the Any Number board permanently.


Week 15 (471): December 13-17

  • The Turntable wall changes seen on Week 11's shows are again present this Friday; they are still not permanent, as this episode was taped out of order with the Home Viewer Showcase episodes and next week's shows were taped out of order before this week's.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual coincidence, one of the first four contestants is the business partner of the mother of another of the first four contestants.
  • In Wednesday's Squeeze Play, the 6 that was removed from the price in next Monday's playing (which was actually taped before this one) is still sitting in the slot on the side of the board.
  • In Wednesday's Cliff Hangers, the staff mishears contestant Anne's bid of $45 on the second item, as well as Bob repeating it, as $35, causing the mountain climber to stop on 12 when he should actually have gone to 22; this results in her winning the game when she should have lost. Bob acknowledges the error during the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, Holly trips on a cable during Super Ball!! while bringing down ball #3 and ends up being caught by Bob and the contestant.
  • On Friday, the microphone at the blue Contestants' Row display dies quite loudly during the first Item up for Bids; it is not fixed until Act 4.
  • On Friday, Clock Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Clock Game's prizes are revealed one at a time.
  • On Friday, Range Game is won at the last possible moment, with the left side of the rangefinder just barely covering the price.
  • On Friday, there is a noticeable audio edit during the mid-show bumper; as the other episodes taped with this one had a different spiel at this point related to the Home Viewer Showcase, it seems likely that Johnny mistakenly read that one during the taping, with the normal one being inserted later.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Bob calls the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase in a segment taped separately from the rest of the episode. The credits roll over shots of that prize package instead of the winner of the day's Showcase.


Week 16 (472): December 20-24

  • The set, including the Showcase podiums, is decorated for Christmas this week. Unusually, the decorations include an alteration to a semi-permanent set piece -- the life preserver on the giant cruise ship is replaced with a wreath.
  • As this week's shows were taped one week before last week's, they still have the Turntable walls from Week 14.
  • On Tuesday, Bob tries and fails to force an X to stick to the Secret "X" board after discovering it has no adhesive on it; fortunately, the contestant had placed it on the bottom row.
  • On Wednesday, Five Price Tags is played for a $14,000 Cadillac.
  • On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • In Wednesday's Card Game, Bob inadvertently shows a decent portion of the regular deck to the audience when he collects the cards after bumping them while placing the range card. This does not end up having any effect on the game.
  • In Wednesday's second Showcase Showdown, after contestant William gives the Big Wheel an unusually powerful spin, Bob comments that they might need oil for it before the end of the day; this prompts the sound effects person to play the creaking sound from Safe Crackers and Squeeze Play several times as it comes to a stop.
  • Friday's opening titles read, "Happy Holidays".
  • On Friday, the opening titles are green.
  • On Friday, Bob wears a red, plaid jacket, and the Barker's Beauties are dressed as Victorian housewives.
  • On Friday, a living room set with a snowflake background is present on the stage in the back of the audience; Johnny sits there to present the Showcase, which is themed around Christmas storybooks.
  • Friday's first showcase, The Price Is Right's version of The 12 Days of Christmas, features a background chorus of the show's staff.


Week 17 (473): December 27-31

  • In Tuesday's Super Ball!!, contestant Jeanne fails to win anything with ball #2; while this is not unheard of in and of itself, it is unusual for the ball to bounce up the ramp and never even reach the circles.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
  • On Wednesday, the changes to the Turntable walls previously seen in Weeks 11 and 15 take effect permanently.
  • On Wednesday, Bob tells the contestant playing Most Expensive to pick the least expensive prize; he is corrected by someone in the audience before anything can happen.
  • In Wednesday's Race Game, the jukebox's display malfunctions, forcing Bob to find out from the producers how many prices the contestant has right; fortunately (at least from a production standpoint), this occurs with only three seconds left.
  • On Wednesday, the asterisks on the Showcase podiums are changed from red for the Top Winner and green for the Runner-Up to purple for the Top Winner and orange for the Runner-Up. Whereas the old asterisks had simply been painted onto the podiums, the new ones are padded material. At this time, the stripes on the sides of the podiums, the rims around their displays, and the blank placards are also changed to the colors of their respective asterisks.
  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • Friday's opening titles read, "Happy New Year".
  • On Friday, a serigraph being offered in Take Two leads Bob to a lengthy discussion with Johnny and the staff over the course of several acts about what exactly a serigraph is and how it differs from a lithograph. This is noteworthy for our purposes mostly because of Bob's final explanation offered before the fifth Item up for Bids, which he reads from the back of an IUFB card that clearly has "$828" written on it, albeit upside down; while this initially looks like the show may have given away a price, the card is actually from the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, Johnny signs off with, "This is Johnny Olson speaking, wishing you a Happy New Year for The Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production!"


Week 18 (474): January 3-7

  • Monday's show features the debut of Plinko.
  • On its first two playings only, Plinko is introduced by Johnny announcing that the contestant has, "A chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!" as a disco ball with the text "$25,000" around it comes down in the Basket.
  • On Plinko's first playing, Grand Game's intro music plays as the Basket drops, and as Bob and the contestant walk over to the Plinko board, the very end of "Starcrossed" plays.
  • For the first year of Plinko's life, the game's reveal is shot from the left.
  • On Monday, due to a design oversight, Plinko's scoreboard is only four digits long. To avoid drawing attention to the mistake, it is not even turned on.
  • Early in Plinko's life, Door #3 is seen opening on-camera to reveal the small prizes.
  • On Plinko's first two playings only, the "WIN!" text on the small prize price holders takes up the entire card. The actual price can only be displayed by flipping the panel back and turning the wrong number.
  • On Plinko's first playing only, the actual prices are the same colors as the wrong prices.
  • On Monday, with the show running long at the second Showcase Showdown, most of "Dig We Must" is edited out to save time after a contestant gets a dollar.
  • On Tuesday, the wrong contestant almost gets onstage for the first game when the staff flashes the wrong display in Contestants' Row; fortunately, Bob notices the mistake before anything can happen.
  • On Wednesday, Bob attempts to explain Blank Check with a set of instructions from Stan; he throws them away halfway through upon realizing that they mention adding up the price and the check without actually saying anything about writing the check.
  • On Thursday, the same refrigerator seen on the September 29 episode is offered in Safe Crackers and again refuses to stay shut when Holly attempts to close it.
  • On Friday, the circle wipe is added to the first camera transition during Bob's entrance.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game is revealed after the prize description.


Week 19 (475): January 10-14

  • Monday marks the first use of the Plinko stick, although not in Plinko -- Bob uses it as a pointer for a graphical chart with which he attempts to explain Blank Check.
  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko's intro music changes to a sting from "The Cats," replacing the Grand Game intro cue and the sting from "Starcrossed" used on the first playing.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko's regular, 5-digit scoreboard debuts.
  • On Tuesday, the wrong answers in Plinko become white with a red background; this leads to the oddity of not having a distinct "right answer" indicator, as the "WIN!" cards still do not have a price on them.
  • In Tuesday's Any Number, Bob misidentifies the Chevrolet Chevette the contestant is playing for as a Chevrolet Chevelle; while this could theoretically have affected the gameplay, it should be noted that the Chevelle had been out of production for five years at this point.
  • On Wednesday, all of Barker's Bargain Bar's electronics die right after the prize plugs, leaving the game with no lights and the trilons with no power; the Beauties end up turning them by hand.
  • In Wednesday's third Item up for Bids, something appears to go wrong with the sound effects during an all-overbid; as Bob goes to read the price, the bell dings several times, the perfect bid bell sounds briefly, someone yells to Bob that everyone went over, and then the buzzer finally sounds.
  • On Wednesday, It's Optional is played perfectly.
  • On Thursday, the colors of the pie slices on the Now....and Then board are rearranged into their current configuration.
  • On Friday, Bob accidentally pulls off the orange ARP tag in Five Price Tags along with the blue one, making the win initially look like a wrong answer and briefly confusing the sound effects operator.
  • On Friday, the buzzer dies during the sixth Item up for Bids, leaving the producers to shout to Bob to signal an all-overbid.
  • In Friday's sixth Item up for Bids, Bob gives the wrong amount as the lowest bid after an all-overbid; fortunately, everyone bids lower than the correct amount, anyway.


Week 20 (476): January 17-21

  • On Monday, one of the magnetic digits falls off the first price tag in Most Expensive; Janice eventually retrieves it from the prize backdrop and reattaches it.
  • Tuesday's second showcase involves Johnny the Witch Doctor running a booth at a local mall; this is noteworthy mostly for the for the "mall" backdrop, which is actually The Price Is Right Department Store.
  • On Wednesday, Squeeze Play's price reveal refuses to open all the way when Bob presses the button; Bob ends up flipping it open himself.
  • On Thursday, cash games begin to be played in lieu of car games again, although not as frequently as before 1981. This initially applies only to Plinko (which, in fact, does not appear in the same half as a real car game again until December), but it also begins to occur with Punch a Bunch and Grand Game later in the season.
  • On Thursday, Plinko's disco ball is replaced with the Plinko sign, which is staged in the back of the audience. The sign's slats rest horizontally during the Item up for Bids, then slowly turn the say "Plinko" and then again to say "$25,000" as the camera zooms in on it during Johnny's intro.
  • On Thursday, Plinko's normal "WIN!" cards are introduced.


Week 21 (477): January 24-28

  • On Monday, there are still no borders on the sides of the Squeeze Play board.
  • On Monday, Johnny calls down the fifth contestant with her first initial, "K." When Bob asks about it, she hands him another name tag with her full, 22-syllable-long first name, Kamukealeianuvenuekipalileileilanimunuetaire, on it. Bob later learns that she had been Miss Hawaii in 1969 and had competed in the Miss USA pageant, which he had hosted.
  • On Monday, the slider on Secret "X"'s first price reveal breaks and refuses to move smoothly. After Holly fights with it enough to make the prop visibly shake, Bob has her just open it in the middle.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the slats on the Plinko sign turn much more quickly than they did last Thursday. The shot of the sign is altered, as well -- instead of simply zooming in on it, the camera now zooms in and out rapidly several times.
  • Tuesday marks the first use of the term "Plinko chip;" prior to this, Bob had simply called them "discs."
  • Tuesday's Plinko is the first playing during which Bob does not show off the Plinko stick.
  • Tuesday marks the last appearance of Plinko in the same half as a car until December.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Holly accidentally enters a bid of $1.29 in Check-Out as $12.99, causing the displayed total for the contestant to be $11.70 higher than it should be.
  • On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Friday's show.


Week 22 (478): January 31-February 4

  • On Monday, the circle wipe is added to the second camera transition during Bob's entrance.
  • On Tuesday, the second circle wipe in the opening has a blue border around it; it is never seen again after this episode.
  • In Tuesday's Lucky Seven, the car's "T.P.I.R." license plate has yellow text on an orange background instead of the usual black on yellow.
  • On Tuesday's show, which was taped the day after Bob's birthday, the Beauties lead the audience in singing "Happy Birthday to You" after Most Expensive.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Thursday's show.
  • On Thursday, Golden Road's dots begin to be laid out like an actual road.
  • On Thursday, Golden Road is lost on the first prize, but Roger's records indicate that the prizes were awarded anyway. Nothing is mentioned about this on the air, but given that the entire audience appeared to agree with the contestant's guess, it seems likely that the price of either the grocery item or the first prize had an incorrect digit in it that was not noticed until after the show was finished.
  • On Friday, Penny Ante's pennies are not in place at the start of the game; one of the Beauties can be seen bringing them out to Bob as he is explaining the rules.
  • On Friday, It's Optional is played perfectly.


Week 23 (479): February 7-11

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Monday, during the first showcase, Holly knocks over a table and breaks the second prize, a movie camera and projector; given that the showcase had her dressed as a monster who was trying to break into the movies, it is unclear whether this was part of the script or an actual mistake.
  • On Tuesday, after "partying right up until showtime," Johnny, the Barker's Beauties, and various crew members pretend to be drunk throughout the show; the latter displays itself through such things as an unsteady chroma key. As this was the last episode taped before the Christmas break, this was likely something of an inside joke.
  • On Tuesday, Johnny is shown at his podium as he signs off during the credits, still dressed in his safari gear from one of the showcases.
  • On Wednesday, the fifth contestant called down is professional baseball player Jim Tyrone.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 24 (480): February 14-18

  • For a brief period beginning on Monday, the Showcase podiums are switched, with orange going to the Top Winner and purple to the Runner-Up.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the clangs and whoops play when Switcheroo is won.
  • In Wednesday's first Showcase Showdown, the Big Wheel's beeps do not work until partway through the first spin. They continue to both skip and sound when they shouldn't until the end of the second spin.
  • On Friday, Bob begins the show by reading one of the many letters they have received with ways to explain Blank Check. The one in question suggests imagining yourself in a bathtub filled with one cup of water for every dollar in the price of the prize; since this isn't enough water to cover you, you must write the check for a number of additional cups of water to finish filling the tub, but not so much as to overflow the tub (by going over $3,500) and create a mess. The letter ends by saying, "If they can't understand it now, then they're all wet."
  • On Friday, the bell does not work during the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, as noted in Week 20, Grand Game and Punch a Bunch begin to be played in lieu of car games again.


Week 25 (481): February 21-25

  • On Monday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Tuesday, the Big Wheel's beeps intermittently fail during the first spin of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, the reversal of the Showcase podiums that occurred last Monday is undone.
  • In Wednesday's Shell Game, Bob accidentally reveals the ball for a moment while mixing up the shells at the start of the game; however, the contestant never notices, fails to secure the win until the fourth item despite getting all of them right, and does not win the $500 bonus.
  • On Wednesday, Ten Chances is won by mistake when the car's price is revealed on the third chance despite the contestant's guess being wrong.
  • Wednesday's show has no consolation prize plugs.
  • On Thursday, all four of Plinko's small prizes are described at once.
  • By Friday, Trader Bob has stopped using manufacturer cards for the small prizes when all seven of them come from Best Products.
  • In Friday's second showcase, The Price Is Right Giant Crossword Puzzle, most of the clues in Johnny's script have the wrong number; this leads to the Beauties being noticeably unsure about where their answers need to be written.


Week 26 (482): February 28-March 4

  • On Tuesday, during the credits, the Beauties unveil a banner reading "We ♥ Bob." There seems to be no specific reason for this, although since Weeks 24 and 25 were taped out of order, it is possible that it was intended for Valentine's Day and simply ended up on the wrong episode.
  • In Wednesday's Dice Game, the Beauties bring out the table with it facing the wrong direction; fortunately, Bob notices before the game starts and fixes it.
  • Wednesday's eighth contestant, Brian Stanton, is a high jumper who would go on to compete in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
  • Wednesday's show has no consolation prize plugs.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the commercial outro version of "Dig We Must" is used when someone gets a dollar on the Big Wheel.
  • On Wednesday, Emmett Kelly, Jr. appears in character to help model during the second, circus-themed showcase.
  • On Friday, the Big Wheel's beeps briefly give out during the first spin of the first Showcase Showdown.


Week 27 (483): March 7-11

  • On Monday, the sixth contestant hugs the second contestant when she reaches Contestants' Row; he turns out to be an acquaintance of her father, at whose house they had met earlier in the day. This proves to be of great interest to Bob until it comes out that the second contestant's wife was also at the house and was fully aware of the meeting.
  • On Monday, contestant Patricia essentially automatically wins Dice Game, rolling a 2 for the first number (the show is not known to have ever offered a $1,000 car outside of the Showcase and had not done so for years at this point, anyway) followed by three 6s.
  • On Tuesday, Bob declares that contestant Florence is the only person who has ever lost It's Optional by going over; while Bob's "records" tends to be dubious, this seems noteworthy unless and until it is proven false.
  • On Tuesday, when the house busts in Hit Me, the bells are mistakenly accompanied by the losing horns instead of the theme; the theme finally starts before the last note of the horns can play.
  • On Wednesday, Temptation's display malfunctions as the staff tries to light up the contestant's pick for the second number, jumping between incorrect digits and no digits at all; it is eventually shut off for the remainder of the game.
  • In Wednesday's Poker Game, the staff initially lights up the wrong hand for the last two prizes; this does not affect the game's outcome, as Bob had already determined that the contestant had lost and the incorrect hand wouldn't have won, anyway.
  • On Wednesday, the refrigerator from September 29 and January 6 strikes yet again, this time refusing to close for Janice during the Showcase; with Johnny's prerecorded script leaving her no time to deal with it, the doors simply sit wide open in her kitchen for the entire showcase.
  • On Thursday, Bob's hopes that a male contestant will understand Blank Check better than all the female contestants who have been confused by it are dashed when the player not only needs the game explained twice but goes over by more than $1,000. Later in the show, Bob notices that the Beauties have written a reaction on a children's writing desk being offered in Trader Bob: "Women understand Blank Check!!!"
  • Thursday's consolation prize plugs begin with a shot of a staffer in the back of the audience, with Johnny announcing, "Contestants not appearing -- but not Russ, because it's his last day of paging on our show! -- will receive..."
  • Friday's seventh contestant, Clinton Chapman, is a former basketball player for the ABA's San Diego Sails and the Harlem Globetrotters.
  • On Friday, Take Two's yellow color scheme debuts; additionally, the two dollar signs by the upper price displays are replaced by a single, larger one, and the rectangular outlines are removed from the price covers and the target price while an orange one is added around the readout and purple ones are added around the prize labels.
  • On Friday, Take Two's readout does not work.


Week 28 (484): March 14-18

  • On Monday, the Big Wheel's beeps give out during the second spin of the first Showcase Showdown; they are controlled from the sound effects booth for the rest of the round.
  • Beginning on Monday, when Squeeze Play is played, a potted plant is placed on the turntable to the left of the board, presumably after someone realized it was possible to see behind the game while the turntable was spinning around.
  • In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of Marc Breslow's son on the stage in the back of the audience. Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Markie Breslow!"
  • On Tuesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Wednesday, Card Game becomes New Card Game. With this change comes a new color scheme, a new table front, a new logo, a starting bid of $2,000, and the second version of the special deck. The special deck now contains 12 cards, with two each of $500, $600, $700, $800, and $1,000. (Bob states on this episode that there are also two $900 cards, but this appears to have been a mistake.) Additionally, aces can now be given a value of any positive number; previously, they could not be made worth more than $1,000.
  • On New Card Game's first playing, the front of the table is covered with a red sheet; Holly, accompanied by a drumroll, whisks the sheet off at Bob's signal to reveal the revamped game (something which goes surprisingly smoothly for Holly until she tries to walk away and steps on Bob's microphone cord, knocking it out of his hand).
  • In Wednesday's second showcase, Fast Johnny's second customer is Holly playing a wino; in what may be a nod to the February 8 episode, Bob notes that "Holly was just exactly like that at the Christmas party!"
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the total value of the prize package in Safe Crackers is not announced.
  • On Friday, the dollar sign is missing from the 3 Strikes board.


Week 29 (485): March 21-25

  • On Monday, the rims and buttons on the Temptation board are changed from the lighter shade of orange seen on the price covers to the darker orange seen behind the numbers.
  • On Monday, the arched bases are added to Temptation's gift podiums.
  • On Monday, the third/fourth, blue podiums for Double Prices and 1 Right Price are introduced; they make their first appearance in Double Prices on Monday and in 1 Right Price on Friday.
  • On Monday, the middle shelf appears to be missing from the new Double Prices podium -- the middle price tag is noticeably lower than it should be and seems to be resting behind the backing for the lowest tag.
  • On Tuesday, the rough-looking, white portions of the "Trader Bob" sign are noticeably smoothed over.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Wednesday's show.
  • On Thursday, the first turn of Switcheroo lasts about 33 seconds, suggesting that the game was not really being strictly timed at this point.
  • On Thursday, the Beauties forget to bring out the price tags while getting into position for Most Expensive. Janice can be seen handing them out to Dian and Holly in the middle of the game.
  • On Thursday, Bob noticed the "PLAYER" label on the Dice Game table and mentions that the crew must have added it after the Beauties had placed the table backwards on March 2; while a logical conclusion, the label had actually been in place since at least second week of the season.
  • On Thursday, contestant Kathryn essentially automatically wins Dice Game under almost the same circumstances as Patricia on March 7, the only difference being the third die landing on 1 instead of 6. (Despite this, Bob talks at length during her Showcase Showdown about how he's pretty sure this is the first time it's ever happened.)
  • On Thursday, when Bob waves during his sign-off, he accidentally knocks the tip off of the Runner-Up's microphone, sending it flying into the foreground.
  • Friday's show features the debut of Master Key.
  • Early in Master Key's life, Johnny would announce the total value of the prize package after describing the three prizes.
  • On the first two playings of Master Key, the platform with the locks on it is noticeably shorter than usual.
  • Early in Master Key's life, the buzzer did not sound when a key failed to open a lock.
  • Friday's show marks the first appearance of the "The Nth Annual Price Is Right Costume Party Contest" showcase; unlike in future appearances, where the cast's costumes were related to the prizes they "won," this first outing seems to have simply been an excuse to make everyone wear ridiculous outfits.


Week 30 (486): March 28-April 1

  • On Monday, the light matrix on the Turntable is not turned on until the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • Monday's show has no real car games.
  • In Tuesday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a boy and (presumably) his mother on the stage in the back of the audience.
  • On Thursday, the shot preceding the consolation prize plugs is of Mark Goodson, who Bob had announced earlier was in the studio for the taping. Johnny also announces that, "Mr. Mark Goodson, it was your idea for contestants not appearing on the stage will receive..."
  • Thursday's show features the final playing of Hurdles.
  • On Thursday, Bob allows the Hurdles contestant to fire the starter's pistol for the first time since October 19.
  • In Thursday's Hurdles, the rightmost hurdle reveals its price on its own off-camera right after the race starts, leaving no doubt about the game's outcome after the runner passes the second hurdle; despite this, the show goes through the formality of completing the race.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Friday's show.
  • On Friday, "Big Banana Remix" is played instead of "Walking" after the third Item up for Bids; someone eventually notices that the wrong music is on, stops it, and then starts "Walking" a few seconds later. This subsequently results in "The Cats" being played during the third game, Danger Price, and "Big Banana Remix" being played during Barker's Bargain Bar later in the show.
  • Friday's show features an April Fool's showcase called "Exciting Decorating Ideas for Your Home" in which everything gets broken. It consists of a grandfather clock that is smashed to pieces when Holly "accidentally" knocks it over; a painting displayed on the Turntable, which will not stop spinning; a dining room group with a chandelier that falls through the table; and a reproduction of a 1964 Valiant automobile that crashes through the wall of the dining room, causing Holly to flee the stage in terror. The real showcase is two Chevrolet Camaros.


Week 31 (487): April 4-8

  • On Monday, one of the contestants, Janet, is Wayne Gretzky's wife (although the two were not a couple at the time).
  • On Monday, Now....and Then's feet become green.
  • On Monday, in an awkward moment, the lights and bells start signaling a win in Now....and Then as the contestant loses the game.
  • On Monday, in New Card Game's third playing, two $900 cards are added to the special deck.
  • On Wednesday, "The Cats" is played instead of "Walking" after the sixth Item up for Bids; someone notices a few seconds later that the wrong music is on and switches it over to the correct song. This subsequently results in "Big Banana Remix," which had already been used earlier in Take Two, being played again during Barker's Bargain Bar.
  • Thursday and Friday's shows have no consolation prize plugs.
  • On Friday, contestant Lorece loses Hole in One despite getting all the groceries in the right order.
  • In Friday's Money Game, the 47 that was picked on the game's previous playing is still sitting in the second dollar sign slot.


Week 32 (488): April 11-15

  • Tuesday marks the first appearance of the second money win graphics, which are surrounded by graphical "lights;" they debut when a contestant wins Grand Game. At this point, they are not used in the Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, Clock Game is repainted a lighter, fuzzier-looking shade of green.
  • On Wednesday, the sixth Item up for Bids comes around on the turntable counter-clockwise; something appears to have been edited at this point in the show, as there seems to be a jump in the audio at the next camera transition.
  • On Thursday, at the end of the opening, the shot of Door #2 dissolves straight to Bob receiving the microphone from Janice, with a noticeable jump in the music after Johnny finishes talking. This appears to have been an effort to avoid showing any part of Golden Road on-camera before the start of the game.
  • On Thursday, during the second Item up for Bids, Bob goes off on a tangent about whether or not the word "and" is supposed to be used while reading out long numbers and almost ends up forgetting to have anyone bid before he reads the price.
  • On Friday, the base of the lock podium in Master Key is raised to its normal height.


Week 33 (489): April 18-22

  • On Monday, the Plinko sign gets stuck while flipping from the name to the prize, leaving the camera to repeatedly zoom in and out on nothing; it finally flips to "$25,000" well after the shot has stopped moving.
  • On Tuesday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Tuesday, when Bob goes to put the first two numbers in Money Game into the price, the right side of the holder detaches from the board.
  • On Wednesday, Lucky Seven's car does not move far enough across the stage for the game to be shot normally. Instead of using the traditional wide shot of the car and the Big Doors, the price reveals are shown with a close-up of the board.
  • Wednesday's sixth contestant, Katherine, had appeared as a contestant on Bob's short-lived show The Family Game in 1967.
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • Thursday has a rare appearance of a car in the fourth game (albeit in a non-car game).
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, the turntable finishes the first showcase with the game side showing and remains that way until the commercial.
  • On Thursday, the credit crawl appears to get stuck at the Goodson-Todman logo for several seconds; once it finally moves, most of the credits zip up the screen much faster than usual.
  • Friday marks the debut of Give or Keep's blue color scheme.
  • On Friday, Give or Keep gets its own set of small prize podiums adorned with G-T asterisks, although it continues to use the original prize backdrops for the time being. The previous podiums continue to be used in Five Price Tags for several more weeks.
  • Friday marks the first appearance of Deluxe Dice Game, the 5-digit version of Dice Game; an extra window is attached to the left side of the board for the first number in the price, which is revealed at the beginning of the game.
  • On Friday, the side panels are added to the Squeeze Play board, with the portions that already existed having white strips painted on to match the game's front. The potted plant added to the game's set on March 14 is also done away with at this time.


Week 34 (490): April 25-29

  • Beginning on Monday, the buzzer sounds in Master Key if a key fails to open a lock.
  • Wednesday features the debut of the 1983 music package.
  • In Thursday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a family on the stage in the back of the audience.
  • On Thursday, after Bob attempts several times to explain Blank Check, the contestant tries to ask Janice what she should write the check for; Janice ends up reexplaining the game herself.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • In Friday's second showcase, a prize display gets hung up on another set piece as it is being pulled offstage, nearly knocking Holly out of the chair she is modeling and seemingly knocking the chair itself over as the panel moves off-camera. Fortunately, Holly does not seem to have been injured, as she appears again before the end of the showcase.


Week 35 (491): May 2-6

  • In Monday's first Showcase Showdown, when the first two spinners both go over, the staff mistakenly starts "Dig We Must" briefly before the third contestant can spin; once she has finished spinning, the cue picks back up partway in.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko's opening spiel is changed to, "You're going to play Plinko, with a chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!" At some point in the future, the word "with" in this spiel is changed to "for." The shot of the sign is also altered at this point -- the camera now freezes on a close-up of the game's name for several seconds after the first zoom-in as Johnny announces it, returning to the zooms in and out as the panels begin to flip to "$25,000".
  • On Tuesday, Bob finds a magazine on Plinko's stairs that someone had evidently left there backstage.
  • On Tuesday, several things break down during Barker's Bargain Bar -- the sign does not light up; Door #2 refuses to open all the way, with the outermost panels staying closed for the entire game; and the right-hand trilon stops working, forcing Dian to turn it by hand.
  • On Tuesday, a set of title graphics is added to the smaller trip skins used in the "Every Trip in the House" showcase; the Beauties flip the panels around one at a time to reveal what the trips are.
  • On Wednesday, the price of the second prize in Golden Road is misaligned, leaving enough of the missing number exposed to remove any doubt about its identity.
  • On Thursday, as Bob explains Penny Ante, a staffer can be seen behind him crawling out from behind the Turntable, attempting to remain off-camera; it turns out that she is delivering the pennies, which no one had remembered to put on the board.
  • On Friday, the opening titles are diagonal.
  • On Friday, Hit Me's prices begin to be shown along with its products as Johnny describes them; Bob says that this was done in response to suggestions from viewers.
  • On Friday, the Blank Check contestant tries to write on the price display instead of the check. While reacting to her, Bob ends up putting a mark on the check display himself; this marks remains on the board for over half a year.


Week 36 (492): May 9-13

  • In Monday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a girl on the left-hand stairs in the back of the audience, with Johnny announcing that the show is "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes, Mary!" Unusually even for this sort of shot, instead of switching to a different camera to find the first contestant, the same one eventually zooms out and begins scanning the audience.
  • Monday's show features the final playing of It's Optional.
  • On Monday, contestant Artrude asks Bob to call her "Sue," her nickname; during the commercial between her game and her Showcase Showdown, she is given a second name tag with "Sue" on it in quotation marks.
  • On Monday, the "Barker's Bargain Bar" sign again does not light up.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, the turntable finishes the second showcase with the game side showing.
  • Tuesday's consolation prize plugs appear to have been edited into the show after the taping -- there is a noticeable jump in the audio during the transition to the Showcase Showdown, with Johnny's audio skipping forward while the music skips backwards.
  • On Thursday, Lucky Seven's car has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
  • Thursday's second Showcase Showdown begins with the second and third spinners lined up in the wrong order; fortunately, this is rectified before either of them can spin.


Week 37 (493): May 16-20

  • On Monday, the fourth game, Blank Check, is plainly visible on the partially rotated turntable during Act 3 and the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Monday, Bob uses an explanation for Blank Check provided by Frank Wayne's milkman; it explicitly describes the money the check is written for as a second prize.
  • On Monday, during Blank Check, the staff mistakenly lights up the price of the prize on Contestants' Row as the player finishes writing the check; fortunately, for all practical purposes, she had already won at this point.
  • On Tuesday, the opening titles behave differently than usual: After zooming toward the screen the first time, they stay in place, flashing repeatedly. Additionally, the titles are diagonal on this episode.
  • On Tuesday, a new set of small prize backdrops are introduced for Give or Keep; unlike the previous set, which had varying designs, these all show G-T asterisks.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out's "50¢" sign still uses a faux-vane font.
  • On Tuesday, the first bag in Check-Out refuses to pop up; the item's price is eventually lit up off-camera.
  • On Wednesday, Bob says that the Hole in One contestant reminds him of Craig Stadler, "the current Masters champion;" while this statement was no longer true when the episode aired, the 1983 Masters having been played in April, it was true when the show was taped.
  • On Wednesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Thursday, Clock Game is played for a car.
  • Thursday and Friday's shows have no consolation prize plugs.


Week 38 (494): May 23-27

  • Monday's show has no consolation prize plugs.
  • On Tuesday, an unidentified male model takes part in the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, after the Clock Game contestant starts her bidding on the first prize in the $1,500s, Bob explicitly states that if the price had been over $1,000, he would have given her a range to bid in because the game becomes too hard otherwise.
  • Wednesday's second showcase, which involves archeologists Dian and Holly knocking down the walls of a mummy's tomb to reveal his treasures, goes slightly awry when Holly accidentally knocks down the wall for the third prize before Johnny can start describing the second one. Fortunately, the script allows the presentation to continue with minimal commotion.
  • On Thursday, a contestant manages to lose Lucky Seven despite getting the first three numbers exactly right.
  • Thursday's show begins a brief period where the value of a game's prize package is flashed on the screen as Johnny announces it. The graphics are similar to those used in the Showcase Showdown but have a slightly different font. This practice ultimately lasts only one week, not even surviving a full taping session.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, Bob announces that the first game of the day will be Blank Check during his opening monologue; in fact, much of the first act is focused on whether and how well various people understand the game.
  • On Friday, the buzzer is not used while checking the locks in Master Key.


Week 39 (495): May 30-June 3

  • In Wednesday's Barker's Bargain Bar, the staff mistakenly starts the price reveal with the prize the contestant had picked; this occurs off-screen, as the camera was showing the prize that should have been done first.
  • On Thursday, before the first Item up for Bids, Bob brings stage manager Pat Berlly, who is leaving the show, onstage to say goodbye to her. Pat also joins the cast and the Showcase winner during the credits.
  • On Thursday, the price graphics flashed when Johnny announces the value of a prize package are done away with.
  • On Friday, Lucky Seven's car has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
  • For a brief period beginning on Friday, the Showcase podiums are switched, with orange going to the Top Winner and purple to the Runner-Up.


Week 40 (496): June 20-24

  • On Monday, the 10-second rule is enforced on the final chance in Ten Chances.
  • On Monday, the car's price reveal in Ten Chances briefly gets stuck when the card with the number choices juts out over the frame.
  • Each day this week, Bob plugs next week's "Salute to CBS Soaps" event at the beginning of Act 5.
  • In Tuesday's Blank Check, Bob tells the contestant not to write in the display "like some people try to do," evidently unaware that the mark that is still there from May 6 is actually his.
  • In Tuesday's second Showcase Showdown, Bob forgets to reset the Big Wheel to the nickel for the second spin of a bonus spin-off; fortunately, this does not end up affecting the outcome.
  • On Tuesday, the reversal of the Showcase podiums that occurred last Friday is undone.
  • On Wednesday, Bob mentions during Hole in One while discussing his record on inspiration putts that "one of our seasons winds up with this show;" he appears to have meant that this would be Season 11's last playing of Hole in One, which is accurate.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the turntable finishes the first showcase with the game side showing and remains that way until the commercial.
  • In Thursday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a baby in the audience. Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Baby!"
  • On Thursday, the "Trader Bob" sign is shaded yellow, somewhat restoring its rough appearance.
  • On Thursday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 41 (497): June 27-July 1

  • Not season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • This week of shows is "Salute to CBS Soaps" week; each day except Friday, one or two stars from one of the network's soap operas appear as guests, as follows:
    • On Monday, Frank Runyeon and Meg Ryan, the portrayers of Steve Andropolous and Betsy Stewart on As the World Turns, model the first Item up for Bids and help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show; the second showcase also includes a bonus of a day as an extra on As the World Turns.
    • On Tuesday, Michael Tylo, the portrayer of Quint Chamberlain on Guiding Light, appears during Double Prices, which is being played for a trip to New York City, to offer a bonus of a day on the set of his show if the game is won; he also helps to present the first showcase, which is themed around his show.
    • On Wednesday, Michael Damian, the portrayer of Danny Romalotti on The Young and the Restless, appears during Pick a Pair to offer a bonus of lunch with him at The Brown Derby if the game is won. He and Steven Ford, the portrayer of Andy Richards, also appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show; the second showcase also includes a bonus of a day as an extra on The Young and the Restless.
    • On Thursday, Rory Calhoun, the portrayer of Judson Tyler on Capitol, appears to model the second Item up for Bids. He and Bill Beyers, the portrayer of Wally McCandless, also appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
    • Friday has no guests, as CBS only has four soap operas; however, the second showcase is loosely themed around ways to enjoy your favorite daytime dramas and includes a few "My Life Is a Soap Opera" stickers "at absolutely no cost." The TV offered in the second showcase is also presented with a still from Capitol.
  • On Monday, Barker's Bargain Bar starts with the left-hand prize's difference on display instead of its bargain price; a noticeable edit occurs after the prize descriptions, following which the game is set up correctly. Oddly, the contestant appears unaware of what number was visible after she selects that prize and the other one is shown to have a larger difference; this may indicate that the audience was not told knew whether or not the setup was changed during the stopdown, as the difference is not in an of itself an indicator of the price.
  • On Monday, in addition to the above error, Barker's Bargain Bar's trilons do not turn automatically and are operated by hand.
  • On Monday, the purple-red-orange padding is added to the game side of the spinning Turntable wall panel. This is the final such change made to the walls; the stucco on the rarely-seen interior panel remains in place.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Carmelita tells Bob she had been a contestant on Truth or Consequences 17 years earlier and won an electric toothbrush; her family in the audience has the still-working toothbrush with them.
  • On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Thursday, the freeze on the game's logo is eliminated from Plinko's intro.


Week 42 (498): August 22-26

  • Season finale week.
  • This extra week of Season 11 is done solely to promote The Phone Home Game, a then-new pricing game involving home viewers which debuts on the first episode of Season 12.
  • Summer reruns resume next Monday.
  • For this week's episodes, the mid-show bumper spiel is changed to, "Yes, we'll be back with the second half of The Price Is Right, with more excitement and fun, as well as the information on how to register for The Phone Home Game, right after this!"
  • On this week's shows, Bob introduces The Phone Home Game at the top of Act 5, with Johnny giving instructions on how to send in postcards for a chance to be called by the show to participate in it. The Phone Home Game's set is actually present onstage during these promos.
  • On Monday, Dice Game is played slightly differently than usual because the lights around the game's number displays are not working; Bob explains that to avoid having to keep track of the contestant's guesses without the lights, each digit will be revealed immediately after the contestant makes her guess.
  • On Monday, the Jeep in the second showcase has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
  • On Tuesday, the car in Any Number has a blue manufacturer card in place of the traditional "T.P.I.R." license plate.
  • In Tuesday's Any Number, when the contestant calls 8, the staff accidentally lights up the 6, the first number in the prize, instead. Bob declares that the 6 is essentially a "free" number that the contestant can ignore and, upon learning that the staff apparently cannot shut it back off, takes a handkerchief out of his pocket and drapes it over the number. The contestant eventually lights up the other two numbers in the prize legitimately, and Bob allows the game to continue on the grounds that the 6 was never called. The player wins the piggy bank, but after the commercial, Bob awards her the prize, as well, as Barb Hunter had pointed out during the break that she might well have won that instead had she not avoided calling the 6.
  • On Tuesday, Five Price Tags's third, price tag-shaped small prize podiums debut. The backdrops from the second podiums continue to be used at this point.
  • On Wednesday, the hooks being used to lower the first Item up for Bids from the ceiling move down too far and go limp, causing the panel they were holding to fall onto Holly's back; fortunately, it is brought back into its proper position before anything dangerous can happen.
  • In Friday's opening, the pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two women (presumably staffers or their wives) holding babies in the back of the audience. Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Well, whaddaya know? Here it comes!"
  • In Friday's Pick a Pair, the tens digit of the upper display is stuck on 0 throughout the game.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber starts moving on the first prize before the director and the sound effects operators are ready for him; with the contestant only off by $3, his movement is almost entirely off-camera, and On the Franches Mountains only plays for a fraction of a second.
  • Friday's Cliff Hangers is won by mistake when the mountain climber moves only 10 steps on the last item (stopping on 25) even though the contestant was off by $15; Bob catches the error before throwing to commercial but gives her the prize anyway.


Season 12 ('83-'84)

Pricing game calendar for Season 12, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (499): September 12-16

  • Monday's opening spiel is, "And here it comes! It's the beginning of the 12th year of television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes, The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
  • Monday's opening titles read "12th Year". Additionally, the title appears five times instead of the usual four.
  • The set is decorated for the start of the new season all week.
  • On Monday, a new set of manufacturer cards is introduced. Unlike the previous ones, these are mostly pentagonal, with rectangles being reserved for cars; cars also occasionally use near-rectangles with curves instead of corners. Additionally, they are not uniformly blue, with some having a greenish tint and others being yellow.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Monday's show features the debut of The Phone Home Game.
  • On Monday, The Phone Home Game's intro cue is missing the fourth of its five measures; the measure in question is added on the game's second playing, on Wednesday.
  • For the first two weeks of Season 12, The Phone Home Game is played every other day; on the remaining episodes, Bob plugs its appearance on the next day's show at the beginning of Act 5 or Act 6.
  • On Monday, the split-screen arrow for the Big Wheel is enlarged to nearly the whole height of the screen.
  • On Monday, a rule is added to New Card Game allowing contestants to hold an ace and play it later in the game. Despite early portions of the season being taped out of order, this change becomes permanent immediately.
  • On Monday, after the credits end, a white version of the "12th Year" opening title is put on the screen for several seconds.
  • On Tuesday, the interior of the Clam is changed to a series of blue and white zigzags; this pattern was technically present on Monday, as well, but the Clam was not used on that episode.
  • On Tuesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • In Tuesday's 1 Right Price, one of the digits on the first prize's price tag falls off and can be seen resting on the podium's shelf before Dian opens the flap; fortunately, the gameplay has already ended before anyone notices this.
  • On Tuesday, Deluxe Dice Game malfunctions during the price reveal; the second and third numbers are initially lit up in the wrong rows, and the second number disappears entirely while the third number is being fixed.
  • On Tuesday, the Dice Game board's chase lights are slowed down to their current speed.
  • Throughout this season, beginning on Wednesday, cars are occasionally offered in the fourth game again; the practice is still uncommon but is noticeably less so than at any point since the late '70s. Whether by coincidence or not, just over half of these cars are offered in 3 Strikes, with no other game being used more than once.
  • On Wednesday, 3 Strikes's first strike is burned out.
  • Wednesday's show is somewhat noteworthy for having a cash game instead of a car game in the first half and two car games in the second half.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess airable copies of Thursday or Friday's shows.
  • Starting on Thursday, the zooms in Plinko's intro do not begin until after the sign has flipped to "$25,000".
  • On Thursday, the rightmost "card" in the top row of Poker Game refuses to light up.
  • On Thursday, the second showcase, The Price Is Right Department Store, is presented with the Beauties all still in character from the first showcase, Big John, Roving Reporter; Dian runs the elevator dressed as Marilyn Monroe, and Holly and Janice model the prizes as a wino and a fairy, respectively.
  • On Friday, the recently married Fingers is listed in the credits as "Mrs. Frank J. Greco, Jr."


Week 2 (500): September 19-23

  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Monday's show.
  • On Monday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of a mother and son (presumably a staffer's family) in the back of the audience.
  • On Monday, contestant Therese initially does not understand Super Ball!!, throwing her practice ball and ball #2 instead of rolling them; she wins nothing with ball #2, which ends up just rolling back down the ramp.
  • On Monday, Holly breaks the second Item up for Bids, a ceiling fan, snapping one of the blades partway off.
  • On Monday, 3 Strikes is played for a 5-digit car for what is believed to be the first time. At this time, the name "3 Strikes +" has not been introduced yet. An extra window is attached to the right side of the board to accommodate the fifth number.
  • On Tuesday, the Switcheroo board is revealed before the small prizes are described.
  • On Tuesday, Switcheroo's checkmarks refuse to light up; Janice is eventually signaled from offstage which price to reveal.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the list of products in The Phone Home Game is shown beside the contestant during gameplay.
  • On Thursday, the contestants in The Phone Home Game lose their second turn when the at-home player accidentally names an item instead of a price.
  • On Thursday, Bob sends contestant Rita back to her seat in the audience for the fifth Item up for Bids because she had told him during the commercial that she'd been bidding better before she was called down. Her location in the studio does not turn out to be the cause of her issues.
  • On Thursday, the colored arrow car backdrops are added to the backs of the Five Price Tags backdrops; additionally, the props' bases, which had originally been white, are painted red, and the sides of the light-up price tags, which had originally been red, are painted white.
  • On Thursday, Five Price Tags's small prize podiums begin using the G-T asterisk backdrops from Give or Keep.
  • On Friday, the staff forgets to bring out the price holder for the second prize in Golden Road; Bob ends up carrying it out from behind the frame of Door #1 himself.


Week 3 (501): September 26-30

  • Tuesday's episode begins a stretch of 16 shows of which 14 were taped before the summer break and thus do not include the various set changes listed in Weeks 1 and 2 unless otherwise noted. Not coincidentally, the remaining two shows in this span are the only ones on which The Phone Home Game is played.
    • The changes to Plinko's intro seen in Week 1 are an exception to this; they are present this Tuesday.
  • On Wednesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of an older gentleman (presumably a staffer's father) in the back of the audience; Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Father!"
  • On Wednesday, during the credits, Dian holds up a cue card reading, "Congratulations! Marc Breslow." While no context for this is provided on the air, it likely refers to Breslow's winning a Daytime Emmy as Price's director.
  • On Thursday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Friday, the staff mistakenly starts the theme once Bob reveals the fourth slip in Punch a Bunch, evidently not realizing it was a Second Chance.
  • On Friday, during Safe Crackers, the staff accidentally starts the second part of The Pink Panther after Dian opens the safe before switching to the prize cue a second later; subsequently, the song starts over from the beginning during the game.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the digits in Squeeze Play refuse to squeeze together; Bob eventually ends up moving them himself one at a time. The dollar sign, concealed inside the board, never does appear.


Week 4 (502): October 3-7

  • In Monday's Master Key, Bob begins bantering with the contestant after she unlocks the first prize with her first key and ultimately forgets to have her use it on the other two locks. While she wins the game with her second key, which unlocks the car, it is never revealed whether the first one was the prize one key or the master key (and, thus, whether or not she won the second prize).
  • On Monday, several digits are briefly lit up on the Any Number board as it comes around on the turntable; this appears to have been a test sequence of some sort, as the numbers include two 1s and do not match the actual prices at all.
  • Monday and Tuesday's shows have no consolation prize plugs.
  • Tuesday's show was taped out of order and includes the set changes seen in Weeks 1 and 2.
  • On Tuesday, the base grille falls off the refrigerator being offered in Take Two when Dian opens the freezer door.
  • On Wednesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two children (at least one of whom is Marc Breslow's) in the back of the audience; Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Marky and Mary!" The kids are also zoomed in on at the end of the opening, just before Bob's entrance.
  • On Thursday, contestant Lilia wins Deluxe Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling three 6s and the fifth number.
  • On Thursday, the full version of "On the Franches Mountains" is played during the Showcase for a trip to Germany.


Week 5 (503): October 10-14

  • On Monday, the opening titles malfunction and take several seconds to begin moving; this ultimately leads to them appearing only three times instead of the usual four.
  • On Tuesday, after his entrance, Bob mentions that he had dressed almost entirely in blue but had mistakenly put on his black shoes; later on in the episode, during Dice Game, Janice brings out his blue shoes for him along with the table.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out's first grocery bag pops up on its own; fortunately, it happens at the exact point in the game at which it would have been revealed anyway.
  • Wednesday's show was taped out of order and includes the set changes seen in Weeks 1 and 2.
  • On Wednesday, a production error causes the opening titles to briefly disappear and then fly across the screen at a huge size five seconds into the episode.
  • On Wednesday, before the first Item up for Bids, Bob has the audience wish Fingers a happy first birthday as Mrs. Frank Greco, Jr.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game's rangefinder tilts counterclockwise as it moves, as it had several times early in Season 11; it stops moving entirely about $200 up the scale, and the contestant presses the button before it has a chance to start again.
  • On Wednesday, the buzzer sounds noticeably deeper and more hollow than usual; as the episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • Wednesday's show marks the first playing of The Phone Home Game which does not end with a plug for at-home players.
  • In Wednesday's second showcase, The Price Is Right Department Store, the elevator is run by Queen Dian, still in-character from the first showcase, "The Royal Nag."
  • On Thursday, in an unusual move, "The Cats" is used for both Barker's Bargain Bar and Clock Game.
  • On Friday, Hit Me's neon lights do not work.
  • On Friday, Bob makes a rare reference to a retired game -- specifically, It's Optional -- when he mentions that a contestant might have seen them offer a car "or even two cars in one game."
  • In Friday's Plinko, one of the contestant's chips gets stuck far enough up on the board for her to knock it loose by herself; despite this, Bob does not count it and has her drop it again.


Week 6 (504): October 17-21

  • On Monday, while modeling Money Game's car, Dian opens its passenger door into a camera.
  • On Tuesday, a stagehand is caught on-camera while Bob and the winner of the first Item up for Bids walk to the Giant Price Tag; while this is not terribly uncommon during this era of the show, it is uncommon for the person to walk right in front of Bob and block the view with their head.
  • On Wednesday, the set changes seen in Weeks 1 and 2 take effect permanently. The deeper buzzer first heard last Wednesday returns permanently, as well.
  • On Thursday, the contestants in The Phone Home Game lose their second turn when the at-home player accidentally names an item instead of a price.


Week 7 (505): October 24-28

  • On Monday, contestant Ralph wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling all 1s and 6s (including two correct 6s).
  • On Tuesday, during the "The Price Is Right Department Store" showcase, the right-hand door of the elevator breaks. Based on Johnny's unusual delivery of the script and his announcement during the credits that "this program was edited for broadcast," it seems plausible that the malfunction was worse than it looked on the air and forced all or part of the showcase to be retaped.
  • On Wednesday, Hit Me's neon lights malfunction again; they work initially but fail during the third grocery plug.
  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, during Ten Chances, the new buzzer and the previous buzzer both sound at the same time.
  • After Friday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.


Week 8 (506): October 31-November 4

  • On Monday, the previous buzzer briefly pops up again during 3 Strikes.
  • Monday's show does not have a door prize plug.
  • On Tuesday, Dice Game adopts its yellow color scheme. The black base and edges of the board become light green at this time (although the base of the table remains black for this episode), and the gray backing above the base becomes red. Additionally, the light bulbs are removed from the "Dice Game" sign at this point; their sockets remain, unused, for the rest of the first board's existence.
  • On Tuesday, Holly accidentally runs the Dice Game table into Dian's foot.
  • On Wednesday, the fifth Item up for Bids, a freezer, initially refuses to open for Holly; she eventually yanks it open with enough force to hurt her knee with the door.
  • On Wednesday, Hit Me's neon lights again do not work.
  • Wednesday's second showcase, which sees "our priceless rescue team" saving a woman from burning building, repeatedly switches between frantic and calm music cues; notably, the former, which also ends up playing over the credits, is the "think" music from Switcheroo.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Thursday's show.
  • On Thursday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, Bob nearly forgets to have Johnny read the grocery plugs in Check-Out, changing in mid-sentence from asking for the price of the first item to asking for a description of it.
  • Friday's show features the debut of Walk of Fame.
  • On its first two playings, the word "Fame" in Walk of Fame's logo is green.
  • On at least its first playing, Walk of Fame has three autograph books, only one of which contains the words "Second Chance." The books also all had brown covers at this point.


Week 9 (507): November 7-11

  • On Tuesday, Hit Me's neon lights begin working properly again.
  • On Wednesday, Bob accidentally throws to Hi Lo's prize reveal before having Johnny describe the groceries. There is a noticeable delay after the camera cuts to Door #3 while the staff prepares to present the game in the wrong order.
  • On Wednesday, after joking that the sixth contestant is the daughter of a CBS executive with the same last name, Bob makes a rare on-air reference to episode #0013D, noting that "we once threw out an entire show after it was all taped because a winner happened to know a cameraman."
  • Beginning on Wednesday, "That's Entertainment" is played during Walk of Fame's prize plugs.
  • On Wednesday's second-ever playing of Walk of Fame, it cannot be determined whether there are three or just two autograph books, nor can their colors be determined, as the contestant wins the first three prizes and never needs them.
  • On Thursday, no model is present for Double Prices when the Giant Price Tag goes up; instead, Dian walks out from behind the Turntable after the prize description.
  • On Thursday, Holly attempts to demonstrate the fourth Item up for Bids, a piece of exercise equipment, but instead ends up sliding off of it onto the floor. Bob announces "on behalf of the manufacturer" that it doesn't usually operate that way.
  • On Thursday, Range Game's price burns out a split second after it lights up and is never actually seen on-camera; Bob ends up announcing it himself after the staff shows it to him from offstage.
  • On Thursday, an odd sequence of events occurs during Master Key. When the contestant tries his only key in the first lock, it does not open; however, no buzzer sounds, either. Bob, who had already been signaled from offstage that it was the master key, has him move onto the second lock, which does open. Knowing that he can't end the game yet even though it looks like it should be over, Bob has him try the first lock again. This time, it does open, and the bells, clangs, whoops, and theme all start sounding. After having the contestant unlock the car, Bob explains that he'd continued the game because "I thought you had the master key, see? I had a feeling you had it."
  • On Friday, Super Ball!! contestant Jimi throws her practice ball overhand and bounces it clear off the board. Fortunately, she plays the rest of the game much better.
  • On Friday, the base of the Dice Game table is painted light green to match the board's new color scheme.


Week 10 (508): November 14-18

  • The Home Viewer Showcase "Home for Christmas" is presented each day this week before the fifth Item up for Bids; Johnny repeats the contest's mailing address each day before the winner of the Showcase is revealed.
  • As this week of shows was taped out of order, several changes occur that do not immediately become permanent:
    • The studio has new cameras.
    • The manufacturer cards go back to always being blue, with the exception of one greenish card on Tuesday and one yellowish card on Thursday.
    • Holly is absent; a model named Shanelle takes her place this week.
    • The original, thin split-screen arrow is used in the Showcase Showdown; this may not be an intentional change so much as a side effect of having to reconfigure things for the new cameras.
  • On Monday, the word "Fame" in Walk of Fame's logo becomes gold.
  • By Monday, on its third playing, Walk of Fame has begun using just two autograph books. The books are now also different colors; exactly which colors they are seems to be inconsistent.
  • While this cannot be determined by watching Monday's show, evidence from later in the season indicates that Shanelle's signature was probably not included in Walk of Fame's autograph books.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Presumably due to time constraints, Monday and Tuesday's consolation prize plugs are edited out.
  • On Tuesday, Johnny models a tuxedo during the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Five Price Tags's diagonal price tag small prize backdrops are introduced.
  • On Wednesday, Bob costs the Clock Game contestant three seconds when he tells her to go higher instead of lower while bidding on the first prize; she is given no extra time and ultimately only wins the first prize.
  • Thursday's show opens on a shot of Marc Breslow's son, Marc, Jr., wearing a tuxedo in the back of the audience; in accordance, Johnny opens the show with, "Happy birthday, Marky Breslow! And here it comes! Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, sixty-minute Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, the second contestant called is Kyle, the future fill-in Barker's Beauty; she ends up winning Poker Game but is beaten at the Big Wheel.
  • On Thursday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Friday, during the first Item up for Bids, the audience begins laughing at something off-camera during a cutaway to Contestants' Row; upon returning to the prize, Dian can be seen rolling her eyes at a lamp that had fallen off the prize backdrop and landed on the floor.
  • On Friday, Pick a Pair's lower display does not work.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • Friday's show marks a rare playing of Safe Crackers with neither a 0 nor a 5 in the combination.


Week 11 (509): November 21-23

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, the top of the pull tab for Golden Road's first prize is noticeably chipped off; this does not affect the gameplay but does cause Bob a small amount of grief while trying to reveal the price.
  • On Monday, for reasons likely lost to time, the fourth "90" on the Range Game scale is noticeably whited out and rewritten in pen.
  • On Monday, a loud crashing noise can be heard from backstage while Bob is explaining the Showcase, leading him to quip, "I think that was one showcase down the drain." It never becomes apparent during the broadcast what the noise was.
  • On Tuesday, Bob notes that the fifth contestant, Nancy Muser, has the same last name as baseball player and manager Tony Muser; she turns out to be his wife.
  • On Tuesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Wednesday, the total value of the prize package for Master Key stops being announced.
  • On Wednesday, when the contestant gets the first price in Walk of Fame exactly right, Bob notes that the same thing also happened "the last time I played this game." This actually refers to the game's second-last playing, on November 9; as noted above, the last playing, in Week 10, had not been taped yet when this show was recorded.
  • On Wednesday, the perfect bid bell goes off by mistake during the fifth Item up for Bids, startling Bob, who had already pulled out the price; the winner was actually $1 short.


Week 12 (510): November 28-December 2

  • On Tuesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two unidentified women (presumably a staffer's family) in the back of the audience. Instead of skipping the pan completely as is usually done when this occurs, the camera eventually tilts down and does an abbreviated version of the usual shot.
  • In Tuesday's Hit Me, Bob has the house hit on a soft 24; the contestant ultimately wins the game with a 20-20 tie.
  • On Wednesday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two unidentified women holding two unidentified babies (presumably all staffers' family members) in the back of the audience. As on Tuesday, the camera eventually tilts down as though preparing to do an abbreviated version of the usual opening shot, although this time, it never actually reaches Contestants' Row before a different camera is punched up.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual move, Most Expensive is played for one trip and two physical prizes. The game uses its normal staging, with the trip appearing on one of the secondary skins seen in the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
  • On Thursday, the fifth Item up for Bids, a freezer, refuses to open for Holly; she ends up moving the prize display in the process of finally yanking the door open.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, Bob explicitly acknowledges the zero rule at the end of Safe Crackers.
  • On Friday, something appears to have gone wrong during Switcheroo that was edited out of the show; while nothing can be determined for certain, the evidence seems to suggest that when the game initially came around on the turntable, the car's price was already revealed. The staff appears to have decided that since only that price was visible, they could retape the reveal and have the contestant legitimately play for the small prizes while automatically getting the car right. Several factors support this idea:
    • The transition from the small prize plugs to the reveal of the Switcheroo board appears to be edited.
    • The audience seems absolutely certain the game will be won even before the contestant begins playing and laughs when Bob so much as suggests that any other outcome is possible.
    • Bob spends much of the game making veiled references to something about the car that the studio audience is aware of but the home audience isn't.
    • Janice walks up to the Turntable immediately after the contestant's first turn, evidently assuming (wrongly) that she wouldn't change anything.
    • While signing off, Johnny says that the program "was edited for broadcast."
  • On Friday, Walk of Fame is played for a car.
  • Friday is Holly's last episode before leaving the show to pursue an acting career; she ultimately returns to Price later in the season.


Week 13 (511): December 5-9

  • Beginning on Monday, various substitute models take Holly's place alongside Janice and Dian, beginning with Shanelle from Week 10.
    • These guest models do not appear to sign the autograph books when Walk of Fame is played.
  • On Monday, Bob's mother, brother, and cousin are in the audience.
  • On Monday, during Five Price Tags, the manufacturer card falls off of the first small prize podium after Bob opens the flap. Dian can be seen picking it up off the floor afterward.
  • On Tuesday, while driving the fourth Item up for Bids out on the Train, Janice clips the Turntable with the flatcar, damaging its back wall.
  • On Tuesday, the turntable does not stop at the proper place while revealing the sixth Item up for Bids. The crew eventually manages to move it partway back.
  • On Wednesday, Plinko is played in the same half as a car game.
  • Thursday's show marks the permanent debut of the studio's new cameras that were present for the later-taped Week 10.
  • Beginning on Thursday, guest model Shanelle has a markedly different hairstyle that, probably not by coincidence, closely resembles Holly's.
  • On Thursday, the manufacturer cards permanently go back to all being blue (again with occasional exceptions).
  • On Thursday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Thursday, the Showcase Showdown's arrow shot permanently reverts to its original, narrow version; as noted in Week 10, this may be directly related to the presence of the new cameras.
  • On Friday, with its fourth appearance, the counter is removed from the title of the "The Annual Price Is Right Costume Party Contest" showcase.


Week 14 (512): December 12-16

  • On Monday, Penny Ante is still using the red-tinted version of its green/blue color scheme.
  • On Monday, the first time Bob hits a button in Penny Ante, the buzzer plays briefly instead of the proper sound effect; this is made extra awkward when the contestant's guess turns out to be correct.
  • Monday is Bob's 60th birthday. During the credits, Dian holds up a cue card with "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARKER" drawn on it.
  • In Tuesday's Blank Check, Bob points out the still present mark on the display from May 6, again blaming it on the contestant instead of himself.
  • On Tuesday, Bob attempts to draw out the last price reveal in Grand Game, but the staff gets ahead of his fake-out and briefly turns on the sound effects; fortunately, neither he nor the contestant appears to notice.
  • On Wednesday, Hole in One begins with a ball already on the green, which Bob acknowledges as a "trick ball" the staff must be using to mess with him; indeed, he proceeds to putt it, and it gradually bounces along for about four feet.
  • On Thursday, Hit Me's neon lights either malfunction again or are simply left off once the game's "attract mode" is shut off.
  • On Friday, guest model Shanelle goes back to her normal hairstyle.
  • On Friday, the chase lights around the first number in Deluxe Dice Game never turn on.
  • On Friday, the staff forgets to dim the lights at the beginning of the Every Room in the House showcase; not to be deterred, they dim them briefly once it starts and then immediately turn them back on.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Bob calls the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase in a segment taped separately from the rest of the episode. The credits roll over clips of that prize package instead of the winner of the day's Showcase.


Week 15 (513): December 19-23

  • The opening titles are Christmas-related this week. On Monday through Thursday, they say, "Happy Holidays"; on Friday, they say, "Merry Christmas".
  • The opening titles are recolored for Christmas this week. On Monday through Wednesday, they are green; on Thursday and Friday, they are red.
  • During Monday's opening, a woman named Phyllis can briefly be seen in Contestants' Row before seemingly being motioned away by the staff; while nothing is said about it during the show, she appears to have misheard Johnny calling a contestant named Iris.
  • The set, including the Showcase podiums, is decorated for Christmas this week.
  • Monday's show features the first appearance of the Robot; while Bob refers to him as "Alec" this week, he does not actually seem to have a consistent name.
  • On Monday, the middle bag in Check-Out initially refuses to come up; Bob eventually jars it loose by banging on the table.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, something appears to have been wrong with one of the studio's cameras; a number of specific shots on these two episodes have a noticeable series of red streaks running across them.
  • On Tuesday, Bob mentions that the Robot reminds him of former producer Jay Wolpert.
  • On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, Janice brings out the Hi Lo counter by herself.
  • On Wednesday, Bob announces that he had again tried to sign the check in Blank Check as "Bob Baker;" this time, however, Phil "caught him" and had him add the "r."
  • Wednesday and Thursday's shows appear to have no consolation prize plugs, although they may simply have been edited out for PlutoTV's versions of the episodes.
  • On Thursday, the Barker's Beauties are dressed in green Santa outfits.
  • On Thursday, the last digit in Temptation initially refuses to reveal itself despite Bob pounding the button several times; eventually, the contestant takes over the assault and does finally get the panel to drop.
  • On Thursday, the left-hand price in the last pair of items in Trader Bob is already revealed when they are brought out.
  • On Friday, Johnny signs off with, "This is Johnny Olson wishing you a Merry Christmas from The Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production!"


Week 16 (514): January 3-6

  • New Year's Week; only four shows.
  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Fremantle does not currently possess an airable copy of Tuesday's show.
  • On Tuesday, actor Philip McKeon is in the audience. Bob points him out act the top of Act 3.
  • On Tuesday, the digits in Squeeze Play refuse to squeeze together; Bob eventually ends up moving them himself. The dollar sign, concealed inside the board, never does appear.
  • On Tuesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Tuesday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, the chase lights around the Big Doors do not work for most of the show. Dice Game's electronics do not work terribly well, either, with many of the lights and numbers not turning on until well after they are supposed to. The door lights finally turn on during the third spin of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, the Plinko sign is moved to the Turntable.
  • On Thursday, Bob and the contestant walking to the Plinko board stops being shot from the left; the game's reveal is now viewed from the right.
  • On Friday, the presence of a Brit in Contestants' Row leads to Bob briefly discussing the then-upcoming British version of the show for ITV with Leslie Crowther; ironically, he mistakenly says that they had had observers in "from the BBC," ITV's direct competitor.
  • On Friday, the fifth grocery label is missing in Grand Game.


Week 17 (515): January 9-13

  • On Monday, the crew forgets to turn on the lights behind Door #2 during Bob's entrance, causing the Barker Wall to look like cheap plastic.
  • Tuesday's show opens with the infamous "Susan Derbeck/Dupont incident," in which contestant Susan Derbeck does not get up during the opening for about 45 seconds after Johnny calls her because she is (wrongly) expecting to hear her future married name of "Susan Dupont." She finally comes on down after Phil runs into the audience and informs her of who she is. Once she arrives in Contestants' Row (to Johnny's quip of, "Forgot her name!"), the Big Doors open for Bob, and he does not appear for nearly 20 seconds. When he finally reaches the stage and takes his microphone, he quips, "Welcome to The Price Is Right. If it's good enough for you, Susan, it's good enough for me!"
  • In Tuesday's first game, Blank Check, the contestant's name is not written on the check, with the staff presumably having forgotten about it after the chaos during the opening. Bob decides to take advantage of this and writes his own name in instead.
  • On Tuesday, the dot that had been present on Blank Check's upper display since May 6 is finally cleaned off.
  • On Tuesday, the turntable briefly gets stuck while bringing around Bonus Game.
  • Wednesday's show is guest model Shanelle's last episode. A second, new guest model makes her debut on Thursday.
  • In Thursday's first Showcase Showdown, the sound effects operators jump the gun on the second spinner's first spin, sounding the bell and starting "Dig We Must" on the assumption that it will stop on the dollar; unfortunately, it ends up clicking over to 15¢.
  • On Thursday, the money graphics for the Showcase Showdown use a different font; the most noticeable differences are the lack of a serif on the 1 and the presence of a curve in the comma. These graphics only appear on this episode.
  • On Thursday, Bob refers to the Robot as "Arnold."
  • On Thursday, the second Race Game Curtain is introduced. The new curtain has Super Ball!!-style dollar signs in boxes with an orange background.


Week 18 (516): January 16-20

  • On Monday, there is a noticeable jump in the audio at the end of the first Item up for Bids. Based on Bob's remarks to the winner and Johnny's announcement during the credits that the program "was edited for broadcast," it seems likely that the wrong contestant was initially declared the winner but that the staff caught it before the show could go any farther.
  • On Monday, one playing after the mark is finally removed from Blank Check's display, a contestant nearly makes another one; fortunately, Bob is able to stop her before she can actually write anything.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game's rangefinder gets stuck after moving only about $8; it eventually starts again, but it noticeably tilts counterclockwise as it goes up the scale.
  • Another new guest model, Pat, makes her debut on Wednesday.
  • On Thursday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, guest model #2 returns.


Week 19 (517): January 23-27

  • On Monday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Monday, after contestant Harriette tells Bob that she's usually sitting down when she watches the show at home, he has the staff get her a stool for the fourth Item up for Bids; after she fails to get out of Contestants' Row, he has it taken back.
  • As of Monday, Temptation's first gift still sometimes has three different numbers in its price (albeit with one being very obviously wrong).
  • On Tuesday, a fourth guest model is introduced.
  • On Wednesday, the luma key effect used to display the opening logo malfunctions, causing the black card it rests on to intermittently become visible over the audience.
  • On Wednesday, Bullseye's green arrow still has its original appearance.
  • On Thursday, guest model #2 returns again.
  • On Thursday's show, which was presumably taped on December 12, the Beauties lead the audience in singing "Happy Birthday" to Bob after the first game; the theme is muted while this occurs, and when the singing ends, the perfect bids bells are sounded.
  • On Thursday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.
  • On Friday, the opening pan of Contestants' Row is replaced with a close-up of two children (at least one of whom is Marc Breslow's) sitting on the left-hand stairs at the back of the audience; Johnny also changes the first line of the opening to, "Here it comes, Mark and Mary!" The camera begins zooming out from them to pan the audience just before Johnny calls down the first contestant.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.


Week 20 (518): January 30-February 3

  • On Monday, guest model #4 returns.
  • On Monday, Bob announces that Barbara Hunter has calculated that, based on an average of one kiss per onstage contestant, he has received 15,540 kisses over the course of 2,590 episodes of The Price Is Right. There are two problems with this calculation: The half-hour shows only had three onstage contestants, and this is only the 2,493rd episode. (In fairness, the count becomes a mere five episodes short if episode #0013D and Seasons 6-8 of the nighttime show are included and the four daytime shows hosted by Dennis in Season 3 are excluded.)
  • On Monday, during the fourth Item up for Bids, Janice can be seen walking behind the prize display on her way to the Giant Price Tag for Dice Game.
  • Monday's second showcase, featuring prizes designed to help you, is primarily presented by the Robot, who rolls across the stage to present each prize.
  • During Monday's second showcase, Johnny refers to the Robot as "Alec" again.
  • On Monday, one of Temptation's gift podiums is used to display the second prize in the second showcase.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 21 (519): February 6-10

  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is still using its second set.
  • Wednesday show features the famous contestant Ethel, who came to the show to tell Bob she'd had a dream that he "was chasing her in the hayloft."
  • On Thursday, Clock Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 22 (520): February 13-17

  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.


Week 23 (521): February 22, 21, 20, 23, & 24

  • Originally scheduled for February 20-24.
  • Tuesday show is a half-hour episode.
  • Tuesday's show has a different opening spiel, although exactly what it is is not known, as the copy of the episode available to the fan community is missing the first several seconds. It is known to end with, "The fabulous Price Is Right!"
  • Tuesday's consolation prize plugs occur at the beginning of the Showcase. Similar to how things are done on hour shows, Johnny finishes the plugs with, "And now, here's Bob Barker with our fabulous showcases!"


Week 24 (522): February 27-March 2

  • On Wednesday, the staff forgets to take down the "Now....and Then" sign after that game and leaves it in place behind Blank Check; most of the latter game is shot zoomed farther in than usual to avoid showing the sign.


Week 25 (523): March 5-9

  • On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 26 (524): March 12-16


Week 27 (525): March 19-23

  • On Thursday, the show's production company begins to be credited as "Mark Goodson Productions" instead of "Goodson-Todman Productions;" due to an oversight, Ted Cooper's position is still listed in the full credit roll as "Creative consultant for Goodson-Todman."


Week 28 (526): March 26-30

  • On Wednesday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • On Friday, Holly returns to the show.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 29 (527): April 2-6

  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, for not apparent reason, an instrumental version of The Hustle is used during the grocery descriptions in The Phone Home Game. As far as is known, this song does not appear on any other episode.


Week 30 (528): April 9-13

  • Monday's show features the debut of Balance Game '84.
  • Monday's show features an extremely rare appearance of a small prize game fourth.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 31 (529): April 16-20

  • Tuesday's show features an extremely rare appearance of a small prize game fourth.


Week 32 (530): April 23-27

  • On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Wednesday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 33 (531): April 30-May 4

  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 34 (532): May 7-11

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Friday's sixth Item up for Bids features the first appearance of the Tugboat.


Week 35 (533): May 14-18

  • On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 36 (534): May 21-25

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, all of the light bulbs in the light border are still white.
  • On Friday, Contestants' Row is still green.


Week 37 (535): May 28-June 1

  • On Monday, Bob refers to 5-digit 3 Strikes as "3 Strikes +" for the first time; despite this, the game's name is not actually changed on the board yet.
  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Thursday, the full credit roll is updated to remove the reference to "Goodson-Todman" from Ted Cooper's title.
  • On Friday, Tom Kennedy is called down before the fifth Item up for Bids to plug Body Language.


Week 38 (536): June 4-8

  • Fremantle's master copy of Monday's show appears to be damaged, as loud static is heard throughout the second Showcase Showdown when it airs on PlutoTV's stream. The damage appeared to be considerably worse on the channel's earliest airings of the episode -- most of the show was barely audible, and the sixth game and most of the second Showcase Showdown had no sound whatsoever except the static -- but most of this has since been fixed.


Week 39 (537): June 11-15

  • On Wednesday, the dollar sign is missing from the 3 Strikes board.
  • On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is completely won.


Week 40 (538): June 18-22

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • On Monday, Holly wrecks the Tugboat into the Turntable during the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, New Card Game's name is changed back to just "Card Game."
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, a cash game is played in the first half instead of a car game, and two cars are offered in the second half.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.


Season 13 ('84-'85)

Pricing game calendar for Season 13, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (539): September 10-14

  • On Monday, the borders of Contestants' Row are changed from green to pink.
  • Mark Goodson appears on Monday.
  • At this point, cars stop being offered in the fourth game on any sort of regular basis again.
  • Monday's show introduces the second-generation Showcase podiums. These podiums have a purple or orange front surrounded by a golden border, with a gold outline of a Goodson-Todman asterisk; they are also slanted inward. The nameplate holders on the new podiums display the word "SHOWcase" on a purple or orange background before the plates are inserted; the plates themselves are now yellow.
  • On Tuesday, the Clam's original design is still in use.
  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • By Friday, the settings of the luma key used on the light border have changed significantly; whereas much of it was originally keyed out and replaced with the shot of the audience, nearly all of it is now left on-screen.
  • By Friday, the second Clam design has debuted. It now has a yellow Super Ball!!-style dollar sign on a red background; two other dollar signs stick out from behind the main one.
  • Friday's show features the debut of On the Nose.
  • On its first playing, On the Nose uses baseball for its stunt.
  • Early in On the Nose's existence, the day's sport was not revealed until the contestant found out how many tries he had earned.


Week 2 (540): September 17-21

  • For a while beginning on Monday or Tuesday, the opening titles are red instead of blue.
  • By Tuesday, pet adoption segments have started.
  • On Tuesday, On the Nose uses basketball for the first time.
  • On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 3 (541): September 24-28

  • On Monday, in an unusual move, the correct answer for Golden Road's second prize is a repeating digit, which leaves only three choices for the car.
  • On Wednesday, the car is still being shown in a split-screen with the Ten Chances board while the contestant is bidding on it.
  • On Thursday, Clock Game offers a 4-digit prize.
  • On Friday, On the Nose is played for a trailer; unlike similar playings of Money Game, this does appear to count as the first half's car, as the lineup is otherwise completely normal and includes no cash games.
  • On Friday, On the Nose uses football for the first time.


Week 4 (542): October 1-5

  • By Monday, the opening titles have gone back to being blue.
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel still has its original sportstype scoreboard.
  • Friday's show has no real car games.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 5 (543): October 8-12

  • By Monday, indicators have been added to On the Nose's ball/dart holders to show how many chances the contestant has won -- the number of chances for the wrong answers, and a small "On the Nose" logo for the right answer.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 6 (544): October 15-19

  • On Monday, a new, brighter green carpet is installed on the Turntable.
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel's sportstype scoreboard is replaced with a vane scoreboard.
  • On Tuesday, the third Most Expensive set is introduced.
  • On Tuesday, On the Nose uses darts for the first time.
  • On Tuesday, the generic, red price podium backdrops in On the Nose are replaced with larger versions of the triangles seen on the podiums' bases.
  • On Tuesday, the day's sport for On the Nose is still being revealed at the same time as the number of tries the contestant has earned.
  • On Tuesday, there is still no "Ten Thousand" graphic in Grand Game's intro.
  • On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 7 (545): October 22-26

  • Circumstantial evidence suggests that Tuesday's Penny Ante was a substitution for The Phone Home Game; the Penny Ante playing itself was likely originally scheduled for Wednesday before being shifted to Tuesday and being replaced on Wednesday with Hi Lo, presumably with most of the items from the scrapped The Phone Home Game playing. Under most circumstances, Hi Lo would probably have just been plugged into Tuesday's show from the get go; however, it had just been played on Monday, and the staff likely didn't want to use it two days in a row. Several factors back this theory:
    • Tuesday's game lineup has a noticeably short timing, while Wednesday's is unusually long.
    • The Phone Home Game was generally played every week of the season except during its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase, and it tended to be played one day before or after the day it was played the previous week. Logic would dictate that it should have been played this Tuesday.
    • Monday and Wednesday's playings of Hi Lo are both for exactly the same prize.


Week 8 (546): October 29-November 2

  • After Monday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.
  • Tuesday's show has an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.


Week 9 (547): November 5-9

  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch's $10,000 bill is updated with a more recent picture of Bob.


Week 10 (548): November 12-16

  • This week's episodes feature the "Dream Christmas" Home Viewer Showcase.
  • On Monday, Clock Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 11 (549): November 19-21

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 12 (550): November 26-30

  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Punch a Bunch's second, yellow money slips are introduced.
  • On Wednesday, On the Nose uses tennis for the first time.
  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 13 (551): December 3-7

  • Tuesday's show features the debut of One Away.
  • At the start of One Away's existence, Bob asks for a series of bells after the first turn to indicate how many numbers the contestant had right.
  • On Tuesday, Grocery Game's cream set is still in use.
  • On Thursday, the original trip skins are still in use.
  • On Thursday, the consolation prize plugs use dissolves for all transitions except for the final one, in which a smooth diamond wipe reveals the Showcase Showdown.


Week 14 (552): December 10-14

  • Tuesday's show has no real car games.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, in the second playing of One Away, it is unclear whether bells or horns are used, as we do not currently have access to the episode.
  • Friday's show includes the reveal of the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.


Week 15 (553): December 17-21

  • The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
  • By Monday, One Away has begun using horns instead of bells to indicate how many numbers the contestant got right on their first turn.
  • On Tuesday, Danger Price is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.
  • By Thursday, two out of every three light bulbs in the light border have been replaced with orange bulbs, giving it the appearance of being a completely different prop.
  • On Thursday, when pregnant contestant Michelle gets onstage for Race Game, Bob, in the interest of her safety, offers to have Janice place the price tags for her while she shouts instructions; Michelle thanks them but declines, not wanting to miss the experience, and ends up winning the game in nine seconds.
  • On Friday, Master Key is played without its Turntable sign due to an abundance of Christmas decorations on the wall.
  • By the end of 1984, Penny Ante is believed to have adopted the second version of its green/blue color scheme.


Week 16 (554): January 2-4

  • New Year's week; only three shows.
  • By the beginning of 1985, Hi Lo's 8-pointed Goodson-Todman asterisks have been changed to have only six points.


Week 17 (555): January 7-11


Week 18 (556): January 14-18

  • On Friday, the second, "futuristic" Giant Price Tag is introduced. This tag has a golden, 3D "The Price Is Right" logo set at an angle against a starry background, with its shadow appearing beneath it on a gray, tiled floor. A golden ball appears near the left edge of the tag, in the spot where the original Giant Price Tag's "hole" had been.


Week 19 (557): April 8, January 21-22, 24-25

  • Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
  • On Monday, a synthesizer sound effect is added to On the Nose to accompany the opening of Door #2.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive if played for three trips.
  • On Friday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.


Week 20 (558): January 28-February 1

  • On Friday, Race Game is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 21 (559): February 4-8

  • On Monday, commas are added to On the Nose's 5-digit prices; they were not present on previous playings.


Week 22 (560): February 11-15

  • Monday's show is somewhat noteworthy for having two cars games in the first half and a cash game instead of a car game in the second half.
  • On Friday, the carnival music "American Patrol" is added to Pick a Pair.


Week 23 (561): February 18-22

  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 24 (562): February 25-March 1

  • On Monday, Blank Check is played perfectly.
  • At around this point, Range Game still has its original button, its original rangefinder holder, and its red diagonal stripes.


Week 25 (563): March 4-8

  • Wednesday's Ten Chances has the only known exception to the zero rule, with a first prize that costs $28.
  • On Friday, Most Expensive if played for three trips.


Week 26 (564): March 11-15


Week 27 (565): March 18-22

  • Tuesday's show features what, while not billed as such, appears to be a Make-a-Wish segment with a five-year-old child in the audience who Bob introduces as "a special friend of The Price Is Right" at the top of Act 2; he spends several minutes talking to the boy and gives him several toys that are hidden behind the Giant Price Tag.
  • On Tuesday, Double Prices is played for a car. There is strong circumstantial evidence that this was a substitution for Card Game, as follows:
    • The interview with the five-year-old during Act 2 had taken up a substantial amount of time, possibly necessitating a shorter game.
    • After the Item up for Bids, Bob initially meets the contestant in front of the Turntable before walking over to Double Prices, suggesting he had forgotten the game had been switched.
    • Double Prices is also played on Thursday.
    • The episode falls right in the middle of an unusually long stretch during which Card Game is not played.
  • On Tuesday, Bonus Game's prize package includes, as a(n extra) bonus, a day as a Barker's Beauty.


Week 28 (566): March 25-29

  • Beginning on Monday, the opening titles repeatedly flip horizontally as they grow, with the first three disappearing and the last flipping and shrinking back toward the center of the screen.
  • On Wednesday, the winner of last Tuesday's Bonus Game appears as a fourth Barker's Beauty.
  • On Wednesday, the first Item up for Bids includes, as a bonus, a day as a Barker's Beauty.


Week 29 (567): April 1-5


Week 30 (568): April 9-12

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed January 21 episode.
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is completely won.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 31 (569): April 15-19

  • On Monday, Take Two is played for season tickets to four of LA's pro sports teams.


Week 32 (570): April 22-26

  • On Monday, Bob begins asking for the horns in One Away one number at a time.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 33 (571): April 29-May 3

  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 34 (572): May 6-10


Week 35 (573): May 13-17


Week 36 (574): May 20-24

  • On Tuesday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 37 (575): May 27-31

  • On Wednesday, the brown CBS Eye curtains around the audience are replaced with the red/white ones that would remain for the rest of the show's time in Studio 33.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, presumably in preparation for the introduction next season of Big Money Game, the slots for the car's price in Money Game are blank instead of showing the car graphics.
  • On Wednesday, despite the game offering a 4-digit car, a detachable slot for a fifth digit is present on Money Game's price display; while this will be used next season for Big Money Game, it serves no purpose on this episode, and its presence is likely an oversight.
  • On Friday, Pick a Pair's blue color scheme debuts.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 38 (576): June 3-7

  • By Monday, On the Nose has begun revealing what sport is being played before Door #2 opens.
  • By Monday, the diagonal stripes on the Range Game board have been changed from red to gold.
  • By Monday, Range Game's original button has been replaced with its current one, and the second rangefinder holder has been introduced; this is known to have occurred at some point after the stripes were changed.
  • On Monday, Most Expensive is still using its "The Price Is Right" price tags.
  • On Tuesday, the second Card Game set is still in use.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played for a car.


Week 39 (577): June 10-14

  • On Monday, when Bob and the contestant walk over to Range Game, the price is already lit up. Bob tries to alert the staff to it, but by the time they shut it off, everyone in the studio has already seen it, leaving him no option but to give the contestant the prize (which turns out to be a truck). The remainder of the segment consists of Johnny reading the prize copy and Bob congratulating the contestant on winning thanks to their mistake; no attempt is made to go through the formalities of actually playing the game.
  • On Monday, as noted above, Range Game is played for a car (although, as also noted above, the word "played" is being applied somewhat loosely in this case).
  • Thursday's show marks the first appearance of 5-digit One Away. This version of the game has no significant differences from the 4-digit version, with the contestant still having to change every number in the price.


Week 40 (578): July 1-5

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns air from June 17-28 and from July 8-September 6.
  • On Monday, One Away is lost on the first turn.
  • On Tuesday, the Switcheroo board is modified to be compatible with 5-digit car prices; the blue columns on the left side of the board are realigned and made thinner to allow for an extra white column for the ten thousands digit.
  • Bob declares that Friday's show is Price's 2,800th episode; in reality, it is the 2,792nd episode.



Season 14 ('85-'86)

Pricing game calendar for Season 14, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (579): September 9-13

  • Somewhere around this point in time, the show appears to stop doing one-car cash game episodes again, this time permanently; the exact changeover point cannot be determined due to our inability in many cases to tell whether a lineup only offers one car or plays a non-car game for a car.
  • On Monday, the borders of Contestants' Row are still pink.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers still has its original appearance.
  • Friday's show features the debut of Bump.
  • Very early in Bump's existence, the game's logo bore a significantly closer resemblance to the UK's flag, with a large amount of blue accompanying the white background; these areas would all be repainted a faded shade of red a few weeks later.


Week 2 (580): September 16-20


Week 3 (581): Unaired, September 23-27

  • Originally scheduled for September 23, 23-27.
  • This week consists of six episodes, with two Monday shows. For reasons unknown, the original Monday show, #5811D, was never aired; an episode dubbed #58XXD (read: "five hundred eighty-X X D") with the same games was taped to replace it on September 2 and was broadcast on September 23.


Week 4 (582): September 30-October 4


Week 5 (583): October 7-11

  • Tuesday show features the earliest known appearance of Big Money Game.
  • On Saturday, October 12, Johnny Olson passes away. The 24 remaining episodes with him announcing air over the next month and a half.


Week 6 (584): October 14-18

  • During this and the next several weeks, a number of episodes end with an edited-in segment in which Bob gives a brief tribute to Johnny.
  • By Tuesday, the borders of Contestants' Row have been changed back to green.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the "Bump" sign still has its original color scheme.


Week 7 (585): October 21-25

  • Thursday show features the second and last known appearance of Big Money Game.


Week 8 (586): October 28-November 1

  • For reasons unknown, on this week's Friday show, Bob tells viewers to watch next week for the Home Viewer Showcase, which is not actually presented until the following week.
  • After Friday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.


Week 9 (587): November 4-8

  • By this point, the orange parts of Pick a Pair have become sky blue.
  • On Friday, Bob has a contestant plug next week's Home Viewer Showcase before the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • By Friday, Grand Game's intro has begun to include a red "Ten Thousand" graphic that zooms onto the screen much like the show's logo does at the end of the opening.


Week 10 (588): November 11-15

  • Gene Wood announces this week of shows, which was taped out of order.
  • After Johnny's death, the words "which are" are added before "coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right" in the mid-show bumper speil; these words were present on the earliest hour shows and were presumably something that Johnny had simply chosen to leave out.
  • On all shows this week, the Home Viewer Showcase "Christmas Wishes" is presented.
  • By Monday, the current Grocery Game set, including the current register and sign, has been introduced.
  • On Monday, Deluxe Dice Game is won with no decisions having to be made when the contestant rolls four 6s.
  • At this point, Golden Road's sign still has its original appearance.


Week 11 (589): November 18-22

  • Tuesday show features the final playing of Trader Bob.
  • Thursday show is the final episode with Johnny announcing.
  • By Thursday, the appearance of Safe Crackers has changed slightly; dark strips have been added around the bolts, and the "Safe Crackers" sign has been replaced with new letters made of green lights. The new logo is also in a different font.
  • By Thursday, the third Card Game set has debuted; the table's color scheme is overhauled again, and the game is given a new, 5-digit bid display.
  • Gene Wood begins filling in as announcer on a semi-permanent basis on Friday.
  • Friday show features the final playing of On the Nose.


Week 12 (590): November 25-27, 29

  • Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
  • Wednesday show features the final playing of Walk of Fame.
  • In Wednesday's Walk of Fame, which was taped with Gene Wood announcing but while Johnny was still alive, no signatures are shown in the autograph books.


Week 13 (591): December 2-6

  • On Monday, Hole in One's $500 flag is still gold with silver edges.
  • By Monday, the second Danger Price board has been introduced.
  • As of Monday, Danger Price's stop sign backdrops have not been introduced; the game's only prop is the board itself.
  • Tuesday features the final playing of Balance Game '84.
  • Friday show is the last consecutive episode announced by Gene Wood.


Week 14 (592): December 9-13

  • Rod begins his first announcer audition on Monday.
  • On Thursday, Danger Price still does not have its stop sign backdrops.
  • On Thursday, there is still no "NO" graphic in 3 Strikes.
  • By Thursday, Bullseye's arrow has become a darker shade of green, and the portions of the black circles on it have been widened to be the same size as the portions on the target.
  • Friday's show, which features the reveal of the Home Viewer Showcase winner and was taped out of order, is announced by Gene Wood; this is the final episode with him announcing.


Week 15 (593): January 2 & 10

  • New Year's Week; only two shows.
  • Originally scheduled for January 2 & 3.
  • Rod announces both of this week's episodes; his first audition ends on Friday.


Week 16 (594): January 6-9, 3

  • Originally scheduled for January 6-10.
  • Rich Jefferies begins his first announcer audition on Monday.
  • On Friday show, Bob Eubanks appears to plug his revival of Card Sharks, which debuted four days earlier; this is presumably why the episode was broadcast out of order.
  • On Friday, Cliff Hangers is still using its original "crashing" sound effect for losses.


Week 17 (595): January 13-17

  • Rich Jefferies's first audition ends on Monday.
  • Bob Hilton begins his first announcer audition on Tuesday.


Week 18 (596): January 20-24

  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for three trips.
  • By Monday, Most Expensive has begun using a unique set of price tags with graphics similar to its set.
  • By Monday, Grand Game's "Ten Thousand" graphic has been altered to say "Ten Thousand Dollars."
  • Bob Hilton's first audition is believed to end on Tuesday.
  • Rich Jefferies's second audition is believed to begin on Wednesday.


Week 19 (597): January 27-31

  • Rich Jefferies's second audition is believed to end on Wednesday.
  • Rod's second audition is believed to begin on Thursday.


Week 20 (598): February 3-7

  • On Tuesday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.
  • By Wednesday, Danger Price's stop sign backdrops are believed to have been introduced.
  • Rod's second audition ends on Thursday.
  • Bob Hilton's second audition begins on Friday.


Week 21 (599): February 10-14

  • On Tuesday, the opening titles are green; as far as is known, this does not occur on any surrounding episodes.
  • By Tuesday, the theme from The Match Game/Hollywood Squares hour has begun to be used as the prize cue for Super Ball!!; this version of the song is distinct from the car cue in that it plays through the first four measures twice.
  • On Tuesday, Danger Price's stop sign backdrops are used as a car backdrop in Any Number.
  • Bob Hilton's second audition ends on Friday.


Week 22 (600): February 17-21

  • On Monday, Rod becomes the permanent announcer.
  • On Monday, the opening titles are still blue.


Week 23 (601): February 24-28

  • Tuesday show is a half-hour episode.


Week 24 (602): March 3-7


Week 25 (603): March 10-14

  • By Wednesday, the opening titles have become red; they remain this way for several months.
  • On Wednesday, a contestant playing 3 Strikes + manages to light up all five numbers in order from left to right without making a mistake and without drawing a strike; as far as is known, this is the only time this has ever happened. Bob and the staff are so amazed by the event that they take an extra moment to discuss it, accompanied by a still frame of the win, at the start of the next act.
  • On Wednesday, the borders of the Secret "X" board are still white.
  • On Wednesday, the center column in Secret "X" still reveals itself away from the camera.


Week 26 (604): March 17-21


Week 27 (605): March 24-28


Week 28 (606): March 31-April 4

  • On Friday, Money Game is played for a boat.
  • On Friday, Hit Me is played for a car.


Week 29 (607): April 7-11


Week 30 (608): April 14-18

  • On Wednesday, Give or Keep is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is believed to have been completely won.


Week 31 (609): April 21-25

  • Thursday's Range Game marks the earliest known appearance of Play Along, a feature in which one viewer selected from amongst those who had sent in postcards would win the same prizes as the contestant in one particular pricing game; it also appeared periodically in the Showcase Showdown, with each spinner representing a different viewer. While never a daily occurrence, it would appear on numerous episodes over approximately the next two years.


Week 32 (610): April 28-May 2


Week 33 (611): May 5-9


Week 34 (612): May 12-16


Week 35 (613): May 19-23


Week 36 (614): May 26-30

  • By Friday, the second Lucky Seven board has been introduced.
  • When the above set change occurs, the spelling of Lucky Seven's name is changed to "Lucky $even".


Week 37 (615): June 2-6


Week 38 (616): June 9-13

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.


Season 15 ('86-'87)

Pricing game calendar for Season 15, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 0.2: Night of Thursday, September 18

  • The Price Is Right Special 1 (#001P) airs on the night of Thursday, September 18.
  • Originally scheduled for the night of Thursday, August* 14.
  • The Price Is Right Special, commonly referred to as "the '86 Specials," is a series of primetime episodes aired on six consecutive Thursday nights. The following aspects of these episodes are different from the daytime show:
    • The episodes open with a static shot of the audience with no light border and with the lights down; the opening titles are absent, as well. As Rod announces the show's name for the first time, the camera zooms in on the left-hand audience sign.
    • A special version of the show's logo reading "The Price Is Right Special" is used, with all the text in gold and the word "Special" written in script at the bottom with three gold lines running behind it; the "i" in "Special" is dotted with a star. This logo is placed on the Big Doors and on the audience signs; the logo that appears at the end of the opening is a black-and-white version.
    • There are audience signs behind both sides of the audience.
    • The audience signs have black backgrounds.
    • The audience curtains are silver and have a series of curves moving down them.
    • Rod's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! With fantastic, new prizes! Television's most exciting hour! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right Special!" The first four contestants are told, "You are the first four contestants on this special Price Is Right!"
    • Searchlights scan the audience during the opening, searching for the first four contestants.
    • Bob is introduced with, "And now, your host of this special hour, the star of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker!"
    • Bob's entrance is shot differently: The camera begins on a wide shot of Door #2, whose logo is illuminated by a spotlight. Once the doors open, the camera slowly begins to zoom in on Bob, and the lights go up as he steps onto the stage.
    • Bob and Rod wear tuxedos.
    • The chase lights are removed from the Big Doors; replacing them are colored spotlights set up on huge racks in front of the doors.
    • The border of the Turntable walls and the frames of the Big Doors are gray instead of green.
    • Due to the size of the "The Price Is Right Special" logo, the innermost colored strip is removed from the lower portion of the four center panels of Door #1.
    • Rod tells the fifth through ninth contestants that "you're the next contestant on this Price Is Right Special!"
    • There is no commercial between the the third pricing game and the first Showcase Showdown, between the sixth pricing game and the second Showcase Showdown, or during the Showcase.
    • After the third and sixth games, the camera cuts to a close-up of the dollar on the Big Wheel; the camera then zooms out as Temptation Cue 1 plays to show Bob and the most recent contestant walking to the Showcase Showdown, supposedly from the previous game.
    • The mid-show bumper is done during the commercial break between the first Showcase Showdown and the fourth pricing game. The bumper consists of Rod saying, "The Price Is Right Special will continue!" as the theme plays over a shot of the "The Price Is Right Special" logo on a blue background.
    • The consolation prize plugs are done after the second Showcase Showdown; the show's theme plays during the plugs instead of "Dig We Must".
    • Rod signs off with, "This is Rod Roddy speaking for this special Price Is Right, a Mark Goodson television production!"
  • By this point, the "extra" wall panel has been added on the left side of the Turntable. The panel is red on the outside and orange in the center.
  • This episode introduces the third Race Game Curtain; this curtain has a series of gold stars on an orange background. The new curtain carries over to the daytime show once episodes taped after the Specials begin airing.
  • This episode establishes a cash bonus for winning Clock Game that is only used on the Specials. The contestant selects an award at random from one of four envelopes; the available bonuses are $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, and $5,000.


Week 0.4: Night of Thursday, *August 21

  • The Price Is Right Special 2 (#002P) airs on Thursday night.
  • By this special, Lucky $even is being played for 5-digit cars some of the time; at this point, the last number in the price is revealed at the beginning of the game.
  • On this episode, when the Lucky $even contestant attempts to guess the third number, the staff mistakenly reveals the fourth number. Once the correct door opens, the entire price is visible; as the contestant still has $4 at this point, he effectively wins the game automatically (although Bob still goes through the motions of having him guess the fourth digit).
  • This episode introduces the second Any Number board, which is compatible with 5-digit car prices; the board carries over to the daytime show once episodes taped after the Specials begin airing.
  • This establishes that when Any Number is played for 5-digit cars, the first number in the car's price is revealed at the beginning of the game and appears again among the remaining ten spaces.
  • On only the first appearance of the new Any Number board, the text on the prize labels is right-justified. Beginning with its second appearance, the text is centered, as it was on the original board.


Week 0.6: Night of Thursday, August* 14

  • The Price Is Right Special 3 (#003P) airs on the night of Thursday, August* 14.
  • Originally scheduled for the night of Thursday, August* 28.
  • Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • By this point, Most Expensive's price tags have darkened slightly, more closely resembling the set's actual color scheme.
  • This episode introduces a new rule in Hole in One giving contestants a second putt if their first putt misses. This rule carries over to the daytime show once episodes taped after the Specials begin airing.
  • This episode increases the bonus for perfect pricing in Hole in One to $1,000. Unlike the above-mentioned second putt, this change only applies to the Specials.


Week 0.8: Night of Thursday, September 11

  • The Price Is Right Special 4 (#004P) airs on the night of Thursday, September 11.
  • Originally scheduled for the night of Thursday, September 4.
  • As of this special, Super Ball!!'s first three small prizes are still being displayed one at a time.
  • Shell Game is played for a car.
  • Contestant Maryella faints upon winning the Showcase.


Week 1 (617): September 8-12 + night of Thursday, September 4

  • The Price Is Right Special 5 (#005P) airs on the night of Thursday, September 4.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for this Thursday night, September 11.
Daytime
  • By Monday, the number of opening titles has been changed from four to three; additionally, the titles no longer all say the same thing.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience wears "15 Years on CBS" buttons.
  • Mark Goodson appears on Monday to read a poem; among many other things, the poem contains a brief tribute to Johnny.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • By Monday, the Switcheroo board has been altered to accommodate 5-digit car prices.
  • For the first four weeks of this season, the daytime show still uses the original Any Number board.
  • On Tuesday, Andy Jacobson and Fingers dance the Gator during the first Showcase Showdown.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Add 'em Up.
  • By Friday, 3 Strikes's first "NO" graphic, with red text in a small, black circle, has come into use.
Primetime
  • On this episode, Danger Price malfunctions on the contestant's second pick; when Janice reveals its price, one of the other two remaining prices flips around, as well. Since the contestant's first two picks were both correct, this effectively wins the game for her.


Week 2 (618): September 15-19 + night of Thursday, August* 28

  • The Price Is Right Special 6 (#006P) airs on the night of Thursday, August* 28.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for this Thursday night, September 18.
Primetime
  • Money Game is played for a boat.


Week 3 (619): September 22-26

  • Monday marks the last known appearance of the original format of 5-digit Lucky $even; the next known playing of the game for a 5-digit car does not occur until Season 21.


Week 4 (620): September 29-October 3

  • On Monday, the opening titles are still red.
  • On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • Wednesday show is the ceremonial 3,000th episode; in reality, it is the 2,996th episode.
  • On Wednesday, there are still no Goodson-Todman asterisks in Race Game.


Week 5 (621): October 6-10

  • On Monday show, the infamous "Shell Game cheater" incident occurs, in which contestant Debra mistakenly looks under one of the shells in Shell Game while trying to decide where to place her first chip. She sees that the ball is not under that shell and subsequently tries to make up for her misdeed by placing her chip by it, which Bob will not allow. Later, after she has every other shell marked, Bob sarcastically tells her that, "you've ruined my game," because "this would be exciting, but everybody knows the damn thing's not there!"
  • Assuming that episode #5811D is not included in the episode count, Tuesday's show is the real episode #3,000.
  • On Tuesday, the first show taped after the '86 Specials, the order of the audience curtains is reversed, changing it to green-orange-blue-red-green-orange-blue-red.
  • On Tuesday, the third Race Game Curtain carries over to the daytime show.
  • On Friday, Hole in One's two-putt rule is introduced to the daytime show.
  • By Friday, the borders of the Secret "X" board have become red.
  • On Friday, the new Any Number board carries over to the daytime show.
  • Friday show is the last episode with a full credit roll directed by Marc Breslow. At the end of the show, as a tribute, the staff stops the credits on his name and zooms in on it for several seconds before continuing.


Week 6 (622): October 13-17

  • By Monday, the opening titles have been changed back to blue.
  • Tuesday show is the final episode directed by Marc Breslow.
  • On Wednesday, Paul Alter becomes Price's director.


Week 7 (623): October 20-24

  • After Friday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.


Week 8 (624): October 27-31

  • Thursday show features the earliest known non-contestant appearance of Kyle.
  • On Thursday, the car's actual retail price in Five Price Tags is still indicated by an orange price tag.
  • By Thursday, Check-Out's "50¢" sign has been changed from an imitation of a vane display to a more normal font.
  • On Thursday, the first two prizes in Ten Chances are still located on a single prop.


Week 9 (625): November 3-7

  • On Monday, the Big Wheel's narrow "arrow" split-screen shot is still in use.


Week 10 (626): November 10-14

  • During this week of shows, the Home Viewer Showcase "The Christmas Party" is presented each day at the beginning of Act 2; the address to send bids to is presented at the beginning of Act 6.
  • On this week's shows, the Big Wheel's wider "arrow" split-screen shot is in use; since Home Viewer Showcase weeks had a tendency to be taped out of order, I cannot say with certainty that it was in use on the immediately surrounding episodes.
  • By Monday, the center column in Secret "X" has begun to reveal itself toward the camera.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #2; at this point, this seems to have been more the exception than the rule.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 11 (627): November 17-21

  • Wednesday show features the last appearance of Now....and Then under its original name. Bob states on the air that the next time the game is played, it will have a different name.
  • On Wednesday, Now....and Then is played for a car.
  • By Thursday, the Big Wheel's wider "arrow" split-screen shot has been introduced permanently.


Week 12 (628): November 24-26

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • As the Home Viewer Showcase episodes were taped out of order, it is possible that Secret "X"'s center column still reveals itself away from the camera on Tuesday.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • Wednesday show features the last playing of Blank Check under its original name. After this episode, the game is removed from the pricing game rotation due to a threat of a copyright lawsuit from Barry & Enright, which produced a short-lived game show called Blank Check in 1975.
  • On Wednesday, all of Bonus Game's windows are lit up as it comes around on the Turntable; while they are visible on-camera, they are shut off before anyone in the studio can see them, and the game proceeds normally.


Week 13 (629): December 1-5

  • On Tuesday, Now....and Then's name is changed to "Now....or Then."


Week 14 (630): December 8-12

  • On Wednesday, Hole in One is still being referred to by its usual name.
  • By Wednesday, Hole in One's $500 flag has become solid gold.
  • On Friday, Bob calls the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase at the end of the show.


Week 15 (631): December 22-24

  • Christmas week; only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • By the end of this week, Golden Road's sign has been redone to be less glittery and give the letters a more professional appearance.
  • By the end of 1986, Cliff Hangers has adopted its second "crashing" sound effect for losses.


Week 16 (632): January 5-9


Week 17 (633): January 12-16

  • On Wednesday, the current Double Prices podium is introduced; after more than 14 years, the game finally has a logo.
  • Initially, the fourth Double Prices podium was black, and the areas behind the price tags were a solid, red rectangle.


Week 18 (634): January 19-23

  • On Monday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.


Week 19 (635): January 26-30

  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Blank Check returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • As of Thursday, Blank Check's name is changed to "Check Game."
  • Probably this Thursday, Check Game adopts a darker color scheme, and most of the text on the board is redone in a different style.


Week 20 (636): February 2-6


Week 21 (637): February 9-13


Week 22 (638): February 16-20


Week 23 (639): February 23-27


Week 24 (640): March 2-6


Week 25 (641): March 9-13


Week 26 (642): March 16-20


Week 27 (643): March 23-27

  • By Wednesday, Hole in One's name has been semi-officially changed to Hole in One or Two. To reflect this change, a smaller "or Two" sign is placed next to the main "Hole in One" sign.
  • On Friday, The Price Is Right breaks the record for "longest continuously-running daytime game show on network television." In honor of the occasion, Mark Goodson appears to present Bob with a license plate reading "LCRDGNT".
  • Friday show begins with Bob doing a voiceover of the text on an invitation card: "You are cordially invited to attend our celebration today as the longest continuously-running daytime network game show in television history." After he finishes, the screen fades to black with applause in the background, and the normal opening begins.
  • Friday show's opening titles are "Celebration!", "Record Breaking Show!", and "Let's Party!".
  • On Friday, the set is decorated for the celebration.
  • On Friday, Bob enters with Dian and Holly on his arms.
  • On Friday, Clock Game is played for a trip worth over $2,000; the contestant is given a range of $1,000 in which to bid on it.
  • By Friday, the fourth Double Prices podium has taken on its normal, blue appearance.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Bob takes the winner over to a cake that was made for the show's celebration and introduces the entire staff; he and Rod do not sign off until right before the show goes off the air.


Week 28 (644): March 30-April 3

  • By Wednesday, a backing has been installed behind the "Barker's Bargain Bar" sign, presumably to make it more legible.
  • Wednesday show features an April Fool's showcase with trips to destinations nobody has ever heard of. It consists of fourth-class flights to Bakersville, with accomodations at a two-star campground; Hoosin, with accomodations at a three-star inn nohwere near any shopping, night life, or entertainment, but very close to some "seriously strange" rock formations; and the principality of Meeskite, with accomodations for five nights and three days at a hotel with occasional service at the waiter's leisure. Unlike most years, an "April Fool's" graphic appears on the screen when Bob reveals that the contestant is not actually supposed to bid on these. The real showcase is two Ford Thunderbirds.


Week 29 (645): April 6-10

  • Tuesday show features the debut of Pathfinder.
  • Early on, the small prize price choices in Pathfinder were green text on a white background, and the labels and right answers were white text on a green label; later on, these color schemes would be reversed.
  • Early on, Pathfinder did not use the familiar "clang" and "eroo" sound effects commonly associated with it, instead utilizing the standard bell and buzzer.
  • Early on, the choices for the next number in Pathfinder did not light up as Bob identified them.
  • Around this time, Add 'em Up's logo is removed from atop its price display due to the same prop also being used in Pathfinder.


Week 30 (646): April 13-17


Week 31 (647): April 20-24

  • On Tuesday, the decimal point is still present in the dollar on the Big Wheel.
  • On Tuesday, the price choices in Secret "X" are still red on a white background and the right answers white on a red background.


Week 32 (648): April 27-May 1


Week 33 (649): May 4-8


Week 34 (650): May 11-15


Week 35 (651): May 18-22

  • On Wednesday, contestant Yvonne plays Super Ball!! and manages to get ball #2 stuck above the Win! circle; she also causes multiple balls to fail to make it to the $50 circle. Bob ends up so flustered by the incident that he never has Rod describe the small prize for the superball.
  • By Wednesday, Super Ball!! has begun displaying its first three small prizes on the Turntable all at once.
  • By Wednesday, Rod has begun wearing his trademark colorful jackets at least some of the time.


Week 36 (652): May 25-29


Week 37 (653): June 1-5


Week 38 (654): June 8-12


Week 39 (655): June 22-26

  • Season finale week.


Season 16 ('87-'88)

Pricing game calendar for Season 16, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (656): September 14-16, November 17, September 18

  • Originally scheduled for September 14-18.
  • At this point, Hole in One is believed to still be using its original set.


Week 2 (657): October 19-23

  • Originally scheduled for September 21-25.
  • For reasons unknown, the entirety of Week 2 was taped and aired out of order; as a result, changes that take effect permanently on Thursday of Week 6 are present this week, including Bob having white hair. Additionally, this is the only week of the season outside of its usual hiatus during which The Phone Home Game is not played; Thursday's Hi Lo is likely a substitution for it.


Week 3 (658): September 21-25

  • Originally scheduled for September 28-October 2.


Week 4 (659): September 28-October 2

  • Originally scheduled for October 5-9.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Money Game is played for a boat.
  • Thursday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game (albeit one being played for a boat) fourth.


Week 5 (660): October 5-9

  • Originally scheduled for October 12-16.


Week 6 (661): October 12-16

  • Originally scheduled for October 19-23.
  • After Monday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
  • On Thursday, the first episode recorded after the two-month summer taping break, Bob's hair turns white.
  • During Thursday's Punch a Bunch, Janice uses a piece of chalk to recolor Bob's hair on the $10,000 bill.
  • Beginning on Thursday, there is a second "The Price Is Right" sign on the wall behind the left side of the audience; it is identical to the one on the right side.
  • On Thursday, the design of the Clam changes; it now shows a yellow dollar sign with other, larger dollar signs flowing out behind it in all colors of the rainbow.


Week 7 (662): October 26-30

  • On Monday, Check Game is still using Range Game's "think" music.
  • By Friday, yellow Goodson-Todman asterisks have been added to the price tag holders in Race Game.


Week 8 (663): November 2-6


Week 9 (664): November 9-13

  • On this week's shows, the Home Viewer Showcase "Christmas Memories" is presented.
  • Certain records not belonging to Roger or the show indicate that Monday's Pick a Pair may actually have been Grand Game.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 10 (665): November 16, 18-20

  • Only four shows; Tuesday has the delayed September 17 episode.
  • On Friday, the audience curtains are still flat.
  • On Friday, there are still only eight curtains behind the audience.
  • On Friday, the second showcase, a "Price Is Right Goes to the Movies" showcase centered on Cinderella, includes a private screening of the movie for the contestant and 25 friends. This is regarded as a bonus, and the contestant is instructed not to include it while bidding.


Week 11 (666): November 23-25

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, two cash games are played.
  • On Wednesday, the Big Wheel's beeps do not work during the second Showcase Showdown; the members of the audience take it upon themselves to do the beeps themselves.
  • On Wednesday, after being distracted by the audience beeping for the Big Wheel during the second Showcase Showdown, Bob mistakenly believes that the first spin of a spin-off has not gone all the way around and has the contestant re-spin; this ends up not mattering, as the other contestant's spin beats both of hers.


Week 12 (667): November 30-December 4

  • By Monday, Hole in One's second sign has been introduced; the logo now reads "Hole in One" again, with "One" on a golf ball that can be flipped around to read "or Two" if the contestant misses his first putt.
  • On Monday, Hole in One's original grocery podium is still in use.


Week 13 (668): December 7-11

  • Monday show features the debut of Credit Card.
  • On Friday, at the end of the show, Bob calls the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.


Week 14 (669): December 14-17

  • Only four shows; beginning on Friday, reruns air for the remainder of 1987.
  • By the end of 1987, Hole in One is believed to have introduced its second, two-tiered grocery display.
  • Some (or perhaps all) of the reruns aired during the remainder of December are older episodes from before Bob stopped dying his hair; on these rerun broadcasts, the line, "Don't let this dark hair fool you; this is a holiday rerun that was taped before I let my hair go gray," is dubbed in as he makes his entrance.


Week 15 (670): January 4-8

  • Certain records not belonging to Roger or the show indicate that Monday's 1 Right Price may actually have been Most Expensive.
  • On Thursday, Money Game is played for a boat.
  • Thursday's show has an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game (albeit one being played for a boat) fourth.
  • On Friday, Dice Game is played for a 4-digit car for the last time; for the remainder of the season, the game exists solely as Deluxe Dice Game.


Week 16 (671): January 11-15


Week 17 (672): January 18-22

  • On Monday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.


Week 18 (673): January 25-29

  • On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 19 (674): February 1-5

  • On Monday, Money Game is played for a boat.


Week 20 (675): February 8-12

  • On Wednesday, Kyle begins a fairly long stint filling in for an ill Dian.
  • On Thursday, about 2/3 of the audience is empty thanks to a huge storm in Los Angeles on the day the show was taped; everyone is seated in the center section, and efforts are made by the cameramen not to shoot the sections by Rod and the producers' table.


Week 21 (676): February 15-19

  • Tuesday show is a half-hour episode.


Week 22 (677): February 22-26

  • On Monday through Thursday, a model named Anna fills in for an ill Holly; Bob states on Monday that she had previously spent several years as a Beauty on Ok, Il Prezzo E Giusto, the Italian version of The Price Is Right.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • By Monday, Credit Card has begun to be introduced with a close-up of the "Credit Card" sign.
  • By Monday, Credit Card's standard "right/wrong" indicators have been introduced.
  • On Tuesday, One Away is lost on the first turn.
  • On Friday, Bob destroys a copy of The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows, a part of the sixth Item up for Bids, upon discovering that his picture is not on its cover.


Week 23 (678): February 29-March 4

  • By Tuesday, the audience curtains have been altered so that each one has two sets of curves going down it.
  • By Tuesday, a ninth colored curtain has been added behind the audience, so as to completely cover the center wall. Each existing curtain has been moved one space to the left, for an order of green-orange-blue-red-green-orange-blue-red-green.
  • Tuesday's Range Game features the last known appearance of Play Along.
  • On Tuesday, the main Five Price Tags podium is still on wheels.
  • By Tuesday, Five Price Tags has begun using the "WIN" tag to indicate the actual retail price of the car.
  • Early in its existence, the border of the "WIN" tag in Five Price Tags is blue instead of red.
  • On Tuesday, the Big Wheel borders still have pink Pricedown dollar signs on them.


Week 24 (679): March 7-11

  • On Wednesday, Dian returns.


Week 25 (680): March 14-18

  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • By Thursday, the pink dollar signs on the Big Wheel have been replaced with gold, Super Ball!!-style dollar signs.


Week 26 (681): March 21-25

  • At the end of Wednesday's show, Bob appears in the empty audience in a separately-taped segment to announce the death of executive producer Frank Wayne. In the aftermath of Wayne's death, Bob becomes Price's executive producer.


Week 27 (682): March 28-April 1

  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Money Game is played for a hovercraft.


Week 28 (683): April 4-8

  • Monday show features the second known instance of a contestant being called down while they were in the bathroom.


Week 29 (684): April 11-15

  • Monday show has the first appearance of Temptation's pink color scheme.


Week 30 (685): April 18-22

  • On Monday show, 1 Right Price begins to use its own podiums; the game also receives a logo after being in the pricing game rotation for over twelve and a half years.


Week 31 (686): April 25-29


Week 32 (687): May 2-6

  • On Tuesday, Dian unfurls the scroll for The Phone Home Game by herself, initially not completely successfully.
  • On Wednesday, as Bob and the contestant walk to Door #2 to play Most Expensive, the Super Ball!! board is plainly visible between the Turntable and Door #1, ready to be brought onstage in the next act.
  • By Wednesday, the zigzags on Super Ball!!'s price covers have been replaced with a circle pattern.
  • On Wednesday, the theme is accidentally played instead of "Walking" as the sixth contestant comes on down.
  • On Friday, Money Game is played for a trailer.


Week 33 (688): May 9-13


Week 34 (689): May 16-20


Week 35 (690): May 23-27


Week 36 (691): May 30-June 3


Week 37 (692): June 6-10


Week 38 (693): June 27-July 1

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • On Monday, Deluxe Dice Game is played for the last time; beginning next season, it is known simply as Dice Game.
  • On Tuesday, Ray Combs appears during Bump to plug Family Feud; during his appearance, he dubs Janice and Dian "Combs's Cuties."
  • On Thursday, The Phone Home Game is completely won.
  • For a brief period around this time, including on Friday, the show experiments with using Chyron graphics. The graphics are used to display the brand names of prizes on-screen and also allow for colored Mark Goodson Productions and TPIR logos during the credits; they are also used for the opening titles.


Season 17 ('88-'89)

Pricing game calendar for Season 17, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (694): September 12-16

  • The set is decorated for the season premiere on Monday.
  • By Monday, the circle wipes used during Bob's entrance have been changed to star wipes.
  • On Monday, at the start of Act 4, Rod reads a telegram from Mark Goodson.
  • By Wednesday, Check Game has begun using its second think music.
  • On Wednesday, Bob makes his entrance from the Turntable for the first and last time.
  • On Wednesday, Betty White appears during Hole in One.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Spelling Bee.
  • As of Thursday, the ticket plug is still one of a set of alternating plugs that appear on different days before the first Showcase Showdown.
  • As of Thursday, the camera still dissolves from Rod to the audience when he is shown calling contestants.


Week 2 (695): September 19-23

  • Thursday show is believed to feature the first appearance of 5-digit Pathfinder. Under this format, the contestant begins standing on the car's first digit.


Week 3 (696): September 26-30


Week 4 (697): October 3-7

  • Monday show features the final playing of Add 'em Up.
  • On Friday, Janice is badly injured during the opening when a new cameraman swings his camera in the wrong direction and knocks her into the audience. The show was stopped for nearly an hour until the staff was assured that Janice would survive; it was then completed with only Dian and Holly modeling.


Week 5 (698): October 10-14

  • Beginning on Monday, Kyle subs for Janice for several weeks.
  • On Monday, Pick a Pair is played with its ferris wheel set for the last time; the game does not appear again for almost two years.
  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 6 (699): October 17-21

  • After Wednesday, The Phone Home Game begins its annual hiatus for the Home Viewer Showcase.


Week 7 (700): October 24-28


Week 8 (701): October 31-November 4


Week 9 (702): November 7-11

  • On Thursday, Janice returns.


Week 10 (703): November 14-18

  • On all shows this week, the Home Viewer Showcase "Santa's Workshop" is presented before the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • By Monday, the ticket plug has been moved to the end of the first Showcase Showdown; it is now aired every day.
  • When the above change occurs, the first Showcase Showdown's commercial outro cue is changed from "Dig We Must" to the TPIR theme.
  • On Monday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 11 (704): November 28-December 2


Week 12 (705): December 5-6, 21, 8-9

  • Originally scheduled for December 5-9.
  • On Tuesday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
  • By Tuesday, the decimal point has been removed from the dollar on the Big Wheel.
  • On Tuesday, there are still no gaps between the small prize podiums in Cliff Hangers.
  • On Wednesday, there is still no platform for the car in Master Key.


Week 13 (706): December 12-16

  • On Friday, the winner and price of the Home Viewer Showcase are revealed.


Week 14 (707): December 22 & 23

  • Only two shows, on Thursday and Friday.
  • Both of this week's shows are Christmas-themed.
  • Friday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.


Week 15 (708): December 30

  • Only one show, on Friday.
  • Friday's show is New Year's-themed.


Week 16 (709): January 3-6

  • New Year's week; only four shows.


Week 17 (710): January 9-13


Week 18 (711): January 16-19, March 23

  • Originally scheduled for January 16-20.


Week 19 (712): January 23-27

  • On Tuesday, Bob still enters through Door #2 when games that block it are played first.
  • By Tuesday, the camera transition used while Rod is shown calling a contestant has changed. The shot of him now shrinks into the lower-left corner of the screen, revealing the shot of the audience behind it; stays there for a few seconds; and then scrolls off the left side. The new shot is evidently not being used exclusively yet, as the old dissolve is used on Wednesday.
  • On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers's original mountain climber is still in use.
  • By Wednesday, Ten Chances's first two prizes are being displayed on a pair of platforms that pull apart in the center to reveal the car.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game's win range is raised to $20-$21.
  • On Friday, The Phone Home Game returns to the rotation.


Week 20 (713): January 30-February 3

  • On Friday, Bullseye's target values double to $2-$12; the bullseye values are now $10-$12.
  • On Friday, Check Game's win range is raised to $5,000-$6,000.


Week 21 (714): February 6-10


Week 22 (715): February 13-17

  • Friday show features an extremely rare appearance of a small prize game fourth.


Week 23 (716): March 24, February 21-24

  • Originally scheduled for February 20-24.


Week 24 (717): February 27-March 3

  • By Friday, the circle has been removed from atop Hole in One's $500 flagpole.
  • As of Friday, the dollar sign graphic has not yet been added to Poker Game's price reveal prop.
  • On Friday, both Punch a Bunch and One Away are won because of mistakes by the staff -- the first hole punched out in Punch a Bunch is empty, leading Bob to award the contestant $10,000; and the correct price in One Away is impossible to form because a 1 was loaded as the "wrong number" for a 6.


Week 25 (718): March 6-10


Week 26 (719): March 13-17


Week 27 (720): March 20-22

  • Only three shows; Thursday and Friday have the delayed January 20 and February 20 episodes.


Week 28 (721): March 27-31


Week 29 (722): April 3-7

  • As of Thursday, One Away only offers 5-digit cars.


Week 30 (723): May 15, April 11-14

  • Originally scheduled for April 10-14.


Week 31 (724): April 17-21


Week 32 (725): April 24-28


Week 33 (726): May 1-5


Week 34 (727): May 8-12

  • On Wednesday, the hole in the lower part of the Squeeze Play board has not been filled in yet.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of $uper $aver.


Week 35 (728): May 16, 18, 17, 19

  • Originally scheduled for May 16-19.
  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed April 10 episode.
  • By Wednesday, Bob has begun entering the studio through the audience when games that block Door #2 are played first.
  • On Wednesday, there is still no clock on the Switcheroo board.


Week 36 (729): May 22-26


Week 37 (730): May 29-June 2


Week 38 (731): June 5-9


Week 39 (732): June 12-16

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • By Monday, Rod has begun wearing his trademark strangely-colored jackets.


Season 18 ('89-'90)

Pricing game calendar for Season 18, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (733): September 11-15

  • On Monday show, Bob enters with Dian and Holly on his arms.
  • On Monday show, Bob reads a telegram from Mark Goodson, who was out of the country on the day of taping.
  • Monday show features the debut of Make Your Move.
  • On Monday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • Early in Make Your Move's existence, contestants' guesses were lit up as soon as they placed the panels under the desired numbers.
  • On Monday, the original 3 Strikes bag is still in use.
  • On Monday, the Clam design introduced when Bob's hair went white in Season 16 is still in use.
  • On Thursday, the trip skin used in Squeeze Play is flanked by the 1 Right Price podiums, which hold the art cards used in the prize description.
  • On Friday, the two Showcase Showdown winners have the same total winnings; a coin is flipped to determine which one will be designated the Top Winner in the Showcase.


Week 2 (734): September 18-22


Week 3 (735): September 26, December 5, September 27-29

  • Originally scheduled for September 25-29.


Week 4 (736): October 2-6


Week 5 (737): October 9-13


Week 6 (738): October 16-20


Week 7 (739): October 23-27

  • On Friday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • By Friday, a new Clam design has been introduced; it now has a yellow dollar sign with other dollar signs in all colors of the rainbow cascading out from behind it to the lower left and upper right.


Week 8 (740): October 30-November 3

  • Friday show features the final playing of The Phone Home Game.


Week 9 (741): November 6-10


Week 10 (742): November 13-17

  • On Friday, the first showcase is about "perfect pairs," and the second showcase is about "trios;" the final trio in showcase #2 is three cars.


Week 11 (743): November 20-22

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 12 (744): November 27-December 1

  • On Friday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 13 (745): December 4, 6-8

  • Only four shows; Tuesday has the delayed September 26 episode.


Week 14 (746): December 11-15

  • Tuesday show features the debut of 2 for the Price of 1.
  • After this Wednesday, Make Your Move is pulled from the pricing game rotation and is not played again for the rest of the season.
  • On Friday show, the second Dice Game board is used for the first time.


Week 15 (747): December 21 & 22

  • Only two shows, on Thursday and Friday.
  • By the end of 1989, a flashy dollar sign has been added to Poker Game's price reveal prop.


Week 16 (748): January 2-5

  • New Year's week; only four shows.


Week 17 (749): January 8-12


Week 18 (750): January 15-19

  • On Tuesday, the TPIR sign behind the right-hand side of the audience is still full-sized.
  • By Tuesday, the second, baseball-themed 3 Strikes bag has been introduced.


Week 19 (751): January 22-26


Week 20 (752): January 29-February 2

  • On Friday, the price tags in Most Expensive are still the same shade of blue as on the '86 Specials.


Week 21 (753): February 5-9


Week 22 (754): February 12-16

  • By Monday, the TPIR sign behind the right-hand side of the audience has been reduced in size so that part of the wall behind it is visible.
  • On Monday, Grand Game's "Ten Thousand Dollars" graphic is still in use.
  • During Monday's credits, Rod announces that due to an unspecified "pricing error which may have affected the bidding," the Top Winner and the Runner-Up were both declared to have won the Showcase after the end of the taping.


Week 23 (755): February 20-23

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • Tuesday show is a half-hour episode.
  • Tuesday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! Television's most exciting show! A special half-hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, Janice still holds Punch a Bunch's $10,000 bill for the duration of the game.
  • On Tuesday, Punch a Bunch's small prizes are still being described all at once.
  • On Tuesday, the consolation prize plugs occur during the credits.
  • On Thursday, 5-digit Money Game reappears, no longer using the name "Big Money Game;" the contestant is now given the third number in the price at the start of the game instead of the last number. The middle number is covered with a panel showing a Goodson-Todman asterisk.


Week 24 (756): February 26-March 2


Week 25 (757): March 5-9


Week 26 (758): March 12-16


Week 27 (759): March 19-23


Week 28 (760): March 26-30


Week 29 (761): April 2-6


Week 30 (762): April 9-13


Week 31 (763): April 16-20

  • On Tuesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 32 (764): April 23-27

  • On this week's shows, "Summer Fun," the Barker era's final Home Viewer Showcase, is presented; the showcase itself is shown at the beginning of Act 2, and the address and the submission requirements are shown at the beginning of Act 6, with the address being repeated at the start of the second part of the Showcase.
  • Oddly, Monday's show has no ticket plug, and Dig We Must is played at the end of the first Showcase Showdown; it is possible that the ticket plug was not done this week to make time for the Home Viewer Showcase.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • By Monday, the hole in the lower part of the Squeeze Play board has been filled in.
  • By Monday, Grand Game is no longer using its "Ten Thousand Dollars" graphic.
  • On Tuesday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 33 (765): April 30-May 4

  • On Wednesday, models start auditioning for the newly-created position of fourth permanent Barker's Beauty.


Week 34 (766): May 7-11

  • On Thursday, the second Giant Price Tag is still in use.


Week 35 (767): May 14-18


Week 36 (768): May 21-25

  • On Tuesday, Now....or Then is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the winner and price of the Home Viewer Showcase are revealed.
  • No fourth model is present on Friday, as the show was taped out of order with the Home Viewer Showcase week episodes.


Week 37 (769): May 28-June 1

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • On Monday, a contestant manages to lose 5-digit One Away on the first turn.
  • On Monday, the Clam design is still the same one that was in use on November 17.
  • On Tuesday, Kathleen appears for the first time as a try-out for the position of fourth Beauty.


Season 19 ('90-'91)

Pricing game calendar for Season 19, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (770): September 10-14

  • Monday show featurs the debut of Gallery Game.
  • On Monday, Rod introduces Bob with, "And now, as we begin our 19th year on CBS, here is the star of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker!" As this is said, a banner reading, "19th Year and Still #1!" unfurls in the back of the audience; the camera pans past it as it drops, reaching the end just in time to see Bob entering through the audience.
  • On Monday, Mark Goodson appears after the first game to present Bob with a trophy celebrating the start of his 19th year hosting the show.
  • During Monday's Gallery Game debut, Bob mentions that "throughout our 19th year, as always, we will be adding new games to our show;" as it turned out, no other games debuted until Season 20.
  • On Tuesday, contestants Beverly and Sara are tied for the spot of top winner in the second half of the show; the two women draw numbers out of a hat during the seventh commercial break to determine the spinning order for the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, after nearly two years, Pick a Pair returns to the pricing game rotation, now with its table set.
  • As of Friday, the spelling of "Pick a Pair" is changed to "Pick-a-Pair".
  • Early in its life, Pick-a-Pair's table set has many red lines and lights on its front, and its grocery stands did not touch each other; after only a few weeks, most of the red lines were replaced with blue lighting, and the grocery stands were lengthened, resulting in the game's appearance up through December 14, 2005.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 2 (771): September 17-21


Week 3 (772): September 24-28


Week 4 (773): October 1-5

  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 5 (774): October 8-12

  • On Wednesday, Gallery Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Make Your Move returns to the pricing game rotation with its rules changed to use two 3-digit prizes, no 2-digit prize, and one overlapping digit.


Week 6 (775): October 15-19

  • On Thursday show, Make Your Move's new rules are used for the second and last time.


Week 7 (776): October 22-26

  • Monday show features the final playing of Give or Keep.
  • Friday show has the first appearance of the third Hi Lo counter.
  • Friday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.


Week 8 (777): October 29-November 2

  • On Tuesday, Make Your Move's normal rules return.
  • On Tuesday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • The third incarnation of the Giant Price Tag is believed to debut around this point. The tag is now a marbled green with a yellow knot where the "hole" on the original tag was; a yellow, alternate-font version of the show's logo; and a yellow border.
  • The fourth Race Game Curtain is believed to debut around this point. This curtain has a large number of dollar signs, triangles, and circles, as well as several Goodson-Todman asterisks.


Week 9 (778): November 5-9


Week 10 (779): November 12-16


Week 11 (780): November 19-21

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 12 (781): November 26-30

  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, in a fairly rare occurrence, the second half's only car is offered in the fourth game.
  • In Friday's Plinko, a contestant wins $21,000, putting four chips into $5,000 and one into $1,000; this is the closest anyone has ever come to winning the game.


Week 13 (782): December 3-7


Week 14 (783): December 10-14

  • On Thursday, Shell Game is played for a car.


Week 15 (784): December 24 & 25

  • Christmas week; only two shows, on Monday and Tuesday.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
  • On this week's shows, all of the music except for "Walking," the theme, and "Dig We Must" is replaced by Christmas carols.
  • On Monday, Kathleen joins the show permanently as the fourth Barker's Beauty.
  • By Monday, Pathfinder's small prize labels and choices have been changed to white text on a green background and its right answers to green text on a white background.
  • On Tuesday, CBS airs two episodes of The Price Is Right -- the day's own show in the morning, and a rerun of the half-hour February 20, 1990 episode in the afternoon.


Week 16 (785): January 2-4

  • New Year's week; only three shows.
  • By Thursday, Plinko's pastel color scheme has been introduced.
  • By Thursday, the font of Plinko's money amounts has been changed, both on the sign and on the board.


Week 17 (786): January 7-11

  • On Thursday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 18 (787): January 14-16, April 1-2

  • Originally scheduled for January 14-18.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the Clam has an orange background and a dollar sign composed partly of segments filled with various cascading shapes and partly of green versions of the Pyramid symbol.
  • By Friday, Cliff Hangers has begun using the second mountain climber.


Week 19 (788): January 21-25


Week 20 (789): January 28-February 1

  • As of Tuesday, the curtains behind the audience still look the same as they did on March 23, 1988.


Week 21 (790): February 4-8


Week 22 (791): February 11-15

  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 23 (792): February 18-22


Week 24 (793): February 25-March 1


Week 25 (794): March 4-8


Week 26 (795): March 11-15

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Ten Chances offers a 5-digit car for the first time; the game never offers a 4-digit car again. Contestants must now use all five numbers provided for the car to make its price.


Week 27 (796): March 18-22

  • By Friday, Punch a Bunch's small prizes have begun to be described one at a time.
  • Friday show features well-known contestant Cathy, who incites the "unloaded truck" incident during Lucky $even; she also manages to lose the game despite still having $5 on the last number.


Week 28 (797): March 25-29


Week 29 (798): April 3-5

  • Only three shows; Monday and Tuesday have the delayed January 17 & 18 episodes.
  • On Friday, while setting up Grocery Game, the staff accidentally hangs up the Shell Game sign.


Week 30 (799): April 8-12

  • Thursday show features the final playing of Gallery Game.


Week 31 (800): April 15-19


Week 32 (801): April 22-26


Week 33 (802): April 29-May 3

  • By Tuesday, a stand for the $10,000 bill has been added to Punch a Bunch.


Week 34 (803): May 6-10


Week 35 (804): May 13-17


Week 36 (805): May 20-24


Week 37 (806): May 27-31

  • Monday's show is a special episode done to salute the Armed Forces in the aftermath of the Gulf War. Everyone in the audience for this episode is a member of the military.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.


Week 38 (807): June 3-7


Week 39 (808): June 10-14

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • On Friday, perfect bidders in Contestants' Row still reach into Bob's hundred-dollar pocket to claim their bonus.


Season 20 ('91-'92)

Pricing game calendar for Season 20, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (809): September 9-13

  • Monday show features the debut of Swap Meet.
  • All shows this week feature several clips from the first 19 seasons and possibly the early 20th season.
  • In Monday's opening spiel, the line, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with, "The first show of our 20th year on CBS!"
  • Monday show's opening titles are "20th Anniversary Week", "TV's Longest Running Game Show", and "Let's Celebrate!".
  • By Monday, the curtains behind the audience have been un-reversed; they are now ordered green-red-blue-orange-green-red-blue-orange-green.
  • On Monday, Rod introduces Bob with, "And now, here is the star of The Price Is Right, beginning his record-breaking 20th year, Bob Barker!"
  • On all shows this week, the set is decorated for the start of the new season.
  • On all shows this week, Madonna's "Holiday" or Kool and the Gang's "Celebrate" is played during the credits.
  • On Monday, Mark Goodson appears before the first Item up for Bids, coming around on the Turntable surrounded by all four Beauties.
  • Monday show features what Bob has called his two most embarrassing moments on The Price Is Right: spinning the Big Wheel for contestant Juanita and not getting it all the way around; and Juanita subsequently asking, "Would you like me to try it again?"
  • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • Tuesday show has the first appearance of the second Money Game board.
  • On Tuesday, before the final contestant calldown, Bob and Rod pay tribute to Johnny Olson.
  • By Thursday, a clock has been added to the Switcheroo board.
  • On Thursday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 2 (810): September 16-20

  • Tuesday show is the first show taped with the new Money Game board.
  • Starting on Wednesday, with the first taped playing of Swap Meet, and lasting for only two or three weeks, the Beauties hold the game's price tags as they do in Most Expensive. This staging was not seen on the season premiere, as that week of shows was taped out of order.


Week 3 (811): September 23-27


Week 4 (812): September 30-October 4


Week 5 (813): October 7-10, December 17

  • Originally scheduled for October 7-11.
  • On Wednesday, Make Your Move is played for a car.


Week 6 (814): October 14-18

  • Tuesday show features a contestant who has come to be known as "Perpetual Motion Marilyn." She cannot stand still while playing Bump, and Bob and the Beauties all end up imitating her toward the end of the game. Bob imitates her again after the ticket plug at the end of the first Showcase Showdown, which she wins.
  • Tuesday show also features contestant Melanie, who is frequently seen on clip shows mauling Bob after winning Most Expensive.


Week 7 (815): October 21-25


Week 8 (816): October 28-November 1


Week 9 (817): November 4-8

  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 10 (818): November 11-15

  • On Thursday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • Thursday show features well-known contestant Mohini, who, despite Bob's best efforts, completely fails to understand Super Ball!!, throwing all of her balls overhand instead of rolling them up the ramp. One of her balls actually rolls back down, and Bob uses it to redemonstrate the proper technique before she throws the superball. He then decides (in vain) to let Mohini toss an extra practice ball and hurts his shin on the game while attempting to retrieve a ball from inside of it for her. The entire segment of the show lasts 12 minutes and 30 seconds.
  • On Thursday, contestant Michelle manages to win Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling 6, 1, the fourth number, and 1.


Week 11 (819): November 18-22

  • Wednesday show features the final playing of Bump.
  • On Thursday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, in a fairly rare occurrence, the second half's only car is offered in the fourth game.


Week 12 (820): November 25-27

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 13 (821): December 2-6

  • On Monday, Race Game is still using its original race music.
  • At this time, Safe Crackers is believed to still be using The Pink Panther, and Switcheroo is believed to still be using its origianl think cue.
  • In Monday's Hole in One, Janice does the inspiration putt; the ball is headed away from the hole before it turns out of nowhere and goes straight in. Bob, Janice, and Holly spend nearly two minutes trying and failing to figure out how it happened. After the commercial, before Rod calls the next contestant, Paul Alter does an instant replay of the shot for Bob and Janice.


Week 14 (822): December 9-13


Week 15 (823): December 16

  • Only one show, on Monday; Tuesday has the delayed October 11 episode, and reruns air on Wednesday-Friday.


Week 16 (824): December 25

  • Christmas week; only one show, on Wednesday.
  • On Christmas, CBS airs two episodes of The Price Is Right -- the day's own show in the morning, and a rerun of the half-hour February 20, 1990 episode in the afternoon.


Week 17 (825): January 6-10

  • On Monday, Switcheroo is played with the remix of the "Celebrity Charades" theme from the Kennedy version.


Week 18 (826): January 13-17

  • By Wednesday, Race Game has adopted its current race music.


Week 19 (827): January 20-24

  • In Monday's Any Number, a display of appliances is lowered from the ceiling far too fast; it ends up bouncing off the floor, causing the appliances to fly all over the place.
  • By Tuesday, Bob has stopped having perfect bidders in Contestants' Row reach into his hundred-dollar pocket to claim their bonus; he now removes the cash himself.
  • On Thursday, the Big Wheel's scoreboard still arches out over the contestant's head.
  • On Thursday, Grand Game's intro music is still the Dawson version of the Family Feud theme.


Week 20 (828): January 27-31

  • Friday show features the debut of Pick-a-Number.
  • Friday show is the ceremonial 4,000th episode; in reality, it is the 3,992nd episode.


Week 21 (829): February 3-7

  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 22 (830): February 10-14

  • By Tuesday, Safe Crackers has begun using the "think" music from the Kennedy version.
  • Wednesday show is the real episode #4,000.
  • On Thursday, Make Your Move is played for a car.


Week 23 (831): February 17-21

  • Friday's show was pre-empted on the East Coast and did not air there until May 12.
  • On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 24 (832): February 24-28

  • Tuesday show is a half-hour episode.
  • Tuesday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! A special, 30-minute edition of television's most exciting show! The fabulous Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the consolation prize plugs occur at the beginning of the Showcase; they end with, "And now, here's Bob Barker with our fabulous Showcases!"
  • Thursday show features the debut of Switch?.
  • Thursday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
  • On Friday show, contestant Toni is believed to have cheated to win 3 Strikes + by looking in the bag on her last draw.
  • For several playings after Toni's episode, 3 Strikes uses white strike chips with red Xs to make it harder to differentiate the strikes from the numbers.
  • After Toni's episode, 3 Strikes + is not played again for the rest of the season.


Week 25 (833): March 2 & 6

  • Only two shows, on Monday and Friday.


Week 26 (834): March 9 & 13

  • Only two shows, on Monday and Friday.
  • On Friday, Bob lets contestant Brian do the ticket plug.


Week 27 (835): March 16-20

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, 1 Right Price, which is played for two trips, is staged with one trip flat behind Door #2 and the other behind Door #3; the game's podiums are placed on the stage between the two doors.


Week 28 (836): March 23-27

  • Friday show features the debut of Buy or Sell.
  • On Thursday, for the first time in the history of the hour format, three of the first four contestants remain in Contestants' Row for the entire episode, with all six pricing game players coming from the same spot. This would not occur again for 27 years.
  • Friday show's rerun on August 10 is edited to remove all references to Buy or Sell being a new game.
  • For approximately the first year of its existence, Buy or Sell's tote board is frequently moved to different positions around the stage before its current staging is settled on; on the first playing, it is beside the third prize, near Door #3.


Week 29 (837): March 30-April 3

  • On Friday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • By the end of March, Switcheroo is believed to have adopted its second "think" cue.


Week 30 (838): April 6-10


Week 31 (839): April 13-17


Week 32 (840): April 20-24

  • On Wednesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 33 (841): April 27-May 1

  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 34 (842): May 4 & 8

  • Only two shows, on Monday and Friday.
  • Starting on Friday, Janice is briefly absent from the show; this may have been when she went to Russia to investigate the long-ago disappearance of her first husband.


Week 35 (843): May 11 & 15

  • Only two shows, on Monday and Friday.


Week 36 (844): May 18-22


Week 37 (845): May 25-29

  • On Tuesday, Carol Burnett stops by the studio at the beginning of Act 6.
  • On Wednesday, the colored strips on the frames of the Big Doors become gold, as do the green borders of the Turntable wall; additionally, the Turntable gets a new, red carpet.
  • On Wednesday, Janice returns.


Week 38 (846): June 1-5

  • On Wednesday show, Ray Combs appears to promote The New Family Feud Challenge and help model the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday show, Bob is still using his silver microphone.


Week 39 (847): June 8-12

  • In Monday's Buy or Sell, the scoreboard is known to have been behind the second prize.


Week 40 (848): June 22-26

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • During Thursday's Hole in One, Ray Combs appears to promote The New Family Feud Challenge and perform the inspiration putt.


Season 21 ('92-'93)

Pricing game calendar for Season 21, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (849): September 14-18

  • Monday show features the debut of Magic #.
  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Mark Goodson appears on Monday.
  • By Monday, Bob has begun using his black microphone.
  • On Monday, 3 Strikes + resurfaces, appearing for the first time since the cheating incident in February.
  • By Monday, 3 Strikes's normal strike chips have returned.
  • By this week, Grand Game's intro has started using the Combs version of the Family Feud theme.


Week 2 (850): September 21-25

  • In Tuesday's opening, when the show's theme is supposed to begin playing, "Walking" starts up in the middle of the song instead; the music then stops entirely, and the show's theme starts when Bob is halfway across the stage. Immediately afterward, the 1973 car cue plays for the first Item up for Bids.
  • Wednesday show features the only completely perfect playing of Super Ball!!.
  • On Friday show's rerun on December 18, a segment with Bob giving a tribute to the late Mark Goodson is added after the credits.


Week 3 (851): September 28-October 2

  • During one of Tuesday's commercial breaks, Ray Combs drops by the studio, having learned that contestant Woodrow was his 9th grade science teacher.
  • On Thursday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the Clam is still using the same design seen on January 18, 1991.


Week 4 (852): October 5, 6, 8, & 9

  • Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.
  • On Thursday, the ninth contestant is an Armenian woman named Archelouse Dichaghadgain, who tells Bob that she goes by "Archelouse Balian" because her real last name is too difficult for anyone in the United States to pronounce; Rod had proven her reasoning valid prior to her explaining it, having called her down as "Archelouse Dehagagagajagalundgyagin."


Week 5 (853): October 13, 15, & 16

  • Only three shows, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.


Week 6 (854): October 19-23

  • On Friday show, Bob announces the retirement of technical director Ray Angona, who under special agreement with CBS is staying on with The Price Is Right.


Week 7 (855): October 26-30

  • Beginning on Thursday, the background behind Spelling Bee's cards is red instead of yellow.
  • On Friday, Money Game is played for a boat.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.


Week 8 (856): November 2-6

  • On Friday show, Bob accidentally reads the wrong price for the second Item up for Bids, causing the wrong contestant to come onstage; the error is quickly rectified, but as there was a perfect bid, Bob decides to award $100 to both contestants.


Week 9 (857): November 9-13

  • On Tuesday show, Rod wears a normal suit.
  • Around this time, possibly beginning on Wednesday, the Plinko sign disappears; Plinko is introduced sometimes with a "$25,000" graphic and sometimes with no visual effects at all.


Week 10 (858): November 16-20

  • On Monday show, an unnamed male model appears in the first showcase.


Week 11 (859): November 23-25

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 12 (860): November 30-December 4

  • On Tuesday show, contestant Ben cheats in Pathfinder by briefly moving one foot onto an adjacent number in a (successful) attempt to make it light up.
  • On Tuesday, in celebration of the 5,000th episode of The Young and the Restless, Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman, the portrayers of Nikki Newman and Jack Abbott, appear in the second showcase to offer a guest spot on the soap opera.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 13 (861): December 7-11

  • By Thursday, the Clam's design has changed to a dollar sign composed of several strange shapes, including one that bears more than a passing resemblance to Pac-Man, on a background that looks like a catcher's chest guard.
  • On Thursday, Holly and Kathleen are both hurt in an accident during the Showcase. With Janice already off for the day, Dian finishes the show by herself.
  • On Friday, the only Beauties present are Dian and Kyle.
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch is introduced with a "$10,000" graphic instead of the $10,000 bill.


Week 14 (862): December 14-16

  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
  • On Monday, the only Beauties present are Dian and Kyle.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 15 (863): December 25

  • Christmas week; only one show, on Friday.
  • On Friday, CBS airs the wrong episode of The Price Is Right on the East Coast; the West Coast receives the right program (#8635D), while the East sees the January 13 show (#8653D). To rectify this error, Friday's show is rerun on December 31.
  • On Friday show, the set is decorated for Christmas.
  • On Friday show, the opening titles are red.
  • On Friday, which was taped out of order, the only Beauties present are Dian and Kyle.
  • On New Year's Eve, on the East Coast only, CBS airs a rerun of the half-hour February 25, 1992 episode at 2:00 PM Eastern.


Week 16 (864): January 4-8


Week 17 (865): January 11-15

  • Wednesday show was mistakenly aired on December 25 on the East Coast.
  • Around this time, possibly on Wednesday, the star-font "money win" graphics for the Showcase Showdown debut.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 18 (866): January 18-19, February 17, January 21-22

  • Originally scheduled for January 18-22.
  • On Friday, two contestants have names that Rod is unable to pronounce: Ebunoloron Sims and Sathyanarayanan Ganysamyrthy.


Week 19 (867): January 25

  • Only one show, on Monday.


Week 20 (868): February 1-5


Week 21 (869): February 8-12

  • On Thursday, the large, purple base that was briefly placed beneath the Buy or Sell board is known to have been present.


Week 22 (870): February 15-16, 18-19

  • Only four shows; Wednesday has the delayed January 20 episode.
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual move, contestant Majed screams, "Yay! Check Game!" as Make Your Move comes around on the Turntable.


Week 23 (871): February 22-26

  • On Monday, after what is believed to have been an absence of nearly six and a half years, 5-digit Lucky $even returns. Contestants are now given the first number in the price instead of the last number.
  • On Wednesday, Make Your Move is played for a car.
  • By Friday, the Temptation board has been modified to make it compatible with 5-digit car prices; however, the game does not actually offer any 5-digit cars yet, instead using the spaces for the ten-thousands digit to display dollar signs.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Friday, contestant Princess is mistakenly declared the winner of the fourth Item up for Bids; she proceeds to come onstage and win Double Prices. During the commercial, the staff discovers that the winner should have been contestant Tracey. Both contestants are awarded the prize from Double Prices; Princess is returned to Contestants' Row, and Tracey is moved to the "winners' seats" to wait for the second Showcase Showdown, thus officially winning Double Prices without actually having played it. Princess never legitimately gets out of Contestants' Row.


Week 24 (872): March 1-5

  • Thursday show features well-known contestant Edrie attempting to explain Dice Game.


Week 25 (873): March 8-12

  • On Friday, Make Your Move is played for a car.


Week 26 (874): March 15-17

  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.


Week 27 (875): March 22-26

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Thursday marks the first appearance of the "Rod the Rapper" showcase.


Week 28 (876): March 29-April 2

  • On Monday, Temptation offers a 4-digit car for the last time.


Week 29 (877): April 5-9

  • All shows this week have a plug detailing the rules of a contest to be held next week called the Home Viewer Showcase Showdown.
  • Presumably due to the long plugs for the Home Viewer Showcase Showdown, every episode this week has a non-car game played for a car: Bullseye on Monday, Cliff Hangers on Tuesday, Pick-a-Number on Wednesday, Squeeze Play on Thursday, and Secret "X" on Friday. None of these episodes are three-car days.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, Check Game's date is not filled in.


Week 30 (878): April 12-16

  • This week of shows features the Home Viewer Showcase Showdown contest. Viewers sent in the total value of all the spins on the Big Wheel over the course of the week, excluding spins that did not go all the way around, and three people selected at random from among the correct entries each won one of three prizes -- a cruise of the Orient, a Jeep Wrangler, and a Chrysler Imperial.
  • On this week's shows, the ticket plug is replaced with a plug detailing where to mail entries for the Home Viewer Showcase Showdown.
  • On Wednesday, during the first Showcase Showdown, the first and third contestants both spin a dollar; however, when Bob goes to reset the Big Wheel for the bonus spin-off, he discovers that it has flipped to 15¢. He declares that since he had already awarded the contestant $1,000, the score would stand and should be noted as a dollar by viewers participating in the Home Viewer Showcase Showdown.
  • Wednesday show features an extremely rare playing of a regular car game fourth.
  • On Wednesday, Penny Ante is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Temptation offers a 5-digit car for the first time; under this format, contestants are given the first number in the price. The game never offers a 4-digit car again.


Week 31 (879): April 19-23

  • On Wednesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • As of Friday, Lucky Seven only offers 5-digit cars.


Week 32 (880): April 26-30


Week 33 (881): May 3-7

  • On Friday show, Card Game's starting bid increases to $8,000, and the game officially begins only offering 5-digit cars. Additionally, the third special deck debuts; it consists of 12 cards, with three each of $500, $1,000, $1,500, and $2,000.
  • On Friday, a red carpet is placed in front of the Big Wheel, replacing the red dots that had previously marked where the spinner and leader should stand.


Week 34 (882): May 10-14

  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the winners of the Home Viewer Showcase Showdown are announced.


Week 35 (883): May 17-21


Week 36 (884): May 24-28

  • On Tuesday, one of the showcases features clips of Ok! Il Prezzo E Giusto, Le Juste Prix, and El Precio Justo -- Italy, France, and Spain's versions of The Price Is Right. The prizes in the showcase are trips to Italy, France, and Spain.


Week 37 (885): May 31-June 4

  • On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • On Thursday, Range Game's still has a white circle around it, and the game's foot still does not have an extra panel behind it; presumably, the game is still being run electronically at this point.
  • Friday's Range Game and 2 for the Price of 1 are substitutions for Race Game and Magic #, respectively.


Week 38 (886): June 7-11

  • Wednesday's Range Game is likely the last playing where the game was operated electronically. Despite continuing to appear in planned lineups, the game is not played again after this episode until early November; presumably, a malfunction on the next attempt to play it caused it to be removed from the rotation until it could be modified to be run by hand.


Week 39 (887): June 14-18

  • Season finale week.
  • Wednesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Range Game.
  • Thursday's show features the final appearance of 4-digit 3 Strikes; from this point until next February, the game exists solely as 3 Strikes +.
  • Friday's show is Dian's last episode; Bob lets her say good-bye before the sixth game.
  • On Friday, the Plinko sign returns.


Season 22 ('93-'94)

Pricing game calendar for Season 22, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (888): September 13-17

  • Most of Season 22 has various guest models vying for Dian's role alongside Janice, Holly, and Kathleen.
  • Despite being a season premiere, Monday's show was never aired in approximately 99% of the United States due to a Special Report that lasted most of the day. The episode was aired in a small number of East Coast markets that were running the show at 10:00 A.M. Eastern during Season 22; two of these markets are known to have been Buffalo, New York, and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Monday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! The first show of our 22nd year on CBS! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
  • All of Monday's opening titles are, "22 Years On CBS And Still #1!"
  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the saeson premiere.
  • Monday's show features the debut of Cover Up.
  • On Monday, Bob has Cover Up spun around on the Turntable before revealing the prize.
  • On the earliest playings of Cover Up, the lights around the contestant's guesses are red instead of blue.
  • Monday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
  • Wednesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Squeeze Play.


Week 2 (889): September 20-24

  • Tuesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game.


Week 3 (890): September 27-October 1

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Monday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
  • Wednesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game; unlike most of the nearby Range Game swap-outs, it seems likely that this one occurred simply because Roger realized he'd scheduled it twice in the same week by mistake.


Week 4 (891): October 4-8

  • Tuesday's Grocery Game is a substitution for $uper $aver.
  • Wednesday's Barker's Bargain Bar and Dice Game were originally scheduled third and second, respectively, instead of the other way around.
  • Thursday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Fingers gives contestant Joseph a chair to sit in during Hit Me after he tells Bob that he's more comfortable playing at home.


Week 5 (892): October 11-15

  • On Thursday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • Thursday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.


Week 6 (893): October 18-22

  • Monday's Grocery Game is a substitution for Now....or Then.
  • On Tuesday, the sixth contestant is a man named General Mills.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out, with its calculator still folded in, is mistakenly revealed before its prize.
  • On Tuesday, the Clam still looks the way it did on December 10, 1992; this is likely the last episode with this design.
  • Tuesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game.


Week 7 (894): October 25-29

  • As of Thursday, Grand Game's "$10,000" graphic is still red.
  • On Thursday, the Clam has a dollar sign designed to look like a window, with the sky and clouds visible behind it; this design likely debuted last Wednesday.
  • Thursday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Range Game.


Week 8 (895): November 1-5

  • On Friday, Range Game returns to the pricing game rotation, now operated manually. An extra green panel is added behind the board's foot to conceal the crew member controlling it.
  • By Friday, the white circle has been removed from around Range Game's green light.


Week 9 (896): November 8-12

  • On Monday, during the first Showcase Showdown, a contestant gets a dollar in two spins, but Bob declares that her total is 95. No one in the studio ever notices the mistake.
  • By Monday, the lights around the contestant's guesses in Cover Up have become blue.
  • Thursday's Double Prices is a substitution for Range Game. It is unclear whether this substitution is related to the other recent ones.
  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 10 (897): November 15-19

  • Tuesday's Grocery Game is a substitution for Check-Out.
  • On Thursday, Bob lets contestant Robin finish playing Lucky $even while sitting in the car after she loses $4 on her first guess.


Week 11 (898): November 22-24

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday show, in an extremely rare occurrence, all six of the contestants who play pricing games are men.


Week 12 (899): November 29-December 3

  • On Tuesday, Bob gets bitten by a Crocodile Dentist game during Pathfinder.
  • Wednesday's Grocery Game is a substitution for Check-Out.


Week 13 (900): December 6-10

  • On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • Monday's Grocery Game is a substitution for $uper $aver.
  • On Tuesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 14 (901): December 13, 14, & 24

  • Despite airing over the course of twelve days, these three episodes are considered a single week with shows for Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
  • On Friday, the set is decorated for Christmas.


Week 15 (902): January 3-7

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 16 (903): January 10-14

  • During Monday's show, a commercial airs asking for Barker's Beauties try-outs.
  • On Tuesday, one of the showcases features two Rod Roddys -- make-up artist Marv Westmore, who looks uncannily like the genuine article, and Rod himself. During the credits, they stand next to each other while waving at the camera.


Week 17 (904): April 25, January 18-21

  • Originally scheduled for January 17-21.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 18 (905): January 24-28

  • On Tuesday, the Big Doors open at the top of the show to reveal Bob reading Janice's book, Husband, Lover, Spy.
  • On Thursday, 3 Strikes is played under its original name.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 19 (906): January 31-February 4

  • Tuesday marks either the last or second-last appearance of 3 Strikes +.
  • On Thursday, Bob, Rod, and Janice discuss Husband, Lover, Spy before the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, Golden Road is played for a boat.


Week 20 (907): February 7-11

  • Beginning on Monday, the bottom of the Spelling Bee board has a chart showing the cards' frequency distribution.
  • On Wednesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • It is not clear at this time whether Thursday's 3 Strikes used the "3 Strikes +" title.


Week 21 (908): February 14-18

  • Monday show features the debut of Joker.
  • By Thursday, the "+" has dropped from "3 Strikes +", making the game simply 3 Strikes once more.
  • During Thursday's Poker Game, Bob and Janice discuss her book signing for Husband, Lover, Spy.


Week 22 (909): February 21-25

  • On Monday, CBS airs two episodes of The Price Is Right: the day's own show in the morning, and a rerun of the half-hour show from February 25, 1992 in the afternoon.
  • Tuesday show is a half-hour episode; no further half-hour programs are done on the daytime show after this point.
  • Tuesday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! A special one-half-hour edition of television's most exciting show of fantastic prizes! The fabulous Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the consolation prize plugs are presented before the Showcase; Rod throws to Bob at the end with, "And now, here's Bob Barker with our Showcases!"
  • On Wednesday show, Holly gets bitten by a Crocodile Dentist game.
  • From this Wednesday through next Wednesday, Chantel makes her very first appearance as a try-out model.
  • As of Thursday, Bob still has the contestant's guesses lit up one at a time as he reviews them at the end of Make Your Move.


Week 23 (910): February 28-March 4


Week 24 (911): March 7-11

  • This Monday begins a four-week period known as "Barker's Beauties Month," in which a different "finalist" try-out model appears on the show each week; none of the four models end up being selected. The name "Barker's Beauties Month" appears several times in the opening titles during this span. The guest model who was present last Friday returns on Monday of Week 28.


Week 25 (912): March 14-18


Week 26 (913): March 21-25

  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 27 (914): March 28-April 1

  • Friday is the last day of Barker's Beauties Month.


Week 28 (915): April 4-8

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 29 (916): April 11-15

  • On Monday show, 3 Strikes's big Pricedown dollar sign is replaced with a sixth window that displays a dollar sign.
  • For a brief period, the new light in 3 Strikes displays a green Pricedown dollar sign; it is quickly replaced with a dollar sign in the same font as the number lights.
  • On Monday, contestant Lisa wins Race Game in 11 seconds, which Bob says ties the record for its fastest win. Lisa asks if she gets anything for tying the record, and Bob decides to give her $100.
  • By Friday, the contestant's guesses are no longer being lit up as Bob reviews them at the end of Make Your Move.


Week 30 (917): April 18-22

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday, which was taped out of order with the first week of Barker's Beauties Month, 3 Strikes's original dollar sign is present.
  • On Wednesday, the try-out Barker's Beauty is Price staffer Sharon Freim.
  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • On Thursday, the try-out Barker's Beauty is Fingers.


Week 31 (918): April 26-29

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.


Week 32 (919): May 2-6

  • On Tuesday, Gena makes her very first appearance as a try-out model; she remains until next Tuesday.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 33 (920): May 9-13

  • Tuesday show features the debut Side by Side.


Week 34 (921): May 16-20

  • In Tuesday's Hole in One, Andrea Roane, a news anchor at WUSA in Washington, D.C., does the inspiration putt.
  • From this Thursday through next Thursday, Kyle appears as a try-out model.
  • On Friday, Geraldo Rivera appears before the fourth Item up for Bids.


Week 35 (922): May 23-27

  • On Friday, Gena joins the show as a permanent Beauty, although she is not officially announced as such until the first episode of next season.


Week 36 (923): May 30-June 3


Week 37 (924): October* 14, June 7-10

  • Originally scheduled for June 6-10.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, Rod is not shown on-camera.
  • On Thursday, Bob recounts the tale of how Roger became one of the show's producers.


Week 38 (925): June 13-17

  • Season finale week.
  • By Monday, the stand for Punch a Bunch's $10,000 bill has been shortened.
  • On Monday, Rod is not shown on-camera.
  • At some point during Tuesday's show, a large portion of the staff comes onstage and dances the Tush Push.
  • On Wednesday, the Clam still looks the way it did on October 28.
  • On Wednesday, contestants Mitchell and Tonya are tied at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown. Names were drawn out of a hat during the preceding commercial to determine which one of them would spin first.


Season 23 ('94-'95)

Pricing game calendar for Season 23, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (926): September 12-16

  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Monday's opening titles are "First Show of Our 23rd Year!!", "Over $120 Million in Prizes Won!", and "Happy Anniversary!"
  • In Monday's opening, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with "The first show of our 23rd year on CBS!"
  • On Monday, Bob is introduced as "the star of The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show on TV, Bob Barker!"
  • On Monday, Gena is officially announced as a permanent Beauty.
  • Monday show features the debut of Barker's Marker$.
  • On Monday, Grand Game's intro goes back to the Dawson version of the Family Feud theme.
  • On Thursday, Bob inadvertently gives a contestant an extra advantage in Dice Game when, with rolls of 1, 1, and 6 on the first three dice, he has the second, third, and fourth numbers lit up before the final roll.


Week 2 (927): September 19-23

  • On Tuesday, audience members Patricia and Alaina convince Bob to let them roll around in the aisles at the beginning of Act 4. On Wednesday, Patricia ends up being called down as the sixth contestant.
  • On Wednesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 3 (928): September 26-30


Week 4 (929): October 3-7


Week 5 (930): October 10-13

  • Only four shows; Friday has Season 22's delayed June 6 episode.
  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.


Week 6 (931): October 17-21

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 7 (932): October 24-28


Week 8 (933): October 31-November 4

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 9 (934): November 7-11

  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Bob accidentally begins to sign off from Truth or Consequences instead of The Price Is Right, saying, "Bob Barker saying, 'goodbye,' and hoping all your...prices are right!"


Week 10 (935): November 14-18


Week 11 (936): November 21-23

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 12 (937): November 28-December 2

  • On Tuesday, the third Item up for Bids, a drum set, is modeled by stagehand "Jerry P."
  • On Friday show, before the sixth Item up for Bids, Bob talks about the Davidson version, saying that he, Rod, Janice, Holly, Kathleen, and Gena are the original host, announcer, and Beauties.


Week 13 (938): December 5-9

  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 14 (939): December 12, 13, & 23

  • Despite airing over the course of twelve days, these three episodes are considered to be a single week with shows for Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the set is decorated for Christmas.


Week 15 (940): January 3-6

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • In Friday's Range Game, for no apparent reason, the rangefinder moves up the scale at about three times its normal speed and continues for about an extra $10 after the contestant presses the button.


Week 16 (941): January 9-13

  • On Thursday, show staffer Gina Nyman's (at the time, Gina Cook's) daughter Amy helps to model the fourth Item up for Bids, a set of playground equipment.


Week 17 (942): January 16-20

  • By Monday, the Clam has adopted its final design of the Barker era; it now shows an elegant dollar sign inside of an arched doorway.
  • On Monday show, the well-known incident occurs in which Bob kicks Squeeze Play after its reveal will not work, causing the flap to open and the price to fall on the floor.
  • On Tuesday show, the three contestants in the second Showcase Showdown dance the Tush Push to "Achy Breaky Heart" when Bob discovers that one of them is a dance instructor.


Week 18 (943): January 23-27


Week 19 (944): January 30-February 3


Week 20 (945): February 6-10


Week 21 (946): February 13-17

  • On Thursday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 22 (947): February 20-24

  • Wednesday show features the debut of Freeze Frame.
  • On Friday, Golden Road is played for a boat.


Week 23 (948): February 27-March 3


Week 24 (949): March 6-10

  • In Tuesday's Secret "X", the final reveal refuses to work; Bob and Roger end up turning the entire gameboard around to reveal the secret X.
  • Around this point, possibly this Wednesday, Bob begins having One Away contestants ask ladies how many numbers they have right instead of gentlemen.
  • For reasons unknown, Bob's signoff on Friday is edited out; the show jumps from the reveal of the Showcase winner directly to the beginning of the credits.


Week 25 (950): March 13-17

  • On Wednesday show, Holly very nearly loses her fingers during Barker's Bargain Bar when the broken-down trilon she is attempting to turn suddenly begins working again.
  • On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch's price cards are still orange.
  • On Friday, Freeze Frame is played for a car.


Week 26 (951): March 20-24

  • Friday show is believed to have the first appearance of Barker's Marker$'s normal prize staging.


Week 27 (952): March 27-31

  • On Thursday show, Rod wears a normal suit.


Week 28 (953): April 3-7

  • On Monday show, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 29 (954): April 10-14

  • On Friday show, Double Prices uses its original staging at the Giant Price Tag.
  • On Friday show, for no apparent reason, Switcheroo's clock counts down from 45 instead of 30.


Week 30 (955): June 5, April 18-21

  • Originally scheduled for April 17-21.
  • On Tuesday, the curtains behind the audience become solid red.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Joseph is 1995's #73 on the Kansas City Chiefs.


Week 31 (956): April 24-28

  • On Wednesday, an extra piece of music is played during Punch a Bunch as Janice brings the $10,000 bill down from the Turntable; it is never used again after this episode.
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers begins using its current "think music."


Week 32 (957): May 1-5

  • On Wednesday, Plinko's intro begins using its second harps.
  • On Thursday, the normal audience curtains return.


Week 33 (958): May 8-12


Week 34 (959): May 15-19


Week 35 (960): May 22-26


Week 36 (961): May 29-June 2

  • By Monday, Punch a Bunch's price cards have become yellow.
  • On Thursday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • In Thursday's Super Ball!!, contestant Francois wins all three prizes with the first three balls; however, he does not win the superball.


Week 37 (962): June 6-9

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed April 17 episode.
  • On both Tuesday and Wednesday, Rod wears normal suits.


Week 38 (963): June 12-16

  • Season finale week.


Season 24 ('95-'96)

Pricing game calendar for Season 24, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (964): September 11-15

  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • On Monday, the camera begins the opening on an anniversary celebration sign on the stage in the back of the audience.
  • On Monday, only one opening title, "We're Still #1", is shown.
  • In Monday's opening, the line "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with "The first show of our 24th year on CBS!"
  • On Monday, Bob is introduced as "The star of The Price Is Right, and the winner of nine Emmys, Bob Barker!"
  • Thursday show features the 1,000th playing of Range Game.
  • After this week, Gena temporarily leaves the show to tape Baywatch.


Week 2 (965): September 18-22


Week 3 (966): September 25-29

  • On Tuesday, the contestant playing 3 Strikes accidentally draws two chips -- a number and a strike -- at the same time. Bob declares that the draw does not count.
  • Bob declares Thursday's Range Game to be the game's 1,000th playing; in reality, it is the 1,002nd.


Week 4 (967): October 2, 30, 4-6

  • Originally scheduled for October 2-6.


Week 5 (968): October 9-11, 31, 13

  • Originally scheduled for October 9-13.


Week 6 (969): October 16-20

  • On Monday, Rod models the sixth Item up for Bids.


Week 7 (970): October 23-27

  • Friday show is Holly's last episode; from this point forward, the show goes back to having three Barker's Beauties.


Week 8 (971): December 8, 11, November 1-3

  • Originally scheduled for October 30-November 3.
  • On Monday, Gena briefly returns to the show.


Week 9 (972): November 6-10

  • On Monday, the contestant playing Spelling Bee bids $475 on a video cassette; after the game is over, Bob declares that she can keep the tape as a "bonus gift."
  • Monday show features the 1,000th playing of Most Expensive.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Split Decision.


Week 10 (973): November 13-17

  • On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.


Week 11 (974): November 20-22

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 12 (975): November 27-December 1


Week 13 (976): December 4-7

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.


Week 14 (977): December 18-22


Week 15 (978): December 25

  • Christmas week; only one show, on Monday.


Week 16 (979): January 2-5

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • On Friday, Make Your Move is played for a car for the final time.


Week 17 (980): January 9-12

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • On Tuesday, a new, more solid and more legible "Barker's Bargain Bar" sign is introduced; the logo itself, however, is unchanged.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Double Prices has no logo; the front of the podium is solid blue.


Week 18 (981): January 15-19

  • On Tuesday, Barker's Marker$ begins to be concealed by the Giant Price Tag; prior to this, it had been concealed by the Race Game Curtain.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of Shopping Spree.
  • On the very first playings of Shopping Spree, an orange vane display shows the minimum amount the contestant must spend, and the green vane display shows how much he has spent thus far.


Week 19 (982): January 24-26

  • Only three shows, on Wednesday-Friday.
  • On Wednesday, Freeze Frame is played for a car for the final time.
  • The car offered in Freeze Frame on Wednesday is believed to be the very last 4-digit car to appear on the show.
  • Starting on Friday, Chantel appears for several shows, again as a try-out model.
  • Friday's Punch a Bunch features well-known contestant Bryan, who gives back $5,000 and ends up winning the game.


Week 20 (983): January 29-February 2

  • Monday show features the 1,000th playing of Any Number.
  • On Tuesday, Bob awards the Dice Game contestant $1 from his own pocket after he rolls 3 on all four dice.


Week 21 (984): February 5-9

  • In Friday's Side by Side, Bob has the contestant move the numbers instead of doing it himself; over the next few years, this gradually becomes the norm.


Week 22 (985): February 12-14, 16, 15

  • Originally scheduled for February 12-16.
  • On Friday, Adam Sandler (the actor, not the Price staffer) appears in the Showcase to promote Happy Gilmore; the winner of the Showcase wins an extra prize of a private screening of the movie for himself and 49 friends at Universal Studios.
  • By Friday, Shopping Spree's orange vane display has been replaced by an orange card, and the green display has begun showing how much the contestant must still spend.


Week 23 (986): February 19-23


Week 24 (987): February 26, 28-March 1

  • Only four shows; Tuesday has the Pillsbury Bake-Off and a "Soapbreak Special" about The Young and the Restless's Shemar Moore.


Week 25 (988): March 4-8

  • On Monday, Rod wears a normal suit.
  • In Tuesday's Lucky $even, presumably in error, the car reveal is accompanied first by no music and then by "Splendido!".


Week 26 (989): March 11-15

  • Monday show features the final playing of $uper $aver.


Week 27 (990): March 18-22

  • Starting on Friday, Kyle appears as a try-out model for several episodes; it is possible that this is her last appearance on the show.


Week 28 (991): March 25-29

  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • In Tuesday's Plinko, contestant Margie wins all five chips and puts all of them in the zeroes.
  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • In Friday's mid-show bumper, Rod asks viewers to stay tuned for "The Price Is Right's second half" instead of "the second half of The Price Is Right."


Week 29 (992): April 1-5

  • On Monday, the trip skins, which had previously been colored all the way to their edges, are painted black from the edge of their first large octagon on outward; this change then reverts for two days before becoming permanent on Thursday.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out's center scoreboard, which had originally been a vane display, is replaced with a new eggcrate display.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out's win range is increased to $1.00.


Week 30 (993): April 8-12

  • In Monday's second Showcase Showdown, during a spin-off, Bob resets the Big Wheel to 5 for both spins; while this is unusual, it is not strictly wrong.


Week 31 (994): April 15-19


Week 32 (995): April 22-26

  • On Monday, Chantel becomes a permanent Beauty.
  • On Tuesday, Penny Ante is played for a car.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Eazy az 1 2 3.


Week 33 (996): April 29-May 3


Week 34 (997): May 6-10

  • Beginning on Wednesday, the show's credits are done with Chyroned graphics.
  • On Friday, a new "Double Showcase Winner" graphic, using the same font as the "total winnings of over $35,000" graphic that would later appear for most of the last decade of the Barker era, is introduced. No other episodes are known to have used this graphic, and given that the next two seasons only had one double showcase win between them, it is entirely possible that the staff simply forgot it existed and went back to the old graphic out of habit.


Week 35 (998): May 13-17

  • On Wednesday, Eazy az 1 2 3 uses its "think music" for the first time.


Week 36 (999): May 20-24

  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Split Decision briefly abandons its clock in favor of simply giving contestants three guesses.


Week 37 (1,000 – #001xK): May 27-31

  • During Wednesday's show, one of the cameras breaks down, resulting in some unusual directing in the second half of the episode.


Week 38 (1,001 – #002xK): June 3-7

  • On Wednesday, Split Decision's normal format returns.
  • On Friday, the Showcase Showdown's split-screen arrow shot is done away with.


Week 39 (1,002 – #003xK): June 10-14

  • Season finale week.
  • On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.


Season 25 ('96-'97)

Pricing game calendar for Season 25, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 0: Night of Friday, August 23

  • The Price Is Right 25th Anniversary Special (#0001S) airs on Friday night.
  • Special begins with Bob standing behind Door #2, inviting the viewers to “stick around;” the video then cuts to the opening.
  • Rod’s opening spiel is, “It’s a special! It’s very special! It’s very, very special! It’s The Price Is Right 25th Anniversary Special!” The first three sentences of the spiel, minus the lone comma and the Italics, also comprise the episode’s opening titles, which are displayed in a font not used on any other episode.
  • The first four contestants are told, “You are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right 25th Anniversary Special!”
  • This is the only primetime special during the Bob Barker era to utilize the light border, and the only one overall to use opening titles.
  • The curtains behind the audience are a silver version of the ones that normally appear there.
  • The center of the wall behind the audience is covered with a “25th Anniversary Special” sign that is flanked by two “Outstanding Game Show 1995-1996” signs. The former also appears on the front side of the spinning panel of the Turntable wall, and the latter signs also flank Door #2, accompanied by gigantic Emmy statues.
  • The show is an hour long, but it consists of only six segments, shows numerous clips, and uses the half-hour gameplay format; the second segment of the program contains no gameplay at all.
  • The mid-show bumper occurs during the third commercial break; Rod says, "The Price Is Right 25th Anniversary Special will continue," while the camera takes a still shot of the sign behind the center of the audience. The same shot is also shown briefly with no voice-overs immediately before the end of the same commercial break, similar to what was done on the '86 Specials.
  • As this Special was taped out of order, a small number of the clips shown are from Season 25 episodes.
  • Beginning with this episode, the panels of the Big Doors are replaced with the panels from the Davidson version, which have been painted with very slightly altered versions of the daytime patterns; the most notable difference is the significant sharpening of the innermost upper curves on Door #2. This change carries over to the daytime show when new episodes resume.
  • Beginning with this episode, the show’s logo on the Big Doors has a shadow painted behind it and is accompanied by drawings of confetti, balloons, and a blue streamer. The blue balloon has a CBS Eye logo on it, and the left side of the streamer contains the words “25 Years on CBS.”
  • On Special, Plinko is played for $50,000, with a $10,000 slot replacing the $5,000 slot. The game is introduced normally, and the center slot is initially covered with a noticeably non-flashing “5000” panel.
  • The $10,000 slot on the Plinko board has an enlarged "10" and a scrunched "000".
  • A small tribute to Johnny is presented immediately before Rod calls the night’s final contestant. Oddly, Rod is shown after the tribute but is not on-camera while actually calling the contestant.
  • Rod signs off from the Special with, "This is Rod Roddy speaking for The Price Is Right 25th Anniversary Special, a Mark Goodson television production!"
  • CBS’s airing of the Special ends with split-screened credits, which have become the norm for the network’s primetime programs by this point. In the split-screen graphics, the show’s name is misspelled as “The Price Is Right Primtime Special.”


Week 1 (1,003 – #004xK): September 9-13

  • The set is decorated for the season premiere and the anniversary celebration all week.
  • Monday's opening titles are "25 Years on CBS", "25 Years of Fun and Excitement", and "25 Years of Fantastic Prizes".
  • On Monday, Rod does not begin his opening spiel until the third title had appeared on the screen.
  • On Monday, Rod's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! The first show of our 25th year on CBS! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, Rod introduces Bob as "The star of The Price Is Right, soon to celebrate his 40th year on television, Bob Barker!"
  • The confetti that falls over the audience at various points during Monday's show is thrown by a member of the crowd and was not a planned part of the celebration.
  • Monday show is the first episode taped with the new Big Doors and their new designs.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Tuesday and continuing for the duration of Season 25, the opening spiel is extended to "Here it comes! Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! Celebrating its 25th year on CBS, The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, Punch a Bunch's second set debuts.
  • Early in the life of the second Punchboard, the "Punch a Bunch" logo was slightly different, with sunbursts on some of the holes in the "P" and the "B."
  • Once the second Punchboard debuts, the lights on the board are no longer left on during the game.
  • On Wednesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,004 – #005xK): September 16-20

  • The set is again decorated for the anniversary celebration all week.
  • On Monday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 3 (1,005 – #006xK): September 23-27

  • For a third and final week, the set is decorated for the anniversary celebration.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • During Tuesday's Bonus Game, Bob accidentally asks Johnny Olson to describe one of the prizes.
  • Thursday show was originally intended to feature the debut of It's in the Bag. Unknown factors kept the game from being played for an entire year after this date, but it continues to appear on preliminary episode lineups until around New Year's.


Week 4 (1,006 – #007xK): September 30-October 4

  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 5 (1,007 – #008xK): October 7-11

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, a contestant plays Dice Game perfectly, rolling all of the last four numbers in the price correctly and winning without having to make any decisions.


Week 6 (1,008 – #009xK): October 14-18

  • On Tuesday, Bob decides to award a win when a contestant loses Range Game by literally less than $1.
  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • On Wednesday, one of the people Rod calls down attempts to send his wife to Contestants' Row.
  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Thursday, for reasons unknown, Rod never signs off during the credits.


Week 7 (1,009 – #010xK): October 21-25

  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 8 (1,010 – #011xK): October 28-November 1

  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 9 (1,011 – #012xK): November 4-8


Week 10 (1,012 – #013xK): November 11-15

  • On Monday, Bullseye is played for a car.


Week 11 (1,013 – #014xK): November 18-22

  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Double Prices has no logo; the front of the podium is solid blue.
  • On Thursday, during the first Showcase Showdown, contestant Jeanne, the first spinner, is buzzed for going over on a spin that had not gone all the way around, and no one notices until the commercial. When the show comes back on, the Big Wheel is still onstage, and Jeanne is brought back up so that she can properly complete her turn. To cover the edit after Bob asks for the next contestant, Rod is shown on-camera doing the calldown.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 12 (1,014 – #015xK): November 25-27

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 13 (1,015 – #016xK): December 2-6

  • Beginning around this time, possibly on Tuesday, cues from the 1994 music package beyond the Safe Crackers think cue and what would come to be known as the "Fortune Hunter Cue" begin to be used on the daytime show.


Week 14 (1,016 – #017xK): December 9-12

  • Only four shows; reruns for the Christmas season begin on Friday and air for most of the rest of the month, interrupted only by the short Week 15.


Week 15 (1,017 – #018xK): December 24 & 25

  • Christmas week; only two shows, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas this week.


Week 16 (1,018 – #019xK): January 2 & 3

  • New Year's week; only two shows.


Week 17 (1,019 – #020xK): January 6-10


Week 18 (1,020 – #021xK): January 13-17

  • Thursday show features the final playing of Split Decision.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,021 – #022xK): March 31, January 21-24

  • Originally scheduled for January 20-24.
  • On Monday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Bob talks briefly about Bill Cullen.


Week 20 (1,022 – #023xK): January 27-31

  • On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 21 (1,023 – #024xK): February 3-7

  • On Tuesday, Bullseye is played for a car.


Week 22 (1,024 – #025xK): February 10-14

  • On Tuesday, Rod signs off differently than usual: "The Price Is Right is a Mark Goodson production; Rod Roddy speaking!"


Week 23 (1,025 – #026xK): February 17-21

  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 24 (1,026 – #027xK): February 24-28


Week 25 (1,027 – #028xK): March 3-7


Week 26 (1,028 – #029xK): March 10-14

  • On Friday, Spelling Bee's electronics are broken; Janice reveals the prices of the small prizes on price tags.


Week 27 (1,029 – #030xK): March 17-21

  • On Tuesday, Rod models with 6th Item up for Bids, a men's watch, at his podium.


Week 28 (1,030 – #031xK): March 24-28


Week 29 (1,031 – #032xK): April 1-April 4

  • Only four shows, on Tuesday-Friday; Monday has the pre-empted January 20 episode.
  • On Wednesday, the commercial outro edit of "Dig We Must" is mistakenly played during the ticket plug.


Week 30 (1,032 – #033xK): April 7-11

  • Friday show has an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.


Week 31 (1,033 – #034xK): April 14-18

  • On Wednesday, the second Take Two board debuts.


Week 32 (1,034 – #035xK): April 21-25

  • Tuesday's show is the final episode to offer a showcase worth under $10,000.
  • In Friday's Pathfinder, the regular bell is used, as the game's special bell sound effect is not working.


Week 33 (1,035 – #036xK): April 28-May 2

  • In Monday's second Showcase Showdown, none of the Big Wheel's electronics are working, and the beeps, which are clearly being controlled from the sound effects booth, are badly out of synch with the wheel. When the third spinner's turn comes, everything suddenly starts working again.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 34 (1,036 – #037xK): May 5-9


Week 35 (1,037 – #038xK): May 12-16


Week 36 (1,038 – #039xK): May 19-23

  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 37 (1,039 – #040xK): May 26-30

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, in an extremely rare occurrence, eight of the nine contestants are men.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 38 (1,040 – #041xK): June 2-6

  • On Thursday, contestant Laura is on crutches; during the Showcase Showdown, her husband Jeffrey is allowed to come out of the audience and spin the Big Wheel for her.


Week 39 (1,041 – #042xK): June 9-13

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • On Tuesday, the show's theme is mistakenly played while going to commercial after the second Showcase Showdown.
  • In Friday's first Showcase Showdown, contestant Keven spins again on 75; when he goes over, he tells Bob that he didn't realize he had to stay under a dollar and does not leave the stage. Bob, after pondering the situation for several seconds, decides that, having fully explained the rules only two minutes earlier, it was the contestant's responsibility to understand them before making any important decisions; he apologizes for the unfortunate outcome and sends Keven to sit down.


Season 26 ('97-'98)

Pricing game calendar for Season 26, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,042 – #043xK): September 8-12

  • The set is decorated for the season premiere on Monday.
  • Monday's opening titles are "More Exciting Than Ever!", "Still Number One!", and "Our 26th Year!".
  • On Monday, Rod's opening spiel includes an extra line: "Here it comes! Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! Beginning its 26th year on CBS, The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, Bob is introduced as "The star of America's longest-running game show, Bob Barker!"
  • On Monday, the text on the Big Doors is changed to say, “26 Years on CBS”.
  • On Monday, three special guests -- Lucy Johnson, Syd Vinnedge, and Marjorie Goodson -- appear at the start of Act 2; Lucy and Marjorie both present Bob with checks for his charity, the DJ&T Foundation.
  • On Monday, Janice wrecks a van in Lucky $even; this subsequently causes Bob to forget to have Rod read the car plug, which eventually results in the contestant getting $3 back after missing the second number without knowing what kind of car he was playing for.
  • On Tuesday, the opening spiel changes back to "Here it comes! Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,043 – #044xK): September 15-19

  • Tuesday show is the real episode #5,000.
  • On Tuesday, “Here Comes the Bride” is played instead of “Walking” when Rod calls a bride to come on down.
  • On Wednesday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.


Week 3 (1,044 – #045xK): September 22-26

  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • In Monday's Hi Lo, due to Bob's interaction with the contestant, the prize is revealed before the groceries are described.
  • Friday's show features the debut of It’s in the Bag.
  • It’s in the Bag’s original intro cue is the full-length version of what would come to be known as the Fortune Hunter intro cue.


Week 4 (1,045 – #046xK): September 29-October 3


Week 5 (1,046 – #047xK): October 6-10

  • Monday show features the famous “Timothy’s Dot” incident, in which contestant Timothy tries to play Check Game by writing on one of the price displays.
  • Wednesday's show has the first appearance of It’s in the Bag’s blue lights; on the game’s first playing, the lights were yellow.
  • Wednesday's show features a blind contestant named George. The audience remains silent during Rod's prize descriptions so that George can hear them.


Week 6 (1,047 – #048xK): October 13-17

  • On Monday, the red-blue-orange-green audience curtains are replaced with the silver ones seen on the 25th Anniversary Special. These iridescent curtains were intended to be a permanent set change, but an incident listed in next week's notes ultimately made it impossible to use them beyond their first taping session.
  • On Monday, Plinko is played by Tony Harrison, the founder of the legendary Fabulous, 60-Minute Price Is Right Site.
  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the edges of the Penny Ante board's walls nearest to Bob are still white.
  • Friday show, which includes the third playing of It’s in the Bag, is also believed to mark the first time the game is introduced with its normal cue. Over the next several years, the normal-length versions of the two intro cues will be used interchangeably, with the one from this episode gradually becoming predominant and eventually being used on every playing.


Week 7 (1,048 – #049xK): October 20-24

  • Monday's show marks the last appearance of the iridescent audience curtains. Unlike all the other curtains the show has used over the years, the silver ones were lit with various colors from behind by studio lights, which are very, very hot. When the staff went home for the weekend after taping this episode, they forgot to turn these lights off; by the time they returned five days later to tape Tuesday's show, the lights had burned holes in the curtains, effectively destroying them.
  • On Tuesday, in the wake of the light incident, a temporary set of audience curtains with a color scheme of gold-blue-blue-silver-silver-blue-blue-gold is introduced; unlike the previous and subsequent curtains, these have no curves running down them. These curtains are also only used for one taping session.


Week 8 (1,049 – #050xK): October 27-31

  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the red-blue-orange-green audience curtains last seen on October 10 are reinstalled.
  • Beginning on Thursday, Buy or Sell winners receive the amount of cash they have in the bank at the end of the game in addition to the three prizes.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 9 (1,050 – #051xK): November 3-7


Week 10 (1,051 – #052xK): November 10-14

  • Thursday show features the 1,000th playing of Double Prices.
  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 11 (1,052 – #053xK): November 17-21

  • On Monday, contestant Rodrigo gets a ball stuck in Super Ball!!’s $50 circle, against the back of the $100 circle; Bob declares him to have won $54.78 with it.
  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Friday show features the debut of Fortune Hunter.


Week 12 (1,053 – #054xK): November 24-26

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • Tuesday show features the 1,000th playing of Clock Game.
  • On Wednesday, Plinko begins using its current harps.


Week 13 (1,054 – #055xK): December 1-5

  • On Monday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
  • By Tuesday, the white portions of the sides of the Penny Ante board have become green and blue.
  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 14 (1,055 – #056xK): December 8-12

  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 15 (1,056 – #057xK): December 15 & 16

  • Only two shows, on Monday and Tuesday.
  • No Christmas-themed episodes are done this season, although a Christmas tree is set up in the back of the audience on Tuesday.


Week 16 (1,057 – #058xK): January 2

  • New Year’s week; only one show.


Week 17 (1,058 – #059xK): January 5-9


Week 18 (1,059 – #060xK): January 12-16

  • Monday show features the final playing of Super Ball!!.
  • On Monday, Super Ball!! is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, 25-year-old contestant Danitra tells Bob that her name was inspired by Anitra.
  • On Friday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,060 – #061xK): January 19-23

  • On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday features the well-known contestant “Rosina the Plinko lady.”
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 20 (1,061 – #062xK): January 26-30

  • On Thursday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Pick-a-Pair is played for a car.


Week 21 (1,062 – #063xK): February 2-5, April 27

  • Originally scheduled for February 2-6.
  • On Tuesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.


Week 22 (1,063 – #064xK): February 9-13

  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 23 (1,064 – #065xK): February 16-20

  • On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, Bob lets a contestant re-drop a Plinko chip that had landed in 0 on the grounds that, since the player had knocked it loose after it got stuck on the top of the board, it shouldn't count.
  • Monday show features Scott, the well-known contestant who injured his knee before a playing of Dice Game; in the wake of his injury, Bob spins the Big Wheel for him.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car; despite this, the game uses the “Second Thoughts” cue.
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, Double Prices is played at center stage with the prize behind Door #2.
  • On Friday, 3 Strikes is played under its original rules for the final time.
  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 24 (1,065 – #066xK): February 23, 25-27

  • Only four shows; Tuesday has the Pillsbury Bake-Off and a rerun of episode #1025D from August 16, 1974.


Week 25 (1,066 – #067xK): March 2-6


Week 26 (1,067 – #068xK): March 9-13

  • Tuesday show features the debut of Line em Up.
  • On its first several playings, Line em Up uses the think music from Make Your Move.
  • Very early in its life, Line em Up's prize labels had black text on white backgrounds, and the rim around the car's price was white.
  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 27 (1,068 – #069xK): March 16-20

  • Double Prices is played twice this week; Thursday's playing, a substitution for Lucky $even, takes place at Door #3.


Week 28 (1,069 – #070xK): March 23-27


Week 29 (1,070 – #071xK): March 30-April 3

  • By Wednesday, Line em Up's prize labels have changed to white text on black backgrounds, and the rim around the car's price has been painted yellow.


Week 30 (1,071 – #072xK): April 6-10

  • On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • Thursday show is the ceremonial 5,000th episode; in reality, it is the 5,132nd episode.
  • The set is decorated for the "5,000th show" on Thursday.
  • On Thursday, Rod’s opening spiel is, “Here it comes! Television’s most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! Our 5,000th show! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!”
  • All three of Thursday’s opening titles are a special “5,000th SHOW” graphic.
  • On Thursday, the text on the Big Doors is changed from “26 Years on CBS” to “5,000th Show on CBS!”
  • On Thursday, every pricing game, including Cliff Hangers and Double Prices, is played for a car; this is one of only four known episodes with a car in each game, the other three being the March 7, 1975, episode, the "teen drivers" show in Season 40, and the "sweet 16" episode in Season 43.
  • Lucy Johnson speaks on Thursday.
  • On Thursday, Studio 33 is renamed “The Bob Barker Studio”.
  • On Thursday, Gena is present with the show’s cast and crew during the credits.
  • On Friday, the opening spiel is permanently extended to, “Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood! Television’s most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!”
  • On Friday, the Big Doors are changed again to remove the CBS Eye symbol and all text except for the show’s logo; the text is replaced by two additional balloons, and the pattern of the confetti is slightly altered.
  • On Friday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car; despite this, the game uses the "Second Thoughts" cue.


Week 31 (1,072 – #073xK): April 13-17

  • On Tuesday, Pick-a-Pair is played for a car.


Week 32 (1,073 – #074xK): April 20-24


Week 33 (1,074 – #075xK): April 28-May 1

  • Only four shows; Monday has an episode delayed from February 6.
  • Wednesday, Pick-a-Pair is played for a car.


Week 34 (1,075 – #076xK): May 4-8


Week 35 (1,076 – #077xK): May 11-15

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, 3 Strikes returns to the pricing game rotation with the “one strike in the bag” rule implemented.


Week 36 (1,077 – #078xK): May 18-22


Week 37 (1,078 – #079xK): May 25-29


Week 38 (1,079 – #080xK): June 1-5

  • Tuesday show introduces Line em Up’s normal think music.
  • Wednesday show opens with the infamous "Nicole Thorenson/Barrington/Thornbrough incident," in which the name of contestant #4, Nicole Thornbrough, was mistakenly written down as "Nicole Thorenson," which was the name Rod called during the opening (despite Bob's later claims that what he heard through the Big Doors was "Nicole Barrington"). Obviously, Nicole never got up, and contestant #5 was eventually called in her place. The error was discovered during the first commercial break, and Nicole was finally called successfully before the second Item up for Bids.


Week 39 (1,080 – #081xK): June 8-12

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday.
  • On many of this season’s summer reruns, the replacement copy for the consolation prize plugs is read by Gene Wood.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.


Season 27 ('98-'99)

Pricing game calendar for Season 27, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,081 – 082xK): September 22, December 31, September 23-25

  • Originally scheduled for September 21-25.
  • All of Monday's opening titles are "It's The 27th Year!".
  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Monday show features the debut of Clearance Sale.
  • Clearance Sale's price tags and prize labels originally use large, blue numbers on a white background.
  • Clearance Sale's price holders originally have the prices concealed below the shelves for the price tags; the flaps concealing them open downward.
  • On Monday only, Clearance Sale uses the think music from Eazy az 1 2 3.
  • On Monday, Pick-a-Pair is played for a car.
  • On Monday, the Double Showcase range changes from "less than $100" to "$250 or less."
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,082 – 083xK): September 28-October 2

  • On Thursday only, Clearance Sale uses a Western-style cue as its think music; the cue is never heard again after this episode.
  • Beginning on Thursday, grocery item and small prize games are played fourth on a somewhat regular basis; prior to this episode, that practice had been essentially unheard of since around 1978.


Week 3 (1,083 – 084xK): October 5-9


Week 4 (1,084 – 085xK): October 12-16

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Tuesday show is likely the first appearance of Master Key's second car stand.
  • On Thursday, Plinko's top prize becomes $50,000; the $5,000 slot is now worth $10,000.
  • On Thursday, Rod does not announce Plinko's top prize while introducing the game, nor does the Plinko sign flip around to reveal it.
  • The $10,000 slot on the Plinko board is the same one seen on the 25th Anniversary Special, with an enlarged "10" and a scrunched "000".
  • On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Clearance Sale's price tags are altered to have white text on a red background, and the prize labels are altered to have white text on a blue background; additionally, the tags used by the contestant now have "Sale Price" written over the price.
  • On Friday, Clearance Sale's price holders are redesigned to have the prices concealed above the shelves for the price tags; the flaps concealing the prices now open upward.
  • On Friday, Clearance Sale's first regular think music, a circus-style song, is introduced.


Week 5 (1,085 – 086xK): October 19-23

  • Monday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Tuesday show has the first appearance of "$50,000" on the Plinko sign.
  • Friday show features the debut of 1 Wrong Price.


Week 6 (1,086 – 087xK): October 26-30

  • Tuesday show features the debut of a slightly altered, more realistic-looking "NO" graphic in 3 Strikes.
  • On Wednesday's show only, the words "The Price Is Right" in the ticket address are colored red and yellow as they are in the logo; additionally, the transition from the address back to Bob on this episode involves a graphic of an envelope sealing up the shot of the audience and flying off the screen.


Week 7 (1,087 – 088xK): November 2-6

  • Monday show has the main theme playing throughout the opening; Walking plays while going to commercial after the first part of the Showcase.


Week 8 (1,088 – 089xK): November 9-13

  • Tuesday show has a contestant who wrote his college thesis on game show hostesses, focusing primarily on Janice.
  • Tuesday show is the first episode produced by Pearson Television instead of All-American Television.
  • Probably on Tuesday, the perfect bid bonus in Contestants' Row is increased to $500; this assumption is based on the facts that a $100 bonus had been awarded the previous week, that a $500 bonus is awarded this Thursday, and that Tuesday's show was the first episode produced after the summer taping break.
  • On Wednesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.


Week 9 (1,089 – 090xK): November 16-20

  • Thursday show did not air on the East Coast until December 30.


Week 10 (1,090 – 091xK): November 23-25

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 11 (1,091 – 092xK): November 30-December 4

  • Monday show debuts black tote board in Buy or Sell.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Wednesday show features debut of baseball "NO" graphics in 3 Strikes.


Week 12 (1,092 – 093xK): December 7-11

  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 13 (1,093 – 094xK): December 14-18

  • Monday show debuts Clock Game's $1,000 bonus, with a graphic whose zeros look like clock faces with their hands rotating.
  • On Tuesday, in an extremely rare occurrence, seven of the nine contestants are men.
  • Thursday show features the only known instance of Bob playing a pricing game, when it becomes obvious three and a half minutes into Make Your Move that the contestant is never going to understand the rules.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas starting on Friday.
  • Friday's show did not air on the East Coast until December 29.


Week 14 (1,094 – 095xK): December 21-24

  • Christmas week; only four shows.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas all week.


Week 15 (1,095 – 096xK): January 4-8

  • On Monday, Check Game is played perfectly.


Week 16 (1,096 – 097xK): January 11-15

  • On Monday, during Lucky $even, Bob accidentally hands contestant Donna the five bills from his hundred-dollar pocket instead of the seven $1 bills; this is only discovered when she has just one bill left after losing $4.
  • By Tuesday, the doors on the PA booth have been covered with a red panel displaying a pink G-T asterisk.
  • On Tuesday, at the beginning of Act 5, Bob announces that it is the last day of National Bob Barker Spay/Neuter Awareness month, reminding everyone that low-cost spay/neuter facilities exist all across the country; it is believed that Bob had mentioned this on most or all of the episodes in the previous month.
  • On Tuesday, during the second of two consecutive spin-offs, presumably as an after-effect of both of the first spin-off's spins stopping on the dollar, Bob resets the Big Wheel to the dollar for the second spinner; while unorthodox, this is not strictly wrong.
  • On Friday, Rod models a tuxedo during the Showcase.


Week 17 (1,097 – 098xK): January 18-22


Week 18 (1,098 – 099xK): January 25-29

  • On Monday, contestant Nancy is disqualified after the staff discovers that she had already been on the show in 1984.
  • On Thursday, Clock Game introduces a new, bulkier "$1,000" graphic that does not involve any clock faces.


Week 19 (1,099 – 100xK): February 1-5

  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, the first two prices marked in Barker's Marker$ light up as soon as they are chosen, along with their corresponding prizes; this does not appear to have been planned beforehand, as Bob seemed quite surprised later on when he realized the lights were already on.
  • On Monday show, Lucky $even is played in the second half for the last time until Season 36.


Week 20 (1,100 – 101xK): February 8-12

  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, actress Patricia Neal is in the audience; she receives a standing ovation when Bob points her out before the second Item up for Bids.


Week 21 (1,101 – 102xK): February 15-19

  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 22 (1,102 – 103xK): February 22-26

  • On Tuesday, none of the electronics on the Big Wheel work during the second Showcase Showdown; this includes the beeps, although they begin to be sounded from the booth after a contestant observes that "It isn't beeping!" during the first spin.
  • On Friday, when two contestants tie at 95¢ during the second Showcase Showdown, Bob resets the Big Wheel to the nickel before each spin of the spin-off; while this is unusual, it is not against the rules.


Week 23 (1,103 – 104xK): March 1-4

  • Only four shows; Friday has a rerun from Season 26.
  • On Tuesday, Bob accidentally gives contestant Carla his five $100 bills instead of his seven $1 bills during Lucky $even; this is not discovered until Carla abruptly runs out of money halfway through the game.
  • Wednesday show features the debut of Push Over.
  • Thursday show features the debut of the flat Turntable walls, which replace the padded ones. Additionally, the "extra" panel of the wall becomes purple and red; it had previously been red and orange.
  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 24 (1,104 – 105xK): March 15-19

  • On this week's shows, the set is decorated all week to celebrate CBS being #1 in Daytime every week for ten years.
  • Monday's opening titles are "CBS Makes Daytime History!", "#1 For Ten Years!", and "Congratulations From The Price Is Right!".
  • On Monday, Senior Vice-President of Daytime and Children's Programming for CBS Lucy Johnson gives a speech after the opening; following the speech, Janice presents her with a bouquet of roses.
  • On Wednesday, Pick-a-Pair is played for a car.


Week 25 (1,105 – 106xK): March 22-26

  • As of Wednesday, Lucky $even is always played first.


Week 26 (1,106 – 107xK): March 29-April 2

  • On Monday, Hole in One begins with its sign already reading "Hole in or Two;" it is turned back to the correct side during the grocery plugs.
  • In Tuesday's Hit Me, with a score of 18-19, Bob has the house stay on a soft 19, resulting in a loss.
  • Thursday show has an April Fool's showcase that offers Matchbox versions of six very expensive cars; the real showcase is three Chevy Metros.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 27 (1,107 – 108xK): April 5-9

  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 28 (1,108 – 109xK): April 19-23

  • On Monday, Push Over's box becomes yellow; it had been red on the game's first three playings.
  • On Thursday, Make Your Move's lights malfunction in an unusual manner; the lights on the numbers, as well as the red lights surrounding the numbers, refuse to turn on, while the yellow and green lights surrounding the numbers refuse to turn off. This persists through the entire game, and Bob must ask someone backstage what the prices are after the contestant loses because the right answers cannot be lit up.


Week 29 (1,109 – 110xK): April 26-30

  • On Tuesday, Kathleen beats up Eazy az 1 2 3 when her price refuses to reveal itself.
  • On Tuesday, during Secret "X", Bob uncharacteristically allows a contestant to place her first X in the middle row; although he does allude to the stupidity of the decision, he never outright urges her to move the X. Additionally, when the next X is placed immediately above the first one, Bob briefly flirts with the idea of declaring a win if the contestant could fill the entire left-hand column before remembering that all of the winning situations are spelled out in the game's rules.
  • On Wednesday, in a rare acknowledgement of a retired game, Bob informs the audience when contestant Benjamin reaches Contestants' Row that he had stated during an earlier commercial break that he wanted to play Hurdles.
  • On Friday, Bullseye is played for a car.


Week 30 (1,110 – 111xK): May 3-7

  • In Monday's One Away, Bob declares that since there is a man helping with the sound effects, the contestant will ask the "folks" how many numbers she has right; this occurs on the game's next playing, as well.
  • On Friday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 31 (1,111 – 112xK): May 10-14

  • On Friday, Bullseye is played for a car.


Week 32 (1,112 – 113xK): May 17-21

  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.


Week 33 (1,113 – 114xK): May 24-28

  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Pair is played for a car.


Week 34 (1,114 – 115xK): May 31-June 4

  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, the wrong contestant is brought onstage for the fifth game when everyone mishears his bid of "seven fifty-one" as "ten fifty-one." The player who should have won never gets out of Contestants' Row. No one at the show ever notices the mistake.


Week 35 (1,115 – 116xK): June 7-11

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Andrew "Drew" Copeland of the band Sister Hazel is called as a contestant.


Week 36 (1,116 – 117xK): June 14-17

  • Season finale week; only four shows.
  • Summer reruns begin on Friday.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Season 28 ('99-'00)

Pricing game calendar for Season 28, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,117 – 118xK): September 20-24

  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Beginning with Monday's show, season premieres replace the opening's line, "television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" with, "the first show of our xxth year (on CBS)!"
  • Monday's show features the debut of Let em Roll.
  • On Monday, a closed-captioning plug replaces the standard pre-1st-Showcase Showdown plugs; additionally, the show's logo appears in the bottom-left of the screen during the intro to this promo.
  • Monday's Double Prices is a substitution for Range Game.
  • Monday has the first appearance of CBS's split-screened credits (although real credit rolls are still taped each day); as a result of the change, the Goodson logo no longer scrolls off the screen on days with a full credit roll. Additionally, the "short" credits now include the listings for Executive Producer, Producers, Director, and Associate Producer.
  • Monday show is Chantel's last episode and Nikki's first episode. As a send-off/introduction of sorts, each of them reads the price of one of the showcases.
  • Monday's Double Prices is a substitution for Range Game.


Week 2 (1,118 – 119xK): September 27-October 1

  • For reasons unknown, this week and the next four have an unusual number of game substitutions. The substitutions this week are as follows:
    • Monday's Barker's Bargain Bar is a substitution for Clearance Sale.
    • Tuesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Check Game.
    • Wednesday's 1 Right Price is a substitution for Barker's Marker$.
    • Thursday's Barker's Bargain Bar is a substitution for Buy or Sell.
    • Thursday's Range Game is a substitution for Switch?.
    • Friday's Most Expensive is a substitution for Eazy az 1 2 3.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, a used motorcycle is offered in Barker's Bargain Bar.
  • On Monday, the first ever wheelchair-bound contestant appears.
  • On Tuesday, the standard appearances of the money amounts on Let em Roll's cubes debuts, as do the game's regular price covers.
  • On Tuesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Friday, the Big Wheel's beeping mechanism gives out at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown, leading Bob to have the audience do the beeps.


Week 3 (1,119 – 120xK): October 4-8

  • This week's game substitutions are as follows:
    • Tuesday's Dice Game is a substitution for One Away.
    • Wednesday's Range Game is a substitution for Dice Game.
    • Thursday's Squeeze Play is a substitution for Range Game.
    • Friday's Dice Game is a substitution for Any Number.
  • Wednesday's show debuts the second Golden Road set. At this time, the colors of the first two price holders are swapped, changing the sequence from blue-green-red to green-blue-red.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Let em Roll's grocery portion is played after the first roll instead of before it.


Week 4 (1,120 – 121xK): October 11-15

  • This week's game substitutions are as follows:
    • Monday's Double Prices is a substitution for Penny Ante.
    • Monday's Cliff Hangers is a substitution for Joker.
    • Tuesday's Pick-a-Number is a substitution for Take Two.
    • Wednesday's Bullseye is a substitution for Check-Out.
    • Thursday's Most Expensive is a substitution for Swap Meet.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car. (While this appears to imply that the original lineup would have had Joker for a car, it should be noted that the car could also have been moved out of Range Game after the substitution.)


Week 5 (1,121 – 122xK): October 18-22

  • This week's game substitutions are as follows:
    • Monday's Bonus Game is a substitution for Shell Game.
    • Wednesday's Double Prices is a substitution for Pick-a-Number.
    • Thursday's Cover Up is a substitution for Ten Chances.
    • Friday's Money Game is a substitution for Any Number.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 6 (1,122 – 123xK): October 25-29

  • This week's game substitutions are as follows:
    • Wednesday's Ten Chances is a substitution for Hole in One.
    • Wednesday's Pick-a-Pair is a substitution for 2 for the Price of 1.
    • Wednesday's Range Game is a substitution for Secret "X". (Notably, this gives the original lineup two small prize games and a grocery item game.)
    • Thursday's Most Expensive is a substitution for Eazy az 1 2 3.
    • Friday's One Away is a substitution for Line em Up.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 7 (1,123 – 124xK): November 1-5

  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Friday, when Rod calls down contestant Daniel Gomez, both he and Manuel Gomes arrive in Contestants' Row. Once it has been determined which one is supposed to be there, Manuel asks Bob, "Can I at least get, like, five bucks?" Bob proceeds to dig into his wallet and give Manuel $5 before he returns to his seat.


Week 8 (1,124 – 125xK): November 8-12

  • On Wednesday, two draws into 3 Strikes, Bob discovers that Rod's prize copy listed the wrong car model; to make up for the mistake, he allows the contestant to make new guesses for both of his first two numbers.
  • On Wednesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Barker's Bargain Bar is accidentally set up with the bargain prices on yellow and the actual retail prices on orange.


Week 9 (1,125 – 126xK): November 15-19

  • Friday's show is the first taping after a lengthy break caused by Bob having surgery. As he comes through the Big Doors, the audience can be heard chanting, "We love Bob!"


Week 10 (1,126 – 127xK): November 22-24

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • Monday show has the Showcase podiums set up during the first game for no apparent reason.


Week 11 (1,127 – 128xK): November 29, 30, December 2, 1, 3

  • Originally scheduled for November 29-December 3.
  • On Monday, the spelling of Let em Roll is changed to "Let 'em Roll".
  • Wednesday's credits contain a tribute to then-recently deceased former staffer Jill Brandt Ostrove; CBS aired the real credits for this episode.


Week 12 (1,128 – 129xK): December 6-10

  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Friday show has Season 28's only playing of Shell Game.
  • On Friday, Shell Game is played for a car.


Week 13 (1,129 – 130xK): December 13-17


Week 14 (1,130 – 131xK): December 20-24

  • The set is decorated for Christmas this week.


Week 15 (1,131 – 132xK): January 3-7

  • Monday's show features two "famous" contestants, one from within the game show community and one from Hollywood: Longtime fan Rob Rosa plays Spelling Bee; and a then unknown Aaron Paul, who would go on to star in Breaking Bad but had at the time just moved to Hollywood, plays Dice Game.
  • On Wednesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 16 (1,132 – 133xK): January 17-21


Week 17 (1,133 – 134xK): January 24-28

  • On Monday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • On Wednesday, Clearance Sale's regular think music is introduced. Two version of the cue exist, one of which starts four measures farther in than the other; the two are used interchangeably.
  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 18 (1,134 – 135xK): February 7-11

  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 19 (1,135 – 136xK): February 14-18

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 20 (1,136 – 137xK): February 21-25

  • Friday show features the debut of Flip Flop.


Week 21 (1,137 – 138xK): February 28, March 1-3

  • Only four shows; Tuesday has the Pillsbury Bake-Off and a rerun of episode #0115D from November 17, 1972.
  • Friday features the first playing of 5-digit Push Over.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 22 (1,138 – 139xK): March 6-10

  • On Monday, a new font is introduced for the "$10,000" portion of Grand Game's winnings display; oddly, the ".00" retains the original font on this episode.
  • On Friday, Bob instructs a page to remove a member of the audience from the studio when he attempts to yell advice during Clock Game. (Roger has stated, though, that Bob wasn't being serious and no one was actually removed.)


Week 23 (1,139 – 140xK): March 27-31

  • Tuesday show has the debut of a new, gold-trimmed, asterisked Big Wheel carpet.
  • On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 24 (1,140 – 141xK): April 3-7

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the ".00" portion of Grand Game's winnings display is changed to the new font introduced on the game's previous playing.


Week 25 (1,141 – 142xK): April 17-21

  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, there is still no base at the bottom of Pick-a-Pair.


Week 26 (1,142 – 143xK): May 1-5


Week 27 (1,143 – 144xK): May 8-12

  • Thursday show features the final playing of Fortune Hunter.


Week 28 (1,144 – 145xK): May 15-19

  • Tuesday show features the third known instance of a contestant being called down while they were in the bathroom.
  • Wednesday show has the first appearance of the current One Away sign.


Week 29 (1,145 – 146xK): May 22-26


Week 30 (1,146 – 147xK): May 29-June 2

  • Thursday show features the Train's only appearance of the season outside of the Showcase.


Week 31 (1,147 – 148xK): June 5-9

  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 32 (1,148 – 149xK): June 12-14

  • Only three shows; not season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin on Thursday.


Week 33 (1,149 – 150xK): September* 18-22

  • For reasons unknown, some backstage records refer to the last two weeks of Season 28 as being the first two weeks of Season 29.
  • Starting on Monday, the second Showcase Showdown is preceded by a second closed-captioning plug and only two consolation prize plugs.
  • On Monday, unbeknownst to the cast, there is only one check on the Check Game board, as opposed to the usual two; this eventually results in Janice tearing the check into two pieces as she attempts to unglue it from the board to give it to the contestant.


Week 34 (1,150 – 151xK): September* 25, 26, Unaired, 27, 28, & 29

  • Originally scheduled for September* 25, 26, 27, 27, 28, & 29.
  • Season finale week.
  • Season 29 begins next Monday.
  • This week consists of six episodes, with two Wednesday shows. The original Wednesday show, taped on June 26 and redesignated at some point as episode #1513X, was never aired, apparently because two contestants ended up in the wrong spots in Contestants' Row at some point during the proceedings; it was replaced with a new episode #1513K, taped on September 11. According to our member MrBill1978, who was at the taping of episode #1513X, the two episodes had identical prizes and pricing game lineups.


Season 29 ('00-'01)

Pricing game calendar for Season 29, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,151 – 152xK): October 2-6

  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Monday show features the debut of Triple Play.
  • In what is probably an unprecedented streak, the first ten shows of this season all have at least one contestant who fails to get the Big Wheel all the way around.
  • On Tuesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,152 – 153xK): October 9-13

  • Sometime this week, or possibly next Monday, the font used in the logo for the opening and the mid-show bumper changes slightly; the most noticeable differences are the presence of a hump in the "H" and a straightening of the curves in the dollar sign.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.


Week 3 (1,153 – 154xK): October 16-17, December 14, October 19-20

  • Originally scheduled for October 16-20.
  • On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Tuesday's Triple Play, the game's second playing, debuts the regular fonts for its prices; it also marks the first time the fanfare used for the car reveals has a different pitch for each car.


Week 4 (1,154 – 155xK): October 23-27

  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the light bulb in Five Price Tags's third car backdrop is still lit.


Week 5 (1,155 – 156xK): October 30-November 3

  • On Wednesday, all of the price reveals for Ten Chances are accidentally triggered while still behind the prize labels before the game, causing the contestant to automatically win.
  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 6 (1,156 – 157xK): November 6-10

  • On Tuesday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the color schemes of Pathfinder's small prize price labels are unreversed, returning to green text on white for the choices and white text on green for the labels and the right answers.


Week 7 (1,157 – 158xK): November 13-17


Week 8 (1,158 – 159xK): November 20-22

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 9 (1,159 – 160xK): November 27-December 1


Week 10 (1,160 – 161xK): December 4-8

  • On Tuesday, Let 'em Roll's original styrofoam cubes are replaced with wooden ones.


Week 11 (1,161 – 162xK): December 11-13, January 29 (#1681K), December 15

  • Originally scheduled for December 11-15.
  • Episode #1681K was originally planned as episode #1624K; its number was changed before it was taped when October 18's episode was rescheduled, and the game lineups for the rest of week #168xK were created with it in mind.
  • Wednesday is Janice and Kathleen's last show.
  • Thursday show is Bart Eskander's debut as director.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 12 (1,162 – 163xK): December 18-22

  • The set is decorated for Christmas all week.
  • Monday show has the debut of Bart's "rolling golf ball" wipe for Hole in One; it is not used in the one subsequent playing of the game directed by Paul Alter.
  • Monday's Hole in One also has a new, experimental camera angle for the right side of the split-screen shot; it is never used again.
  • Beginning on Monday's show, pet adoption segments include a graphic with the name of the animal shelter that the pets came from.
  • Tuesday show debuts the new Check-Out set.
  • Thursday show is Claudia's first appearance.
  • Thursday show marks the start of the temporary, part-time return of Paul Alter as director.
  • Thursday show features the 1,000th playing of Money Game.
  • On Friday show, Eazy az 1 2 3's buttons are still on the sides of the tables.


Week 13 (1,163 – 164xK): January 2-5

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • On Thursday, Plinko's stairs are still multicolored.


Week 14 (1,164 – 165xK): January 8-12


Week 15 (1,165 – 166xK): January 15-19

  • On Monday, Golden Road's colored price holders are introduced. The holders have a character-wide blank space to the left of the price; these were presumably intended to hold dollar signs, but they instead remained unused for 17 years and were ultimately removed during Season 46.
  • By Friday, Plinko's stairs have become all pink.


Week 16 (1,166 – 167xK): January 22-26

  • Wednesday show debuts Freeze Frame's three-way split-screen camera shot.


Week 17 (1,167 – 168xK): January 30-February 2

  • Only four shows, on Tuesday-Friday.
  • While this week technically has a Monday show for January 29, it was originally planned as episode #1624K and simply had its production number changed to reflect its new airdate when it was rescheduled. For all practical purposes, it should be regarded as the December 14 episode.
  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • Friday is Paul Alter's final show.


Week 18 (1,168 – 169xK): February 5-9

  • On Monday, Claudia becomes a permanent Beauty, and Bart Eskander becomes the sole director.
  • Tuesday's Race Game has a rather unorthodox ending, when the jukebox mistakenly tells the contestant that she has finished with two prices right instead of just one. Bob allows her to pick any one of the three prizes that she had wrong to win along with the one that she had right.


Week 19 (1,169 – 170xK): February 12-16

  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • Tuesday's Check-Out is a substitution for Grocery Game.


Week 20 (1,170 – 171xK): February 19-23

  • Friday show has the first playing of Check-Out without its giant calculator.


Week 21 (1,171 – 172xK): February 26-March 2

  • Thursday show debuts Squeeze Play's current color scheme.


Week 22 (1,172 – 173xK): March 5-9

  • Tuesday show debuts the current Shell Game set.
  • On Tuesday, Rod describes the 3rd Item up for Bids, a trampoline, while bouncing on it.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 23 (1,173 – 174xK): March 19-23


Week 24 (1,174 – 175xK): March 26-30

  • Monday show is Heather's first appearance.
  • On Tuesday show, Danny Smith, one of the stars of the TV show Big Wolf on Campus, is called as a contestant.


Week 25 (1,175 – 176xK): April 2-6

  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 26 (1,176 – 177xK): April 16-20

  • Thursday show features the debut of That's Too Much!.
  • Thursday show's rerun during the summer has several seconds of That's Too Much! edited out to remove all references to it being the game's first playing.
  • For no apparent reason, the rerun airing of at least one of the first two playings of That's Too Much! reversed the positions of the two shots in game's split-screen.


Week 27 (1,177 – 178xK): April 23-27


Week 28 (1,178 – 179xK): April 30-May 4

  • Monday show is Brandi's very first appearance.
  • Tuesday show features the first playing of That's Too Much! without the game's car/price split-screen shot.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 29 (1,179 – 180xK): May 7-11


Week 30 (1,180 – 181xK): May 14-18

  • On Monday, Heather becomes a permanent Beauty.
  • On Friday show, staffers can be seen removing the yellow placards from the Showcase podiums during the credits.


Week 31 (1,181 – 182xK): May 21-25

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • By Monday, the full-length versions of all four closed-captioning plug cues have begun to be rotated; only one is used per episode, playing in both of the plugs.
  • By Tuesday, metal frames have been added around Plinko's prices.


Week 32 (1,182 – 183xK): May 28-June 1

  • On Tuesday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 33 (1,183 – 184xK): June 4-8

  • On Tuesday, Make Your Move is played with Line em Up and Push Over's think music for no apparent reason.
  • On Thursday, the font of the "Double Prices" logo is changed.
  • Thursday show also has the first appearance of the larger, dollar sign-less upper display in Check-Out.
  • On Friday show, Card Game's starting bid is increased to $10,000.


Week 34 (1,184 – 185xK): June 11-13

  • Season finale week; only three shows.
  • On Wednesday, Door #2 nearly breaks during Bob's entrance, with some of the panels moving severely out of their proper positions.


Season 30 ('01-'02)

Pricing game calendar for Season 30, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,185 – 186xK): September 24-28

  • Originally scheduled for September 17-21.
  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • On Monday, the opening logo, the mid-show bumper logo, and the logo on the Big Doors are replaced with the "30 Years" logo.
  • On Monday, Rod introduces Bob as "The star of The Price Is Right, the man who's been entertaining us on television for 45 years, Bob Barker!"
  • Lucy Johnson and Syd Vinnedge speak on Monday; Lucy announces that the outdoor contestant waiting area will be renamed "The Bob Barker Promenade."
  • On Monday, Claudia and Heather are officially announced as permanent Barker's Beauties.
  • On Monday, Plinko introduces satiny small prize backdrops from the Davidson version; from this point onward, these are frequently used on season premieres.
  • On Monday, new graphics are introduced for the ticket plug. A postcard-like border flies onto the screen with one of several Bob Barker stamps; the word "TICKETS" then slides onto the screen, and the address wipes into existence beneath it.
  • On Monday, the spiral wipe previously used in the consolation prize plugs is replaced with a blocky diamond wipe (or a "raining blocks" wipe on reruns). Additionally, the second wipe in the sequence is replaced with a rotating block; the background during this wipe displays cascading TPIR logos. The appearance of the background varies on the subsequent primetime specials.
  • On Monday, two cash games are played.
  • On Monday show, Switch? is played for two cars.
  • Monday show debuts the 3rd-generation, vertical Showcase podiums. The word "SHOWcase" is written on them in a different font, and the interior of the gold rim surrounding the word is now purple or orange (depending upon the podium).
  • Tuesday's Range Game is a substitution for Bonkers, which was scheduled to debut on this show.
  • On Tuesday, Bullseye is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,186 – 187xK): October 1-3, January 17, October 5

  • Originally scheduled for September 24-28.
  • Monday show features the debut of Bonkers.
  • On Tuesday show only, the background in the second transition during the consolation prize plugs is shown entirely in hues of blue instead of using the normal colors.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 3 (1,187 – 188xK): January 14-16, October 4, January 18

  • Originally scheduled for October 1-5.
  • Wednesday show debuts the blue & yellow audience signs; it also debuts the red & yellow TPIR logos, in a slightly different font than the old white & yellow ones, for the closed-captioning plugs and consolation prize plugs.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Pass the Buck.


Week 4 (1,188 – 189xK): November 26, October 9-12

  • Originally scheduled for October 8-12.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Tuesday show debuts Bonkers's regular price reveal; it had used a Check Game-esque price tag on its first playing.
  • On Wednesday, a new set of digits in the Times New Roman font is introduced in Lucky $even.


Week 5 (1,189 – 190xK): October 15-19

  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 6 (1,190 – 191xK): October 22-26

  • On Wednesday, the curtains in the back of the audience are replaced; they now go red-green-blue-yellow from left to right and are no longer curved.
  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.


Week 7 (1,191 – 192xK): October 29-November 2

  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 8 (1,192 – 193xK): November 5-8, October 8

  • Originally scheduled for November 5-9.


Week 9 (1,193 – 194xK): November 9, December 26, November 13-15

  • Originally scheduled for November 12-16.
  • On Monday, the Tugboat is used for the first time in several years.
  • Burton Richardson begins filling in as on announcer on Wednesday while Rod recovers from cancer surgery.
  • Burton is shown on-camera on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday when Bob explains where Rod is.
  • On Thursday, the Train begins to be used for Items up for Bids on a regular basis again after being mostly absent from them for several years.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, before the second Item up for Bids, Bob informs everyone that he had spoken with Rod that morning and that "he's comin' along real well."
  • In Friday's Hit Me, with a score of 20-18, Bob has the house hit on a soft 18; this eventually results in a loss.


Week 10 (1,194 – 195xK): November 19-21

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the "Triple Play" signs behind the game's first two cars are no longer present.


Week 11 (1,195 – 196xK): November 16, 27-30

  • Originally scheduled for November 26-30.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • In Monday's Act 6, two music cues appear to have been loaded in the wrong order, resulting in Phaser playing for a chair and an Any Number cue playing for a spa.
  • On Wednesday, Burton Richardson is shown on-camera while answering a contestant's question about the fifth Item up for Bids.


Week 12 (1,196 – 197xK): December 3-7


Week 13 (1,197 – 198xK): December 10-12, 27, 14

  • Originally scheduled for December 10-14.
  • Spay/neuter stamps are unveiled on Tuesday show.
  • Burton is shown on-camera on Thursday.
  • Rod returns on Friday.
  • Friday show, which was taped out of order, features the temporary debut of a new calldown window for Rod.


Week 14 (1,198 – 199xK): December 17-21

  • The set is decorated for Christmas starting on Tuesday.
  • Tuesday is the first show taped with Rod back; the old calldown window is used that day and possibly Wednesday.


Week 15 (1,199 – 200xK): December 24

  • Christmas week; only one show.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas on Monday.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 16 (1,200 – 201xK): January 2-4

  • New Year's week; only three shows.


Week 17 (1,201 – 202xK): January 7-11

  • Thursday show has the debut of Pass the Buck's regular rules.
  • The following week, January 14-18, has shows delayed from September and October (Weeks 2 and 3).


Week 18 (1,202 – 203xK): January 21-25

  • Monday show debuts an enlarged "NO" graphic in 3 Strikes.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,203 – 204xK): January 28-February 1 + Thursday night

  • 30th Anniversary Special (#0001LV) airs on Thursday night.
Daytime
  • On Wednesday, the second Contestants' Row display becomes a much darker shade of blue.
Primetime
  • Special's official logo reads, "The Price Is Right 30th Year Anniversary Special."
  • Special is taped in Las Vegas, in the Samba Theatre at Harrah's Rio; it is the only episode of The Price Is Right's first 51 seasons not taped in Studio 33.
  • Special uses a specially-built, not-quite-duplicate set; all the doors look vaguely like Door #1, green TPIR signs hang from the back of the lowest level of the audience, and there are two Turntables -- one on each side of the stage. Each Turntable also has lights in its walls, and their "game sides" are largely gold-colored. Additionally, the set's walls are pink, and there is no gap between Door #1 and the left-hand Turntable.
  • Special uses a slightly altered version of the "30 Years" logo for its title graphic; the Big Doors use the regular version.
  • Special features the debut of what will become the standard primetime opening music and consolation prize music.
  • Special has a different opening than normal; Rod reads a special spiel over clips of various fans and buildings in Las Vegas.
  • Special establishes that there is no commercial in primetime between the first two games; the theme only plays after the first game if it is won.
  • Special establishes that primetime shows generally uses different graphics for cash amounts than the daytime show.
  • Beginning with this special, primetime shows use a special aerial camera.
  • On this speical, as Rod calls contestants down, their names are displayed on huge video monitors.
  • In special's opening, spotlight search the audience as Rod calls the contestants.
  • On this special, Triple Play does not use its standard car cues.
  • Special's top prize for Plinko is determined by the result of Triple Play; a win means $50,000, while a loss means $100,000 (with a $20,000 slot).
  • On this special, Plinko's standard Door #3 backdrop is not used.
  • Several prize backdrops appear that are not used on any other episode.
  • Special establishes the return in nighttime only of Dig We Must as the outro music for the first Showcase Showdown, since primetime shows have no ticket plug.
  • Special establishes the practice in primetime only of returning from commercial with music playing in all pricing game segments.
  • Special establishes the nighttime mid-show bumper as, "The Price Is Right (insert name of special) will continue here on CBS!"
  • Several clip montages are aired while going to commercial.
  • Las Vegas dancers are featured during Bob's entrance and the credits.
  • The Big Wheel's beeping mechanism does not work on this episode; the sounds are badly out of sync with the wheel and are obviously being controlled manually.


Week 20 (1,204 – 205xK): February 4-8

  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Step Up.


Week 21 (1,205 – 206xK): February 11-15


Week 22 (1,206 – 207xK): February 18-22

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the "Walking" cue used during the opening is extended so that the first 17 seconds loop once.


Week 23 (1,207 – 208xK): February 25, 26, April 1, February 28, March 1

  • Originally scheduled for February 25-March 1.
  • Instead of its own, delayed episode, Wednesday has the Pillsbury Bake-Off and a rerun of episode #1425D from May 23, 1975.
  • The show originally scheduled to rerun on Wednesday was #0153D from December 13, 1972. It is not known why it was changed, although it could be related to worries that viewers might not understand why the Showcase winner, who was off by $209, did not win both showcases.
  • Thursday show debuts the regular colors for Step Up's lights.


Week 24 (1,208 – 209xK): March 4-8

  • On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Friday show uses the old, short version of "Walking" during the opening.
  • Friday show debuts a slight color change in the Big Wheel carpet; for several weeks, this version is only used on Friday shows, with the old colors appearing the rest of the week.


Week 25 (1,209 – 210xK): March 18-22

  • Monday show may have the debut of Spelling Bee's hexagon wipe.


Week 26 (1,210 – 211xK): March 25-29

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Friday show has the debut of Bob's new microphone; the mics in Contestants' Row and on the Showcase podiums likely change at this time, as well.


Week 27 (1,211 – 212xK): April 2-5

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed February 27 episode, which (probably intentionally) has a pricing game lineup which fits seemlessly into this week.
  • Friday show features a rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.


Week 28 (1,212 – 213xK): April 15-19

  • Monday show uses the old, short version of the "Walking" cue during the opening; this is the last time it is heard.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 29 (1,213 – 214xK): April 22-26


Week 30 (1,214 – 215xK): April 29-May 3

  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 31 (1,215 – 216xK): May 6-10

  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 32 (1,216 – 217xK): May 13-17 + Friday night

  • TPIR Salutes #1: U.S. Navy (#001SP) airs on Friday night.
Primetime
  • The series "The Price Is Right Salutes" is designed to honor the country's military, police officers, and firefighters in the wake of 9/11 and the subsequent war in Afghanistan.
  • Special is announced by Burton.
  • Audiences of all episodes of The Price Is Right Salutes are restricted to members of the organization in question and their families.
  • The Price Is Right Salutes have identical red-white-and-blue Big Doors, a patriotic mural on the Turntable (except for the inner panel, which is not changed at all), red-green-blue-yellow curtains surrounding the entire audience, a flag hanging in the back of the audience, and darker, glittery doorframes with a blue backing. Additionally, there are several patriotic set decorations, and the seal of the saluted organization appears on the stage floor in front of Contestants' Row.
  • As of this special, Plinko is played $100,000 in primetime, with the center slot's value increasing to $20,000, and Grand Game is played for $20,000. Also, the standard primetime bonus for a dollar in a bonus spin on the Big Wheel is established as $100,000.
  • The Price Is Right Salutes have reasonably consistent cash graphics.
  • The Price Is Right Salutes open with the branch's band playing a patriotic tune as the announcer reads a speech about them, followed by, "now, here we go with the first four contestants on The Price Is Right!" The bands also play during the credits.
  • The Price Is Right Salutes use patriotic music while coming back from commercial instead of the three standard music stings.
  • As of this special, spotlights pan the audience during all contestant calldowns.
  • On The Price Is Right Salutes, the interiors of Plinko's small prize podiums are lined with glittery silver and backed with patriotic decorations.
  • Special establishes that Plinko's slots are separated by gold glitter in primetime.
  • The Price Is Right Salutes have a special version of the show's logo, which changes on each episode to reflect the group being saluted. Pre-Showcase Showdown plugs use a consistent version of this logo with no mention of who is being saluted.
  • Primetime shows now have speical lighting that displays stars on the Turntable and the Big Doors; during Showcase Showdowns, the stars blink in sync with the Big Wheel's beeps.
  • The Price Is Right Salutes sometimes have a blue border on the opening's star wipe; its use is somewhat inconsistent.
  • The Price Is Right Salutes frequently feature greetings from overseas troops to "the folks back home" while going to commercial after pricing games and Showcase Showdowns; when they occur after Showcase Showdowns, the show's theme is played instead of Dig We Must.
  • Bob states after the Showcase that he has to leave to go to New York City and host the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards, which were broadcast immediately after this program's initial broadcast; this was edited out when the show reran in 2003.
  • During the reformatted credits on this episode's original broadcast, a video is shown of Bob rushing from CBS Television City to New York City in a cab to host the Daytime Emmy Awards. Upon reaching New York, Bob compliments the cab driver, saying that only a young man like him could have gotten from Los Angeles to New York in only 20 seconds; after Bob enters the theater, the driver is revealed to be Dick Clark.


Week 33 (1,217 – 218xK): May 20-24 + night of Thursday, May 30

  • TPIR Salutes #2: U.S. Air Force (#002SP) airs on the night of Thursday, May 30; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Primetime
  • Special is announced by Burton.
  • Special establishes that playing regular car games fourth, a practice long ago discontinued in daytime, is acceptable in primetime.
  • Special establishes Punch a Bunch's primetime top prize as $25,000; it also establishes that the game has a very different slip distribution in primetime. Additionally, Punch a Bunch debuts a $25,000 bill with a full-color picture of Bob.


Week 34 (1,218 – 219xK): May 27-31 + night of Friday, July 12

  • TPIR Salutes #3: U.S. Coast Guard (#003SP) airs on the night of Friday, July 12; originally scheduled for this Friday night, and originally rescheduled for the night of Thursday, June 6.
Primetime
  • Special is announced by Burton.
  • Special has the first appearance of "$100,000" on the Plinko sign, in a slightly different font than "$50,000."
  • As of this special, Clock Game abandons its primetime cash bonus format from the '86 Specials in favor of increasing the $1,000 bonus from the daytime show to $5,000.
  • On special, Grocery Game is played for three rooms of furniture, using all three Big Doors.
  • This is Heather's final primetime show -- she does not appear in The Price Is Right Salutes 4-6.


Week 35 (1,219 – 220xK): June 3-7 + night of Thursday, June 20

  • TPIR Salutes #4: U.S. Marines (#004SP) airs on the night of Thursday, June 20; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Daytime
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Flip Flop's price reveal refuses to go all the way down; Bob and the contestant eventually end up ripping the cover in half.
Primetime
  • Rod no longer appears on-camera in primetime.
  • As of this episode of The Price Is Right Salutes, red-white-and-blue stripes bracket the stage in the back of the audience, as well as the back audience stairs.
  • The mid-show bumper now uses the same version of the logo as the pre-Showcase Showdown plugs.
  • Music stings are now only used while coming out of commercial before the 3rd and 5th pricing games.
  • The last three episodes of The Price Is Right Salutes use different graphics than the first three for the Showcase winner's total and $5,000 on the Big Wheel; the latter graphic is in the same font as the corresponding $1,000 graphic.


Week 36 (1,220 – 221xK): June 10-14 + Thursday night

  • TPIR Salutes #5: U.S. Army (#005SP) airs on Thursday night; originally scheduled for Friday night.
Daytime
  • Friday show is Heather's last episode.
  • Friday show features the final playing of Penny Ante.
Primetime
  • Rod's opening spiel states that the special is airing on the Army's 227th birthday; this refers to the day the show was supposed to air, not the day on which it was actually broadcast.
  • As of this special, the music sting before the 5th pricing game is moved to before the 6th pricing game.
  • Special establishes that Lucky $even is not restricted to the first slot in primetime.


Week 37 (1,221 – 222xK): June 24-27 + Thursday night

  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for June 17-20.
  • TPIR Salutes #6: Firefighters & Police (#006SP) airs on the night of Thursday, June 27; originally scheduled for the night of Friday, June 21.
Daytime
  • Season finale week; only four shows.
  • On Thursday, the left-hand triangles behind Lucky $even's numbers become a dark blue color.
Primetime
  • Technically, there is no "&" in this episode's title -- the official logo has a star between the two words -- but reading it any other way makes no sense.
  • Special has an extra organizational seal on the stage in the back of the audience, as well as below the show's logo in the mid-show bumper.
  • Special contains no greetings, as the groups being honored have no branches overseas; the three standard music stings are also used instead of the patriotic ones while coming out of commercials.
  • During the credits, Bob announces a donation of $100,000 to the Fire and Police Departments of New York City.


Season 31 ('02-'03)

Pricing game calendar for Season 31, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,222 – 223xK): September 23-27

  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Monday's opening titles are "31 Years! Let's Celebrate!", "America's Favorite Game Show!", and "Better Than Ever!"
  • In Monday's opening spiel, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with "The first show of our 31st year!"
  • On Monday, the red-green-blue-yellow curtains surrounding the audience permanently carries over to the daytime show.
  • Monday show has a "31 Years" logo in the opening, in the mid-show bumper, and on the Big Doors.
  • As of Monday, Rod no longer appears on-camera calling contestants; he still appears onstage after the Showcase, but usually not early enough to be seen on CBS.
  • Rod introduces Bob on Monday as, "The star of The Price Is Right, the man who's been entertaining us for over forty-five years, Bob Barker!"
  • On Monday, small piles of tinsel are strewn about Plinko's small prizes.
  • Tuesday show introduces Price's second major set overhaul. The darker doorframes from The Price Is Right Salutes carry over to daytime, and the Big Doors now have identical patterns except for two stripes that are colored differently on each door. The Hollywood mural replaces the traditional patterns on the Turntable walls; the "interior panel" turns gold and no longer has any pattern at all, and the "game side" has the old patterns in red, blue, and yellow instead of purple, red, and orange. Additionally, the gold parts of the Turntable wall are now brighter and shinier than before.
  • Tuesday show also restores the now star-surrounded regular log to the Big Doors; it is also restored, in its red-and-yellow version and surrounded by stars, to the opening. The "31 Years" logo remains in the mid-show bumper.
  • As of Tuesday, the star wipe in the opening is given blue and yellow borders.
  • Tuesday show is Brandi's first appearance as a semi-permanent Beauty.
  • On Thursday, the second version of the opening logo's star pattern debuts.


Week 2 (1,223 – 224xK): September 30-October 4

  • Monday is Nikki's last episode.
  • On Monday, the third, permanent version of the opening logo's star pattern debuts.
  • On Monday, the spay/neuter stamps are unveiled (again).
  • Beginning on Monday, the ticket plug's "postcard" uses spay/neuter stamps, and the entire address slides onto the screen at once.


Week 3 (1,224 – 225xK): October 7-11

  • As of Monday, the camera no longer zooms in on windows during 3 Strikes.
  • On Monday, a larger "NO" graphic without a circle is introduced for 3 Strikes.
  • On Monday, Bob plugs the spay/neuter stamps yet again at the beginning of Act 5.
  • On Wednesday, no grocery item game is played; the episode's Pick-a-Number was a substitution for a malfunctioning Penny Ante. The latter game was removed from the pricing game rotation after this episode.


Week 4 (1,225 – 226xK): October 14-18

  • Tuesday is Shane's first episode.
  • Tuesday show's rerun on Christmas Day included the real credits, likely due to an error at CBS.
  • On Friday, Bob plugs the spay/neuter stamps at the beginning of Act 5.


Week 5 (1,226 – 227xK): October 21-25

  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 6 (1,227 – 228xK): October 28-November 1

  • Tuesday is Lisa's first episode.
  • On Tuesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.


Week 7 (1,228 – 229xK): November 4-8

  • Paul Boland begins filling in as announcer on Tuesday.


Week 8 (1,229 – 230xK): November 11-15

  • Paul Boland appears on-camera on Monday.
  • Burton Richardson begins filling in as announcer on Tuesday.
  • Burton appears on-camera on Tuesday.
  • Tuesday's Pick-a-Pair is a substitution for Penny Ante, which was presumably removed from the rotation after the October 9 show was taped.
  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Friday is Jennifer England's first episode.


Week 9 (1,230 – 231xK): November 18-22


Week 10 (1,231 – 232xK): November 25-27

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Ayodele is disqualified from the first Showcase Showdown for not getting the Big Wheel all the way around in a bonus spin-off; this contradicts proper procedure, which calls for the spin-off and the bonus spin to be treated as two separate entities and for the contestant to be given another spin for the spin-off only.


Week 11 (1,232 – 233xK): December 2-6

  • Thursday show has the final appearance of the Plinko sign.


Week 12 (1,233 – 234xK): December 9-13

  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Rod returns on Thursday.
  • On Thursday, the Plinko sign is done away with; the game is now introduced with a green "$50,000" graphic.


Week 13 (1,234 – 235xK): December 16-20

  • The set is decorated for Christmas all week.
  • All Christmas shows this season have a Christmas pattern replacing the light border; different ones are used on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with a "permanent" one debuting on Thursday.
  • All Christmas shows this season have the same three opening titles, in red text: "Joyeux Noel;" "Feliz Navidad;" and "Merry Christmas!"
  • On all Christmas shows this season, the "31 Years" logo is not used during the mid-show bumper; instead, the regular logo simply appears in the lower-right corner of the screen.
  • Friday's Plinko intro does not use the music sting from The Cats.
  • On Friday, Plinko's $10,000 slot is still the same one from the 25th Anniversary Special.


Week 14 (1,235 – 236xK): December 23-24

  • Christmas week; only two shows.
  • The set is still decorated for Christmas this week.
  • Tuesday's Plinko intro uses the sting from The Cats one final time.
  • On Tuesday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 15 (1,236 – 237xK): January 2-3

  • New Year's week; only two shows.


Week 16 (1,237 – 238xK): January 6-10

  • As of Tuesday, the sting from The Cats is permanently removed from Plinko.
  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 17 (1,238 – 239xK): January 13-17

  • By Tuesday, Plinko has introduced a new $10,000 slot whose digits are all the same size, similar to the appearance of the $5,000 slot.


Week 18 (1,239 – 240xK): January 20-24

  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,240 – 241xK): January 27-31

  • Monday show features the debut of On the Spot.
  • Monday show's rerun during the summer has several seconds of On the Spot edited out to remove all references to it being the game's first playing.
  • On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Bob plugs MDS 1 while returning from commercial for the fifth game.
  • On Friday, the orange Contestants' Row display becomes yellow. Also, the borders of the displays become a marbled silver, and their interior border becomes lined with black. Additionally, the edge of the Giant Price Tag becomes a marbled gold.
  • Friday is also the first show with a small hole in the bottom of the Turntable wall; the hole contains the electrical outlets for the nighttime Showcase podiums that will be seen for the first time next week.


Week 20 (1,241 – 242xK): February 3-4, March 14, February 6-7 + Friday night

  • Originally scheduled for February 3-7.
  • MDS 1 (#007SP) airs on Friday night; originally scheduled for this Wednesday night, and originally rescheduled for the night of Wednesday, February 19.
Daytime
  • Bob plugs MDS 1 while returning from commercial before the fifth game on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. He plugs MDS 2 at the same point on Thursday and Friday, but these plugs were edited over on CBS due the specials being rescheduled.
  • Tuesday show features future Golden-Road.net administrator John Sly as a contestant; John wins Clock Game, becoming the only pricing game winner of the day.
  • Wednesday show features the first playing of 5-digit Squeeze Play; on this episode, the game is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Thursday, Lucky $even is occasionally played second again.
Primetime
  • The MDS set features dollar signed Big Doors, gold-rimmed Contestants' Row displays and base, a flashing "$1,000,000" sign in the back of the audience, and a nighttime version of the Hollywood mural on the Turntable. Also, a dollar sign border is used in the opening and the mid-show bumper. Additionally, special six-digit Showcase podiums are used; unlike the daytime podiums, they are identical and have an MDS logo on the front.
  • Each MDS has a different opening, but they generally begin with Bob standing front of the Big Wheel on the daytime set, saying, "It's The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular. Come on down!" followed by Rod doing a voice-over as people rush from their homes and jobs to Television City, Bob throwing money up in the air in front of the Big Wheel, and Claudia modeling a convertible.
  • On MDSs, Bob is introduced as "the star of The Million Dollar Price Is Right."
  • MDSs have a silver knot and dollar sign on the Giant Price Tag; the tag also has a slightly shinier gold border than it does in daytime.
  • MDSs 1-3 have audience entrances regardless of the first game.
  • As of this special, the light-projected stars are replaced with dollar signs during Showcase Showdowns.
  • MDSs have a special version of the show's logo in front of a green star.
  • MDSs display TPIR logos within the opening's start wipe.
  • MDS establishes new standard nighttime cash graphics, with some having more consistent color schemes than others.
  • The value of a dollar in a nighttime bonus spin is increased from $100,000 to $1,000,000.
  • MDS establishes the practice at night of playing suspenseful music during bonus spins.
  • MDS establishes the use of different cues for closed-captioning plugs than on the daytime show.
  • MDSs have a $1,000 bonus for perfect bids in Contestants' Row; it is not known whether or not this bonus was in place during the 30th Anniversary Special or The Price Is Right Salutes.
  • MDS establishes the use of gold trip surrounds and IUFB covers in primetime.
  • The opening music from the 30th Anniversary Special is now established as the standard nighttime opening; the same applies to the music in the consolation prize plugs.
  • Race Game is played for four trips.
  • Push Over is played for a car.
  • MDS features an appearance by the long-absent "Price Is Right Cheerleaders" showcase.
  • This MDS is the first show taped with the set changes that made their daytime debuts on the January 31 episode.


Week 21 (1,242 – 243xK): February 10-14 + night of Wednesday, February 5

  • MDS 2 (#008SP) airs on the night of February 5; originally intended for this Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • Bob plugs MDS 2 while returning from commercial before the fifth game on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; the Thursday and Friday shows likely contained plugs for MDS 3 at the same spot, edited out on the CBS airings due to the specials being rescheduled.
  • Tuesday show debuts On the Spot's regular price circles.
Primetime
  • On MDSs 2 and 3, Rod introduces Bob as, "the star of the $1,000,000 Spectacular, The Price Is Right's Bob Barker!"
  • Grocery Game is played for three trips.
  • MDS adds TPIR logos to the interiors of consolation prize wipes.


Week 22 (1,243 – 244xK): February 17-21 + night of Wednesday, February 12

  • MDS 3 (#009SP) airs on the night of February 12; originally intended for this Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday shows likely contained plugs for MDS 3 while coming out of commercial before the fifth game; if they were there, they were edited out of the CBS airings due to the reschedulings.
  • Tuesday show features the 1,000th playing of Lucky $even.
  • Tuesday show likely has the first appearance of the newly polished-up Train.
  • On Wednesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
Primetime
  • Range Game is played for a car.


Week 23 (1,244 – 245xK): February 24-28

  • Friday show has Lanisha's very first appearance, as a substitute for Claudia.


Week 24 (1,245 – 246xK): March 3-6, 10

  • Originally scheduled for March 3-7.
  • On Wednesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday show, Bob mishears one of the bids on the fifth IUFB, resulting in contestant Lisa bidding one dollar over the wrong amount and thus not winning a prize that she otherwise would have. During the credits, Rod announced that due to the confusion, Lisa was "awarded the prizes;" exactly which prizes she was awarded is unclear.
  • On Friday, the regular patterns are restored to the Turntable walls in sparkly pink, light purple, and blue -- except for the interior panel, which remains solid gold. The "extra" panel of the wall is now pink and blue, which does not correspond to either of its previous color schemes. Also, the light matrix is repainted to reflect the new walls, and the carpet is now blue.
  • Also on Friday, the Showcase podiums become a sparkly blue and purple; additionally, they appear to have had a base added beneath them, making them slightly taller than before.


Week 25 (1,246 – 247xK): March 17-19, 21, June 20

  • Originally scheduled for March 17-21.
  • Thursday show was both delayed a day and pre-empted; it did not air in full anywhere until June 19.
  • CBS's airing of the Friday show, which was delayed to late June, has the ticket plug replaced with Bob plugging reruns of the primetime specials.
  • Thursday show features the famous contestant "Buy or Sell Michael."


Week 26 (1,247 – 248xK): April 7-8, September* 2, April 10-11

  • Originally scheduled for March 24-28.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 27 (1,248 – 249xK): June 23-27

  • Originally scheduled for March 31-April 4.
  • Thursday show is the last appearance of both Lisa and Jennifer England.
  • CBS's airing of the Friday show, which was delayed to late June, has the ticket plug replaced with Bob plugging reruns of the primetime specials.


Week 28 (1,249 – 250xK): April 14-18

  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • On Wednesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.


Week 29 (1,250 – 251xK): April 21-25

  • On Wednesday, a giant, yellow circle is placed behind the Clock Game board to block the blue parts of the Turntable wall, which were being chroma-keyed out of the picture; this solution proved awkward and was only used twice.


Week 30 (1,251 – 252xK): April 28-May 2 + night of Saturday, May 3

  • MDS 4 (#010SP) airs on Saturday night.
Daytime
  • Beginning on Monday, Bob plugs the week's MDS while returning from commercial before the fifth game; this continues through Friday of Week 32.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Pathfinder offers a $30,000 car.
Primetime
  • MDSs' openings drop the shot of Claudia modeling a convertible and add one of Bob counting money in front of the Big Wheel.
  • Despite the return of the regular Turntable walls, MDSs 4-6 still use the nighttime Hollywood mural.
  • MDSs no longer have gold glitter on Contestants' Row or silver and extra-shiny gold on the Giant Price Tag.
  • As of this MDS, all wipes have TPIR dollar signs in them.
  • Several new cues debut on this special; they are used on MDSs 4-6 and are never heard again.
  • MDS establishes return of daytime cues to nighttime closed-captioning plugs.
  • This is the first MDS to guarantee at least one million dollar spin. The spin is awarded to the Showcase winner if no one hits a dollar during the Showcase Showdowns; if there are no dollars and there is a double overbid, a random person is called from the audience to spin. The "random person" in the double overbid scenario does not lose his eligibility to be a regular contestant.
  • When it is used after the Showcase, the Big Wheel is set up right in front of Door #1.
  • Post-Showcase million dollar spins do not award any money for landing on a green section.
  • The Big Wheel's space separators now have gold glitter on them at night.
  • 1 Right Price is played for two cars.
  • On the Canadian TV station Omni1, MDSs 4-6 were aired with their real credit rolls.


Week 31 (1,252 – 253xK): May 5-9 + night of 10

  • MDS 5 (#011SP) airs on Saturday night.
Daytime
  • Assuming that show #1513X is not included in the episode count, this week's Tuesday show is the real episode #6,000.
Primetime
  • Bob counting money is absent from this special's opening.
  • MDS features the debut of the enlarged Let 'em Roll set, which carries over to daytime in Week 34. The game is now concealed by the Race Game Curtain instead of the Giant Price Tag.
  • Make Your Move is played with Push Over's think music on this episode.
  • MDS introduces dimmed lights for nighttime bonus spins.


Week 32 (1,253 – 254xK): May 12-16 + night of 17

  • MDS 6 (#012SP) airs on Saturday night.
Daytime
  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, Shell Game is played for a car.
  • Burton Richardson begins filling in as announcer on Friday. (The MDS, which was not taped at the same time as this week's daytime shows, is announced by Rod.)


Week 33 (1,254 – 255xK): May 19-23

  • Beginning this week, every Friday show through the end of the season has Bob plugging reruns of the primetime specials while coming out of commercial before the fifth game.


Week 34 (1,255 – 256xK): May 26-30

  • Friday show has the debut of the yellow Clock Game board; additionally, the game's price graphics are now a much more noticeable shade of yellow.
  • Friday show also has the daytime debut of the enlarged Let 'em Roll set.


Week 35 (1,256 – 257xK): June 2-6

  • Friday is Rachel's first episode.
  • Wednesday show marks the last known use of the Fortune Hunter intro cue for It's in the Bag until Season 35.
  • Randy West begins filling in as announcer on Friday and remains through the end of the season.


Week 36 (1,257 – 258xK): June 9-13

  • Monday show features the start of the part-time return of Double Prices to the Giant Price Tag. The camera now cuts to a straight-on shot of the Tag as it rises; previously, it had simply zoomed out from Bob and shot the Tag at an angle.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game's sign is absent for no apparent reason.


Week 37 (1,258 – 259xK): June 16-18

  • Season finale week; only three shows.
  • Thursday begins seven episodes delayed from March and April (Weeks 26 and 27).
  • Summer reruns begin on June 30; they are interrupted on September 2 by the episode delayed from March 26.


Season 32 ('03-'04)

Pricing game calendar for Season 32, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,259 – 260xK): September 22-24, 26, 25

  • Originally scheduled for September 22-26.
  • The set is decorated all week for the start of the season.
  • Monday show features the debut of Time Is Money.
  • On Monday, a Season 32 logo in shown in place of the show's logo in the pre-Showcase Showdown plugs and the mid-show bumper.
  • As of Monday, the gold glitter on the Big Wheel's space separators from the MDSs carries over to daytime.
  • On Tuesday, the regular logo, now in the red-and-yellow version and surrounded by stars, is restored to the mid-show bumper; it now spins around as it appears on the screen.
  • On Tuesday, a new, bubbly version of the Pricedown font is introduced for the logo in the pre-Showcase Showdown plugs and the mid-show bumper.
  • Rod returns this week for the final time, announcing on days when he feels healthy enough to do so; he announces on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Randy West announces on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • On Monday, Rod is shown on-camera.
  • Barbara Bloom and Syd Vinnedge give speeches on Monday.
  • On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • This week's Thursday and Friday shows were intentionally aired out of order to avoid having to edit out Bob's mistaken reference to "the end of the week" on the Thursday show.
  • The 2003 music package debuts on Thursday; at this point, most of the grocery/small prize cues from the 1994 package are retired.


Week 2 (1,260 – 261xK): September 29-October 3

  • On Monday, there is a tie in winnings between the first two spinners in the second Showcase Showdown; a coin toss is held during the commercial to determine which one will spin first.
  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • Thursday show features the debut of Coming or Going.
  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Thursday's Switcheroo is played by a wheelchair-bound contestant; he is given 45 seconds per turn, and Claudia places the blocks for him.
  • Randy West announces Monday-Wednesday; Rod announces Thursday and Friday.


Week 3 (1,261 – 262xK): October 6-10

  • Rod announces Monday, Thursday, and Friday; Randy West announces Tuesday and Wednesday.


Week 4 (1,262 – 263xK): October 13-17

  • Rod announces all of this week's shows.
  • On Monday, Check-Out's win range is increased to $2.00.
  • Sometime this week, probably on Thursday, the logo in the pre-2nd Showcase Showdown plugs reverts to the old version.


Week 5 (1,263 – 264xK): October 20-24

  • Monday is Rod's final show; Burton Richardson begins filling in as announcer on Tuesday.
  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Friday show introduces Time Is Money's regular rules; the original rules were only used twice.


Week 6 (1,264 – 265xK): October 27-31

  • On Monday, Rod Roddy passes away.
  • Tuesday's Money Game is a substitution for Triple Play. The original version of the first act, in which Triple Play actually got played and was lost at the first car, had to be scrapped because it was discovered during the commercial that the wrong contestant had gotten onstage. Everything in the aired version of the first act except for the opening is from the reshoot; a new IUFB was used, and Money Game was played for Triple Play's second car.
  • In addition to the above, Wednesday's Cover Up is a substitution for Money Game.
  • Thursday show opens with Bob giving a tribute to Rod.
  • Thursday show's rerun later in the season restores the ticket plug that was edited out on the original airing to make room for the tribute.
  • On Thursday show, the font of the logo in the first closed-captioning plug and the mid-show bumper changes to the 3D version used on the Big Doors; the mid-show bumper logo now also has considerably fewer stars.


Week 7 (1,265 – 266xK): November 3-7

  • Randy West begins filling in as announcer on Thursday.


Week 8 (1,266 – 267xK): November 10-14

  • On Tuesday, Switcheroo's clock is "broken" when it is played by an elderly, less-than-spry contestant.
  • Thursday is Gabrielle's first episode.


Week 9 (1,267 – 268xK): November 17-21

  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 10 (1,268 – 269xK): November 24-26

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Tuesday, Time Is Money's grocery placards are moved below the trilons; the trilons now show white, non-G-T asterisks on a red background.


Week 11 (1,269 – 270xK): December 1-5

  • Burton Richardson begins filling in as announcer on Monday.
  • Monday is Teri's first episode.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Jacquie Amacher, a woman who won a contest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, appears as a Barker's Beauty and calls down one of the day's contestants.


Week 12 (1,270 – 271xK): December 8-12 + night of 13

  • MDS 7: "Bob's Birthday Party" (#013SP) airs on Saturday night.
  • Friday show and MDS both celebrate Bob's 80th birthday.
Daytime
  • Burton Richardson announces Monday-Thursday; Randy West announces the Friday show, which was taped out of order.
  • The CBS airings of the Monday through Thursday shows replace the ticket plug with Bob plugging MDS 7; on Friday, this plug takes place when returning from commercial before the fourth game.
  • During six commercial transitions on Friday's show, birthday greetings sent in by fans are played.
  • In Friday show's opening, "The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!" is replaced with, "It's a celebration of Bob Barker's 80th birthday on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Friday's Showcase Showdowns have the camera tilting downward during close-ups of the Big Wheel; this shot debuts permanently in January.
Primetime
  • MDS is announced by Randy West.
  • MDSs no longer use the opening format from Season 31.
  • MDS's opening is preceded by Celine Dion singing "Happy Birthday to You" to Bob; the opening shows people celebrating Bob's birthday, along with pictures of him through the years, as a remix of the above song plays.
  • MDS has a birthday balloon mural on the Turntable, with "Happy Birthday!!!" written on the rotating panel.
  • The set is decorated for Bob's birthday.
  • MDSs no longer introduce Bob as the star of "The Million Dollar Price Is Right."
  • Several commercial transitions on MDS include birthday wishes from CBS celebrities.
  • MDS features walk-ons by Larry King and Chuck Norris; they each appear during a pricing game and help the on-stage contestant play the game.
  • All audience members wear buttons that say, "Happy 80th Birthday Bob!" in the shape of the TPIR logo.
  • Dollar signs are absent from this MDS's wipes.
  • This MDS does not use daytime cues in the closed-captioning plugs.
  • 1 Wrong Price is played for three cars, using all three Big Doors.
  • Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • As of this episode, the MDS logo has a sign on it describing what is being celebrated or honored.


Week 13 (1,271 – 272xK): December 15-19 + Thursday night

  • MDS 8: "Saluting Armed Forces & Veterans" (#014SP) airs on Thursday night.
Daytime
  • Burton Richardson resumes his fill-in announcing duties on Monday.
  • CBS's airings of the Monday through Thursday shows replace the ticket plug with Bob plugging MDS 8.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas starting on Tuesday.
  • On Tuesday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Bob accidentally explains Eazy az 1 2 3 backwards; the game goes forward without incident.
Primetime
  • MDS is announced by Randy West.
  • MDS's opening shows soldiers rushing to Television City.
  • MDS has a blue-tinted version of the mural from The Price Is Right Salutes on the Turntable and the flag from the said specials hanging behind the "$1,000,000" sign; the set is also decorated with balloons, bunting, and other props from the Salutes.
  • MDS's audience is restricted to members and veterans of the military.
  • Special does not use Dig We Must for Showcase Showdown outros.
  • MDS features the first playing of 6-digit Golden Road.
  • Switch? is played for two cars.
  • Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 14 (1,272 – 273xK): December 22-24

  • Christmas week; only three shows.
  • The set is again decorated for Christmas this week.
  • Monday is Claudia's final daytime show.
  • Tuesday is Lanisha's first show as a semi-permanent Beauty.
  • Randy West begins filling in as announcer on Tuesday.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 15 (1,273 – 274xK): January 2

  • New Year's week; only one show.
  • Friday show has the permanent debut of the tilting Big Wheel camera shot; it seems to develop out of nowhere partway through the second Showcase Showdown.


Week 16 (1,274 – 275xK): January 5-9


Week 17 (1,275 – 276xK): January 12-16

  • Tuesday is Rebecca's first episode.
  • Daniel Rosen begins filling in as announcer on Tuesday.
  • On Wednesday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 18 (1,276 – 277xK): January 19-23

  • Burton Richardson begins filling in as announcer on Tuesday.
  • Tuesday and Wednesday shows were rerun in Canada on June 9 & 11; these reairings included the real credits.


Week 19 (1,277 – 278xK): January 26-30

  • Randy West fills in as announcer on Monday show; Burton Richardson announces the rest of the week.
  • On Tuesday, new buttons are introduced in Ten Chances after the original ones cease to function. The numbers are displayed below the buttons, which are identical to the one on the Split Decision board.


Week 20 (1,278 – 279xK): February 2-6

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Art Sanders begins filling in as announcer on Friday.
  • Thursday show is possibly Phil's last episode; if so, Friday is the first show with Roger as the sole producer.


Week 21 (1,279 – 280xK): February 9-13

  • Daniel Rosen begins filling in as announcer on Friday.


Week 22 (1,280 – 281xK): February 16-20

  • On Wednesday, Dayna Devon of Extra, who is doing a story about Price for that show, appears as a Barker's Beauty during the first two games.
  • Art Sanders begins filling in as announcer on Friday.
  • In Monday's 3 Strikes, the plus sign from 3 Strikes + can be seen laying atop the board.
  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, the Showcase podiums are redone to have the displays on the top instead of in the middle; additionally, the showcase descriptions on the yellow placards are now written in a different font.


Week 23 (1,281 – 282xK): February 23-27

  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • Roger Rose begins filling in as announcer on Friday.


Week 24 (1,282 – 283xK): March 9, 2-5

  • Originally scheduled for March 1-5.
  • Rich begins filling in as announcer for the first time on Thursday.
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 25 (1,283 – 284xK): March 8, 1, 10-12

  • Originally scheduled for March 8-12.
  • Rich announces on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; Roger Rose announces on Tuesday; Don Bishop begins filling in as announcer on Friday.
  • Tuesday show is the ceremonial 6,000th episode; in reality, it is the 6,145th episode.
  • Tuesday show sets new all-time winnings record.
  • The set is decorated for the "6,000th show" on Tuesday.
  • A special "6,000 Shows!" logo is used on Tuesday in place of the standard logo for the pre-Showcase Showdown plugs, the mid-show bumper, and the background during the screen flip in the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Tuesday, a wipe moving left and right from the center of the screen is used in place of the standard smooth diamond wipe during the consolation prize plugs.
  • A cake in the shape of the number "6000" (actually four smaller cakes, with each one forming one digit) is brought out during the credits on Tuesday.


Week 26 (1,284 – 285xK): March 22-26 + night of 27

  • MDS 9: "Saluting Colleges & Universites" (#015SP) airs on Saturday night.
Daytime
  • Jim Thornton begins filling in as announcer on Friday.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, Bob plugs MDS 9 while coming out of commercial before the 5th game; I am awaiting confirmation on whether or not this was done on the other episodes this week.
  • Thursday show debuts product labels in Check-Out.
Primetime
  • MDS is announced by Randy West.
  • MDS's opening shows students rushing from their college campuses to Television City.
  • MDS 9 was taped at the same time as 7 & 8; its opening with the March Madness references, which replaced the original one, was taped much closer to the airdate. Also, Claudia and Phil are still on the staff, and changes instituted in December or later are not present.
  • MDS is Claudia's final show, and her only appearance on the program in 2004.
  • MDS has a mural of a college campus on the Turntable; the set is decorated with various college paraphernalia, as are Plinko's small prize podiums.
  • MDS's audience is restricted to college students.
  • MDS does not use Dig We Must for Showcase Showdown outros.
  • MDSs now use music while returning from commercial in all pricing game segments.


Week 27 (1,285 – 286xK): March 29-April 2

  • Rich begins filling in as announcer again on Friday.


Week 28 (1,286 – 287xK): April 5-7, 15, 9

  • Originally scheduled for April 5-9.
  • Thanks to an error on the Thursday show, one contestant plays two pricing games, and another wins a car without doing anything.
  • Jim Thornton begins filling in as announcer on Friday.


Week 29 (1,287 – 288xK): April 19-23

  • Originally scheduled for April 12-16.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On at least Tuesday and Friday's CBS airings, a promo with Bob plugging MDS 10 is edited in as the show comes out of commercial before the fifth game; I am awaiting confirmation on whether or not this was done with the other episodes this week.
  • Friday is Rich's first show as the permanent announcer.
  • Friday show features the debut of the "Port o' Price" showcase, a parallel of "The Price Is Right Train Depot" that utilizes the Tugboat.


Week 30 (1,288 – 289xK): April 26-30 + night of Saturday, April 24

  • Originally scheduled for April 19-23.
  • MDS 10: "Salute to Teachers" (#016SP) airs on Saturday night of originally-scheduled week.
Daytime
  • Rich, appearing on-camera, is officially introduced as the new announcer on Tuesday.
  • On Friday show, the audience signs return to a variation on the old white ones, with a black outline around the logo.
  • On Friday, Rachel wrecks a car during Lucky $even.
  • Friday show features the final playing of Time Is Money before its retirement; the game would eventually resurface with a new format over a decade later, on the Season 43 premiere.
  • Friday's show has different backgrounds than usual on the small prize podiums in Five Price Tags; they are an anomaly for now but will resurface partway through Season 33.
Primetime
  • MDSs no longer use the dollar sign border for openings and mid-show bumpers.
  • Half of MDS's audience is reserved for teachers and possibly their families.
  • Opening has a drawing of a schoolhouse; its doors open to reveal the audience.
  • Standard nighttime opening music is not used on this episode; in its place is a jazzy remix of "School Days."
  • As of this MDS, the Turntable has a dollar sign pattern on it similar to the one on the Big Doors; the rotating wall panel contains an MDS-like logo with the episode's theme graphic in place of the star. The dollar sign pattern is present on the game side of the wall, but the logo is not.
  • MDS debuts the revamped nighttime Showcase podiums with their displays at the top.
  • MDSs now use solid blue audience curtains.
  • Drawings of school supplies surround the "$1,000,000" sign.
  • Special has debut of a slightly altered MDS logo for all graphics; the star looks less real, and it uses the version of the TPIR logo that was briefly used in the closed-captioning plugs and mid-show bumper at the start of the season. All physical MDS logos maintain the original look. The theme ID signs are not present on the altered MDS logos, but they remain on the regular ones.
  • The sides of the audience contain signs showing the special's theme on this episode.
  • MDSs 10-12 use audience entrances regardless of the first game.
  • The nighttime mid-show bumper spiel changes to, "More of The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular will be coming up right here on CBS!"
  • As of this MDS, the end of the opening uses a dissolve from the breaking-apart MDS logo to Bob's entrance in place of the usual star wipe.
  • The Big Doors' frames and various other set pieces throughout the show are decorated with letters and numbers, and the Big Doors are flanked by lockers and desks.
  • As of this episode, the appearance of dollar signs in wipes changes.
  • Beginning on this MDS, the blue wall from Triple Play and On the Spot is present between the Turntable and Door #1 when the Big Wheel is spun after the Showcase.
  • 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • When "OVER" lights up on the nighttime Showcase podiums, it is now right-justified; previously, it had been centered.


Week 30.5: Night of Saturday, May 1

  • MDS 11: "Vote" (#017SP) airs on night of Saturday, May 1.
  • During MDS's opening, as a patriotic song plays, the people in the audience hold silly "political" signs that relate to the show.
  • Presumably to fit with the patriotic theme, the star in the altered MDS logo is blue in this episode; additionally, the dollars signs in wipes are red and blue.
  • MDS's audience is restricted to college students "who will be voting for the first time this fall."
  • The "$1,000,000" sign is surrounded by bunting, and flags and red-white-and-blue balloons adorn the Big Doors.


Week 31 (1,289 – 290xK): May 3-7

  • On Tuesday, Tad Hilgenbrink, who would later star in American Pie Presents Band Camp, is called as a contestant.
  • Friday show is likely the first episode on which the prize music begins to play earlier than it is supposed to during car reveals; this continues to occur through the first several weeks of Season 33.


Week 32 (1,290 – 291xK): May 10-14


Week 33 (1,291 – 292xK): May 17-21 + night of 22

  • MDS 12: "Hall of Fame" (#018SP) airs on Saturday night.
Daytime
  • On at least Monday through Thursday (and probably Friday, as well), Bob plugs MDS 12 while coming out of commercial before the fifth game.
  • Rich appears on-camera on Wednesday.
  • Friday is Starr's first episode.
Primetime
  • Opening shows clips of Bob and other famous CBS stars.
  • "$1,000,000" sign is surrounded by Emmy statues and red curtains; curtains and statues are also present at the Big Doors.
  • Logo on Turntable has an extra, big, silver star behind it.
  • Dick Askin and Les Moonves both speak during the episode; a bust of Bob made for his induction into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame is unveiled during Askin's speech.
  • Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • Safe Crackers is played without its usual "safe interior" prize backdrop.
  • Music is not used in this episode when coming back from commercial before the third game.
  • "Early music" is not present in MDS's car reveals, as it was taped well before this week's daytime shows.


Week 34 (1,292 – 293xK): May 24-28

  • On Tuesday, a zoom-in is added to the Big Wheel's camera tilt; it is only used on this episode.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at the Giant Price Tag.
  • Friday show features the debut of 1/2 Off.
  • 1/2 Off continues for some time to use different "$10,000" graphics for wins; a single graphic was settled on several weeks or months into Season 33.


Week 35 (1,293 – 294xK): May 31-June 4

  • Wednesday show features a rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
  • Due to an editing mistake, Rich's introduction of Bob is missing on Friday's show. The episode's rerun on September 17 has a new intro edited in.
  • Rich starts joining the cast on-stage with the Showcase winner on Friday; due to the split-screened credits, he is not seen on CBS until next Thursday.
  • On Friday, On the Spot is played with its normal price patterns on its paths for the last time.


Week 36 (1,294 – 295xK): June 7, 8, 17, 10, 18

  • Originally scheduled for June 7-11.
  • On Monday, the font for 1/2 Off's small prize labels changes.
  • As of Friday, Magic # no longer uses a sound effect to indicate that the number has been stopped; the sound is reinstated several years later, during Season 36.
  • On September 8, 2005, this week's Friday show was rerun in the Pacific Time Zone only; likely due to it being thrown on the air at the last minute, this broadcast included the real credits.


Week 37 (1,295 – 296xK): June 14-16

  • Season finale week; only three shows.
  • Thursday and Friday feature the shows delayed from last Wednesday and Friday.
  • Summer reruns begin on next Monday.
  • At some point during the summer reruns, the "falling blocks" wipe that is edited into the consolation prize plugs in reruns is scrapped in favor of the standard diamond wipe; for whatever reason, the wipe appears to move slightly faster on reruns than on new episodes.


Season 33 ('04-'05)

Pricing game calendar for Season 33, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,296 – 297xK): September 20-24

  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Tuesday show has first appearance of lights around 1/2 Off's price tag.
  • Tuesday show features the return of the "The Price Is Right Department Store" showcase (a.k.a. "The Elevator Showcase") with a new set, no elevator operator, and the cue from the "Our Girls Hit the Mall" showcase replacing The Big Banana.
  • Starting around the beginning of Season 33, Bonus Game is no longer shown coming around on the Turntable; however, the board is still always shown before the prize is revealed.


Week 2 (1,297 – 298xK): September 27-October 1

  • As of Thursday show, On the Spot no longer uses its regular patterns for its paths.


Week 3 (1,298 – 299xK): October 4-8

  • On Monday, a light bulb in Five Price Tags's third car backdrop is replaced; this is noteworthy only because the bulb had been burnt out for at least the entire three previous seasons.
  • Monday show debuts a new camera angle for Buy or Sell's prize reveal.
  • Wednesday show debuts a new price tag and price font for Check Game.
  • Thursday show debuts a new prize reveal for Line em Up, with the prizes swapping doors and order of reveal. The game's board is also angled slightly differently now.
  • As of Friday, both panels in Flip Flop turn in the same direction.


Week 4 (1,299 – 300xK): October 11-15

  • On Tuesday, Bob accidentally starts a bonus spin on the dollar instead of the nickel; the spin stops on 15, winning the contestant $5,000. After the commercial, Bob acknowledges the error and awards the contestant $10,000, as the spin would have landed on the dollar had the wheel been started on the right space.
  • As of Thursday, Switcheroo does not have a consistent method of showing the small prizes; the traditional camera pan is no longer used.


Week 5 (1,300 – 301xK): October 18-22

  • Possibly beginning on Monday show, Credit Card's ATM prop is set up at a slightly different angle.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, a contestant overbids on a showcase by only $1.
  • Beginning on Friday, Magic #'s sound effects are considerably more "tinkly" than before.


Week 6 (1,301 – 302xK): October 25-29

  • On Tuesday, the bases of Clearance Sale's price stands are painted yellow; they had previously been pink.
  • Tuesday show has a rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.


Week 7 (1,302 – 303xK): November 1-5

  • Thursday show has first use of new "board and car" camera shot in Line em Up.
  • Thursday show also has first playing of Secret "X" without the black lines in the board's red border. It is likely also the debut of the black-backed Xs.
  • Second half of Thursday show was never seen on the East Coast; it was pre-empted on both its original and rerun airings.
  • Friday show features the final playing of On the Spot.


Week 8 (1,303 – 304xK): November 8-12

  • In Wednesday show's first Showcase Showdown, contestant Michael spins the Big Wheel, proposes to his girlfriend in the audience, and ends up with both a "yes" and the dollar.


Week 9 (1,304 – 305xK): November 15-19

  • On Monday, after a extended period during which they did not function, Barker's Bargain Bar's neon lights begin working again.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Card Game's flat table design and third logo are introduced.


Week 10 (1,305 – 306xK): November 22-24

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 11 (1,306 – 307xK): November 29-December 3

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Monday, a then-unknown Marcela Valladolid appears as a contestant, winning That's Too Much!. After finding fame as a celebrity chef, Marcela would appear on the show again on November 27, 2013, this time as a guest showcase presenter.
  • Rich appears on-camera on Tuesday.
  • Thursday show has the infamous "Rapping Zubaydah" showcase.


Week 12 (1,307 – 308xK): December 6-10

  • Price staffer Jeff Thisted proposes to Rebecca on Wednesday show; sadly, the marriage never came to pass.
  • On Wednesday's Pick-a-Number, the colors of the choices and the right answer are reversed; this is only done on this episode.
  • On Thursday, the color schemes of the small prize prices in Pathfinder are reversed for a single playing.


Week 13 (1,308 – 309xK): December 13-17

  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 14 (1,309 – 310xK): December 20-24

  • The set is decorated for Christmas all week.
  • All trip borders this week are red, white, and green.
  • On Monday show only, It's in the Bag's "$16,000" graphic is green.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • Friday show's opening titles, in red and green, are "Ho! Ho! Ho!" "Santa's on his way!" and "Merry Christmas!"


Week 15 (1,310 – 311xK): January 3-7

  • On Thursday show, Make Your Move is played with Push Over's think music for no apparent reason.


Week 16 (1,311 – 312xK): January 10-14

  • Monday show features the debut of Pocket ¢hange.
  • Tuesday show has the first use of the "card suit" wipe in Card Game.
  • On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 17 (1,312 – 313xK): January 17-19, March 14, January 21

  • Originally scheduled for January 17-21.
  • Monday show debuts Pocket ¢hange's regular rules and second money distribution.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the PA booth is covered with a red curtain.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 18 (1,313 – 314xK): January 24-28

  • On Monday show, the "different" small prize backings in Five Price Tags reappear; they are now permanent.
  • Thursday's show was set up to get an accurate timing for Pocket ¢hange; Most Expensive and Double Prices were substitutions for Swap Meet and another unidentified game.
  • The theme of Friday's second showcase was originally planned for December 2, but was bumped from that episode in favor of "Rapping Zubaydah." The two showcases feature the same types of prizes.


Week 19 (1,314 – 315xK): January 31-February 4


Week 20 (1,315 – 316xK): February 7-11


Week 21 (1,316 – 317xK): February 14-18

  • Tuesday's Cover Up was a substitution for Master Key, whose keys were not working properly.
  • On Wednesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday is Starr's last show.


Week 22 (1,317 – 318xK): February 21-25

  • On Thursday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 23 (1,318 – 319xK): February 28-March 4

  • As of Thursday, Bob's microphone is altered very slightly.
  • As of Friday, the tops are cut off of Pocket ¢hange's slips; they now fit completely within their envelopes.


Week 24 (1,319 – 320xK): March 7-11

  • Wednesday show debuts a plastic barrier in Let 'em Roll to keep cubes from flying off the table.
  • On Thursday show, the PA booth's curtain is black instead of red.


Week 25 (1,320 – 321xK): March 21-25

  • Beginning on Thursday, the bell dings to confirm price guesses in Pass the Buck.


Week 26 (1,321 – 322xK): March 28-April 1

  • Monday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.
  • Monday show features an appearance by the long-absent "Compass" showcase.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Thursday is Gwendolyn's first episode.
  • Friday show has an April Fool's showcase where Teri plays pranks with Rachel's bed and Rich's motorcycle. The final prize is a pair of roller skates...which are then revealed to be the fake prize before a Lincoln Town Car Signature. The showcase ends with a bucket of water falling on Teri as she leaves her "dressing room."


Week 27 (1,322 – 323xK): April 4-8 + night of Saturday, April 16

  • MDS 13 (#019SP) airs on night of Saturday, April 16; originally intended for night of Saturday, April 9.
Daytime
  • On all shows this week, Bob plugs MDS 13 while returning from commercial before the fifth game.
  • Monday show's first three games were never seen in most East Coast markets, as the show was pre-empted on both its original and rerun airings.
  • On Monday, contestant Breton activates Flip Flop's price reveal without changing any of the numbers; Bob awards him the prize and figuratively throws him off the stage, presumably to get to a commercial as quickly as possible so as to keep his annoyance from showing on the air.
  • Monday show's original airing did not include the ticket plug; it was presumably removed to allow enough time for the MDS plug. It was reinserted, and the MDS plug removed, when the episode reran on August 15.
Primetime
  • MDSs are once again themeless, although 13-15 are intended to celebrate Price's history.
  • Normal audience curtains return to primetime.
  • MDSs now use the daytime Turntable walls.
  • Openings of MDSs 13-15 show clips from over the years as Rich talks about the show's history; the clips are displayed in a "scrapbook" entitled A Price Is Right Moment, which eventually turns to a "page" displaying the audience. Clips are also shown in the "scrapbook" at the end of each pricing game segment, including between the fourth game and the mid-show bumper.
  • MDS logo no longer breaks apart at the end of the opening, but the star wipe is not reinstated.
  • This set of MDSs uses six Barker's Beauties.
  • Dollar signs are no longer present in wipes.
  • Star lights are now shut off during segments in which a pricing game is played on the Turntable; they also fade out during Plinko as the contestant climbs the stairs and turn back on at the end of the game.
  • The primetime mid-show bumper spiel is now, "Stay tuned for more memorable moments, along with exciting pricing games and the fabulous showcases, which are coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular!"
  • New primary trip surrounds debut, replacing the previous ones; the pictures are now contained within much smaller octagons, and their colored borders are much slimmer. They carry over to daytime when the tapedates catch up.
  • Several new, nighttime-only music cues debut on this episode.
  • The theme now plays after the first game in primetime even if the game is lost.
  • 1/2 Off's primetime prize is established as $25,000. The two sides of the game's opening price tag -- "$25," and "000" -- are written in different fonts, with the "000" side likely being the same prop that is used in daytime.
  • Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • In the "How Some of Our Games Were Created" showcase, the song heard while Rich describes a trip to Switzerland -- the prize associated with Cliff Hangers -- is in fact the full version of On the Franches Mountains, the yodeling music that plays during Cliff Hangers.
  • In the "How Some of Our Games Were Created" showcase, Clock Game is depicted with its 1975-2003 color scheme. Oddly, Master Key is depicted with a yellowish color scheme that does not actually exist.


Week 28 (1,323 – 324xK): April 11-15 + night of Saturday, April 9

  • MDS 14 (#020SP) airs on night of Saturday, April 9; originally intended for night of Saturday, April 16.
Daytime
  • On all shows this week, Bob plugs MDS 14 while returning from commercial before the 5th game.
  • On Thursday, the new trip surrounds make their daytime debut.
  • On Thursday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • Rich appears on-camera on Thursday.
Primetime
  • The star wipe is used in this episode's opening, but only in the first of its two usual spots.
  • Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • It's in the Bag's primetime prize is raised to $24,000; only the final bag's value is increased.
  • Push Over is played for a car.
  • During the first showcase, Rich states that Price has done 6,197 shows. This refers to an inaccurate count of the number of daytime shows that had been taped prior to the tapings for this set of MDSs; at that time, they had done up through this week's Wednesday show, which in reality was the 6,342nd show.


Week 29 (1,324 – 325xK): April 25-29

  • Thursday show features the 1,000th playing of Squeeze Play.


Week 30 (1,325 – 326xK): May 2-6 + night of Tuesday, February 14, 2006

  • MDS 15 (#021SP) airs on night of Tuesday, February 14, 2006; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Daytime
  • On all shows this week, Bob plugs MDS 15 while returning from commercial before the 5th game; these promos are edited out of the CBS airings due to the special being rescheduled.
  • On Tuesday, 1 Wrong Price is played for three trips.
  • Thursday's Golden Road is the last playing in which the rainbow behind the car uses its original color scheme.
Primetime
  • Bob announces on this MDS that the procedure for handling a million dollar bonus spin after a double overbid has changed; instead of calling a random audience member, the spin will go to the contestant whose overbid was closer to his own showcase's actual retail price. It is not known at this time whether or not this rule was in place on MDSs 13 and 14.
  • Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • Range Game is played for a car.


Week 31 (1,326 – 327xK): May 9-13

  • On Wednesday show, Card Game's starting bid is increased to $12,000. Additionally, the special deck is cut down to seven cards; it now contains two $1,000s, two $2,000s, two $3,000s, and one $5,000.


Week 32 (1,327 – 328xK): May 16-20

  • In Monday's Switch?, three of the four prices are in a different font than usual.
  • In Monday's Hit Me, with a score of 16-17, Bob has the house hit on a soft 17; this eventually results in a win.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 33 (1,328 – 329xK): May 23-27

  • Wednesday show debuts the Dom Casual font, best known as the font for the numbers in Add 'em Up and Pathfinder, for the numbers and prize labels in Switcheroo. The font is added to several more games early next season.
  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 34 (1,329 – 330xK): May 30-June 3

  • By Tuesday show, the font for 1/2 Off's prize labels has changed again. The change occurred either on this playing or one of the previous four.
  • By Wednesday show, the bell dings in Poker Game when the prices for the first hand are revealed; based on the time at which this practice began in Pass the Buck, this is probably the first show on which this was done.


Week 35 (1,330 – 331xK): June 6-10

  • Wednesday is Teri's last show.


Week 36 (1,331 – 332xK): June 13-14

  • Season finale week; only two shows.


Season 34 ('05-'06)

Pricing game calendar for Season 34, hosted by Scorpz.

Note: The September 27 and October 17 episodes (#3342K and #3371K) were pulled from the schedule at their original airdates because they offered trips to the then-recently flooded city of New Orleans; they were not aired until near the end of the season. Details are given below in the appropriate weeks.


Week 1 (1,332 – 333xK): September 19-23

  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • On Monday only, the logo in the pre-Showcase Showdown plugs and the mid-show bumper is replaced by a "34th Year" logo.
  • The version of the TPIR logo seen in the 34th Year logo is the same one seen in the computerized MDS logo.
  • On Monday show, the mid-show bumper spiel is, "stay tuned for more pricing games and the fabulous showcases as we continue to celebrate the start of our 34th year on CBS!"
  • In Monday's Golden Road, the rainbow normally seen behind the car is replaced with an arch of different-colored balloons to better fit in with the season premiere decorations.
  • On Monday, Switch? is played for two cars.
  • Monday show debuts the Dom Casual font for Pick-a-Pair's grocery labels.
  • Beginning on Tuesday show, there is a plexiglass cover over the slots at the bottom of the Plinko board.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Friday, at the beginning of Act 6, Bob points out a group of deaf audience members and their signer. When the next contestant gets onstage, the signer is briefly shown in action in the lower-left corner of the screen in Rod's calldown window.


Week 2 (1,333 – 334xK): September 26, June 12, September 28-30

  • Originally scheduled for September 26-30.
  • Tuesday show's CBS airing is preceded by a PSA for New Orleans tourism by Louisiana Senator David Vitter. To accomodate this, the airing did not include the ticket plug.
  • Rich appears on-camera on Tuesday.
  • On Tuesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • Wednesday show debuts the Dom Casual font for the prize labels in Credit Card.
  • Thursday show debuts the Dom Casual font for the prize labels in Ten Chances.
  • Friday show debuts the Dom Casual font for the prize labels in Danger Price.
  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 3 (1,334 – 335xK): October 3-7

  • Beginning on Tuesday show, there are lights behind the curtains around the right-hand audience sign.


Week 4 (1,335 – 336xK): October 10-14

  • Monday show debuts the Dom Casual font for the prize labels in Magic #.
  • Beginning on Monday, Magic #'s "tinkle" sound effect reverts to a lower-pitched version of the original sound.
  • On Wednesday only, Pocket ¢hange's table has an envelope holder on it, presumably to make it easier to keep the envelopes lined up in the order they were selected.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • Beginning on Friday, the second half's car game is occasionally the fourth game; prior to this episode, this had not occurred on any sort of regular basis since approximately 1977.


Week 5 (1,336 – 337xK): May 29, October 18-21

  • Originally scheduled for October 17-21.
  • Monday show's CBS airing is preceded by a PSA for New Orleans tourism by Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu. To accomodate this, the airing did not include the ticket plug.
  • Beginning on Monday, Now....or Then's price labels have horizontal stripes at the top and bottom in the same color as their corresponding "pie" wedges.
  • Monday show features the first appearance of the "The First Bank of Price" showcase.
  • Monday show's real credits were aired on CBS.
  • On Tuesday, the black railing around the stage in the back of the audience is repainted red.
  • Tuesday show debuts a new $10,000 bill for Punch a Bunch. Bob's picture on this bill is a monochrome version of the one from the $25,000 bill.
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 6 (1,337 – 338xK): October 24-28


Week 7 (1,338 – 339xK): October 31, November 1-2, September 27, November 3 (#3424K), October 17, November 4 (#3425K)

  • Originally scheduled for October 31-November 2, November 3 x2, November 4 x2.
  • This week consists of seven episodes; its original Thursday and Friday shows were aired out of order earlier in the season, and alternate episodes were created to replace them.
  • The alternate Thursday and Friday shows feature exactly the same pricing game lineups as the original ones, many similar or identical prizes (including in the Showcase), and at least one obviously recycled Showcase theme. They were given production numbers #3424K and #3425K only for the sake of convenience; those numbers would otherwise have gone unused, as week #342xK is the week of Thanksgiving. They could reasonably be regarded as episodes #3394K(R) and #3395K(R) (although those numbers are by no means official).
  • On Monday show, the prize labels in Clearance Sale are written in much thinner text than usual.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the red and green stripes on the rainbow behind Golden Road's car switch places.
  • Alternate Thursday show is Phire's first episode, although not the first episode that she taped.
  • Beginning on alternate Thursday show, the closed-captioning intros are shortened to about half of their original length, and the TPIR logo is already onscreen when the first closed-captioning plug begins.
  • Beginning on original Friday show, the three contestants who didn't make it onstage are shown all at once at the beginning of the consolation prize plugs.
  • On original Friday show, Temptation Cue 1 is played during the second closed-captioning intro.
  • The alternate Thursday and Friday shows were taped fairly far out of order and thus contain a number of differences from this week's other episodes, as such:
    • On the alternate Thursday show, there is no ticket plug; more details on this can be found below in Week 9.
    • On the alternate Friday show, a new "e-ticket plug" that explains how to order tickets from CBS.com airs in place of the regular ticket plug.
    • On the alternate Thursday and Friday shows, the words "on The Price Is Right" are missing from the first closed-captioning intro.
    • On the alternate Thursday and Friday shows, the mid-show bumper is absent; more details on this can be found below in Week 9.
    • On the alternate Thursday and Friday shows, the standard camera pan is used for the "contestants not appearing onstage" shot, although it is executed more quickly than usual.


Week 8 (1,339 – 340xK): November 7-11

  • Tuesday show features a rare appearance of the long-absent "Price Is Right Cheerleaders" showcase.
  • By Wednesday show, and beginning last Monday at the earliest, the card suit wipe is no longer used while revealing Card Game.
  • Beginning on Thursday show, the words "on The Price Is Right" are permanently removed from the first closed-captioning intro.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 9 (1,340 – 341xK): November 14-18

  • As of this week, the ticket plug is no longer done on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Bob generally throws to commercial after the first Showcase Showdown on these days with the phrase, "lots more fun after this announcement!"
  • On Tuesday, the mid-show bumper that has been in place for just over 30 years is permanently done away with. In its place, Bob throws to commercial by saying, "more pricing games coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, 1 Wrong Price is played for three trips.
  • Friday show has the first of two parts of a reveal change for Safe Crackers; Door #2 is already open as the game begins, and the game's music begins playing when Bob asks the Beauty on duty to open the safe.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 10 (1,341 – 342xK): November 21-23

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • While episodes #3424K and #3425K do exist, they were created solely as alternate Thursday and Friday shows for Week 7 and should not be considered part of Week 10.
  • By Monday show, the frequency chart in Pocket ¢hange has been redone to better stand out; it now appears on a "patch" on the jeans-like board. While I can't prove it, this may also be when the game's current money distribution was introduced.
  • Wednesday show debuts the Clock Game board's blue & yellow color scheme.


Week 11 (1,342 – 343xK): November 28-December 2

  • On October 11, 2006, this week's Monday show was rerun in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones; on January 2, 2007, the Wednesday show was rerun in the same areas. Due to the circumstances that caused the episodes to be reaired, these airings had no CBS bug on the screen and included the real credits.
  • On Wednesday, the camera pan returns permanently to the "contestants not appearing on stage" shot, although it is now executed more quickly than before.
  • On Thursday, hearkening back to the September 9, 1986, episode, Fingers again dances the Gator before the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, Master Key replaces its previous car platform with a turntable platfrom that the show had recently begun using; it does not turn when used for Master Key.
  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 12 (1,343 – 344xK): December 5-9

  • On Tuesday, the show briefly adopts a close-up camera shot for use when Bob and contestants walk onto the Turntable.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is still being shown before its prize is revealed on at least some playings.
  • On Wednesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday show completes the reveal change for Safe Crackers; the game now begins with a wide shot of the safe.
  • On Wednesday show, the consolation prize music is used during the second closed-captioning intro.
  • As of this week, the e-ticket plug permanently replaces the regular ticket plug on Friday shows.


Week 13 (1,344 – 345xK): December 12-16

  • On Tuesday, the normal Turntable camera shots are reinstated.
  • As of Wednesday, the blue wall behind Pick-a-Pair's groceries is a darker shade than before.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • As of Friday show, the Train/Tugboat pulling into the depot/docks has been dropped from the "Train Depot" and "Port o' Price" showcases.


Week 14 (1,345 – 346xK): December 19-23

  • The set is decorated for Christmas all week. In an unorthodox move, a permanent set piece was altered for this week -- the "knot" on the Giant Price Tag was painted to look like a candy cane with holly around it. For whatever reason -- possibly because it was the first show of the week to be taped -- the Showcase podiums' decorations are absent on Tuesday.
  • All Christmas shows this season have a Christmas pattern replacing the light border; it is similar to what was done in Season 31, although this year's actually has some lights in it.
  • All Christmas shows this season have opening titles of "Merry Christmas" followed by the same phrase in two foreign lanuages (not all of which use the Roman alphabet). The titles are in white text with a red outline.
  • On Monday and Tuesday only, the third line of the opening is extended to, "Christmas week on television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!"
  • Starting on Tuesday, the beginning of On the Franches Mountains, the song that the Cliff Hangers yodel is taken from, is occasionally used as prize music for trips to Switzerland.
  • As of Tuesday, the are no longer dimmed for the intro to the "Every Room in the House" showcase.
  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 goes back to not revealing the total value of the prize package; the change lasts for only two playings.
  • On Thursday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 15 (1,346 – 347xK): January 2-6

  • Wednesday show features another appearance of the long-absent "Price Is Right Cheerleaders" showcase.
  • Wednesday is Rebecca's last show.


Week 16 (1,347 – 348xK): January 9-13

  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, there is a red strip on the floor at the tops of the staircases flanking Contestants' Row.
  • Due to a production mistake, Thursday's show has an e-ticket plug after the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday show, Rich is shown on-camera.


Week 17 (1,348 – 349xK): January 16-20

  • In Tuesday's Squeeze Play, the prize is presented on center stage, concealed by the Giant Price Tag.
  • Beginning with Tuesday's second Showcase Showdown, the camera shooting the close-up of the Big Wheel zooms in on it as it comes to a stop.
  • On Wednesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 18 (1,349 – 350xK): January 23-27

  • As of Monday, 1/2 Off's prize labels are still using the same font as at the end of Season 33.
  • On Monday show, the ticket plug graphics are changed slightly to reflect the recently increased price of postage stamps.
  • By Wednesday, Range Game seems to have stopped being revealed before its prize.
  • On Thursday show, Five Price Tags again switches back to its previous small prize backdrops.
  • On Thursday show only, Magic # gets a new, rectangular carpet.


Week 19 (1,350 – 351xK): January 30-February 3

  • As of Tuesday, the camera no longer zooms in on the Big Wheel as it comes to a stop.


Week 20 (1,351 – 352xK): February 6-10

  • Monday show features the debut of Balance Game '06.
  • On Monday show, Rich is shown on-camera.
  • On Tuesday through Friday shows, Bob plugs the rescheduled MDS 15 while returning from commercial before the 5th game.


Week 21 (1,352 – 353xK): February 13-17

  • MDS 15, which airs this Tuesday night, is actually part of Season 33; its original intended airdate was the night of Friday, May 6, 2005.
  • On Monday and Tuesday shows, Bob plugs the rescheduled MDS 15 while returning from commercial before the 5th game.
  • In Wednesday's Credit Card, the game is not revealed before the prizes descriptions.
  • On Wednesday show, the blue background behind Magic #'s lights takes on a more purplish tone.
  • On Friday, Tyra Banks guests as a Barker's Beauty during the second and third games.


Week 22 (1,353 – 354xK): February 20-24

  • Starting on Monday, the red floor strips that flank Contestants' Row are no longer in place.
  • Wednesday's Punch a Bunch is introduced with the harps normally used for Plinko.
  • Friday's Golden Road uses the harps that were used in Plinko during the mid-'90s.


Week 23 (1,354 – 355xK): February 27-March 3

  • On Tuesday, the Big Wheel gets a new carpet; aside from Bob saying that it's new, there is no way to distinguish it from the old one.
  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 again begins giving the contestant the total value of the prize package.
  • By Thursday, the font on 1/2 Off's small prize labels has changed yet again.


Week 24 (1,355 – 356xK): March 20-24

  • Originally scheduled for March 6-10.
  • The reruns that aired during the week for which these episodes were originally scheduled had their ticket plugs edited out, and their mid-show bumpers were cut off shortly after Rich finished talking. This was not done with the reruns that aired the following week.


Week 25 (1,356 – 357xK): March 27-31

  • On Tuesday, the second showcase is "Prizes Revealed as We Learn Which Games Our Models Would Like to Play;" during this showcase, Clock Game, Side by Side, and the Hole in One sign are all present on the stage. The numbers on Side by Side do not appear to correspond to any prize associated with it on this episode, its last playing, or its next playing.
  • In Thursday's Hit Me, with a score of 16-20, Bob has the house stay on a soft 20, resulting in a loss.


Week 26 (1,357 – 358xK): April 3-7

  • On Wednesday, Five Price Tags switches yet again to its new small prize backdrops.
  • Friday's show appears to have mistakenly had a signal embedded in it halfway through Act 4 that alerts stations to cut away from the national feed for the mid-break and air their local ads; as a result of this, during both the show's original broadcast and its rerun broadcast, a number of stations did not air most of the fourth game.
  • On Friday, the Beauties turn Barker's Bargain Bar's trilons by hand.


Week 27 (1,358 – 359xK): April 24-28

  • A CBS.com schedule exists that lists this week's shows as airing on April 10-14 and every show from next Monday through the end of the season airing one week earlier than it actually did. I have chosen to note this here instead of listing these as reschedulings because I believe the staff knew about the changes far enough in advance to adjust anything date-sensitive in the episodes.
  • On Tuesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 28 (1,359 – 360xK): May 1-5

  • Tuesday show introduces a new, flashier graphic for the featured animal shelter in pet adoption segments.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the show again adopts a close-up camera shot for use when Bob and contestants walk onto the Turntable.
  • On Friday, the first letters in the names of the day's six pricing games spell "The Dob", Golden-Road.net's nickname for Roger; this is known to have been done intentionally.


Week 29 (1,360 – 361xK): May 8-12

  • On Monday, contestant Michelle is disqualified after the staff discovers that she had already been on the show in 2001. Rich's announcement during the credits mistakenly states that contestant Megan was disqualified; she was in fact eligible and received all of her prizes.
  • Beginning this week, Monday's ticket plug becomes an e-ticket plug.
  • By Monday, Safe Crackers has settled on beginning its new reveal with a close-up shot of the word "Safe", with the camera then zooming out and moving downward to show Bob and the contestant.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 30 (1,361 – 362xK): May 15-19

  • Beginning on Thursday, Balance Game's price display has five digits; prior to this, it could only show four digits.
  • After Friday, the practice of occasionally playing Double Prices behind the Giant Price Tag ceases.


Week 31 (1,362 – 363xK): May 22-26

  • Beginning on Monday, Range Game is again shown before its prize is revealed for the remainder of the season.
  • On Monday, 1 Wrong Price is played for three trips; on this episode, it uses the same trip staging as Most Expensive, with its prize backdrops absent.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the camera again begins to zoom in on the Big Wheel as it slows down.


Week 32 (1,363 – 364xK): June 26, May 30-June 2

  • Originally scheduled for May 29-June 2.
  • In an unusual turn of events, presumably resulting from a taping having to be cancelled after the staff already knew that Monday's show was being rescheduled, the May 29 episode was not actually taped until June 20.
  • As of Thursday, the camera again stops zooming in on the Big Wheel as it comes to a stop; additionally, this camera technique is not present on Monday, as that episode was taped out of order.


Week 33 (1,364 – 365xK): June 5-9

  • Thursday show features a rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
  • On Friday, Lucky $even is played third on the daytime show for the first time since Season 27.


Week 34 (1,365 – 366xK): June 27, June 13-16

  • Originally scheduled for June 12-16.


Week 35 (1,366 – 367xK): June 19-23

  • Season finale week.
  • Next Monday and Tuesday have episodes delayed from May 29 and June 12.
  • Summer reruns begin next Wednesday.
  • As of Tuesday, the previously white parts of the Hit Me sign are shaded orange.
  • On Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a car.


Season 35 ('06-'07)

Pricing game calendar for Season 35, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,367 – 368xK): September 18-22

  • On Monday, the logo in the opening and on the Big Doors is replaced by a "35 Years" logo. While clearly modeled after the "30 Years" logo, there are differences: this logo has a second, green streamer; there are no drawings of confetti; and the "35" is yellow and in a different font.
  • On Monday, the Big Doors receive a new paint job. They now have a sunburst pattern with every color of the rainbow, covered with five-pointed stars and Goodson-Todman asterisks that surround the "35 Years" logo. All three doors are now identical.
  • In Monday's opening, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with, "The first show of our record-breaking 35th year on CBS!"
  • On Monday, Bob is introduced as, "The star of The Price Is Right, a man who's celebrating his 50th year in television, Bob Barker!"
  • The confetti seen being thrown at various times on Monday's show was not a planned event; it was brought in by a member of the audience.
  • The set is decorated for the season premiere on Monday; the lighted props between the Big Doors remain all week.
  • On Monday, six Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Monday's show originally had Grand Game scheduled instead of Plinko.
  • On Monday, a different font than usual is used for Plinko's "$50,000" graphic and the graphic used to display a Showcase winner's total of at least $35,000.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, the logo in the first closed-captioning intro slides onto the screen, as it did prior to the original November 4, 2005 show.
  • On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three cars.
  • On Monday, a box for a fake board game called "Fortune Hunters" is seen in one of the showcases; this is known to have been an intentional reference to Fortune Hunter.
  • On Monday, for possibly the first time ever, the show's theme is used as a prize cue.
  • On Monday, contestant VickyAnn sets a new winnings record of $147,517.
  • Balloons are dropped on the stage during Monday's credits.
  • On Tuesday through Friday this week, the opening spiel's line, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with, "Celebrating 35 years on television." On Wednesday, Rich mistakenly says both lines.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, a pattern of 5-pointed stars and Goodson-Todman asterisks appears around the "35 Years" graphic, much like the 7-pointed stars had during Seasons 31-34.
  • On Tuesday, the light border fades out at the end of the opening instead of sliding off of the screen.
  • Tuesday show's pricing game lineup was originally scheduled as Plinko, One Away, Race Game, Squeeze Play, Money Game, Pick-a-Pair.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,368 – 369xK): September 25-29

  • On Wednesday show, Rich is shown on-camera while calling the eighth contestant.
  • On Wednesday show, the ticket plug graphics simply fade onto the screen, as they had done before the middle of Season 29.


Week 3 (1,369 – 370xK): October 2-6

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Take Two has an extremely strange setup, with two of the prizes being more expensive on their own than the target price; the contestant picks both of these on their first turn, effectively leading to an automatic win.


Week 4 (1,370 – 371xK): October 9-10, February 5, October 12-13

  • Originally scheduled for October 9-13.
  • Monday show features the debut of Stack the Deck.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, It's in the Bag is opened with the extended version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
  • On Thursday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • Friday show features the final playing of Hit Me.
  • Rich appears on-camera on Friday.


Week 5 (1,371 – 372xK): October 16-20

  • On Wednesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the logo in the first closed-captioning intro slides onto the screen, as it did prior to the original November 4, 2005 show.
  • On Friday show, the text on Stack the Deck's grocery labels takes on its normal size; it had been much smaller on the game's first playing.


Week 6 (1,372 – 373xK): October 23-27

  • On Monday show, Bob allows elderly contestant Susan's grandson to come onstage and spin the Big Wheel for her.
  • Beginning on Friday, there is a white glaze on the top of the Dice Game table's rim.


Week 7 (1,373 – 374xK): October 30-November 3

  • On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 31, Bob announces to the media that he will retire at the end of Season 35.
  • On Friday show, due to a staff error, the second and third contestants in the second Showcase Showdown spin the Big Wheel in the wrong order.


Week 8 (1,374 – 375xK): November 6-10

  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Plinko adopts the season premiere's "$50,000" graphic permanently.


Week 9 (1,375 – 376xK): November 13-17

  • Monday show's ninth contestant is from the day's "back-up" contestant list. The original ninth contestant, whose calldown was not aired, did not get up when his or her name was called and was never found.


Week 10 (1,376 – 377xK): November 20-22

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.


Week 11 (1,377 – 378xK): November 27-December 1

  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Plinko's second and fourth small prize cues, which had been reversed sometime in the late '90s, briefly return to their original order.
  • As of Thursday's Stack the Deck, the spot a contestant has asked to have filled in and the number that belongs in it light up at the same time; previously, the spot had lit up alone, and Bob had then asked for the number.


Week 12 (1,378 – 379xK): December 4-8


Week 13 (1,379 – 380xK): December 11-15

  • On Tuesday, Clearance Sale's circus-style think cue from Seasons 27 and 28 is used during the first showcase.
  • Wednesday show features an extremely rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.


Week 14 (1,380 – 381xK): December 18-22

  • The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
  • The garland border used on Season 34's Christmas shows again replaces the light border on this week's episodes.
  • For this week's shows, the third line of the opening is extended to, "Christmas week on television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!".
  • The opening titles on this week's shows are "Merry Christmas", first in English and then in two other, varying languages. The first title is yellow, the second is green, and the third is red. The titles do not use any of the usual fonts.
  • Tuesday show features a Train Depot showcase set at the north pole. The Depot's standard set is embellished with snow-covered props.
  • Friday show is announced by Burton Richardson while Rich recovers from a bad case of laryngitis.


Week 15 (1,381 – 382xK): April 9, January 3-5

  • Originally scheduled for January 2-5.
  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • Thursday show introduces new prize labels with blue borders and the Dom Casual font for Eazy az 1 2 3.


Week 16 (1,382 – 383xK): January 8-12

  • Monday show introduces new prize/grocery labels with the Dom Casual font for Step Up and Let 'em Roll; Step Up's labels also have a blue border added to them.
  • As of Tuesday, Plinko Cues 2 and 4 are again reversed.
  • Wednesday show introduces new grocery labels with the Dom Casual font for Check-Out.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Friday show introduces new yellow prize labels with blue borders and the Dom Casual font for Shopping Spree.


Week 17 (1,383 – 384xK): January 15-19

  • In Thursday show's opening, the fourth contestant called, Jon Simpson, is not in the studio because of an unspecified delay with processing the day's audience; contestant Laura, the fifth name on Rich's list, is eventually called in his place. Jon is successfully called down before the second Item up for Bids.
  • Thursday show introduces new yellow prize labels with blue borders and the Dom Casual font for Swap Meet.
  • On Friday, Shell Game is played for a car.


Week 18 (1,384 – 385xK): January 22-26

  • On Tuesday show, Rich appears on-camera.
  • Thursday show's second showcase includes footage of the Clock Game board that appears to have been shot specifically for this episode.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,385 – 386xK): January 29-February 2

  • On Tuesday show, Bob states that they are taping Price's 6,500th episode; this refers to an inaccurate episode count that dates back to at least 1998. In reality, it is the 6,645th show.
  • On Thursday show, Rich appears on-camera.
  • On Wednesday's show only, the second and fourth Plinko cues are again unreversed.
  • On Friday's show only, Let 'em Roll uses its original grocery labels.


Week 20 (1,386 – 387xK): February 6-9

  • Only four shows; Monday has the delayed October 11 episode.
  • Tuesday show is directed by Associate Director Fred Witten.
  • Wednesday show introduces new yellow prize labels with blue borders and the Dom Casual font for Buy or Sell.
  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 21 (1,387 – 388xK): February 12-13, April 10, February 15-16

  • Originally scheduled for February 12-16.
  • Friday show features the debut of More or Less.
  • Monday show introduces new yellow prize labels with blue borders and the Dom Casual font for Barker's Marker$.
  • On Tuesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • Due to its airing during a severe ticket shortage, CBS's broadcast of Wednesday's episode has the ticket plug edited out. Unlike episodes from later in the season, this plug was not restored during the summer reruns.
  • In Friday's Flip Flop, Bob forgets to tell contestant Scott that flip-flopping is a valid guess; it turns out to be the correct answer. CBS later offers Scott the prize or a check for its value as compensation; Scott has said in our forums that he accepted the check at the network's insistence, although he knows Flip Flop's rules and never actually noticed Bob's mistake.


Week 22 (1,388 – 389xK): February 19-23

  • Tuesday's fifth Item up for Bids appears to have had an all-overbid edited out of it; as the winner comes onstage, Bob comments that another contestant should have "bid $1 when the audience wanted her to," but no such urging took place on the air, and such a bid would not have won in the round that was broadcast.


Week 23 (1,389 – 390xK): February 26-March 2

  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 24 (1,390 – 391xK): March 5-9

  • Monday show features the final playing of Joker.
  • On Monday, with Joker's buttons not working, the game's prices are pulled out from behind the choices.
  • For reasons unknown, Friday's show has no ticket plug.


Week 25 (1,391 – 392xK): March 19-23

  • Monday show has the first appearance of the fifth Race Game Curtain. This curtain contains a collage of stylized renderings of props from the show, including an image of either Professor Price or Finish Line.
  • Monday show features a rare appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, due to there being no tickets left for any tapings in March or April, CBS temporarily stops broadcasting the ticket plug. The plugs for this week and next week's episodes were restored later in the year during the summer reruns.


Week 26 (1,392 – 393xK): March 26-30

  • On Wednesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • After Monday, Shane goes on maternity leave.
  • For reasons unknown, Friday's show has no ticket plug.


Week 27 (1,393 – 394xK): April 2-6

  • On Wednesday, Rich accidentally forgets to sign off during the credits; additionally, the episode has no Mark Goodson Productions logo, although one was inserted when the episode reran on September* 25. A sign-off was recorded after the taping ended but was evidently never edited into the episode.
  • On Wednesday, after nearly 35 years, the regular ticket plug is used for the final time.


Week 28 (1,394 – 395xK): April 16-20

  • After Monday's show, the ticket plug is discontinued for the remainder of the season.
  • On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, Line em Up is played with no think music.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the pink and purple marbling on Barker's Marker$ is replaced with solid pink and sky blue surfaces; additionally, the two yellow stripes on the game's prize podium are replaced with a single blue stripe.


Week 29 (1,395 – 396xK): April 23-27

  • Beginning on Thursday, the logo in the first closed-captioning intro sometimes slides onto the screen, as it did prior to the original November 4, 2005 show. There does not appear to be any pattern as to which days this does or does not occur on.


Week 30 (1,396 – 397xK): April 30-May 4

  • On Monday, Dice Game gets a new dice table; aside from that facts that its top is clear again and that a panel with three dice drawn on the its side and a Goodson-Todman asterisk on the top has been added the side, there is no way to distinguish it from the old one.
  • On Tuesday, the Train appears in a non-Train Depot showcase.
  • In Friday's Plinko, the cue used for the second small prize is a different arrangement of the normal cue.


Week 31 (1,397 – 398xK): May 7-11

  • From this Monday through next Thursday, Bob plugs the upcoming primetime specials while coming out of the midbreak.
  • In Tuesday's first Showcase Showdown and Wednesday's second Showcase Showdown, the beeping mechanism on the Big Wheel does not work; Bob has the audience perform the beeps in its stead.
  • On Wednesday, Five Price Tags's old small prize backdrops return yet again.
  • Thursday show features the final playing of Poker Game.
  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, for the first time since Janice was still with the show, the "Fortune Teller Machine" showcase is used.
  • On Friday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 32 (1,398 – 399xK): May 14-18 + Wednesday and Thursday nights

  • MDS 16 (#022SP) airs on Wednesday night.
  • A Celebration of Bob Barker's 50 Years in Television (#023SP) airs on Thursday night.
Daytime
  • By this Monday, and starting on May 4 at the earliest, the metal frames around the prices in Plinko become considerably more pronounced.
Primetime Wednesday
  • The MDS's commercial structure has changed; the commercial between the first and second games has been restored, but the second and third games are in a single act, as are the fourth, fifth, and sixth games.
  • On MDS, the dollar sign pattern from MDSs 10-12 returns to the Turntable walls.
  • On MDS, for no apparent reason, the panels for Door #1 and Door #3 are in the wrong doors.
  • On MDS, bursts of light, somewhat resembling snowflakes or fireworks, are projected against the curtains behind the audience.
  • The theme goes back to being absent after losses that are not followed by a commercial break.
  • MDS uses the same style of opening as MDSs 13-15.
  • On MDS, Bob enters through Door #2 despite Golden Road being the first game; to keep the game from being given away, the dots that form the road are not used.
  • MDS retains the mid-show bumper, which occurs during the break between the first Showcase Showdown and the Act 4-5-6; it consists of Rich saying, "The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular will continue!" over a shot of the audience as the primetime opening cue plays and the graphical MDS logo flies into the corner of the screen.
  • As of this MDS, primetime specials no longer have closed-captioning plugs.
  • On this MDS, scoring $1.00 in the Showcase Showdown is worth $10,000 and a bonus spin, and hitting a green section in a bonus spin is worth $20,000.
  • MDS's first showcase includes clips of Bob hosting Truth or Consequences.
Primetime Thursday
  • 50 Years special is an hour long but consists of only six segments, features numerous clips, and uses the half-hour gameplay format; the third segment of the show contains no gameplay.
  • 50 Years special's logo is a red-and-white-marbled star with the phrase "A Celebration of Bob Barker's 50 Years in Television" over it; "Celebration" is on a golden streamer, and "in" is inside of a television set. For this episode, this logo supplants the "The Price Is Right" logo in the opening, on the Big Doors, on the Turntable, during the mid-show bumper, and during the consolation prize plugs; it is also present behind the audience, as well as in place of the MDS logo on the 6-digit Showcase podiums.
  • On 50 Years special, the Big Doors are reminiscent of MDS Door #3, but with emmy statues instead of dollar signs; the same is true of the Turntable walls, although the far-left "extra" panel looks the same as it does on the daytime show.
  • On 50 Years special, the 50 Years logo is accompanied by six pictures of Bob throughout the years on the Big Doors and behind the audience; a different set of picture appears in each of the four locations. Pictures are also shown inside of "televisions" that are "stacked" between the Big Doors.
  • On 50 Years special, bursts of light, somewhat resembling snowflakes or fireworks, are projected against the curtains behind the audience.
  • On 50 Years special, Bob wears a tuxedo.
  • 50 Years special begins with Bob standing in front of the plaque presented on the ceremonial 5,000th episode, saying, "From the Bob Barker Studio, CBS is celebrating my 50 years in television. Come on down; let's party!" The picture then cuts to a montage of photos, with the beginning of the show's theme, a portion of "Walking", "The Bean Stalker", "The Cats", and the end of the theme playing in the background; the light border is present on the screen while "Walking" plays. As the montage ends, the picture wipes to a shot of the audience for the traditional opening.
  • Rich's opening speil on the 50 Years special is as follows: "Tonight, from the Bob Barker Studio at CBS Television City in Hollywood: a special show celebrating Bob Barker's 50 years in television!"
  • 50 Years specials's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants to celebrate Bob Barker's 50 years in television! And now, here is the man who's been entertaining America for 50 wonderful years, Bob Barker!"
  • The bulk of the 50 Years special is comprised of clips not only from The Price Is Right, but also of Bob hosting Truth or Consequences and appearing in a bit part on Bonanza. An interview with Bob is also shown during the third segment.
  • For no apparent reason, the clip of the tube top incident from the September 14, 1977 episode is edited to show the current light border instead of the original one.
  • On 50 Years special, Les Moonves speaks during the third segment.
  • 50 Years special retains the mid-show bumper, which occurs during the third commercial break. It consists of Rich saying, "Bob Barker: A Celebration of 50 Years in Television will continue!" over a shot of the audience as the 50 Years logo flies into the corner of the screen and one of the primetime "return from commercial" music stings plays in the background.
  • After Plinko, the fight scene from Happy Gilmore is aired in its entirety, uncensored; after the clip ends, Adam Sandler appears and reads a rather unique poem that he has written for Bob.
  • 50 Years special's consolation prize plugs occur at the beginning of the fifth segment; as there is no gameplay immediately following them, Rich throws to Bob with, "And now, here's Bob Barker!"
  • On Canada's SunTV, 50 Years special was aired with its real credit roll.
  • By the time of this special, and since the game's previous win on the daytime show, Triple Play stops using the "clang/whoop" sound effects during wins.


Week 33 (1,399 – 400xK): May 21-25

  • Thursday show is not aired on the East Coast until May 28.


Week 34 (1,400 – 401xK): May 29-June 1

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • On Friday, Grocery Game is accidentally played without its sign present.


Week 35 (1,401 – 402xK): June 4-8

  • On Friday, 1 Wrong Price is played for three trips.


Week 36 (1,402 – 403xK): June 11-15

  • Season finale week.
  • Summer reruns begin next Monday; Season 36 begins on October 15.
  • Friday show is Bob's last episode.
  • On Friday, the show airs twice -- once in its normal timeslot, and once in primetime at 8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central.
  • Monday show has the first daytime appearance of 6-digit Golden Road.
  • After Monday's first Showcase Showdown, CBS airs a 15-second "goodbye" video sent in by one of Bob's fans; this video had won a contest that was announced earlier in the spring.
  • On Wednesday, More or Less is played for three trips.
  • Thursday features the final pet adoption segment in an Item up for Bids.
  • Thursday show features an "Every Trip in the House" showcase that ends with a Lincoln Towncar.
  • On Friday, the daytime show begins using a jib camera during the opening and "come on downs."
  • On Friday, the opening begins with a close-up of the right-hand "The Price Is Right" sign behind the audience.
  • The confetti seen being thrown at various times on Friday's show was not a planned event; it was brought in by a member of the audience.
  • While the idea was floated at one point of having the second half of Friday's show be the lineup from 0011D in reverse, various issues kept Bonus Game from being used in the episode; as a substitution of sorts, it was instead scheduled as 001N in reverse.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • The primetime reairing of Friday's show does not include the closed-captioning plugs.
  • The primetime reairing of Friday's show includes a slightly extended version of the credits, done in the same style as on MDSs, before cutting away to the split-screen ads; this was created specifically for this broadcast and is not the show's real credit roll, which, as can be seen on the DVD set released in 2008, was done completely normally.
  • The primetime reairing of Friday's show includes an extra segment after the credits which serves as a segue to the subsequently-airing Daytime Emmy Awards. In the segment, Bob leaves the stage and walks into a staff party in his dressing room, only to be reminded by Rachel, Gabrielle, and Lanisha that he has to leave to attend the Awards show.


Season 36 ('07-'08)

Pricing game calendar for Season 36, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,403 – 404xK): October 16 & 29, November 13, January 2, November 20

  • Originally scheduled for October 15-19.
  • On Monday, Drew becomes the show's host.
  • As of Monday, Syd Vinnedge assumes the role of executive producer, and Kathy "Fingers" Greco, Stan Blits, and Sue MacIntyre are promoted to the new position of co-producer.
  • Drew's microphone is cordless; other than that, it is basically identical to Bob's.
  • On Monday, a new version of the show's logo debuts, with an orange pattern appearing behind most of the dollar sign and a larger, red pattern appearing behind the words and the right edge of the dolllar sign; they fit together to form a mushroom-like shape when viewed sideways. This logo, which has the dollar sign and "Price" in yellow and the other words in white, is placed on the Big Doors, the signs behind the audience, the end of the opening, the closed captioning plugs, and the consolation prize plugs. The yellow and red version of the logo is no longer displayed anywhere on the permanent set, although it remains in place at the end of the credits.
  • The new logo appears on the screen at the end of the opening by flying in from all directions: The border of the orange section flies in from the left; the border of the red section from the right; the dollar sign from the top; and the words from the bottom. This version of the logo has no background.
  • The star wipe at the end of the opening no longer spins; instead, the star shape, with an orange trail, simply zooms toward the center at the first transition and out from the center at the second. Over the course of the first several taping sessions, the second transition is altered to show a spinning star and is subsequently replaced with a simple cut.
  • On Monday, for the first time in its history outside of the Davidson version, The Price Is Right introduces an entirely new set, although one with the same basic structure and an identical layout. The changes are as follows:
    • The Big Doors are again distinguishable from one another via their color schemes, with each one having an identical pattern of "hypocycloids," a combination of diamonds and circles; the patterns are orange on Door #1, blue on Door #2, and green on Door #3. The new doors have wider panels, with each door being eight panels long as opposed to 12 in the old set. Additionally, the doorframes, which are noticeably thinner than before, no longer curve around the bottoms of the doors; instead, they end on each side in a box with a yellow Goodson-Todman asterisk on it. The boxes are purple on the front and the same shade of green as the doorframes on the sides. The doors now have two layers of chase lights on them instead of one, and between each frame and set of lights, there is a strip of LED lighting which is capable of changing colors, although it remains static during most of the show, changing between acts and always being red during the Showcase Showdowns. The frames no longer have gold strips on them, and the area around the doorframes is now a grayish white; a pattern of stars is projected onto the white area above the doors. The show's modified logo is not centered on the doors; instead, it is positioned so that the orange part is on the left-hand panels and the red part is on the right-hand panels. Additionally, in the version of the logo seen on the doors, the dollar sign is entirely within the orange segment.
    • The Turntable walls have been squared off, except for the upper-left corner of the "extra" panel, and the gold wall borders have been replaced with much thinner green ones similar to the doorframes; the border extends across the bottom only on the turning panel. The wall patterns are now a purple version of the hypocycloid pattern seen on the Big Doors; the front side of the turning panel also contains the classic version of the show's logo, using the same color scheme as the new version. The interior wall panel once again has a pattern on it; it now shows the same hypocycloid pattern as the other walls. The lights last seen in 1982 are restored to the interior borders of the turning and center wall panels, although they no longer chase. The carpet is still mostly blue, although the middle step in the staircase has been changed back to green.
    • The curtains behind the audience are now pastel blue, yellow, and red, with strings of lights adorned with Goodson-Todman asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds visible between them; they now extend behind the show's logo on the signs in the back. The curtain covering the PA booth is now yellow, and a blue curtain has been draped around Rich's podium.
    • The glittery, silver border around the Contestants' Row displays is now much thinner, with most of the border having been restored to green. The words "The", "Price", Is", and "Right" no longer appear on the seat covers in Contestants' Row; instead, each cover is sky blue with a Barker Wall hexagon on it in red and yellow.
    • The Barker Wall is redone in blue, green, yellow, and purple; the light matrix behind the Turntable is also redesigned, now sporting diamonds of these same colors.
    • The fourth Giant Price Tag debuts. The tag displays the show's updated logo with the same background as Door #3. The knot from the third tag is replaced with an eight-pointed, red-bordered yellow starburst covered with yellow lights; on the second day of the season's third week of tapings, the starburst becomes orange, although the lights remain yellow. The border of the tag is white with a strip of blue neon lighting.
    • The Clam is repainted. It now features a Pricedown dollar sign on a blue hypocycloid background; the darker diamonds are replaced by alternating light and dark Pricedown dollar signs. The entire pattern is place on a yellow background.
    • The Showcase podiums are painted green. The Goodson-Todman asterisks on them are removed, replaced with three hypocycloid diamonds; the diamonds increase in size from left to right on the Runner-Up's podium, whereas they increase in size from right to left on the Top Winner's podium. The bases of the podiums are now the same blue as the carpet, and the borders have been painted a gray-silver, with the portions above the legs designed to appear studded. The "SHOWcase" text has been painted yellow, and the nameplates have been changed to green text on a yellow background; additionally, the text has been redone with the font from More or Less.
    • The Race Game Curtain is modified to have the name tag say "Drew" instead of "Bob" and to reflect the changes made to the Showcase podiums.
  • On Monday, new, jazzier remixes of the show's theme, "Walking," and "Dig We Must" are introduced.
  • On Monday, the "money win" graphics in the Showcase Showdown, Grand Game, Punch a Bunch, Plinko, and Clock Game are changed to the Pricedown font; this also applies to the graphics used to display the winnings of a Showcase winner who has won at least $35,000.
  • On Monday, the end of the show's theme and a sped up version of the end of the theme are added to the rotation of cues played during the closed-captioning plugs; at the same time, three of the existing cues are removed.
  • On Monday, the ticket plug is restored, with a modified version of the e-ticket plug airing every day.
  • On Monday, the music during the consolation prizes is replaced with a rock-ish remix of the show's theme.
  • On Monday, the transitions during the consolation prize plugs are changed; the first and last transitions are similar to a vertical version of the Plinko sign, while the second transition retains the "spinning block" but now has it spinning only horizontally. The background for the second transition is also changed to show nine instances of the new logo against the pattern from Door #2.
  • Beginning on Monday, the show is credited as "a FremantleMedia production" instead of "a Mark Goodson television production."
    • The change in the production credit was not made until taping was already underway. The earliest shows produced for the season had the FremantleMedia announcement and graphic added in post-production.
  • Beginning on October 15, episodes of The Price Is Right become available on CBS.com's InnerTube feature for one week after their television broadcast. These online "airings" include the real credit roll.
    • Circling back to the FremantleMedia note above, in the online version of at least one early episode, Rich's original announcement of "a Mark Goodson television production" can still be heard in the background farther into the credits.
  • Beginning on Monday, the opening titles are black with yellow borders.
  • Beginning on Monday, the light border in the opening is inserted into each episode using a recording of the border from earlier in the run; due to an error, the border does not cover the very edge of the picture, although this is generally only apparent on InnerTube.
  • For the first six weeks of the season, the show uses a limited rotation of only 35 pricing games. At each of the first five taping sessions, Drew records one show for each week that draws from a single pool of seven games. The pools are as follows:
    • Session 1: Any Number, Double Prices, Grocery Game, Clock Game, Lucky $even, Golden Road, and Plinko.
    • Session 2: Money Game, Cliff Hangers, Barker's Bargain Bar, One Away, Eazy az 1 2 3, It's in the Bag, and Triple Play.
    • Session 3: Range Game, Race Game, 3 Strikes, Safe Crackers, Dice Game, Grand Game, and Cover Up.
    • Session 4: Hi Lo, Shell Game, Card Game, Ten Chances, Squeeze Play, Punch a Bunch, and Switch?.
    • Session 5: Temptation, 1 Right Price, Pick-a-Pair, Line em Up, Push Over, That's Too Much!, and 1/2 Off.
  • Monday's first opening title is "Our 36th Year"; this also appears on the other five episodes from Drew's first taping session.
  • Beginning with the last taping of the season's second session, the pan of the front row of the audience at the top of the show is restored; however, the remainder of the opening still uses the jib camera.
  • Drew does not use audience entrances; he enters through Door #2 for Golden Road, and other games that would require audience entrances are simply not scheduled first.
  • On Monday, Golden Road temporarily does away with the dots that make up the physical road, as well as the coves sometimes used to conceal the first and second prizes; these changes are undone later in the season, although they were originally intended to be permanent.
  • On Tuesday, Drew changes One Away's "Ladies, do I have X numbers right?" routine to "Oh, mighty sound effects lady, do I have X numbers right?"
  • On the second day of the fourth week of tapings, a holographic cover is applied to the Hi Lo logo.
  • On Thursday, Punch a Bunch gets a new, more authentic-looking $10,000 bill with a full-color portrait of Drew.
  • On Friday, a rule is added to 1/2 Off awarding a $500 bonus every time a contestant correctly picks a half-priced item.


Week 2 (1,404 – 405xK): December 6, November 1, October 23, January 3, October 18

  • Originally scheduled for October 22-26.
  • On Monday, the camera angles used at the beginning of Triple Play are changed; instead of shooting Drew and the contestant with the Turntable in the background, the camera shots from Super Ball!! and three-trip Most Expensive are used.
  • On Monday, the blue wall placed by the Turntable during Triple Play is done away with.
  • On Tuesday, for the first time on the daytime show since February 1, 1999, Lucky $even is played in the second half.


Week 3 (1,405 – 406xK): December 13, October 15, 31, 24, & 30

  • Originally scheduled for October 29-November 2.
  • On Tuesday, the opening titles are blue.
  • On Tuesday, the light strips around the Big Doors are blue instead of red during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Halloween. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The light border is replaced with a border depicting a Halloween-ish scene.
    • Spooky music replaces all of the car cues and supplants the "Walking" cue during the opening until the first contestant is called.
    • The opening titles, which are orange and in a different font, read "Boo-tiful Prizes!", "Frightfully Fun!", and "A Spook-tacular Show!".
    • The third line of the opening is extended to, "A special Halloween edition of television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!".
    • Drew and the Beauties all appear in costume, as does Roger during the Showcase.
    • Rich announces a large portion of the show as though he were a vampire.
    • Most of the camera transitions are replaced with wavy, orange-and-black wipes.
    • The Dollar Sign and the Reveal both have special graphics.
    • All of the "money win" graphics are orange.


Week 4 (1,406 – 407xK): November 28, October 17, November 8, January 22, November 6

  • Originally scheduled for November 5-9.
  • On Monday, contestant Christopher is disqualified after it is discovered that he works at a CBS affiliate.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers does not use its "safe interior" prize backdrop.
  • On Tuesday, the first show taped with the third group of games, Drew attempts to do Bob's "37 hours" joke in Range Game but, in his own words, "butchers it;" it has never been mentioned again since.


Week 5 (1,407 – 408xK): November 14, 15, 27, 7, & 21

  • Originally scheduled for November 12-16.
  • Wednesday's show is the first episode taped with Drew hosting. During the raucous applause for his first entrance, he assures the audience that, "It's gonna be okay, I swear!"


Week 6 (1,408 – 409xK): December 11, October 25, 22, 19, & 26

  • Originally scheduled for November 19-23.
  • On Thursday, November 22, CBS airs three episodes of The Price Is Right on the East Coast, at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30 EST.


Week 7 (1,409 – 410xK): November 26, 5, 9, 29, & 30

  • Originally scheduled for November 26-30.
  • As the show moves into Drew's sixth through tenth taping sessions, more pricing games begin to return to the rotation; the 9th taping session overflows into the 10th, as does the 10th into the 11th, due to four tapings being cancelled on account of Drew being sick. The tapings follow the same basic pattern as the first group, with all six shows in a given set drawing from a pool of the same several "new" games and the same few "old" games. The episodes from these sessions comprise the season's 7th through 12th weeks. The "new" games from this period are as follows:
    • Session 6: Danger Price, Now....or Then, Pathfinder, and Magic #, along with Any Number, Double Prices, and Golden Road.
    • Session 7: Hole in One, Secret "X", Make Your Move, and Coming or Going, along with 3 Strikes, Dice Game, and Barker's Bargain Bar.
    • Session 8: Most Expensive, Check Game, 2 for the Price of 1, and Let 'em Roll, along with Money Game, Cliff Hangers, and Triple Play.
    • Session 9/10: Swap Meet, 1 Wrong Price, Flip Flop, Pass the Buck, and Balance Game, along with Lucky $even and Plinko; on the final episode of the group, Lucky $even is replaced by Push Over.
    • Session 10/11: Five Price Tags, Buy or Sell, and Shopping Spree, along with Squeeze Play, Grand Game, Switch?, and Cover Up.
  • On the second show of the sixth taping session, the "money win" graphics that adopted the Pricedown font on the season premiere, as well as the ones in It's in the Bag and 1/2 Off, are changed again, this time to a more free-flowing font; after the first two tapings of the seventh session, they are changed to a more condensed version of this font, and the dollar sign is replaced with the Pricedown dollar sign.
  • At either the sixth or seventh taping session, the 2007 music package debuts.
  • At the seventh taping session, the new TPIR logo is added to some of the lights hanging from the ceiling; these logos are sometimes visible in shots from the jib camera.
  • At the ninth taping session, a TPIR logo is painted on the floor of the raised stage in the back of the audience.
  • Beginning at the ninth taping session, the LED lights around the Big Doors flash different colors on the left and right during the opening.
  • At the second taping of the tenth session, the Showcase Showdown split-screen shot is reinstated, although the full left side of the screen is now used to display Drew and the contestant instead of the traditional arrow shot.
  • On Monday, Golden Road's prize coves and gold dots return.
  • Starting on Monday, the Magic # prop is positioned at a different angle, making its depth more obvious to the viewer.
  • On Monday, Wayne Newton appears to help present a trip to Las Vegas in Double Prices.
  • Tuesday's show is Tamiko's first episode.
  • On Tuesday, the prices and prize labels in Secret "X" are redone with the More or Less font.
  • On Wednesday, the Check Game checks are redone. Most notable among the changes: The new TPIR logo is pasted in the upper-left corner; the check number changes from 4620 to 1133; and the non-numerical portions of "TODAY, 20NOW" are printed in Dom Casual.
  • On Wednesday, the grocery prices in Let 'em Roll are changed to the Dom Casual font.
  • On Wednesday, the white lights in the "2 for the Price of 1" sign are changed to pink.
  • On Thursday, the Barker Silver Dollars in Balance Game are replaced with Drew Dollars; unlike the former, which were actual coins, the Drew Dollars are metal slugs with decals on them.
  • On Friday, the car prices in Five Price Tags are redone in a slightly bulkier font.


Week 8 (1,410 – 411xK): November 12, December 4, 5, 3, & 7

  • Originally scheduled for December 3-7.
  • On Tuesday, the small prize labels and prices in Pathfinder are redone in the More or Less font.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the jib camera is used to shoot the main gameplay of Pathfinder.
  • On Thursday, the Big Wheel appears in a showcase centered around a wild west showdown.


Week 9 (1,411 – 412xK): November 19, December 10, 12, & 14, November 2

  • Originally scheduled for December 10-14.
  • On Monday, 1 Wrong Price is played for three trips; on this episode, it uses the same trip staging as Most Expensive, with its prize backdrops absent.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase is centered around Match Game.


Week 10 (1,412 – 413xK): January 9, 8, 7, 10, & 11

  • Originally scheduled for January 7-11.
  • At this point, due to the unusual nature of this season's schedule, the episode order skips over two weeks comprised mostly of Christmas shows to early January, when the last three weeks of shows from the second set of taping sessions air. Despite airing after episodes that they technically come before, the airdates given here for these shows are correct. It is not entirely unreasonable to disregard any sort of dating for these three weeks, as they were originally planned without taking into account the schedule interruptions that occur at and after Christmas.


Week 11 (1,413 – 414xK): January 17, 15, 16, 14, & 18

  • Originally scheduled for January 14-18.


Week 12 (1,414 – 415xK): November 16, January 29, 23-25

  • Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Friday's show features the first appearance of the "The Prize De-Garbagizer" showcase.


Week 13 (1,415 – 416xK): December 17-21

  • At this point, the episode order skips back to December for two weeks comprised mostly of Christmas shows, along with non-Christmas-themed episodes #4161K and #4175K.
  • Beginning on Monday, the creation of pricing game lineups goes back to normal, with each show drawing from the full active rotation minus games Drew has not learned yet and the remaining 18 pricing games gradually trickling back in.
  • On Monday, Pocket ¢hange, Side by Side, and Bullseye return to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Monday, the envelope holder previously seen on the October 12, 2005, episode returns to Pocket ¢hange permanently.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the set is decorated for Christmas.
  • The garland border used on Season 34's Christmas shows again replaces the light border in the opening this Tuesday through next Tuesday.
  • On this Tuesday through next Monday, the third line of the opening is extended to, "It's Christmas week on television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!"
  • The opening titles on this Tuesday through next Monday are "Merry Christmas", first in English and then in two other, varying languages.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers does not use its "safe interior" prize backdrop.
  • From this Wednesday through next Tuesday, the opening titles are red with green borders.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 14 (1,416 – 417xK): December 24 & 25, January 4

  • Despite airing over the course of twelve days, these three episodes are considered to be a single week with shows for Monday, Tuesday, and Friday; however, they were created with the knowledge that they would not all air at once, so no attempt was made to keep games from Monday and Tuesday from repeating on Friday.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas through Tuesday.
  • On Monday, Freeze Frame returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Tuesday only, the first line of the opening is extended to, "It's Christmas Day, and here it comes!"
  • Tuesday's opening titles are "Christmas Day is here", "Merry Christmas to all!", and "Let the merriment begin!"
  • Rich is shown on-camera on Tuesday.
  • The presence on Friday of the same "new" games from Week 13's Monday show is intentional; the two episodes were taped on the same day.


Week 15 (1,417 – 418xK): January 28, 21, 30, 31, February 1

  • Originally scheduled for January 28-February 1.
  • At this point, the episode order jumps ahead again, this time to January 28.
  • Around this time, the show's logo begins to always slide onto the screen again during the first closed-captioning intro.
  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • In Wednesday's opening, Drew comes through Door #2 carrying his son, Connor.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Credit Card and Switcheroo return to the pricing game rotation.


Week 16 (1,418 – 419xK): February 4-8

  • On Monday, a telephone ticket plug is introduced; it rotates with the e-ticket plug, appearing on shows that were late Wednesday tapings (under normal circumstances, this translates to once every six episodes).
  • Monday's first showcase is a rare appearance of the long-since-discontinued "The Price Is Right News."
  • On Tuesday, More or Less returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • As of Tuesday, the car in More or Less is revealed immediately after the first three prizes.
  • On Thursday, the light border recording is fixed so that it reaches the edge of the picture.
  • On Thursday's show only, the "$1,000" graphic in Clock Game reverts to the Pricedown version seen earlier in the season.
  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Number returns to the pricing game rotation.


Week 17 (1,419 – 420xK): February 11-15

  • On Monday, Master Key returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • As of Wednesday, Adam Sandler is promoted to the position of associate producer.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the opening titles are altered so that they appear to have orange light shimmering off of them.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, all three opening titles spin back to the center of the screen.
  • On Wednesday, the price tag graphics in Clock Game are redone with all white text and a more two-dimensional appearance.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Wednesday, the prices in Check-Out are redone in the Dom Casual font.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, a thick, black outline is placed around the TPIR logo at the end of the credits on most episodes; the previous version of the logo continues to appear sporadically.
  • On Thursday, a new, literally flashier "$50,000" graphic is introduced for the Plinko intro.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Clearance Sale returns to the pricing game rotation.


Week 18 (1,420 – 421xK): February 18-22 + Friday night

  • MDS 17 (#024SP) airs on Friday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Spelling Bee returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • As of Monday, the cards in Spelling Bee are each worth $1,000.
  • In Monday's Now....or Then, the prices for the Yuban coffee and the Phillip's remedy are reversed at the start of the game; they are fixed off-camera before gameplay begins.
  • On Tuesday, Bonkers returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Wednesday, Stack the Deck returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Wednesday, the second cue used during the intro of 1/2 Off is replaced with a harp/drum sting.
  • On Wednesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Magic #'s "stopping" sound effect is reinstated.
  • On Thursday, Barker's Marker$ returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Thursday, Barker's Marker$'s name is changed to "Make Your Mark."
  • To reflect the new name, Make Your Mark contestants now place the markers on the board themselves; additionally, the markers are now referred to as "marks."
  • On Thursday, Make Your Mark debuts a new logo and a new, yellow color scheme.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the Showcase Showdown and pricing game "money win" graphics are shaded white, and the graphics for the Showcase winner's total are literally flashier than before.
  • As of Thursday, the LED lighting around the Big Doors no longer changes colors during the credits.
  • One of this week's two playings of Bonus Game -- probably Friday's -- is a substitution for Shell Game.
Primetime
  • Several changes are made to $1,000,000 Spectaculars beginning with this episode:
    • MDSs are now shot in HD.
    • The Big Wheel no longer offers $1,000,000; instead, the cash prizes are five times those offered in daytime ($5,000 for the initial dollar, $25,000 for a green section in a bonus spin, and $50,000 for a dollar in a bonus spin). The $1,000,000 is now offered in the Showcase, where it is awarded as a bonus for achieving a Double Showcase Win; to facilitate this, the Double Showcase range for MDSs is increased to $1,000 or less. Additionally, one pricing game in each MDS is designated as a "$1,000,000 game;" fulfilling a specified requirement in this game will cause the contestant to win $1,000,000 along with its regular prize.
    • A music sting and a spinning "$1,000,000" graphic are used when the $1,000,000 game is announced; the sting and graphic are also used when Drew explains how to win the million dollars in the Showcase. Additionally, the graphic appears if the million dollars is won; in the Showcase, it appears in lieu of the "Double $howcase Winner" graphic.
    • A million dollar win prompts the firing of a confetti cannon.
    • The opening now includes a new light border that is sprinkled with G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
    • The opening spiel becomes, "Tonight, from the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, a very special primetime edition of America's longest-running game show! Fabulous cars, amazing prizes, and millions of dollars can all be won tonight on The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular!"
    • The MDS logo is altered to simply feature the "$1,000,000 Spectacular" banner under the Carey logo introduced on the season premiere. Two versions of this logo exist -- one using the hollow version of the logo from the daytime opening, and one using the filled-in version. The hollow version appears in the opening and the end of the credits, and the filled-in version appears in the corner of the screen during the consolation prize plugs.
    • Drew is introduced as "The star of The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular."
    • Drew wears a tuxedo.
    • The Big Doors have a pattern of alternating light and dark squares that each contain, respectively, dark and light squares; their color schemes are the same as those of the daytime doors. The asterisk blocks on each door have their purple backgrounds replaced with the main color from that door; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
    • The logo on the Big Doors is the daytime logo with black borders and "light bulbs" drawn around its edges; "$1,000,000 Spectacular" is no longer present on the doors.
    • The stars that are shone on the Big Doors are no longer replaced with dollar signs during Showcase Showdowns; additionally, the stars are now shone only on the white area surrounding the doors.
    • The stage floor is covered with a reflective, black surface; this flooring conceals the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
    • The Turntable walls have a dark blue color scheme instead of the purples found on the daytime show; the classic logo found on the turning panel is replaced with a marbled, silver, Pricedown dollar sign.
    • A strip of chase lights is placed along the floor at the edge of the stage.
    • The audience curtains, minus the lights and shapes, are extended all the way to the Turntable to conceal the producers' table.
    • The first Showcase Showdown and fourth game now occur within the same act, as do the fifth and sixth games; additionally, depending upon the episode, the second game occurs in the same act as either the first game or the third game.
    • Music stings are used when returning from commercial before the second/third game and the fifth game.
    • The separator in the Big Wheel split-screen shot is a shiny gold instead of a plain yellow.
    • The show's theme plays briefly at the end of the first Showcase Showdown before Drew throws to Rich to begin Act 4.
    • MDSs no longer have mid-show bumpers.
    • The first and third wipes during the consolation prize plugs has vertical portions of the screen flipping over one by one from left to right, similar to the Plinko sign; the second wipe has the entire screen flipping over, a la the price panels in That's Too Much!. The background seen during the second wipe is the same one used on the daytime show, albeit purple instead of blue. The first and third wipes were changed prior to this taping on the daytime show; they make their first appearance there next Monday when the tapedates catch up.
    • The third wipe in the consolation prize plugs goes to a wide shot of the audience as Rich announces, "Remember, there's another chance at a million dollars coming up...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!" After this, the screen wipes to the Big Wheel.
    • The nighttime Showcase podiums have had their edges redone the same way as the daytime podiums, except for the portion around the word "Showcase." The main part of the podiums now has the new MDS logo on a solid light blue background. Unlike their daytime counterparts, the nighttime showcase description cards have not had their font changed.
  • This set of MDSs, which runs through #029SP, uses five Barker's Beauties.
  • On this episode, the first and second games are in the same act.
  • During this MDS's opening only, confetti cannons are fired as Drew greets the audience.
  • The $1,000,000 game is One Away. The requirement for winning the million dollars is getting the car's price right on the first turn.
  • Push Over is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,421 – 422xK): February 25-29 + night of April 11

  • MDS 18 (#025SP) airs on the night of Friday, April 11; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Take Two returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Monday, the first and third consolation plug wipes first seen on MDS 17 become permanent.
  • On Thursday, the hypocycloid background that appeared behind the phone number on the first three appearances of the telephone ticket plug is done away with.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, Check Game's think cue is used in Push Over.
  • On Friday, Joker was originally scheduled to re-enter the pricing game rotation; however, after the lineup was made, Roger decided to retire it, and Bonus Game was played in its place.
Primetime
  • Triple Play does not use its standard car cues or its logo wipe.
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
  • The prices and grocery labels in It's in the Bag are redone in the Dom Casual font; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
  • The "$150 Range" text on Range Game's rangefinder is redone in the More or Less font; this carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Safe Crackers, which is played for a car. The requirement for winning the million dollars is to win the game and then risk the prizes by playing the game again with the price of the car, with the stipulation that numbers can repeat (although as it turned out, none did). For this format, the total value of the prize package is not revealed, and a second set of dials is added to the upper part of the door; the dials are revealed if the contestant succeeds in opening the safe the first time.


Week 20 (1,422 – 423xK): March 3-7 + night of Friday, April 4

  • MDS 19 (#026SP) airs on the night of Friday, April 4; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Daytime
  • On Tuesday, Step Up returns to the pricing game rotation; all 73 active games are now being played again.
  • During Tuesday's Step Up, Drew states that he has now learned "all 75 games;" this now-incorrect count was given to him before Poker Game and Joker were retired.
Primetime
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Clock Game. The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game within ten seconds; such a win technically awards $1,005,000, as the standard nighttime bonus of $5,000 for winning the game is still present.
  • Most Expensive is played for three trips.


Week 21 (1,423 – 424xK): March 10-14 + night of Friday, February 29

  • MDS 20 (#027SP) airs on the night of Friday, February 29; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Daytime
  • Tuesday's show is Drew's 100th episode.
  • On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5.
  • For six episodes beginning this Wednesday, four Beauties appear on each show.
  • On Wednesday, the MDS light border and the color-coordinated G-T asterisk boxes on the Big Doors are adopted on the daytime show.
  • On Wednesday only, the orange portions of the opening titles become a "hot" shade of white.
  • On Thursday, the opening title graphics last seen on February 12 return; their color now changes from day to day. Despite this reversion, all three titles continue to spin back toward the center of the screen.
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, That's Too Much! uses Line em Up's think music.
Primetime
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
  • Range Game and Grocery Game are both played for a car.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Range Game. The requirement for winning the million dollars is guessing the prize's price exactly; the contestant may only choose from the prices covered by the rangefinder after pressing the button.


Week 22 (1,424 – 425xK): March 17-19

  • Only three shows, on Monday through Wednesday.
  • On Monday, Range Game's redone rangefinder with the More or Less font carries over to the daytime show.
  • On Tuesday only, the version of the show's logo displayed at the end of the credits is the one that appeared on the Big Doors in Seasons 25-29.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the "$10,000" graphic in Grand Game is red instead of green.
  • Wednesday's show features the final appearance of the "Salute to the Four Seasons" showcase.
  • Wednesday is Gwendolyn's last episode before going on maternity leave; a cake is brought out for her during the credits.


Week 23 (1,425 – 426xK): March 24-28

  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, the Big Wheel is staged nearly flush against the Big Doors.
  • On Monday, the telephone ticket plug moves to early Monday tapings.
  • Monday's show is Amber's first episode.
  • On Thursday, It's in the Bag's new Dom Casual price and grocery labels carry over to the daytime show.


Week 24 (1,426 – 427xK): March 31-April 4 + night of Friday, March 7

  • MDS 21 (#028SP) airs on the night of Friday, March 7; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Daytime
  • On this week's shows, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5 or Act 6.
  • On Tuesday, the LED lights around the Big Doors go back to only flashing one color at a time during the opening.
  • On Tuesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • Tuesday's show features an April Fool's showcase "designed to make your life much easier" in which all of the prizes are things that don't really exist. It consists of a stato-intellicator, a high-tech device which will delicate your stordoite cylinder, authenticate as well as organize all of your acetylcolene, and also serve as a beautiful gelatin moulde; a state-of-the-art trans-rebounder, which allows you to apply advanced synticator technology, gives access to the tryptophane right on the exterior housing, and includes an extra-long cord for easy access and reliability; and a trip via baggage class on OCD Air, the airline that gets you there on time even though it's not the cleanest, to exotic Boguslovania, where you can enjoy such tasty national cuisine as tripetarts and view No Way Palace from Shortsight Tower. The real showcase is a Corvette convertible, making this only the third known showcase in history to consist of only one prize.
  • On Tuesday, the version of the credits logo used only sporadically since February 13 returns permanently.
  • On Thursday, the prices, grocery labels, and "$500" flag in Hole in One are redone in the More or Less font.
  • On Thursday, the fronts of the tees in Hole in One are redone in black.
  • On Thursday, three flat golf balls are added to the base of the "Hole in One" sign.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
Primetime
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Plinko. The requirement for winning the million dollars is putting at least three Plinko chips in the center slot to earn an extra "golden Plinko chip," which must then itself be dropped in the center slot.


Week 25 (1,427 – 428xK): April 7-11

  • MDS 22 (#029SP) airs on the night of Friday, March 14; originally scheduled for this Friday night.
Daytime
  • On this week's shows, Drew plugs Friday night's MDS at the start of Act 5 or Act 6.
  • On Wednesday, the telephone ticket plug moves from early Monday tapings back to late Wednesday tapings.
Primetime
  • Switch? is played for two cars.
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
  • The $1,000,000 game is 1/2 Off. The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game, giving up the $25,000, and finding the $1,000,000 check hidden in one of the 15 remaining boxes. If the game is won, Door #2 closes briefly and then reopens with the eliminated boxes popped back up.
  • MDS is the first show taped with the Hole in One set changes from last Thursday's daytime show.
  • As on the '86 Specials, Hole in One's bonus for getting the groceries exactly right is increased to $1,000 for MDSs only.
  • The "$1,000" flag used for Hole in One on this episode is written in the More or Less font and has a darker color scheme similar to that of the original "$500" flag. As Hole in One is not played on any other MDSs, this is the only time this prop is used.
  • On this episode, a Jaguar is offered; this is the first foreign car to appear on the show in approximately 15 years.


Week 26 (1,428 – 429xK): April 14-18

  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car.


Week 27 (1,429 – 430xK): April 21-25

  • On Tuesday, Card Game's starting bid is increased to $15,000.
  • On Thursday and Friday, Drew plugs next week's MDS at the beginning of Act 5.


Week 28 (1,430 – 431xK): April 28-May 2 + night of Wednesday, May 21

  • MDS 23 (#030SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, May 21; originally scheduled for this Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • On this week's shows, Drew plugs this or next week's MDS at the beginning of Act 5.
  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
Primetime
  • The dollar signs shown against the Big Doors during primetime Showcase Showdowns up through Season 35 are now displayed against the audience curtains throughout the show; to facilitate this, the lights above the audience are dimmed throughout the show.
  • This set of MDSs, which runs through #033SP, uses seven Barker's Beauties.
  • The end of the opening is altered very slightly, with Rich now saying, "You are the first four contestants tonight on The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular!"
  • Drew is now introduced on MDSs simply as "The star of The Price Is Right."
  • On this set of MDSs, a spotlight is shone on Drew as he comes through the Big Doors.
  • Starting on this MDS, when Drew comes through the Big Doors, all of the Beauties except for whoever is handing off the microphone join him and accompany him across the stage.
  • The "$1,000,000" graphic now slides onto the screen from the right; it is also accompanied by a different piece of music than before.
  • As of this MDS, the show's theme no longer plays at the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
  • Beginning on this MDS, trip videos formatted for fullscreen display a graphic of the silver dollar sign and dark blue squares from the Turntable wall in the areas of the screen only visible in widescreen; this carries over to the daytime show when it begins broadcasting in HD next season.
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the third game.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Cover Up. The requirement for winning the million dollars is winning the game on the first turn.
  • Double Prices is played for a car.
  • Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed to, "Don't forget, somebody could still win a million dollars! And now, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"
  • The primetime Double Showcase range is reduced to $500 or less.


Week 29 (1,431 – 432xK): May 5-9 + night of Wednesday, May 14

  • MDS 24 (#031SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, May 14; originally scheduled for this Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • On this week's shows, Drew plugs this or next week's MDS at the beginning of Act 5 or 6.
  • On Wednesday, the show begins offering Hondas manufactured in the US on a regular basis again; for the time being, these remain the only foreign cars used.
Primetime
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same half as the third game.
  • For this MDS, Punch a Bunch's primetime top prize is increased to $50,000.
  • For this MDS, Punch a Bunch's nighttime slip distribution is completely redone. There is now one $50,000 slip; three $25,000 slips; 10 $5,000 slips; and 12 slips each of $1,000, $500, and $100. Additionally, four of the slips now have a "Second Chance" on them; which ones is not known.
  • The dollar signs on the hole covers in Punch a Bunch are redone in the Pricedown font; this change later carries over to the daytime show, although it does not occur immediately.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Punch a Bunch. The requirement for winning the million dollars is finding the $50,000 slip on the first punch.
  • Grocery Game is played for three rooms of furniture, using all three Big Doors.
  • Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed again, this time to, "Don't forget, somebody could still win a million dollars tonight...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"


Week 30 (1,432 – 433xK): May 12-16 + night of Wednesday, May 7

  • MDS 25 (#032SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, May 7; originally scheduled for this Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • On this week's shows, Drew plugs this or next week's MDS at the beginning of Act 5 or 6.
  • On Tuesday, the prize labels and corresponding prices in Take Two are redone in a smaller font.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the LED lights around the Big Doors begin to change colors during the credits again.
  • Beginning on Thursday, Hi Lo is concealed behind the Giant Price Tag; the game is no longer revealed before its prize. The counter is also placed at a different angle to accommodate its new staging.
  • On Friday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
Primetime
  • Starting on this MDS, Drew is not accompanied during the opening by the Beauties who are assigned to model the first Item up for Bids.
  • 1 Wrong Price is played for three cars -- specifically, three different models of the Mini Cooper. The game uses its normal staging, with all three cars behind Door #2.
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Plinko.
  • Rich's spiel at the end of the consolation prize plugs is changed yet again, this time to, "Don't forget, someone could still win $1,000,000...but first, here's Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown!"


Week 31 (1,433 – 434xK): May 19-23 + night of Wednesday, April 30

  • MDS 26 (#033SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, April 30; originally scheduled for this Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Drew plugs Wednesday night's MDS at the start of Act 5.
  • On Wednesday, the stars displayed above the Big Doors are changed to Pricedown dollar signs.
  • On Friday, the symbols above the doors change again, this time to G-T asterisks.
  • On Friday, the fronts of the tees in Hole in One become yellow again, and the golf balls are removed from the base of the sign.
  • Friday features the third and final appearance of the "The Prize De-Garbagizer" showcase.
Primetime
  • This episodes opens with the million dollar winners from MDSs 17, 19, and 21 being shown one at a time, holding giant checks for $1,000,000 and saying, "My name is (insert name), and I won a million dollars on The Price Is Right," as the theme plays. The three are then shown together saying, "We did it; so can you! Come on down!" After this, the show cuts to the standard opening. Logically, this segment should have appeared at the beginning of episode #030SP; it was presumably attached to this program because it was the first show from this set of MDSs to air on CBS.
  • On this episode, the second game is in the same act as the first game.
  • The $1,000,000 game is Switcheroo. The requirement for winning the million dollars is getting everything right on the first turn.
  • During Pathfinder, a part of the price display normally only visible during Add 'em Up is seen thanks to an unusual camera angle.


Week 32 (1,434 – 435xK): May 26-30

  • Thursday's show features the final playing of Buy or Sell.
  • On Thursday, instead of flashing at varying degrees of brightness during the opening and the credits, the lights on the audience curtains flash completely off.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the G-T asterisks over the Big Doors are bathed in orange light.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car.


Week 33 (1,435 – 436xK): June 2-6

  • Monday's show features the 1,000th playing of 1 Right Price.
  • On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch's Pricedown dollar signs from MDS 24 are brought to the daytime show; the dollar signs are now purple instead of yellow.
  • On Friday, Shane returns from her maternity leave.


Week 34 (1,436 – 437xK): June 9-13

  • Beginning on Tuesday, the hypocycloid background seen in the consolation prize plugs uses different color schemes on different episodes, although it is still blue the majority of the time.
  • On Friday, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team appears during the Showcase to help present a trip to Greece, where they played in the 2004 Summer Olympics.


Week 35 (1,437 – 438xK): June 16-20

  • On Wednesday, Range Game and Cliff Hangers are both played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played with Check Game's think music.


Week 36 (1,438 – 439xK): June 23-27

  • On Monday, Drew enters through the audience for Golden Road.
  • On Tuesday, the e-ticket plug is redone to reflect the new design of CBS.com.
  • On Thursday, Rich is shown on-camera.
  • Thursday features the final appearance of the "First Bank of Price" showcase.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 37 (1,439 – 440xK): June 30-July 4

  • Beginning with Wednesday's episode, the daytime show is taped in HD; however, it is still broadcast in SD for the remainder of the season.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the graphical logos seen in the opening, the closed-captioning plugs, and the consolation prize plugs are somewhat larger and crisper; this is likely a by-product of the transition to HD.
  • On Wednesday, a new wall panel is added at the far left of the Turntable that can be opened and closed to reveal or block the producers' table.
  • On Wednesday, the G-T asterisks displayed above the Big Doors are again changed to Pricedown dollar signs; additionally, the orange lights that previously shone against that area are done away with.
  • On Wednesday, the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are absent.
  • On Wednesday, an extra bracket is added to the platform that holds the keys in Master Key, presumably to keep them from swinging.
  • On Wednesday, the transition between the first two consolation prizes is replaced with the version used on the MDSs.
  • On Wednesday, the yellow separator seen in the Big Wheel split-screen shot is replaced with the gold separator from the MDSs.
  • Wednesday features the final appearance of the "Home Improvements" showcase.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the "$50,000" graphic in Plinko is changed to the same font as the other "money win" graphics; it remains green.
  • Friday's show is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the holiday, and fireworks are displayed above the Big Doors instead of Pricedown dollar signs.
    • The opening uses a graphic of a flapping American flag in place of the light border; the graphic is outside of a "frame" with chasing streaks of white and blue.
    • The opening spiel is, "It's the Fourth of July. Happy birthday, America! Let's celebrate with television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!"
    • The show opens to the sounds of "Stars and Stripes Forever;" "Walking" begins playing shortly after Rich calls the first contestant.
    • The opening titles are "Happy Birthday America!", "Light the Fireworks!", and "232 Years and Still Going Strong!"
    • The opening titles are red with white light shimmering off of them.
    • Presumably as a reference to the American flag, the star wipe seen during Bob's entrance from the late '80s through the start of Season 31 is used as transition a number of times throughout the show.
    • The flag graphic from the opening, no longer in motion, is also used as a background during the consolation prize plugs.
  • Beginning on Friday, the "extra" panel of the Turntable wall, which as of Wednesday is no longer the leftmost panel, is covered with a yellow audience curtain.


Week 38 (1,440 – 441xK): July 10, 8, 9, 7, 11.

  • Originally scheduled for July 7-11.
  • This week's Monday and Thursday shows were intentionally aired out of order due to a comment Drew makes on Thursday about "a big party we had over the weekend" after he accidentally explains Credit Card during Shopping Spree.
  • Wednesday's 1 Right Price is announced on-air as being the game's 1,000th playing; in reality, it is the 1,003rd.
  • On Wednesday, the graphics for the telephone ticket plug are redesigned.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played with Check Game's think music.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car.


Week 39 (1,441 – 442xK): July 14-17

  • Season finale week; only four shows.
  • Summer reruns begin on Friday.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • After Thursday's show, the 6,921st episode, FremantleMedia fires Roger; Fingers succeeds him as producer, with Adam Sandler being promoted from associate producer to co-producer.


Season 37 ('08-'09)

Pricing game calendar for Season 37, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,442 – 443xK): September 22-26

  • Beginning on Monday, the daytime show is broadcast in HD.
  • On Monday, Mike Richards is added to the staff as Syd's co-executive producer.
  • In Monday's opening, "Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!" is replaced with "The first show of our 37th year on CBS!"
  • Monday's opening titles are "37 Years!", "Now In High-Definition", and "Better Than Ever!".
  • Beginning on Monday, the Big Doors and Turntable walls from the MDSs are used on the daytime show.
  • On this week's shows, the set is decorated for the start of the new season.
  • As of Monday, the light strips around the Big Doors remain light blue through the entire show except for the Showcase Showdowns, during which they still turn red; this lasts until sometime in the spring.
  • On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three cars; the game's standard prize backdrops are not present on this playing.
  • Monday's show features the debut of Gas Money.
  • Roger had originally planned to introduce a new pricing game every day this week; however, budget issues with CBS ended up causing all of them besides Gas Money to be cancelled (although Tuesday's game, Do the Math, would ultimately be introduced during Season 42).
  • Gas Money was originally played by having the contestant guess the car's price first, and then eliminate the remaining prices one at a time.
  • Beginning on Monday, the logo spins into position as it slides onto the screen during the first closed-captioning intro.
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel is redone, with the lights, space separators, and split-screen separator in silver and the numbers in a slightly different font; additionally, the borders are redone with a red-orange version of the Turntable wall, complete with a silver dollar sign (albeit studded, not flat) on each side. Also, the scoreboard is now attached to the wall itself instead of being at the top of a post. In addition, a new, rectangular Showcase Showdown carpet is introduced, with red and orange squares around the edges and an orange G-T asterisk under the scoreboard.
  • On Monday, the cash awards for bonus spins in the Showcase Showdown are increased; the green sections are now worth $10,000, and the dollar is worth $25,000.
  • Beginning on Monday, the "Turntable wall" graphics shown in the widescreen-only portion of the screen during trip videos carry over to the daytime show; they are also used during the e-ticket plug.
  • On Monday, the first and third transitions during the consolation prize plugs are changed to diagonal wipes.
  • Tuesday's Check Game was originally scheduled as the debut of Do the Math.
  • On Tuesday, Check Game's win range is raised to $7,000-$8,000.
  • On Tuesday, the font of the dollar signs below Check Game's price displays is changed, making them noticeably larger than the rest of the text.
  • On Thursday, Golden Road is played for a boat.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,443 – 444xK): December 1, September 29, December 2-4

  • Originally scheduled for September 29-October 3.
  • On the first five shows taped for this season, which were recorded before Week 1 and include all of this week's shows except for Tuesday, the Big Wheel takes on a vastly different color scheme: All of the black on the wheel itself is painted purple; the black edges of the prop are painted green; and the side panels, which are also painted purple, are covered with small Pricedown dollar signs in a lighter shade of purple, resembling a miniaturized version of the pattern used in that spot for much of the 1980s. The post-less scoreboard, altered numbers, and silver Pricedown dollar signs seen in Week 1 are present; the carpet, however, is the same one used through the end of Season 36. The remaining changes seen in Week 1 were instituted after Drew, who had not been informed of the purple repaint before it happened, reacted to the new color scheme extremely negatively.
  • On the episodes with the purple Big Wheel, the Showcase Showdown's split-screen separator graphic is green.
  • On the episodes with the purple Big Wheel, the "money win" graphics for the Showcase Showdown are purple instead of red.
  • On all shows this week except for Tuesday, the logo in the first closed-captioning intro simply slides onto the screen, as it did during Season 36.
  • On Tuesday's show, which was the last episode taped at the premiere week session, all aspects of the Showcase Showdown are identical to those in Week 1.
  • On Monday only, the first and third transitions during the consolation prize plugs use a wipe in an "X" pattern.
  • Mike Richards is not on staff for any shows this week except for Tuesday's, as most of the week was taped before he was hired; however, his name appears to have been edited into some of their credit rolls despite this.
  • On Tuesday, a silhouette of a car is added behind Gas Money's prices.
  • On Tuesday, Grocery Game's prices are redone in the More or Less font.
  • On Tuesday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch's top prize is increased to $25,000, with one of the $10,000 slips being changed to a $25,000 slip.
  • On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Some of this week's episodes that were rescheduled to December feature "Win at Home" segments after their second Showcase Showdowns; this contest is described in more detail in Week 4. As the segments were added to the episodes well after their intended airdates, they are presented in the form introduced during Week 8.


Week 3 (1,444 – 445xK): December 5, October 2, September 30, October 1, October 3

  • Originally scheduled for October 6-10.
  • Mike Richards is not on staff on this week's Monday or Tuesday shows, which were both taped before he was hired.
  • Monday's show is the last of the episodes with the purple Big Wheel.
  • On Monday, Plinko is accidentally played with a rigged board when a set of guide wires that had been installed to ensure that all the chips dropped during the taping of a commercial would land in $10,000 is not removed before the show; this results in the contestant winning $30,000 before anyone realized what was happening. This portion of the game was edited out of the show and completely redone with the board set up legitimately; the contestant was awarded the $30,000, but none of it was counted toward her official winnings for purposes of placement in the Showcase Showdown or the Showcase.
  • On Tuesday, the last show of the taping session with the purple Big Wheel episodes, the Showcase Showdowns utilize the replica of the Big Wheel from the The Price Is Right LIVE! stage show in Las Vegas while the real Big Wheel is de-purpled and redone with its appearance that debuted in Week 1. The Vegas wheel is best described as a smaller, knock-off-ish duplicate of the real wheel's appearance from the late '80s through the end of Season 36.
  • Like the purple wheel episodes, Tuesday's show utilizes the red and yellow Big Wheel carpet seen through the end of Season 36.
  • On Tuesday, probably due to the absence of the real Big Wheel, the wheel's beeps are badly out of synch and are clearly being controlled from the sound effects booth.
  • On Wednesday, the Big Wheel's appearance and graphics from Week 1 return permanently.
  • For two playings beginning on Thursday, 3 Strikes stops being played for luxury cars.
  • For two playings beginning on Thursday, the first number in the car's price in 3 Strikes is revealed at the beginning of the game.
  • On Thursday, for the first time since February 20, 1998, 3 Strikes is played with all three strike chips; this was intended to be a permanent change but ended up only happening on one episode.
  • Beginning on Friday, the opening titles having spinning rays of light radiating from their centers.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Friday, Rich is frequently involved on-camera in the Showcase.


Week 4 (1,445 – 446xK): October 6-10

  • Originally scheduled for October 13-17.
  • Tuesday's show has Season 37's only playing of Triple Play.
  • On Tuesday, after the first two games are lost, Drew promises the third onstage contestant, a college student studying the piano, that he'll let him play the piano later in the show if he wins his game; he does win, and Drew indeed lets him play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" as the commercial outro for the first part of the Showcase.
  • Tuesday's show features a showcase that involves Rich reading prize descriptions under ridiculous circumstances; he subsequently signs off from the show with his lungs filled with helium.
  • On Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the Showcase Showdown's split-screen separator graphic changes back to gold.
  • Thursday's show features the final playing of Barker's Marker$/Make Your Mark.
  • On Thursday, Drew explains Make Your Mark incorrectly, stating that the contestant will win the $500 regardless of the game's outcome as long as he does not move the third marker; in lieu of having to inform him of his mistake, the staff declares his faulty description to be the "new rules" in the middle of the taping. This incident was directly responsible for the game's retirement following this episode.
  • Starting on Thursday, the first part of the Showcase opens with a close-up of the right-hand "The Price Is Right" sign behind the audience followed by a pan of the audience, accompanied by music; the pan is followed by a dissolve to the Turntable.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the same change made to the first part of the Showcase on Thursday is made to the second part of the Showcase, albeit with no music.
  • On Monday, October 13, a "Win at Home" contest begins in which a prize is shown for viewers to bid on after Act 3 three days per week; viewers enter the contest via touch-tone phones. The contest is also plugged in an onscreen graphic that appears during the second Showcase Showdown. Due to shows airing out of order, no episodes from this week were actually broadcast the week of October 13, and as such, none of them feature the contest; however, they would have if the reschedulings caused by the purple Big Wheel had not occurred.


Week 5 (1,446 – 447xK): October 20-24

  • This week's shows have four Barker's Beauties; each day, three of the regular Beauties are joined by one of five finalists in a national competition who are vying for the chance to appear for a whole week later in the season, on January 12-16. Viewers are able to vote for their favorite model at PriceIsRight.com and CBS.com.
  • On this week's shows, the second opening title is "Model Search Week" (or, on Thursday and Friday, "Model Search Week!").
  • On this week's shows, the TPIR logo on the raised stage in the back of the audience is surrounded by a black carpet.
  • As this week's shows were taped out of order, several changes appear on them that do not take effect permanently until later in the season:
    • The opening does not utilize the light border.
    • The front of Rich's podium is a green wall with a yellow G-T asterisk, similar to the frame of Door #3.
    • The Clam is redone with the square pattern from Door #2 and three silver Pricedown dollar signs, and its interior is repainted as something of a neon rainbow; additionally, the Clam's rear wall has lights installed on it, along with light-up G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds.
    • The octagonal trip skins are replaced with a trip skin-shaped green screen; this results in the cameras not being able to show Door #3 opening when it conceals a trip. Additionally, the edges of the octagons are studded in the same manner as the Showcase podiums.
    • The logo no longer appears in the first closed-captioning plug.
    • The logo appears in the upper-right corner during the second closed captioning plug.
    • The background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is a large TPIR logo in front of the square pattern from the Turntable wall.
    • 4-digit prices are used in Tuesday's Clock Game; unlike in the Barker era, the contestant is not given a range in which to bid.
    • The Pass the Buck board on Wednesday's show is altered to have the numbers resting in grooves.
    • In Thursday's Plinko, the scoreboard displays "$50,000" during the game's introduction.
    • Friday's Let 'em Roll uses a new set of foam cubes.
  • Monday's show marks Manuela's very first appearance on the show; while she does not win the model search's voting, she nonetheless becomes a permanent Barker's Beauty later in the season.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, 1 Wrong Price is played for one trip and two physical prizes. The game uses its normal staging, with the trip appearing on one of the secondary skins.
  • Monday's show features the infamous "Fried Chicken" showcase, whose script consists entirely of Rich asking Drew questions about the prizes and Drew giving the obviously wrong answer of "fried chicken." The showcase is also referenced multiple times during the Showcase on Tuesday and Wednesday, again entirely by Drew saying "fried chicken" for no apparent reason.
  • Wednesday's Any Number was originally scheduled as Golden Road.
  • Thursday's Switch? was originally scheduled as Barker's Bargain Bar.
  • Friday's lineup was originally planned as Swap Meet, Dice Game, Range Game, Safe Crackers, Gas Money, Clearance Sale; various factors caused the lineup to be rewritten, and a new policy detailed in Week 8 allowed Let 'em Roll to be played first.
  • On Friday, Drew briefly forgets how Safe Crackers functions and reveals the game's outcome by opening the envelope and showing the contestant the price; he becomes visibly embarrassed almost immediately and opens the safe himself as the contestant starts celebrating.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 6 (1,447 – 448xK): October 13-16, October 31

  • Originally scheduled for October 27-31.
  • On Monday only, music is played while returning from commercial during the second part of the Showcase.
  • On Monday, a new, square-pattern-themed "Double Showcase Winner!" graphic is introduced.
  • On Wednesday, 3 Strikes goes back to using only one strike chip.
  • After Wednesday, 3 Strikes is removed from the pricing game rotation for the remainder of the season.
  • On Wednesday, the TPIR logo in the second closed-captioning plug appears in the upper-left-hand corner of the screen.
  • On Thursday, the TPIR logo in the second closed-captioning plug moves permanently to the upper-right-hand corner of the screen.
  • Thursday's show is Shane's last episode.
  • Friday's show is themed around Halloween. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Halloween, and the Pricedown dollar signs displayed above the Big Doors are replaced with an image of a spooky forest.
    • The light border is replaced with a pattern of bats and spider webs on an orange background.
    • The opening titles, which are done in a gothic-style font and are bathed in orange light, are "Boo-tiful prizes!", "Frightfully Fun!", and "A Spook-tacular Show!"
    • The logo at the end of the opening is recolored with shimmering orange text and silver borders.
    • The star wipe at the end of the opening is redone to resemble a ghost floating into the center of the screen.
    • Drew and Rich wear Halloween costumes; additionally, the Beauties shuffle through numerous costumes throughout the episode, with most of the prize presentations themed around what they are currently wearing.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Friday's show features the final playing of Credit Card.
  • On Friday, Rich is shown on-camera while calling the eighth contestant.
  • Friday's Cover Up was originally scheduled as Dice Game; it was likely changed due to the episodes being broadcast out of order, which would have resulted in Dice Game appearing on CBS two days in a row.


Week 7 (1,448 – 449xK): October 27-30, October 17

  • Originally scheduled for November 3-7.
  • On Monday, Rich's redone podium first seen in Week 5 is introduced permanently.
  • After Tuesday, Barker's Bargain Bar is removed from the pricing game rotation; it is not played again for three and a half years.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out and Safe Crackers are both played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the TPIR logo vanishes from the first closed-captioning plug permanently.
  • On Thursday, one of the showcases involves Rachel dating a giant replica of the mountain climber.
  • Friday's show is the first of only two episodes in the history of the hour format with neither a small prize game nor a grocery item game.
  • Friday's Lucky $even was originally scheduled as Money Game; it was likely changed due to the episodes being broadcast out of order, which would have resulted in Money Game appearing on CBS three weekdays in a row.
  • On Friday, in addition to the above, Lucky $even ends up being used as a substitute for itself, with the game actually being played two times. After the first playing, which was lost, the contestant claimed that he had been confused by Drew's explanation of the rules -- a dubious claim according to a site member who was in the audience and heard the explanation, but one that Drew apparently felt held merit. A different car was subsequently brought in so that the contestant could have a fair second shot at the game, and the first playing was edited out of the episode.
  • Friday's show has Season 37's only playing of Step Up.


Week 8 (1,449 – 450xK): November 4, 3, 5-7

  • Originally scheduled for November 10-14.
  • Beginning this week, games whose staging would have previously prevented them from being played first without an audience entrance are no longer restricted from that slot.
  • From this week through the end of January, car games are played first significantly more frequently than usual.
  • Beginning this week, cash games are played first on a regular basis.
  • On Monday, the green screens first seen in Week 5 permanently replace the trip skins.
  • On Tuesday, the light border is permanently removed from the opening.
  • On Tuesday, when Switch? is played for two trips, both destinations are displayed on one green screen at the same time, with a divider running down the middle to separate the images; this ended up looking very awkward and was never done again.
  • On Tuesday, the seventh contestant called down is Dorothy, who had previously been called on the second episode, #0012D, and was the first person ever to play Grocery Game; she makes it onstage again and plays Coming or Going.
  • On Wednesday, Drew hosts the fourth Item up for Bids with a balloon Drew Carey made for him by a member of the audience.
  • On Wednesday, the thousands digit in Bonkers's price reveal is noticeably jutting out from its slot at the start of the game and gradually falls farther and farther out as it progresses. Drew eventually pulls it all the way out before activating the reveal and holds it up in front of the prop to complete the price.
  • On Wednesday, when the Race Game Curtain rises to reveal Pass the Buck, the 3 gets knocked loose from the board, revealing $3,000. Drew awards this to the contestant immediately, although he later loses it to a Lose Everything; notably, the contestant was never given the option of quitting with the $3,000 without picking any numbers. This incident, which was taped before Week 5, led to the set change described in that week's notes.
  • On Wednesday, the LA Kings appear to take part in a hockey-themed showcase.
  • On Thursday, the Win at Home contest's presentation is revamped and moved to the end of the second Showcase Showdown; it is no longer presented by Rich, and, somewhat ironically, a light border is added to it.
  • Friday's show was taped out of order and features all changes listed in Week 5 that have not yet been introduced permanently.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is directed significantly differently than usual, with the main camera angle being a wide shot that includes both the board and the small prize podiums.
  • Friday's show, which was taped out of order, marks the first appearance of a second trip green screen; the edges of this screen feature wide, colored borders, reminiscent of the skins used from the mid-'80s through 2005, and its sides are adorned with a string of G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds.
  • On Friday, the winner of the model search from Week 5 is announced before the commercial break during the Showcase.
  • On Friday's show, which was taped out of order, part of the theme plays while returning from commercial before the end of the Showcase; this change becomes permanent later in the season.


Week 9 (1,450 – 451xK): November 10, night of 14, 12-14

  • Originally scheduled for November 17-21.
  • Originally rescheduled for November 10-14.
  • On Monday, Plinko's scoreboard flashing "$50,000" during the game's introduction returns permanently.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • Tuesday's show is themed around Veterans Day, reflecting its planned broadcast date of November 11 after the schedule was shuffled because of the purple Big Wheel. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
    • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines! The Price Is Right salutes our troops!"
    • Tuesday's show only has one opening title, "We Salute Our Troops". Instead of the usual color schemes, this title is displayed with cascading reds and blues.
      • On the first broadcast of Tuesday's episode, which was moved to primetime, the opening is altered; the opening title is edited out, and the opening spiel is again altered to reflect the later timeslot, this time to, "The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines! Tonight, The Price Is Right salutes our troops!" Additionally, a montage of moments from Seasons 36 and (mostly) 37 accompanied by a voiceover from Rich is shown at the top of the hour before the program transitions to the actual opening.
      • Tuesday's rerun broadcast in daytime on July 3, 2009, restores the episode's original opening.
    • A Marine Corps band plays throughout the opening, during every commercial outro, while returning from commercial for both segments of the Showcase, and during the credits; "Walking" is not played during the opening, "Dig We Must" does not end the second Showcase Showdown, and the theme is only played briefly after a pricing game or the Showcase is won.
    • The opening logo is modified to have a red dollar sign, white words, and blue borders; it also appears to have light shimmering over it.
    • During the opening and the credits, the colored strips around the Big Doors flash red, white, and blue.
    • Door #2 is flanked by stands reading "The Price Is Right Salute to the Military" similar to those seen on The Price Is Right Salutes in Season 30; behind the stands are the flags of the four branches of the military with members present.
    • During the opening, members of the Marine Corps colorguard stand in front of Door #2; they provide a rear guard for Drew as he makes his entrance.
    • The contestant selection process is modified, with six potential contestants being selected from each branch of the military represented in the audience; the first four contestants include one member of each branch, and this mix is maintained in Contestants' Row throughout the show.
    • Each contestant who plays a pricing game automatically receives a 1,000-minute phone card and a $1,000 online shopping spree from AAFES.com, the website of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service.
    • On the modified primetime version of the episode, during each commercial outro except the end of the Showcase, a member of the service stationed overseas is shown saying hello to his family back home.
    • The modified primetime version of the episode does not include the closed-captioning plugs.
  • On Tuesday, Let 'em Roll foam cubes first seen in Week 5 return permanently.
  • On Tuesday, probably due to the primetime timeslot, more of the credits than usual are shown on CBS; these credits do not scroll up the screen the way they normally do.
  • Oddly, Tuesday's credit roll is not accurate, although it does contain the correct staff for episodes taped near the program's airdate; it is possible that it was tacked onto the episode at the last minute for reasons related to the above note.
  • Presumably due to its primetime broadcast, Tuesday's show appears to not be counted as a daytime show in Price's records; this adds one to the discrepancy between the real and official episode counts at the time, increasing it from 145 to 146.
  • In Wednesday's Double Prices, Drew accidentally removes the price the contestant had chosen instead of the one she hadn't, leading it to look like she had won when she'd actually lost; as the mistake was Drew's, she was awarded the prize anyway. The error is replayed in the corner of the screen when Drew explains his mistake during the subsequent Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, 4-digit prizes return to Clock Game permanently.
  • On Friday, the second showcase involves a pie fight; a Beauty is pied after each prize description, Rich is pied at the end of the showcase, Drew is pied during his signoff, and the Showcase winner is pied during the credits.


Week 10 (1,451 – 452xK): November 17, 18, 20, December 16, November 21

  • Originally scheduled for November 24-28.
  • After Tuesday, Shopping Spree is removed from the pricing game rotation for the remainder of the season.
  • On Thursday, the new Clam design first seen in Week 5 is introduced permanently; however, it is not seen until Friday for the simple reason that the prop is not used on Thursday's episode.
  • Thursday's first showcase is designed to "give the Beauties a break;" the prizes in it are modeled by the three players who did not get out of Contestants' Row.
  • Thursday's show features the final appearance of the "Every Trip in the House" showcase. Ironically, this episode also introduces a new set for the showcase that utilizes green screens for the trip graphics.
  • On Thursday, contestant Terry becomes the second person in the show's history to give a perfect bid in the Showcase. Despite Terry's claims otherwise, it is generally agreed and is believed by the show that he received the bid from our member Ted, who was in the audience that day. The incident was later chronicled in detail in the documentary Perfect Bid: The Contestant who Knew Too Much.
  • On Friday, the shelves first seen in Week 5 are permanently added to the Pass the Buck board.


Week 11 (1,452 – 453xK): November 24-26

  • Originally scheduled for December 1-3.
  • Planned for the revised schedule as Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • For the first time since the third-last week of shows hosted by Bob, no episode this week includes a playing of Double Prices.
  • On November 26, the wrong episode of The Price Is Right is uploaded to CBS.com's InnerTube service; television viewers see the December 3 episode, #4533K, as planned, while online viewers instead see the December 17 episode, #4553K. The correct episode is eventually uploaded on Monday, December 1.
  • On Monday, the Win at Home game moves back to after the third pricing game.
  • On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • After Wednesday, Take Two is removed from the pricing game rotation for the remainder of the season.
  • On Wednesday, the new background for the consolation prize plugs first seen during Week 5 is introduced permanently.
  • On Wednesday, Greg Rikaart and Emily O'Brien, the portrayers of Kevin Fisher and Jana Hawkes on The Young and the Restless, appear in a showcase written as a spoof of soap operas.


Week 12 (1,453 – 454xK): December 8-12

  • Monday's show is Gabrielle and Phire's last episode.
  • On Tuesday, the TPIR logo on the raised stage in the back of the audience is surrounded by a black carpet.
  • For six episodes beginning on Wednesday, Drew hosts with an injured foot; on the first four of these episodes, he walks with a cane. On these shows, he enters the studio in unorthodox ways, and the Beauties help him operate several pricing games. For reasons unknown, most of Drew's entrances on these episodes have a prize backdrop behind Door #2 instead of the Barker Wall.
  • On Wednesday, Drew enters the studio by driving through Door #2 in a GEM car.
  • On Wednesday, Tamiko operates the One Away board.
  • On Wednesday, in order to speed up One Away and get off of his injured foot more quickly, Drew does the "Oh, Mighty Sound Effects Lady" routine by himself.
  • On Wednesday, two members of the LA Galaxy appear to model the sixth Item up for Bids, a set of soccer equipment.
  • In Thursday's opening, Tamiko drives Drew through Door #2 in a team dual trike.
  • On Thursday, Rachel helps Drew run Spelling Bee and Hi Lo.
  • In Friday's opening, Rachel pushes Drew through Door #2 on a recliner.
  • On Friday, Tamiko helps Drew run Bullseye, and Rachel helps him run Dice Game.
  • On Friday, the staff accidentally lights up all of the "higher" numbers in Dice Game on the bottom row.


Week 13 (1,454 – 455xK): December 15, November 19, December 17, November 11, December 18

  • Originally scheduled for December 15-19.
  • Wednesday's show was accidentally uploaded to CBS.com's InnerTube service on November 26.
  • Monday's show is the last episode that Drew hosts with a cane.
  • In Monday's opening, Rachel and guest Beauty Stephanie push Drew through Door #2 in a canoe.
  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Monday, the refurbished trip green screens first seen on Friday of Week 8 are introduced permanently; the original green screens continue to be used alongside them through this Wednesday.
  • In Tuesday's opening, Tamiko drives Drew onto the stage from behind the Turntable in a go-cart.
  • On Tuesday, red borders are added to the edges of Let 'em Roll's cubes, and their cash amounts are redone in the More or Less font.
  • On Tuesday, Tamiko helps Drew operate the One Away board.
  • On Tuesday, Drew again does the "Oh, Might Sound Effects Lady" routine in One Away by himself.
  • On Tuesday, Ashley Jones, the portrayer of Bridget Forrester, appears in the second showcase to offer a role as an extra on the November 19, 2008, episode of The Bold and the Beautiful; the contestant is instructed not to include this in her bid. This is presumably the reason this episode was aired out of order.
  • On Tuesday, possibly to save time for the above-mentioned showcase, neither segment of the Showcase opens with a shot of the audience.
  • In Wednesday's opening, Drew is pushed through Door #2 on a motorcycle by Rachel; the motorcycle is also the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, after being absent for a week, the Barker Wall returns.
  • On Thursday, Drew's entrances go back to normal.
  • On Thursday, Gwendolyn returns from her maternity leave.
  • On Thursday, after six and a half years, the Barker's Beauty rotation begun at the end of Season 30 comes to an end, with no additional models being brought on board for only a few weeks at a time. All episodes from this point onward include three Beauties from a group consisting of Brandi, Rachel, Lanisha, Gwendolyn, Tamiko, and Amber.
  • On Friday's show, which was taped out of order, Drew begins wearing a normal pair of glasses instead of his trademark "geeky" ones; this becomes permanent later in the season.
  • On Friday, part of the theme again plays as the show comes out of commercial before the end of the Showcase.
  • On Friday, the second showcase includes a chance to walk down the red carpet at the premiere of the movie Hotel for Dogs; this is considered a bonus for winning that showcase, and the contestant is instructed not to include it in her bid.


Week 14 (1,455 – 456xK): December 19, 22-24, 26

  • Originally scheduled for December 22-26.
  • On this week's shows, which were taped at the same time as last Friday's, part of the theme plays as the show comes out of commercial before the end of the Showcase.
  • This week's shows introduce a new, abbreviated ticket plug in which Drew simply tells viewers to go to CBS.com to find out how to attend a taping; it is used seemingly at random instead of the full online and telephone ticket plugs, which continue to appear with a reduced frequency for a few weeks before giving way to the abbreviated version permanently.
  • This week introduces a new format for Win at Home; prizes are no longer offered, and the game now involves a chance to win $5,000. This format is also used on the reruns that air the week of December 29-January 2.
  • After next week's reruns, Win at Home is discontinued.
  • On Monday, the black carpet surrounding the TPIR logo on the raised stage in the back of the audience first seen on December 9 returns permanently.
  • On Tuesday through Friday, the set is decorated for Christmas. Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • In an unusual move, the Christmas decorations include an alteration to a permanent part of the set, with the railings on the raised stage in the back of the audience painted to look like candy canes; additionally, snowflakes and ornaments are displayed on the white area above the Big Doors.
    • The opening titles are "Merry Christmas" in English and various other languages.
    • The opening titles appear in various combinations of red, white, and green; these titles only have the shimmery appearance that they took on partway through Season 36 on Friday, and none of them have the spinning lights that were introduced earlier this season.
    • A scene of a snow-covered forest serves as a prize backdrop for numerous parts of the show.
    • The background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is a scene of snowflakes surrounding the logo; these are on a blue backing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and a red backing on Thursday.
  • On Thursday, "snow" begins falling in the studio as Drew signs off after the Showcase.
  • On Friday, Rich models the first Item up for Bids, a men's watch.
  • On Friday, the TPIR logo on Check Game's price tag is changed to the Carey logo.


Week 15 (1,456 – 457xK): January 5-9

  • On Monday, Drew's "geeky" glasses return.
  • Tuesday's show features the final playing of Clearance Sale.
  • For reasons unknown, the online version of Tuesday's episode omits the credits, instead cutting off at the same point as the TV broadcast.
  • On Wednesday, for reasons unknown, CBS airs most of the real credits.
  • On Thursday, golf pro Tasha Brower appears to model a set of golf clubs, the second Item up for Bids, and a golf cart, the prize in Pick-a-Number; later in the show, she also performs the inspiration putt in Hole in One.
  • On Thursday, Rich is shown on-camera while calling the ninth contestant after he accidentally reads the name of someone who was already in Contestants' Row.


Week 16 (1,457 – 458xK): January 12-16

  • This week's shows feature Amanda Shiflett, the winner of October's model search, as a Barker's Beauty.
  • On Monday, the theme playing as the show comes back from the commercial before the end of the Showcase is instituted permanently.
  • On Tuesday, the total value of the prize package in 2 for the Price of 1 is not revealed.
  • Friday's show is Tamiko's last episode; she is not replaced, reducing the number of permanent Beauties from six to five.
  • For several weeks beginning on Friday, the sixth game is never a car game or a fee game.
  • On Friday, the three players who did not get out of Contestants' Row help the Beauties present the second showcase.


Week 17 (1,458 – 459xK): January 19, February 16 (#4631K), January 21-23

  • Originally scheduled for January 19-23.
  • Episode #4631K was originally planned as episode #4592K; its number was changed before it was taped when it was realized that the show would be pre-empted on January 20 for coverage of the Presidential inauguration.
  • Monday's show is episode #7,000.
  • On Monday, Drew begins wearing his normal glasses permanently.
  • On Tuesday, Drew helps the Beauties in presenting the fourth Item up for Bids, four pairs of sunglasses.


Week 18 (1,459 – 460xK): January 26-30

  • On Tuesday, the show begins offering foreign cars besides Hondas again.
  • On Thursday, the Double Prices podium becomes a lighter shade of blue.


Week 19 (1,460 – 461xK): February 2-6


Week 20 (1,461 – 462xK): February 9-13

  • On Monday, a new golf bag with the show's logo on it is introduced in Hole in One. Around this time, and probably on this episode, the game also begins using a more modern set up putters designed to make it easier to line up your shot.
  • On Monday, Rich models a tuxedo during the Showcase.
  • On Monday, contestant Bridget is discovered after the taping to be ineligible; as such, she did not receive the consolation prizes she would otherwise have won.
  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the lights on and around the Big Doors flash when someone wins $11,000 or $26,000 in the Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, the first Door #4 is installed on the wall behind the audience. The original version of the prop is a small plasma screen with a green and purple border that has yellow G-T asterisks in the corners. The display shows the logo against a blue square pattern.
  • On Thursday, a green border is placed around the carpet at the back of the audience.
  • On Thursday, the trip skins and their green screens are done away with entirely and are replaced with the trip screens. The screens' housings are initially rectangular with a purple/green/blue color scheme and a blue square pattern at the base.
  • Starting partway through Thursday's show, the chairs near the producers' table where contestants sit after playing their pricing games have the same seat covers on them as the ones behind Contestants' Row.
  • Thursday's show features the first appearance of the "The Ultimate Garage" showcase.
  • Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Instead of individual contestants, dating and married couples are called to Contestants' Row.
      • Oddly, the eight people called down during the opening are still announced as "the first four contestants on The Price Is Right."
    • The last line of Rich's opening spiel is, "It's a special Valentine's Day Price Is Right!"
    • The opening titles are in red; have no light effects; and read "Happy Valentine's Day", "Love Is In The Air!", and "All Couples".
    • The logo on Door #4 is surrounded by hearts on a pink background.
    • The star wipe during Drew's entrance is supplanted by a heart wipe.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
  • Friday's show establishes that six chairs near Contestants' Row have seat covers on them during "couples" episodes instead of the usual four.
  • On Friday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1975 Corvette Stingray convertible.


Week 21 (1,462 – 463xK): February 17-20

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • While an episode #4631K exists, it was originally planned as episode #4592K and should be regarded as the January 20 show.
  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Rich models a watch during the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, the square background is removed from the "Double Showcase Winner" graphic.
  • After Thursday, presumably due to budget issues, Dice Game is not played again for the rest of the season.
  • On Friday, the "$16,000" sign in It's in the Bag is redone with a purple background and a border of the green square pattern.
  • On Friday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car; this is the first playing of the game for a 5-digit prize.
  • On Friday, a small flap is added to the leftmost slot in Pick-a-Number to allow a dollar sign to be displayed with 5-digit prices.


Week 22 (1,463 – 464xK): February 23-27

  • On Monday, the opening logo is slightly altered to conform better to the shape of the logo on Door #2.
  • On Tuesday, car games and fee games begin to be played sixth again.
  • On Wednesday, Lou Ferrigno makes an appearance to model the third Item up for Bids, a set of dumbbells.
  • On Friday, Plinko's "$50,000" graphic spins onto the screen and periodically dims and brightens; this version of the graphic ends up only being used once, as the entire intro is overhauled on the game's next playing.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 23 (1,464 – 465xK): March 2-6

  • Monday's show is the last episode directed by Bart Eskander.
  • On Tuesday, Rich DiPirro, also known as R. Brian DiPirro, takes over as director.
  • On Tuesday, the various "money win" graphics, including the one for the Showcase winner's total, are redone in a sleek font with animated numbers.
  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Plinko's introductory graphics are completely redone. They now begin with a series of Plinko chips, whose backs contain a "Plinko" logo on a light blue background, flying onto the screen as Rich announces the game. One of the chips, with its logo side showing, briefly freezes in the lower-left on the picture before rolling away to the right, revealing the new, sleek "$50,000" graphic in the process.
  • On Friday, Jack Wagner, the portrayer of Nick Marone on The Bold and the Beautiful, "interrupts" the show several times to complain about the noise level disrupting the taping of his soap opera; he later has a change of heart and helps to present the "loud"-themed second showcase.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • Friday's show features the final appearance of the "The Price Is Right Train Depot" showcase.


Week 24 (1,465 – 466xK): March 9-13

  • On Monday and Tuesday only, the background behind the logo in the middle of the consolation prize plugs is redone to have smaller squares that are colored more like Door #2 than the Turntable wall.
  • Tuesday's show is Brandi's last episode.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, Rich is shown on-camera during the opening when Drew greets him.
  • On Wednesday, the practice of showing the announcer calling down one contestant per day that was discontinued at the end of Season 30 is reinstated. The calldown shown is now always the one in Act 6.
  • On Wednesday, Rich gets a new calldown window is with a shimmering, orange border.
  • On Wednesday, the "Double Showcase Winner" graphic is changed again; the words now pop onto the screen in a plain, left-justified font and are backed by fireworks.


Week 25 (1,466 – 467xK): June 4, March 17-18, June 5, March 16

  • Originally scheduled for March 16-20.
  • On Tuesday, the opening logo is altered; the blank areas are now filled with transparent red and orange. Additionally, the way the logo appears on the screen is changed; the text now flies onto the screen from the left and right, followed by the orange and red backgrounds, which come from the sides a different angle so as to appear to be behind the text.
  • Tuesday's show is themed around St. Patrick's Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most members of the audience are given either green leis or leprechaun hats to wear.
    • The opening titles are green.
    • The opening titles are "Happy St. Patrick's Day!", "Top O' The Mornin'", and "Lucky Contestants!".
    • Door #4's background is a field of shamrocks.
    • The Barker's Beauties are dressed in green.
    • The border of Rich's calldown window is green.
    • The squares in the second transition during the consolation prize plugs are green instead of blue.
  • On Tuesday, the rainbow backdrop from Golden Road is used in the Showcase during the presentation of a trip to Ireland.
  • On Wednesday, the LA Dodgers appear to help present the Dodger-themed third Item up for Bids and second showcase; members of the team also sign autographs in the audience during the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Wednesday, the second part of the Showcase begins on the Turntable instead of with shots of the audience.
  • Beginning on Thursday, Switcheroo is revealed between the car description and the small prize plugs.
  • On Friday, after approximately two decades, the "Dig We Must" cue is restored to the end of the first Showcase Showdown.


Week 26 (1,467 – 468xK): March 23-27

  • On Wednesday, much of Act 4 is shot by Gwendolyn and Drew with the fourth Item up for Bids, a hand-held camcorder.
  • On Wednesday, a miniature version of the opening logo flies onto the lower-left corner of the screen during the outro from the fourth pricing game.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the e-ticket and telephone ticket plugs are again presented intermittently at the end of the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, a second G-T asterisk is added to the Big Wheel's carpet, this one in front of the wheel itself.
  • Beginning on Friday, the Giant Price Tag is shown being raised to reveal the One Away board on a semi-regular basis.


Week 27 (1,468 – 469xK): March 30-April 3

  • On Tuesday, contestant Michael, who wears a shirt reading, "The Price Is Right's first male model," is allowed to help model the prizes in the second showcase.
  • Wednesday's show is an April Fool's Day episode, and numerous things on it are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways:
    • Everyone in the studio is wearing a Groucho Marx mask.
    • The opening titles appear on the screen diagonally.
    • The opening titles are "Dancing Bears!", "Vowels And Consonants Galore!", and "Astonishing Magic Tricks!".
    • Rich's opening spiel is "Here it comes! From the Bill Cullen Studio at CBS in Rancho Coucamonga! Television's most supercalifragilisticexpealidocious hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, 185-minute Price Is Right!"
    • The first three contestants called during the opening are told to come on down in foreign languages, and the fourth is not told to come on down at all.
    • The first four contestants are told that they are "the first five contestants on The Price Is Right."
    • The text in the opening logo is backwards and right-justified.
    • Rich introduces Drew with, "And here's the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Drew Carey!"
    • The first Item up for Bids, an inflatable spa, is staged in a scene of the moon landing with spooky music playing during the presentation.
    • The prize for Push Over, a wave runner, is staged in a snowy scene with sleigh bell music playing.
    • The opening think cue from Match Game '7x is played during Push Over and Cover Up.
    • Kathy Kinney, reprising her role of Mimi from The Drew Carey Show, appears as one of the Barker's Beauties.
    • Gwendolyn presents the second Item up for Bids, a set of tennis equipment, dressed as a football player.
    • The car in Gas Money is up on cinderblocks, with its tires piled next to it.
    • The prize package for Grocery Game, a living room group, is staged "outside," with a TV hanging on a tree backdrop; additionally, the TV is airing a Showcase Showdown in reverse.
    • The prices in Grocery Game are all written in different fonts.
    • The Big Wheel's beeps are replaced with a different out-of-place sound effect on each spin; most notably, the second spin of the first Showcase Showdown is accompanied by "On the Franches Mountains," which slows down right along with the wheel.
    • At the end of the first Showcase Showdown, a crew member is shown wearing a Jeopardy! hat.
    • The Turntable never stops spinning during the fourth Item up for Bids.
    • Most Expensive is played for three grandfather clocks.
    • The fifth Item up for Bids, a set of water inflatables, is presented completely deflated.
    • The car in Cover Up has locks on its wheels and is covered in parking tickets.
    • The prizes in Freeze Frame, a pair of motor scooters, are suspended from the ceiling.
    • The first showcase consists of a bed whose covers cause Gwendolyn to fall on the floor; a range covered with blazing pots; and a cruise of the Mediterranean accompanied by video of a train, tumbledown shacks, a swamp, and a glass of wine.
    • The first two prizes in the first showcase are accompanied by The 1812 Overture.
    • All of the prizes in the second showcase are staged with their backs facing the audience.
    • The Match Game '7x theme is played during the credits.
  • On Wednesday, Manuela becomes a permanent Beauty.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Jim Nantz appears from Detroit to help present the second showcase, which includes a trip to the Final Four.
  • In Thursday's second showcase, Drew and Jim Nantz are shown in a news broadcast-esque split-screen shot; surrounding each of their images is the erstwhile light border.
  • Friday's show is a salute to the Academy of Country Music Awards, which airs on CBS two days later. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Audience members are invited to dress in country attire.
    • The opening titles are in a large, gold font and use no lighting effects.
    • The opening titles are "Country Music Rocks!", "We're Roundin' Up Prizes!", and "Special Guest Star Reba McEntire!".
    • Drew comes through Door #2 accompanied by a horse.
    • The Barker's Beauties are dressed as cowgirls.
    • Heidi Newfield and Larry Mitchell appear to help present, respectively, the first and sixth Items up for Bids; they also play the music for the day as the show comes out of commercial at the beginning of the Showcase.
    • After the last commercial, Reba McEntire appears to announce that the winner of the Showcase will also receive tickets to the ACM Awards.


Week 28 (1,469 – 470xK): April 16, 7-10

  • Originally scheduled for April 6-10.
  • Beginning on Monday, Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill has a different picture of Drew on every playing.
  • On Monday, two cash games are played; the episode is also noteworthy for having two small prize games and a grocery item game.
  • On Monday, Bob appears during the Showcase to plug his book, Priceless Memories. Both showcases are themed around the book.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a copy of Priceless Memories.
  • On Monday, Bob does the sign-off after the Showcase instead of Drew.
  • Tuesday's show features the final appearance of the "Port o' Price" showcase.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • In Friday's opening, Drew's son Connor comes through the Big Doors with him.
  • On Friday, Mandel Ilagen, the creator of 1/2 Off, makes a guest appearance playing a piano that is being offered in Pick-a-Number.


Week 29 (1,470 – 471xK): April 13-15, 6, 17

  • Originally scheduled for April 13-17.
  • On Monday, the curtains behind the edges of the Turntable become the same colors as the ones in the audience.
  • On Monday, the prize labels in Any Number are altered; they no longer simulate the effect of having a raised center.
  • On Monday, Win at Home returns, still using its second format; the game now always appears on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
  • On Wednesday, two red and yellow zigzag backdrops are added to Most Expensive; they are used in most but not all subsequent playings of the game.
  • On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds the viewers that Bob will be on the show "tomorrow;" this refers to last week's Monday show, which was aired out of order during this week.
  • On Thursday's show, which was taped out of order, the curtains behind the Turntable are white one last time.
  • On Friday, One Away's car is revealed with the long shot of Door #3 bordered on the left by the Giant Price Tag that was used in Money Game before it moved to the Turntable in 1981. After this episode, this happens semi-regularly with car games played at the Giant Price Tag for the next two or three years.


Week 30 (1,471 – 472xK): April 20-24

  • On Tuesday, as a joke, Drew runs behind the Turntable as Make Your Move is spinning around on it, eventually running out near Door 1. To avoid any potential injuries, the turntable stops spinning before its 180-degree turn finishes; it remains in this position throughout the game.
  • On Tuesday, Make Your Move is played with Push Over's "think" music.
  • On Tuesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • Wednesday's show is an Earth Day-themed episode; several "green" prizes and groceries are used, and Drew, Rich, and the Beauties all have flowers in their apparel.
  • On Wednesday, Ed Begley, Jr. appears to help present the prizes in Range Game and the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the Showcase Showdown's split-screen arrow, not seen since the mid-'90s, is used during a bonus spin; the shot is now achieved by placing the arrow over a full shot of the wheel instead of by capturing the wheel in the midst of a camera transition. This change does not take effect permanently yet, as the episode was taped out of order.
  • On Wednesday, for what is believed to be the first time ever, the path in Pathfinder ends on the interior of the board. This becomes relatively commonplace from this point onward.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase includes the adoption of an animal through the World Wildlife Fund and the planting of six trees in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, both on behalf of the contestant; Drew instructs the contestant not to include these while bidding.


Week 31 (1,472 – 473xK): April 27-May 1

  • Beginning on Monday, one of the Barker's Beauties turns the numbers in One Away.
  • In Monday's One Away, for what is believed to be the only time ever, all of the right numbers are the same color.
  • On Tuesday, professional golfer Natalie Gulbis appears to make the inspiration putt in Hole in One and to help present the golf-themed second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, the second showcase includes a private golf lesson and round of golf with Natalie Gulbis; Drew instructs the contestant not to include these while bidding.
  • On Wednesday, the Big Wheel's split-screen arrow show is resurrected permanently for use in bonus spins.
  • On Wednesday, presumably as a result of Clock Game being lost every time it was played with 4-digit prices over the course of the season, the second item bid on becomes a 3-digit portion of the full second prize; as a result, the second price is no longer guaranteed to be higher than the first price.
  • Beginning on Thursday, a gold-trimmed version of the Carey logo appears at the end of the full credit roll; episodes with the short credits continue to end with the Barker logo.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 32 (1,473 – 474xK): May 4-8

  • On Wednesday, the practice of using the season number as the top-center choice in Money Game is discontinued.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the logo at the start of the consolation prize plugs appears on the screen the same way the opening logo does.
  • On Thursday, the commercial break between Acts 1 and 2 is eliminated; from this point onward, the theme is usually not played at the end of Act 1 if the first game is not won.
  • Beginning on Thursday, when Double Prices is played for a trip, it is sometimes staged in front of Contestants' Row, with the trip displayed on Door #4.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with female contestants playing alongside one of their children.
  • Friday's opening titles are "Happy Mother's Day", "Call Your Mother", and "Moms Rule!".
  • On Friday, the contestants being called down are announced as "the first eight contestants on The Price Is Right" and "the next contestants on The Price Is Right;" these subsequently becomes standard operating procedure on "team" episodes.


Week 33 (1,474 – 475xK): May 11-15

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play and Bonus Game are both played for a car.
  • Monday's show has no real car games.
  • On Monday, Win at Home begins offering prizes instead of cash again; its award now switches between $5,000 and a new television.
  • After Thursday's show, Check Game is removed from the pricing game rotation; it is not played again for over four years.
  • On Friday, Now....or Then is played without its sign present.


Week 34 (1,475 – 476xK): May 18-22

  • On Monday, That's Too Much! is played without think music.
  • On Tuesday, one of the trip green screens resurfaces to display a gigantic treehouse in the Showcase.
  • On Thursday, Pass the Buck is played for a restored 1969 Ford Mustang.
  • On Friday's show, which was taped out of order, there is a commercial break between the first and second games.
  • On Friday, Indy Car driver Sarah Fisher appears to help present the Indy 500-themed second showcase.


Week 35 (1,476 – 477xK): May 25-29

  • Beginning on Tuesday, the audience curtains extend all the way behind the Turntable.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Barker's Beauties helps Drew run Spelling Bee, pulling any cards won from small prizes and turning the cards over during the second part of the game.
  • On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the price tags and envelopes for Contestants' Row, Card Game, and the Showcase, as well as the envelope for Safe Crackers, are redone with colorful designs that utilize various TPIR insignias, such as the square pattern and G-T asterisks. Each of the six Items up for Bids uses a specific envelope and price tag.


Week 36 (1,477 – 478xK): June 1-3

  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday; Thursday and Friday have the delayed March 16 & 19 episodes.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday, Daniel Goddard and Joshua Morrow, the portrayers of Cane Ashby and Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless, appear during the second Item up for Bids to ask for permission to present the Showcase and settle a debate over which one is more romantic; they subsequently present the first and second showcases, respectively.
  • Wednesday's second showcase includes red carpet access to the premiere of the movie Imagine That; the contestant is instructed not to include this while bidding.
  • This week's third Win at Home segment appears on Thursday's broadcast instead of Friday's; this may be related to those two programs being, respectively, a Monday show and a Thursday show.


Week 37 (1,478 – 479xK): June 8-11, 19

  • Originally scheduled for June 8-12.
  • On Tuesday, Katie Stam, 2009's Miss America, appears to present Cover Up's car and the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Nakia asks Drew when she gets onstage if she can "be one of your Beauties;" the staff allows her to model one of the prizes for the game in the next act.
  • Friday's show is billed as "the ultimate wedding shower." It purportedly features engaged couples as contestants, although the official rules for the episode state that any couple is eligible; this leads to such oddities as the sixth contestants being a woman whose fiancee is in Iraq and her best friend and the eighth contestants getting engaged in Contestants' Row after being called. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The opening titles are "Engaged Couples!", "Come On Down...The Aisle!", and "Get Ready To Say ''I Do!''".
    • The last line of Rich's opening spiel is, "The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right for engaged couples!"
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples on The Price Is Right!"
    • The small prizes in Plinko are surrounded by lace.
    • Jack Wagner and Ashley Jones, the portrayers of the soon-to-be-married characters Dominic Marone and Bridgette Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, appear to present the second Item up for Bids, a tuxedo and wedding gown.
  • After Friday, Gas Money is removed from the pricing game rotation.
  • Beginning on Friday, the Carey logo is sometimes present instead of the Barker logo at the end of the short credits; this does not immediately begin happening consistently due to episodes being taped out of order.


Week 38 (1,479 – 480xK): June 15-18, 12

  • Originally scheduled for June 15-19.


Week 39 (1,480 – 481xK): June 22-26

  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • By Monday, the Carey logo has been added to the short credits permanently.
  • On Tuesday, the first showcase includes adoptions of several African animals through the World Wildlife Fund; Drew instructs the contestants not to include this while bidding.
  • On Wednesday, Tyler Graham, a member of the Seattle Sounders (of which Drew is part owner), appears to help present the soccer-themed second showcase.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 40 (1,481 – 482xK): September* 18

  • Originally scheduled for June 29.
  • Season finale week; only one show.
  • Monday's show was delayed to the end of summer because the second showcase contains a plug for the Primetime Emmys, which air on September* 20.
  • On Monday, the second showcase includes tickets to the Primetime Emmys; Drew instructs the contestants not to include these while bidding.
  • Summer reruns begin on June 29 in lieu of the week's actual Monday show.
  • After Monday's show, Syd Vinnedge is let go from the program; Mike Richards succeeds him as executive producer.
  • During the summer, in the week of July 6-10, Win at Home begins to offer a larger variety of prizes again.
  • During the summer, on July 16 and 17, for no apparent reason, Win at Home is presented at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • During the summer, on July 17, Win at Home uses a drastically revamped appearance, with different graphics and music and an apparent title of "It's Time to Play" instead of "Win at Home." This presentation's music is used again on August 3, and on August 5, the entire new presentation resurfaces for several days; after this point, the two presentations seem to alternate, switching approximately every two weeks.


Season 38 ('09-'10)

Pricing game calendar for Season 38, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,482 – 483xK): September 21-25

  • During this week, in addition to the new episodes aired at the regular time, CBS broadcasts reruns from Season 37 at 3 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot occupied until last Friday by the now-cancelled Guiding Light.
    • Win at Home is not conducted during the afternoon broadcasts.
  • On Monday, after nearly a year's absence, a new light border is added to the opening; this version shows chasing light bulbs around the edge of the screen, surrounding a blue square-pattern rim.
  • On Monday, the opening spiel is shortened to, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the opening titles are done away with.
  • On Monday, the pan of Contestants' Row is removed from the opening; all of the initial shots are now sweeping pans of the audience.
  • Beginning on Monday, at the end of the opening, the logo's dollar sign draws itself at the center of the screen, after which smaller dollar signs erupt from behind it. The main dollar sign then settles into its proper spot for the logo, after which the words slide out from behind it and the orange and red backgrounds fly in from the sides of the screen.
  • On Monday, Drew's introduction is shortened to, "And now, here's your host: Drew Carey!"
  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere. The G-T asterisk podiums that serve as the bases for the decorations become regularly-appearing props during prize presentations after this episode and eventually become parts of the permanent sets for Most Expensive and More or Less.
  • On Monday, the Turntable is completely restructured: the shape of its floor is altered; the carpet goes back to being all blue, with the stairs becoming a metallic silver; the spinning panel's walls become light blue with a dark blue edge, reminiscent of the pattern seen on it from 1975-1982; and the other walls are removed and replaced with a Big Door frame with purple asterisk boxes (but no asterisk on the right side, as the box goes behind the stairs) and a lit, square-patterned backdrop that can change colors. A new, studded dollar sign is installed on the front of the spinning wall panel, and the portion of the blue wall behind it is now lit up. The square-pattern walls generally turn specific colors for each of the six Items up for Bids, the Showcase Showdowns, the Showcase, and various pricing games.
  • On Monday, the lights around the edge of the stage first seen on Season 36's MDSs are added permanently.
  • On Monday, the Pricedown dollar signs displayed over the Big Doors are replaced with cascading circle designs; unlike the previous patterns, which where shone onto the doors via lights, the circles are painted onto the walls. The patterns are also painted onto the back of the Turntable.
  • On Monday, the Contestants' Row displays are replaced with LCD monitors; they are programmed to behave exactly as the old displays did for any bid up through $9,999, but unlike the old ones, they are also capable of displaying 5-digit bids, as the size of the numbers no longer depends on the placement of light bulbs. The new displays have noticeably wider borders and bezels that reach all the way to the floor, and the areas between them are black.
  • On Monday, new sets of designs are introduced for the Dollar Sign and the Reveal.
  • Beginning on Monday, Plinko is revealed with a wide shot of the Race Game Curtain rising on the jib camera.
  • For several playings beginning on Monday, G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds are hung inside Plinko's small prize podiums.
  • On Monday, Push Over is lost; however, at the Showcase Showdown, Drew informs the contestant that they had described the wrong prize and are awarding him the win.
  • Beginning on Monday, the closed-captioning plugs show various shots of the studio taken from the jib camera.
  • Beginning on Monday, the logo appears on the screen during the closed-captioning plugs the same way it did late in the consolation prize plugs late in Season 37; conversely, the logo is now already present at the start of the consolation prize plugs. These logos are also redesigned to have small edges in lighter shades of each section's own color instead of a large, white edge. The logos seen in the closed-captioning plugs are transparent; the one used for the consolation prize plugs is not.
  • Beginning on Monday, videos shown in the corner of the screen during prize descriptions appear in a price tag-shaped window.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, the Turntable does not rotate a full 180 degrees while revealing Grocery Game, instead coming to rest slightly but noticeably uneven with the rest of the wall.
  • Beginning on Monday, a Pricedown dollar sign wipes into existence over the lower-left corner of Rich's calldown window as it shrinks toward the corner of the screen.
  • On Monday, a third trip screen is added to the show's props; only two had existed during Season 37.
  • On Monday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • Beginning on Monday, Most Expensive no longer uses all three doors when it is played for three trips; the game instead uses its standard Door #2 staging.
  • On Monday, presumably due to the size of the trip screens, Most Expensive's zigzag backdrops are not used.
  • In Monday's Most Expensive, the "and just think!" line at the end of the trip descriptions is omitted.
  • Beginning on Monday, Drew plugs PriceIsRight.com after the sixth game.
  • Beginning on Monday, the consolation prize plugs are no longer shown in a larger version of Rod's calldown window; the pictures now take up the entire screen, with the background only being visible when graphic "flips" to the image for the second plug.
  • Monday marks the first appearance of the fourth-generation Showcase podiums, which, for the first time in the history of the daytime show, are identical to one another. Each podium is green with a Pricedown dollar sign on the front, and the descriptive placards and bid displays are replaced with LCD monitors; the bid displays use a blue background, are bordered by the square pattern from the light border, and display the TPIR logo until a bid is placed in them. The bids and differences are not shown in an eggcrate font on the monitors; however, they do now include a dollar sign.
  • On Monday and Tuesday only, the numbers on the new Showcase podiums are a shade of light blue that is very hard to see against the blue background.
  • On Monday and Tuesday only, the numbers on the new Showcase podiums are left-justified, with the dollar sign maintaining a consistent position.
  • As of Monday, during the first part of the Showcase, the podiums display "SHOWCASE" instead of "SHOWcase".
  • On Monday, Craig Ferguson appears to help present the second showcase.
  • For reasons unknown, Monday and Tuesday's shows do not include the second half of the credits; while their CBS broadcasts did end as usual by cutting away to the split-screen credits, the full versions of the episodes, as seen on CBS.com, simply have no onscreen graphics at all after Rich's sign-off. This error was ultimately rectified for Monday's show only at some point after it was aired, as its credits are present on the version of the episode seen on PlutoTV's Carey era channel; oddly, this new credit roll ends with the Barker logo.
  • On Tuesday, guitarist Travis Marsh appears to demonstrate the sixth Item up for Bids.

Beginning on Wednesday, a prize backdrop showing a blue square pattern is attached to the game side of the Turntable wall. The panel has a red-orange border around the sides and top and has a yellow G-T asterisk near each corner and a red one in the center. (This change is not actually noticeable on the air until Thursday, as the turntable was not used at all on Wednesday's show.) This prop had first appeared on Tuesday as a backdrop for the sixth Item up for Bids, also on the Turntable but not attached to the wall.

  • On Wednesday, when One Away reaches the "Oh, mighty sound effects lady" portion, contestant Sheena tells Drew that "I practiced this!" Despite his repeated prompting, she then proceeds to do Bob's "Ladies, do I have X numbers right?" routine for the entire game.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the numbers on the Showcase podiums are white and are centered.
  • On Wednesday, professional chef Richard Florczak appears to help present the second showcase, which includes a meal for six cooked by him in the contestant's home.
  • For no apparent reason, Wednesday's real credit roll has not been updated to reflect Mike Richards's promotion and Syd Vinnedge's dismissal. This is also true of the credit roll that was added to Monday's show after the fact.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 2 (1,483 – 484xK): September 28-October 2

  • This week only, a second new episode from next week is broadcast each day at 3 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot vacated by Guiding Light; details are listed with Week 3.
    • Again, Win at Home is not conducted during the afternoon broadcasts.
  • In Monday's opening, Drew comes through Door #2 with his son, Connor, who proceeds to sing "Old MacDonald" at his father's urging.
  • As of Monday, the cubes in Let 'em Roll start out stacked on the table instead of piled in the bucket; they are arranged in such a way that two cars and one of each money amount are showing, so Drew no longer has to pick one of them up to explain what is on them.
  • On Tuesday, the design of the Turntable wall changes again; indentations are worked into the purple strip to cause it to display the square pattern, and the game side is completely redone to show a larger version of the Season 37 pattern, with green diamonds in the corners of the squares. The backdrop with the asterisks is no longer used.
  • On Tuesday, the red, cityscape backing is removed from the Turntable's "Master Key" sign, presumably because it stuck up far enough to run into the new Big Door frame.
  • On Tuesday, a flashier graphic is introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, 1/2 Off's second intro cue is never played.
  • On Wednesday, the dimming of the lights at the beginning of the "Every Room in the House" showcase is reinstated.
  • On Wednesday, several NHL mascots appear to help present the hockey-themed second showcase.
  • As of Friday, the "Now....or Then" sign is hung lower on the Turntable wall, presumably because it stuck up far enough to run into the new Big Door frame.


Week 3 (1,484 – 485xK): October 2, September 30, September 28, September 29, October 1 (all at 3 P.M. Eastern)

  • Originally scheduled for October 5-9.
  • This week's shows were rescheduled to serve as a buildup to the premiere on October 5 of the revived Let's Make a Deal, the network's replacement for Guiding Light.
  • On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, a vertical trip screen with the game's logo on it is added to the center of Switch?.
  • On Wednesday, the Race Game Curtain is updated to reflect the new appearance of the Showcase podiums.
  • On Thursday, one of the trip green screen resurfaces to display a gigantic treehouse in the Showcase.
  • On Friday, another, even flashier graphic is introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug; it alternates with the second one on a seemingly inconsistent basis.


Week 4 (1,485 – 486xK): November 19, October 13-16

  • Originally scheduled for October 12-16.
  • On Tuesday, Shopping Spree returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Friday, Step Up returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Friday, a horizontal trip screen displaying the game's logo is placed between the prizes in Magic #.


Week 5 (1,486 – 487xK): October 19-23

  • On Monday, a vertical trip screen displaying the game's logo is added to the center of 1 Right Price.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Thursday, Take Two returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • For a brief period beginning on Thursday, the Take Two board is initially positioned behind the Race Game Curtain and is moved to its usual spot off-camera during the prize descriptions.
  • As of Thursday, the telephone ticket plug, now done by Drew, is once again interspersed with the e-ticket plug.
  • On Thursday, Drew accidentally does the ticket plug a second time at the end of the fourth game, this time reciting an e-ticket plug; additionally, as he does this, one of the PriceIsRight.com graphics appears on the screen for no apparent reason.
  • On Friday, 3 Strikes returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • Due to shows early in Season 37 being shuffled around, Friday marks the first broadcast of 3 Strikes in over a year; however, when the proper episode order is taken into account, the game was "only" gone for 359 days.
  • On Friday, 3 Strikes begins offering luxury cars again.
  • On Friday, 3 Strikes's rules change yet again, this time reverting to the original rules using all five number chips and all three strike chips.
  • On Friday, a new "NO" graphic with green backlighting is introduced for 3 Strikes.


Week 6 (1,487 – 488xK): October 26-28, 8, & 30

  • Originally scheduled for October 26-30.
  • On Monday, the price and answer cards in Punch a Bunch are changed to yellow text on a green background; additionally, the answer cards are given a new font with much larger lettering.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday, Lanisha wrecks the sixth Item up for Bids, a remote control skateboard that she is riding, into Door #3.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase includes a backstage tour of CBS Television City and tickets to The Late Show with David Letterman; the contestant is instructed not to include these while bidding, as they have no actual value.
  • On Thursday, a vertical trip screen displaying the game's logo is added between the prizes in Clock Game.
  • On Thursday, Rich DiPirro begins overlaying a shot of the contestant on the Balance Game board as the scales attempt to balance.
  • Friday's show is themed around Halloween. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Halloween.
    • The squares in the light border, Door #4, the trip screen graphics, and the background for the consolation prize plugs' second transition are a black-tinted orange.
    • In the opening, "Walking" and the normal theme are replaced by a "spooky" rendition of the theme; this also replaces the theme during the consolation prize plugs and the credits.
    • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Scarywood! It's The freaky Price Is Right!"
    • Rich reads the opening spiel with a Transylvanian accent.
    • Audience members are encouraged to come to the show dressed in Halloween costumes.
    • Thunder and lightning accompany the come on downs.
    • Everyone in the cast wears Halloween costumes related to the show: Drew dresses as the mountain climber, Rich as the Big Wheel, Rachel as a Plinko chip, Amber as Range Game, and Lanisha as Grocery Game.
    • Rich introduces Drew as "the yodely guy!"
    • As Drew comes through Door #2, "On the Franches Mountains" begins playing.
    • All of the games involved in the cast's costumes are played; this leads to the unusual circumstance of the show having two small prize games and a grocery item game.
    • Several prize cues are replaced by "spooky" music, as are the cue for the second closed-captioning plug's intro and the theme at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase.
    • For most of the show, the buzzer and the foghorn are supplanted by "scary" noises, such as cats screeching and witches cackling.
    • The normally yellow borders of several graphics effects are orange, as are the split-screen separators in Range Game.
    • Graphics of witches and ghosts are used for some of the camera transitions.
    • The Dollar Sign and the Reveal have special spider web graphics.
    • After Range Game, the price of the game's prize is added to Amber's costume.
    • The price in Grocery Game are distorted and appear to be dripping slime.
    • Drew has Rich stand with the contestants at the Big Wheel's scoreboard during the Showcase Showdowns.
    • The fourth Item up for Bids, a watch, is modeled by a severed yet still quite active hand resting in the Basket.
    • The motorcycles offered in Double Prices are modeled by a pair of Halloween ghoul decorations.
    • The Cliff Hangers board is decorated for Halloween, with tombstones in the foreground, mountains the background, a purple sky, and a witch flying past the cliff.
    • The dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is purple.
    • The sixth Item up for Bids, a treadmill, is modeled by a skeleton.
    • The Plinko board is infested with vultures and mice, and most of the game's small prize displays have tombstones and spiders on them.
    • A graphics effect is used to show bats flying out of the screen during the intro of the second closed-captioning plug.
    • The Showcase podiums are decorated as coffins, with flaps on them that open to reveal the bid displays; the descriptive placard displays are not used on this episode.
    • In the Showcase, the TPIR logos on the trip video screens are distorted to appear as though they are dripping slime; this is also done with the numbers on the Showcase podiums.
  • On Friday, after more than a year's absence, Triple Play returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Friday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 7 (1,488 – 489xK): November 2-6

  • On Monday, the PriceIsRight.com plug begins shuffling between the end of the sixth game and the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, That's Too Much! is played for a Mercedes.
  • Thursday's show is the ceremonial 7,000th episode; in reality, it is the 7,146th episode. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the "7,000th" episode.
    • A banner reading "7,000th show" is added to the bottom of the logos on Door #4, in the opening, and in the second transition of the closed-captioning plugs.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on the 7,000th show of The Price Is Right!"
    • All of the games in the first half are somehow related to "7" or "7,000:" The trips offered in Most Expensive are all to destinations over 7,000 miles away from Television City; Grand Game's target price is $7; and Lucky $even gives the contestant $7,000 in seven stacks of $1,000 each, changing the cost of mistakes to $1,000 per number and letting the contestant buy the car for $1,000 and win as much as $6,000.
    • As Drew states at the end of the first Showcase Showdown, the games in the second half -- Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices -- duplicate the lineup from the first episode.
    • Likely as an homage to its original staging, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
    • The showcases are "updated" versions of the showcases from the first episode.
    • During the Showcase, the trip screens are outfitted with borders to make them look like old-fashioned, console television sets.
  • On Thursday, as mentioned above, Most Expensive is played for three trips.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game does not come around on the Turntable before its prize is revealed.
  • On Thursday, Drew declares that the "7,000th" show is also Rich's 1,001st episode as announcer; in reality, it is his daytime 979th show as the permanent announcer (one of which was announced by Burton Richardson due to Rich having laryngitis), his 988th daytime show announced overall, and his 1,006th show announced if primetime specials are included.
  • On Thursday, Rich's calldown window begins to shoot Pricedown dollar signs out of its sides, similar to what is seen as the logo forms during the opening.
  • On Friday, a G-T asterisk is added beneath the trip screen "Switch?" logo.


Week 8 (1,489 – 490xK): November 9, December 15, November 11-13

  • Originally scheduled for November 9-13.
  • On Monday, blue and purple versions of the zigzag backdrops from Most Expensive are added to the edges of the 1/2 Off set.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Veterans Day; everyone in the audience is a member of the military (with the Coast Guard being explicitly including after their absence from the Season 37 Veterans Day show caused something of a PR debacle). Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band on the stage in the back of the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening; it also supplants the theme at the end of the first part of the Showcase and during the credits. Additionally, various military songs are played during all of the show's commercial outros; Dig We Must is not used at all, and the theme is only heard briefly after the second and fourth games and at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase.
    • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood! It's a special Veterans Day Price Is Right!"
    • The logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military". Another version of this logo, with stars and stripes filling in the gaps, appears on some of the set decorations and behind Plinko's small prizes; it also spins into existence in the lower-left corner of the screen at the end of Acts 2 and 4, during both closed-captioning plugs, and at the ends of both Showcase Showdowns and replaces the usual logo during the consolation prize plugs.
    • The background on Door #4 is the American flag.
    • The audience members' name tags show the insignia of their branch of the military along with their names.
    • The contestants' ranks are read with their names as they are called to come on down.
    • The set is decorated for Veterans' Day.
    • Drew is flanked by a Marine Corps color guard during his entrance.
    • The squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue during the opening and the credits.
    • The yellow Contestants' Row display is red, and the green display is blue.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the insignias of their contestant's military branch until the contestant in question makes a bid.
    • Each contestant who gets onstage wins a $1,000 phone card from AAFES and a $1,000 gift certificate for AAFES.com; these are not factored into the contestants' total winnings.
    • The price cards and envelopes for the Items up for Bids and the Showcase are adorned with stars and stripes.
    • The motorhome at the end of the Golden Road is flanked by pots of gold that shoot fireworks.
    • Most Expensive's zigzags are red, white, and blue.
    • Rich's calldown window is red and white, and the dollar signs that fly out of it are blue.
    • The background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is an American flag.
    • By Wednesday, the G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds have been removed from Plinko's small prize podiums.
  • On Friday, a new split-screen shot is introduced for the final spin of a spin-off with the Big Wheel shown between the two contestants.
  • Beginning on Friday, Drew does a telephone ticket plug instead of an e-ticket plug on late Wednesday tapings.


Week 9 (1,490 – 491xK): November 16-18, October 12, November 20

  • Originally scheduled for November 16-20.
  • On Monday, a split-screen shot is added to Switch?'s price reveal.
  • On Tuesday, Buzz Aldrin appears to help present the second showcase, a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.
  • Tuesday's second showcase includes an autographed copy of Buzz Aldrin's book, Magnificent Desolation; the contestant is instructed not to include it while bidding, as it is considered a bonus.
  • On Thursday, Paul Marcarelli, "The Verizon Guy," appears to help present the second showcase, which includes trips to numerous places where Verizon cell phones have good reception.
  • On Thursday, from the second showcase onward, everyone in the audience wears construction hats.
  • On Friday, professional soccer players Jessie Marsch and Alecko Eskandarian appear to help present the soccer-themed second showcase.


Week 10 (1,491 – 492xK): November 23-25

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1964 Ford Thunderbird.
  • In Monday's Clock Game, the "Clock Game" logo is not displayed on the trip screen, as said screen is used to present an actual trip.
  • On Tuesday, Adam Sandler is promoted to producer alongside Fingers.
  • In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, a wipe is introduced for the small prize descriptions that shows the mountain's scale moving across the screen as the mountain climber climbs it.
  • On Wednesday, the set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
  • On Wednesday, Door #4 is an orangish brown.


Week 11 (1,492 – 493xK): November 30-December 4

  • On Thursday, the car turntable/Master Key platform is redone with a blue top and dark blue square pattern on the sides.
  • On Thursday, the zigzags in Most Expensive are replaced with the G-T asterisk props from the "Season 37/38" decorations.
  • On Thursday, health guru Bob Greene appears to help present the second showcase and offers everyone in the audience a copy of one of his books; it is never made clear whether or not this offer is contingent upon the second showcase being won.
  • On Friday, the opening logo appears on the screen differently; the red and orange backgrounds do not fly in until the entire Barker logo has appeared, and the logo shimmers after all the pieces are in place.


Week 12 (1,493 – 494xK): October 5-7, 29, & 9

  • Originally scheduled for December 7-11.
  • On Thursday, the second showcase includes a red carpet package for the premiere of the movie A Christmas Carol; the contestant is instructed not to include this while bidding.


Week 13 (1,494 – 495xK): December 14, November 10, December 16-18

  • Originally scheduled for December 14-18.
  • For a brief period beginning on Monday, the commercial break between the first and second games is reinstated.
  • On Tuesday, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards appears to help present two NASCAR-themed showcases.
  • On Tuesday, the logo on Door #4 is flanked by checkered flags during the Showcase.
  • On Friday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, two members of the Seattle Seahawks' cheerleaders and the team's mascot appear to help present the football-themed second showcase.
    • Circling back to the previous note, Amber, the "extra" Beauty who had not been at the session's other five tapings, is a former Seattle Seagal.
  • On Friday, the Barker's Beauties are added to the full credit roll, appearing just before Rich's credit.


Week 14 (1,495 – 496xK): December 21-24

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • This week's shows are themed around Christmas. The following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • The light border is green with red chasing through the squares.
    • Door #4's squares are red and green.
    • The opening logo appears the same way it did on December 4, albeit without the extra shimmer.
    • A wreathe forms around the opening logo and the closed-captioning plug/consolation prize plug logo as they appear; this wreathe is also present on Door #4, the PriceIsRight.com plug (except on Monday), and in the logo for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs, the last of which takes up the entire screen this week.
    • Red and white cascade through the squares on the Turntable wall during the opening and the credits.
    • The neon strips around the Big Doors and the Turntable behave like chase lights during the opening and the credits.
    • Rich's calldown window is green, and its dollar signs are red.
  • On this week's shows, several new graphics are introduced which do not appear in the immediately following episodes due to the shows being taped out of order:
    • The e-ticket graphic is brought onto and off of the screen by balls of light that appear from the sides.
    • The phone in the telephone ticket graphic vibrates as if ringing.
    • Two additional graphics are introduced for the PriceIsRight.com plug.
  • On Monday, Magic #'s trip screen logo uses red and green squares and has a wreathe beneath it.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Monday, Wayne Brady appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around Let's Make a Deal.
  • On Tuesday, Switch?'s trip screen logo is surrounded by a wreathe and does not have a G-T asterisk beneath it; additionally, its background is the same as the pattern on the prize backdrops.
  • On Tuesday, an X-shaped wipe is introduced for Secret "X"'s small prize transitions.
  • On Wednesday, the G-T asterisks and hypocycloid diamonds from early in the season are present on Plinko's small prize podiums.
  • On Wednesday, Scott Hartnell of the Philadelphia Flyers and Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins appear to help present the hockey-themed second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, after the second showcase, Drew gives everyone in the audience a special hockey puck with the TPIR logo on it.
  • On Wednesday, the PriceIsRight.com plug occurs during Drew's sign-off.
  • On Thursday, Drew comes through the Big Doors driving the Train, which is decorated for Christmas.
  • On Thursday, the Barker Wall is not present during Drew's entrance.
  • On Thursday, the Train is present onstage during the presentation of the second Item up for Bids, a model train set.
  • On Thursday, 1 Right Price's trip screen logo has a wreathe beneath it.


Week 15 (1,496 – 497xK): December 7, 8, 11, & 31

  • Originally scheduled for December 28-31.
  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • Thursday's episode was at one point listed on CBS.com with a supposed production number of "7037;" this was, in fact, a typo based on the incorrect official episode count.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Thursday's show is a New Year's-themed episode, which offers people's "favorite prizes of 2009" as determined by the show's staff and posters on PriceIsRight.com's forums.
  • Thursday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood! Your favorite prizes of 2009! It's New Year's Eve on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, Door #4 has confetti and streamers "painted" on it.
  • On Thursday, Triple Play's reveal changes; the audience is no longer shown behind the contestant, and the car reveals begin with a wide shot of the stage that cuts to the usual close-up while the doors are opening. The car reveal shots are only used for two episodes.
  • On Thursday, the commercial break between the first and second games is again done away with.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible.
  • On Thursday, confetti is dropped on the Showcase winner during the credits.
  • After this week, Win at Home is discontinued.


Week 16 (1,497 – 498xK): January 4-8

  • On Monday, contestant Cynthia reveals when her game, Any Number, comes around on the Turntable that she had been on the show in 1978 and played the same game; during the first Showcase Showdown, footage of her first episode is shown in a box as she spins the Big Wheel.
  • On Tuesday, part of Pick-a-Number's prize is 10 massages at a spa of the contestant's choice; it is unclear how a price was assigned to this.
  • On Friday, the 1992-'95 Safe Crackers theme is used as prize music when Push Over is played for a safe and a bracelet.
  • On Friday, Katie Stam, Miss America 2009, appears to help present the second showcase, which includes a trip to the 2010 Miss America Pageant.


Week 17 (1,498 – 499xK): January 11-15

  • Beginning on Monday, the car tags in Five Price Tags are pulled off by one of the Beauties.
  • On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the Dollyrots, one of Drew's favorite bands, appear to sing one of their songs during the second showcase, which is themed around them.


Week 18 (1,499 – 500xK): January 18-22

  • On Tuesday, Stack the Deck's groceries are all played before any numbers are placed in the car's price.
  • On Tuesday, the ticket plug and PriceIsRight.com graphics first seen in Week 14 are added to the rotation permanently.
  • On Tuesday, a film strip graphic is introduced for Freeze Frame's vertical split-screen separator.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,500 – 501xK): January 25-29

  • On Monday, contestant Nancy faints during the Showcase when a car is revealed.
  • On Tuesday, Gas Money returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Tuesday, Gas Money's regular rules are introduced; the contestant now attempts to eliminate wrong prices and avoid the actual retail price.
  • On Tuesday, the shelf for what the contestant believes is the actual retail price is removed from the Gas Money board, as it no longer serves any purpose.
  • On Tuesday, presumably by mistake, the Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used for the prize description in Any Number and continues straight through the car description.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the TPIR logo from the closed-captioning plugs also flies onto the screen while going to commercial after the fourth game.
  • On Wednesday, Take Two goes back to being in place at the end of the Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, the Season 36-37 light border appears on Door #4 during the opening.
  • On Friday, Grammy nominee Anthony Hamilton appears to help present the Grammy-themed second showcase.


Week 20 (1,501 – 502xK): February 1-5

  • On Monday, "Flight Time" and "Big Easy" of the Harlem Globetrotters appear to help present a basketball-themed prize package in Push Over and a set of trips related to their appearance on The Amazing Race during the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the logo appears after Act 5 instead of Act 4.
  • On Wednesday, Guy Fieri appears to help present the second showcase and to plug his book, More Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, of which everyone in the audience receives a copy.
  • On Thursday, Gwendolyn's son appears with her while she models Cover Up's car; afterward, Drew incorrectly points out that he is "our first Price Is Right baby," a distinction which actually belongs to Shane's daughter.
  • For a brief period beginning on Thursday, Cover Up uses Line em Up's "think" music.
  • Friday's show is themed around the Super Bowl, which airs on CBS on Sunday night; most of the prizes somehow relate to the Super Bowl or football in general. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Four Barker's Beauties are present.
    • The Barker's Beauties are dressed as cheerleaders.
    • The Beauties flank Door #2 during Drew's entrance.
    • Drew wears a football helmet as he comes through Door #2.
    • Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson appears to help present the first showcase.
    • Jim Nantz and Phil Simms appear to help present the second showcase.
  • On Friday, the Season 36-37 light border again appears on Door #4 during the opening.
  • On Friday, the e-ticket graphic first seen during Week 14 is again present.


Week 21 (1,502 – 503xK): February 8-12

  • Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Beauties pulls off the price tags the contestant picks in Five Price Tags.
  • On Wednesday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1955 Ford Thunderbird.
  • On Thursday, NBA greats Bill Walton and James Worthy appear to help present the basketball-themed second showcase.
  • Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light border is red.
    • Door #4 displays raining hearts on a dark pink background.
    • The various graphical TPIR logos (except for the one in the credits), as well as the logo on Door #4, have a banner across the bottom that reads "Valentine's Day"; additionally, the logo at the end of the opening has an altered color scheme, with red borders and a transparent, pinkish background that displays raining hearts.
    • The contestants being called down are announced as "the first four couples on The Price Is Right" and "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
    • Rich introduces Drew as "your very own cupid, Drew Carey!"
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • Rich's calldown window is red, and its cascading dollar signs are replaced by raining hearts.
    • The first and third transitions in the consolation prize plugs are heart-shaped wipes.
    • The background during the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the Door #4 graphics.
  • On Friday, grid and asterisk graphics are added to the "$10,000" wall in 1/2 Off.
  • On Friday, the fourth Most Expensive set is introduced.
  • On Friday, after nearly four decades, Most Expensive receives a logo.
  • As of Friday, the spelling of "Most Expensive" is changed to "Most Expen$ive", with a dollar sign in place of the second S.
  • For the first several months of the new set's existence, the backdrops directly behind Most Expen$ive's prizes have the same color scheme as the ones between the prizes.
  • On Friday, Drew announces at the end of the Showcase that everyone in the audience will receive a gift bag from Hershey.


Week 22 (1,503 – 504xK): February 15-19

  • On Wednesday, the Season 36-37 light border permanently begins appearing on Door #4 during the opening.
  • On Thursday, Drew mentions the new Most Expen$ive set, calling it "brand-new" and telling the contestant that he is "the first" to play the game with its new props; this is technically correct, as its actual debut on last Friday's show was taped after this episode.


Week 23 (1,504 – 505xK): February 22-26

  • Monday's show, despite airing in February, is a "special spring break episode;" everyone in the audience is a college student, and Rich wears a college t-shirt.
  • On Monday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 24 (1,505 – 506xK): March 1-5

  • On Wednesday, the TPIR logo stops appearing after the fourth game.
  • On Thursday, the showcase descriptions begin appearing on the Showcase podiums as soon as each showcase is presented; if the Top Winner passes the first showcase, the graphic with its description "slides" into the Runner-Up's podium.
  • On Friday, Cover Up goes back to using its regular "think" music.


Week 25 (1,506 – 507xK): March 8-12

  • In Tuesday's opening, when Drew is introduced, his son Conner comes through the Big Doors in front of him; Conner remains onstage throughout the first Item up for Bids and also takes part in the first showcase.
  • Wednesday's show is Drew's 500th episode. To mark the occasion, all six onstage contestants receive a $500 bonus for getting out of Contestants' Row, and every prize in the second showcase has $500 cash in it. Additionally, all six pricing games somehow incorporate the number 500:
    • All of the fake prices in That's Too Much! end in "500."
    • Punch a Bunch, as always, has $500 prizes in the board.
    • The three rightmost numbers in Push Over are 5, 0, and 0.
    • In Danger Price, the danger price is $500.
    • Hole in One, as always, has a $500 bonus for arranging all the groceries correctly.
    • Squeeze Play's fake price ends with "500."
  • In Wednesday's Hole in One, Drew does the inspiration putt from the second line instead of the first.
  • On Friday, the base of the main Five Price Tags podium becomes red.


Week 26 (1,507 – 508xK): March 15-17

  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around St. Patrick's Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most members of the audience are wearing either a green hat or a fake gold crown; Rich is wearing one of the hats, as well.
    • The light border is green.
    • Door #4 displays cascading shamrocks on a green square pattern.
    • No light border is present on Door #4 during the opening.
    • The various graphical TPIR logos except for the one in the credits, as well as the logo on Door #4, have an altered color scheme, with green borders and a transparent, greenish background that displays cascading shamrocks.
    • The Turntable walls are green during every Items up for Bids.
    • All six pricing games either have a name that relates to luck, are green, or have green on them somewhere.
    • Rich's calldown window is green, and its cascading dollar signs are replaced by shamrocks.
    • The background during the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the day's Door #4 graphics.
  • On Wednesday, light green G-T asterisks are added to Clock Game's chroma key area; this was originally thought to be related to St. Patrick's Day but was actually a permanent set change.


Week 27 (1,508 – 509xK): March 22-26

  • Beginning on Thursday, the Switch? logo on the trip screen spins.
  • On Thursday, the picture of a rotary phone in the telephone ticket plug is replaced with one of a cordless phone.
  • Friday's show marks the debut of the gold Temptation board; at this time, the displays and price readout are redone as video screens, with rotating Pricedown dollar signs appearing in the upper display before the contestant makes his guesses.


Week 28 (1,509 – 510xK): March 29-April 2

  • On Monday, in an unorthodox move, Grocery Game is played for two rooms -- a bedroom and a dining room.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the positions of Balance Game's two bag podiums are reversed; the one with the display is now on the left.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the displays on the Showcase podiums change from blue to red when an overbid occurs.
  • Thursday's show is an April Fool's Day episode, and several things on it are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways:
    • Most prominently, the episode features an overarching gag involving Mimi Bobeck, Kathy Kinney's character from The Drew Carey Show, taking over as Price's new executive producer; her "office" is set up on the Turntable, which is not used for any games or prizes during the program. Mimi is also listed as the Executive Producer in the credits, with Mike Richards's title reading "Assistant to the Executive Producer."
    • Everyone in the audience is referred to as "Pat," with Mimi explaining that she thought it would be easier for Drew that way, since he has trouble remembering names. Additionally, everyone in the credits except for Mimi has their first name replaced with "Pat."
    • The light border has all the colors of the rainbow cascading around it.
    • All of the graphical TPIR logos besides the ones on the Showcase podiums and the one at the end of the credits have their backgrounds colored blue-green and pink instead of orange and red; this unusual color scheme is also used for the rest of the text in the PriceIsRight.com plug, whose logo stomps on the website address.
    • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, now under new management! It's The Price Is Right!"
    • All nine contestants are called to Contestants' Row with the phrase, "Pat, move it!" a line frequently used by Mimi on The Drew Carey Show; however, these versions of the calldowns were never broadcast, as three days before the episode aired, all instances of "move it" were dubbed over with "come on down."
    • Rich is "replaced" with a new announcer (actually Rich wearing a monkey costume, complete with a banana bunch on his podium), although Drew continues to refer to him as "Rich" throughout the episode. Additionally, the "real" Rich can be seen wandering around the prize displays during the fourth and sixth games; this is believed to have been part of a larger subplot, most of which either was edited out of the show due to time constraints or was never recorded in the first place despite it occurring during the taping due to the director never being told it was going to happen.
    • The Barker's Beauties are replaced with four men in possession of varying degrees of weirdness. The actual Beauties, Rachel, Gwendolyn, and Manuela, are shown doing various other things during the course of the show:
      • Rachel serves as stagehand "Big Dave," pushing the Big Wheel into place, operating Range Game, and pushing out Lucky $even's car.
      • Gwendolyn serves as a page near Contestants' Row.
      • Manuela acts as a member of the audience, sitting next to Contestants' Row and continually shouting for people to bid $1. Drew points her out before the fourth Item up for Bids without actually identifying her, thanking her for waiting in the line since 10:30 the previous night.
    • All of the actual retail price cards for Contestants' Row and the Showcase have the wrong designs on them.
    • All of Plinko's small prizes are "As Seen on TV" items.
    • The "model" for the second Item up for Bids, a treadmill, falls off of it.
    • The "model" for One Away, a confused, old man, generally forgets to help Drew; the two times he does remember, he either puts up the wrong number or turns the wrong trilon.
    • Mimi serves as the "mighty sound effects lady" for One Away, supposedly triggering the horn with a steering wheel on her desk.
    • All of Pick-a-Pair's groceries are related to holidays that have nothing to do with April Fool's Day.
    • The large dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with a banana.
    • The sixth Item up for Bids, a grandfather clock, is displayed in Contestants' Row.
    • The second showcase is an April Fool's showcase and initially appears to be exactly the same as the first showcase. After it ends, Drew begins to pound on the Turntable wall, yelling to Mimi that they can't do that. Mimi then comes around, trapping Drew backstage, and declares that "I'm not done yet!"; a Mini Cooper that was not part of the first showcase is then revealed.
    • At the end of the show, Drew thanks Kathy Kinney for appearing and plugs her new book, of which everyone in the audience appears to receive a copy.
  • Thursday's ticket plug is edited out due to the show running overtime, an unusual occurrence in the era of Drew doing the plug himself. The consolation prize plugs are edited out, as well.
  • On Friday, the cheerleaders of the Kansas Jayhawks, Butler Bulldogs, Michigan State Spartans, and Duke Blue Devils basketball teams appear via video to help present the Final Four-themed second showcase.


Week 29 (1,510 – 511xK): April 5-9

  • On Monday, Switcheroo goes back to being revealed after the small prizes are described.
  • On Friday, Travel Channel host Samantha Brown appears to help present the trip-centric second showcase.


Week 30 (1,511 – 512xK): April 15, 13, 14, 16, & 12

  • Originally scheduled for April 12-16.
  • In Monday's Lucky $even, the first number in the price is already revealed when Door #3 opens.
  • On Monday, contestant Sandra, who played 1 Wrong Price, was found after the taping to be ineligible and was not awarded any prizes.
  • Thursday's show is loosely themed around country music to promote the Academy of Country Music Awards airing on CBS on Sunday night. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Kristy Osmunson and Kelley Shepard of the ACM-nominated group Bomshel appear to help present the first Item up for Bids.
    • ACM nominee Blake Shelton appears to help out as a male Barker's Beauty during 1/2 Off and to help present the country music-themed second showcase.
    • The dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with a gold eigth note.
    • After the final commercial, Bomshel returns to announce that the winner of the Showcase will receive, as a bonus, two VIP passes to the ACM Awards rehearsals, two tickets to the Brooks & Dunn Last Rodeo Special, and two tickets to the ACM Awards.
  • On Thursday, contestant Pamela manages to win 1/2 Off despite not eliminating any boxes.
  • Friday's show is a wedding shower episode with engaged couples as contestants. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light border is silver.
    • All graphical logos except the ones at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have a silver background with the words "Wedding Shower" on a ribbon at the bottom; spinning below the ribbon are interlocking, gold hearts.
    • The background on Door #4 is designed to look like a blue audience curtain.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples in a special wedding shower episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The first Items up for Bids, a wedding gown and a tuxedo, are modeled by Rachel and her husband, David Delucci.
    • The dollar sign on Rich's calldown window is replaced with the interlocking hearts from the day's logo.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is a still shot of the pattern from Door #4.


Week 31 (1,512 – 513xK): April 19-23

  • On Monday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
  • On Tuesday, the top of the Card Game table is redone; the edges are now a darker shade of green than the interior.
  • On Wednesday, Hole in One is played for a restored 1964 Bentley S3.
  • On Wednesday, Hole in One gets another new golf bag with a slightly different color scheme and a larger TPIR logo.
  • On Wednesday, Hole in One begins using golf balls with a TPIR logo on them. Contestants in the game also begin receiving a set of them as a souvenir.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase includes tickets to the premiere of The Backup Plan; the contestant is instructed not to include this in his bid, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Earth Day; all of the prizes on the show are in some way eco-friendly. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The graphical logos in the various bumpers have a rotating Earth behind them, similar to the design of the various As the World Turns logos. This logo also appears on Door #4, although the door is otherwise unchanged.
    • Golden Road is temporarily renamed "Green Road," complete with a rewritten logo; additionally, all of the rainbows and the road itself are done in shades of green, and the rainbow behind the car is replaced with a grove of trees.
    • The dollar signs on Rich's calldown window are green, and the one in the corner is in front of the above-mentioned globe.
    • The logo in the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is replaced by the above-mentioned globe.
  • On Friday, Rich accidentally merges Drew's original and current introductions, "And now, here is the host of The Price Is Right: Drew Carey!"
  • On Friday, the background for the second transition of the consolation prize plugs is changed to a pattern of cascading, purple Pricedown dollar signs on a purple background.


Week 32 (1,513 – 514xK): April 26-30

  • In Monday's Punch a Bunch, the large, yellow dollar signs are restored to the hole covers on the Punchboard.
  • On Monday, the third Any Number board is introduced. The prop was deliberately designed to be similar to the second board; while it is silver as opposed to gold, it is otherwise largely identical at first glance, even using the same "Any Number" sign and still using vane graphics for the prices despite the displays now being a video screen. Aside from the color scheme, the most noticeable difference is a used number display between the logo and the car's price.
    • While technically not a set change because of them being different props, the new Any Number board has a steel rim around the top of its base; such rims would be added to a number of other props over the next several years.
  • On Tuesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Drew introduces the "Price Look of the Week," a designation he claims will be given to one Item up for Bids featuring designer clothing each week; while designer fashions do indeed begin to appear a bit more regularly in Contestants' Row after this point, the actual term "Price Look of the Week" is only used on occasion.
  • Starting on Thursday, Drew explains how to get extra turns in Cover Up at the beginning of the game.
  • On Friday, Step Up's red and blue base and background are redone in blue and yellow. This is likely also the day the game's carpeting was removed and still rims were installed on its platforms.


Week 33 (1,514 – 515xK): May 6, 4, 5, 3, & 7

  • Originally scheduled for May 3-7.
  • On Monday, a graphic of a passing buck is added to the grocery transitions in Pass the Buck.
  • Friday's show is a Mother's Day-themed episode, with mothers playing alongside one of their adult children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light border is pink.
    • The background on Door #4 is an arrangement of rosebuds; this pattern is also used as the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
    • The opening, bumper, and Door #4 logos have pink edges, a rosebud arrangement background, and a "Mother's Day" banner.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four pairs of contestants on a special Mother's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The star wipe in the opening is pink.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is pink.
    • The list Rich reads the ninth contestants' names from has "Hi Mom!" written on its back.
    • Rich's calldown window is pink, and is dollar signs are replaced by bouquets of roses.
  • On Friday only, the background of Any Number's used number display is red, with each selected digit's background changing to the usual black as it gets crossed out.


Week 34 (1,515 – 516xK): May 10-14

  • On Monday, Spelling Bee is played for a restored 1966 Pontiac GTO.
  • On Thursday, Plinko goes back to using its original $10,000 slot with the enlarged "10" and scrunched "000".


Week 35 (1,516 – 517xK): May 17-19, September* 15, May 21

  • Originally scheduled for May 17-21.
  • Originally rescheduled for May 17-19, August 31, May 21.
  • On Monday, presumably due to a glitch in the show's music system, the first Temptation cue stops just before the first gift is brought onstage; the same non-Temptation cue is subsequently played four times in a row, restarting each time a gift is revealed.
  • Thursday's show was delayed until the fall because it offered a trip Nashville, which had recently experienced a devastating flood.


Week 36 (1,517 – 518xK): May 24-28

  • Monday's show is believed to mark the debut of Gas Money's second cards, which are noticeably wider than the original ones and have silver borders.
  • On Monday, Gas Money's car prices are redone in a font that looks like a gas pump display. A number of additional graphics are also placed around the prices and car silhouettes, including the words "MR DREW CAREY" and a TPIR logo functioning as the sun.
  • Monday's show is believed to be the day the word "Gas" on Gas Money's cash awards was changed to the "Gas Money" logo.
  • On Wednesday, the Barker logo on Double Prices is replaced with the Carey logo.


Week 37 (1,518 – 519xK): May 31-June 4

  • On Monday, all of the products in Grocery Game have the same names as other pricing games.
  • On Tuesday, the Win at Home game is restarted; it now includes a $50,000 sweepstakes. The game now permanently uses the third version of its presentation and initially only offers cash, although prize begin to be offered as well during the course of the summer.
  • On Thursday, Now....or Then is played for a car.
  • On Friday, a cotton candy machine is offered during the Showcase; during the last commercial, everyone in the studio is given a stick of cotton candy.


Week 38 (1,519 – 520xK): June 7-11

  • On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Coming or Going's price reveal and its accompanying split-screen shot are introduced; prior to this, the outcome was simply revealed via sound effects on a close-up of the contestant's guess. An alternate version of the game's logo is also introduced for the reveal's price tag and its split-screen shot.
  • On Wednesday, Rhonda, one of the first four contestants, faints in Contestants' Row during the second game. When she comes to, she tells the staff that she does not feel well enough to continue playing; during the commercial, her sister Janet is brought to Contestants' Row to finish the show as her proxy.


Week 39 (1,520 – 521xK): June 25, 15-17, July 2

  • Originally scheduled for June 14-17, July 2.
  • Summer reruns begin on Friday, June 18.
  • Despite airing over the course of more than half a month, these five episodes are considered to be a single week; however, they were created with the knowledge that they would not all air at once, so no attempt was made to keep games from Monday through Thursday from repeating on Friday.
  • On Monday, Patrick Duffy and Peter Bergman, the portrayers of Stephen Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful and Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless, respectively, appear several times during the course of the show to promote the Daytime Emmys, which air on CBS on the night of June 27, two days after the episode's out-of-order broadcast. Their appearances are as follows:
    • The first Item up for Bids is a television, which is airing a previous Daytime Emmys ceremony; the two actors overhear it and come onstage to argue over which of them is more deserving of an Emmy Award.
    • Each actor presents one of the showcases, which are themed around their then-current storylines on their respective soap operas.
    • Before the final commercial, the two actors return and reveal that whoever wins the Showcase will receive, as a bonus, a trip to the Daytime Emmys.
  • On Monday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience receives a The Bold and the Beautiful tote bag autographed by Patrick Duffy; Drew tells the viewers that they can get their own autographed bag at PriceIsRight.com, an announcement which also serves as this episode's website plug.
  • Wednesday's show features the debut of Rat Race.
  • On Wednesday, the blues and yellows on the numbered Most Expen$ive backdrops are reversed, finalizing the new set's color scheme.
  • On Thursday, Lonestar appears as a house band for the entire show, staged behind Door #3. They play the show's theme during the opening and after all pricing game wins; play other music for all other commercial outros, while coming back from breaks, and during the closed captioning plugs; and perform during and help to present the second showcase. "Walking" is not played during the opening, and the actual theme is only heard briefly at the end of the Showcase.
  • On Thursday, a visit to Lonestar's tour bus is included in the second showcase; the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • Friday's show is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light border is colored with cascading reds and blues.
    • All graphical logos except the ones at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have a blue background behind the dollar sign, a red background behind the show's title, fireworks erupting in both backgrounds, reds and blues cascading through the borders, and the words "Independence Day" on a starred and striped ribbon at the bottom.
    • Door #4's background is the American flag. This graphic is also used as the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
    • The star wipe during Drew's entrance has a blue border.
    • The squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue during the opening and the credits.
    • The set is decorated for Independence Day.
    • A special, celebratory design appears on the Reveal.
    • Rich's calldown window and its cascading dollar signs are blue, while the dollar sign in the corner is red; the window and the red dollar sign also have cascading white on them.
  • On Friday, Triple Play's car reveals mostly go back to normal, excepting the inclusion of Drew and the contestant in the first shot.
  • By Friday, orange rims have been added to the numbers on the Most Expen$ive backdrops.
  • On Friday, pitcher Chuck Finley appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around upcoming the All-Star Game.
  • Friday's second showcase includes a meet-and-greet with celebrities and baseball players during All-Star Week; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • On Friday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience is given an All-Star Game baseball cap and a coupon for three meals for $2 at Taco Bell; Drew's explanation of this at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase also includes the day's PriceIsRight.com plug.
  • During the summer, on July 26, future try-out announcer J.D. Roberto begins doing the promotional consideration plugs that are edited into the reruns in place of the consolation prize plugs.


Week 40 (1,521 – 522xK): August 27

  • Logically scheduled for August 23.
  • Season finale week; only one show, on Monday.
  • Monday's show is a back-to-school-themed episode; everyone in the audience is a college student, and the prizes are geared slightly more than usual toward that age group. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • All graphical logos except except the ones at the end of the credits and on the Showcase podiums have gold cascading through their borders and the words "Back to School" on a green ribbon at their base.
    • Door #4's background is the cascading Goodson-Todman asterisks often seen as a transition background during grocery plugs; in front of this is a chalkboard, which the TPIR logo appears to be "drawn" on.
  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Monday, much of the show's production staff, as well as Drew's son Conner, come onstage during the credits.
  • Monday's show is Rich's last episode.


Season 39 ('10-'11)

Pricing game calendar for Season 39, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,522 – 523xK): September 20-24

  • This week only, a second new episode from three weeks down the road is broadcast each day at 2 P.M. Eastern, the timeslot occupied until last Friday by the now-cancelled As the World Turns; details are listed with Week 4.
  • On Monday, a new light border is introduced; this version shows a gold, rectangular frame with chase lights around its rim.
  • On Monday, J.D. Roberto begins his announcer audition.
  • On Monday, the 2008 light border stays on Door #4 throughout the show.
  • On Monday, the logos on Door #4, the ticket plug, and the PriceIsRight.com plug have a "39 Years" banner at their bases.
  • On Monday, the first four contestants are told that they are "the first four contestants on Season 39 of The Price Is Right."
  • On Monday, the opening logo is redone in 3D; additionally, the words now fly in from different directions after the dollar sign forms, followed by the orange and red backgrounds.
  • On Monday, the star wipe in the opening is done away with; it is replaced by a simple dissolve.
  • On Monday, the announcer's podium becomes blue, and two more Goodson-Todman asterisks are added to it.
  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • Beginning on Monday, the Barker's Beauties are miked, and they and the announcers are encouraged to chime in during the show.
  • Beginning on Monday, the announcers model prizes, either by themselves or alongside the Barker's Beauties, on a semi-regular basis.
  • On Monday, a string of lights is added along the top and sides of the Race Game Curtain.
  • On Monday, a new, silver Basket is introduced (although it is not actually seen until Tuesday).
  • On Monday, the interior of the Clam is redone to be somewhat less flashy.
  • Monday show features the debut of Pay the Rent.
  • Beginning on Monday, any contestant who wins a car receives an "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate frame.
  • On Monday, the logos in the closed-captioning plugs and the consolation prize plugs are changed to 3D logos; they now fly in from the right side of the screen during the closed-captioning plugs.
  • Unlike the ones who tried out after Johnny's death, the announcers auditioning to replace Rich do continue to be shown calling down contestants; additionally, they are now shown twice per episode, while calling both the sixth and ninth contestants.
  • On Monday, the announcer calldown window's border is changed to a miniature light border; additionally, the main dollar sign now flies in from the lower-left corner at the beginning of the window's wipe, and the cascading dollar signs are done away with.
  • As of Monday, the TPIR logo is no longer shown after the fourth game on all episodes.
  • On Monday, the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is changed to a blue square pattern.
  • On Monday, Tracy Verna from Fremantle becomes co-executive producer; as this show was taped out of order, she is not part of the staff for the next several episodes. Tracy remains on the show's staff for slightly over a year.
  • On Tuesday, following a showcase centered around Italian cooking, everyone in the audience is given Papa John's pizza during the final commercial.
  • Thursday marks the debut of the second Ten Chances color scheme; with this makeover, the Dom Casual font added to the game several years earlier is removed.
  • On Thursday, the spelling of Ten Chances's name is changed to "10 Chances."
  • On Friday, Plinko's intro is modified; the "$50,000" graphic now forms behind a graphic of rolling Plinko chips, and the transition from the intro to the game becomes a wipe that consists of a graphic of Plinko chips falling down the Plinko board.
  • On Friday, the yellow borders on the Plinko board become a series of yellow and silver lights.
  • On Friday, two rows of spotlights are introduced to Plinko, flanking the board.
  • On Friday, the "Plinko" logo on the Plinko board becomes backlit with silver light.
  • On Friday, Plinko's slots are redone as LEDs, and its scoreboard is redone as a plasma screen. The numbers in the slots are now silver, and their font has been changed to a cross between the previous font and the original font; this new font is also used on the scoreboard, which now has a Pricedown dollar sign in front of it and whose chip holder is also turned silver. The $10,000 slot now also cycles through several different colors when it is hit instead of having the numbers flash; this also occurs during the game's intro.
  • Beginning on Friday, Plinko's stairs are angled outward, the steps are decarpeted and painted pink and light blue, and Pricedown dollar signs are built into the railings.
  • On Friday, Plinko's small prize backdrop is replaced with a square pattern backdrop.
  • On Friday, Pass the Buck is played for a restored 1957 Chevy Bel-Air.


Week 2 (1,523 – 524xK): September 27-October 1

  • On Tuesday, several dots and non-Goodson-Todman asterisks are added to 1/2 Off's set.
  • On Tuesday, the cash bonus system for 1/2 Off is changed; contestants are now awarded a flat $1,000 bonus for doing all of the pricing correctly.
  • On Wednesday, Tracy Verna joins the show permanently.
  • On Friday, after nearly 10 years, the color schemes of Pathfinder's small prize price labels are reversed again, going back to white text on green for the labels and the choices and green text on white for the right answers.


Week 3 (1,524 – 525xK): October 4-8

  • This week only, a second new episode from four weeks down the road is broadcast each day at 2 P.M. Eastern; details are listed with Week 7.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, J.D. Roberto does not sign off during the credits.
  • On Tuesday, a dollar sign and several Goodson-Todman asterisks are added to Pass the Buck's grocery podium.
  • On Thursday, the winner of the second Item up for Bids, a set of make-up, receives a makeover from Carol Wood after the show as a bonus; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs people to visit the website to see the results of the makeover.
  • On Friday, a small prize backdrop designed to look like a magnified Punchboard is introduced in Punch a Bunch; additionally, the small prize podiums are repainted blue and green.


Week 4 (1,525 – 526xK): September 20-24 (all at 2 P.M. Eastern)

  • Originally scheduled for October 11-15.
  • This week's shows were rescheduled to serve as a buildup to the premiere on October 18 of Julie Chen's The Talk, the network's replacement for As the World Turns.
  • By Monday, the behavior of Plinko's $10,000 slot has changed; it now has purple lights cascading across it during the game's intro and when it is hit.
  • Friday show is the last episode announced by J.D. Roberto.


Week 5 (1,526 – 527xK): October 14, 19-22

  • Originally scheduled for October 18-22.
  • On Monday, Jeff Davis begins his announcer audition.
  • On Tuesday, a "rolling" cash display like those seen on old gas pumps is added to the Gas Money board.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the ticket plug is no longer done every day.
  • On Tuesday, the second showcase is constructed by the staff of Sailing magazine, who also provides subscriptions for everyone in the audience; this also leads into the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew explains after the final commercial that the website contains information on how viewers can win a subscription to the magazine.
  • On Thursday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1957 Chevrolet.
  • On Friday, the winner of the second Item up for Bids, a set of clothing and fashion accessories, receives a style consultation from Michael Franco after the show as a bonus; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs people to visit the website to see the consultation.


Week 6 (1,527 – 528xK): October 25-29

  • On Tuesday, Shell Game's cash bonus is changed to the value of the prize being offered in the game.
  • Friday's show is a Halloween-themed episode, specifically focused on The Wizard of Oz; most of the decorations, costumes, and prizes on the show relate in some way to the movie.
  • On Friday, the opening and bumper TPIR logos consist of white text on an emerald green background; additionally, the bumper logos pop up from the bottom of the screen instead of flying in from the right. This logo also appears on Door #4, whose background for this episode is a green audience curtain with sparkles raining down in front of it.
  • In Friday's opening, no light border is shown on Door #4.
  • Friday's opening is shot in black and white, with only the light border and the logo in color; additionally, like the logo, the light border is green instead of golden. The picture transitions from black and white to color as Door #2 opens.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special Halloween episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, Drew is dressed as the Cowardly Lion; Jeff Davis as the Scarecrow; Rachel as Dorothy Gale, complete with a live dog representing Toto; Lanisha as the Tin Man; and Gwendolyn as Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. Additionally, Scott Robinson makes an appearance as a flying monkey, and two pages dressed as Emerald City soldiers stand guard outside of Safe Crackers.
  • On Friday, audience members are encouraged to come to the show in Halloween costumes.
  • On Friday, Jeff Davis introduces Drew with, "And now, here's your host, who's ready to go to Emerald City: It's the Cowardly Lion!"
  • At the end of Friday's opening, music from The Wizard of Oz plays instead of the theme as Drew, Jeff Davis, Rachel, and Lanisha frolic through Door #2; Gwendolyn, the only cast member not dressed as part of the story's central group, does the microphone hand-off.
  • On Friday, the audience curtains are green and gray.
  • On Friday, the price cards and holders for the Items up for Bids and the Showcase have pictures of the Emerald City on them.
  • On Friday, pricing game losses, going over on the Big Wheel, and Showcase overbids are accompanied by the sound of a witch cackling.
  • On Friday, one of the set decorations is a yellow brick road that winds around the stage and ends at Door #2; in addition to fitting with the show's theme, this also takes the place of the dots in this episode's playing of Golden Road.
  • On Friday, to fit with the show's theme, Golden Road is temporarily redubbed "Golden Brick Road," complete with a slightly reformatted sign; since the show is intended to be set in the Emerald City, the game's rainbows use the same green color scheme that was present when it was played on Earth Day in Season 38, although the one behind the car, which had not been used on that episode, retains its normal colors.
  • On Friday, Drew and the contestant frolic down the golden road, again accompanied by music from the movie.
  • On Friday, the border and dollar sign for Jeff Davis's calldown window are green.
  • On Friday, due to the Halloween decorations, Most Expen$ive's non-numbered backdrops are not used.
  • On Friday, the split-screen separtors for the Big Wheel are green.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is played without its safe interior backdrop.
  • In Friday's Pay the Rent, the Wicked Witch of the East's legs can be seen sticking out from under the house.
  • On Friday, the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is the curtain shown on Door #4.
  • On Friday, Jeff Davis ends the consolation prize plugs with, "And now, here's the Cowardly Lion with our Showcase Showdown!" When the episode reairs during the summer, George extends this in the edited-in promotional consideration plug to, "And now, all you citizens of Oz, here's the Cowardly Lion with our Showcase Showdown!"
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a five-pound Hershey bar; this also leads into the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew informs everyone that they can win their own five-pound candy bar on the website.
  • During Friday's credits, the new light border is present on Door #4.


Week 7 (1,528 – 529xK): October 4-8 (all at 2 P.M. Eastern)

  • Originally scheduled for November 1-5.
  • This week's shows were rescheduled to serve as a buildup to the premiere on October 18 of Julie Chen's The Talk, the network's replacement for As the World Turns.
  • On Tuesday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, Jeff Davis helps out by maneuvering the main podium in Five Price Tags.
  • On Tuesday, Drew does the price tag reveals in Five Price Tags by himself.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 8 (1,529 – 530xK): October 11 & 12, November 5 & 11, October 15

  • Originally scheduled for November 8-12.
  • On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Monday, the TPIR logo at the end of the full credits is redone with a more cartoonish appearance; the short credits continue to use the version introduced in Season 37.
  • On Tuesday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, Jeff Davis helps out with 1 Right Price and Race Game.
  • On Tuesday, Paula Creamer appears to make the inspiration putt in Hole in One and help present a golf-themed showcase.
  • On Tuesday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience receives a TaylorMade hat; this also serves as the show's PriceIsRight.com plug, with Drew instructing people to go there to receive a hat autographed by Paula Creamer before revealing the outcome of the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, America's Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker (no relation to Bob) appears to help presented the fashion-themed third Item up for Bids and second showcase.
  • Wednesday's second showcase includes a photo shoot with Nigel Barker; the contestant is instructed not to include this in her bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a copy of Nigel Barker's book, Nigel Barker's Beauty Equation; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs people to visit the website to find out how to win a copy for themselves.
  • Thursday show is a Veterans' Day-themed episode.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
  • On Thursday, The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band in the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening, as well as during the credits; it and various other patriotic songs are also used during all commercial outros, and the theme is not played at these times even if pricing games are won. The theme is heard in its usual places in the first closed-captioning plug, the consolation prize plugs (in remixed form, as always), while returning from the final commercial, and, oddly, while returning from the second-last commercial. Strangely, Dig We Must is played briefly at the end of the first Showcase Showdown before the patriotic music starts, but not at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, the logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military". This ring also appears on the logo in the PriceIsRight.com plug, as well as on the logo that flies onto the bottom of the screen for the closed-captioning and consolation prize plugs and after the fourth game; the latter appears before every commercial on this episode, as well as while returning from commercial for the second part of the Showcase.
  • On Thursday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Thursday, the audience members' name tags show the insignia of their branch of the military along with their names.
  • On Thursday, the contestants' ranks are read with their names as they are called to come on down.
  • Thursday's opening spiel ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute the military on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, the set is decorated for Veterans' Day.
  • On Thursday, Drew is flanked by a Marine Corps colorguard during his entrance.
  • On Thursday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue; during much of the rest of the show, the columns on the wall are colored red, white, and blue in sequence.
  • On Thursday, the yellow and green Contestants' Row displays are altered to be a second set of red and blue displays; additionally, the displays show black instead of their normal colors when their prices flash after the winner of an Item up for Bids has been revealed.
  • On Thursday, the Contestants' Row displays show the insignias of their contestants until the contestant in question makes a bid.
  • On Thursday, every onstage contestant receives a 1,000-minute AT&T phone card and a $1,000 shopping spree at ShopMyExchange.com.
  • On Thursday, patriotic designs are shown on the envelopes and cards for the prices of the Items up for Bids and the showcases.
  • On Thursday, after the second and fourth games, soldiers stationed overseas are shown saying hello to their loved ones at home as the show goes to commercial.
  • On Thursday, Jeff Davis's calldown window is red, and the accompanying dollar sign is blue.
  • On Thursday, a American flag replaces the usual square pattern on Switch?'s video screen.
  • On Thursday, before revealing who wins the Showcase, Drew announces that everyone in the audience will receive a 60-minute phone card and a 10% discount at ShopMyExchange.com; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew announces that anyone with a valid military ID can go to the site and enter for a chance to win those same awards.
  • Friday show is the last episode announced by Jeff Davis.


Week 9 (1,530 – 531xK): November 1 & 2, October 13, November 3-4

  • Originally scheduled for November 15-19.
  • On Monday, Brad Sherwood begins his announcer audition.
  • On Monday, the 2008 light border on Door #4 is replaced with the Season 39 light border.
  • On Wednesday, no PriceIsRight.com plug is done.


Week 10 (1,531 – 532xK): November 22-24

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, the PriceIsRight.com takes place during the fourth Item up for Bids, which includes a year's supply of flowers from 1-800-FLOWERS.com; Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a gift card from said company.
  • On Tuesday, Drew's fiancee's son, Connor, comes through Door #2 with him at the top of the show; Connor is also present onstage throughout the second Showcase Showdown and at the beginning of the Showcase.
  • Wednesday marks the beginning of David H. Lawrence XVII's announcer audition; due to shows being taped out of order, he and Brad Sherwood both announce a number of episodes over the next several weeks.
  • Wednesday's show is vaguely themed around Thanksgiving: The light border is tinted orange and has leaves cascading down it; the Door #4, opening, and bumper logos also have leaves cascading across them and display a "Happy Thanksgiving" banner at their base; Door #4 itself uses orange squares and has yet more leaves cascading down it; and the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs is orange and appears behind still more cascading leaves.
  • On Wednesday, Guy Fieri appears to help present a culinary-themed Shell Game and a Thanksgiving-themed Showcase.


Week 11 (1,532 – 533xK): October 18, November 8-10, 12

  • Originally scheduled for November 29-December 3.
  • All shows this week are announced by Brad Sherwood.
  • On Monday, the second showcase includes a trip to the first two games of the World Series; the contestant is instructed not to include this in her bid, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
  • During Monday's Showcase, the World Series trophy is on display on the stage.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a Drew Carey bobblehead, which had been offered in the second showcase; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs people to visit the website to find out how to win one for themselves.
  • Wednesday's second showcase includes tours of and baking lessons at several Magnolia Cupcakes bakeries, as well as the opportunity to design a "cupcake of the month" for them; the contestant is instructed not to include these in her bid, as they cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a cupcake from Magnolia Cupcakes; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs people to visit the website to find out how to win one for themselves.


Week 12 (1,533 – 534xK): December 6-10

  • Brad Sherwood announces on Monday-Thursday; David H. Lawrence XVII announces on Friday.
  • On all shows this week, next week, and the week after next, the first Item up for Bids is designated as the "The Price Is Right Holidy Gift Idea of the Day."
  • On Monday, Duff Goldman, Geof Manthorne, and Katherine Hill from the then-recently-cancelled Ace of Cakes appear during Cliff Hangers with a cake that is billed as doubling as a "working model" of the game; in reality, it is a small representation of the board with a hand-operated mountain climber. The cake is used to play the game instead of the actual board. The bakers appear again, along with the cake, later in the show to help present the second, cake-themed showcase.
  • On Monday, the second showcase includes a cake-baking lesson at Duff Goldman's bakery; the contestant is instructed not to include this in her bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives an autographed copy of Duff Goldman's book, Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win an autographed copy of the book.
  • On Wednesday, a PriceIsRight.com takes place during the fourth Item up for Bids, a set of Philosophy skin care products, when Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win some of said products; strangely, a second plug occurs at the normal time, at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, the first Item up for Bids and the second showcase are sponsored by Neiman Marcus.
  • On Friday, in the first Showcase Showdown, contestant Charity's first spin appears to be counted despite not going all the way around; closer examination reveals that a spin that did not go all the way around had been edited out of the show and that the aired spin did, in fact, go 21 spaces.
  • On Friday, Drew's finacee's son, Connor, appears in the second showcase to model a life-size gingerbread house.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a copy of the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win one of the catalogs.


Week 13 (1,534 – 535xK): December 13-17

  • David H. Lawrence XVII announces on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday; George is introduced on Wednesday as the fifth candidate to audition; and Brad Sherwood announces on Thursday.
  • All of this week's first Items up for Bids, the "Holiday Gift Ideas of the Day," are sponsored by Macy's.
  • On Monday, presumably due to time constraints, the consolation prize plugs are edited out.
  • On Monday, after the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a magazine and tote bag full of gifts from Coastal Living magazine, whose staff had selected the prize for the second showcase; this also serves as the PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said tote bags.
  • On Tuesday, Bonus Game begins alternating, seemingly with no set pattern, between its normal reveal and its Season 2 reveal.
  • On Wednesday, Caesar Milan, a "dog behaviorist" known as "The Dog Whisperer" appears to help present the pet-themed second showcase; this also leads to the first pet adoption segment since Bob's retirement, as Caesar guides viewers to The Milan Foundation's website after the last commercial.
  • On Wednesday, after the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a gift card from Petco; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • Due to out-of-order broadcasts, Thursday marks Lanisha's last appearance in a new show on CBS, although it is not actually her last episode.
  • On Thursday, Suze Orman appears to help present the finance-themed second showcase.
  • On Thursday, after the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives an autographed copy of Suze Orman's book Suze Orman's Action Plan; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win one of said autographed books.


Week 14 (1,535 – 536xK): December 20-24

  • All shows this week are announced by David H. Lawrence XVII.
  • On this week's shows, the set is decorated for Christmas.
  • On this week's shows, the light border is red.
  • On this week's shows, two different patterns appear as the background on Door #4; a closeup of bulb ornaments is displayed on Monday and Thursday, while a Christmas tree is shown on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
  • For this week of shows, the opening logo is altered: The non-"Price" text is light blue, the left side of the background is green, cascading snowflakes replace the cascading dollar signs, and the words "Happy Holidays" appear in gold at the base. This version of the logo also appears on Door #4 on Monday, Thursday, and Friday, as well as in Friday's bumper, ticket plug, and PriceIsRight.com plug graphics.
  • On this week's shows, red and white cascades through the squares on the Turntable wall during the opening and the credits.
  • On this week's shows, the neon strips around the Big Doors and the Turntable behave like chase lights during the opening and the credits.
  • On this week's shows, the lights on David H. Lawrence XVII's calldown window are red; the dollar sign is red for most of the week, as well, and is green on Friday.
  • On this week's shows, the squares shown during the second transition in the consolation prize plugs are red and green.
  • On Monday, NHL player Jeremy Roenick appears to help present a hockey-themed Cliff Hangers and second showcase; during the Showcase, he is joined on video by Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin.
  • On Monday, the Cliff Hangers board is decorated for Christmas, with snow-covered rocks and trees, decorated houses in the background, and Santa's hat and bag on the mountain climber.
  • On Monday, after the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a hockey puck from the Winter Classic with the show's logo and Jeremy Roenick's autograph on it; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win one of said hockey pucks.
  • On Wednesday, the PriceIsRight.com takes place during the third Item up for Bids, which includes a supply of See's Candies; everyone in the audience receives one of said company's candy bars, and Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win a gift card from them.
  • In Wednesday's Plinko, Christmas decorations are placed around the small prizes.
  • On Friday, Pay the Rent's house is decorated for Christmas.
  • On Friday, the PriceIsRight.com plug takes place during the second Item up for Bids, a supply of flowers from 1-800-FLOWERS.com; Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a gift card from said company.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • Friday's bumper graphics zoom into existence the way the opening logo did for the show's first 35 seasons.


Week 15 (1,536 – 537xK): December 30

  • Originally scheduled for December 31.
  • Only one show, on New Year's Eve.
  • Friday's show is announced by George.
  • Friday's show is a New Year's-themed episode, which offers people's "favorite prizes of 2010" as determined by the show's staff and voters at PriceIsRight.com.
  • In an unusual move, Friday's show has two small prize games and no grocery item game.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, Push Over is played without "think" music.
  • On Friday, Rat Race is played for a restored 1955 Ford Thunderbird.


Week 16 (1,537 – 538xK): November 15-19

  • Originally scheduled for January 3-7.
  • During the week of January 3, a new presentation is introduced for Win at Home; however, it is not actually seen on this week's episodes, as they were broadcast during November.
  • Brad Sherwood announces on Monday-Wednesday, with Wednesday being his final show; David H. Lawrence XVII announces on Thursday and Friday.
  • Due to the staff knowing before they were taped that these shows would be airing out of order, this week's PriceIsRight.com plugs involve Drew asking viewers to vote on which prizes should be offered on last Friday's show.
  • On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday, drivers Austin Dillon and Clint Bowyer appear to help present NASCAR-themed showcases.
  • Friday show is Lanisha's last episode.
  • On Friday, soccer player Dan Gargan appears to help present a soccer-themed showcase.


Week 17 (1,538 – 539xK): January 10-14.

  • George announces on Monday and on all shows until otherwise noted beginning on Thursday; David H. Lawrence XVII announces on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Wednesday being his final show.
  • On Monday, the background on Door #4 is changed to the moving pattern seen during the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Monday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George helps out by holding the third price tag in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Monday, the exploding money win graphics for the Showcase Showdown are introduced, although due to no one spinning a dollar this week, they are not actually seen on the air until next Monday.
  • On Monday, the blue/yellow ticket plug and PriceIsRight.com graphics are introduced.
  • On Monday, the cartoonish version of the logo is added to the short credits.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron appears to help present a Miss America-themed showcase.
  • On Thursday, the non-cartoonish version of the logo appears in the credits.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, the Season 37-38 bumper graphic is used during the "mid-show bumper."
  • On Friday, Stack the Deck is played for a BMW 328i convertible.


Week 18 (1,539 – 540xK): January 17-21.

  • On Tuesday, Drew's fiancee's son, Connor, enters with Drew and remains onstage through the end of the first game.
  • On Tuesday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George helps out by holding the third price tag in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Wednesday, a miniature cove is introduced in Golden Road for when the game offers smaller prizes.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, the value of the prize package in Cliff Hangers is never revealed.
  • On Friday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1957 Chevrolet 210 Coupe.


Week 19 (1,540 – 541xK): January 24-27, 5

  • Originally scheduled for January 24-28.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase is constructed by the staff of Shape magazine, who also provides subscriptions for everyone in the audience; this also leads into the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew explains after the final commercial that the website contains information on how viewers can win a subscription to the magazine.
  • Only Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday's shows this week are produced by Fingers, who retired after the final taping of 2010; Wednesday and Friday's shows are the first episodes with Vanessa Voss in the newly-created position of "prize producer." The "prize producer" job is also added to the short credits, following the "directed by" credit.
  • Thursday's show, the last episode to be taped with Fingers producing, is dedicated to her. As such, a number of noteworthy things occur on this show:
    • All three pricing games in the second half -- Pick-a-Pair, Line em Up, and Secret "X" -- were created by Fingers. Drew states that she also contributed to creating the third game, Master Key, but credit for that game is actually given to Frank Wayne.
    • This combination of games results in the unusual scheduling of two small prize games and a grocery item game -- an anomaly which, ironically, was unnecessary, since, as mentioned above, Fingers did not create Master Key.
    • Hearkening back to the Janice Pennington, This Is Your Strife showcase on May 14, 1976, the staff rehearsed a fake second showcase so that they could surprise Fingers with a showcase decidated to her and featuring clips of her from over the years on its second prize, a television set.
    • During the second showcase, for probably the first time since the half-hour era, the show gets an episode count correct by offering $1 for each of the 6,618 daytime shows that Fingers was on the staff during; this count excludes Wednesday's show, which was not taped until 2011, but includes next Tuesday's, which was taped immediately before this one.
  • On Friday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George helps out by holding the third price tag in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Friday, Pauley Perrette, portrayer of Abby Sciuto on NCIS, appears to help present a People's Choice Awards-themed showcase; Perrette presented an award at said ceremony, which aired on CBS the same day this episode was broadcast.


Week 20 (1,541 – 542xK): January 31-February 4

  • On Monday, Drew's fiancee's son, Connor, enters with Drew and remains onstage through the end of the second game.
  • On Monday, Paula Deen appears to help present Bullseye and the Showcase, which offer a trip to her restaurant and prizes from her line of furniture.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a copy of Paula Deen's cookbook, The Deen Family Cookbook, as well as $40 worth of Smithfield's coupons; this also leads into the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win said items.
  • Tuesday show is the final episode produced by Fingers, and the only show this week for which she was on the staff.
  • On Tuesday, the decimal points are missing from Pass the Buck's price displays.
  • On Tuesday, the Showcase winner's friends manage to knock down the Top Winner's podium when they storm the Turntable.
  • Friday show is the last episode of George's audition.


Week 21 (1,542 – 543xK): February 7-9, 24, 11

  • Originally scheduled for February 7-11.
  • On Monday, Steve White's announcer audition begins.
  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, a cascading effect is added to the border of the window used to show the contestant during Cliff Hangers.
  • On Tuesday, the Big Wheel is placed with the Showcase winner's prizes at the end of the show to indicate that she had also won $11,000 in the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, the season number begins appearing in the top-center spot on the Money Game board again.


Week 22 (1,543 – 544xK): February 14, August 31, February 16-18

  • Originally scheduled for February 14-18.
  • Monday show is a Valentine's Day themed episode with couples playing instead of individual contestants.
  • On Monday, the light border is red and has hearts cascading down it.
  • On Monday, Door #4 displays hearts cascading across a pink background; this pattern is also used for the second transition during the consolation prize plugs, and a similar pattern is shown on Contestants' Row instead of the usual colors, with the graphics fading into the background somewhat when the bids appear.
  • On Monday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four couples on a special Valentine's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the various graphical TPIR logos except for the one in the credits, as well as the logo on Door #4, have the words "Valentine's Day" at their base, with small hearts cascading around the extra text; additionally, the logos have an altered color scheme, with each background displaying different shades of red and more cascading hearts and with the logo itself appearing in different shades of pink. In addition to the usual places, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Monday, the light strips around the Big Doors and the Turntable are pink for most of the show.
  • On Monday, the last digit from the sign in Pay the Rent's intro is missing, causing it to read "$100,00".
  • On Monday, the couples called during the body of the show are referred to as "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
  • On Monday, Steve White's calldown window and its accompanying dollar sign are red.
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel split-screen separator is pink.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a giant Hershey's Kiss; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said candies.
  • On Monday, the PriceIsRight.com graphic is red.


Week 23 (1,544 – 545xK): February 21-23, 10, 25

  • Originally scheduled for February 21-25.
  • Thursday show is to be the last episode announced by Steve White; George becomes the permanent announcer on Friday.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and no grocery item games are played.
  • On Thursday, new, dark green decimal points are installed on Pass the Buck.
  • On Thursday, no Goodson-Todman asterisks are present behind Pass the Buck's first set of grocery items. This is presumably because the asterisks had only been placed on two of the three walls, with the third side no longer intended to be used -- something that the person setting the game up for this episode evidently failed to notice.
  • On Thursday, after the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a CD of music nominated for 2011 Grammy Awards; this also leads into the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said CDs.


Week 24 (1,545 – 546xK): February 28-March 4

  • This week's PriceIsRight.com plugs encourage viewers to register for a new Home Viewer Showcase which will be presented next week.
  • Tuesday features the final appearance of the "Every Room in the House" showcase on any sort of regular basis.
  • Beginning on Friday, Tiffany Coyne from Let's Make a Deal fills in as a Barker's Beauty for four episodes.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Friday, George's calldown window occasionally moves to the right side of the screen instead of the left as he calls the sixth or ninth contestant.


Week 25 (1,546 – 547xK): March 7-11

  • On this week's shows, for the first time since Season 18, a Home Viewer Showcase is presented. A new format for the contest is introduced this go-'round; instead of presenting the entire showcase on each of the week's episodes, the 10 prizes are introduced gradually over the course of the week, and each one is a prize being offered in one of the episodes. Two prizes are introduced each day; one of them is an Item up for Bids or is in a pricing game and has its price revealed on the air, while the other is in the Showcase and does not. As before, contestants must bid on all of the prizes together, with the winner being the viewer nearest to the actual retail price without going over (or, if several bidders are tied at the nearest price, one viewer randomly selected from that group).
  • Each day this week, George explains the Home Viewer Showcase before the commercial in the Showcase; this supplants the PriceIsRight.com plug for the duration of the contest.
  • On Tuesday, former professional wrestler Brian Kendrick is called as a contestant.
  • On Friday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the prize display during the consolation prize plugs is shrunken slightly, allowing the square background to be seen at the top and bottom of the screen.
  • After this week, Win at Home goes on a six-week hiatus.


Week 26 (1,547 – 548xK): March 14, 16, 15

  • Originally scheduled for March 14-16.
  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
  • On Tuesday, the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase is revealed; George and Gwendolyn are shown surprising her at her house after the first Showcase Showdown. Due to episodes being aired out of order, this is plugged on both Monday and Wednesday.
  • On Tuesday, due to the Home Viewer Showcase reveal, the ticket plug occurs at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • Wednesday's show is a vaguely spring break-themed episode; this consists mostly of everyone in the audience being a college student and Pay the Rent being decorated as a fraternity house.
  • On Wednesday, to fit the spring break theme, Pay the Rent is temporarily renamed "Pay the Tuition," with a seeminly hastily drawn "Tuition" sign hung in front of "Rent" in the game's logo.
  • On Wednesday, shopping bags are added to Pay the Rent for the Beauties to carry the groceries in.
  • On Wednesday, Kimberly Matula and Scott Clifton, the portrayers of Hope Logan and Liam Cooper on The Bold and the Beautiful, appear after the contestants have bid on the second Item up for Bids to offer the winner a walk-on role on the next taping of their soap opera.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual move, two cash games are played.
  • On Wednesday, Wilbur the Wildcat and the Stanford Tree, the mascots of the University of Arizona and Stanford University, make cameo appearances during a college sports-themed showcase.
  • On Wednesday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience is given beach bags from The Bold and the Beautiful from the episode's four guest stars; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win one of said beach bags.


Week 27 (1,548 – 549xK): March 21-25

  • On Monday, the "Prize of the Week" contest is introduced. Similar to the Home Viewer Showcase from two weeks ago, each week, a prize in Monday's Showcase is selected for viewers to bid on at PriceIsRight.com; the prize is revealed by George during the final commercial outro on the day it is offered. The contest runs for approximately 60 hours, ending at 11:59 P.M. in the Eastern Time Zone two days after the day of the broadcast on which it began, with the winner being revealed several days later. Plugs for this contest generally double as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug.
  • On Monday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience is given a Jazz Fest Live compilation album; this also serves as a second PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to go to the website for a chance to win one of said CDs.
  • Drew plugs the Prize of the Week at the end of Tuesday's second Showcase Showdown and at the beginning of Act 6 on Wednesday.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives cookies from Wonderland Bakery, which are served by workers from the bakery; this also leads into the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win some of said cookies.
  • On Friday, the winner of the Prize of the Week is revealed after the sixth game. Oddly, this segment does not include a PriceIsRight.com plug, nor does any other portion of the episode.


Week 28 (1,549 – 550xK): March 28-April 1

  • Monday's Money Game is believed to have been a substitution for another game.
  • On Monday, the second (and last) Prize of the Week is presented; Drew also plugs it on Tuesday after the final commercial and on Wednesday at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives hats from In-n-Out Burger, who helped the show set up a hamburger-themed showcase and who gave hamburgers to everyone in the line before the show; this leads into the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, with Drew instructing viewers to visit the website to watch a video of the Barker's Beauties serving said hamburgers outside of Television City. The Prize of the Week plug occurs immediately after this.
  • On Wednesday, a new set of graphics is introduced for the "Around the World" showcase.
  • On Thursday, Hole in One is played for a restored 1955 Ford F-100.
  • On Thursday, ACM nominee Lee Brice appears to help present the country music-themed fifth Item up for Bids and second showcase.
  • On Thursday, after the final commercial, Lee Brice returns to announce that the winner of the showcase will receive as a bonus of a VIP trip to Las Vegas, including two VIP passes to the ACM Awards rehearsals, two tickets to the actual awards show, and two tickets to the "Girls' Night Out Superstar Women of Country" TV special.
  • Friday's show is an April Fool's Day episode and is repeatedly billed during the program as the day that something will happen on The Price Is Right for the 10,000th time. Additionally, in keeping with the spirit of the day, several things on the show are intentionally done in unusual or flat-out wrong ways. A list of both sets of events is as follows:
    • A large "10,000th" is added to the bottom of the logo in the opening, on Door #4, in commercial outros, and on televisions and computers offered during the show; the logo appears during every commercial outro on this episode.
    • George's opeing spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's a very special Price Is Right!"
    • The contestants called during the opeing are referred to as "The first four contestants on The Price Is Right's 10,000th!"
    • The set is decorated for the "10,000th event."
    • As Drew is talking before the first Item up for Bids, a boom mic comes into the shot and nearly hits him in the head.
    • The first Item up for Bids is initially a television and an XBox package, but Rachel and Manuela "accidentally" knock the television on the floor, breaking it; George and Drew declare that the contestants will only bid on the XBox package, and no prize copy is ever read for the TV. After the contestants have bid, one of the staffers has to bring Drew a new actual retail price, because the one he has includes the television.
    • A very unusual game lineup is used that consists entirely of games played for only one prize, including five pure one-prize games and a car game that offers only the car and a negligible amount of cash; one of the one-prize games, as mentioned above, is used for the other car, and no fee games are played at all. The lineup was clearly created this way intentionally, as two of the one-prize games were already played earlier in the week.
    • Squeeze Play does not work, and Drew has to push the numbers together himself.
    • The Turntable begins creaking and smoking as it reveals the second Item up for Bids, causing a stagehand to run out and try to cool it down; it remains "stuck" at an odd angle until the next commercial.
    • Drew does not have the price of the second Item up for Bids and has to get it from Adam.
    • As George models the prize for the second game, a steam shower, from inside of it, the shower turns itself on, first enveloping him in steam and then drenching him.
    • The jib camera moves in front of a still soaked George as he calls the sixth contestant.
    • Door #3 will not open to reveal the third Item up for Bids; Manuela eventually forces it open herself from the inside.
    • When Drew reveals the price in Double Prices, the front of the game falls off, a bunch of trash falls out of it, and its "electronics" start smoking. (For the record, since someone is sure to wonder, Double Prices does not really have any electronics.)
    • When the camera zooms in on the still somewhat soggy George as he does the first closed-captioning plug, it flies right past him and ends up zooming in on the wall.
    • George is shown combing his hair back into place after the first spinner in the first Showcase Showdown finishes his second spin.
    • In the ticket plug, Drew gives a ridiculously detailed set of instructions for how to turn on your computer, launch an internet browser, and navigate to CBS.com. As he does this, George walks behind him, still adjusting his hair; the crew shuts off the lights on the Big Wheel and begins to remove it from the stage; and "Dig We Must" plays all the way through, with the theme starting up moments before the show goes to commercial with Drew still talking. After the first commercial airs, the show comes back in, with Drew still giving his explanation; as he finishes, the Big Wheel is taken offstage through Door #2, with the fourth game, Balance Game, visible backstage. The second part of this plug does not appear in the online version of the episode.
    • During the fourth Item up for Bids, random five-digit numbers start lighting up on Contestants' Row; Drew solves the problem by having Scott write down the bids on card stock and place them on the appropriate displays.
    • The bag representing the actual retail price in Balance Game is ridiculously oversized; during the commercial outro, it is revealed to contain George, who is shown climbing out of it.
    • During Balance Game, one of the sleeves on Drew's jacket rips.
    • As George models the fifth Item up for Bids, the Lob-Ster machine, Rachel pelts his with tennis balls, one of which hits him in an especially sensitive area; since the prize copy was interrupted several times by the joke, Drew calls a woman out of the audience to come onstage and read it again, complete with the music.
    • George can be seen holding an ice bag on his shoulder as he describes the prize for the fifth game and again after the game.
    • As it shows the prize for the fifth game, a trip, Door #4 begins to fall off the wall and eventually starts displaying snow; it begins working again after the next commercial but remains somewhat snowy for the rest of the episode.
    • Another boom mic is seen hovering over George as he calls the ninth contestant.
    • The Basket is lowered right into the floor during the sixth Item up for Bids, leaving Gwendolyn and Manuela to quickly organize the prizes on its remains.
    • Rachel crashes the car for the sixth game through Door #3, knocking down several of the door's panels and stopping just inches in front of Lucky $even; the game is played with the damaged door still halfway closed and partially laying on the car. After the episode was broadcast, PriceIsRight.com put up a clip of Rachel's first, real Lucky $even wreck from episode #2895K in Season 32.
    • When the show comes back on for the second Showcase Showdown, Door #3 is covered with a plastic tarp.
    • Presumably due to time constraints, no consolation prize plugs are done.
    • At the end of the second Showcase Showdown, a light falls out of the ceiling, and all of the studio lights go out (although all lights on props continue to work); the segment ends with a shot of the "10,000th" logo in front of a test pattern.
    • The lights are still out at the beginning of the Showcase, and Drew and the Beauties hold flashlights to spotlight the contestants and the prizes; the first showcase is themed around the darkness, and the power finally comes back on during the description of the last prize.
    • The video screens refuse to display anything but snow during the power outage.
    • The last prize in the first showcase is displayed behind Door #3; since Door #3 is missing, Manuela and Rachel end up tearing down the plastic tarp to reveal it.
    • In the second showcase, Gwendolyn accidentally drops a marshmallow that had been roasting on the first prize, an outdoor dining set with a fire pit, and sets the prize backdrops on fire; several stagehands come out with fire extinguishers and spend the rest of the showcase attempting to put out the flames.
    • Throughout the second part of the Showcase, everyone in the audience is holding "10,000" signs.
    • After the Showcase winner is revaled, Drew laments the fact that the "10,000th thing" never ended up happening; in truth, of course, no such thing ever really existed. He then says that maybe it will happen tomorrow (itself a ludicrous notion, as "tomorrow" is a Saturday) and wishes everyone a happy April Fool's Day.
    • After Drew's sign-off, several lights from above the Turntable come crashing down, darkening that part of the studio a second time.
  • Friday's show is the second of only two episodes in the history of the hour format with neither of small prize game nor a grocery item game.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the original Double Prices logo returns; this change does not yet take effect permanently thanks to shows taping out of order.


Week 29 (1,550 – 551xK): April 4-8

  • Possibly due to the latter episode being taped out of order, Monday and Wednesday's shows both have a Price Look of the Week.
  • On Monday, George reveals the winner of last week's Prize of the Week at the end of the first Showcase Showdown; this leads to the unusual circumstance of the ticket plug taking place at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, the consolation prize plugs are shown without the background visible at the top and bottom of the screen.
  • On Tuesday, Constantine Maroulis, the star of the musical Rock of Ages, appears to help present a showcase centered around his show.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives an autographed copy of the original Broadway cast recording of Rock of Ages; this also leads into the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said CDs.
  • On Tuesday, music from Rock of Ages plays during the credits.
  • On Wednesday's show, which was taped out of order, a new, larger announcer podium is introduced; however, since it is not used on any surrounding episodes, care was taken not to show it on-camera at any point during the program. The podium is designed with the same lighted squares as the Turntable wall and has a video screen on the front that usually displays a silver Pricedown dollar sign rotating in from of a blue background filled with cascading sunbursts like those seen above the Big Doors.
  • Wednesday's Rat Race is believed to have been a substitution for another game.
  • On Wednesday, Julie Chen and Holly Robinson-Peete appear during the Showcase to plug The Talk, on which Drew appears as a guest later in the day, as well as to help present the showcases, one of which each of them helped to create.
  • On Thursday, contestant Jerren from the March 16 episode, who won the previously mentioned walk-on role on The Bold and the Beautiful that was included with that program's second Item up for Bids, appears briefly at the end of the second Showcase Showdown; clips are shown of him backstage at the soap opera, and Drew encourages viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com to watch a longer video of his day of shooting.


Week 30 (1,551 – 552xK): August 26, April 12-15

  • Originally scheduled for April 11-15.
  • Wednesday's PriceIsRight.com plug occurs at the beginning of the Showcase, with Drew instructing viewers to go there to see a video of him dancing with the Top Winner during one of the commercials.


Week 31 (1,552 – 553xK): April 18-22

  • On Monday, George is introduced on the air as the new announcer.
  • On Monday, the new announcer podium first used on the April 6 episode is put into use permanently and is seen on the air for the first time.
  • On Monday, a silver microphone is added to George's podium; this was not seen on April 6, which instead used the old podium's mic setup, presumably to keep any indication that a change had been made from getting on the air.
  • On Monday, Win at Home returns.
  • On Tuesday, the borders and dollar sign on George's calldown window become silver and blue.
  • Wednesday features the first appearance of the "The Price Is Right Book Club" showcase.
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, the price of Secret "X"'s prize package is not revealed.
  • Friday show is an Earth Day-themed episode; all of the prizes on the show are in some way eco-friendly.
  • On Friday, the background on Door #4, on George's podium, and during the consolation prize plugs is a scene of clouds drifting across a blue sky.
  • On Friday, the 1 Wrong Price-esque "NO" graphic for 3 Strikes is introduced.
  • On Friday, thanks to the size of the prizes being offered, no plasma screen is used in Clock Game.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a coupon for a pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, as well as an eco-friendly water bottle from The Nature Conservancy; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win their own coupon and water bottle.


Week 32 (1,553 – 554xK): April 25-29

  • On Monday, Flip Flop's button is moved to the side of the board, on the diagonal porton near the word "Flip."
  • On Monday, the first showcase includes a tour of Dylan's Candy Bar in New York and 50 pounds of candy from the store; the contestants are instructed not to include these in their bids, as the former cannot reasonably be assigned a value and the latter cannot be assigned a single value.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a lollipop from Dylan's Candy Bar; this also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs vieweres to visit the website for a chance to win one of said lollipops.
  • Tuesday's show was taped out of order before last week's episodes, while Rich's podium was still in use; all shots of George's podium were edited into the program during post-production. One shot of Rich's podium remains in the episode; it can be seen near the edge of the screen as the eighth contestant is coming on down.
  • On Tuesday, HGTV personality Jamie Durie appears to help present the outdoor design-themed second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual move, the price of one of the prizes in the second showcase is intentionally revealed in the script.
  • Tuesday's second showcase includes a visit by Jamie Durie to landscape the contestant's yard; the contestants are instructed not to include this in their bids, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
  • On Wednesday, the colors of the money graphics in the Showcase Showdown are changed from orange/red to a variety of colors: blue for $1,000; green for $10,000; and orange/red for $25,000.
  • On Wednesday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George helps out by holding the third price tag in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Thursday, the original Double Prices logo returns permanently.
  • On Friday, contestant Brian accidentally punches and breaks the 75 on the Big Wheel as he jumps around after getting a dollar; afterward, Drew quips that "We'll have to use the purple wheel tomorrow."


Week 33 (1,554 – 555xK): May 2, 20, 4-6

  • Originally scheduled for May 2-6.
  • Tuesday's show was briefly uploaded to CBS.com on its original intended airdate of May 3 by mistake, although it was not online long enough to watch more than the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, the Beatles cover band Rain appears as a house band for the entire show, staged behind Door #3. They play various Beatles songs throughout the first Item up for Bids and the prize description for the first game, as well as during the closed-captioning plugs and every transition to and from commercial except for the consolation prize plugs; "Walking" is not heard at the end of the first Item up for Bids, and the theme is only played during the opening and the credits. The showcases are also focused on the Beatles, with a member of the band giving the recap at the end of each one.
  • On Wednesday, Side by Side is played at Door #3.
  • On Wednesday, the TPIR logo appears in the corner of the screen during every commercial outro.
  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, as a result of the blocking difficulties created by letting a band occupy Door #3, Hi Lo's prize is tossed to from in front of the Turntable, the prize itself is behind Door #2, and the game is not concealed by the Giant Price Tag and is staged noticeably closer to the Turntable than usual.
  • On Wednesday, the background during the consolation prize plugs is a purple field with unidentifiable symbols cascading across it.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a Rain CD; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said CDs.
  • Friday show is a Mother's Day-themed episode.
  • Friday's contestants are teams consisting of a mother and one of her children.
  • On Friday, the light border is pink.
  • On Friday, the background on Door #4 is a scene of cascading pink flower petals; this pattern is also used as the background for George's podium and the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Friday, the opening, bumper, and Door #4 logos are tinted red, have cascading rosebuds in the background, and and display the words "Happy Mother's Day" beneath them. The dollar sign on George's podium is tinted red.
  • Friday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, our special Mother's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • At the end of Friday's opening, the players called down are told that they are "the first eight contestants on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, Cliff Hangers is played for two cars.
  • On Friday, the contestants called down during the body of the show are referred to as "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
  • On Friday, the day's special TPIR logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
  • On Friday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George helps out by modeling the second prize in Eazy az 1 2 3.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, two small prize games are played.
  • On Friday, the PriceIsRight.com graphic is pink.


Week 34 (1,555 – 556xK): May 9-13

  • On Monday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
  • On Monday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George helps out by holding the second price tag in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Monday, designer Nicole Miller appears to both to help present the fashion-themed second Item up for Bids and first showcase and to promote the Red Dress campaign of the American Heart Association. In addition to this, several I Love Lucy items are used in Punch a Bunch; Lucy is featured in the AHA's 2011 campaign.
  • On Monday, presumably due to time constraints, no consolation prize plugs are done.
  • Monday's first showcase includes visits to several fashion shows; the contetants are instructed not to include this in their bids, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives an I Love Lucy candy bar and various paraphernalia from the American Heart Association; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win these items for themselves.
  • On Thursday, there is no gap between Swap Meet's prize descriptions, although they still use two different music cues.
  • On Thursday, singer Vonzell Solomon appears to help present the second showcase, which is based on the stage show Burn the Floor, in which she is the lead vocalist; dancers from the show dance behind her throughout the showcase.
  • Thursday's second showcase includes dance lessons from the cast of Burn the Floor; the contestants are instructed not to include this in their bids, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • Thursday's PriceIsRight.com plug occurs after the last commercial, with Drew instructing viewers to visit the site to see the Burn the Floor cast trying to teach him, George, and Gwendolyn to dance.


Week 35 (1,556 – 557xK): May 16-19, 3

  • Originally scheduled for May 16-20.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Cover Up uses Line em Up's think music.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played for a trip at Door #2.
  • Friday's show, which falls the day before Armed Forces Day, is themed around the military; everyone in the audience has a relative in the service.
  • On Friday, the light border, instead of being surrounded by one solid color, is flanked by a graphic of a waving American flag.
  • On Friday, The Star-Spangled Banner is played throughout the opening, as well as during the credits.
  • On Friday, the logo in the opening and on Door #4 has a white dollar sign and a blue "The," "Is," and "Right;" additionally, the background for the left side of the logo is a representation of the American flag, with the stars on the left and the stripes on the right. At the base of the logo is a sign reading "Military Families". This logo also appears in the corner of the screen during every commercial outro, the closed-captioning plugs, and the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Friday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for George's podium, whose dollar sign is tinted blue, as well as for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special Price Is Right salute to military families!"
  • On Friday, the light strips around the Big Doors are red on Door #1, white on Door #2, and blue on Door #3.
  • On Friday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall and George's podium flash red, white, and blue.
  • On Friday, after the second, fourth, and sixth games, a message from a serviceman stationed overseas is shown on a plasma screen in front of the audience.
  • On Friday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are blue.
  • On Friday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1967 Corvette.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a 5-pound Hershey bar; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said candy bars, as well as to learn about the contestants' family members in the military.


Week 36 (1,557 – 558xK): May 23-27

  • On each show this week, one pricing game is played for a trip sponsored by Travel + Leisure magazine, which Drew plugs before each of said trips is revealed. The magazine also sponsors Friday's all-trip second showcase.
  • On Monday, the first showcase includes a session in a recording studio; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding, as a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
  • On Tuesday, Dice Game is accidentally played with the line on the side of the table closest to the contestant.
  • On Friday, new digits in the Calisto MT Bold font are introduced in Lucky $even.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a subscription to Travel + Leisure magazine; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a subscription to said magazine.


Week 37 (1,558 – 559xK): May 30-June 3

  • On Tuesday, the second showcase includes a consulation with the show's hair stylist; the contestants are instructed not to include this in their bids, since a price cannot reasonably be assigned to it.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 38 (1,559 – 560xK): June 6-10

  • Monday's show is the last episode directing by Rich DiPirro.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, technical director Glenn A. Koch assumes the role of the director for six episodes; during this period, David Hallmark temporarily returns to serve as technical director.
  • On Tuesday, Fingers and her husband are in the audience; Drew points them out during the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday, members of Cirque du Soleil troupes perform behind the Big Doors during the Showcase, which consists almost entirely of trips to various Cirque du Soleil venues.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives various Cirque du Soleil paraphernalia; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said items for themselves.
  • On Tuesday, after the last commercial, George announces that the winner of the Showcase will receieve a VIP trip to yet another Cirque du Soleil venue as a bonus.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 39 (1,560 – 561xK): June 13-17

  • Monday's PriceIsRight.com plug occurs at the beginning of Act 3, with Drew instructing viewers to visit the website to see a video of him scuffing the stage's floor while dancing with an audience member during the previous commercial.
  • On Tuesday, WWE Divas Kelly Kelly and The Bella Twins appear to help present the wrestling-themed second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a WrestleMania DVD and a WWE championship belt; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said items for themselves.
  • On Wednesday, Michael Dimich becomes the show's director.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the small prize podiums are included in the initial wide shot of Cliff Hangers.
  • On Thursday, Tracey E. Bregman and Christian Leblanc, the portrayers of Lauren Fenmore and Michael Baldwin on The Young and the Restless, appear to help present the Daytime Emmys-themed second showcase.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a set of Jabot cosmetics from the show; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said cosmetics for themselves.
  • Friday show is a Father's Day-themed episode.
  • Friday's contestants are teams consisting of a father and one of his children.
  • On Friday, the light border is blue, as are George's calldown window and its dollar sign.
  • On Friday, the background on Door #4 is a cascading group of the patterns seen above the Big Doors, with dandelions shooting out from behind the logo.
  • On Friday, the players called down during the opening are told that they are "the first eight contestants on this special Father's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, the words "Happy Father's Day" are added to the base of the logo on top of a group of button-down shirts; this logo appears in the opening, on Door #4, in the closed-captioning and conolation prize plugs, and during every commercial transition except for the one during the Showcase.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, George is shown calling the fifth, seventh, and ninth pairs of contestants; additionally, in Act 2, he is shown with the audience in the background, and the calldown window is not used.
  • On Friday, the contestants called down during the body of the show are referred to as "the next contestants on The Price Is Right."
  • On Friday, Now....or Then is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the square pattern seen during the consolation prize plugs is orange.


Week 40 (1,561 – 562xK): June 20, July 4, August 19

  • Logically scheduled for June 20, July 5, August 17.
  • Season finale week; only three shows.
  • Although these three episodes air over the course of two months, they are considered a single week of shows.
  • Summer reruns begin June 21, with interruptions for two pre-empted shows in August and for the remainder of this week.
  • Monday show is a wedding shower-themed episode; its contestants are teams consisting of engaged couples.
  • On Monday, the light border is purple, as are George's calldown window and dollar sign.
  • On Monday, the backgrounds for Door #4, George's podium, and the consolation prize plugs are a purple curtain.
  • On Monday, the players called down during the opening are told that they are "the first eight contestants on a special wedding shower episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, all of the logo's text except for "Price," as well as the right-hand side of its background, are purple; the left-hand side of the background is silver. Hearts shoot from the logo instead of dollar signs as it forms, and they also cascade down the background; additionally, the words "Wedding Shower" appear in script at its base. This logo appears in the opening, on Door #4, during the closed-captioning and consolation prize plugs, and during every commercial transition except for the one during the Showcase.
  • On Monday, most of the prizes are sponsored by WeddingChannel.com.
  • On Monday, Adam Gregory, the portrayer of Thomas Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, appears to help Amber model the first Item up for Bids, a tuxedo and wedding gown, as well as the car in the second showcase.
  • On Monday, every team who wins an Item up for Bids receives a trip to St. Lucia as a bonus; this is described after the first Item up for Bids and is shown via either graphics or Door #4 after the other five.
  • On Monday, to fit the wedding shower theme, Pay the Rent is temporarily and somewhat nonsensically renamed "Pay the Wedding," with a elegantly-scrawled "Wedding" sign hung in front of "Rent" in the game's logo. Additionally, wedding decorations are hung on the house.
  • On Monday, the contestants called down during the body of the show are referred to as "the next couple on The Price Is Right."
  • On Monday, the graphic of the mountain climber seen during the small prize transitions in Cliff Hangers is wearing a tuxedo.
  • Tuesday show, despite technically being the July 5 episode, is themed around Independence Day.
  • On Tuesday, the light border, instead of being surrounded by one solid color, is flanked by a graphic of a waving American flag.
  • On Tuesday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for George's podium, whose dollar sign is tinted blue, as well as for the consolation prize plugs.
  • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special Fourth of July episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, the dollar sign in the logo is silver, and the words that are normally white are instead blue; additionally, the logo's border is blue, and its backgrounds are stars on the left and stripes on the right. At the base of the logo, the words "Happy 4th of July" burst into existence amid a shower of fireworks. This logo appears in the opening, on Door #4, in the closed-captioning and consolation prize plugs, and during every commercial transition except for the one during the Showcase.
  • On Tuesday, the light strips around the Big Doors are red on Door #1, white on Door #2, and blue on Door #3.
  • On Tuesday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall and George's podium flash red, white, and blue.
  • On Tuesday, George's calldown window is red, white, and blue, and its dollar sign is blue.
  • Wednesday show is a back-to-school themed episode; everyone in the audience is a college student.
  • On Wednesday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an orange field with the sunbursts from over the Big Doors cascading across it; this also serves as the background for George's podium.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, the words "Back To School" appear at the base of the logo, scrawled across a chalkboard; this verison of the logo appears in the opening, on Door #4, in the closed-captioning and consolation prize plugs, and during every commercial transition.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual move, George is shown calling down the seventh and ninth contestants.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the background for the consolation prize plugs is orange.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a $25 gift certificate for the salon Fantastic Sam's, which had provided part of a prize package for Cliff Hangers earlier in the episode; this also serve's as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift certificates.


Season 40 ('11-'12)

Pricing game calendar for Season 40, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,562 – 563xK): September 19-23

  • The set is decorated for the season premiere all week; the "40 Years" signs near the Big Doors and George's podium remain for the entire season.
  • On Monday, the light border becomes silver; additionally, its outer edges no longer obscure the audience, similar to how the original border appeared before the luma key was adjusted in the early '80s.
  • On Monday, the opening shot changes to the "40 Years" sign near George's podium.
  • On Monday, a new, larger Door #4 is introduced.
  • On Monday, the audience undergoes, for lack of a better term, a set change: The chairs change back to blue; a strip of LED lights surrounds the audience, running around the top of Door #4; new curtains are introduced that are somewhat less pastel, although the basic colors remain the same; the stairs in the back become black; blue borders are placed on the floor along the aisles; a gray backing is placed along the base of the rear wall, replacing at least one row of seats; the raised stage is redone with a pattern resembling the front side of the spinning panel of the Turntable wall; and the PA booth is extended to the rear right-hand corner, with a metallic Goodson-Todman asterisk reclaiming the spot it had once held before being covered with a curtain during Season 33.
  • On Monday, the audience signs are moved from the rear wall to the new light strip, from which they hang in front of the back corners; additionally, the dollar signs in the audience signs now rotate. The latter change is not permanent at this point, as this week's episodes were taped out of order.
  • Monday's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood! It's the premiere episode of the 40th season of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, a "40 Years" logo is introduced with that text on a banner under the main logo; the "40" spins into place on an animated Big Wheel. This graphic is used in the opening, on Door #4, in the closed-captioning and consolation prize plugs, and during the mid-show bumper; the logo also replaces the Season 36 logo on the lights in the ceiling.
  • On Monday, the silver edges are removed from the Contestants' Row displays, and the green borders are enlarged; additionally, a metallic base is placed underneath the displays.
  • On Monday, Race Game is played for four cars.
  • On all shows this week, classic clips are shown while going into two of the commercial breaks.
  • On Monday, Geroge's calldown windows and its dollar sign become silver.
  • On Monday, Win at Home's name is changed to "Play at Home."
  • Beginning on Monday, the light strips on the Big Doors and the Turntable spend large portions of the show with the same colors as their respective doorframes' bases -- purple for the Turntable wall, orange for Door #1, blue for Door #2, and green for Door #3.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a copy of the XBox 360 version of The Price Is Right Decades; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a copy of said game.
  • On Tuesday through Friday, the last line of the opening spiel is, "It's the 40th season of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, Spelling Bee is played for a restored 1956 Chevrolet 210.


Week 2 (1,563 – 564xK): September 26-30

  • Beginning on Monday, several changes seen in Week 1, which was taped out of order, are temporarily undone; these include the spinning dollar signs on the audience signs, the "40 Years" logos on the lights above the audience, the blue audience chairs (which go back to being red), and the color-coded light strips on the Big Doors and the Turntable. Additionally, the "40 Years" signs by the Big Doors temporarily change to the signs from the Season 39 premiere, relabeled for Season 40.
  • Wednesday show is the 7,500th episode. It is also the earliest known correct on-air acknowledgement of the episode count.
  • On Wednesday, the dollar sign by George's podium reads "7500th episode" instead of "40 Years".
  • On Wednesday, the background on Door #4 is the 2001-2007 audience curtains.
  • On Wednesday, the "40 Years" banner in the logo is replaced with a clapboard reading "7500th Show"; in addition to the usual places, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on our special 7,500th episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, every game is played for either a car or cash; three of each are used.
  • Wednesday show is the first three-car day since Roger's lineups ran out after the seventh week of Season 37.
  • Wednesday show is the only episode to feature three cash games.
  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the prizes in the Showcase are inspired by prizes on earlier "landmark" episodes; the prizes in the first showcase are based on clips from the ceremonial 1,000th, 2,000th, and 3,000th episodes, and those in the second showcase are based on clips from the ceremonial 4,000th, 5,000th, and 6,000th episodes.
  • On Wednesday, there is no music or audience shot while returning from the final commercial.
  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the slip distribution in Punch a Bunch is significantly altered; there are now one $25,000 slip, two $10,000 slips, four $5,000 slips, eight $2,500 slips, ten $1,000 slips, ten $500 slips, ten $250 slips, and five $100 slips. The $50 slips are done away with, as are the Second Chances.
  • On Friday, George Lopez appears to help present the second showcase. This was the result of winning a bet he had made with Drew on Lopez Tonight in 2010 over whether or not LeBron James would leave the Cleveland Cavaliers; that portion of Lopez's show was replayed just before the second showcase.
  • On Friday, the PriceIsRight.com plug occurs after the last commercial, with Drew instructing viewers to go there to see behind-the-scenes clips with George Lopez.


Week 3 (1,564 – 565xK): October 10-14

  • Originally scheduled for October 3-7.
  • On Thursday, during the break after the sixth game, Drew is given a signal that the show is on the air when, in fact, it is not; as a result, the first spin of the second Showcase Showdown occurs during the commercials with no cameras rolling. After the consolation prize plugs, Drew explains to the viewers why the first spinner already has 85¢ and allows her to redo the hellos that she had said during her spin.
  • On Friday, during the final commercial, everyone in the audience is given a bag of Gimbal's jelly beans; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a bag of said jelly beans.


Week 4 (1,565 – 566xK): January 6, 2, 4, 5, & 3

  • Originally scheduled for October 10-14.
  • On Monday, October 10, the presentation for Play at Home is redone; it now starts and ends with announcements by George. This change does corresponds more reasonably to a calendar date than to a particular episode.
  • On all shows this week, a celebrity helps the contestants play their pricing games -- Heidi Klum on Monday, Snoop Dogg on Tuesday, Neil Patrick Harris on Wednesday, Chris Daughtry on Thursday, and Jenny McCarthy on Friday. The celebrities also help to present the showcases each day.
  • The celebrity guests this week win the equivalent of the contestants' pricing game winnings in cash for the various charities they are playing for; they also spin the Big Wheel at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown and win cash in the amount of their spin times $100 (or, alternately, the amount of cents spun times 10,000). Heidi Klum plays for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund; Snoop Dogg plays for the Snoop Youth Football League, an inner city children's sports program; Neil Patrick Harris plays for the Noreen Fraser Foundation, which funds cancer research; Chris Daughtry plays for the Alzheimer's Association, which seeks to eliminate and combat the most widely-known form of dementia; and Jenny McCarthy plays for Generation Rescue, an organization which promotes the scientifically discredited concept of autism in children being caused by vaccinations.
  • On this week's shows, which were all taped drastically out of order, the set changes seen in Week 1 are present.
  • On this week's shows, the PriceIsRight.com plugs take place at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase and involve Drew instructing viewers to visit the site for a chance to win a TPIR name tag signed by that day's celebrity; these name tags also serve as the door prizes this week. This does not occur on Monday, nor does any sort of PriceIsRight.com plug; however, it could have merely been edited out, as the episode visibly underwent an unusually large amount of editing.
  • On Monday and Friday, presumably due to time constraints, the consolation prize plugs are not done; similarly, on Wednesday and Friday, the first part of the Showcase begins as it did for the first 36 seasons.
  • On Tuesday, Lucky $even is played for a Chevy Camaro.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1962 Lincoln Continental convertible.
  • On Tuesday, Drew lets Snoop Dogg reveal the prices of the showcases.
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch is introduced with the mid-'90s Plinko harps.
  • On Friday, the blue portions of the Punch a Bunch logo are significantly darker than usual; due to the episode being taped drastically out of order, this change does not become permanent for several more weeks.
  • On all of this week's shows except for Monday's, the Showcase includes a prize that is not intended to be included in the contestant's bid, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price; Tuesday offers VIP onstage tickets and backstage passes to Snoop Dogg's concert at the Voodoo Music Festival; Wednesday a VIP backstage tour of and a walk-on role on How I Met Your Mother; Thursday offers tickets for a Daughtry USO concert at NavSta Rota; and Friday offers VIP tickets to attend a Blackhawks-Kings hockey game with Jenny McCarthy.


Week 5 (1,566 – 567xK): October 17-21

  • On Tuesday, at the start of Act 4, Drew recognizes cameraman Marty Wagner, who is working his last taping before retiring.
  • On Tuesday, after the Showcase, Drew again wishes Marty a happy retirement and also offers condolences to the family of Sylvester, a CBS commissary worker who had recently passed away.
  • On Wednesday, the new "40 Years" signs and color-coordinated lights strips at the Big Doors return permanently.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, Grocery Game's sign is absent.


Week 6 (1,567 – 568xK): October 3-5, December 15, June 19

  • Originally scheduled for October 24-28.
  • Originally rescheduled for October 3-5, December 15, October 7.
  • Originally rerescheduled for October 3-5, December 15, June 18.
  • On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, a rare reference to a retired pricing game is made as a result of contestant Darren's Professor Price t-shirt; Drew explains to the audience that the game was played only two times before being done away with.
  • Thursday's show, which was not broadcast until December, has a "holiday gift idea of the day" announcement added to the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, Larry Emdur, the longtime host of The Price Is Right in Australia, appears on the show; he calls down the seventh contestant, announces the fourth Item up for Bids, hosts the fourth game (Cliff Hangers), and participates in the first showcase.


Week 7 (1,568 – 569xK): October 31-November 4

  • Monday's show is a Halloween episode themed as a 1970s disco party. Everyone in the studio is dressed in disco costumes provided by Party City (which also provides the third Item up for Bids), many of the prizes relate to either disco or the 1970s, and a number of set elements are temporarily altered to fit the theme; most notably, the original orange shag carpeting returns to the Turntable, and the Turntable walls flash between purple and red for much of the episode.
  • On Monday, much of the music is altered to fit the disco theme. A disco remix of "Walking" plays during the opening, a disco cue supplants "Walking" for the remainder of the show, and the theme is replaced with a disco remix of the theme that is best described as a cross between the Barker and Davidson versions. Most of the other music is either random disco songs or cues from the largely dormant 1972, 1974, and 1976 music packages. The only standard songs used during the episode are the closed captioning cues and "Dig We Must."
  • On Monday, the light border is not used during the opening.
  • On Monday's show, which was taped out of order, the blue seats, rotating dollar signs, and "40 Years" ceiling signs are present.
  • On Monday, the background on Door #4 is a set of cascading lights similar to the pattern on the Season 31-34 Big Doors; this pattern also appears on George's podium and as the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
  • Monday's opening spiel is, "Right on, right on! Here it comes! From the grooviest studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the contestants are told to "Get on down" instead of "Come on down."
  • On Monday, Drew is introduced as "Your host with the most, Drew 'Funkmaster' Carey!"
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four brothers and sisters as we get down, get funky, I mean funky '70s style, on The Price Is Right On!" The show is referred to as such for the remainder of the episode.
  • On Monday, the dollar sign on George's podium is gold.
  • On Monday, all of the pricing games' sets are temporarily altered to make them look more 1970s-ish; this is somewhat ironic, as all six of the games were introduced during the first two seasons.
  • On Monday, no real car games are played; Bonus Game and Grocery Game are both played for a car. Bonus Game specifically is played for a restored 1973 Ford Mustang convertible. This is only the ninth known daytime show with no real car games and is currently the most recent.
  • On Monday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are green.
  • On Monday, shots of everyone in the studio disco dancing are shown between the third game and the first Showcase Showdown and between the fifth and sixth games. George announces, "We'll be back, and I mean way back, right after this," over the first shot and, "Groove on back to The Price Is Right On right after this!" over the second.
  • On Monday, a special version of the logo surrounded by a disco ball appears during the "everyone dancing" shots, the mid-show bumper, and the shot of the contestants not appearing onstage during the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Monday, Ted Lange appears to help present a showcase themed around The Love Boat.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience recieves a five-pound Hershey bar; this also serve's as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said candy bars.
  • On Monday, an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that he or she was ineligible.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Daniel Russell and Griffin Birney from Billy Elliot appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the musical.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone if the audience receives a copy of the Billy Elliot soundtrack; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said soundtracks.
  • On Friday's show, which was taped out of order, the blue seats, rotating dollar signs, and "40 Years" ceiling signs are present.


Week 8 (1,569 – 570xK): November 7-11

  • On Tuesday, the rotating dollar signs, blue chairs, and "40 Years" ceiling logos are added to the set permanently.
  • Friday show is a Veterans' Day-themed episode.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
  • On Friday, The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band in the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening, as well as during the credits; it and various other patriotic songs are also used during all commercial outros, and the theme is not played at these times even if pricing games are won. The theme is heard in its usual places in the first closed-captioning plug, the consolation prize plugs (in remixed form, as always), and while returning from the final commercial.
  • On Friday, the logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military". This ring also appears on the logo on the logo that flies onto the bottom of the screen for the closed-captioning and consolation prize plugs and after the fourth game, which appears before every commercial on this episode.
  • On Friday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for George's podium, whose dollar sign is tinted blue, as well as for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Friday, the light strips around the audience spend the show either displaying blue or cascading red, white, and blue; the latter occurs mostly during the opening, come on downs, commercial outros, and the closed-captioning plugs.
  • On Friday, the audience members' name tags show the insignia of their branch of the military along with their names.
  • On Friday, the contestants' ranks are read with their names as they are called to come on down.
  • Friday's opening spiel ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute our nation's military on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, the set is decorated for Veterans' Day; as a result, the "40 Years" signs in front of the Big Doors are absent.
  • On Friday, Drew is flanked by a Marine Corps colorguard during his entrance.
  • On Friday, the light strips around the Big Doors are red on Door #1, white on Door #2, and blue on Door #3 for much of the show.
  • On Friday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue; during much of the rest of the show, the walls are blue and purple.
  • On Friday, the yellow and green Contestants' Row displays are altered to be a second set of red and blue displays.
  • On Friday, the Contestants' Row displays show the insignias of their contestants until the contestant in question makes a bid.
  • On Friday, patriotic designs are shown on the envelopes and cards for the prices of the Items up for Bids and the showcases.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase Showdowns, soldiers stationed overseas are shown saying hello to Drew and their loved ones at home as the show goes to commercial.
  • On Friday, George's calldown window is red, and the accompanying dollar sign is blue.
  • On Friday, the first showcase includes admission to the premiere of the movie Jack and Jill; Drew instructs the contestants not to include this while bidding, since it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.


Week 9 (1,570 – 571xK): November 14-18

  • On Monday, everyone in the audience is a teacher.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute teachers on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, everyone who gets out of Contestants' Row wins a bonus of $1,000 worth of school supplies from OfficeMax; this is described before the first game.
  • On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, Cover Up uses Push Over's think music.
  • On Tuesday, a pet adoption segment occurs after the second showcase, which is themed around prizes that are good for the Beauties' dogs.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a $25 gift card from Petco; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • On Thursday, the cast of Riverdance appears to help present the second showcase.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a copy of the Riverdance soundtrack; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a copy of said soundtrack.
  • On Friday, an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that he or she was ineligible.


Week 10 (1,571 – 572xK): November 21-23

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Tuesday, Drew hosts the show with his right arm in a cast; this stemmed from an injury he sustained when he fell while running.
  • Wednesday's show is vaguely themed around Thanksgiving; the Door #4, opening, and bumper logos have leaves cascading across them and display a "Happy Thanksgiving" banner at their base, and Door #4 itself and the background for the second transition in the consolation prize plugs consist entirely of more cascading leaves.
  • On Wednesday, the darker blue in the Punch a Bunch logo returns permanently.
  • On Wednesday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are a brownish orange.


Week 11 (1,572 – 573xK): November 28-December 2.

  • At some point after Monday's show, Magic #'s electronics fail, causing the game to be removed from the pricing game rotation while it is reprogrammed; it is not played again for nearly four months.
  • On Tuesday, Drew again wears a cast on his right arm.
  • Beginning on Thursday and continuing through Christmas, the first Item up for Bids is designated the "Holiday Gift Idea of the Day."
  • On Thursday, the money amounts in Pocket ¢hange are redesigned with a red border and a coin background; the background does not appear on the zero cards.
  • On Friday, an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that he or she was ineligible.


Week 12 (1,573 – 574xK): December 5-9.

  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience is a nurse.
  • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four nurses we salute on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, George introduces Drew as "Dr. Drew Carey."
  • On Tuesday, Drew and George wear stethoscopes.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a copy of The Help, the subject of the day's "The Price Is Right Book Club" showcase. This also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a copy of said book.


Week 13 (1,574 – 575xK): December 12-14, October 7, December 16

  • Originally scheduled for December 12-16.
  • Originally rescheduled for December 12-14, October 6, December 16.
  • On Monday, Daniel Goddard appears throughout the show as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game's stucco is removed, giving the board a smoother appearance. Additionally, the base of the game becomes green.
  • On Monday, the front of Range Game is repainted a noticeably different shade of yellow, and metal borders are placed around the game's base.
  • Thursday's show is partly sponsored by Ford Warriors in Pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in reference, obviously, to the day the show was broadcast instead of its proper spot in the schedule). Specifically, the first Item up for Bids and a customized car in the Showcase were provided by the organization.
  • On Thursday, the backgrounds on Door #4 and George's podium are a pink field with pink sunburst patterns cascading over it; additionally, the dollar sign on George's podium is pink.
  • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, the opening logo has a red square pattern, and "40 Years" is flanked by pink ribbons; this logo is also seen on Door #4, in the closed-captioning plugs, in the mid-show bumpter, and in the consolation prize plugs.
  • On Thursday, the lighted squares on the Turntable wall remain purple for most of the show, persumably in lieu of the ability to make them pink.
  • On Tuesday, before the first Item up for Bids, Drew announces that everyone in the audience has received a scarf from Ford Warriors in Pink.
  • Thursday's show has no Holiday Gift Idea of the Day, as it was known when the show was taped that it would be broadcast in October.
  • On Thursday, Ford Warriors in Pink donates $10,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure on behalf of the contestant in the first game.
  • On Thursday, numerous everyday graphics are pink, including George's calldown window and its dollar sign, the Big Wheel split-screen separator, the ticket plug graphic, the square pattern in the background of the consolation prize plugs, the PriceIsRight.com graphic, and the graphic displaying the amount won by the Showcase winner.
  • On Friday, Adam's sons help to present the prizes for the first Item up for Bids and the first game (1 Wrong Price).


Week 14 (1,575 – 576xK): December 19-23

  • The set is decorated for Christmas this week.
  • On this week's shows, the "40 Years" signs in front of the Big Doors are absent.
  • On this week's shows, the light strips around the Big Doors, Turntable, and audience cascade red and white during the opening, the credits, and some commercial transitions.
  • On this week's shows, a Christmasy pattern appears as the background for Door #4, George's podium, and the consolation prize plugs.
  • On this week's shows, all instances of the graphical "40 Years" logo are replaced with the "Happy Holidays" logo from Season 39's Christmas episodes.
  • In some of this week's openings and credits, the lights on the Turntable wall cascade various patterns of red and/or green; there does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to which episodes this does or does not occur on.
  • On this week's shows, George's podium has a Christmasy background and a red dollar sign.
  • On this week's shows, Geroge's calldown window is red and green, and its dollar sign is green.
  • On Monday, the address on the e-ticket plug is changed to PriceIsRight.com; this sometimes results in the ticket plug and the PriceIsRight.com both occurring at once at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a Winter Classic hockey puck with that game's logo on one side and the TPIR logo on the other; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said hockey pucks.
  • On Tuesday, Daniel Goddard appears, essentially serving as a male Barker's Beauty and also announcing a small portion of the second showcase.
  • In some of this week's PriceIsRight.com plugs, Drew asks viewers to go to the website to vote for prizes for next Friday's "Best Prizes of 2011" show despite the fact that the episode in question had already been taped.
  • Wedneday's show deviates slightly in theme from the rest of the week, as it occurs on the first day of Hanukkah: the graphical logo is flanked by dreidels; the background on Door #4 is a red curtain with white sparkles cascading down it; the light strips cascade blue and white instead of red and white; George's podium and calldown window use their standard color schemes; and the background for the consolation prize plugs is a blue version of the background on Door #4.
  • On Thursday, presumably due to time constraints, both segments of the Showcase begin as they did prior to Season 37.
  • On Thursday, Diana DeGarmo, portrayer of Angelina Veneziano on The Young and the Restless, appears to help present the second showcase.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a Christmas package of Reese's Miniatures or Hershey's Kisses; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win some of said candy.
  • On Friday, Pay the Rent's house is decorated for Christmas.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as Santa Claus.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the border around the shot of the contestant shown as the mountain climber is moving is tinted red.


Week 15 (1,576 – 577xK): December 30

  • New Year's Eve week; only one show.
  • Friday's show features "the best prizes of 2011," as purported to have been voted on by members of PriceIsRight.com.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we present the best of 2011 on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1965 Ford Mustang.


Week 16 (1,577 – 578xK): October 24, 26, 25, 27, 28

  • Presumably originally scheduled for January 2-6.
  • Originally rescheduled for October 24-28.
  • Tuesday and Wednesday's shows were inadvertently posted to CBS.com on their original reschedule dates of October 25 and 26, respectively.
  • On Tuesday, as a result of this week taping drastically out of order, Range Game appears as it did prior to December 12.
  • On Wednesday, for possibly the first time ever, the four-panel small prize table is seen in its entirety during Shell Game.
  • On Thursday, as a result of bad editing, the last spin of the second Showcase Showdown initially appears to have been counted despite not going all the way around; closer inspection reveals that a spin that didn't go all the way around had actually been edited out and that the aired spin was good.
  • On Thursday, an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that he or she was ineligible.
  • On Friday, Antonio Banderas appears in a taped message during a showcase about Puss in Boots.
  • Friday's first showcase includes admission to the premiere of Puss in Boots and a limo ride to said premiere; Drew instructs the contestants not to include these while bidding, as they cannot reasonably be assigned prices.
  • On Friday, George and Drew plug the premiere of Puss in Boots on October 28, semi-incorrectly stating that the movie opens "today."


Week 17 (1,578 – 579xK): January 9-11, 13, 12

  • Originally scheduled for January 9-13.
  • On Monday, Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan appears to help present the prize in the third game and the second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Temptation is won for the first time since February 13, 2007, snapping what at the time was the longest non-Plinko losing streak in Price Is Right history.
  • Wednesday's show serves as a "baby shower" episode; all the contestants are expectant mothers, and most of the prizes are somehow connected to babies. The episode is partially sponsored by TheBump.com.
  • On Wednesday, the logos in the opening, on Door #4, and in the commercial bumpers is flanked by pacifiers and a rattle.
  • On Wednesday, the background on Door #4 is cascading sunburst patterns instead of cascading squares.
  • On Wednesday, George's opening ends with, "You are the first four -- or is it eight? -- contestants on a special baby shower episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, the dollar sign on George's calldown window is changed to a rubber duck.
  • On Wednesday, Drew turns the trilons in One Away by himself.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a gift basket from TheBump.com; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift baskets.


Week 18 (1,579 – 580xK): January 30, December 26, January 18-20

  • Originally scheduled for January 16-20.
  • On Monday, Drew hosts with his right arm in a sling after having surgery on his shoulder; the sling reappears several weeks later as a result of episodes being taped out of order.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase includes tickets to the X Games; this is declared to be a bonus, and the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding.
  • On Thursday, the car's price in Pocket ¢hange is gold instead of white.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,580 – 581xK): January 23-27

  • On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, Push Over is played with That's Too Much!'s think music.
  • On Wednesday, Daniel Goddard serves as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Wednesday, after the last commercial, Drew informs the contestants that as a bonus, the winner of the Showcase will receive a backstage tour of The Young and the Restless from Daniel Goddard; this also serves as an extra PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a video of the tour.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Friday show features the 1,000th playing of Dice Game.


Week 20 (1,581 – 582xK): January 16, January 31-February 3

  • Originally scheduled for January 30-February 3.
  • On Wednesday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.


Week 21 (1,582 – 583xK): February 6-10

  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, Drew's sling from his shoulder surgery is present.
  • On Monday, the first showcase includes, as a bonus, the recording of a video immediately after the show to be posted on PriceIsRight.com; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price. This also serves as the episode's PriceIsRight.com plug.
  • On Tuesday, a graphic of "The Price Is Right Clock on the Wall" is introduced for use while calling the ninth contestant; it is displayed on George's podium.
  • On Wednesday, celebrity chef Michael Chiarello appears to help present the second showcase.
  • On Thursday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the Price Is Right Clock on the Wall is displayed on Door #4 as well as on George's podium.
  • On Friday, from the third Item up for Bids onward, all of the contestants are given lapel mics off-camera; this appears to have been an on-the-fly fix after Drew's microphone broke down during the program.
  • On Friday, the split-screen arrow shot is used outside of bonus spins; this does not occur on the immediately surrounding episodes, as the show was taped drastically out of order.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a CD of Grammy-nominated music; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a copy of said CD.


Week 22 (1,583 – 584xK): February 13-17

  • On Monday and Wednesday, Drew's sling from his shoulder surgery is present; Wednesday is the final episode with the sling.
  • On Monday, the area around Bonus Game's arrows becomes gold.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • Tuesday show is themed around Valentine's Day.
  • On Tuesday, Door #4 and George's podium display hearts cascading across a pink background; a similar pattern is shown on Contestants' Row instead of the usual colors, with the graphics fading into the background somewhat when the bids appear.
  • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special Valentine's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, the various graphical TPIR logos except for the one in the credits, as well as the logo on Door #4, have the words "Valentine's Day" at their base, with small hearts cascading around the extra text; additionally, the logos have an altered color scheme, with each background displaying different shades of red and with the logo itself appearing in different shades of pink. In addition to the usual places, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Tuesday, the dollar sign on George's podium is pink, as are his calldown window and its dollar sign.
  • On Tuesday, Daniel Goddard serves as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Tuesday, presumably due to time constraints, the consolation prize plugs are not done.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a giant Hershey's Kiss; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said candies.
  • On Tuesday, the PriceIsRight.com graphic is pink.
  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • After Thursday, Card Game is removed from the pricing game rotation; it is not played again for over two years.
  • On Thursday, Clock Game's prize reveal is changed to have the main prizes immediately visible in front of Door #3, with the bonus third prize waiting behind it; this change results in the video screen that displays the game's logo being done away with.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1967 Chevrolet Camaro.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, Safe Crackers is played without think music.
  • On Friday, an extra PriceIsRight.com plug occurs at the beginning of the Showcase after a marriage proposal occurs during the commercial; Drew instructs viewers to visit the site to watch a video of it.


Week 23 (1,584 – 585xK): February 22, 20, 21, 23, & 24.

  • Originally scheduled for February 20-24.
  • On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Monday, there is no music and no audience shot at the beginning of the second part of the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, the background of Pocket ¢hange's car price lights up along with the digits.
  • On Wednesday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George helps out in 1 Right Price by holding the one right price and doing the price reveal.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a firefighter.
  • On Friday, the "40 Years" sign in the opening is tinted gold.
  • On Friday, the graphical logo is flanked by firefighter hats, and its banner is red instead of blue; this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, Door #4 shows cascading blue sunbursts instead of the sqaure pattern.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute firefighers on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, George's calldown window has a firefighter hat on the upper-left corner.
  • On Friday, the arrow split-screen shot returns to non-bonus spins permanently.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1966 Ford Mustang.
  • On Friday, the background during the consolation prize plugs is red instead of blue.
  • On Friday, there is no music and no audience shot at the beginning of the Showcase.


Week 24 (1,585 – 586xK): February 27-March 2

  • On Monday, Drew does not have the contestant pick her free numbers in Stack the Deck until all of the groceries have been played through.
  • On Wednesday, the silver Showcase winner total graphics are introduced.
  • On Thursday, the "40 Years" sign in the opening becomes tinted gold; this is a "permanent" change, although it only lasts for about a week.
  • On Thursday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
  • On Thursday, fashion designer Whitney Port appears to help present the second Item up for Bids.


Week 25 (1,586 – 587xK): March 5-9

  • On Thursday, Daniel Goddard serves as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Thursday, the first part of the Showcase begins as it did for the first 36 seasons.
  • Friday's show is themed around spring break; everyone in the audience is a college student, and most of the prizes are aimed in some way at the college demographic.
  • On Friday, the "40 Years" sign in the opening is not tinted gold.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special spring break episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, the graphical logo is flanked by a pair of sunglasses and a beachball. In addition to the usual places, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, Door #4's background is replaced with a scene of an ocean shore, and its logo is situated on a beach towel.
  • On Friday, George's podium shows a shoreline scene similar to the one on Door #4, and its dollar sign is blue.
  • On Friday, the background for the consolation prize plugs is replaced with a scene of large, rotating Goodson-Todman asterisks.


Week 26 (1,587 – 588xK): March 12-14

  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
  • On Monday, the "40 Years" sign in the opening is tinted gold; this is last episode on which this was done.
  • On Tuesday, 2012 Olympic hopeful Jessica Hardy appears to help present the first Item up for Bids and the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, a new graphics package is introduced for Play at Home.


Week 27 (1,588 – 589xK): March 19-23

  • On Monday, all of the contestants wear lapel mics; this appears to have been a result of the presumed problems with Drew's microphone on the February 10 show, which was taped the same day. While likely originally intended as a temporary workaround, this change ultimately becomes permanent a few weeks later.
  • In Monday's Any Number, the first digit in the price of the car is already lit up when the game comes around on the Turntable.
  • On Tuesday, Magic # returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Tuesday, a new, less harsh-sounding set of sound effects debuts in Magic #, a direct result of the game's reprogramming.
  • Wednesday's show features pairs of twins as contestants.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants on a special twins episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, all prizes besides trips, cash, and small prizes are offered in pairs, and trips are specifically described as being for the two onstage contestants.
  • On Wednesday, every pricing game has a name that somehow relates to the word "two."
  • On Wednesday, Take Two is concealed behind the Race Game Curtain and is moved into its normal spot during the prize descriptions.
  • On Wednesday, both That's Too Much! and Pick-a-Pair are played for two cars; in That's Too Much!, the contestants are instructed to stop at the first price that is higher than the total of the cars' actual retail prices.
  • Thursday's Dice Game is announced on-air as being the game's 1,000th playing; in reality, it is the 1,002nd.
  • On Friday, Texas Battle and Kristolyn Lloyd, the portrayers of Marcus Forrester and Dayzee Leigh on The Bold and the Beautiful, appear to help present the second showcase, which celebrates that show's 25th anniversary; they also act as Barker's Beauties during Clock Game and Eazy az 1 2 3.
  • On Friday, the dollar sign is absent from Lucky $even's price.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a The Bold and the Beautiful hat signed by Texas Battle and Kristolyn Lloyd; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said hats.


Week 28 (1,589 – 590xK): March 26-30

  • On Tuesday, rocker Tracii Guns appears to help present the fourth Item up for Bids, a guitar; he also provides a guitar lesson to the winner after the show. Additionally, this serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website to see a video of the guitar lesson.
  • Thursday's show is themed around the Academy of Country Music Awards, which air on CBS on Sunday night; many of the audience members wear cowboy hats, and many of the prizes are things associated with country.
  • On Thursday, Door #4 shows cascading orange sunbursts instead of the sqaure pattern; its background is orange, as well. This pattern also appears on George's podium.
  • On Thursday, the graphical logo uses a yellow square pattern and is flanked by cowboy hats; this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Thursday, the dollar sign on George's podium is orange, as are his calldown window and its dollar sign.
  • On Thursday, Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry appear to help present the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, Master Key is played for a restored 1955 Ford F-100 Pickup.
  • On Thursday, the square pattern seen during the consolation prize plugs is orange.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a signed copy of the Montgomery Gentry album Rebels on the Run; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said albums.
  • On Thursday, before the prices of the showcases are revealed, Montgomery Gentry returns to present a trip to Las Vegas with VIP access to the ACM Awards and associated events; the trip is awarded as a bonus to the winner of the Showcase.
  • Beginning on Friday, Drew occasionally instructs viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win part or all of an Item up for Bids.


Week 29 (1,590 – 591xK): April 2, 3, 4, 6, & 5

  • Originally scheduled for April 2-6.
  • On Tuesday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase includes a party for 50 people catered by The Grilled Cheese Truck; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestants are instructed not to bid on it.
  • On Thursday, the Dynamos from Mamma Mia! appear to help present a showcase based on that musical.
  • On Friday, J.R. Martinez appears to help present the second Item up for Bids and the second showcase.
  • On Friday, Rat Race's track lights are a less greenish shade of blue than usual.
  • On Friday, the first showcase includes tickets to a Tournament of Kings dinner show, with an acknowledgement by the cast during the performance; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestants are instructed not to bid on it.


Week 30 (1,591 – 592xK): April 23-27

  • Originally scheduled for April 9-13.
  • On Friday, with only two Beauties present, George helps out with modeling the prizes in Swap Meet.
  • On Friday, Hole in One is played for a restored 1965 Ford Mustang.
  • On Friday, no inspiration putt is done in Hole in One.
  • On Friday, a pet adoption segment occurs after the second, pet-themed showcase.


Week 31 (1,592 – 593xK): April 16-20

  • On Monday, Nastia Lukin appears as a Barker's Beauty throughout the show and helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Monday, the dollar sign is absent from Lucky $even's price.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase includes a free pass to The Magic Castle; the pass is considered a bonus, as the club is members-only and admittance cannot reasonably be assigned a price, and the contestants are instructed not to bid on it.
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, George holds the one right price in 1 Right Price.
  • Friday's show is themed around Earth Day; most of the prizes are somehow related to the environment and/or the color green.
  • On Friday, the background on Door #4, on George's podium, and during the consolation prize plugs is a blue sky with clouds cascading across it.
  • On Friday, the square pattern in the "40 Years" logo is tinted green.
  • On Friday, the graphical logos aside from the one in the opening and the credits have a globe behind them; in addition to the usual spots, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Earth Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, two PriceIsRight.com plugs occur; the first takes place during Grocery Game, with Drew instructing viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of the reusable grocery bags which had just been given to everyone in the audience, while the second occurs when Drew offers viewers a chance to win part of the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, the PriceIsRight.com graphics are green.


Week 32 (1,593 – 594xK): April 9-13

  • Originally scheduled for April 23-27.
  • Plinko is played every day this week as part of a promotion for Publishers Clearing House. Each day, the $10,000 slot is replaced with a larger, "jackpot" amount for the last chip; it starts at $20,000 and rolls over each day it is not hit. Additionally, if the winnings during the week do not surpass a certain threshhold (exactly what said threshhold is was not revealed on the air), $25,000 is awarded as a bonus to the winner of Friday's Showcase. Winners of the jackpot are presented a check by the Prize Patrol at the end of the game (or in the case of the $25,000 bonus, at the end of the Showcase).
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Tuesday, after nearly three and a half years, Barker's Bargain Bar returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Tuesday, Barker's Bargain Bar's second set is introduced.
  • On Tuesday, Barker's Bargain Bar's name is changed to "Bargain Game."
  • On Tuesday, Ivan Lalinde, the host of the Colombian version of The Price Is Right, is in the audience; Drew invites him onstage for the duration of Lucky $even.
  • On Tuesday, the dollar sign is absent from Lucky $even's price.
  • On Tuesday, the PriceIsRight.com plug occurs after the last commercial; Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a set of haircare products that had been part of the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, celebrity chef Curtis Stone appears to help present the first Item up for Bids and the second showcase.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, two small prize games are played.
  • Beginning on Friday, Five Price Tags's small prizes are no longer numbered.
  • On Friday, the rims around the prices of Five Price Tags's small prizes become silver.


Week 33 (1,594 – 595xK): April 30-May 4

  • On Monday, the consolation prizes are done away with; players who remain in Contestants' Row after the sixth game now receive $300 cash. With no prizes to describe, the plugs before the second Showcase Showdown are eliminated, as is the pan of Contestants' Row that traditionally accompanies them. The plugs are also edited out of older episodes during the summer reruns, although they are run on the delayed October 28 show when it is finally broadcast on June 19.
  • On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Rat Race is played for a restored 1955 Buick Century Riviera.
  • Friday features the final appearance of the "The Price Is Right Book Club" showcase.


Week 34 (1,595 – 596xK): May 7-11

  • On Monday, Olympic medalist Bryan Clay appears to help with a number of prize presentations, including the second showcase.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives an autographed copy of Bryan Clay's book, Redemption; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said books.
  • On Monday, the show ends with a brief notice of tribute to Bob Stewart, the creator of the original The Price Is Right, who had passed away on May 4.
  • On Tuesday, George holds the third price tag in the first game, Most Expen$ive, persumably to give Manuela time to change into the dress she needed to model for the second Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mothers' Day and features pairs of contestants consisting of mothers and one of their sons or daughters.
  • On Friday, the graphical "40 Years" logo is supplanted by a "Happy Mothers' Day" logo except during the credits; said logo has "Price" in red, the dollar sign and all other text in pink, and a pink-tinted background with flowers cascading across it. In addition to the usual spots, the logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, the background on Door #4 is a field of pink with cascading sunburst patterns.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Mothers' Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, George's podium has a pink dollar sign on a pink background filled with flowers.
  • On Friday, Florence Henderson appears several times throughout the show, accompanied by a seemingly random, hunky guy named Johannes, who she claims serves as eye candy for the mothers watching the show; the two serve as Barker's Beauties, and Florence presents the second showcase.
  • On Friday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
  • On Friday, Gwendolyn's husband and son present the third Item up for Bids with her and announce that she is expecting another baby; her family appears with her a few more times during the show, and she and her husband present the first showcase.
  • On Friday, Florence's friend Johannes wrecks an SUV into Door #3 during Lucky $even; the wreck was edited out of the episode due to time constraints but was uploaded to CBS.com by the show.
  • On Friday, George slightly alters the first closed-captioning plug, changing it to, "Hey, Mom, did you know that closed captioning was paid for in part by the following?".


Week 35 (1,596 – 597xK): May 21, 15, June 1, May 17-18

  • Originally scheduled for May 14-18.
  • On Monday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Monday, the small prize table for Bonus Game and Shell Game is replaced with a miniature turntable; the table continues to be used in Switcheroo.
  • On Monday, the first showcase includes a shopping trip with Rachel immediately after the show; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestants are instructed not to bid on it.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience is a police officer.
  • On Tuesday, all instances of the graphical logo aside from in the credits have police hats resting on its corners. In addition to the usual spots, the logo also appears during every commercial outro; oddly, it flies onto the screen normally instead of zooming into existence as it usually does on "special" shows.
  • On Tuesday, George's podium displays a police shield instead of a dollar sign.
  • On Tuesday, the dollar sign on George's calldown window is blue.
  • On Thursday, Cover Up is played with Push Over's think music.
  • On Friday, the PriceIsRight.com plug occurs after showcase #2, with Drew instructing viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a three-month membership in Magnolia Bakery's Cupcake Club; a longer membership had been offered as part of the preceding showcase.


Week 36 (1,597 – 598xK): May 23, 22, 14, 24, & 25

  • Originally scheduled for May 21-25.
  • Originally rescheduled for May 23, 22, 21, 24, & 25.
  • On Tuesday, George models the third prize in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Wednesday, Craig Ferguson appears to plug The Late Late Show being in Scotland "this week;" this refers to the week during which the show was aired and not its proper place in the episode order. Additionally, Craig helps to present Pocket ¢hange and the first showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Lauren Lowrey and Scott Sander, the morning news anchors at WISH, the Indianapolis CBS affiliate, appear via Door #4 to present a trip to the Indianapolis 500 in Squeeze Play.
  • On Wednesday, the first showcase includes as a bonus a VIP package for The Late Late Show; the contestants are instructed not to bid on this.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a sample of Rocket Fizz candy, the sponsors of one of the prizes in the second showcase.


Week 37 (1,598 – 599xK): May 28-31, 16

  • Originally scheduled for May 28-June 1.
  • Monday's show is a "teen drivers" episode, with teenagers playing alongside a parent; in spite of the billing, not all of the teens have driver's licenses or are even old even to legally drive.
  • On Monday, the background of Door #4 is the view through the windshield of a car.
  • On Monday, Contestants' Row has steering wheels attached behind each display, and the displays themselves show headlights; the headlights disappear when bids are lit up.
  • On Monday, every pricing game, including Pick-a-Number, Check-Out, and Range Game, is played for a car; this is one of only four known episodes with a car in each game, the other three being the March 7, 1975, episode, the ceremonial 5,000th episode in Season 26, and the "sweet 16" episode in Season 43.
  • On Monday, the dollar sign on George's podium is replaced with a stoplight.
  • On Monday, actress Kate Voegele, a recurring cast member on One Tree Hill, appears to help present the third Item up for Bids; she returns during the second part of the Showcase to announce a bonus for the winner that consists of a safe driving event for their high school and a private lunch with her.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, Let 'em Roll is played for a restored 1955 Buick Century.
  • On Friday, The Amazing Race contestants Rachel Reilly and Brendon Villegas appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the show.


Week 38 (1,599 – 600xK): June 4-8

  • Monday's show is a "wedding shower" episode featuring pairs of engaged contestants.
  • On Monday, all of the logo's text except for "Price" is silver; "Price" itself is yellow. The right-hand side of the background is purple, and the left-hand side is a somewhat more gray shade of silver. Hearts shoot from the logo instead of dollar signs as it forms, and they also cascade down the background; additionally, the words "Wedding Shower" appear in script at its base, supplanting the "40 Years" logo. In addition to the usual spots, the logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Monday, the background for Door #4 is a purple curtain with hearts cascading down it.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we throw a wedding shower on The Price Is Right!" Subsequent contestants are called down as "the next couple on The Price Is Right."
  • Oddly, George is not shown during Monday's opening.
  • On Monday, many of the prizes are sponsored by WeddingChannel.com.
  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Monday, the winners of every Item up for Bids receive a honeymoon to Miami as a bonus for getting onstage; the trip is plugged before the first game and is mentioned with a brief clip before each of the remaining games.
  • On Monday, George's podium shows a red background with cascading sunburst patterns and a silver dollar sign.
  • On Monday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a gift bag of WeddingChannel.com merchandise; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs the viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift bags.
  • On Thursday, Now....or Then is played for a car.
  • Friday show features the debut of Double Cross.
  • Early in Double Cross's existance, non-selected numbers were backed by a darker shade of green or yellow, depending upon which line they were in; this was changed after only a few playings, as it made it very hard to tell what was and was not highlighted.


Week 39 (1,600 – 601xK): June 12, 11, 13-15

  • Originally scheduled for June 11-15.
  • On Monday, Drew's son, Connor, comes through the Big Doors with him and appears onstage at several seemingly random points throughout the show.
  • On Monday, jewewlry designer Kendra Scott appears to help present her products that are being offered as the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • On Monday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor appears to model the first and fifth Items up for Bids, call down the seventh contestant, and help present the second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, the fifth Item up for Bids includes a bonus of a year's supply of Gatorade.
  • Friday show is a Father's Day-themed episode.
  • Friday's contestants are teams consisting of a father and one of his children.
  • On Friday, Door #4 and George's podium's backgrounds are a field of green with cascading sunburst patterns.
  • On Friday, the graphical logo is flanked by blue ribbons that read "#1 Dad;" in addition to the usual spots, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, George's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Father's Day on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, the dollar sign on George's podium is replaced by a necktie.


Week 40 (1,601 – 602xK): July 4, August 17, September *4, June 18

  • Logically scheduled for July 2, August 14, September* 5 & 6.
  • Season finale week; only four shows, on Monday through Thursday.
  • Although these episodes air over the course of several months, they are regarded as a single week of shows.
  • Monday's show, despite technically being the July 2 episode, is themed around Independence Day.
  • On Monday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for George's podium, whose dollar sign is tinted blue.
  • In Monday's opening, the light strips around the audience spend the show either displaying blue or cascading red, white, and blue.
  • On Monday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall and George's podium flash red, white, and blue. Additionally, during every Item up for Bids, the Turntable walls are blue.
  • On Monday, the dollar sign in the logo is silver, and the words that are normally white are instead blue; additionally, the logo's border is blue, and its backgrounds are stars on the left and stripes on the right. At the base of the logo, supplanting the "40 Years" label, the words "Happy 4th of July" burst into existance amid a shower of fireworks. This logo appears in the opening, on Door #4, in the closed-captioning plugs, and during every commercial transition except for the one during the Showcase; oddly, during the commercial outros, the logo goes through its full formation sequence from the opening.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 4th of July on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, four members of the U.S. Olympic water polo team appear to help present the second and fourth Items up for Bids and the second showcase.
  • On Monday, during the second Item up for Bids, Drew instructs viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win a water polo ball autographed by the visiting Olympians.
  • On Monday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
  • On Monday, George holds the third price tag in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Monday, George's calldown window is red and white, and its dollar sign is blue.
  • Tuesday's show is a back-to-school-themed episode; everyone in the audience is a college student.
  • On Tuesday, the graphical "40 Years" logos are supplanted by a "Back to School" logo with said phrase written on a chalkboard at the base; in addition to the usual spots, this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Tuesday, Door #4's background is a field of blue with cascading sunburst patterns.
  • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Tuesday, George introduces Drew as "Your teacher, Drew Carey!"
  • On Tuesday, George's plasma screen and its dollar sign are green.
  • On Tuesday, Pay the Rent is temporarily renamed "Pay the Tuition," and its set is decorated as a frat house.
  • Tuesday marks the first usage of Double Cross's "think" music.
  • Wednesday's show was produced during and is regarded by the show's staff as part of Season 41; however, it falls chronologically during Season 40.
  • Wednesday's show is directed by Ryan Polito and has Evelyn Warfel as co-executive producer.
  • Wednesday's show, despite technically not being September 4's show on account of September 4 being a Tuesday, is intended to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of The New Price Is Right.
  • Wednesday's show begins with a rebroadcast, shown inside a graphic of an old-style television, of the opening from the first episode; after Johnny announces the title, "The New Price Is Right," the shot changes to Wednesday's actual opening, which expands outward and pushes the TV graphic off the screen.
  • Wednesday's show, which was taped during Season 41, uses a new light border which consists only of light bulbs; this does not become permanent until next season.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience is a former contestant; perhaps most noteworthy is Paul Levine, who played Bonus Game and won the Showcase on the first episode.
  • On Wednesday, in homage to the opening from the first week of shows, the first four contestants are each instructed to "stand up and come on down;" for reasons unknown, in the broadcast version of the episode, this was replaced with the normal "come on down" for all but the first contestant, the above-mentioned Paul Levine.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants that we're welcoming back as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, again as a result of the episode being taped during Season 41, the Big Doors have a new paint job that gives them a more metallic appearance, complete with a "metal strip" painted along the bottom; additionally, the TPIR logo on the doors is a physical prop instead of being painted on. Again, these changes do not become permanent until next season.
  • On Wednesday, the set is decorated for the 40th anniversary celebration.
  • Several of Wednesday's contestants have brief clips of their original appearances shown when they come onstage, again in the old-style TV graphic; of particular note is contestant Pamela, whose appearance yields a clip of a nighttime Dennis James episode.
  • On Wednesday, in honor of the show's 40th anniversary, Grand Game is played for $40,000, with the lower prize amounts being altered accordingly; additionally, the target price is $4.00.
  • Among the games in Wednesday's lineup are all three games from #0011D.
  • On Wednesday, the "40 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro with the exception of the ones during Act 6 and the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Act 3 opens with a rebroadcast, again in the old-style TV graphic, of Bob's greeting from the first episode, ending just before the reveal of the fur coat that served as the first Item up for Bids.
  • In Wednesday's Plinko, all of the small prizes have a "40 Years" logo above them.
  • On Wednesday, the above-mentioned Paul Levine, the first person to play Bonus Game, ends up playing Bonus Game again; he proceeds to win without making a mistake, just as he did the first time.
  • On Wednesday, Bonus Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
  • On Wednesday, Double Cross's spotlights are removed, and its non-selected numbers are given a blue background.
  • On Wednesday, the montage of clips shown for contestant Larry before Double Cross is accompanied, for no apparent reason, by the 1976-2007 version of "Walking."
  • On Wednesday, after the last commercial, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive a t-shirt with the "40 Years" logo from CafePress.com; this also serves as a second PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said t-shirts.
  • On Thursday, Olympic soccer player Shannon Box appears to help present the second showcase.
  • Summer reruns air from June 20 onward, excluding the above-specified dates.


Season 41 ('12-'13)

Pricing game calendar for Season 41, hosted by Scorpz.

Note: Planning for Season 41 appears to have begun with the logical but ultimately incorrect assumption that the TV season would start on September 17, as evidenced by the nonsensical placement of the Halloween show on November 7 when working from a season premiere date of September 24. With this in mind, everything through Week 8, the last week with any episodes taped at the same session as the shows surrounding the Halloween program, has been given an "originally scheduled" date that reflects a start date of September 17. By Week 9, the week of Thanksgiving, the staff had clearly become aware of the mistake and adjusted the schedule accordingly.


Week 1 (1,602 – 603xK): September 24-28

  • Originally scheduled for September 17-21.
  • On Monday, Ryan Polito becomes the show's director, and Evelyn Warfel becomes co-executive producer.
  • On Monday, the new light border first seen on the 40th anniversary show is introduced permanently; graphics on the plasma screens continue to use the Season 40 light border.
  • On Monday, the new Big Doors and accompanying TPIR logos first seen on the 40th anniversary show are introduced permanently; this logo is also incorporated into Door #4, whose own background is altered to point straight at the stage instead of being slanted.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off the 41st season of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, all instances of the "40 Years" logo revert to the regular logo.
  • On Monday, a new animation is introduced for the opening logo. In it, the rat from the Rat Race logo, a Let 'em Roll cube, a Plinko chip, the mountain climber, and the Big Wheel all fly into the center of the screen and are enclosed within the TPIR logo as it flies in; the logo itself is also given a more metallic appearance to better match the one on Door #2. This animation is also used for the closed-captioning plugs and the mid-show bumper.
  • Beginning on Monday, TPIR dollar signs akin to the "40 Years" signs are attached to the walls between the Big Doors; accompanying this, the dollar sign seen at the beginning of the opening has its "40 Years" text removed.
  • On this week's shows, "41 Year" signs are placed on the dollar signs between the Big Doors.
  • On Monday, Rachel's husband appears during the second Item up for Bids to announce with her that she is pregnant; the IUFB, an iPad, turns out to be showing pictures of her latest sonogram.
  • On Monday, all four Barker's Beauties are present, although Gwendolyn only appears during the second Item up for Bids and the credits.
  • On Monday, Double Cross's think music changes.
  • On this week's shows, the PriceIsRight.com plugs promote a male Barker's Beauty search taking place online; viewers are encouraged to visit the website and vote on their favorite model beginning on September 28, with the winner appearing on a full week of shows later in the season (which, due to episodes being produced out of order, would end up not being the first shows to include him in the cast).
  • On Monday, PriceIsRight.com plugs begin to include the show's Twitter account.
  • Beginning on Monday, various remixes of the theme play while returning from commercial during the Showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Golden Road's rainbow is replaced with a four-piece car backdrop showing a picture of a rainbow.
  • Thursday's show celebrates the 10,000th episode of The Young and the Restless, which aired on CBS later the same day. Melody Thomas Scott, Joshua Morrow, Christel Khalil, and Daniel Goddard, the portrayers of Nikki Newman, Nicholas Newman, Lily Winters, and Cane Ashby, appear on the show to help present the Showcase and also act as models at various times during the course of the episode; most notably, Melody and Joshua operate 1/2 Off in lieu of the Barker's Beauties.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience is given a copy of The Young and Restless Life of William J. Bell, a biography of the creator of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful; Drew also encourages viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win an autographed copy of the book.
  • Beginning on Friday, Pay the Rent has two right answers.


Week 2 (1,603 – 604xK): October 5, 9-12

  • Originally scheduled for September 24-28.
  • This week of shows, as well as next Monday, are the first tapings of the season; they are directed by Adam Sandler, with Ryan Polito observing.
  • On Monday, as tapedates jump back two months from Week 1, Door #4 temporarily regains its background from Season 40.
  • On Monday, as tapedates jump back two months from Week 1, the Big Doors take on a notably different appearance: The metal strip along the bottom becomes two strips; the logo goes back to being painted on the doors, although it retains its new design; and Door #1 becomes a markedly more brownish shade of orange. The doors gradually revert to the way they looked on the season premiere over the coming weeks.
  • On Monday, in a segment taped separately from the rest of the episode, Drew announces the winner of the male Barker's Beauty search, Rob, at the top of Act 6; his comment about viewers voting "over the past week" refers to the fact that the show was broadcast on a Friday.
  • On Monday, the spinning device in Magic # stops working in the middle of the game; it remains broken for at least one subsequent playing.
  • On Tuesday, Ryan Polito takes over directing permanently.
  • On Tuesday, Drew almost goes straight to the inspiration putt in Hole in One before realizing he hasn't revealed the prices of the groceries yet; ironically, he subsequently forgets to do the inspiration putt.


Week 3 (1,604 – 605xK): October 22-26

  • Originally scheduled for October 1-5.
  • On Monday, with only two Beauties present, George handles one of the price tags in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Tuesday, jewelry designer Melinda Maria helps to present the fourth Item up for Bids, a collection of her jewelry.
  • Thursday's show is billed as a "baby shower;" everyone in the audience is pregnant, and all of the prizes are sponsored by TheBump.com
  • On Thursday, Door #4's background is a turquoise field with cascading sunburst patterns.
  • On Thursday, the graphical logo is flanked by rattles; the logo on Door #4 is also backed by a baby bonnet. In addition to the usual spots, the logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a baby shower on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, every onstage contestant receives a year's supply of diapers and baby wipes as a bonus for winning their Item up for Bids; the prize package is described before the first game and is reviewed with a small graphic before each subsequent game.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a gift package from TheBump.com; this also serves as the day's PriceIsRight.com plug, with George instructing viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift packages.


Week 4 (1,605 – 606xK): February 4-7, June 25

  • Originally scheduled for October 8-12.
  • Originally rescheduled for February 4-7, June 25.
  • Originally rerescheduled for February 4-7, June 24.
  • This week's episodes use a new set of Play at Home graphics; they do not become permanent immediately and only appear on these shows because they were broadcast drastically out of order.
  • This week's shows display the Season 41 logo at the end of the short credits, again presumably because they were aired drastically out of order; this becomes standard procedure later in the season. Oddly, the full credits follow standard procedure and use the Season 39 logo.
  • On Tuesday, Connor, Drew's ex-fiancee's son, comes through the Big Doors with Drew and remains onstage through the end of the second game.
  • On Wednesday, Door #4's new background returns permanently.
  • On Wednesday, the 3D logos on the Big Doors are introduced permanently; the doors themselves are not updated yet.


Week 5 (1,606 – 607xK): November 12-16

  • Originally scheduled for October 15-19.
  • For no apparent reason, Monday's opening ends with the Season 39 logo animation.
  • After Monday, Gwendolyn goes on maternity leave.
  • On Tuesday, designer Danielle DiFernando appears to help present the prize package for Secret "X", a set of her accessories.
  • On Wednesday, Connor, Drew's ex-fiancee's son, comes through the Big Doors with Drew and remains onstage through the end of the second game.
  • On Wednesday, a new, multi-tiered small prize display is introduced for Switcheroo.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 6 (1,607 – 608xK): October 1-4, 8

  • Originally scheduled for October 22-26.
  • Monday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience has fought or is fighting breast cancer.
  • On Monday, Door #4 and George's podium have pink backgrounds with cascading sunbursts; additionally, the dollar sign on George's podium is replaced with a pink ribbon.
  • On Monday, the graphical TPIR logo is flanked by pink ribbons; in addition to the usual spots, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
  • Many of the prizes on Monday's show are sponsored by Ford Warriors in Pink; additionally, the sponsor provides scarves for everyone in the audience and donates $10,000 to the Dr. Susan Love Foundation in the name of the Plinko contestant.
  • On Monday and Friday, which were taped out of order, the Big Doors have the shiny appearance and the solid metal base strips that had been present during Week 1.
  • On Monday, with only two Beauties present, George helps to operate 2 for the Price of 1.
  • On Monday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
  • On Monday, the ticket plug and PriceIsRight.com graphics are pink.
  • On Monday through Thursday this week, Drew reminds viewers to go to PriceIsRight.com and vote for the male models "who were on last week;" this refers to season premiere week, which was broadcast the week before these episodes.
  • On Thursday, an awkward edit during Temptation results in contestant Oralia answering Drew's question of whether she wants to change any numbers in the car's price by stating that she will take the gifts.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a teacher.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute teachers on a special episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, George introduces Drew as "Your principal, Drew Carey!"
  • On Friday, the lever on Rat Race that originally started the race but became non-functional on the game's second playing is removed.
  • On Friday, Drew mentions that they are playing Double Cross for the third time; this refers to the show being the third episode taped with Double Cross in the lineup.


Week 7 (1,608 – 609xK): October 29-November 2

  • On Tuesday, the Big Doors take on their shiny appearance from Week 1 permanently; the solid metal strip at the base of the doors becomes permanent, as well.
  • Wednesday's show is a Halloween episode themed as a carnival, complete with set decorations, some carnival-themed music (most notably the mostly retired Pick a Pair cue, which appears during the fourth Item up for Bids), and some carnival-themed prizes.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience is dressed in a Halloween costume.
  • On Wednesday, the background on Door #4 and George's podium is a spinning ferris wheel; a dollar sign in the center of the ferris wheel also takes the place of the Pricedown dollar sign on George's podium.
  • On Wednesday, the graphical logo has the words "Happy Halloween" at its base; in addition to the usual spots, this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • In step with the carnival theme, Wednesday's opening spiel is preceded by, "Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls!"
  • On Wednesday, the first four contestants are told to "Step right up" instead of "Come on down."
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Halloween with a carnival right here on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, the cast dresses up as various members of a circus troupe: George is contortionist, utilizing a pair of fake legs; Manuela is a snake charmer, complete with a live and presumably non-poisonous snake; Amber is a bearded lady; Rachel is a strongman; and Drew, somewhat ironically, is a barker.
  • On Wednesday, much of George's copy is written as though he were a carnival barker.
  • In Wednesday's Punch a Bunch, Drew's portrait on the $25,000 bill includes his barker get-up.
  • On Wednesday, George's calldown window is decorated as a circus tent, and its dollar sign is red.
  • On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, which was taped out of order, the Big Wheel's beeps are noticeably more staccato than usual.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual move, three small prize games are played; additionally, two of them are cash games.
  • On Thursday and Friday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.


Week 8 (1,609 – 610xK): November 5-9

  • Tuesday's show is themed around Election Day; as such, the set is decorated, the background on Door #4 and George's podium is a waving American flag, and the dollar sign on George's podium is blue. Additionally, the Turntable walls flash red, white, and blue during the credits, and many of the prizes somehow allude to patriotism.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Door #4's previous background is used.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, a man named Johannes Brugger -- presumably the same one from Season 40's Mother's Day episode -- appears as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • Friday show is a Veterans' Day-themed episode.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
  • On Friday, The Star-Spangled Banner, played by a marine band in the audience, is heard instead of "Walking" and the theme during the opening, as well as during the credits; it and various other patriotic songs are also used during all commercial outros (except, oddly, the one from the first part of the Showcase, during which no music is played), and the theme is not played at these times even if pricing games are won. The theme is heard in its usual places in the first closed-captioning plug and while returning from the last two commercials.
  • On Friday, the logo in the opening and on Door #4 is surrounded by a ring with stars and the words "Salute to the Military". This ring also appears on the logo on the logo that flies onto the bottom of the screen for the closed-captioning plugs and after the fourth game, which appears before every commercial on this episode.
  • On Friday, the square pattern on Door #4 is replaced with an image of the American flag; this also serves as the background for George's podium, whose dollar sign is tinted blue.
  • On Friday, the light strips around the audience spend the show either displaying blue or cascading red, white, and blue; the latter occurs mostly during the opening, come on downs, and commercial outros.
  • On Friday, the contestants' ranks are read with their names as they are called to come on down.
  • Friday's opening spiel ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute the military on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, the set is decorated for Veterans' Day.
  • On Friday, Drew is flanked by members of the Cal State Fullerton Army ROTC colorguard during his entrance.
  • On Friday, the light strips around the Big Doors are red on Door #1, white on Door #2, and blue on Door #3 for much of the show.
  • On Friday, during the opening and the credits, the squares on the Turntable wall flash red, white, and blue; during much of the rest of the show, the walls show these colors in vertical stripes.
  • On Friday, the Contestants' Row displays show the insignias of their contestants until the contestant in question makes a bid.
  • On Friday, many of the audience members do not have name tags; as Drew points out less unflatteringly during the first Item up for Bids, the commandant of the Marine Corps, in a rather jerky move, had not allowed them to be worn.
  • On Friday, patriotic designs are shown on the envelopes and cards for the prices of the Items up for Bids and the showcases.
  • On Friday, after the second and fourth games, soldiers stationed overseas are shown saying hello to Drew and the contestants as the show goes to commercial.
  • On Friday, George's calldown window is red and blue with white lights, and the accompanying dollar sign is blue.
  • As of Friday, Triple Play is no longer exclusively played as the first game.


Week 9 (1,610 – 611xK): November 21, 20, & 19

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • Originally scheduled for November 19-21.
  • By Tuesday, the metallic Season 41 logo has begun to be used at the end of the full credits; the Season 39 logo continues to be used in the short credits.
  • Wednesday is Rob's first show; ironically, the week of shows he won in the model search, which was produced and aired drastically out of order, does not come for another eight weeks, during which time he appears on numerous other episodes.
  • On Wednesday, the Big Wheel's staccato beeps are again present.
  • In Wednesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as a pilgrim, as is the graphic of it in the camera transition during the small prize plugs.
  • On Wednesday, Iron Chef personality Cat Cora appears to help present the second showcase. At the end of said showcase, Drew announces that everyone in the audience will receive a copy of Cora's book, Cat Cora's Classics with a Twist, and urges viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win a copy of said book.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience also receives a two-pack of half-pound Reese Cups.


Week 10 (1,611 – 612xK): December 3-7

  • Beginning on Monday, and continuing through the Christmas episodes, each show's first Item up for Bids is designated "The Holiday Gift Idea of the Day;" this is presented largely by way of dressing the prizes up as Christmas presents.
  • On Tuesday, a set of police lights, accompanied by sirens, is added to Danger Price.
  • On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, That's Too Much!'s "think" cue is used in Line em Up.
  • Wednesday's show features pairs of contestants consisting of a grandparent and one of their grandchildren.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate grandparents today on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, Secret "X" is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air.
  • Friday is Drew's 1,000th daytime show.
  • On Friday, the graphical logo has beneath it the text, "Drew's 1,000th Show", flanked by Drew's glasses; in addition to the usual spots, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, Door #4 is flanked by balloons.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Drew Carey's 1,000th episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, all of the prizes were picked out by Drew.
  • On Friday, during the commercial outros after the second through sixth games, various CBS personalities congratulate Drew on hosting his 1,000th episode.
  • On Friday, the staccato Big Wheel beeps return permanently.
  • Friday is a three-car day; this is only the second time this has occurred since Roger's lineups ran out in Season 37.
  • On Friday, Rat Race is played for a restored 1956 Mercury Montclair.
  • On Friday, Drew helps to present the showcases.


Week 11 (1,612 – 613xK): December 10-14

  • On Monday, a remix of The Bean Stalker is used for Spelling Bee's car. The cue is not used again for the remainder of the season.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Magic #'s spinning device begins working again.
  • On Thursday, after Freeze Frame's trip plug, Drew announces that everyone in the audience is receiving 10 LivingSocial DealBucks.


Week 12 (1,613 – 614xK): December 17-21

  • On Monday, the Play at Home graphics first seen in Week 4 are introduced permanently.
  • On Tuesday through next Monday, the set is decorated for Christmas.
  • On Tuesday through next Monday, the light strips around the audience cascade red and white.
  • On Tuesday through next Monday, Christmasy backgrounds appear on Door #4 and George's podium.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, the graphical logo has the words "Happy Holidays!" at its base, flanked by Christmas ornaments; the extra graphics have red text and green ornaments on Tuesday and green text and red ornaments on Wednesday. In addition to the usual spots, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Tuesday through next Monday, the Turntable walls flash red and green during the opening and the credits.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, the dollar sign on George's podium is red.
  • On Tuesday through next Monday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are red, and the window is wearing a Santa hat.
  • On Tuesday, the blue strips on the front of Pick-a-Pair are redone with a faux-neon appearance.
  • On Tuesday through next Monday, the ticket plug and other similar graphics are green or red instead of blue or yellow.
  • On Thursday through next Monday, the graphical logo is wearing a Santa hat. In addition to the usual spots, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Thursday through next Monday, the dollar sign on George's podium is blue.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Pay the Rent is decorated for Christmas.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a five-pound Hershey bar; Drew also encourages viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win one of said candy bars.


Week 13 (1,614 – 615xK): December 24, February 8, December 26, February 11, December 28

  • Originally scheduled for December 24-28.
  • Monday is the last episode with the Christmas themes mentioned in last week's notes.
  • Tuesday's show was originally planned as a Christmas show; that theme was scrapped, and the episode was rescheduled and used to promote the Grammy Awards during the Showcase. It is not known why this show was used for that purpose instead of one that fell closer to the airdate of the Grammys in the normal schedule.
  • On Tuesday, a number of small changes are made to the Switcheroo board: The "Switcheroo" logo is redone in a slightly different, thinner font; blue lights are installed in the holes in the board; white lights are installed behind the three leftmost white stripes; the dollar sign panel is removed, and a dollar sign is affixed to the board in its place; and shadows are added to the numbers on the blocks.
  • On Tuesday, Switcheroo uses a vertical small prize prop; this set change becomes permanent later in the season.
  • On Tuesday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue seen at the top of the show is also placed between the Turntable and Door #1 during the Showcase Showdowns; this happens intermittently for several weeks due to out-of-order tapings but eventually becomes a permanent change.
  • On Tuesday, Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough, the stars of Safe Haven, appear remotely to help present the first showcase, which is centered around the movie.
  • On Tuesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a Grammys CD and a copy of the Safe Haven book upon which the movie is based; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said CDs or an autographed copy of said book.
  • On Wednesday, Drew encourages viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com to vote for prizes for next Monday's show -- something that makes little sense, as the show in question had already been taped when this one aired.
  • On Friday, Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the pageant.


Week 14 (1,615 – 616xK): December 31-January 4

  • Monday's show is themed around New Year's, offering what are supposedly everyone's favorite prizes of 2012.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the best of 2012 on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • In an unusual move, Monday's show has two small prize games and a grocery item game.
  • On Monday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is present during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • On Tuesday, the graphical logo has "Happy New Year!" at its base; in addition to the usual spots, this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Tuesday, Door #4's background is a blue curtain with sparkles shooting in front of it.
  • On Tuesday, before the second Showcase Showdown, Drew points out the retired Fingers, who is in the audience.
  • On Tuesday, the metallic Season 41 logo logo is added to the short credits.
  • On Friday, Most Expen$ive is accidentally played without the "Most Expen$ive" sign.
  • On Friday, Bullseye is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1965 Ford Mustang GT convertible.


Week 15 (1,616 – 617xK): October 15-19

  • Originally scheduled for January 7-11.
  • This week's episodes, the first shows taped with Rob, were produced shortly after his victory in the online model search earlier in the season; his appearance on them was his prize for winning the contest. His presence causes all of this week's episodes besides Monday's to have four Barker's Beauties.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, Drew refers to the model search webisodes while talking to Rob as a way to do extra PriceIsRight.com plugs; Rob also helps to present Monday's second showcase, which is centered around him.
  • All five of this week's episodes feature Play at Home.
  • This week's Play at Home segments use the graphics package last seen in Week 11, as the episodes were aired drastically out of order.


Week 16 (1,617 – 618xK): January 14-18

  • On Monday, Golden Road's prize coves are replaced by Bonus Game and Shell Game's small prize turntable.
  • On Wednesday, George models the third prize in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Thursday and Friday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is present during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a nurse.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute nurses on The Price Is Right!"


Week 17 (1,618 – 619xK): February 21, 18, 20, 22, & 19.

  • Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
  • Originally rescheduled for February 18-22.
  • On all shows this week, a celebrity helps the contestants play their pricing games -- Charles Barkley on Monday, Drew and Nick Lachey on Tuesday, Sharon Osbourne on Wednesday, Demi Lovato on Thursday, and NeNe Leakes on Friday. The celebrities also help to present the showcases each day.
  • The celebrity guests this week win the equivalent of the contestants' pricing game winnings in cash for the various charities they are playing for; they also spin the Big Wheel at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown and win cash in the amount of their spin times $100 (or, alternately, the amount of cents spun times 10,000). Charles Barkley plays for the Mustard Seed School, a private school in Sacramento; the Lachey brothers play for Camp Joy, a camp near Cincinnati that helps disadvantaged youths; Sharon Osbourne plays for the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, part of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Hospital; Demi Lovato plays for Free the Children, a global youth-empowerment organization; and NeNe Leakes plays for Saving Our Daughters, a program focused on building young girls' self-esteem and fighting domestic abuse. The celebrities' total winnings are shown via onscreen graphic after their spin lands.
  • On Monday, Gwendolyn appears, the episode having been taped drastically out of order before her maternity leave began.
  • On all shows this week, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is present during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • On this week's shows, a preview of the guest from the next day's broadcast is shown at the end of the second Showcase Showdown; as no consecutive episodes were actually aired on consecutive days this week, this results in such things as Friday's show having a preview of Wednesday's program and Thursday's show having no preview of anything.
  • On each show this week, before the final Showcase reveal, Drew instructs viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win autographed copies of the celebrities' name tags.
  • On Tuesday, the first showcase includes a Cincinnati Reds VIP package; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding, as it cannot reasonably be assigned a price.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • Friday's Grocery Game contestant, Anitra Gonzales, tells Drew before the first Showcase Showdown that she was, in fact, named after Anitra.
  • In Friday's second Showcase Showdown, Drew mistakenly resets the Big Wheel to 5 instead of the dollar after NeNe Leakes's spin; as celebrity episodes occur infrequently, it is hard to say whether this is strictly wrong or simply unusual.
  • On the TV broadcast of Friday's episode, an editing mistake results in the contestants' bids being visible at the beginning of the Showcase, along with the showcases' descriptions; the online version of the episode, which was not uploaded until the following day, presumably to allow for extra editing time, does not contain this error.


Week 18 (1,619 – 620xK): January 7-11

  • Originally scheduled for January 28-February 1.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, Cover Up uses Line em Up and Push Over's think music.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, for no apparent reason, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Thursday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is added to the Showcase Showdowns permanently.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.


Week 19 (1,620 – 621xK): January 28-February 1

  • Originally scheduled for February 4-8.
  • On Thursday and Friday, in an unusual move, two small prize games are played.
  • Friday's show is loosely themed around the Super Bowl; most of the prizes offered are at least tangentially related to football in some way.
  • On Friday, NFL GameDay host Rich Eisen and former San Francisco 49er Super Bowl champion Eric Davis appear to help present the Showcase.
  • On Friday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a hat with the logo of one of the NFL teams.


Week 20 (1,621 – 622xK): December 27, February 12-15

  • Originally scheduled for February 11-15.
  • On Tuesday, the first showcase features trips to "the mountain climber's favorite destinations," with graphics of him visiting the places in question.
  • On Wednesday, an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that he or she was ineligible.
  • Thursday's show is a Valentine's Day-themed episode with dating or married couples playing together.
  • On Thursday, the graphical logo is rendered entirely in various shades of pink and has "Valentine's Day" written at its base; additionally, in the logo transition, the rat racer, the Let 'em Roll cube, the mountain climber, and the Plinko chip are replaced with candy hearts that read, "Hug Drew," "Come on down," "You're the next contestant," and, "Love Plinko." In addition to the usual spots, this logo also appears during every commercial outro, although the candy hearts only appear during the opening.
  • On Thursday, the background on Door #4 and George's podium is a red field with hearts cascading down it.
  • On Thursday, the set is decorated for Valentine's Day. This includes the unusual step of temporarily altering a permanent set piece: The dollar signs between the Big Doors are painted red.
  • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, George introduces Drew as "Your sweetheart, Drew Carey!"
  • On Thursday, the dollar sign on George's podium is pink.
  • On Thursday, all four Contestants' Row displays show hearts cascading down in front of a white background; this pattern is largely overtaken by a pink background when the contestants' bids appear.
  • On Thursday, the envelopes and price tags for the Items up for Bids have hearts on them.
  • On Thursday, George's calldown window is red, and its dollar sign is pink.
  • On Thursday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives a giant Hershey's Kiss filled with regular Hershey's Kisses; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said Hershey's Kisses.
  • On Thursday, the PriceIsRight.com graphics are pink.
  • While signing off on Friday, Drew reminds viewers to tune in "next week" for celebrity charity week; this actually refers to Week 17, which was broadcast out of order.


Week 21 (1,622 – 623xK): January 22, June 27, January 23-25

  • Originally scheduled for February 18-22.
  • Presumably originaly rescheduled for January 21-25.
  • Originally rerescheduled for January 22, June 26, January 23-25.
  • On Thursday, an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that he or she was ineligible.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, four Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 22 (1,623 – 624xK): February 25-March 1

  • On Monday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Monday, as a result of bad editing, the first spin of the first Showcase Showdown initially appears to have been counted despite not going all the way around and even being acknowledged by Drew as not having done so; closer inspection reveals that a spin that didn't go all the way around had actually been edited out and that the aired spin was good.
  • On Monday, an editing mistake results in the contestants' bids being visible at the beginning of the Showcase, along with the showcases' descriptions.
  • After Monday, Rachel goes on maternity leave.
  • On Monday, as a send-off of sorts, Rachel presents the first showcase, and all of the Beauties in attendance present the second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Pauley Perrette appears to help present the second Item up for Bids and the second showcase, which are both themed around the upcoming 10th anniversary of NCIS.
  • On Thursday and Friday, Drew plugs a bonus for next week's episodes at the end of the second Showcase Showdown. Details on the bonus appear in next week's notes.


Week 23 (1,624 – 625xK): March 4-8

  • Each day this week, the first contestant to win a pricing game receives a bonus of $20,000 from Publishers Clearing House; this bonus counts toward the contestant's total winnings for placement in the Showcase Showdown and the Showcase. The winners of the jackpot are presented a check by the Prize Patrol at the end of their game.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the price of Spelling Bee's car is not announced.


Week 24 (1,625 – 626xK): March 11-15

  • Win at Home appears on four episodes this week.
  • Beginning on Thursday, Pay the Rent regularly has numerous solutions.
  • On Thursday, the vertical small prize display first seen on Christmas is introduced permanently for Switcheroo.
  • On Thursday, Anthony Franco, the show's costume stylist, helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Friday, at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown, Drew gives an on-air send-off to staffer Brigitta Canfield, who leaves the show after this episode.


Week 25 (1,626 – 627xK): March 19, May 2, March 20

  • Originally scheduled for March 18-20.
  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game is retrofitted with a plasma screen that displays a rotating, orange and yellow light pattern reminiscent of the Season 31-34 Big Doors in the previously blue windows. Additionally, the "Bonus Game" sign is now letters attached to the board instead of paint; the small prize labels are redone in gold, with red borders around the text; the words "HIGHER" and "LOWER" become completely red; and "BONUS!", with an exclamation point added, now has differing reveals for wins and losses, with the "NO" windows eliminated entirely.
  • Monday show features the 1,000th playing of Barker's Bargain Bar/Bargain Game.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, pairs of siblings play instead of individual contestants.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants on a special siblings episode of The Price Is Right!"


Week 26 (1,627 – 628xK): March 25, 27, 26, August 20, March 29

  • Originally scheduled for March 25-29.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 25, 27, 26, 28, & 29.
  • Beginning on Monday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is placed to the left of the Turntable during the Showcase.
  • Wednesday's show celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Young and the Restless, which actually occurred on Tuesday (hence the episode being broadcast out of order).
  • On Wednesday, on the grounds that Rob has the day off, Jeanne Cooper, the portrayer of Y&R's Katherine Chancellor, "loans" Drew four male models at the beginning of the second game -- Lamon Archey, Ignacio, Serricchio, Marco Dapper, and Redaric Williams, the portrayers of Mason Wilder, Alex Chavez, Carmine Basco, and Tyler Michaelson, respectively. The actors also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around Y&R's anniversary.
  • On Wednesday, the TPIR logo does not appear during the mid-show bumper.
  • On Wednesday, Manuela and Amber plug next Monday's April Fool's Day show after the second Showcase Showdown, promising "a special surprise for Drew."
  • On Wednesday, the second showcase includes, as a bonus, a backstage tour of The Young and the Restless; the contestants are instructed not to bid on this.
  • On Thursday, Connor, Drew's ex-fiancee's son, comes through the Big Doors with Drew.
  • Friday's show is themed around spring break; everyone in the audience is a college student, and most of the prizes are aimed in some way at the college demographic.
  • On Friday, the graphical logo is flanked by beachballs and has the words "Spring Break!" at its base. In addition to the usual places, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Friday, Door #4's background is replaced with a scene of an ocean shore.
  • On Friday, throughout the show, beach balls are tossed around the audience.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special spring break episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, a plug for next Monday's April Fool's Day show occurs after the second Showcase Showdown.


Week 27 (1,628 – 629xK): April 1-3, August 29, April 4

  • Originally scheduled for April 1-5.
  • Originally rescheduled for April 1-3, August 29, April 5.
  • On Monday, Gwendolyn returns from maternity leave.
  • On Monday, instead of giving Drew his microphone at the end of the opening, Gwendolyn informs him that as an April Fool's joke, she and "the girls" (an odd choice of words, since one of the day's Barker's Beauties is Rob) will be hosting and announcing the show while he and George model. Throughout the show, the Beauties take turns hosting and announcing: Gwendolyn hosts Act 1 and the second Showcase Showdown and announces Acts 3 and 6; Amber hosts Acts 3 and 6 and announces Acts 1 and 4; Manuela hosts Acts 2 and 4 and announces both closed-captioning plugs and Act 5; and Rob hosts the first Showcase Showdown and Act 5 and announces Act 2. All four Beauties take part in the Showcase, with Amber and Manuela co-hosting the first part, Rob announcing the first showcase and doing the second price reveal, and Gwendolyn announcing the second showcase and doing the first price reveal.
  • On Monday, after the opening, the phrase "Models Rule!" is plastered across Door #4; this version of the logo also appears during the closed-captioning plugs and every commercial outro.
  • On Monday, four Barker's Beauties are present (not counting Drew and George).
  • On Monday, the Beauties are shown during each contestant calldown during the body of the program (the opening is done by George and proceeds normally).
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, Drew stands under the scoreboard during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • On Monday, the showcases focus on George and Drew trying to prove that they can model as well as the Beauties.
  • On Monday, all four Beauties sign off as hosts together after the Showcase. Gwendolyn subsequently does the announcer sign-off: "That was Amber Lancaster, Manuela Arbelaez, Rob Wilson, and I'm Gwendolyn Osbourne speaking for The Price Is Right, a FremantleMedia production."
  • On Tuesday, Grand Game's video screens and second logo are introduced.
  • On Grand Game's first two playings with its video screens, numerous bells accompany the reveal of the target price.
  • On Tuesday and Friday, Drew promotes a firefighters special that tapes next week; the plugs occur after Tuesday's second Showcase Showdown and Friday's first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, which was taped out of order, a Pricedown dollar sign statue is placed between the Turntable and Door #1 for the duration of the show besides the Showcase, supplanting the smaller statue that had been occuypying that spot during Showcase Showdowns. This change becomes permanent later in the season.
  • On Friday, the second showcase includes, as a bonus, two tickets to the ACM Awards and two tickets to ACM Presents Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding. Drew states that the airfare for the accompanying trip to Las Vegas is included in the bonus, although this is not reflected in the showcase copy.


Week 28 (1,629 – 630xK): September* 11, April 9, 8, 11, & 12.

  • Originally scheduled for April 8-12.
  • Originally rescheduled for September* 4, April 9, 8, 11, & 12.
  • Originally rerescheduled for August 14, April 9, 8, 11, & 12.
  • Tuesday's show is billed as a salute to law enforcement; everyone in the audience is a police officer.
  • On Tuesday, Door #4 shows the front of a police cruiser, complete with flashing lights; a monochrome TPIR logo is on the car's windshield.
  • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute the men and women of law enforcement on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, Tiffany Coyne from Let's Make a Deal fills in as a Barker's Beauty.
  • On Wednesday, with only two Beauties present, George handles the third price tag in Most Expen$ive.


Week 29 (1,630 – 631xK): April 15-16, March 28, May 3, April 19

  • Originally scheduled for April 15-19.
  • Originally rescheduled for April 15-16, March 28, April 18-19.
  • On Monday, George is deployed with a dustbuster after contestant Kellen accidentally smashes one of the lights on the Big Wheel.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, Daniel Goddard appears as a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Tuesday, the reveal of Grand Game's target price takes on a more mechanical sound.
  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, after the second Showcase Showdown, a promo is aired for "tomorrow's" spring break show; this actually refers to episode #6285K, which aired the day after this show's out-of-order broadcast.
  • On Thursday, the contestants are parents who have their children playing with them; they are not limited to one child.
  • Thursday's show begins with a promo for Thursday's show. At the end of the promo, a Pricedown dollar sign flies out from the center of the screen and subsequently flies off to reveal the opening; this becomes standard operating procedure for future such promos.
  • On Thursday, the graphical logo and the background of Door #4 are modifying to appear as though they were drawn with chalk; in addition to the usual spots, the logo appears during every commercial outro.
  • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first nine contestants on a specials kids episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is present between the Turntable and Door #1.
  • On Thursday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs next week's "Big Money week;" this promo was removed from the broadcast version of the episode after it was rescheduled.
  • On Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs next week's "Big Money Week" theme.


Week 30 (1,631 – 632xK): April 24, 22, 25, 23, & 26.

  • Originally scheduled for April 22-26.
  • This week is billed as "Big Money Week," with a game in the first half of each episode offering an augmented or unusually expensive prize:
    • On Monday, Pay the Rent is played; this apparently qualified as "unusually expensive" all by itself.
    • On Tuesday, Punch a Bunch is played for $250,000.
    • On Wednesday, 6-digit 3 Strikes is played for the first time, offering a Ferrari.
    • On Thursday, Grand Game is played for $100,000, with all of the usual cash prizes multiplied by 10.
    • On Friday, Plinko is played for $500,000, with the center slot's value increased to $100,000.
  • On Monday, with only two Beauties present, George handles the third price tag in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Monday through Thursday of this week, an extra promo for Big Money Week is aired after the second Showcase Showdown.
  • Tuesday's Punch a Bunch uses a slip distribution of one $250,000; nine $10,000; 15 $5,000; 10 $2,500; 10 $1,000; and five $500.
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Drew reveals the location of the $250,000 slip at the end of Punch a Bunch.
  • In Wednesday's 6-digit 3 Strikes, the contestant is required to place all six numbers; this is noteworthy for having required a partial rewiring of the 3 Strikes board, as the leftmost window was previously incapable of being turned on or off during gameplay.
  • In Wednesday's 3 Strikes, the dollar sign hangs off of the left side of the board, much like the game's Pricedown dollar sign had in decades gone by.
  • On Thursday and Friday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is present between the Turntable and Door #1.
  • On Thursday, when Grand Game is lost with $1,000 on contestant Jamie's third guess, the board operator mistakenly takes her winnings back to 0, presumably because losing with $1,000 is something that normally occurs on the final guess, under which circumstance the contestant does lose their money. Drew subsequently confirms that Jamie had won $1,000 when she spins the Big Wheel.
  • On Friday, Push Over uses the alternate light cover that was present on it intermittently during Season 28.


Week 31 (1,632 – 633xK): March 18, June 28, May 1, April 30, April 29

  • Originally scheduled for April 29-May 3.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 18, April 29, May 1, May 3, April 30.
  • Originally rerescheduled for March 18, April 29, May 1, June 27 (presumably), April 30.
  • Originally RErerescheduled for March 18, June 27, May 1, April 30, April 29.
  • On Monday, an @PriceIsRight Twitter plug occurs during the first showcase, with the contestants being urged to use the first prize, a pair of iPod Touches, to tweet pictures of the remaining prizes.


Week 32 (1,633 – 634xK): May 6, 7, 13, 8, & 10

  • Originally scheduled for May 6-10.
  • Originally rescheduled for May 6-8, June 10, May 10.
  • Originally rerescheduled for May 6-7, June 10, May 8, May 10.
  • On Monday, the Pricedown dollar sign statue is placed between the Turntable and Door #1 permanently.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with teams of a mother and one of their children as contestants.
  • Friday's show opens with a promo for Friday's show.
  • On Friday, the background on Door #4 is a purple curtain with flower petals cascading down it.
  • On Friday, the graphical logo has a flower arrangement at its base that surrounds the text, "Happy Mother's Day"; in addition to the usual places, this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, the background and dollar sign on George's podium are purple.
  • On Friday, Drew announces before the first game that each person who gets out of Contestants' Row will receive an iPhone 5 as a bonus; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said phones.
  • On Friday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Friday, before the third Item up for Bids, Rachel appears with her new daughter to talk to Drew via Skype on Door #4; before the connection is closed, Drew has her call down the sixth contestants.
  • On Friday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are purple.
  • On Friday, after the last commercial, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive a cinnamon creme cake and a $100 gift card from the Corner Bakery Cafe; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.


Week 33 (1,634 – 635xK): June 10, May 14-17

  • Originally scheduled for May 13-17.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday is the last show taped with staffer Scott Robinson, who has either posted or lurked on our site as "MSTieScott" for many years. Drew gives him a tearful farewell at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown and brings him onstage during the credits.
  • On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Rat Race's track lights are a less greenish shade of blue than usual.
  • Friday's first showcase is presented by Pat Harvey and Paul Magers, the main anchors at Los Angeles's CBS affiliate, KCBS.


Week 34 (1,635 – 636xK): May 20, 21, 24, 23, & 22

  • Originally scheduled for May 20-24.
  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday's show begins with a promo for Wednesday's show.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience is a firefighter.
  • On Wednesday, the logo on Door #4 is displayed on the side of a fire truck.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute firefighters on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, George's podium displays a fire hydrant on a red background of cascading Pricedown dollar signs.
  • In Wednesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as a firefighter, as is his graphic.
  • Wednesday features the final appearance of the "The Ultimate Garage" showcase.
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, Cover Up uses Push Over's "think" music.
  • On Thursday, after the Showcase, Drew states that there will be firefighters on the show "tomorrow;" this actually refers to Wednesday, which was aired out of order.
  • On Friday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George models the third prize in Most Expen$ive.


Week 35 (1,636 – 637xK): June 26, May 29-31

  • Originally scheduled for May 28-31.
  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • Schedules found on PriceIsRight.com in February 2013 included an episode #6371K airing on May 27; however, this number appears to have existed only as a placeholder in the schedule, and it is unlikely that any planning for the episode was ever done before it was removed.
  • Wednesday's Money Game does not have the season number as one of the choices.
  • On Thursday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George models the third prize in Most Expen$ive.
  • Friday features a rare appearance of the "Every Room in the House" showcase.


Week 36 (1,637 – 638xK): June 3-7

  • On Tuesday, Pay the Rent reverts to having only one solution; from this point onward, the number of solutions appears to fluctuate somewhat more frequently.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, Cover Up's wrong price is replaced by various nonsensical symbols, such as five pictures of Drew or five punctuation marks; these later become the themed graphics the game is known for using today.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs Friday's "high school graduates" episode.
  • On Friday, the contestants are teams of a 2013 high school graduate and one of their parents.
  • The high school graduates in Friday's audience wear mortarboards during the show; they toss them in the air during the credits.
  • On Friday, Door #4 shows the logo surrounded by the text, "Class of 2013," all written on a chalkboard, which itself is surrounded by a green background; this chalkboard appears dangling from the normal graphical logo, which itself is topped with a mortarboard, in the other usual spots, including every commercial outro.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we salute high school graduates on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, every graduate who gets out of Contestants' Row wins a bonus of an iPad Mini. George describes this prize before the first game and also invites viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win one.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as a high school graduate, as is his corresponding graphic.
  • Scott Robinson is on the staff for Friday's show, as it was taped out of order.


Week 37 (1,638 – 639xK): May 9, June 11-14.

  • Originally scheduled for June 10-14.
  • On Monday, Julie Chen and Sheryl Underwood from The Talk act as Barker's Beauties throughout the episode; the also present the second showcase, which is themed around their program.
  • Monday's second showcase includes a set of tickets to The Talk; Drew instructs the contestants not to bid on these, as they are considered a bonus.
  • On Monday, after the Showcase, Drew tells viewers that they are celebrating Mother's Day "tomorrow;" this actually refers to episode #6345K, which was aired the day after this show's out-of-order broadcast.
  • Thursday's show has four Barker's Beauties, including Daniel Goddard.
  • On Thursday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs Friday's Father's Day episode.
  • Friday's show begins with a promo for Friday's show.
  • Friday's show is themed around Father's Day, with teams consisting of a father and one of his children.
  • On Friday, the graphical logo has the words "Father's Day" at its base. In addition to the usual spots, this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Father's Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, Rachel returns from maternity leave.
  • On Friday, after the first showcase, Drew announces that Rocket Fizz, which had sponsored part of said showcase, is also providing everyone in the audience with a bag of candy and a bottle of root beer with TPIR patterns on the wrapper; one of the patterns shown is the blue sunbursts from the Season 31-34 Big Doors.
  • On Friday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that every father in the audience will receive a set of Mr. Bar-B-Q grilling utensils; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said grilling sets.


Week 38 (1,639 – 640xK): June 17-21

  • Monday's show begins with a promo for Monday's show.
  • Monday's show is themed as a wedding shower, with engaged couples playing together.
  • In Monday's opening, the text "Mr&Mrs" is attached to the dollar sign statues.
  • On Monday, the graphical logo has the words "Wedding Shower" at its base; in addition to the usual spots, this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we throw a wedding shower on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, George introduces Drew as, "Your best man, Drew Carey!"
  • On Monday, backdrops showing silhouettes of couples in romantic poses are placed behind Door #2 during Drew's entrance instead of the Barker Wall.
  • Monday, wedding bands are shown on the Contestants' Row displays while they are not displaying bids.
  • Monday's show has four Barker's Beauties, including Daniel Goddard.
  • In Monday's Switch?, the question marks in the centers of the price displays are replaced with wedding bands; oddly, the graphical logo is not changed.
  • On Monday, Pay the Rent is temporarily (and somewhat nonsensically) renamed "Pay the Wedding."
  • On Monday, Pay the Rent is decorated with various wedding paraphernalia.
  • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a $47,000 wedding in Aruba; this also serves as an @PriceIsRight Twitter plug, with Drew urging viewers to follow the handle for a 30% discount on hotel rooms in Aruba from Divi Resorts, the sponsor of the trip in the game.
  • In Monday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as a groom, as is his corresponding graphic.
  • On Monday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that every couple in the audience will receive a wedding gift package from Things Remembered; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, with George urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift packages.
  • On Thursday, Check Game returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Thursday, the Check Game board is revamped: The checks are redesigned, with what appears to be the season number as the check number and without a spot to write out the amount of the check in words; the board is outfitted with plasma screens and gold trim; the top of the board is removed entirely, leaving the logo (which now has a Pricedown dollar sign between the words) suspended in mid-air; the price tag features the game's logo, complete with the Turntable wall pattern as its background; and the pen's feather becomes green.


Week 39 (1,640 – 641xK): April 17, June 24, July 4, August 16

  • Logically scheduled for June 23 & 24, July 3, August 15.
  • Originally rescheduled for April 17, June 24, July 4, August 16.
  • Originally rerescheduled for April 17, June 25, July 4, August 16.
  • Season finale week; only four shows.
  • Episodes delayed from earlier in the season air on June 24, 26, & 27; summer reruns begin on June 28.
  • On Monday, Connor, Drew's ex-fiancee's son, comes through the Big Doors with Drew.
  • On Monday, which was taped drastically out of order, Cover Up retains its wrong price.
  • On Monday, after the Showcase, Drew states that there will be kids on the show "tomorrow;" this actually refers to episode #6314K, which was intended to air the day after this show's out-of-order broadcast.
  • Wednesday's show, despite technically being the July 3 episode, is themed around Independence Day, with teams of a military member and one of their family members competing as contestants.
  • Wednesday's show begins with a promo for Wednesday's show.
  • On Wednesday, the background on Door #4 and George's podium is the American flag with fireworks erupting in front of it.
  • On Wednesday, the graphical logo has the words "Fourth of July" at its base, flanked by additional fireworks; in addition to the usual spots, this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Wednesday, the light strips around the audience, the Turntable, and the Big Doors cycle through red, white, and blue during the opening, during contestant calldowns, while returning from commercial, and during the credits.
  • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we salute military families this Fourth of July on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, the set is decorated for Independence Day.
  • On Wednesday, during Drew's entrance, an American flag is draped over the Barker Wall.
  • On Wednesday, during Drew's entrance, sparklers erupt around Door #2 as he walks through it.
  • On Wednesday, during Drew's entrance and the credits, the Turntable wall cycles through being red, white, and blue; during Contestans' Row segments, each column remains one of those three colors. George's podium is lit up in a similar manner.
  • On Wednesday, Contestants' Row displays an American flag across its four screens; the displays become blue, red, blue, and red when bids appear on them.
  • On Wednesday, before the first game, Drew and George announce that everyone who gets out of Contestants' Row will receive a bonus of a $500 cash card from RetailMeNot.com.
  • On Wednesday, George's calldown window is red and blue with white lights, and its dollar sign is blue.
  • On Wednesday, Rat Race's track lights are a less greenish shade of blue than usual.
  • Thursday's show is themed as a back-to-school episode; everyone in the audience is a college student.
  • Thursday's show begins with a promo for Thursday's show.
  • On Thursday, the graphical logo has the words "Back to School" at its base; in addition to the usual places, this logo appears during every commercial outro. On Door #4 only, the logo is also flanked by pennants for "Price U."
  • On Thursday, the background on George's podium is green, and the dollar sign is replaced with a "Price U" logo.
  • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Thursday, every contestant who wins an Item up for Bids receives a $1,000 cash card from RetailMeNot.com. George plugs this bonus before the first game.
  • On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is "Price" spelled in Greek letters (roughly, anyway).
  • Thursday is the last show directed by Ryan Polito.
  • During the summer, on August 29, logos for Five Price Tags and 1 Wrong Price are unveiled on PriceIsRight.com; at this time, their spellings are changed to "5 Price Tags" and "One Wrøng Price."


Season 42 ('13-'14)

Pricing game calendar for Season 42, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,641 – 642xK): October 18, 16, 14, 17, 15

  • Originally scheduled for September 23-27.
  • Originally rescheduled for October 14-18.
  • This week is billed as "Big Money Week," with a game in the first half of each episode offering an augmented or unusually expensive prize:
    • On Monday, Plinko is played for $500,000, with the center slot's value increased to $100,000.
    • On Tuesday, Cliff Hangers is played for $250,000 in cash, with $10,000 being deducted from the total for every step the mountain climber takes up the mountain; this has the side effect of making it impossible to outright win the game if the contestant makes any mistakes.
    • On Wednesday, 1/2 Off is played for $100,000.
    • On Thursday, 6-digit Golden Road is played.
    • On Friday, Triple Play is played with cars that would normally only be offered in 3 Strikes or Golden Road.
  • On this week's shows, "Big Money Week" appears at the base of the logo on Door #4, and dollar bills cascade down the door.
  • On Monday, Adam becomes the show's director.
  • On Monday, the pink light border is introduced, as are its spinning dollar signs.
  • Beginning on Monday, the logo is visible onscreen at the top of the show; it flies away almost immediately, spins back in at the usual time right behind a graphic of the Big Wheel, and the splits apart along with the Big Doors during Drew's entrance. An alternate version of the new logo that shows a color array on its side is used in the mid-show bumper, and the slightly reformatted logo itself also appears on Door #4 and at the end of the credits.
  • On Monday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Big Doors and the Turntable are given a fatter appearance.
  • On Monday, the walls around the Big Doors are modified to be able to flash different colors (although they generally only do this during the opening and remain light blue for most of the show), and an extra metallic strip is added between the walls and the doorframes; additionally, a blue backing with Goodson-Todman asterisks on it is placed behind the dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1, and the dollar sign itself is also lit up blue. As premiere week was taped out of order, this change only applies to this week for the time being.
  • On Monday, the wall on the back of the Turntable becomes blue, with fireworks and Goodson-Todman asterisks painted on it.
  • On Monday, the Turntable carpet is replaced by a blue lit floor with white lighting on the fronts of the stairs; the turntable itself is solid white. Again, as this week was taped out of order, this change initially only applies to these five shows.
  • Beginning on Monday, most shows have two models -- one a random person ranging from a standard model to various celebrities, and the other one of the regular Barker's Beauties.
  • For this season's first 47 shows, the only permanent Beauty to appear is Rachel.
  • Monday show features the debut of Do the Math.
  • As it was known at the time of taping that Monday's show would be aired out of order, Do the Math involves no lauguage indicative of it being the game's first playing.
  • Monday marks the debut of the fifth-generation Showcase podiums, best described as a cross between the color scheme of the fourth-generation podiums and the design of the second- and Barker-era third-generation podiums; the most notable change is the return of the Goodson-Todman asterisks, which were removed from the third-generation podiums after Bob retired. Again, as these shows were taped out of order, this change does not immediately affect shows beyond this week.
  • Unlike with previous prop updates, the Race Game Curtain is not immediately altered to reflect the new Showcase podiums.
  • On Monday, Jennifer Mullin joins the staff as a second executive producer.
  • On Monday, Drew's sign-off includes an edited-in "recap" of Big Money events later in the week, reflecting that fact that the show was broadcast on a Friday.
  • In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, the cash prize is displayed on a video screen behind Door #3, accompanied by a shorter version of Pay the Rent's intro cue.
  • In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is holding a sack full of money, as is his graphical counterpart.
  • In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber starts on 1 instead of 0, as moving from 0 to 25 would have resulted in the contestant losing all of the money without the mountain climber falling off the cliff; this (probably inadvertently) has the side effect of making the game slightly easier to outright lose.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, presumably as a side effect of a new audio system at the show, "On the Franches Mountains" starts over in Cliff Hangers every time the mountain climber begins to move.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the price reveal in That's Too Much! is split-screened with a shot of where the contestant stopped.
  • On all of this week's shows except for Monday (which was broadcast on a Friday), a plug for Big Money Week occurs at the end of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • Beginning on Thursday, George always handles one of the price tags in Most Expen$ive.
  • Beginning on Friday, George always handles one side of Swap Meet.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew mentions giving away $100,000 in 1/2 Off "yesterday" and offering $250,000 "tomorrow;" this actually refers to Wednesday and Tuesday, respectively.


Week 2 (1,642 – 643xK): September 23-27

  • Originally scheduled for September 30-October 4.
  • As the first episode of the season to be broadcast, Monday's show serves as the ceremonial season premiere; as such, it also includes several semi-incorrect references to it being the first show of the season.
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel graphic in the opening is replaced with the color array on the logo seen during the mid-show bumper.
  • Monday's opening ends with the semi-inaccurate, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Season 42 of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, an Emmy statuette is placed on the dollar sign statue in the opening and before the Showcase.
  • On this week's shows, "42 Years" signs adorn the dollar signs between the Big Doors.
  • On this week of shows, which was taped earlier than Week 1, the walls around the Big Doors have the same pattern as the back of the Turntable, and the previous appearance of dollar sign and its surroundings between the Turntable and Door #1 return; these designs alternate with the flashing walls and illuminated dollar sign seen last week until all of the season's early tapings air.
  • On Monday, the Turntable returns to its carpeted appearance, and the fourth-generation Showcase podiums return; these also alternate with the lit floor and the fifth generation podiums until the early tapedates have all passed.
  • Monday show features the first taped playing and ceremonial debut of Do the Math.
  • On Monday, an extra PriceIsRight.com plug occurs after Do the Math, with Drew asking viewers to visit the site to give their opinions of the game.
  • Based on a picture from CBS.com showing what appears to be the aftermath of a spin that did not go all the way around accidentally being counted (something that was not seen on the air), part of Monday's first Showcase Showdown is believed to have been scrapped and redone.
  • On Monday, the backs of Secret "X"'s Xs go back to being red.
  • On Friday, in celebration of Plinko's 30th anniversary (which actually occurred several months earlier, on January 3), all six pricing games are Plinko.
  • On Friday, in an effort to maintain the usual prize structure of a standard episode, various prizes are placed on the Plinko board during most of its playings:
    • The first game is a standard game of Plinko.
    • The second game is for $40,000 and a car, with a "CAR" slot replacing the $10,000 slot until it is hit. No money graphic appears in the intro for this playing.
    • The third game serves as a two-prize game, with "ATV" and "HOCKEY TABLE" slots replacing the $1,000 slots until they are hit. Paradoxically, the game cannot be won if either of these prizes is hit.
    • The fourth game is for $40,000 and a car, with an "SUV" slot replacing the $10,000 slot until it is hit. No money graphic appears in the intro for this playing.
    • The fifth game is for $40,000 and a trip to London, with a "LONDON" slot replacing the $10,000 slot until it is hit. No money graphic appears in the intro for this playing.
    • The sixth game serves as a two-prize game, with "ELLIPTICAL TRAINER" and "COMPUTER" slots replacing the $1,000 slots until they are hit. Paradoxically, the game cannot be won if either of these prize is hit.
  • The prizes in Friday's Plinkos are placed behind Door #3; the small prizes podiums are brought out from the left and right one at a time in these playings, with no more than two of them onstage at once.
  • Friday is the only time in the show's history that one pricing game has been played multiple times in a single episode; it is also the first show ever with six cash games, as well as the only show with six small prize games.
  • On Friday, the text "30 years of Plinko" appears at the base of the logo on Door #4; oddly, this text is not present during the opening.


Week 3 (1,643 – 644xK): September 30-October 4

  • Originally scheduled for October 7-11.
  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Monday, contestant Jared thanks Aaron Paul for "showing him how to get here" after playing 1 Right Price; Paul was a contestant on January 3, 2000, long before he became famous.
  • Tuesday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience has had their life affected by breast cancer in some way. As such, several things about this episode are different than usual:
    • The logo on Door #4 is the Barker logo with a pink ribbon behind it.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
    • The stairs on the Turntable are pink.
    • The Contestants' Row displays have pink ribbons on them until the bids appear.
    • The dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1 is pink and has a pink ribbon on it.
    • The background on George's podium and its dollar sign are both different shades of pink; the same holds true of his calldown window and its dollar sign.
    • All of the Items up for Bids are from companies that donate part of their profits to breast cancer research.
    • The PriceIsRight.com graphics are pink.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separators are pink.
    • Cover Up's "wrong price" is five pink ribbons.
    • The displays on the Showcase podiums are pink.
    • After the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will also receive a charm necklace with a pink ribbon design on it from Helen Ficalora; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew instructs viewers to visit the website for chances to win both one of said necklaces and the bag from the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday, which was taped out of order, the new Big Door walls, Turntable, and Showcase podiums are present.
  • On Tuesday, the guest Barker's Beauty is E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic, herself a survivor of breast cancer; she also helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Drew semi-inaccurately states that it is "the start of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month."
  • On Tuesday, the remix of The Bean Stalker resurfaces; it is used occasionally for cars from this point onward.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a bag from the collection used as the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, with only two Barker's Beauties present, George handles the right side of Swap Meet.
  • On Thursday, an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that he or she was ineligible.
  • After Friday's Showcase, due to episodes being broadcast out of order, Drew plugs Week 5's Publishers Clearing House event as starting "on Monday."


Week 4 (1,644 – 645xK): October 21-24, November 4

  • Originally scheduled for October 14-18.
  • Originally rescheduled for October 21-25.
  • On Monday, the opening graphic of the Big Wheel returns permanently.
  • On most shows this week, the Big Door walls, Turntable, and Showcase podiums have their Week 2 appearances; their illuminated forms are present on Friday, which was taped out of order.
  • On Monday, contestant Sandra reveals to Drew that she had previously appeared on the show in 1984; during Drew's sign-off, clips are shown of her winning Lucky Seven on her first episode.
  • On Monday, 4-digit Squeeze Play is accidentally played with the dollar sign from 5-digit Squeeze Play, resulting in a noticeable blank spot to the left of the contestant's bid.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, Master Key's first two prizes are stationed in front of Door #2, and the car is not revealed until they have both been described.
  • On Wednesday, Switcheroo's "think" cue starts over on the contestant's second turn, presumably as a result of the show's new, automated sound system.
  • On Friday, which was taped out of order, "On the Franches Mountains" behaves normally during Cliff Hangers.


Week 5 (1,645 – 646xK): October 7-11

  • Originally scheduled for October 21-25.
  • This week's show use the illuminated Turntable, Big Door borders, and Showcase podiums.
  • Each day this week, the first contestant to win a pricing game receives a bonus of $20,000 from Publishers Clearing House; this bonus counts toward the contestant's total winnings for placement in the Showcase Showdown and the Showcase. The winners of the jackpot are presented a check by the Prize Patrol at the end of their game. If all six games are lost, the money is awarded to the winner of the Showcase; it is not known what happens if there are six losses and a double overbid.
  • This week, the guest Barker's Beauty is Melissa Rycroft, who also helps to present Monday's first showcase.
  • A of Monday, the split-screen shot is no longer used in Hole in One.
  • On Thursday, Check Game is accidentally played with a Season 41 check.
  • On Friday's Showcase, due to episodes being broadcast out of order, Drew plugs Week 1's "Big Money" event as being "next week."


Week 6 (1,646 – 647xK): October 29, 28, 30, 31, November 1

  • Originally scheduled for October 28-November 1.
  • On most shows this week, the Big Door walls, Turntable, and Showcase podiums have their Week 2 appearances; their illuminated forms are present on Thursday, which was taped out of order.
  • On Monday, Drew fails to get the Big Wheel all the way around while helping a contestant spin.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Halloween, with the set and the show itself taking on the guise of a haunted house and graveyard. This results in a number of changes specific to this episode:
    • Lightning strikes as the logo appears at the top of the show.
    • Door #4 displays a scene of a haunted house and is adorned with dark curtains.
    • A black sky filled with stars takes the place of the audience curtains.
    • The opening uses a theme from The Phantom of the Opera and the spooky version of the TPIR theme from Season 38 instead of "Walking" and the regular theme.
    • Many members of the audience are dressed in Halloween costumes.
    • George announces the show in a faux-Dracula accent; Drew also hosts this way, although inconsistently.
    • The opening spiel is, "Mwahahahahaha! Here it comes! From the haunted halls of CBS Television City in Howlywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show jack-o-lanterns, with animated spiders crawling across their orange-list surroundings; bids in a bloody font, along with the displays' normal colors, appear on the screens in the wake of a wave of bats.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this spooky Halloween episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The logo at the end of the opening is backed by a full moon with bats flying out from behind it.
    • George introduces Drew as, "Your host, Count Drewcula himself, Drew Scary!"
    • While Door #2 opens as usual at the end of the opening, Drew does not actually come through it, instead being lowered from the ceiling as though descending from flight while lightning strikes.
    • Everyone in the cast wears a Halloween costume: Drew is Dracula, George is a disembodied head and set of hands, and the Barker's Beauties and the pages are zombies. George's beheaded body (which, strangely, still has hands) also models the third Item up for Bids.
    • The stairs on the Turntable and the dollar sign between it and Door #1 are lit up orange.
    • The lights are the audience are large, orange bulbs.
    • Spider webs are lit up around the Big Doors.
    • Every pricing game is temporarily altered in some way:
      • Switch? is renamed "Witch?" and has witch heads on the podiums instead of question marks.
      • Lucky $even is renamed "Yucky $even"; ooze drips down the board, which appears to be inhabited by demons.
      • In Punch a Bunch, hands reach out of the Punchboard to give Drew the slips.
      • Rat Race is renamed "Bat Race"; bat wings are attached to the wind-up rats, and the rat racer is costumed as a bat.
      • In Squeeze Play, George's head appears behind the removed number and is supposedly squeezed into the price.
      • Cliff Hangers is decorated as a graveyard, and the mountain climber is dressed as the grim reaper (as is his graphic).
    • Geoff Peterson, the robot skeleton sidekick from The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, drives out the car in Lucky $even and calls down the seventh contestant.
    • While coming out of commercial for Act 3, Drew is nowhere to be found; he eventually walks out of a coffin that has spun around on the Turntable.
    • George is not shown calling the sixth contestant; Geoff Peterson, however, is shown calling the seventh contestant.
    • The logo does not appear during the mid-show bumper.
    • The Showcase podiums are decorated as gravestones; for the first time since the end of Season 37, they are not identical.
    • After the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive two tickets to the "Knott's Scary Farm" event at Knott's Berry Farm; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win some of said tickets.
    • The PriceIsRight.com graphics are orange and use a bloody font.
    • Lightning strikes as Drew signs off.
  • On Thursday, three small prize games are played.
  • On Thursday, which was taped out of order, "On the Franches Mountains" behaves normally during Cliff Hangers.


Week 7 (1,647 – 648xK): October 25, November 5-6, December 4, November 7

  • Originally scheduled for November 4-8.
  • Originally rescheduled for October 25, November 5-8.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience is a teacher. This results in a number of changes specific to this episode:
    • The episode begins with a promo for itself.
    • The dollar signs by George's podium and between the Turntable and Door #1 have an apple with the word "Teachers" attached to them.
    • Door #4 displays a chalkboard with the logo written on it; behind the chalkboard is a green field with starburst patterns.
    • The logo on Door #4 is shaped into an apple and has the word "Teachers" at its base.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute teachers on The Price Is Right!"
    • George introduces Drew as, "Your principal, Drew Carey!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays all look like green chalkboards, with the logo from Door #4 appearing on them while they are not displaying bids. The bids themselves are, oddly enough, erased onto the displays, appearing in a chalk-esque font; the displays' normal colors also appear in the wake of the eraser animation.
    • The displays on the Showcase podiums also take on a chalkboard-like appearance, although they change immediately to their normal appearance when a bid lights up.
  • On Monday, the illuminated Big Doors, Turntable, and Showcase podiums first seen on the season premiere become permanent.
  • On Tuesday only, the lights on the Turntable stairs flash during the opening.
  • On Tuesday only, the Showcase winner's podium flashes during the credits.


Week 8 (1,648 – 649xK): November 11-15

  • Monday's show begins with a promo for itself.
  • Monday's show is themed around Veterans' Day. As such, a number of things on the episode are slightly different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a veteran.
    • Door #4 shows the words "Veterans" over several large stars and a blue field of smaller stars; the background is also shown on the Contestants' Row displays while there are no bids on them.
    • Door #4 is flanked by the words "Heroism," "Courage," "Bravery," and "Honor."
    • The light strips around the audience and the Big Doors cascade red, white, and blue during the opening and calldowns.
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute our nation's veterans on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for Veterans' Day.
    • The dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1 is red.
    • The Turntable stairs are lit up red, white, and blue, and its walls are lit up white and blue; the walls cascade red, white, and blue after the Showcase.
    • George's plasma screen shows a red dollar sign over a blue field with white stars; the podium itself is lit up red, white, and blue.
    • After the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a $100 gift card from AAFES.
    • Stars and Stripes Forever plays during the credits.
  • In Monday's Dice Game, with the display for the ten thousands digit malfunctioning, a "1" from Cover Up is taped to the board to show the first number in the price.
  • On Tuesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, with only two Beauties present, George handles the right side of Swap Meet.
  • In Friday's Pick-a-Number, all of the numbers' color schemes are the opposite of what they usually are.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs next week's "Dream Car Week" theme.


Week 9 (1,649 – 650xK): November 22, 18, 20, 21, 19

  • Originally scheduled for November 18-22.
  • This week of shows is billed as "Dream Car Week;" one pricing game on each episode offers a car that would normally only appear in Golden Road:
    • On Monday, 6-digit 3 Strikes is played for an Audi.
    • On Tuesday, Temptation is played for a Porsche.
    • On Wednesday, Golden Road itself is played for a 6-digit Mercedes.
    • On Thursday, Lucky $even is played for a Jaguar.
    • On Friday, Hole in One is played for a BMW convertible.
  • On Tuesday, presumably due to an editing mistake, the Top Winner's Showcase podium is visible behind Drew during part of the first Item up for Bids.
  • By Thursday, a shorter button has been installed on Bonkers, presumably to accommodate the show's new, automated sound effects system.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers that Dream Car Week "continues tomorrow;" this reflects the fact that the episode was aired on a Tuesday.


Week 10 (1,650 – 651xK): November 25-27, December 2

  • Originally scheduled for November 25-28.
  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • Despite this week having a Thursday show, Wednesday's episode is a Thanksgiving special, with the following episode being broadcast the next Monday. As a result of the theme, several things about the episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
    • Door #4's background is falling leaves; the logo itself appears on the front of a turkey, with "Happy Thanksgiving" to its right. The leaves background also appears on George's plasma screen, and the logo appears on the Showcase podiums.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show leaves falling on a blue background while they are not in use; when bids are made, more leaves fly in front the left, leaving the bids and the normal colors in their wake.
    • The Turntable wall and stairs show various fall colors, as do George's podium and the dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1.
    • Drew wears a pilgrim hat on Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill.
    • The "Happy Thanksgiving" logo appears during every commercial outro and the closed-captioning plugs, albeit with the extra text at the bottom and without the turkey.
    • Cover Up's "wrong price" is various Thanksgiving food items.
  • On Wednesday, Amber returns to the Barker's Beauty rotation.
  • Wednesday is the first show of the season on which both of the models are permanent Barker's Beauties; guest Beauties begin to appear somewhat more sporadically after this episode.
  • On Wednesday, celebrity chef Marcela Valladolid appears as a guest, helping to present Punch a Bunch and the Showcase. Marcela had previously been a contestant on November 29, 2004, and clips of her coming on down and winning That's Too Much! are shown at the beginning of Punch a Bunch; Drew invites viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com to see the entire clip of her appearance.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, a single column of the light border is used as a separator in Switch?'s split-screen shot.
  • On Wednesday, George's calldown window is redesigned to mimic the light border, with a blue dollar sign and cascading pinks and blues behind the lights.
  • On Wednesday, during the last commercial, everyone in the audience receives two Hickory Farms gift boxes; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George encourages viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a pair of said gift boxes.
  • On Wednesday, the pink light border replaces the Season 40 light border in plasma screen graphics; due to shows being taped out of order, this does not immediately become a permanent change, although it is present on Thursday.
  • Thursday's show, despite being a Thursday show, is broadcast on and themed around Cyber Monday. As a result of the theme, several things about the episode are different than usual:
    • A "Cyber Monday" price tag graphic similar to the "Bargain Game" logo is attached to the TPIR logo on Door #4; this logo also appears during every commercial outro and the closed-captioning plugs.
    • Viewers are encouraged to visit PriceIsRight.com during the show for chances to win all six Items up for Bids.
    • The copy for the prizes in Cliff Hangers includes plugs for Cyber Monday deals at Ebates.com; additionally, at the end of the plugs, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive a $200 Ebates.com cash card and invites viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win one of said cash cards.
  • On Thursday, Rob returns to the Barker's Beauty rotation.


Week 11 (1,651 – 652xK): December 16-19, January 2

  • Originally scheduled for December 2-6.
  • Originally rescheduled for December 16-20.
  • Beginning on Monday and last presumably through December 24, the first Item up for Bids on each show is designated "the holiday gift idea of the day."
  • On Monday, Kevin Frasier and Thea Andrews of omg! Insider appear to present the first Item up for Bids, a barbecue, and give everyone in the audience a $250 gift certificate for Omaha Steaks; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift certificates. Kevin and Thea also serve as Barker's Beauties throughout the episode, providing a now rare three-Beauty day, and present the second showcase. Additionally, Drew plugs Kevin's new show, Game Changers, after the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • As of Tuesday, the inset of the contestant during Cliff Hangers shrinks from a full-screen shot, a la George's calldown window.
  • In Tuesday's Hole in One, Drew does not do an inspiration putt.
  • On Thursday, Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; she also helps to present the first Item up for Bids and the second showcase, calls down the ninth contestant, and does George's spiel as Grand Game is being revealed.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a waterproof camera presented alongside the first Item up for Bids, a non-waterproof camera; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said waterproof cameras. Oddly, the first four contestants are instructed to bid on both of the cameras, even though the Item up for Bids is only one of them.
  • Friday's show features grandparents playing with one of their grandchildren.
  • On Friday, the word "Grandparents" appears at the base of the logo on Door #4; it is also attached to the dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1.
  • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate grandparents on The Price Is Right!"
  • References to the "Holiday Gift Idea of the Day" are edited out of Friday's first Item up for Bids, presumably since the show was aired in January; despite this, it is still clearly staged as one.


Week 12 (1,652 – 653xK): December 9, 13, 11, 12, 10

  • Originally scheduled for December 9-13.
  • In celebration of Bob turning 90, all episodes this week include a pet adoption segment at the top of Act 3. As a result of this, George is not shown calling the sixth contestant this week.
  • On Monday, the Showcase podiums display the background from Door #4 instead of the usual dollar sign pattern.
  • The calldown window and associated graphics first seen on November 27 are present on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
  • On Wednesday, Gwendolyn returns to the Barker's Beauty rotation.
  • By Wednesday, the show has begun using a somewhat mangled remix of "The Cats."
  • On Thursday, his 90th birthday, Bob returns, doing the pet adoption segment, calling down the seventh contestant (complete with George's calldown window), and presenting the second showcase (as well as accepting the contestant's bid on it).
  • On Thursday, except during the opening, Door #4 displays a collage of Bob images centered around a "90," all inside of the light border.
  • On Thursday, viewers are instructed to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win the second Item up for Bids via a graphic instead of via Drew telling them.
  • On Thursday, a version of the logo flanked by, "Happy Birthday, Bob Barker!" appears during every commercial outro; after the second and sixth games, it is also accompanied by montages similar to the one on Door #4.
  • On Thursday, when Bob comes through Door #2 at the beginning of Act 3, the original theme plays.
  • On Thursday, presumably due to time constraints, the closed-captioning plugs are edited out.
  • By Thursday, the show has begun using a remixed version of "The Big Banana" (not to be confused with the cue known in and of itself as "Big Banana Remix").
  • On Friday, Manuela returns to the Barker's Beauty rotation.
  • On Friday, Brandon McMillan, the host of CBS's Lucky Dog, appears to present the pet adoption segment; he also acts as a third Barker's Beauty for the rest of the show.


Week 13 (1,653 – 654xK): December 23-24, 26, February 3

  • Originally scheduled for December 23-24, 26-27.
  • Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.
  • Monday and Tuesday are Christmas episodes. As such, several things on them are somewhat different than usual:
    • Door #4's background is the north pole.
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • The light strips around the audience and the Big Doors are red and white for much of the show.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show snow falling against a sky. When bids are made, the scene wipes away to reveal the usual colors.
    • The TPIR logos on the Big Doors have ribbons on them.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are redone to look like snowflakes.
    • The Turntable walls and stairs are red and green, as is George's podium.
    • The background on George's plasma screen is a scene of snow falling similar to that on the Contestants' Row displays, as is the background on the Showcase podiums.
    • The dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1 is green.
    • A version of the logo with "Happy Holidays" at its base appears during every commercial outro.
    • George's calldown window is red and yellow, and its dollar sign is blue.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a starter pack for the Disney Infinity game featured in the first Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said starter packs.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, the new calldown window and associated graphics are present.
  • On Monday, 1/2 Off's boxes have ribbons on them.
  • On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is Santa's sleigh and his reindeer.
  • On Tuesday, Rocco DiSpirito appears to help present the second Item up for Bids and the second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Rat Race is decorated for Christmas, with candy canes at the finish line and antlers and a Santa hat on the rat racer.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a starter kit for SodaStream, the third small prize in Rat Race; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said starter kits.
  • On Friday, the mountain climber appears in the first showcase, which includes a trip to the Canadian Rockies.


Week 14 (1,654 – 655xK): December 27, 30, July 2, December 31.

  • Originally scheduled for December 30-31, January 2-3.
  • Originally rescheduled for December 27, 30, June 26, December 31.
  • Originally rerescheduled for December 27, 30, June 30, December 31.
  • Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.
  • Monday's show is billed as a "kids special;" the contestents have their children aged 7-13 playing alongside them. Some of the contestants can and do have more than one child with them.
  • On Monday, the logo on Door #4 has the text "KIDS!" at its base; this logo also appears during every commercial outro and the closed-captioning plugs.
  • On Monday, a toy robot flies around on Door #4 for much of the show; it also flies across the Contestants' Row displays as bids appear on them.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first nine contestants as kids get to play on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a digital camera that is presented alongside the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said cameras.
  • On at least Monday and Tuesday, the new calldown window and associated graphics are present.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, two small prize games are played.
  • Tuesday's show is a "best of 2013" episode, highlighting some of the year's best moments, prizes, and contestants. This causes several special or slightly different things to occur during the show:
    • The show opens with a promo for itself that shows various scenes from episodes throughout 2013, including Bob's return.
    • The logo on Door #4 has the text "Best of 2013" at its base; this graphic also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the best of 2013 on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for New Year's.
    • The prize in Squeeze Play was voted "favorite trip of the year" by the show's Twitter followers.
    • A clip of Drew's favorite "come on down" of the year is played before Act 3, clips of cash wins on the Big Wheel are played before the first Showcase Showdown, and clips from Bob's 90th birthday are shown before the second Showcase Showdown.
    • Gas Money is played for a $157,000 Audi.
    • The first showcase focuses on the staff's favorite contestants of 2013, with clips of them shown before each prize reveal; the second showcase has prizes related to various statistics about the past year of the show.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Sheree sets a new winnings record of $170,345.
  • On Friday, WUSA anchor Mike Hydeck appears via Door #4 to help present the prize for Bullseye, a trip to Washington, D.C.
  • On Friday, model Chrissy Teigen, the day's guest Barker's Beauty, helps to present the second showcase.


Week 15 (1,655 – 656xK): January 7, 6, 8-10

  • Originally scheduled for January 6-10.
  • On Tuesday, model Chrissy Teigen, the day's guest Barker's Beauty, helps to present the first showcase.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Kalyn almost kills George when she knocks him into a pair of TVs after tripping on the Most Expen$ive sign.
  • On Thursday and Friday, the new calldown window and associated graphics are present.
  • On Thursday, the illuminated "10" in the 10 Chances sign is not lit up; this would not be noteworthy were it not for the fact that the difference in color was so great that it made the sign look like a different prop.
  • On Friday, the wedding march is played during the credits in honor of the Showcase winner, whose boyfriend proposed to her after the second Showcase Showdown.


Week 16 (1,656 – 657xK): January 13-17

  • On Tuesday, the new calldown window and associated graphics become permanent.
  • On Tuesday, Judy, the winner of the second Showcase Showdown, hurts her ankle during a wheelie and requires crutches (and eventually a chair) for the rest of the show; to accommodate her, the Showcase is conducted in front of the Turntable. Drew assures the audience that she will be sent to the hospital as soon as the taping ends.
  • On Wednesday, Showbiz Tonight anchor A.J. Hammer appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; he also helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, WCBS weatherman John Elliott appears via Door #4 to help present the prize for Flip Flop, a trip to New York City.
  • On Friday, Aisha Tyler appears as a guest model, resulting in a now rare three-Beauty day; she also helps present the second showcase.


Week 17 (1,657 – 658xK): January 22, 21, 20, 23, April 3

  • Originally scheduled for January 20-24.
  • Originally rescheduled for January 20-23, March 10.
  • Originally rerescheduled for January 22, 21, 20, 23, March 10.
  • On Tuesday, white borders are added to the five price tags of Five Price Tags; their "holes" become white, as well. Additionally, the tags' prices are given shadows.
  • On Tuesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.


Week 18 (1,658 – 659xK): January 27-31

  • On Thursday, Punch a Bunch is accidentally played with the $250,000 bill.
  • On Thursday, WBBM personalities Megan Glaros and Derrick Young appear via Door #4 to help present the prize for Double Prices, a trip to Chicago.
  • On Friday, Golden Road's rainbow backdrop is used as a background in the first showcase.


Week 19 (1,659 – 660xK): February 4, January 3, February 7, 6, 5

  • Originally scheduled for February 3-7.
  • Orignally rescheduled for February 4, January 3, February 5-7.
  • On Monday, WWL meteorologist Laura Buchtel appears via Door #4 to help present the prize for Freeze Frame, a trip to New Orleans.
  • On Tuesday, KLAS anchors Kirsten Joyce and Cale Ramaker appears via Door #4 to help present the prize for Grocery Game, a trip to Las Vegas.
  • On Tuesday, when the second showcase, centered around fire, begins, the Runner-Up's podium's background changes to a blaze; it remains this way until the price of his showcase is revealed.
  • On Wednesday, Drew fails to get the Big Wheel all the way around while helping a contestant spin.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Laura wins Dice Game without making any decisions, rolling 1, 6, 1, and the fifth number.
  • On Thursday, Make Your Move is played with Line em Up and Push Over's "think" music.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 20 (1,660 – 661xK): February 10-14

  • On Wednesday, Cover Up is played with Line em Up and Push Over's "think" music.
  • On Thursday, while signing off, Drew plugs Friday's Valentine's Day episode.
  • Friday's show is a Valentine's Day special; as such, several aspects of the episode are somewhat different than usual:
    • A "Valentine's Day" banner is attached to the dollar sign statue in the opening; this text also replaces the dollar sign on George's display and the logo on the Showcase podiums.
    • The set is decorated for Valentine's Day.
    • Door #4's background is a red and white pattern reminiscent of the Season 31-34 Big Doors, with hearts lining the white portions. A version of this background also appears on George's display.
    • Door #4's logo has text reading "Valentine's Day" at its base; this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The contestants are engaged couples instead of individuals.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we throw a wedding shower this Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show interlocking hearts against a lighter version of Door #4's background; as the contestants bid, these designs are wiped away by Cupid to show the displays' normal colors.
    • George introduces Drew as "America's sweetheart, Drew Carey!"
    • A heart-shaped arch is placed in front of Door #2 for Drew's entrance.
    • The stairs on the Turntable are pink, as is the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1; the Turntable walls and the light strips around the Turntable and Big Doors also remain pink throughout the show.
    • Hearts are placed on the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
    • A box of chocolates descends in the Basket along with the first Item up for Bids; Drew offers the candies to everyone in Contestants' Row and throw the remainder to the audience.
    • Pick-a-Pair is adorned with giant candy hearts.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
    • The Dollar Sign is labeled a "Kissing Booth."
    • 1/2 Off is temporarily renamed "Better 1/2 Off."
    • The starbursts on 1/2 Off's box display are replaced with hearts, and each box has a red bow on it.
    • Everyone in the audience receives the second small prize in 1/2 Off, a five-pound Hershey bar; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as a graphic instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said candy bars.
    • The various PriceIsRight.com graphics are pink.
    • The Big Wheel's vertical split-screen separator is pink.
    • A silhouette of a marriage proposal appears on the front of Side by Side.
    • The Temptation board is adorned with cupids.
    • Secret "X"'s Xs have hearts on them.
    • After the Showcase, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a $100 gift card from B*Wedding Invitations; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
    • A "kiss cam" is used on the audience during the credits.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Friday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.


Week 21 (1,661 – 662xK): February 17-21


Week 22 (1,662 – 663xK): February 24-28

  • By Monday, Shell Game has introduced a new ball with the TPIR logo on it.
  • Tuesday's show is the final episode to offer a showcase worth less than $20,000.
  • On Wednesday, KGMB anchors Keahi Tucker and Stephanie Lum appear via Door #4 to help present the prize for Grocery Game, a trip to Hawaii.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.


Week 23 (1,663 – 664xK): March 3-7

  • Monday's show is a "baby shower" episode; all the contestants are expectant mothers. Several things about this episode are different than usual:
    • The word "Baby," written in building blocks, is attached to the dollar sign statue in the opening.
    • The set is decorated.
    • Door #4's background is a pattern that might be seen on wallpaper in a baby's bedroom.
    • The logo on Door #4 has the word "Baby" at its base, written the same way as on the dollar sign statue; this logo also appears during all commercial outros.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a baby shower on The Price Is Right!"
    • Gwendolyn and Rachel are accompanied by their baby daughters, London and Ruby, at various points throughout the show.
    • The Contestants' Row displays, while still using roughly their usual colors, show various baby-related items for much of the episode; the images are wiped away by the displays' normal appearances when the time comes for bids to light up.
    • The pattern from Door #4 also appears on George's display; the display also shows the "Baby" text vertically in place of the dollar sign.
    • During the third Item up for Bids, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive one of the diaper bags being bid on; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said diaper bags.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed in pajamas with the pattern from Door #4 on them.
    • The pattern from Door #4 replaces the usual background on the Showcase podiums (with no background present at all in red "overbid" mode), and the "Baby" text replaces the logo on them.
  • On Tuesday, Punch a Bunch again begins using an on-screen graphic for $10,000 wins.
  • On Friday, Miss America 2014 Nina Devuluri appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; she also helps to present the second showcase.


Week 24 (1,664 – 665xK): January 24, March 11-13, 27

  • Originally scheduled for March 10-14.
  • Originally rescheduled for January 24, March 11-14.
  • On Monday, Drew mentions that the Grammy Awards are on CBS "this Sunday;" this reflects the show's broadcast date of January 24. The Awards are also plugged during the second showcase.
  • On Monday, Grammy nominee Kathy Griffin appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; she also helps present the second showcase.
  • On Monday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • Oddly, despite three models being present on Monday, George still handles the third spot in Swap Meet.
  • Monday's second showcase includes a VIP Grammy Awards package. After the Showcase ends in a double overbid, Kathy Griffin rushes to the Turntable and announces that she "has talked to the Grammy people" and convinced them to give both the Top Winner and the Runner-Up a pair of tickets to the Grammys.
  • On Friday, Travis Stork, one of the doctors from The Doctors, appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; he also helps to present the second showcase.


Week 25 (1,665 – 666xK): March 17, June 23-24

  • Originally scheduled for March 17-19.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 17, June 26-27.
  • Only three shows, on Monday-Wednesday.
  • Monday's show is themed around St. Patrick's Day. As such, several things about this episode are different than usual:
    • The light border and its accompanying dollar signs are green, as are all light border graphics.
    • The dollar sign statue seen in the opening has "St. Patrick's Day" and several clovers attached to it.
    • Many members of the audience are wearing green.
    • Door #4's background is a field of green with four-leaf clovers on it; this background also appears on George's display.
    • Door #4's logo is wearing a green top hat and has the text "St. Patrick's Day" at its base; this logo, minus the top hat, also appears during every commercial outro, and a slightly altered version of this logo, with the text arranged differently and with the top hat, appears on George's display in place of its dollar sign.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four lucky contestants as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a field of clovers; more clovers fly by when bids light up, revealing the usual colors.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are green.
    • George introduces Drew as "Your host, Patty O'Furniture!"
    • The Turntable walls and stairs, the light strips around the audience and the Big Doors, George's podium, and the dollar sign between the Turntable and Door # 1 are green for most of the show.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are green.
    • The Big Wheel's vertical split-screen separators are green.
    • Most Expen$ive's dollar sign wipe is green.
    • The mountain climber in Cliff Hangers is dressed as a leprechaun, as is his associated graphic.
    • The border of Cliff Hangers's contestant window is green.
    • The Showcase podiums display the background from Door #4 instead of the square pattern and show the "St. Patrick's Day" text instead of the logo. Additionally, the text on the podiums is tinted gold.
  • On Monday, Drew does not reveal the first two numbers in the price of the prize at the end of the Golden Road.
  • On Tuesday, the drop shadows behind the nine choices on the Money Game board are changed from the red color of the board's drop shadow to the blue color of the drop shadows for the wrong answers.
  • In Wednesday's 10 Chances, the two smaller than usual prizes are placed between Door #2 and Door #3.
  • On Wednesday, steel rims are added to the edges of the Check-Out counter.


Week 26 (1,666 – 667xK): May 15, March 25-26, 14, 28

  • Originally scheduled for March 24-28.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 24-26, 14, 28.
  • By Thursday, the border has been removed from Pocket ¢hange's frequency chart; as a result of this, the difference between the shades of blue in the space previously surrounded by it and on the remainder of the board becomes much more noticeable.
  • Friday's show is a "spring break special;" everyone in the audience is a college student. Several things about this episode are different than usual:
    • The dollar sign statue seen in the opening has "Spring Break" attached to it.
    • Door #4's background is a beach-esque design; a similar design appears on George's display.
    • The logo on Door #4 and George's display has the "Spring Break" text at its base, and the logo itself appears to have water droplets splashing onto it. In addition to the usual spots, this logo appears during every commercial outro.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we get this spring break party started on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays have the "Spring Break" text on them, surrounded by pink light; when contestants bid, a wave washes onto the display, revealing the bid and the normal colors.
    • The "Spring Break" text appears instead of the logo on the Showcase podiums.
  • On Friday, somewhat confusingly, George announces during the third Item up for Bids that everyone in the audience, presumably including the four people in Contestants' Row, will receive one of the prizes from the group that comprises the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, the last prize in the second showcase is modeled by the other seven contestants.


Week 27 (1,667 – 668xK): March 31, April 1, 7, March 10, May 13

  • Originally scheduled for March 31-April 4.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 31, April 1, 7, 3-4.
  • Originally rerescheduled for March 31, April 1, 7, March 10, April 4.
  • On Monday, all three of Line em Up's prizes, which are much smaller than usual on this episode, are clustered between Door #2 and Door #3.
  • On Tuesday, April Fool's Day, The Price Is Right swaps its cast with The Late Late Show; Craig Ferguson hosts, Shadoe Stevens (dressed as Rod) announces, and Late Late characters Geoff Peterson and Secretariat serves as Barker's Beauties. Earlier the same day, Drew had hosted Craig Ferguson's show, with George announcing and the actual Barker's Beauties appearing.
  • On Tuesday, Geoff Peterson announces the third Item up for Bids and More or Less; he also stands by the Big Wheel scoreboard for no apparent reason other than it being creepy to have a skeleton with glowing eyes standing next to a contestant.
  • On Tuesday, Craig Ferguson helps to present the first showcase, and Geoff Peterson helps to present the second showcase.
  • Wednesday's show is the 8,000th episode. Several things about this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the occasion, including an "8000" on the dollar sign statue in the opening and the ones between the Big Doors.
    • The background on Door #4 and George's display is an array of orange light.
    • At the end of the opening, an "8000" graphic flies onto and off of the screen before the Big Wheel graphic appears.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on the 8,000th episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • George's podium displays the TPIR logo with "8000" at its base instead of the dollar sign; this logo also appears during every commercial outro and on the "Look of the Week" backdrop.
    • The lineup consists of games from previous milestone episodes: From both the ceremonial and real 1,000th shows (#2005D and #2111D), Any Number; supposedly (but not really) from one of the 2,000th shows, Most Expen$ive; from the ceremonial 3,000th show (#6203D), Pick-a-Pair; from the ceremonial 4,000th show (#8285D), Dice Game; from the ceremonial 5,000th show (#0724K), Double Prices; and from the 7,500th show (#5643K), Plinko.
    • A clip of Bob introducing the ceremonial 1,000th show is played before the first Showcase Showdown.
    • Several clips of the opening from the ceremonial 5,000th show are played before the second Showcase Showdown.
    • "8000" appears instead of the TPIR logo on the Showcase podiums.
  • By Thursday, steel rims have been added to Let 'em Roll's grocery table.
  • On Thursday, Laila Ali appears to help present the second showcase.


Week 28 (1,668 – 669xK): April 2, 8-11

  • Originally scheduled for April 7-11.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, George is not shown calling the sixth contestant.
  • On Wednesday, KIRO anchors John Knicely and Michelle Millman appear via Door #4 to help present the prize for Now....or Then, a trip to Seattle.
  • On Wednesday, Drew plugs Thursday's show after the Showcase.
  • On Thursday, in celebration of National Siblings Day, pairs of siblings appear as contestants.
  • On Thursday, the hashtag "#NationalSiblingsDay" appears beneath the logo on Door #4 and in place of the logo on the Showcase podiums; a similar logo, word-wrapped and without the hashtag, appears on George's display in place of its dollar sign, as well as in every commercial outro.
  • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate National Siblings Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, before the sixth Item up for Bids, Drew plugs an online contestant search at PriceIsRight.com.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, George is not shown calling the ninth contestant.


Week 29 (1,669 – 670xK): April 14-18

  • Tuesday is Rob's last show; Drew acknowledges his departure during the first Item up for Bids, and he helps to present the second showcase, which is focused on his time on the show.
  • On Tuesday, during the credits, Drew announces an upcoming male model search to find Rob's successor.
  • On Wednesday, Make Your Move is played with Line em Up and Push Over's "think" music.


Week 30 (1,670 – 671xK): April 21-25

  • Tuesday's show is vaguely themed around Earth Day; several of the prizes are environmentally friendly in some way, Triple Play is played for three hybrid cars, and both showcases are focused on the holiday.
  • On Thursday, George is shown calling the eighth contestant instead of the ninth contestant, presumably to accommodate him modeling the sixth Item up for Bids.


Week 31 (1,671 – 672xK): April 28-May 2

  • On Thursday, Coming or Going's price is revealed by moving one price tag from in front of another instead of with the traditional price tag flip.


Week 32 (1,672 – 673xK): May 5-9

  • On Thursday, KEYE anchor Walt Maciborski appears via Door #4 to help present the prize for Bonkers, a trip to Austin.
  • On Thursday, Drew plugs Friday's Mother's Day show during his sign-off.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day; as such, several aspects of the episode are different than usual:
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening has the text "Happy Mother's Day" on it.
    • Door #4's background is a gift wrap-ish pattern, and the logo has flowers sticking out from behind it and displays a horizontal version of the "Happy Mother's Day" text at its base; these designs also appear on George's plasma screen, albeit with the dollar sign statue version of "Happy Mother's Day." The logo from Door #4 also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The contestants are mothers playing along with one of their adult children.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays each show three flowers against the background from Door #4; as bids are made, a heart wipes out from the center of the display, revealing the normal colors.
    • George's mother helps him to call down the sixth contestants and to model and describe the fifth Item up for Bids.
    • "Mother's Day" replaces the logo on the Showcase podiums.
  • On Friday, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive half of the second Item up for Bids, a set of jewelry.


Week 33 (1,673 – 674xK): May 12, April 4, May 14, March 24, June 13

  • Originally scheduled for May 12-16.
  • Originally rescheduled for May 12, April 4, May 14-16.
  • Orignally rerescheduled for May 12, April 4, May 14, March 24, May 16.
  • On Tuesday, the second showcase includes, as a bonus, a trip to Las Vegas and tickets to the ACM Awards and ACM Presents; Drew instructs the contestant not to include these in his bid.
  • Tuesday's second showcase includes a promo for the ACM Awards, airing "this Sunday" on CBS; this reflects the show's broadcast date of April 4 and not its proper place in the episode order.
  • On Wednesday, Card Game returns to the pricing game rotation.
  • On Wednesday, Card Game's video monitor set and fourth logo are introduced.
  • On Wednesday, Card Game's car is moved to Door #3; it now rolls out in front of Contestants' Row after the plug is read.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, Door #4 displays a "Welcome to Carey's Card Club" sign during Card Game.
  • On Wednesday, Card Game is moved between the audience and the Turntable, near where the producers' table once sat.
  • On Wednesday, the star is removed from Card Game's $5,000 card.
  • On Wednesday, the first showcase celebrates the return of Card Game; the Card Game board is featured prominently during the presentation.
  • On Thursday, Cheryl Burke, Drew's professional partner on Dancing with the Stars, appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; she also helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Thursday, Cheryl Burke mentions that she and Drew did the foxtrot "last week;" this actually references the week before the show's broadcast date of March 24.
  • On Friday, Make Your Move is played with Line em Up and Push Over's "think" music.


Week 34 (1,674 – 675xK): May 19-23

  • In Wednesday's Line em Up, Switcheroo's small prize stand is used to display three smaller-than-usual prizes.
  • In Friday's Spelling Bee, Drew has the contestant price all of the small prizes before she picks any additional cards.


Week 35 (1,675 – 676xK): May 26-30

  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs a week of social media-based episodes "next week;" this actually refers to Week 37, which was broadcast out of order.


Week 36 (1,676 – 677xK): June 9-12, May 16

  • Originally scheduled for June 2-6.
  • Originally rescheduled for June 9-13.
  • On Monday, snowboarder Amy Purdy appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; she also helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Monday, with three Beauties present, George does not model in Most Expen$ive.
  • In Tuesday's first Showcase Showdown, contestant Supei winds up her first spin so far, she ends up literally being spun off the ground with the Big Wheel. The incident is replayed in slow-motion while going to commercial after the Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a firefighter. This results in some aspects of the episode being different than usual:
    • The logo on Door #4 has the word "Firefighters" at its base and is surrounded by a fire hydrant and a fire hose. This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute firefighters on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a fire hat and fire axes against a metallic background; when contestants bid, a firetruck drives across the display, leaving the normal colors in its wake.
    • George introduces Drew with, "And now, here he is, the chief of this firehouse; it's Drew Carey!"
    • Drew enters by sliding down a fire pole behind Door #2; as he lands, the sirens from Danger Price sound.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a firehouse interior instead of the Barker Wall.
    • George's display shows a red dollar sign against the same metallic background seen on Contestants' Row.
    • George's calldown window is red and yellow, and its dollar sign is red.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are dressed as a firefighter.
    • After the last commercial, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive a two-night trip to Las Vegas; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as he urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said trip.


Week 37 (1,677 – 678xK): June 2-6

  • Originally scheduled for June 9-13.
  • This week is billed as "Socially Awesome Week," with each episode focusing on a different aspect of social media.
    • Monday's show is focused on Twitter; everyone in the audience is a follower of the show's Twitter account, and viewers are encouraged to tweet the show during the broadcast (and, in fact, all of the week's broadcasts) with the incentive that some of the tweets will appear on the air. The following things are different about this episode:
      • The fourth-generation Showcase podiums, repurposed as tweet stations for members of the audience, are positioned at the tops of the aisles in the audience.
      • George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's my Man-Crush Monday and Follow Friday, @DrewFromTV: It's Drew Carey!"
      • A dance number set to Rockin' Robin randomly breaks out after George describes the third Item up for Bids.
    • Tuesday's show is focused on Facebook and Pinterest; Drew sends viewers to the show's Pinterest page for a chance to win the prize package from Hi Lo. Additionally, a camera is attached to Drew's suit coat that takes a picture every 30 seconds during the taping, for eventual upload to PriceIsRight.com. Meanwhile, Rachel conducts a live chat with fans on Facebook during the show.
    • Wednesday's show is focused on YouTube; specifically, a behind-the-scenes simulcast streams on PriceIsRight.com during the show. Drew promos this as he walks to Door #2 at the top of the episode, eventually throwing to George as the normal opening begins. A number of unusual camera shots are also used during the course of the episode. Additionally, @PriceIsRight live tweets the show.
    • Thursday's show is focused on Instagram; the sixth contestant is one of two people who had won a contestant search contest on the site. A clip of the winner's Instagram video is played before the first Showcase Showdown; clips of other submissions are played before Act 5 and the second Showcase Showdown.
    • Friday's show is a "You Decide" episode, with various aspects of its makeup having been voted on by fans via Twitter, including:
      • The clothes worn by Barker's Beauties.
      • Whether the first game would be Plinko (the winner) or Cliff Hangers.
      • Which car to offer in Any Number.
      • Which outfit should serve as the Look of the Week in the third Item up for Bids.
      • Whether to show George in the control room or in the green room during the first closed-captioning plug.
      • Whether a dollar in a bonus spin in the first Showcase Showdown should be worth $35,000 (the winner) or a Mercedes.
      • Whether to show a high school picture of Rachel (the winner) or an embarrassing picture of George on the TV in the fourth Item up for Bids.
      • Whether to play Double Prices for an African safari (the winner), a trip to Aruba, or a trip to Spain.
      • Whether to make the sixth game a cash game (the winner) or a third car game.
      • Whether to show the audience dancing with hula hoops or doing the Macarena during the second closed-captioning plug.
      • Whether a bonus spin in the second Showcase Showdown should raise the value of the dollar to $35,000 (the winner) or raise the value of the green sections to $20,000.
      • Whether the second showcase should be about frequent guest Beauty Melissa Ordway's favorite things (the winner) or Abby Newman, her character on The Young and the Restless. (Melissa Ordway appears to help present the showcase.)
    • Also on Friday, Daniel Goddard appears wondering around the studio at several points throughout the episode; Drew urges viewers to tweet every time they spot him somewhere.
  • On this week's shows, the logo on Door #4 has the words "Socially Awkward" at its base, with "Awkward" scribbled out in pink marker and replaced with "Awesome!"; the logo is also flanked by TPIR-related Twitter handles. The logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Thursday, before the sixth Item up for Bids, Drew and George take a selfie with, at the request of the readers of People magazine, the audience.
  • On Friday, two cash games are played.


Week 38 (1,678 – 679xK): June 16-20


Week 39 (1,679 – 680xK): June 27, 25, 26, July 4, August 15

  • Logically scheduled for June 23-25, July 3, August 15.
  • Originally rescheduled for June 23-25, July 4, August 15.
  • Season finale week; the delayed January 2 episode airs next Monday; summer reruns air from July 1 onward, with breaks for Thursday and Friday's shows.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, a slot machine win sound effect is heard after the price reveal when Card Game is won.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Independence Day. As such, the following aspects of it are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
    • The Star-Spangled Banner, performed by the Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band in the back of the audience, is played throughout the opening. The band also plays after every pricing game win; during the credits; and during every commercial outro, with the exception of the commercial during the Showcase, where the theme plays as usual.
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening has the text "4th of July" attached to it, as do the dollar signs between the Big Doors and the one on the Turntable wall; the text also appears at the base of the logos on Door #4 and on George's display (with said logo replacing said display's dollar sign). This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The set is decorated for Independence Day.
    • Door #4's background is a waving American flag with fireworks bursting in front of it; a similar background appears on George's display.
    • The light strips around the audience chase red, white, and blue throughout the opening, during contestant calldowns, during an announcement made after the final commercial (the details of which are provided below), and during the credits.
    • Contestants' ranks are announced as they are called on down.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the same background seen on Door #4. The displays also have varying things in front of the flags: During the opening, they display red, white, and blue stars in their centers; after contestants come on down, their names are displayed; and nothing is displayed during the body of the show when a spot is unoccupied, leaving the background in full view. When contestants bid, the graphics are wiped away, being replaced with the normal colors.
      • Likely related to the contestants' names appearing on the Contestants' Row displays is the fact that no one in the audience has a name tag.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute the military this 4th of July on The Price Is Right!"
    • George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's your host: The one, the only, Drew Carey!"
    • During Drew's opening, he is backed by the colorguard from Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 11 and a set of American flag backdrops instead of the Barker Wall. As he comes through the doors, fireworks go off behind him.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors chase red, white, and blue throughout the opening and the credits; for much of the rest of the show, the strips around the Big Doors are red (on Door #1), white (on Door #3), and blue (on Door #2).
    • The dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1 is red.
    • During the opening and the credits, the Turntable wall flashes red, white, and blue; for much of the rest of the show, it shows vertical stripes of those colors.
    • The Turntable steps are lit, from the top down, in red, white, and blue.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are red, white, and blue.
    • George's usual calldown window is replaced with a version of Rod's original calldown window, displaying the background from Door #4 instead of plain white. Additionally, the window's dollar sign is blue.
    • Pay the Rent's house is decorated for Independence Day.
    • The Xs in Secret "X" have American flags on them; the flags are also present on the Xs on the small prize backdrops.
    • The X wipe in Secret "X" has a red, white, and blue border.
    • The leg of the Dice Game table is draped with bunting.
    • Similar to Contestants' Row, the contestants names are displayed on the Showcase podiums instead of the logo until they bid.
    • Before revealing the winner of the Showcase, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a trip to Palm Springs; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said trip.
    • The credits begin with, "Special thanks to the United States Department of Defense."
  • Thursday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, an MLB package consisting of several tickets and various baseball paraphernalia; the contestants are presumably instructed off-air not to include this while bidding.
  • Friday's show is billed as a "back to school" episode; as such, the following aspects of it are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a college student.
    • The background on Door #4 is a tablet with various drawings scribbled on it; a similar background appears on George's display.
    • The TPIR logo on Door #4 and George's display appears to be scribbled onto the tablet background and has the text "Back to School" scribbled at its base. This logo also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show various drawings scribbled on a tablet; when contestants bid, these patterns are wiped away with as though they were being erased from a chalkboard, revealing the normal colors.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • George introduces Drew as "Your principal, Drew Carey!"
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a latte machine, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said latte machines.


Season 43 ('14-'15)

Pricing game calendar for Season 43, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,680 – 681xK): September 22-26

  • On this week's shows, "43 Years" is attached to the dollar sign statues in the opening and between the Turntable and Door #1. A similar graphic appears at the base of the logo on Door #4; this version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • On Monday, Door #4's background is redone to appear more horizontal.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Season 43 of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the original, curved frames (or, more accurately, replicas thereof) return to the Big Doors; the fronts of the frames are now coated in metallic silver, and the colored strips are lights that match the colors of each door's panels (although, in a holdover from the Season 36-42 Big Doors, they still change colors during certain portions of the show). Also at this time, an additional colored strip is added above each door, the square patterns on the doors (including Door #4) are redone to appear more rounded and less metallic, half of the squares on each door have flashing lights installed in them, the dollar signs are removed from between the doors, and Goodson-Todman asterisks are placed at the bottom of the gaps between the doors.
  • On Monday, a striped wall is added between the audience and the Turntable.
  • On Monday, Bargain Game is played for two cars.
  • On Monday, Time Is Money is unretired and its format altered; the game is now a cash game, played for up to $20,000. The following other changes are made, as well:
    • The first turn now lasts for 10 seconds instead of 20.
    • The second turn, instead of providing 20 seconds for a single guess, allows the contestant to make as many guess as they can while the amount of money they can win gradually ticks away; each time the contestant places the products, he must press a button a short distance away to check his guess, a la Bonkers.
    • The game no longer uses "think" music.
    • Items that cost exactly $6 now belong on the third shelf instead of the second shelf.
    • The prices of the items are no longer revealed at any point.
  • On Monday, Time Is Money's second set debuts.
  • On Monday, the spelling of Time Is Money's name is changed to "Time I$ Møney"; the "ø" is used herein as an approximation of a clock face, which is how the "o" in the actual logo is written.
  • On Monday, a new set of PriceIsRight.com graphics is introduced.
  • On Monday, during Cliff Hangers, Drew plugs the show's new Twitter campaign that involves downloading an image of the mountain climber from CBS.com and taking a selfie with it by taking a selfie of himself, the contestant, and the mountain climber.
  • During Monday's first showcase, a clip of the first showcase from episode #0011D is played -- specifically, a clip of a trip to Acapulco, which was the next prize to be revealed.
  • Monday's second showcase is loosely themed around the return of Time I$ Møney.
  • On Monday and Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs the show's upcoming search for a male Barker's Beauty.
  • On Monday, Eric Mills takes over the position of prize producer.
  • Tuesday features the 1,000th playing of Plinko.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko's spotlights become red, blue, and yellow.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko's small prize staging is altered slightly, with the podiums being arranged in a "V" pattern and the backdrop being open in the center.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • Friday marks the debut of the second Clock Game board.
  • In Friday's Clock Game, in an unusual move, the original board is brought around on the Turntable during the prize descriptions; the new board is not revealed until after Drew gives an overview of the game's history.
  • On Friday, the $1,000 bonus for winning Clock Game is done away with.
  • As of Friday, Clock Game's prices are not revealed until the contestant has begun bidding.
  • Despite the new prop, the original Clock Game board remains on the Race Game Curtain.


Week 2 (1,681 – 682xK): September 29-30, October 3, December 26, October 1

  • Originally scheduled for September 29-October 3.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience either has or had breast cancer or has a personal connection to someone who does or did. The following aspects of the episode are different than usual:
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening has a pink ribbon on it.
    • The background on Door #4 is pink and light blue hypocycloids.
    • The logo on Door #4 has a pink ribbon on it; this logo also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
    • The background from Door #4, with a pink ribbon replacing the logo, also appears on the Contestants' Row displays; when contestants bid, the normal colors wipe onto the displays along with the numbers.
    • The colored strips on the Big Doors and the Turntable, the Turntable stairs, the dollar sign statue, the dollar sign on the Turntable wall, and the pattern on George's plasma screen are pink; the Turntable wall and the colored strips around the audience are also pink for much of the show.
    • Pink ribbons hang between the Big Doors and between the Turntable and the audience.
    • The dollar sign on George's plasma screen is replaced by a pink ribbon.
    • The Clock Game logo is pink.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
    • The cyclorama is pink during 1/2 Off.
    • The vertical split-screen separator in the Showcase Showdown is pink.
    • The plasmas on the Showcase podiums are pink instead of blue.
  • On Wednesday, the wall beneath Door #4 has been painted blue with light blue Goodson-Todman asterisks on it; as the episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a Helen Ficalora necklace, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said necklaces.
  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Friday only, the backs of the Xs in Secret "X" are black.


Week 3 (1,682 – 683xK): October 6-10

  • On Monday, the blue wall beneath Door #4 first seen last Wednesday is present.
  • On Monday, the second showcase is sponsored by Jimmy Dean; the sun from the company's commercials appears to help present the showcase.
  • On Monday, the credits for the executive producer, the co-executive producer, and the director are moved to before the prize providers; as such, they appear on the TV broadcast for the first time since the end of Season 27. In addition to this, the game producer, show producer, and coordinating producer are added to the short credits. As the episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Friday, the wall beneath Door #4 becomes blue permanently.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs next week's "Dream Car Week" theme.


Week 4 (1,683 – 684xK): October 14, 13, 17, 15, 16

  • Originally scheduled for October 13-17.
  • This week of shows is billed as "Dream Car Week;" each day, one pricing game is played for a 3 Strikes- or Golden Road-caliber car, as follows:
    • On Monday, Card Game is played for a Range Rover Sport SE; to accommodate this, the starting bid on this episode is $60,000.
    • On Tuesday, Lucky $even is played for a Porsche Cayenne.
    • On Wednesday, That's Too Much! is played for an Aston Martin.
    • On Thursday, Switcheroo is played for a 6-digit Maserati; to accommodate this, the hundred-thousands digit is half on a blue stripe and half on the game's white border, with the dollar sign to its left (which, as noted below, requires the board itself to be modified).
    • On Friday, One Away is played for a Tesla Model S.
  • On this week's episodes, Door #4 shows the logo with the words "Dream Car Week" at its base in front of a car that has light rays bursting from it. This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro this week.
  • Each show this week has one or more guest Beauties from CBS's soap operas modeling alongside Rachel:
    • Monday and Tuesday feature Hunter King and Matthew Atkinson, the portrayers of Summer Newman-Travers and Austin Travers on The Young and the Restless; this results in three-Beauty episodes.
    • Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday feature Karla Mosley, the portrayer of Maya Avant on The Bold and the Beautiful.
  • On this week's shows, the credits changes first seen last Monday are present.
  • Wednesday's show features the final playing of Step Up.
  • Drew's sign-off on Wednesday includes an edited-in voiceover recapping Dream Car Week; this reflects the fact that the show was broadcast on a Friday.
  • On Thursday, the white columns on the sides of the Switcheroo board are extended all the way to the top of the board; prior to this, they had stopped below the price of the car.
  • On Thursday, Switcheroo's dollar sign becomes red.
  • Drew's sign-off on Friday includes an edited-in voiceover about Dream Car Week "continuing tomorrow;" this reflects the fact that the show was broadcast on a Thursday.


Week 5 (1,684 – 685xK): October 20-24

  • On Monday, Rick, Liquid Plumr's "hunky plumber," appears as a guest Beauty throughout the show and helps to present the second showcase; Liquid Plumr also provides part of the prize package for Cliff Hangers.
  • On Monday, the credits changes first seen on October 6 are present.
  • On Tuesday, the button in Time I$ Møney is moved from the side of the table to the back of the table.


Week 6 (1,685 – 686xK): October 27-30

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • This week was originally planned with the standard five episodes, with #6865K serving as a Halloween special; however, in early October, the program was scrapped, presumably as a result of time constraints that arose when two weeks of tapings were cancelled after Drew had neck surgery. Episode #7203K at the end of the season was created to compensate for this.
  • On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Beginning this week, Drew plugs a weekly webisode of the show's male model search after Monday's second Showcase Showdown.


Week 7 (1,686 – 687xK): November 3-4, January 5, November 6-7

  • Originally scheduled for November 3-7.
  • On Thursday, Drew fails to get the Big Wheel all the way around while helping a contestant spin.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the prices of the groceries are revealed at the end of Time I$ Møney.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs "next week's" Big Money Week; this actually refers to Week 9, which was broadcast out of order.


Week 8 (1,687 – 688x): November 17-21

  • Originally scheduled for November 10-14.
  • On Monday, the changes to the credits first seen on October 6 take effect permanently.
  • On Tuesday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, George handles the right side of Switch? after Rachel models a dress as an Item up for Bids.


Week 9 (1,688 – 689xK): November 10, 11, 14, 13, 12

  • Originally scheduled for November 17-21.
  • Originally rescheduled for November 10-14.
  • This week of shows serves as "Big Money Week," with one game in each day's first half offering an augmented prize (or, in one case, cash instead of merchandise):
    • On Monday, Rat Race is played for $175,000, awarding $100,000 for first place, $50,000 for second place, and $25,000; this marks the first time a car game has ever been used as a cash game.
    • On Tuesday, It's in the Bag is played for $80,000, with all of the usual cash prizes multiplied by five; in lieu of creating an "$80,000" sign, the game's top prize is displayed on Door #4.
    • On Wednesday, Grand Game is played for $100,000, with all of the usual cash prizes multiplied by 10.
    • On Thursday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with the $10,000 slot being replaced by a $200,000 slot.
    • On Friday, Time I$ Møney is played for $200,000; to compensate for the prize being multiplied by 10, the money also counts down approximately 10 times as fast as usual.
  • On this week's shows, Door #4's logo has the text "Big Money Week" at its base, and its background is a blue field with Pricedown dollar signs floating in it; these also supplant the usual graphics on George's plasma screen. This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro.
  • As a result of shows being aired out of order, Tuesday's show is themed around Veterans' Day, with everyone in the audience having served in the military. The following things about this show differ from the norm, even in the context of Big Money Week:
    • The set is decorated for Veterans' Day.
    • The dollar signs on Door #4 and George's plasma screen are replaced with stars.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Veterans' Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The background from Door #4 also appears on the Contestants' Row displays; when contestants bid, it wipes away to reveal the normal colors.
    • As Drew enters, he is backed by the American flag prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives one of the watches offered as part of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said watches.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played by Travon, a contestant in a wheelchair; as he cannot reach the button, Drew stops the rangefinder when Travon taps his arm.
  • On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew gives a brief recap of Big Money Week; this reflects the fact that the show was broadcast on a Friday.
  • As of Thursday, Plinko's small prizes are staged in a straight line again.
  • On Thursday, Line em Up's three smaller-than-usual prizes are displayed in front of Door #3.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers that Big Money Week will "continue tomorrow;" this reflects the fact that the show was broadcast on a Wednesday.


Week 10 (1,689 – 690xK): November 24-26, December 1

  • Logically scheduled for November 24-27.
  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • On Tuesday, the first two prizes in 10 Chances are staged between Door #2 and Door #3.
  • Despite this week having a Thursday show, Wednesday's episode is themed around Thanksgiving. The following things about this show are different than usual:
    • Door #4's background is a harvest mural, and the words "Happy Thanksgiving" appear at the base of its logo; this logo and a scaled-down version of the background also supplant the usual patterns on George's plasma screen, and the background appears on the Showcase podiums. Additionally, the logo appears during every commercial outro along with the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
    • The colored strips on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1, and the Turntable stairs, are orange; the squares on the Turntable and George's podium are also orange for much of the show.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show an animation of leaves falling; when contestants bid, this pattern wipes away to reveal the normal colors.
  • On Wednesday, Clock Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday marks the debut of the second format of Clock Game for a car; instead of being the second prize the contestant bids on, the car is now the bonus awarded for winning the game.
  • On Wednesday, chef Susan Feniger appears to help present the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, before revealing the winner of the Showcase, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a turkey and an electric turkey fryer from Butterball; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win the same prize package.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Cyber Monday, reflecting the day on which it was broadcast. The following things about this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a collection of presents in front of a Christmasy background accompanied by falling snowflakes, and the words "Cyber Monday" appear at the base of the logo; a scaled-down version of this graphic also supplants the usual graphics on George's plasma screen. In addition to the usual spots, this version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro.
    • All or part of every Item up for Bids is available for viewers to win at PriceIsRight.com, as is part of the prize package from Cliff Hangers.
  • Beginning on Thursday, all prize-related PriceIsRight.com graphics are redone with Christmas colors.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives one of the juice extractors offered as part of the fifth Item up for Bids.
  • As Thursday's show was broadcast on a Monday, it includes the final plug for the male model search after the second Showcase Showdown; unlike the other plugs, this one takes place during the taping itself instead of in a segment recorded separately. Drew's references to the finalists appearing on The Talk "today" and the winner being announced "next Monday" reflect the show's broadcast date of December 1.


Week 11 (1,690 – 691xK): December 8-12

  • Beginning on Monday, the first Item up for Bids each day is designated the "Holiday Gift Idea of the Day."
  • For the duration of the "Holiday Gift Idea of the Day," everyone in the audience receives a portion of the first Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said items.
  • On Monday, at the beginning of Act 3, Drew has George call down James, the winner of the male model search; James also helps Manuela to present the third Item up for Bids.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, all of the lights on the Big Doors turn light blue during the intro of Pay the Rent.
  • On Friday, Side by Side is played at Door #3.
  • On Friday, gray and red borders and arrows are added to Pathfinder's small prize podiums, and shadows are added to their prices and prize labels; as this week's shows were taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs next week's appearances by James as his award for winning the male model search.


Week 12 (1,691 – 692xK): December 15-19

  • As his award for winning the male model search, James appears on all of this week's shows as a Barker's Beauty; as such, this week's episodes have three Beauties.
  • On Monday, the right-hand dot on Punch a Bunch's price flaps becomes pink.
  • On Monday, James presents the second showcase, which is also themed around him.
  • On Tuesday, before going to commercial during the Showcase, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a gift pack of gourmet stacks from Harry & David; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift packs.
  • On Wednesday, with three Beauties present, George does not take part in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a Dutch oven, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said Dutch ovens.
  • On Wednesday, with Drew unable to do it because of his recent neck surgery, James helps contestant Betty spin the Big Wheel.
  • On Thursday, Drew forgets his glasses; playing off of this, George and Manuela wear glasses at various points during the show.
  • Friday features the last "Holiday Gift Idea of the Day."
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Friday night, the January 6 episode, #6952K, is accidentally uploaded to YouTube; it remains there for several hours.


Week 13 (1,692 – 693xK): December 23, 22, 24, October 2

  • Originally rescheduled for December 22-24, October 2.
  • Originally scheduled for December 22-24, 26.
  • Christmas week; only four shows.
  • On Monday through Wednesday, the set is decorated for Christmas. The following permanent set features are different on these episodes:
    • Door #4 has a Christmasy graphic as its background, and the text "Happy Holidays" appears at the base of its logo; similar graphics appear on George's display, and the "Happy Holidays" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The colored strips around the audience chase red and white during certain portions of the show and are lit red and green during the rest; the colored strip on "Door #5," the Turntable stairs, the Turntable walls, and George's podium are also lit red and green.
    • The colored strip around Door #1 is red, as is the interior strip on Door #3; additionally, the interior strip on Door #1 is green. The interior strips' colors are also used for the bars above their respective Big Doors. In an unconventional move, the strips' colors do not change during the Showcase Showdowns.
    • The dollar sign between the Turntable and Door #1 is green.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show snow falling in front of Christmasy colors; when contestants bid, snow blows onto the screens from the left, leaving the normal colors in its wake.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with poinsettias.
    • George's calldown window uses the same set of graphics as Contestants' Row, and its dollar sign is green.
    • The displays on the Showcase podiums use the same background graphics as Contestants' Row, and the top displays show "Happy Holidays" instead of the logo.
  • On Monday, Drew claims that Golden Road has been won for the first time with him as host; while this is true for the daytime show, the game was won on a $1,000,000 Spectacular in Season 36.
  • On Monday, Bargain Game's set is adorned with snowflakes.
  • On Tuesday, George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's your ho-ho-host: It's Drew Carey!"
  • On Tuesday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a five-pound Hershey bar; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said candy bars.
  • On Friday, the prize-related PriceIsRight.com graphics go back to the usual color scheme.
  • On Friday, three-time Super Bowl winner Willie McGinest appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around CBS's Thursday Night Football. The showcase mentions "tonight's game," referring to the date of the show's broadcast in October; ironically, by the episode's proper airdate, Thursday Night Football had already ended for the season.


Week 14 (1,693 – 694xK): December 29-31, January 2

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around New Year's and is billed as a "Best of 2014" episode; as such, the following things about it are different than usual:
    • Door #4's logo has the words "Best of 2014" at its base, with a disco ball representing the zero; the door's background is also a disco-esque pattern. These designs also supplant the usual dollar sign and background on George's display, and the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we ring in 2015 and look back on the best of 2014 on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for New Year's.
    • The finalists from the male model search, including James, model the prizes for Clock Game.
    • The prize for Cliff Hangers, a trip to Switzerland, is introduced with viewers' tweeted pictures of the mountain climber.
    • The mountain climber is dressed in a tuxedo.
    • In a callback to the "behind the scenes" episode from Season 42, the TV offered in Double Prices shows a live shot of the control room.
    • The fifth Item up for Bids, the Look of the Week, is presented with a montage of various Looks of the Week from throughout the year.
    • Before Money Game, while discussing the hosting switch from Season 42's April Fool's Day show, a clip is played of Secretariat modeling a truck in More or Less.
    • The first showcase is themed around clips of some of the staff's favorite moments from the past year.
  • Wednesday's lineup likely includes Clock Game, Card Game, and Time I$ Møney because all three games were either redesigned or revived in 2014.
  • For a brief period beginning on Wednesday, On the Franches Mountains starts from the beginning every time it plays during Cliff Hangers.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual move, Drew helps to present the second showcase.


Week 15 (1,694 – 695xK): November 5, January 6-9

  • Originally scheduled for January 5-9.
  • Tuesday's show was accidentally uploaded to YouTube for several hours on December 19 and 20.
  • Monday's second Showcase Showdown ends with Drew urging viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com and vote in their male model search; this reflects the show's out-of-order broadcast in November.
  • On Monday, Catalina, the Chicken of the Sea mermaid, appears to help present the second showcase, which includes a bonus of a year's supply of Chicken of the Sea products; Drew instructs the contestant not to include this while bidding.
  • On Tuesday, Line em Up's smaller-than-usual prizes are displayed in front of Door #3.
  • On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 16 (1,695 – 696xK): January 12-16

  • On Tuesday, the first two prizes in 10 Chances are staged between Door #2 and Door #3.
  • For reasons unknown, Wednesday's Pocket ¢hange contains at least two shots that were edited in from playings in a previous season.
  • On Thursday, George accidentally falls off of a treadmill that he is modelling in Most Expen$ive while attempting to receive his prize copy from a stagehand; the incident is replayed in slow motion while going to commercial after the game.
  • On Thursday, Rat Race's two smaller-than-usual first two prizes are displayed between Door #2 and Door #3.
  • On Friday, former soap opera actor Russell Todd, who had played various roles on Capitol, Another World, The Young and the Restless, and The Bold and the Beautiful in the 1980s and 1990s, is called as the fourth contestant.


Week 17 (1,696 – 697xK): January 19-21, February 26 & 6

  • Originally scheduled for January 19-23.
  • On Monday, each contestant is called down along with one or more of his or her children. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a roller coaster surrounding the logo with a background of a field and a sky filled with Goodson-Todman asterisks; additionally, text reading "Kids!" appears at the base of the door's logo. This logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Contestants' Row displays a scene similar to Door #4, with the roller coaster running across all four screens; when contestants bid, this scene is wiped away, revealing the normal colors.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants on a very special kids episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • George introduces Drew with, "And now, he's just a big kid at heart...and your host! Drew Carey!"
    • Gwendolyn's son, Malloy, helps her model or models by himself at various points throughout the show.
    • The text "Kids!" and a ferris wheel, along with the same background as Door #4, supplant the usual designs on George's display.
    • The set is decorated with kid-themed paraphernalia.
    • The "Kids!" text appears instead of the logo on the Showcase podiums.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives one of the wrist phones offered as the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said phones.
  • On Monday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive two tickets to Knott's Berry Farm; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a pair of said tickets.
  • On Wednesday, with Drew still recovering from shoulder surgery, George helps contestant Mary spin the Big Wheel.
  • On Thursday, James becomes a permanent Beauty.
  • On Friday, Stack the Deck's side-by-side split-screen graphics are introduced; as the episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • Friday's second, Grammy-themed showcase includes a promo for the awards show, which George says will air "this Sunday" on CBS; this reflects the episode's broadcast date of February 6.


Week 18 (1,697 – 698xK): January 26-30

  • On Tuesday, with Drew still recovering from shoulder surgery, George helps contestant Darlene spin the Big Wheel; this leads to George failing to get the Big Wheel all the way around.
  • On Wednesday, the borders, arrows, and shadows on Pathfinder's small prize podiums return permanently.
  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, two of Dice Game's dice are used as props in the Showcase.
  • On Friday, On the Franches Mountains goes back to picking up where it left off during Cliff Hangers.
  • On Friday, before the third Item up for Bids, Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner appears for a pet adoption segment featuring a puppy named Drew Carey. Schachner, "Drew Carey," and several other puppies also help present the second showcase, which is themed around the Puppy Bowl.
  • Friday's second showcase includes a VIP experience at the Puppy Bowl; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestant is instructed not to include it while bidding.


Week 19 (1,698 – 699xK): February 2, 5, 4, 3, January 23

  • Originally scheduled for February 2-6.


Week 20 (1,699 – 700xK): February 9-13

  • On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs next week's "UDecide" episodes.
  • Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day; as such, the following aspects of the episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Valentine's Day.
    • The background on Door #4 is a field with hearts and flowers on it, and the text "Valentine's Day" appears at the base of the door's logo. Similar graphics appear on George's display.
    • The contestants engaged couples.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we throw a wedding shower to celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The background and hearts from Door #4 also appear on the Contestants' Row displays; when the contestants bid, the graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's Cupid: Drew Carey!"
    • A version of the logo with to hearts and the words "Engaged Couples" at its base appears during every commercial outro.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his graphic are dressed in a tuxedo.
  • Friday's show has three Barker's Beauties.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a set of eight gift boxes from DateLivery; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a set of said gift boxes.


Week 21 (1,700 – 701xK): February 16-20

  • This week's episodes feature a "#UDecide" theme, with the show's Twitter followers voting on various aspects of the show. The decisions are as follows, with the winning outcomes being listed first:
    • On Monday, Rat Race is played for a total of $100,000 cash, with $10,000 serving as the first prize, $15,000 serving as the second prize, and $75,000 serving as the "car" (as opposed to Grand Game being played for $100,000, with each prize multiplied by 10); the TV offered as the fifth Item up for Bids shows the famous clip of George falling off a treadmill during Most Expen$ive (as opposed to former contestant Eliot doing the fish flop); and, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew urges viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com to see a video of a bearded James (as opposed to a clean-shaven James) getting ready for the show.
    • On Tuesday, Drew, for the first time since before Roger was fired, enters through the audience (as opposed to entering from the Turntable); a dance-off between PA Matt Spinelli and George (as opposed to Drew talking to the audience) is shown on PriceIsRight.com after the second Showcase Showdown; and the Showcase winner must be $1,000 or less away from the actual retail price to win both showcases (as opposed to having a dollar on the Big Wheel be worth $10,000 instead of $1,000).
    • On Wednesday, before the third Item up for Bids, Drew sends viewers to PriceIsRight.com to see Rachel give a tour of the pricing game storage area (as opposed to a video about the inner workings of George's podium); Double Prices is played for a yacht trip to the Caribbean (as opposed to a shopping spree in Barcelona); and the mountain climber in Cliff Hangers is dressed as Rachel, complete with Rachel providing the yodeling (as opposed to being dressed as Drew).
    • On Thursday, George serves as a fourth Barker's Beauty from the second Item up for Bids onward (as opposed to having a special guest model); Plinko's $100 slots are changed to $10,000 slots (as opposed to playing the game for $125,000, with a $25,000 slot in the center); and after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew sends viewers to PriceIsRight.com to watch a video of Plinko being set up (as opposed to a video of the Big Wheel being set up).
    • On Friday, Card Game is played for a Porsche (as opposed to a Range Rover), with a starting bid of $60,000; after the first Showcase Showdown, Drew sends viewers to PriceIsRight.com to watch a behind-the-scenes video with Adam (as opposed to a behind-the-scenes video with Stan); and the first showcase is about sandwiches (as opposed to the sky).
  • In addition to the above, the following aspects of this week's shows are different than usual:
    • Door #4 displays the text "#UDecide" in front of a blue version of the Carey logo's background; the door's background is a cyberish pattern with various Price-related hashtags floating across it. A similar logo and background supplant the regular dollar sign and background on George's display.
    • The regular logo with the text "#UDecide" at its base appears during every commercial outro.
  • On this week's shows, the video screens are redone with a silver color scheme; as these episodes were taped out of order, this change does not take effect permanently yet.
  • On Monday, two small prize games are played; however, this is a byproduct of #UDecide, as Rat Race's vote going the other way would have given a normal fee game combo of Grand Game and Pathfinder.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive on Wednesday.
  • On Wednesday, the cash register sound effect is removed from the second part of Time I$ Møney.
  • On Thursday, 10 Chances's smaller-than-usual first two prizes are displayed between Door #2 and Door #3.


Week 22 (1,701 – 702xK): February 23-25, January 22, February 27

  • Originally scheduled for February 23-27.
  • On Wednesday, Jeff Probst appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around Survivor; Survivor's 30th series begins on Wednesday night.
  • On Thursday, Jacob Young and Karla Mosley, the portrayers of Rick Forrester and Maya Avant on The Bold and the Beautiful, appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their program's 7,000th episode; Drew and Karla's claims that that show is airing "tomorrow" reflect this episode's broadcast date of January 22.
  • On Friday, while signing off, Drew mentions that "next week" is Fashion Week; this actually refers to Week 28, which was broadcast out of order.


Week 23 (1,702 – 703xK): April 6-10

  • Originally scheduled for March 2-6.
  • On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Beginning Thursday, 1/2 Off is introduced by name by George instead of Drew.


Week 24 (1,703 – 704xK): March 9-13

  • On Monday, the sixth contestant called down, a woman named Anitra, was, in fact, named after Anitra.
  • On Wednesday, George introduces Drew as "My buddy and your host, Drew Carey!"


Week 25 (1,704 – 705xK): March 16

  • Only one show, on Monday.
  • Monday's show is themed around spring break; everyone in the audience is a college student. The following aspects of the episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for spring break.
    • Door #4 has a beach scene as its background and the text "Spring Break" at the base of the logo. Similar graphics are present on George's display, with the "Spring Break" logo supplanting the dollar sign; this version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual places.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on a special spring break episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • Contestants' Row shows a continuous scene of a beach with bouncing beach balls; when bids are made, a beach ball flies across the contestant's display, leaving the normal colors in its wake.
    • A DJ named DJ Brian is present in the back of the audience; his beach party-esque songs, including a remix of the theme, supplant the regular theme throughout the show except during the opening; they also replace Dig We Must after the Showcase Showdowns.
  • As Monday was taped alongside Week 28, two set changes seen in that week are present on this show: The border of Door #4 is silver, and the stage in the back of the audience is replaced by a runway (whose spotlights are red, yellow, and blue in this episode as opposed to being all white).
  • On Monday, the silver video screens first seen in Week 21 are present.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a mini refrigerator, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said refrigerators.
  • On Monday, sportscaster Bill Raftery appears to help present the second, March Madness-themed showcase.


Week 26 (1,705 – 706xK): March 23-27

  • All shows this week except for Wednesday have three Barker's Beauties.
  • On Tuesday, an editing mistake during Temptation leads to a changed bid being shown immediately before the contestant makes said change.
  • On Thursday, "Make Up Your Own Holiday Day," The Price Is Right celebrates "The Price Is Right Day;" this mostly consists of the cast wearing t-shirts with the TPIR logo on them, with audience members having been encouraged to create celebratory shirts for their own made-up holidays. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the "holiday."
    • Door #4 shows a crayon-esque version of the logo which reads "Happy Price Is Right Day" against a blue background with flying balloons and falling confetti; it is this version of the logo that appears on the cast's shirts. This background and logo also supplant the usual designs on George's display.
    • The background from Door #4 is also displayed on Contestants' Row; when bids are made, the pattern wipes away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The crayon logo from Door #4 also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots (although the normal logo is used during the opening).


Week 27 (1,706 – 707xK): March 30-April 3

  • On Wednesday, as a April Fool's gag, instead of Drew making his usual entrance when George introduces him, Bob comes through the Big Doors and hosts the first game. Drew does not appear until after the game is over, when Bob introduces him as "the star of The Price Is Right."
  • On Wednesday, the silver video screens first seen on March 16 are present.
  • On Wednesday, Bob takes part in the second showcase, which consists of a Mini Cooper, the car Drew drives to work, and a Cadillac, the car Bob used to drive to work. Bob also helps Drew sign off after the Showcase.
  • Thursday features the infamous playing of 5 Price Tags where Manuela mistakenly begins revealing the price tags when the contestant still has two choices left, leading to the contestant winning the car.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Friday, Pocket ¢hange's frequency chart is a separate panel attached to the front of the board.


Week 28 (1,707 – 708xK): March 2-6

  • Originally scheduled for April 6-10.
  • This week is billed as "Fashion Week;" each day, the first Item up for Bids is an outfit described in part by Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell via Door #4, and the prize for the first game is also at least tangentially related to fashion. Various references to the real Fashion Week in Paris reflect the episodes' out-of-order broadcast on CBS. The following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a silver version of the logo on a spotlit runway with "Fashion Week" written on it.
    • The border of Door #4 is silver.
    • The stage in the back of the audience is replaced with a runway.
    • The opening ends a different way each day, as follows:
      • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off our very own Fashion Week on The Price Is Right!"
      • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Fashion Week on The Price Is Right!"
      • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we continue with Fashion Week on The Price Is Right!"
      • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants to strut on down a special Fashion Week episode on The Price Is Right!"
      • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we cap off Fashion Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • As a side effect of the nature of the fashion-related prizes offered each day in the first game, every episode this week opens with a regular small prize or grocery item game.
  • On Monday, the silver plasma screens return permanently.
  • On Tuesday, the "wrong price" in Cover Up is five differently-attired mountain climbers.
  • On Tuesday, Pass the Buck is played perfectly.
  • On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, George models the second prize in Magic #.
  • On Wednesday, Door #4 appears to have been malfunctioning; it displays a static image of its normal pattern in what seems to be the wrong aspect ratio for the entire show, and the first Item up for Bids is presented behind Door #3, with Nancy O'Dell appearing via the large plasma screen.
  • By Thursday, Stack the Deck's side-by-side split-screen has returned permanently.
  • On Friday, George introduces Drew as "Your stylish host, Drew Carey!"


Week 29 (1,708 – 709xK): April 27-May 1

  • Originally scheduled for April 13-17.


Week 30 (1,709 – 710xK): April 20-24

  • On Monday, Robert Patrick, the portrayer of Agent Cabe Gallo on </Scorpion>, appears to help present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around that show.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Earth Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo against a globe in the middle of the sky; the words "Earth Day" appear at the logo's base. A similar pattern, minus "Earth Day," appears on George's display.
    • In addition to the usual places, the "Earth Day" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show different scenes, each representing one of the four classic natural elements; when the contestants bid, these scenes wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Golden Road is temporarily renamed "Green Road," with a slightly different logo and extra green glitter on its set.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are green.


Week 31 (1,710 – 711xK): April 13-17

  • Originally scheduled for April 27-May 1.
  • This week of shows is Couples Week; each episode has pairs of contestants playing together, as follows:
    • Monday is a "blind date" episode, with random audience members being paired as contestants by Match.com.
    • Tuesday features couples celebrating wedding anniversaries.
    • Wednesday features couples with at least one member serving on active duty in the military.
    • Thursday, billed as a "baby shower," features expecting parents.
    • Friday's show features engaged couples in a mass wedding officiated by Drew at the beginning of the Showcase.
  • On this week's show, Door #4 shows a scene of two birds in a tree with varying text on a banner beneath them, with a gold TPIR logo serving as the sun; similar designs appear on Contestants' Row (whose patterns wipe away to reveal its normal colors as contestants bid) and George's display. The various banners read as follows:
    • Monday's banner says, "First Date."
    • Tuesday's banner says, "Wedding Anniversary."
    • Wednesday's banner says, "Military Couples."
    • Thursday's banner says, "Baby Shower."
    • Friday's banner says, "Mass Wedding."
  • Each episode this week has a different ending to the opening:
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants we've matched up for a first date on The Price Is Right!"
    • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate anniversaries as part of Couples Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four military couples on a special, Couples Week episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we throw a baby shower on The Price Is Right!"
    • Friday's opening ends with, "I pronounce you the first eight contestants as we throw a wedding on The Price Is Right!"
  • Monday's show opens with Drew backstage, explaining the "blind date" concept of the episode. When he finishes, he throws to George as the normal opening starts.
  • All of this week's shows except for Thursday have three Barker's Beauties.
  • On Monday, Do the Math and That's Too Much! are both played for two cars; That's Too Much! specifically is played for two of the same car.
  • On this week's shows, the TPIR logo, accompanied by that day's banner from Door #4, appears during every commercial outro.
  • As the contestants do not know each other, Monday's trips include four tickets instead of the usual two and are arranged in such a way that the two players can take their vacations separately.
  • On Monday, presumably due to the longer come on downs necessitated by calling two people separately, an edit of the opening version of "Walking" is used that starts 15 seconds in, at the first point that sounds like the beginning of the cue used during the body of the show; oddly, this edit is only used at the beginning of Act 3.
  • On Monday, while signing off, Drew invites viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com to see highlights of a mixer the show threw for the audience after the taping.
  • In an unusual occurrence, Tuesday's show has four contestants named David.
  • On Tuesday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that every couple in the audience will receive a $200 gift card from Fogo de Chão; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • On Wednesday, the members of the audience in the military do not wear name tags.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a two-night stay at the Green Valley Ranch resort, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said vacation.
  • Wednesday's second showcase includes a plug for the ACM Awards, which were aired on April 17; this reflects the show's out-of-order broadcast.
  • On Thursday, the set is decorated for the baby shower theme.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a play yard, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said play yards.
  • On Friday, the set is decorated for the mass wedding; this includes a silver border around Door #4 and the center portion of the audience lights.
  • On Friday, George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's your host and officiant: It's Drew Carey!"
  • On Friday, so as not to separate the contestants from everyone else during the wedding ceremony, the Showcase is conducted from the stage in the back of the audience.
  • During Friday's wedding ceremony, a wedding-march-esque remix of the theme plays.


Week 32 (1,711 – 712xK): May 4, August 25, May 5, 7-8

  • Originally scheduled for May 4-8.
  • Originally rescheduled for May 4, August 25, May 6-8.
  • On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Tuesday's second showcase was originally themed around Cinco de Mayo; however, because of a trip offered elsewhere in the show to Nepal, which was struck by a devastating earthquake in the interval between the episode's tapedate and its intended airdate, the program was shuffled to late August, and as such, the script for the showcase was redone in post to remove any reference to the holiday.
  • On Thursday, Sheryl Underwood appears as a guest third Barker's Beauty; she also helps to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around The Talk.
  • Thursday's second showcase includes a bonus of two VIP tickets to The Talk.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day; all of the contestants are mothers who play alongside one of their adult children. The following aspects of this episode are different from usual:
    • Door #4 has a glass-like background, and a heart made of flowers with a banner in front of it that reads, "Happy Mother's Day," takes the place of its logo; this graphic and background also supplant the usual designs on George's display. The graphic also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not participate in Most Expen$ive.
  • On Friday, Shell Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive an in-home massage from Zeel Massage on Demand; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said massages.


Week 33 (1,712 – 713xK): May 11-15

  • This week of shows is Socially @wesome Week. Each episode is focused on some aspect of social media, as follows:
    • On Monday, an unedited feed of all five cameras with commentary from Mike, Adam, and Evelyn is posted to CBS.com after the show is broadcast.
    • Tuesday is focused on Facebook. The prize in Check-Out, a trip to Playa Del Carmen, can be won by a home viewer who Likes the post announcing the contest on TPIR's Facebook page; the winner will be selected in a random drawing on Friday. Additionally, for "T-Shirt Tuesday," Drew announces a contest for designing the best TPIR t-shirt; the shirt on the show's Facebook page with the most Likes by Friday wins a Plinko chip signed by the entire cast.
    • On Wednesday, YouTube personality and former contestant iJustine is a guest Barker's Beauty. Drew also tells viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com after the show to see a video about her day on the set. Additionally, the show hosts an Ask Me Anything on Reddit after the episode is broadcast.
    • On Thursday, the cast has a live discussion about the show during the show on PriceIsRight.com; additionally, Phil Keoghan takes over the show's Twitter feed during the broadcast.
    • On Friday, the two finalists in a contest the show had held on Instagram asking people why the loved the show are in the audience, with one of them guaranteed to be called down as the fifth contestant. Additionally, after the show, the cast discusses the program on PriceIsRight.com on a show called The Price Is Right After.
  • The following aspects of this week's shows are different than usual:
    • Door #4's logo has the text "Socially @wesome Week" at its base, and its background's squares have various viewers' faces in them. A similar version of the logo also appears on George's display, whose background is replaced with blue sunburst patterns. The version of the logo from Door #4 also appears during every commercial outro.
    • The frame of Door #4 is silver.
    • Each day, the opening ends differently:
      • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Socially @wesome Week on The Price Is Right!"
      • Tuesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Socially @wesome Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this Socially @wesome episode of The Price Is Right!"
      • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we keep celebrating Socially @wesome Week on The Price Is Right!"
      • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we wrap up Socially @wesome Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show TPIR's Twitter handle, @priceisright, on a blue background; when the contestants bid, this image wipes away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Viewers' tweets are scrolled across the bottom of the screen during the show; as this occurs more or less live, it is not included in the online broadcast.
  • On Tuesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, in honor of "T-Shirt Tuesday," the first showcase is modeled by the audience members whom the staff thought had the best t-shirts.
  • On Wednesday, George introduces Drew as "Your @wesome host, Drew Carey!"
  • On Wednesday (thanks to iJustine) and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Wednesday, guest Beauty iJustine helps to present the second showcase; clips of her appearance as a contestant on the ceremonial 7,000th show are displayed on one of the prizes, an HDTV.
  • On Thursday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a hashtag cube, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said cubes.


Week 34 (1,713 – 714xK): May 18-19, 6, 21-22.

  • Originally scheduled for May 18-22.
  • Originally rescheduled for May 18-19, 5, 21-22.
  • On Tuesday, Christina Tosi, co-owner of the Momofuku Milk Bar, appears to help present the second, dessert-themed showcase.
  • Tuesday's second showcase includes a cooking lesson from Christina Tosi; this is considered a bonus, and the contestant is instructed not to bid on it.


Week 35 (1,714 – 715xK): May 25-29

  • On Monday, Drew discovers that all three contestants in the second Showcase Showdown have a relative who has won the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Wednesday's Most Expen$ive.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.


Week 36 (1,715 – 716xK): June 1-5

  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the border of Door #4 and the edges of the center portion of the light strip around the audience are silver.
  • On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Wednesday features a rare appearance of the "Every Room in the House" showcase.
  • On Friday, the party boat at the end of the second showcase is modeled by the other seven contestants.


Week 37 (1,716 – 717xK): June 8-12

  • On Monday, everyone in the audience is a firefighter. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo with the word "Firefighters" at its base on the front of a fireman's hat with the doors of a firehouse as the background; a similar image supplants the usual designs on George's display, and a version of this logo minus the hat appears during every commercial outro.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute firefighters on The Price Is Right!"
    • Contestants' Row shows various images associated with firefighting; when contestants bid, these scenes wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated with various firefighting paraphernalia.
  • On Monday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a two-night trip to Palm Springs; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
  • On Wednesday, the smaller-than-usual first two prizes in 10 Chances are displayed between Door #2 and Door #3.


Week 38 (1,717 – 718xK): June 15-19

  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 39 (1,718 – 719xK): June 22, May 20, June 24-26

  • Originally scheduled for June 22-26.
  • On Monday, a silver Pricedown dollar sign is added to the center of the Reveal; as most of this week was taped out of order, this change disappears after Thursday and does not return until next season.
  • Friday's show is a "Sweet 16" episode, with contestants who have just reached the legal age to drive playing alongside one of their parents. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a scene of a birthday party, with a cake reading "Sweet 16" in the shape of the Carey logo; a similar graphic appears on George's display, and the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we throw a sweet 16 party on The Price Is Right!"
    • Every pricing games, including Range Game, Hi Lo, Push Over, and Secret "X", is played for a car; this is one of only four known episodes with a car in each game, the other three being the March 7, 1975, episode, the ceremonial 5,000th episode in Season 26, and the "teen drivers" episode in Season 40.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 40 (1,719 – 720xK): July 3, August 10, September* 8

  • Logically scheduled for July 6, August 11, September* 9.
  • Season finale week; only three shows.
  • This week of episodes has a more complicated history than most. It was originally planned with only two shows, for Monday and Tuesday; the Wednesday show was only added to keep the season at 190 episodes after the planned Halloween episode, #6865K, was cancelled in the wake of Drew having neck surgery. Initially, the Monday and Tuesday shows were simply shifted to Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, with the Monday show being replanned as a regular episode for June 29; however, at some point, it was decided to make all three of the shows summer specials, with Monday effectively regaining its original status as the Independence Day episode.
  • Monday's show is themed around Independence Day. As such, the following aspects of it are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
    • The Star-Spangled Banner, performed by a Marine Corps band in the back of the audience, is played throughout the opening. The band also plays after every pricing game win, during the credits, and during every commercial outro.
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening has red, white, and blue stars attached to it.
    • The logo on Door #4 is colored like the American flag with the text "4th of July" replacing "The Price Is Right." This version of the logo also appears on George's display as well as during every commercial outro.
    • The set is decorated for Independence Day. This includes the unusual step of temporarily altering a permanent set piece: The center square on the large plasma screen is covered with a starred and striped star.
    • The light border is red and blue.
    • Door #4's background is a blue field with fireworks bursting against it and stars flying out from behind the logo; a similar background appears on George's display.
    • The light strips around the audience chase red, white, and blue throughout the opening and during the credits; during the rest of the show, various segments of them are lit red, white, and blue.
    • No one in the audience has a name tag.
    • Contestants' ranks are announced as they are called on down.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the same background seen on Door #4 and the insignia of the branch of the military of their current contestant. When contestants bid, the graphics are wiped away, being replaced with the normal colors. Unusually, the displays appear to be shut off when they are briefly visible during the credits.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute the military and celebrate our independence on The Price Is Right!"
    • During Drew's entrance, he is backed by a Marine colorguard, a set of American flag backdrops, and the large plasma screen showing the image from Door #4 instead of by the Barker Wall.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors are red (on Door #1), white (on Door #2), and blue (on Door #3).
    • During the opening and the credits, the Turntable wall flashes red, white, and blue; for much of the rest of the show, it shows vertical stripes of those colors, as does George's podium.
    • The Turntable steps are lit, from the top down, in red, white, and blue.
    • The light strip around the Turntable chases red, white, and blue during the opening; it appears to be off for the remainder of the show.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as George Washington, as is his corresponding graphic.
  • Tuesday's show is themed as a summer beach party. As such, the following aspects of it are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated with a beach theme.
    • Door #4 shows a four-colored beach scene, with a silhouette of the logo against the setting sun and the words "Summer Beach Party" beneath it; a similar scene appears on George's display, and the center of the scene appears during every commercial outro in addition to the logo's usual spots.
    • George and many audience members are dressed in beach attire.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sandy beach; when a contestant bids, a wave washes over the scene, leaving their bid etched in the sand.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
    • During Drew's entrance, he is backed by several pink prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Most of the pricing games are temporarily renamed to fit with the beach theme; Flip Flop, It's in the Bag, That's Too Much!, 1 Right Price, and Shell Game are renamed Flip Flops, It's in the Beach Bag, That's Too Much Sun!, 1 Righteous Price, and Sea Shell Game, respectively.
    • An extra square with sandals on top is added to the Flip Flop board to create its temporary name.
    • The grocery bags in It's in the Bag are altered to look like beach totes.
    • A sun is added to the end of the That's Too Much! board.
    • A swimsuit-clad mountain climber is riding a surfboard perched atop the Balance Game scales (although, in the tradition of Cliff Hangers, he falls off partway through the game).
    • "Righteous" is written in a different font than the rest of the "1 Right Price" logo, and triangles are added behind it; additionally, the entire color scheme of the graphical logo is changed.
    • To fit its temporary name, Shell Game's shells are covered with seashells, the shells around its logo are turned into seashells, and the usual ball is replaced with a solid white one to represent a pearl.
  • On Tuesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
  • In Tuesday's second showcase, the second prize, a party boat, is modeled by the other four onstage contestants.
  • Wednesday's show is themed as a "back to school" episode; as such, the following aspects of it are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a teacher.
    • Door #4 shows a chalkboard with "Back to School" written on the background of the Carey logo as various other school-related drawings scroll by, with various school paraphernalia to the sides; a similar pattern, minus the chalkboard itself, appears on George's display, and the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four teachers in attendance on a special back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated with various school paraphernalia.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the chalkboard pattern from Door #4; when the contestants bid, the patterns wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Everyone who gets onstage receives a $500 gift card for school supplies from Geddes; George plugs this before the first game. Additionally, George announces before the sixth game that everyone else will receive a $100 Geddes gift card; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as he urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Wednesday's first showcase includes, as a bonus, an interactive touch-panel computer system for the winner's school; the contestants are instructed not to include it when they bid.


Season 44 ('15-'16)

Pricing game calendar for Season 44, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,720 – 721xK): September 21-25

  • This week of shows is themed as "Decades Week," with each episode focused on one of the five decades during which The Price Is Right has been on the air.
  • On Monday, several set modifications are introduced:
    • Door #4 is given a silver border, making it more closely resemble a modern television set.
    • The Contestants' Row seat covers now show a Pricedown dollar sign in the color of that spot's display.
    • The audience signs are modified to more closely resemble the silver-rimmed logo from Door #4.
    • The Turntable walls are majorly revamped:
      • The main wall is turned into a video screen with silver, non-regular hexagons on it.
      • The turning panel and the "Door #5" structure are redone to more closely resemble the new Barker-era Big Doors introduced in Season 43, with much silver added to both.
      • The ring of squares on the front of the turning panel is replaced with a light strip.
      • The blue backing on the front of the turning panel is illuminated, a move which, somewhat counter-intuitively, darkens the blue.
      • The back of the turning panel becomes a blue field of Goodson-Todman asterisks surrounded by a silver-bordered light strip.
    • George's podium is redone with squares that more closely resemble those on the current Big Doors and a monitor in the shape of the hexagons on the Turntable wall.
  • All of this week's shows have three Barker's Beauties.
  • Beginning on Monday, 1s on the Any Number board are centered instead of right-justified.
  • On Monday, the logo on the Giant Price Tag is changed to the silver-rimmed version from Door #4.
  • Monday features the 1,000th playing of Grocery Game.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play's original, blue color scheme returns.
  • On Monday, the new Reveal first seen in the second-last week of Season 43 returns permanently.
  • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Tuesday, Now....or Then is played under its original name, "Now....and Then."
  • On Friday, the Double Cross board's animations become noticeably smoother.
  • As of Friday, Rat Race's results screen is no longer tinted blue.
  • Friday show features the debut of Vend-O-Price.


Week 2 (1,721 – 722xK): September 30, 29, 28, October 1-2

  • Originally scheduled for September 28-October 2.
  • On Monday, Door #4's background becomes a rotating square pattern with spinning squares.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, the Big Wheel has noticeably more glitter on it than usual.
  • On Monday, the background of the Check Game sign is changed to a solid blue, reflecting the removal of the square pattern from the Turntable walls.
  • Beginning on Monday, the numbers on Check Game's displays are tinted green or red, depending on the color of the rest of the monitor.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, the "placards" in the Showcase podiums move between the displays noticeably more quickly than usual.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience is or is related to or a friend of a breast cancer survivor, with all the contestants coming from the former group. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a pink ribbon made of Goodson-Todman asterisks against additional pink ribbons on a pink field; this background also appears on George's display (along with a pink-tinted TPIR logo), and the ribbons also replace the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
    • The background from Door #4 also plays across Contestants' Row; when the contestants bid, this pattern wipes away to reveal a plain, pink background with the bid in the 5-digit font, with a G-T asterisk ribbon appearing where the ten-thousands digit would normally be.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
    • The light strips on the Big Doors and the Turntable, the Turntable walls and stairs, the lighted dollar sign statue, and George's podium are pink throughout the show; the light strips around the audience are also pink for the entire show outside of the opening.
    • The vertical base of the trip screens is pink and has a Pricedown dollar sign on it.
    • The middle "1 Right Price" logo is tinted pink.
    • The TPIR logo, with a G-T asterisk ribbon to its left, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Big Wheel's vertical split-screen separator is pink.
    • The dollar sign on the Reveal is pink.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
    • The displays on the Showcase podiums are pink, as are their asterisks; the TPIR logos on the displays are also tinted pink.
  • On Thursday, the seat covers in Contestants' Row are in the wrong order; from left to right, they are yellow, green, red, and blue.
  • On Thursday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks on the game side of the Turntable wall are orange, green, and purple; as this episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a pair of earrings, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a pair of said earrings.


Week 3 (1,722 – 723xK): October 5-9

  • On Wednesday, Drew does not do an inspiration putt in Hole in One; it appears to have been edited out of the show.
  • On Thursday, Michael Irvin appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around Thursday Night Football.


Week 4 (1,723 – 724xK): October 15, 16, 12, 14, 13

  • Originally scheduled for October 12-16.
  • Originally rescheduled for October 13, 14, 12, 16, 15.
  • This week is Big Money Week; each episode has a cash game with an increased cash prize or a non-cash game played for cash, as follows:
    • On Monday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with the center slot's value increased to $200,000.
    • On Tuesday, Let 'em Roll is played for $100,000, with the other money amounts increased to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000; the cars on the cubes are replaced with Pricedown dollar signs. Additionally, Safe Crackers is played for $10,000 (with the total value of the prize package obviously not being announced).
    • On Wednesday, Shell Game is played for $50,000; the prize is announced as $100,000, but that amount includes the cash equivalent bonus for playing the game perfectly.
    • On Thursday, Grand Game is played for $100,000, with the lower dollar values increased accordingly.
    • On Friday, Punch a Bunch is played for $250,000, with a significantly altered slip distribution: Five $500; 10 $1,000; 10 $2,500; 15 $5,000; nine $10,000; and one $250,000.
  • The following aspects of Big Money Week are different than usual:
    • Each episode starts with a montage of the week's prizes, ending with a green Pricedown dollar sign flying in to transition to the opening.
    • Door #4 shows a "Big Money Week" logo and several dollar bills with Drew's face against a green background filled with Pricedown dollar signs.
    • The opening ends with, "It's Big Money Week, and you are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right!"
      • Wednesday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!" Presumably, this would have been heard on Monday had the episodes been aired in order, as would Drew's subsequent reference to "the first day of Big Money Week."
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a Punch a Bunch $4,000,000 bill, representing the amount of money Drew says can be won during the week; when the contestants bid, Drew's face and most of the text wipe away and are replaced with the bid.
    • Green dollar sign statues sit between the Big Doors.
    • The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is green.
    • Most of the light strips, the Turntable stairs, and the hexagons on the Turntable wall are green throughout the show; the hexagons also have many more dollar signs than usual, and the wall segments between them are gold. Oddly, the lights around only Door #3 turn their usual red during the Showcase Showdowns on Monday.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with a green Pricedown dollar sign.
    • George's podium is green, its display has a background similar to Door #4's, and its upper rim has a Big Money Week logo on it.
    • Each contestant who wins their pricing game receives a $5,000 bonus; in Plinko, "winning" is defined for the purposes of this bonus as hitting the center slot at least once.
    • The TPIR logo and a Big Money Week logo appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are green.
    • Hitting a dollar on the Big Wheel in a bonus spin is worth $50,000.
    • The vertical base of the trip screens is green and has a Pricedown dollar sign on it.
    • The Showcase podiums read "$HOWCASE".
    • Every showcase has cash as one of the prizes.
    • The Reveal's dollar sign is covered with green glitter.
  • All of this week's shows have three Barker's Beauties; despite this, James still models alongside them during Thursday's Swap Meet.
  • On Monday, Plinko's prize is revealed on Door #4, and the game's intro is changed to, "Mary, you've got a chance to win up to $1,000,000 playing Plinko!"
  • On Tuesday, two games are played for cast; oddly, neither of them is actually a cash game.
  • On Tuesday, Big Money Week graphics supplant the usual cube wipes in Let 'em Roll.
  • On Tuesday, Drew says after the Showcase that it was "a good way to end the week;" this reflects CBS's broadcast of the episode on a Friday. Similarly, his mention of "more Big Money Week tomorrow" on Friday reflects that episode's broadcast on a Tuesday.
  • On Wednesday, James Corden appears as a guest Barker's Beauty; he also helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • Wednesday's Shell Game is introduced with Time I$ Møney's intro cue.
  • During Wednesday's Shell Game, "$100,000" is displayed in the hexagons on the Turntable wall.
  • In Wednesday and Thursday's Showcase Showdowns and Friday's second Showcase Showdown, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is not present.
  • On Thursday, all of the seat covers in the audience have blue dollar signs like the one found on Contestants' Row's second chair; the covers spend the next several weeks alternating thanks to out-of-order tapings before becoming blue permanently later in the season.
  • On Friday, George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's your big host: It's Drew Carey!"
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch is revealed with Time I$ Møney's intro cue instead of the harps.
  • Friday's Punch a Bunch is staged with a $250,000 bill.


Week 5 (1,724 – 725xK): October 19-23

  • On Friday, Amber trips and breaks several light bulbs on Door #2 during Double Prices.


Week 6 (1,725 – 726xK): October 26-30

  • On Monday, Drew does not do an inspiration putt during Hole in One.
  • Friday's show is a Halloween episode. As such, the following aspects of it are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a pumpkin with the Barker logo carved into it and the words "Happy Halloween" at its base, all against a background of candy corn.
    • The set is decorated for Halloween.
    • The light strips around the audience are covered in Drew Carey glasses.
    • Everyone in the audience is dressed as and referred to as Drew Carey; this also holds true for George, Rachel, and Amber. In keeping with this, all trips offered on the show are for "Drew and a guest" instead of "you and a guest."
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right's Halloween spectacular!"
    • George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's the one, the only, Drew Carey!"
    • Most of the light strips, the dollar sign statue, the Turntable stairs, and George's podium are orange for most of the show.
    • The Turntable walls and George's display show a pumpkin wearing Drew Carey glasses against the candy corn background from Door #4. This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays wear Drew Carey glasses; these wipe away when the contestants bid.
    • Several of the day's prizes are somehow related to Drew; additionally, the "Then" date in Now....or Then is October 2007, the month Season 36 started.
    • The vertical base of the trip screens is filled with candy corn.
    • The dollar sign on the Reveal is replaced with a ghost.
    • The rats in Rat Race are wearing Drew Carey glasses.
    • Everyone in the credits except Bob has his or her first name replaced with "Drew."
    • George signs off as Drew Carey.
  • As Friday's show was taped out of order, the blue dollar sign seat covers, the orange audience sign backdrops, and the multicolored Turntable asterisks are present.
  • In Friday's Rat Race, the first two prize are display outside of Door #3.
  • On Friday, after the last commercial, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive two ticket's to Knott's Scary Farm, the Halloween attraction at Knott's Berry Farm; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a set of said tickets.


Week 7 (1,726 – 727xK): November 2-6

  • On Monday, Bonkers's carpeting is replaced with a metallic surface.
  • On Wednesday, the white borders are removed from the backs of Magic #'s price tags.
  • On Thursday, the orange audience sign backdrops return permanently.
  • On Thursday's show, which was taped out of order, the blue dollar sign seat covers and the multicolored Turntable asterisks are present.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 8 (1,727 – 728xK): November 9-13

  • On every show this week besides Wednesday, the red and blue seat covers in Contestants' Row are on the wrong chairs.
  • On Monday, two of every three rows of Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Turntable wall are changed from blue to orange.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, the Turntable screens become a solid green during Master Key.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Veterans' Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a veteran.
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield against a background of stars and stripes. Beneath the logo is the word "Veterans." A smaller version of this graphic appears on George's display.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four veterans as we celebrate Veterans' Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a white star spinning against a blue background; when the contestants bid, the pattern wipes away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The Turntable wall displays the American flag; most of the other lights, including George's podium, the Turntable stairs, and the strips around the Big Doors, are red, white, and blue throughout the show.
    • The logo, with the word "Veterans" from Door #4 beneath it, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • On Wednesday, which was taped out of order, the orange, purple, and green Goodson-Todman asterisks are present on the Turntable wall.
  • On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a $100 gift card from Outback Steakhouse; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • On Thursday, Drew incorrectly states that Cover Up's "wrong price" is "Price" written in Braille; the Braille text is actually "ABCDE."
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 9 (1,728 – 729xK): November 16-20

  • On Monday and Tuesday, the red and blue seat covers in Contestants' Row are on the wrong chairs.
  • On Monday, a tone plays in Gas Money once for every $1,000 that is added to the cash meter.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, the seat covers in Contestants' Row are in a different wrong order; from left to right, they are yellow, green, red, and blue.
  • On Wednesday, the orange, purple, and green Goodson-Todman asterisks return to the Turntable wall permanently.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" resets to the beginning on every prize.


Week 10 (1,729 – 730xK): November 23-25, 30

  • Logically scheduled for November 23-26.
  • Thanksgiving week; no Friday show.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the mountain climber dressed as a pilgrim in an autumn scene holding a flag with the words "Happy Thanksgiving!" and the red Barker logo. This image is also shown on the Reveal, whose dollar sign is absent, and the mountain climber and his flag appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • Most of the lights, including George's podium, the Turntable wall and stairs, the light strips on the Big Doors, and the dollar sign statue, display autumn colors throughout the show.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a turkey in an autumn scene; when bids are made, the graphic wipes away to reveal the normal colors. The turkey image is also shown on George's display.
    • George's calldown window uses autumn colors, and its dollar sign is gold.
    • The vertical base of the trip screens is filled with colorful leaves.
    • The asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
  • On Wednesday, the Contestants' Row seat covers go back to normal.
  • For several episodes beginning on Wednesday, the blue dollar sign seat covers are present.
  • On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Wednesday, Bullseye is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive two gift boxes from Hickory Farms; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift boxes.
  • Thursday's show, while technically the Thanksgiving Day episode, is themed around Cyber Monday. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 and George's display show the text "Cyber Monday" in front of a price tag with a background of raining gift boxes. The gift boxes are also present on the Turntable wall, and the "Cyber Monday" graphic appears during every commercial outro in addition to the logo's usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the text "Cyber Monday" on a computer keyboard; when the contestants bid, the numbers wipe in over a darker, textless version of this graphic.
    • Every contestant who gets onstage wins a bonus of a $1,000 gift card from Zappos.com, the sponsor of the first Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards. Numerous other giveaways occur during the show involving the other five Items up for Bids.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a Fitbit fitness tracker, a portion of the third Item up for Bids.
  • Thursday's PriceIsRight.com graphics are Christmas-themed.
  • On Thursday, the Penny Ante sound effect is removed from Vend-O-Price.


Week 11 (1,730 – 731xK): December 7-11

  • This week of shows is Pet Adoption Week. Each day, a pet adoption segment occurs at the beginning of Act 3; these are accompanied by a set of Christmasy graphics on the Turntable.
  • This week's shows have three Barker's Beauties; as such, George does not model in Most Expen$ive on Tuesday.
  • During Monday's credits, at the point where the television broadcast ends, the screen briefly goes black and silent and displays a tribute to Marc Breslow, who had passed away on December 1.
  • On Wednesday, Renée Felice Smith of NCIS: Los Angeles appears to help present the pet adoption segment.
  • On Thursday, after the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a box of pet supplies from BarkBox and a three-month subscription to their service; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said supplies and subscription.
  • On Friday, Brandon McMillan, the host of CBS's Lucky Dog, appears to help present the pet adoption segment; he is call on down by George, complete with "Walking" playing, as the person who's "got the next cute pet up for adoption on The Price Is Right."


Week 12 (1,731 – 732xK): December 14-18

  • On Monday and Tuesday, the Contestants' Row seat covers are in the wrong order; from left to right, they are yellow, green, red, and blue.
  • The hexagon seat covers a present this week.
  • On Tuesday, the light strip around the spinning Turntable wall panel is still yellow during Master Key.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Wednesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.


Week 13 (1,732 – 733xK): December 21-24

  • Christmas week; only four shows.
  • All of this week's shows are themed around Christmas. The following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Christmas, including a giant gingerbread house being placed on the stage in the back of the audience.
    • Door #4 shows a Christmasy scene with the words "Happy Holidays" at the top. A similar scene appears on the Contestants' Row displays, wiping away to display the normal colors when the contestants bid.
    • The light strips around the audience are red and white for most of the show; most of the other lights are blue.
    • Everyone in the audience is dressed in Christmas attire.
    • The opening, except on Thursday, ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Turntable walls display a snowy forest.
    • "Icicles" hang from the spinning Turntable wall.
    • A giant snowflake replaces the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
    • George's display shows a fireplace and has stockings hung around it.
    • The colored base on the trip screens has a candy-cane-colored Pricedown dollar sign against a wintry backdrop.
    • The logo, with the text from Door #4 at its base, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Most of the PriceIsRight.com graphics are Christmas-themed.
    • Snow falls from the ceiling during the credits.
  • The blue dollar sign seat covers are present this week.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a coffee brewer, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said brewers.
  • On Tuesday, George introduces Drew as "Your ho-ho-host."
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a watch, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said watches.
  • On Tuesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a set of headphones, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said headphone sets.
  • On Thursday, a parent and one or more of their children cooperate as contestants.
  • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we celebrate the ho-ho-holidays on a special kids' episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, Gwendolyn's son, Malloy, and Rachel's daughter, Ruby Rae, help them model various prizes throughout the show.
  • One of every Item up for Bids on Thursday's show was donated to Toys for Tots; members of the show's staff and many members of the audience also donated toys to the charity.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a toy robot, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids, and a $100 gift card for Graeter's Ice Cream, a portion of the prize package in Pick-a-Pair; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, as George urges viewers to visit the website for chances to win one of said robots and one of said gift cards.


Week 14 (1,733 – 734xK): December 28-31

  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • The hexagon seat covers are present for most of this week; Thursday's show, which was taped out of order, uses the blue dollar sign seat covers.
  • On Wednesday, Now....or Then is played under its original name, "Now....and Then;" this was presumably an oversight after the taping of Decades Week, as Drew referred to the game as "Now....or Then" and the previous playing, which was taped later, used the current name.
  • Thursday's show features the "Best of 2015," with a look back at some of Price's best moments of the past year and some of the staff's favorite prizes from the same period (with the two frequently going hand-in-hand). The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the text "Be$t of 2015" (with the dollar sign in Pricedown) beneath a disco ball and against a red background with cascading Pricedown dollar signs. Similar designs also appear on the Turntable wall (with the text in the center column only, except during the Showcase, and with no disco balls) and George's display (with the disco ball replacing the text), surrounded by orange.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we look back on the best of 2015 on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for the celebration.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show cascading Pricedown dollar signs in their usual colors, with a silver dollar sign in the middle; the extra graphics wipe away as the contestants' bids are lit up.
    • The vertical base of the trip screens is gold.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink and a reddish gold.
    • The "Best of 2015" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • On Thursday, Grand Game is played for $100,000, with the lower prizes increased accordingly.
  • On Thursday, 1 Right Price is played for a treadmill (modeled by a helmet-wearing George) and a TV (which repeatedly plays the clip of George falling off the treadmill in Most Expen$ive).
  • On Thursday, That's Too Much! is played for two cars.
  • On Thursday, in a throwback to Decades Week, Squeeze Play is played in front of Contestants' Row with Door #4 showing the season premiere's graphic of the original Door #2 with the "The New Price Is Right" logo; Drew also hosts the game with Bob's original corded microphone.
  • On Thursday, Drew inaccurately states that Squeeze Play looks "exactly how [it] looked back when it premiered back in the '70s;" while this is true of the game's color scheme, which was reverted during Decades Week, the game's second logo remains, as do the covering on the hole beneath the price reveal and the extra side walls that were added when the game was moved to the Turntable.
  • On Thursday, in an unusual move, two grocery item games and a small prize game are played.


Week 15 (1,734 – 735xK): January 4-8

  • On Monday, the hexagon seat covers return for six more episodes.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual coincidence, six of the nine contestants have the same names as permanent or part-time members of the cast: John, Chantel, Kathleen, Nicole, Daniel Goddard, and Diana; additionally, Kathleen's son is named Bradley, and Chantel and Diana are both engaged or married to men named Richard.
  • On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.


Week 16 (1,735 – 736xK): January 11-15

  • On Tuesday, the blue dollar sign seat covers return permanently.
  • On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 17 (1,736 – 737xK): January 25-29

  • Originally scheduled for January 18-22.
  • This week is Socially @wesome Week; each day, some aspect of the show is a "#UDecide" moment determined via a poll on Twitter, as follows:
    • On Monday, voters were asked whether Lucky $even should be played for an SUV or a convertible (the winner).
    • On Tuesday, voters were asked whether Triple Play or 3 Strikes (the winner) should be played.
    • On Wednesday, voters were asked whether the show should have on one of its regular guest Beauties from The Young and the Restless (the winner, with the model in question being Melissa Ordway) or The Bold and the Beautiful.
    • On Thursday, voters were asked whether the second game should offer a bicycle adventure in Amsterdam (the winner) or a vineyard excursion to Argentina.
    • On Friday, voters were asked whether CBS.com should upload a tour of George's podium (the winner) or a tour of George's vintage car; the result of this poll was never revealed on the show itself.
  • The following aspects of the show are different than usual this week:
    • Door #4 shows an iPad being used to look up various things about The Price Is Right on social media; the door's usual background is visible behind the iPad.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Socially @wesome Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show TPIR's Twitter handle, @PriceIsRight, and hashtag, #PriceIsRight, until they wipe away when the contestants bid; the former appears on the red and yellow displays and the latter on the blue and green displays.
    • George's display shows a text message saying "Socially @wesome Week" against Door #4's background.
    • The show is live-tweeted, with various comments from viewers being scrolled on-screen during the TV broadcasts.
    • The logo, sending the text message, "It's Socially @wesome Week!" appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Every day, the show posts a picture from that day's episode to its Facebook page and asks their followers to caption it; the winning caption each day receives a prize and is shown on-air after the next day's second Showcase Showdown.
  • During Monday's opening, the theme does not start playing until Drew has already come through Door #2.
  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Monday, the plastic food being used to show off a barbecue catches on fire during Double Prices; fortunately, nothing besides the plastic food is damaged.
  • On Monday, before It's in the Bag, Drew misreads the hashtag "#TimeToWin" on contestant Lita's shirt as "#TimeTown"; for the remainder of the show, "#TimeTown" is shown on George's display.
  • Drew takes over the show's Instagram account for the week, beginning with a selfie he takes with the winner of Monday's first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Monday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew urges viewers to watch the show again on CBS.com, where an extra video of the show filled with "fun facts" is uploaded.
  • On Tuesday, the Barker's Beauties use robotic action cameras to shoot video throughout the show; Drew urges viewers to visit CBS.com to watch this footage at the end of the first Showcase Showdown. Portions of the first Item up for Bids are also shot through a fourth one of these cameras, which, not coincidentally, is the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday, the red backing is restored to the "Master Key" sign, albeit without the cityscape.
  • On Wednesday, after the first Showcase Showdown, Drew points out a camera mounted on Door #4 and urges viewers to visit CBS.com to watch a timelapse video of everything that's gone on in Studio 33 during the tapings of Tuesday and Wednesday's episodes.
  • On Thursday, Mike Johnson, the winner of a contest on Twitter (and, coincidentally, a former contestant) serves as guest announcer during Act 5.
  • On Friday, Drew urges viewers to visit the show's Facebook page to enter a contest to win the prize package from Cliff Hangers.


Week 18 (1,737 – 738xK): January 22, 19, February 3, January 20-21

  • Originally scheduled for January 25-29.
  • By Tuesday, the light strip around the spinning Turntable wall panel has begun to become blue during Master Key.
  • On Wednesday, during the sixth Item up for Bids, Drew announces that Manuela will not be on for the rest of the show after having hurt her ankle modeling a trampoline, the fourth Item up for Bids; he also asks any viewers who are on Twitter to send her a "get well" message.
  • On Friday, the pontoon boat in the second showcase is modeled by the other seven contestants.


Week 19 (1,738 – 739xK): February 1-2, January 18, February 4-5

  • Originally scheduled for February 1-5.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the two Groundhog Day-themed showcases, outside of offering different prizes of the same types, have exactly the same scripts; Drew and George also refer to both showcases as "the first showcase."
  • On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Friday's show is themed around Super Bowl 50, which airs on CBS this Sunday night. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The show begins with a brief montage of Super Bowl footage from throughout the years with the NFL on CBS theme playing; at the end of the montage, a dollar sign wipes to the regular opening.
    • The NFL on CBS theme plays throughout the opening and supplants the TPIR theme throughout the show, along with "Dig We Must" at the ends of the Showcase Showdowns.
    • The right-hand audience sign is replaced by a "Super Bowl 50" logo.
    • Door #4 shows the "Super Bowl 50" logo against a football field.
    • The stage in the back of the audience is decorated like a football field, with a Denver Broncos logo on one side and a Carolina Panthers logo on the other.
    • During the opening spiel, George refers to "the Bob Barker Stadium" instead of "the Bob Barker Studio."
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a Super Bowl party on The Price Is Right!"
    • Door #2 is flanked by fireworks generators during Drew's entrance.
    • Four Barker's Beauties are present; Manuela and Rachel are dressed as Panthers cheerleaders, and Gwendolyn and Melissa Ordway from The Young and the Restless are dressed as Broncos cheerleaders.
    • As all of the Beauties flank Door #2 during the opening, Drew enters with his microphone already in-hand.
    • The Turntable walls show a football field, along with the "Super Bowl 50" logo in the center column only; the graphic from the center column also appears on George's display.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the "Super Bowl 50" logo against a football field; when the contestants bid, a football flies across their displays, revealing the normal colors.
    • NFL Now analysts Maurice Jones-Drew and Ike Taylor appear as extra models throughout the show; they also help to present the second showcase.
    • The vertical base of the trip screens shows grass with a football on it.
    • The TPIR logo, along with the "Super Bowl 50" logo, appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • While going to commercial after the second game, a montage of scenes from the first two acts is shown against the background from Door #4; similar replays are also shown after the fourth game, the second Showcase Showdown, and the first part of the Showcase.
    • George's calldown window is red, and its dollar sign is yellow.
    • The background on the Showcase podiums is replaced by turf, and their TPIR logos are replaced by the "Super Bowl 50" logo.


Week 20 (1,739 – 740xK): February 8-12

  • On Tuesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with newly married couples acting as contestants. The following aspects of this show are different than usual:
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening is red.
    • Door #4 shows the text, "Happy Valentine's Day!" over a car with a "Just Married" sign on its back, with hearts radiating up the screen around the car; the car and hearts also appear on George's display.
    • To accommodate the extra contestants, an extra blue dollar sign seat cover is placed at each end of Contestants' Row.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four newlywed couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • White hearts radiate up the Contestants' Row displays; the hearts wipe away when the contestants' bids are lit up.
    • Hearts radiate up the Turntable walls against a blue and purple background, and the area between the screens is pink.
    • The top of George's podium is adorned with red glitter, and its squares are pink.
    • The logo, with the "Happy Valentine's Day!" text at its base, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The dollar sign on George's calldown window is pink; the window itself is also more pink and less blue than usual.
    • The Big Wheel's vertical split-screen separator is pink.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Beginning on Friday, Side by Side is occasionally played in front of the Turntable when it offers a trip, with the prize being displayed on the Turntable walls.


Week 21 (1,740 – 741xK): February 15, 19, 17-18, 16

  • Originally scheduled for February 15-19.
  • This week of shows is Dream Car Week; every day, one pricing game is played for a car that would normally only appear in Golden Road, as follows:
    • On Monday, Spelling Bee is played for a $120,000 Aston Martin; additionally, on this playing, each card is worth $5,000.
    • On Tuesday, Golden Road itself is played for a $139,000 Mercedes.
    • On Wednesday, Cover Up is played for a Porsche.
    • On Thursday, Lucky $even is played for a Tesla.
    • On Friday, More or Less is played for a Maserati.
  • The following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a driver's-eye view of a car driving into a city, periodically passing signs showing "Dream Car Week" and the TPIR logo.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the steering wheel from Door #4 with highlights in that position's standard color; when bids are made, these graphics wipe away to reveal the display's usual appearance.
    • George's display shows the "Dream Car Week" sign from Door #4.
    • The logo, with the "Dream Car Week" text at its base, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The backdrop for the car in each "dream car" game is a set of video monitors displaying the "Dream Car Week" logo.
    • The prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is changed to a $35,000 BMW 320i sedan; the car sits onstage next to the Big Wheel during the Showcase Showdowns.
    • On Friday, More or Less's G-T asterisk backdrops are supplanted by the video screen "Dream Car Week" backdrops.
  • Monday's second showcase is themed around the Grammy Awards, which airs that night on CBS.
  • On Tuesday, the "Dream Car Week" backdrops supplant the usual rainbow backdrops in Golden Road.
  • On Thursday, with dream car Lucky $even played first and the prize backdrop placed in front of Door #2, Drew enters through Door #1.
  • On Friday, contestant Roxanne runs into the Secret "X" board so hard while placing her second X that she knocks it out of position; Drew and Manuela have to move it back into place before the game can continue.


Week 22 (1,741 – 742xK): February 22-26

  • In Tuesday's Punch a Bunch, contestant Anthony gets $10,000 on his second punch; oddly, the Punchboard starts flashing and the "$10,000" graphic pops up before he decides to quit.
  • On Wednesday, the square pattern is removed from Check Game's price tag.
  • Thursday's second showcase is themed around Flip Flop's 16th birthday; the board appears during the showcase with a flopped bid of $1,616 and an actual retail price of "Happy birthday Flip Flop!"


Week 23 (1,742 – 743xK): February 29-March 4

  • On Monday, in honor of Leap Day, the price in Money Game is $22,916, and all of the fake prices in That's Too Much! end with 229.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, two cash games are played.
  • On Thursday, the final prize in the first showcase, a pontoon boat, is modeled by the other seven contestants.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 24 (1,743 – 744xK): March 7-10, April 29

  • Originally scheduled for March 7-11.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, 10 Chances's marker has a "10 Chances" logo on it.


Week 25 (1,744 – 745xK): March 14

  • Only one show, on Monday.
  • On Monday, in honor of Pi Day, the wrong price in Cover Up, spread across all five panels in very small print, is the first 388 digits of Pi.
  • On Monday, during the Showcase, the dollar signs on the Turntable wall, Door #4, and the trip screens are replaced with Pis; additionally, Door #4, the trip screens, and the middle row of screens on the Turntable each display a large Pi in the center, while the upper and lower rows of Turntable monitors have the first 11 digits of Pi on each screen.


Week 26 (1,745 – 746xK): March 21-25

  • On Monday, blue light columns are installed in front of the audience curtains; due to shows being taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, radiating outward from the center of Door #4, every other light column is yellow.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, Drew's entrance is occasionally shot the way Bob's entrance was shot, albeit with dissolves instead of the star wipe; this lasts until a couple of months into Season 45.
  • On Thursday and Friday, the light strip in the audience and George's podium are green for the entire show.
  • On Friday, the audience curtains are solid blue, and the blue light columns have become orange; additionally, the strings of hypocycloid diamonds on the curtains have been removed, and the curtains are now adorned with Goodson-Todman asterisks in various colors and sizes. As the episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • Friday's show is themed as a "college rivals" episode; pairs of students from rival schools are called down, with a coin flip determining which school's student is called first, and the rival of the winner of each Item up for Bids is sent back to the audience (but is awarded $1,000 if that person subsequently loses their pricing game). This results in two new contestants being called before each game. The following other aspects of this episode are also different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the words "College Rivals" at its base, inside a stadium and flanked by various sports gear. This design is also shown on the Turntable screens.
    • The raised platform in the back of the audience is decorated with various tailgating paraphernalia, including a miniature Giant Price Tag that serves as a beanbag target.
    • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's College Rivalry Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The college rivalries are announced before each pair of contestants is called, and each contestant's specific school is also announced.
    • Because of the rivalry format, the first four contestants are required to line up from left to right in Contestants' Row; in subsequent acts, the first contestant called is required to take spot of the winner from the previous act.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first college rivals to face off on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show foam fingers in the appropriate colors, with left hands on the red and blue displays and right hands on the yellow and green displays; when the contestants bid, these patterns wipe away to reveal the normal backgrounds.
    • George's display shows an orange foam finger squaring off with a red one in the stadium from Door #4.
    • Each pair of contestants after Act 1 is only told to come on down after they are both called, followed by, "You're the next college rivals to face off on The Price Is Right!"
    • The "College Rivals" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • On Friday, both Squeeze Play and Cliff Hangers are played for a car.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Beginning on Friday, Check Game's price is hidden on a second price tag behind the one with the logo when the prize is shown on Door #4, a la Coming or Going.
  • On Friday, no real car games are played.


Week 27 (1,746 – 747xK): March 28-April 1

  • On Monday, the audience curtains, the audience light strip, and George's podium revert to their appearance from Week 25.
  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, in celebration of April Fool's Day and as part of a contest, a number of things on the show are intentionally done wrong; the viewer who correctly identifies the most mistakes wins a trip to Costa Rica, with a random drawing determining the winner should a tie for the most right answers occur. Drew plugs this contest on Monday and Thursday after the second Showcase Showdown, and George explains it again at the top of Friday's show, segueing directly into the opening as he finishes. George describes the trip before the first Item up for Bids.
  • The April Fool's Day mistakes are as follows:
    • Drew enters through Door #1.
    • The Contestants' Row displays are yellow, red, green, and blue.
    • The TPIR logos shown on the first Item up for Bids are backwards.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with stars.
    • George calls his mother "Llama Bay" instead of "Mama Mai."
    • Drew introduces Amber as "Amber McGee" during the first Item up for Bids.
    • The price of each Item up for Bids is written on the card for a different act, and the fourth Item up for Bids does not have a card at all.
    • The background of Door #4 moves the wrong direction.
    • Money Game uses its boat graphics (which are not the same ones that existed the last time it was actually played for a boat); oddly, the pictures hidden behind the numbers on the upper part of the board are the usual car graphics.
    • The license plate given to the winner of Money Game says "Person" instead of "Winner."
    • The jib camera is onscreen during the reveal of the second Item up for Bids.
    • The grill in Bargain Game is barbecuing fruit.
    • Various logos from other specials appear during the commercial outros and closed-captioning plugs.
    • The logo is not centered on George's podium during Act 3. (This is not counted for the contest but is nonetheless wrong.)
    • When the camera comes back to the third Item up for Bids after panning Contestants' Row, Amber has turned into Rachel.
    • The $10,000 bill from Punch a Bunch, with a more current picture of Drew, is set up next to Grand Game.
    • Grand Game's grocery labels are blue.
    • The long-absent decimal point is present in the dollar on the Big Wheel.
    • The Train uses the Tugboat's sound effects during the fourth Item up for Bids.
    • The television offered in Push Over airs nothing but snow.
    • The hands are missing from the Push Over board.
    • The blue window in Push Over is yellow.
    • In Act 5, Drew asks for the contestant and the Item up for Bids in the wrong order.
    • The Turntable reverses the front side and the game side for the duration of Act 5; this also results in it spinning the wrong direction while revealing the fifth Item up for Bids.
    • The "Cliff Hangers" logo is replaced with a logo reading "Yodely Guy."
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his graphical counterpart are facing downhill, are only holding their pick with one hand, have brown hair instead of black, have smaller noses than usual, are wearing shoes and socks that are too small, and are halfway undressed.
    • The shot of the top of the mountain shown as Drew is explaining Cliff Hangers is from several seasons ago; the normal "Cliff Hangers" logo is visible on the board, and the metal strips to its right are from a previous incarnation of Door #2. (This was apparently a genuine edit and not a mistake for the contest.)
    • The entire Reveal, as well as the two stagehands operating it, are shown on-camera during the sixth Item up for Bids.
    • The car backdrops in That's Too Much! show an old picture of George.
    • Drew calls Amber "Amber Lester" during That's Too Much!.
    • Drew does the second closed-captioning plug.
    • The Big Wheel's carpet is absent during the second Showcase Showdown.
    • "Showcase" is misspelled as "Shocase" on the Showcase podiums.
    • The laptop in the first showcase is playing an episode of Let's Make a Deal.
    • The panel lights on Door #3 are shut off during the first showcase.
    • A Germany cue is used for the trip to Japan in the first showcase.
    • The hot tub in the second showcase is filled with ice.
    • In the second showcase, the first "e" in "New Orleans" is written backwards on the trip screen.
    • The license plate on the car in the second showcase is upside-down.
  • In addition to the April Fool's Day changes, the following aspects of Friday's show are legitimately different than usual:
    • Door #4 and George's podium show the logo, with the text "April Fool's Day" at its base, against a blue hexagon; on Door #4, this is surrounded by a field of purple. Door #4 only displays this during the opening.
    • The logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to its usual spots.
  • On Friday, which was taped out of order, the audience largely has its appearance from last Tuesday and Wednesday, with a small number of Goodson-Todman asterisks behind George's podium.
  • As an April Fool's joke, the last prize in the second showcase is initially said to be a year's supply of dandruff shampoo; the actual prize is a new car.


Week 28 (1,747 – 748xK): April 4-8


Week 29 (1,748 – 749xK): April 11-15

  • On Monday, the regular deck from Card Game is used in the card-themed first showcase.
  • Tuesday is Cliff Hangers's 40th birthday; in honor of the occasion, the game is played for a car, the set is decorated during the game, and the mountain climber (and, during only the second transition, his corresponding graphic) is wearing a party hat and is holding a set of "40" balloons instead of his pick.
  • On Tuesday, the TV offered in Bargain Game shows the first playing of Cliff Hangers; oddly, "On the Franches Mountains" is played over a clip of the mountain climber going up the mountain even though that song had not been introduced to the game yet at that point.
  • On Tuesday, both showcases are themed around the mountain climber's 40th birthday. Rachel holds the day's special mountain climber prop throughout the first showcase, and said showcase also opens with "On the Franches Mountains."
  • During Tuesday's credits, the decorations from Cliff Hangers reappear, a Cliff Hangers cake is brought out, and the birthday mountain climber appears on Door #4 over the graphic of the trip to Switzerland from the first showcase.
  • On Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 30 (1,749 – 750xK): April 18-22

  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 31 (1,750 – 751xK): April 25-28, March 11

  • Originally scheduled for April 25-29.
  • On Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, Pauley Perrette and Brian Dietzen, the portrayers of Abby Scuito and Jimmy Palmer on NCIS, appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show's 300th episode on March 15. Pauley Perrette's assertion that said episode airs "next week" reflects this program's out-of-order broadcast date of March 11.
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, DVD sets of the first 12 seasons of NCIS; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.


Week 32 (1,751 – 752xK): May 4, 3, 2, 5, 6

  • Originally scheduled for May 2-6.
  • On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • As Tuesday and Friday's shows weres taped out of order, the audience curtains and George's podium take on their appearances from March 25 for these episodes only.
  • On Tuesday, in celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Day, everyone in the audience is a teacher. In addition to this, the following aspects of the episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows an anthropomorphic TPIR logo wearing Drew Carey glasses standing next to the words "TEACHERS RULE!" against a green, chalkboard-like background. The logo also supplants the usual pattern on George's display, and it appears alongside the "TEACHERS RULE!" graphic during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four teachers in attendance on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated with various school paraphernalia.
    • All six onstage contestants receive a $500 gift card from TeacherHeaven.com, while everybody else in the audience receives a $100 gift card. This prize is plugged before the first game, and Drew announces the award for the remainder of the audience before the sixth game while also urging viewers to visit PriceIsRight.com for a chance to win one of said $100 gift cards.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko's scoreboard is rimmed with silver, and its spotlights are absent; as the show was taped out of order, these changes do not immediately become permanent.
  • On Tuesday, Push Over's second color scheme debuts, its hands are removed, its squares are rearranged, and an additional curved triangle is installed behind the logo; as the show was taped out of order, these changes do not immediately become permanent.
  • On Tuesday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday and Friday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks between the Big Doors are lit up yellow.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day; all the contestants are expectant mothers. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a clothesline with three shirts in a field of flowers; the shirts show a "Baby" name tag, the TPIR logo, and the text "Happy Mother's Day!" A similar graphic with the "Happy Mother's Day!" text on the middle shirt appears on George's display.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the flower field from Door #4; when the contestants bid, a baby carriage wipes away the graphic to reveal the normal colors, with the bid appearing in its wake.
    • The logo, with the text, "Happy Mother's Day!" at its base, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • After the last commercial, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a Tula baby carrier; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said carriers.
  • On Friday, the graphics and numbers dissolve instead of moving during the quantity reveals in Vend-O-Price.
  • Friday's first showcase includes, as a bonus, a year's supply of Once upon a Farm baby food; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.


Week 33 (1,752 – 753xK): May 9-13

  • This week of shows is The Price Is Right/Let's Make a Deal Ma$h Up Week; each day, The Price Is Right uses one recurring deal from Let's Make a Deal as a pricing game, and Let's Make a Deal likewise plays one pricing game as a deal.
  • The deals on The Price Is Right are as follows:
    • On Monday, Car Pong is played as a small prize game -- four items are shown, and the contestant earns five extra seconds for the game for every safe pick he makes in a game of Danger Price.
    • On Tuesday, Go for a Spin is played as a small prize game -- three items are shown, and the contestant must decide whether each one's price is right-side-up (i.e. $15) or upside-down (i.e. $51). Every right answer removes one Zonk from the wheel and earns the contestant $500; the money from the small prizes can be used as a bail-out if the contestant doesn't want to risk spinning the wheel.
    • On Wednesday, Gold Rush is played with seven boxes (as opposed to the usual eight), with the contestant having to pick the five digits in the price of the car (the gold) before selecting both of the fakes (the dynamite). The contestant can quit with any money accumulated at any point after picking the first dynamite (which, unlike on Let's Make a Deal, does not erase the contestant's winnings). The positions of the numbers in the car's price are not revealed until the end of the game. For this appearance, a Pricedown dollar sign is added to the left of the number boxes.
    • On Thursday, Accelerator is played as a grocery item game. The contestant starts with two rolls and can win up to three more by playing the pricing portion of Hole in One with four items; each price reveal beyond the first earns an additional roll until a mistake is encountered. Once a letter is hit, all instances of that letter turn into Zonks; hitting a Zonk takes away any accumulated money but does not in and of itself end the game.
    • On Friday, Smash for Ca$h is played as a grocery item game with six piggy banks. Each piggy bank has a grocery product attached to it, five of which cost less than a target price; each time one of those five groceries is smashed, $1, $2, $3, $4, or $5 is revealed, with each dollar lighting up one space on the game board. At any point, the contestant may quit with the highest cash award has been lit up thus far; however, smashing the piggy bank over the target price ends the game and leaves the contestant with nothing. For this appearance, several Pricedown dollar signs are added to the game's set in place of the two leftmost and two rightmost piggy banks.
  • The pricing games on Let's Make a Deal are as follows:
    • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a set of golf clubs or a car. The contestant chooses one envelope from each of three rows of three; the envelopes have numbers in them, which determine how far the mountain climber moves. Finishing anywhere from 16-21 wins the golf clubs; finishing anywhere from 22-25 wins the car; not reaching 16 or going over the cliff results in a loss. The contestant is offered $700 to quit before picking the last envelope.
    • On Tuesday, Hole in One is played without groceries for the $500 bonus, an ATV, or a car. To win the $500, the contestant must make a putt from the sixth line. Afterward, she may either quit with the money or give it back for a chance to win the ATV by making another putt from the fourth line. After that, she may quit with the ATV or give it back and go for the car by making a third putt from the first line. The contestant is allowed to redo one putt during the game, incorporating its "Hole in One or Two" element. The three prizes are represented on their respective lines by the grocery flags; as such, the gold $500 flag is not present.
    • On Wednesday, 5 Price Tags is played for $20,000. Instead of the usual gameplay, the contestant is shown the clip of Manuela accidentally revealing the price from episode #7074K; she must then, in one choice, identify the car's actual retail price from amongst five options, all of which have the same last three digits in a different order. After making her selection, she is given the option to bail out and take a set of electronics. For this appearance only, a "Ma$h Up" logo is added to the square at the base of the 5 Price Tags board.
    • On Thursday, Master Key is played with two contestants and no small prizes. Each player picks one key and can either try it in the locks and win whatever it opens or bail out with $500; the second player Wayne deals with has the added advantage of knowing which key the other contestant selected.
    • On Friday, Punch a Bunch is played with three contestants and no small prizes. Each contestant is offered a different number of punches (one for the first player, two for the second, and three for the third) and may then either take the total amount of money they punched out or trade for a box/envelope/curtain. Under this format, the potential exists for the second player to win as much as $35,000 and the third player as much as $45,000.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week's shows are different than usual:
    • During every commercial outro and the closed-captioning plugs, the TPIR and LMaD logos appear, merge with one another, and come out with one show's logo on the other's background surrounding a "Ma$h Up Week" logo that takes elements from both of them. This graphic also appears on Door #4 and the Turntable wall during the act with the deal.
    • On Monday, Wayne Brady, Jonathan Mangum, and Tiffany Coyne host, announce, and model during Car Pong. Tiffany also helps to model the corresponding Item up for Bids.
    • On Tuesday and Thursday, Tiffany serves as a third Barker's Beauty throughout the show.
    • On Wednesday, Jonathan announces the first Item up for Bids, a video chat robot, via said prize's screen; serves as a model during Balance Game, although Manuela winds up doing the work when he proves too weak to lift the bag; models during and helps Drew to host Gold Rush; and helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him doing quickie deals with the audience.
    • On Friday, Jonathan serves as a model during Danger Price, operates Squeeze Play, helps to run Smash for Ca$h, and helps to present the second showcase, which is themed as a deal from Let's Make a Deal.
  • Monday is the last episode without the light strips in the audience.
  • On Tuesday, the audience and George's podium take on their appearances from March 25 for the remainder of the week.
  • Monday's second showcase, themed around great creations, includes several props from Plinko and Cliff Hangers.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's wrong price is the TPIR logo, a Plinko chip, the Ma$h Up logo, a Zonk graphic, and the LMaD logo.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played behind the Giant Price Tag.
  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the license plate on Dice Game's car has a Ma$h Up Week logo.


Week 34 (1,753 – 754xK): May 16-20

  • On Monday, the audience and George's podium revert to their appearances from March 23, with the blue and yellow light columns.
  • On Monday, Push Over temporarily reverts to its original color scheme.
  • On Thursday, George's podium and the light strip around the audience are green throughout the show.
  • On Friday, the light strip on the spinning Turntable wall panel is yellow during Now....or Then instead of its usual orange.
  • On Friday, the tone first heard on November 16's Gas Money resurfaces; this time, it plays when the dials begin rolling and at set intervals thereafter instead of every time the thousands digit changes.
  • On Friday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the yellow and green color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.


Week 35 (1,754 – 755xK): May 23, 25, 24, 26, 27 + Monday-Wednesday nights

  • Survivor special (#034SP) airs on Monday night.
  • Big Brother special (#035SP) airs on Tuesday night.
  • The Amazing Race Special (#036SP) airs on Wednesday night.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for May 23-27.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, George's podium and the light strip around the audience are green throughout the show.
  • On Tuesday, two Goodson-Todman asterisks are added to the wall behind George.
Primetime (general)
  • The audience takes on its appearance from Tuesday-Friday of Ma$h Up Week.
  • The audience is decorated with various paraphernalia and logos from the appropriate reality show.
  • The back-left corner of the audience is reserved for the reality show participants.
  • Unlike most primetime episodes since the Salutes in Season 30, "Walking" is used for the opening; this becomes the norm on future primetime shows.
  • Unlike most previous primetime specials, the opening uses the normal light border; this becomes the norm on future primetime shows.
  • All of the contestants are "superfans" of that night's reality show.
  • The reality show contestant(s) partnered with the winner of the Showcase win(s) money in the amount of the price of that showcase for a charity they are representing. What the charities would receive, if anything, in the event of a double overbid is never explained.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday only, the Goodson-Todman asterisks between the Big Doors are yellow.
  • Unlike on the MDSs, the bonus for a perfect bid in Contestants' Row remains at $500; this becomes the norm on future primetime shows.
  • The commercial structure from the Season 36 MDSs is more or less maintained, with no breaks between the first and second games, the first Showcase Showdown and the fourth game, or the fifth and sixth games.
  • Unlike most previous primetime specials, the bonus money on the Big Wheel is not increased; this becomes the norm on future primetime shows.
  • The credits are run at several times their normal speed.
Primetime Monday
  • Jeff Probst gives an introduction to the special at the top of the hour; this transitions directly into the regular opening. Jeff also acts as a model at various points throughout the show and helps to present the prize for the fourth game (a trip to Borneo, the location of the first series of Survivor) and the second showcase.
  • Door #4 shows the TPIR logo above a Survivor logo and flanked by tiki torches, with a jungle scene as the background; this pattern also appears on the Turntable walls (with the logos only appearing in the middle row), and a Plinko chip with the Survivor logo over it appears against the same background on George's display. The TPIR/Survivor logo also appears during every commercial outro (except the first, during which the screen wipes to the graphic from Door #4) in addition to the usual spots.
  • Each contestant is paired with a castaway from Survivor; the castaways are called down along with the contestants.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four teams on this special Survivor edition of The Price Is Right!" Subsequent teams are told, "You're the next team on this special Survivor edition of The Price Is Right!"
  • Palm trees flank Drew in front of the Barker Wall during his entrance.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show the Survivor logo with "Outbid!" scribbled off to the side as an editor's note; when the contestants' bids light up, these graphics wipe away.
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • The prices of the Items up for Bids and the showcases are written on tribal council ballots with the TPIR logo on them.
  • Music from Survivor plays instead of the TPIR theme or "Dig We Must" after each game, both Showcase Showdowns, and the first part of the Showcase.
  • The Family Feud logo background is missing from the Most Expen$ive carpet.
  • Jungle music plays instead of the harps during the Punch a Bunch intro.
  • Unlike on the Salutes and MDSs, Punch a Bunch's top prize is not increased.
  • Punch a Bunch's blue color scheme debuts.
  • Punch a Bunch's holes have Survivor logos on them, and the frequency chart is redone with Survivor graphics.
  • Punch a Bunch's slip distribution is altered. The board contains five $500; 10 $1,000; 15 $2,500; 15 $5,000; four $10,000; and one $25,000.
  • Punch a Bunch's slips are tribal council ballots, and their amounts are written in a more primal-looking font.
  • During the Showcase Showdowns, a torch is set up by the Big Wheel for each contestant; when one is eliminated, Jeff Probst extinguishes their torch, declaring that "the Wheel has spoken."
  • Now....or Then's third color scheme debuts.
  • Now....or Then uses a different sign which incorporates the Survivor logo and font and temporarily changes the spelling of the game's name to "Now... ...or Then".
  • The "then" date in Now....or Then is May 2000, the month when Survivor first came on the air.
  • That's Too Much!'s exclamation point becomes a much darker shade of blue; this change carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
  • Non-contestant Survivor alums Ozzy Lusth and Sierra Dawn Thomas model the first showcase.
Primetime Tuesday
  • Julie Chen gives an introduction to the special at the top of the hour; this transitions directly into the regular opening. Julie also acts as a model at various points during the show and helps to present the second Item up for Bids, the prize for the fourth game (a trip to the Netherlands, the country where Big Brother originated), and the second showcase.
  • Door #4 shows the TPIR logo and the Big Brother logo with a swimming pool as a background; this pattern also appears on the Turntable walls (with the logos only appearing in the middle row), while George's display shows a Plinko chip resting atop the Big Brother logo against the same background. The TPIR/Big Brother logo also appears during every commercial outro (except the first and third, during which the screen wipes to the graphic from Door #4) in addition to the usual spots.
  • Zingbot 9000 is sitting with the Big Brother houseguests, wearing a "Zing" name tag.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four teams on this special Big Brother edition of The Price Is Right!" Subsequent teams are told, "You're the next team on this special Big Brother edition of The Price Is Right!"
  • The Turntable walls and the spinning panel's light strips are blue throughout the show.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show house keys with the Big Brother logo and four Goodson-Todman asterisks in the color of that display; when the contestants' bids light up, this graphic wipes away.
  • Five of the light columns columns in the corner where the houseguests are sitting are blue.
  • A roof is placed atop Plinko's score display.
  • Plinko's silver-rimmed scoreboard is present, and its spotlights are absent.
  • While Plinko's top prize is not raised, the board's lower amounts are increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
  • The interiors of Plinko's small prize displays show the background from Door #4.
  • Music from Big Brother plays instead of the TPIR theme or "Dig We Must" after each game, both Showcase Showdowns, and the first part of the Showcase.
  • Push Over uses its second color scheme.
  • The Big Wheel scoreboard is made to look like an open garage door.
  • During the Showcase Showdowns, the three teams participating are shown on a trip screen; when a team is eliminated, their picture fades to black and white, and Julie Chen declares that they've "been evicted from The Price Is Right" as they what through a door set up by the Big Wheel (labeled as the front door of Studio 33). Hanging by the door is a "key to the Showcase," which is handed to the winning team.
  • The first showcase is modeled by non-contestant former houseguest Lawon Exum and Zingbot 9000.
  • The first showcase includes a promo for the next series of Big Brother, which debuts on June 22.
Primetime Wednesday
  • Phil Keoghan gives an introduction to the special at the top of the hour; this transitions directly into the regular opening. Phil also acts as a model at various points throughout the show, most notably running It's in the Bag by himself and starting the rat race, and helps to present the prize for the fourth game and the second showcase (which is themed around The Amazing Race).
  • To accommodate the four teams of three adults each occupying it, Contestants' Row is extended, with an orange Goodson-Todman asterisk between each pair of displays.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show the The Amazing Race logo; when the contestants' bids light up, this graphic wipes away.
  • The orange light columns in the corner where the racers sit are red; also, the three columns on the side wall in said corner have "Fast Forward," "Detour," and "Route" graphics on them.
  • The Amazing Race contestants are not referred to by their last names, using only their first names or, in some cases, their nicknames.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four teams on this special Amazing Race edition of The Price Is Right!" Subsequent teams are told, "You're the next team on this special Amazing Race edition of The Price Is Right!"
  • Door #4 shows the The Amazing Race logo and its accompanying globe; above the TAR logo is the TPIR logo. This pattern also appears on the Turntable walls (with the logos only appearing in the middle row), while George's display shows a Plinko chip above the Big Brother logo against the same background. The TPIR/The Amazing Race logo also appears during every commercial outro (except the first, during which the screen wipes to the graphic from Door #4) in addition to the usual spots.
  • Video screen columns with TPIR and Amazing Race graphics appear between the Big Doors; during the Showcase Showdowns, the columns are moved to flank the Big Wheel.
  • The prices of the Items up for Bids, which are all on yellow price tags with the TPIR logo on them, are in Amazing Race clue envelopes hidden in clue boxes.
  • During each pricing game, Drew and the contestants stand on a rug with a map of the world on it.
  • During Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber wears a backpack.
  • In Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning every time the mountain climber moves.
  • Music from The Amazing Race plays instead of the TPIR theme or "Dig We Must" after each game, both Showcase Showdowns, and the first part of the Showcase.
  • The Turntable walls and the spinning panel's light strips are green and yellow throughout the show.
  • Unlike in MDSs from Season 33 onward, It's in the Bag's top prize is not increased.
  • It's in the Bag second color scheme debuts.
  • A red carpet with the The Amazing Race logo on it supplants the usual Big Wheel carpet.
  • When teams lose in the Showcase Showdown, Phil Keoghan tells that they "have been eliminated from The Price Is Right."
  • The winners of each Showcase Showdown receive an Express Pass to the Showcase.
  • Although it was edited out of the show, the fifth Item up for Bids has a record-tying four all-overbids.
  • Rat Race's name is temporarily changed to "The Amazing Rat Race;" oddly, this is only changed on the game board and not on the price tags.
  • The rat racer is dressed in casual clothes and is wearing a backpack instead of carrying his briefcase; again, this is only changed on the game board and not on the price tags.
  • All of Rat Race's wind-up rats are wearing backpacks.
  • The first showcase is modeled by non-contestant Amazing Race alums Ashley and Ally.


Week 36 (1,755 – 756xK): May 30-June 3

  • On Monday, Memorial Day, the Turntable walls and Door #4 display the American flag during the Showcase; additionally, the remainder of the Turntable wall is white, the colored strip on the turning panel is red, and the colored strip on the "doorframe" is blue.
  • On Tuesday, George's podium and the light strip around the audience are green throughout the show.
  • On Thursday, the audience takes on its appearance from the College Rivals episode permanently; the green light strip around the audience and George's green podium also become permanent.
  • On Thursday and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Thursday, That's Too Much!'s dark blue exclamation point becomes permanent.
  • Oddly, Thursday's show ends before the credits finish rolling; the program cuts out at the Television City credit without ever reaching the TPIR logo.
  • Friday features the daytime debut of Punch a Bunch's blue color scheme, with the exception of the frequency chart.


Week 37 (1,756 – 757xK): June 6-10

  • On Monday, the illuminated, yellow Goodson-Todman asterisks between the Big Doors return permanently.
  • On Monday, the silver plating on Plinko's scoreboard returns permanently.
  • Wednesday features the daytime debut of It's in the Bag's second color scheme.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 38 (1,757 – 758xK): June 13-17

  • On Monday, the Gas Money tone from May 20 returns permanently.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko's spotlights are done away with permanently.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Make Your Move is played with Push Over's "think" music.
  • Thursday's second showcase features the mountain climber running for President, leading to a rare instance of a pricing game prop appearing in the Showcase.
  • Friday's show is themed around Father's Day, with fathers playing alongside one of their adult children. In addition, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, in all black and yellow, above the text "Father's Day" (which has a necktie with cascading stripes in place of the "T"), all against a background of cascading, orange stripes; a similar design appears on Contestants' Row, with stripes in each display's normal color being behind a tie of an adjacent display's color (red is paired with blue, and yellow is paired with green), with the patterns wiping away to reveal the usual colors when the contestants bid; and George's display shows Door #4's background with a striped dollar sign. In all cases, the stripes in the background run in the direction opposite those on the foreground object. The "Father's Day" logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Father's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • Before the Showcase, Drew and George announce that everyone in the audience will receive a pair of sunglasses from Five Four, as well as a one-month subscription to their menswear service; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift packages.


Week 39 (1,758 – 759xK): June 20-23, September* 1

  • Originally scheduled for June 20-24.
  • Tuesday features the daytime debut of Now....or Then's third color scheme.
  • On Tuesday, Double Prices is played at the Giant Price Tag.
  • Friday's show is loosely themed around the September 1 broadcast of the 11,000th episode of The Young and the Restless. In celebration of this milestone, Y&R actors and part-time TPIR cast members Melissa Ordway and Daniel Goddard model alongside Rachel, giving the show three Barker's Beauties, and Grand Game is played for $11,000, with its lower prizes adjusted accordingly; as these two things are revealed simultaneously, it leads to the unusual circumstance of Barker's Beauties participating in Grand Game. Additionally, Daniel helps to present the first showcase and Melissa the second showcase, which are both themed around Y&R.
  • Friday's second showcase includes a clip of the first scene of the first episode of The Young and the Restless.


Week 40 (1,759 – 760xK): July 4, August 19

  • Logically scheduled for July 4, August 16.
  • This week was originally planned with its Monday show on June 27 and the Independence Day show on July 4 (with a logical date of July 5); however, at some point, Tuesday was rescheduled as a back-to-school episode, with the Independence Day show shifting to Monday.
  • Season finale week; only two shows.
  • Monday's show is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light panels and Goodson-Todman asterisks in the audience are all red, white, and blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo surrounded by the text "4th of July" and a fireworks display with a waving American flag as the background; the background pattern is also shown on the Turntable walls and on George's display (with a silver dollar sign at the center of the latter), and the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The light strip around the audience and George's podium are blue.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 4th of July on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays each have fireworks exploding on them in their respective colors; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away.
    • One of the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row is blue.
    • The colored light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue, respectively.
    • the Goodson-Todman asterisks between the Big Doors are red.
    • The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is red.
    • The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue.
    • The vertical bases on the trip screens have the starfield from the American flag on them.
  • Tuesday's show is themed as a back-to-school special, with an audience of all college students. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo with the text "Back to School" at its base as a library's bookshelves scroll past on either side; this pattern, as well as one that replaces the logo with a Pricedown dollar sign made of pencils, is also displayed on sets of monitors between the Big Doors, as well as on the middle row of screens on the Turntable wall, where the logo is replaced by a spinning, blue Pricedown dollar sign, and on George's display, which shows the blue dollar sign along with the "Back to School" text. The "Back to School" version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the yellow and green seat covers in Contestants' Row are on the wrong chairs.
  • On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives an iHome alarm clock, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said clocks.


Season 45 ('16-'17)

Pricing game calendar for Season 45, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,760 – 761xK): September 19-23

  • This week's shows begin with a montage of clips from throughout the run, accompanied with a voiceover from George: "Here it comes! It's The Price Is Right! 74,000 come on downs...over a quarter-billion dollars in cash and prizes...the longest-running game show is back for Season 45!" At the end of the montage, a dollar sign wipe transitions to the normal opening. Various other clips are also played during the show throughout the course of the week, including sometimes being integrated into the Showcase.
  • On Monday, the dollar signs in the opening are redone to look like the silver dollar sign statues.
  • On Monday, the light border is redone to look like the frames of the Big Doors.
  • On Monday, the background of Door #4 is reconfigured to appear "closer" to the squares, and a "45 Years" graphic is added at the base of its logo for the duration of the season; this version of the logo is also added to the closed-captioning plugs and the mid-show bumper.
  • On this week's shows, the "45 Years" version of the logo is also seen on the Turntable walls, on George's display, and during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Season 45 of The Price Is Right! And now, starting his 10th season, here's your host: Drew Carey!"
  • On Monday, the graphics at the end of the opening are altered: the logo now spins into place in front of the Big Wheel instead of closing over it; the Big Wheel itself is flanked by lights as it spins away; and the text "45 Years" appears in Pricedown at the base of the logo, accompanied by the pointer from the Big Wheel on the 45.
  • Beginning on Monday, the Contestants' Row displays have green LED borders with silver rims.
  • On this week's shows, Drew's entrance is flanked by two gold dollar sign statues with "45 Years" on them.
  • On Monday, Drew enters holding the show's most recent Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show.
  • On Monday, Drew gets a new microphone.
  • On Monday, Switch? is played for two cars.
  • Monday is a three-car day.
  • Monday's second showcase is themed around the 60th anniversary of the original Price Is Right and includes clips of the Cullen version.
  • On Wednesday, Triple Play reverts to using one sign behind the third car.
  • On Thursday, Punch a Bunch's frequency chart's updated color scheme debuts; as premiere week was taped out of order, it does not immediately become permanent.
  • Friday show features the debut of Hot Seat.


Week 2 (1,761 – 762xK): September 26-30

  • Monday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a seven-night stay at a Campgrounds of America campsite of the contestant's choice; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.
  • On Wednesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the green and yellow color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.


Week 3 (1,762 – 763xK): October 3-7

  • Monday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience whose life has been either directly or indirectly affected by breast cancer. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns and asterisks in the audience, the light strips in the audience and around the Big Doors, the asterisks between the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, the various lights on the Turntable, the borders of Contestants' Row, and George's podium are all lit in shades of pink.
    • Door #4's logo is all in shades of pink and white, with a pink ribbon replacing the dollar sign and "45 Years" absent; this logo also appears on George's display and the Showcase podiums, as well as during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Door #4's background shows pink-tinted bubbles cascading up a field of blue; this pattern, minus the pink tint, also appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
    • Pink ribbons appear in the center of the Turntable screens and the Contestants' Row displays; when the contestants bid, these ribbons, along with the backgrounds, wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • A pink ribbon replaces the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
    • The dollar sign on George's calldown window is pink.
    • The vertical Big Wheel split-screen border is pink.
    • The "$10,000" graphic in Grand Game is pink.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Showcase podiums are pink.
  • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a two-night stay in Palm Springs, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said vacations.
  • Tuesday's rerun on January 11, which was swapped in at the last minute after the entire show was pre-empted on the East Coast, includes the real credits.
  • In Wednesday's Hot Seat, one of the first two playings taped, the contestant is not shown which item will be revealed next until after deciding whether or not to quit.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game's win range is expanded to $20-$22.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 4 (1,763 – 764xK): October 10-14

  • Monday's show celebrates CBS being the #1 network in Daytime for 30 straight years. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate CBS Daytime at #1 for 30 years today on The Price Is Right!"
    • Various stars from CBS Daytime's other programs join Rachel and Amber as Barker's Beauties throughout the show, with some of them also helping Drew to explain the games, Sharon Osbourne operating Range Game, and Tiffany Coyne in a split-screen serving as One Away's mighty sound effects lady.
    • Plinko is played for $150,000, with the center slot's value raised to $30,000.
    • The award for spinning a dollar on the Big Wheel is raised to $3,000, and the award for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is raised to $30,000.
  • On Monday, presumably due to the focus on CBS's "30 years" celebration, the "45 Years" graphic is absent from Door #4 and the mid-show bumper.
  • On Tuesday, the updated color scheme for Punch a Bunch's frequency chart returns permanently.
  • On Thursday, the other seven contestants help James to model the party boat in the second showcase.


Week 5 (1,764 – 765xK): October 17-21

  • On Monday, the physical "1 Right Price" logos are redone to emulate the less slanted appearance of the graphical logo; they are now centered on their panels with the blue background almost completely surrounding them.
  • On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Steve Mariucci appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around Thursday Night Football and includes a promo for the evening's NFL game.


Week 6 (1,765 – 766xK): October 24-28

  • This week of shows is Big Money Week; each episode features a game being played for an unusually large cash prize, as follows:
    • On Monday, 1/2 Off is played for $100,000.
    • On Tuesday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with a $200,000 slot in the center and the lower slots increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
    • On Wednesday, Hole in One is played for $100,000, with a windmill rotating in front of the hole to increase the difficulty; before putting, the contestant is given the option to play without the windmill for a reduced prize of $20,000.
    • On Thursday, Hot Seat is played for $100,000, with the lower prizes raised to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000.
  • On top of this, another game each day has an extra cash bonus applied to it:
    • On Monday, every correct roll in Dice Game earns a $10,000 bonus.
    • On Tuesday, winning Race Game with at least 15 seconds left earns a $10,000 bonus.
    • On Wednesday, winning Bonkers earns a bonus of $1,000 for every second left on the clock.
    • On Thursday, an extra, orange, $50 rangefinder is added at the center of Range Game's main rangefinder; winning the game with the price in the $50 rangefinder earns a $10,000 bonus.
  • On Friday, all six pricing games are played for cash, with those that normally offer it being played for a larger prize than usual:
    • Punch a Bunch is played for $50,000, with five $500 slips, 10 $1,000 slips, 15 $2,500 slips, 15 $5,000 slips, four $10,000 slips, and one $50,000 slip.
    • Vend-O-Price is played for $10,000.
    • Grand Game is played for $20,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly.
    • Secret "X" is played for $15,000.
    • Pick-a-Pair is played for $20,000.
    • Cliff Hangers is played for $250,000, with the mountain relabeled with values from $250,000 to $10,000, decreasing by $10,000 each step; the contestant wins whatever amount the mountain climber ends the game on. Notably, the first step is not used on this playing, as this could result in the contestant "winning" $0 if the mountain climber stopped on the last step.
  • These other extra rules also apply this week:
    • The bonus for a perfect bid in Contestants' Row is increased to $5,000.
    • In celebration of the show's 45th season, the 45 on the Big Wheel is covered in green glitter; landing on it in a bonus spin earns a $45,000 bonus.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "Big Money Week" at its base, against a background of gold sparkles as dollar bills rain down around it; these graphics also appear on George's display, and the sparkles and dollar signs appear on the Turntable walls. The "Big Money Week" version of the logo also appears during all commercial outros in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "It's Big Money Week, and you are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right!"
    • The light strips on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, and most of the lights on the Turntable are green throughout the show; the edges of George's display are also covered with green glitter.
    • The portions of the Turntable wall between the displays are gold throughout the show.
    • The Contestants' Row displays are sparkly versions of their usual colors and have a Pricedown dollar sign at the center; when the contestants bid, the normal colors are revealed in the wake of a wave of dollar bills.
    • An image of Door #4 replaces the normal graphics on the Reveal.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are green.
    • The vertical bases of the trip screens are covered in gold glitter.
  • On Monday, Switch? uses the beginning of the Switcheroo music instead of the end of it.
  • On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • In Wednesday's Hole in One, the $500 flag is initially absent; it is put in place during the grocery plugs.
  • Friday is one of only two episodes in the show's history on which no pricing game is played for a car and the only one on which no car games or non-car games for cars are played at all.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is holding a sack full of cash over his shoulder.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the yellow step counter on the mountain is marbled.


Week 7 (1,766 – 767xK): October 31-November 4

  • Monday's show is themed around Halloween. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is dressed as either a cast member or a prop from the show, while the cast dresses as contestants.
    • The set is decorated for Halloween.
    • All of the light columns in the audience are orange.
    • All of the Goodson-Todman asterisks in the audience are black.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with a purple left background, orange dollar sign, and no "45 Years" text, in front of a full moon and flanked by jack-o-lanterns, all against a Halloween scene; the background also appears on the Turntable walls, accompanied by ghosts flying in from the horizon, and on George's display, along with a black cat in front of the full moon. The logo from Door #4 also appears, with the words "Happy Halloween!" at its base, during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we go trick-or-treating for prizes on The Price Is Right!"
    • Instead of standing in front of the Barker Wall, Drew enters from behind an extra set of door-like panels with Halloween graphics inside of Door #2.
    • Most of the lights on and around the Big Doors, on the dollar sign statue, and on the Turntable are orange, while George's podium is orange and yellow and the lights between the Turntable displays are purple.
    • All five Barker's Beauties are present; each one also introduces one of second through sixth Items up for Bids, things that they would want to win if they were actually contestants.
    • The Contestants' Row displays have orange borders and show dancing skeletons in front of a background similar to Door #4's; when the contestants bid, the graphics wipe away to reveal white numbers in a spooky font against a black background.
    • The dollar sign on George's calldown window is orange.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
    • After the first showcase, Drew announces that everyone in the audience will be receiving part of the prize package, a $100 gift card from FandangoNow; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
    • The graphic for the Showcase winner's $35,000+ total is orange.
  • On Monday, in an odd coincidence, four different contestants are named Michael, including three of the people in Contestants' Row during the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • In Tuesday's Hot Seat, the other of the first two playings taped, the contestant is not shown which item will be revealed next until after deciding whether or not to quit.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, Rachel helps to present the second showcase, which is centered around her birthday.
  • On Friday, the party boat in the second showcase is modeled by the other seven contestants.


Week 8 (1,767 – 768xK): November 7-11

  • On Monday, Drew receives his microphone from his son, Connor, whom he also allows to read the price of the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, the graphical "Switch?" logo resets and freezes partway through the game.
  • Friday's show is themed around Veterans' Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The audience's light columns are all red, its Goodson-Todman asterisks are all white, and its light strips are all blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, surrounded by stars and with the word "Veterans" at its base, against an American flag-esque background; similar graphics are also shown on the Turntable walls, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display. The graphics on the Contestants' Row displays wipe away to reveal their normal colors once the contestants bid, and the "Veterans" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on our Veterans' Day special of The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays, from left to right, are red, blue, red, and blue.
    • The light strips on the Big Doors are red, white, and blue, from left to right.
    • The asterisks between the Big Doors are white.
    • The Turntable stairs are red, white, and blue, from top to bottom; additionally, the light strip on the turning panel of the wall is red.
    • The columns on George's podium are red, white, and blue, from left to right.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a George Foreman grill, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said grills.


Week 9 (1,768 – 769xK): November 14-18

  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is "Cover Up" in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Latin.


Week 10 (1,769 – 770xK): November 21-23, 28

  • Logically scheduled for November 21-24.
  • Thanksgiving week; no Friday show.
  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, in a lead-up to Thanksgiving, each episode has a guest celebrity chef, as follows:
    • On Monday, Antonia Lofaso models the prize package for Grocery Game and the sixth Item up for Bids and helps to present the second showcase.
    • On Tuesday, Duff Goldman models the third Item up for Bids and the prize package for Check-Out and helps to present the second showcase.
    • On Wednesday, Robert Irvine models the prize package for Cliff Hangers, the fifth Item up for Bids, and the first showcase; he also reads the end of the prize copy for Cliff Hangers and helps to present the second showcase.
  • Beginning on Monday, Hot Seat's actual retail prices have "Higher" or "Lower" printed beneath them.
  • On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Wednesday's show, the last to be broadcast the week of the holiday, is themed around Thanksgiving. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • All of the Goodson-Todman asterisks in the audience are red, orange, yellow, and green; the same holds true for the lights on the Turntable, around the Contestants' Row displays, and on George's podium.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with red and orange background colors reversed, the text "Happy Thanksgiving" at its base, and next to a pilgrim-costumed mountain climber holding a drumstick, all against an autumn scene and surrounded by falling leaves. The background pattern also appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display, with the latter two showing a turkey at the center; the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors when the contestants bid. Additionally, the "Happy Thanksgiving" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors are all orange.
    • The lights and dollar sign on George's calldown window are orange.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are dressed as a chef; when the game is lost, his chef's hat gets stuck on the top of the board, and Drew ends up breaking him to get him to go over the cliff.
    • The Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Cyber Monday, the day of its broadcast. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a pile of Christmas presents, a shopping cart, and the text "Cyber Monday" (with the "o" being the logo in the form of an ornament) against a background of cubes with a mouse pointer moving across the screen, dragging the gift boxes into the cart; similar graphics appear on the Turntable walls and on George's display, and the "Cyber Monday" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a shopping cart against an array of lights in that display's color; the graphics wipe away to reveal the usual colors when the contestants bid.
    • Every contestant who gets onstage receives as a bonus a $1,000 gift card from Lyst, the provider of the first Item up for Bids.
    • Every Item up for Bids features a PriceIsRight.com plug urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win portions or all of the prize package or gift cards from their provider.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card from The Sharper Image, the provider of the fourth Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, all of the Goodson-Todman asterisks in the audience are red, yellow, and green; as the episode was taped out of order, it remains to be seen whether or not this is a permanent change.
  • On Thursday, the Contestants' Row seat covers are ordered in reverse.
  • On Thursday, the border of each Contestants' Row display is the same color as its screen; as the episode was taped out of order, it remains to be seen whether or not this is a permanent change.


Week 11 (1,770 – 771xK): December 5-9


Week 12 (1,771 – 772xK): December 12-16

  • On Thursday, the Gas Money tone is absent.


Week 13 (1,772 – 773xK): December 22, 20, 21, 19, 23

  • Originally scheduled for December 19-23.
  • This week's shows are Christmas episodes, with the set decorated accordingly. Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • The light columns in the audience are red and green, and the Goodson-Todman asterisks are blue and white.
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a Christmas ornament beside the text, "Happy Holidays," all beneath a string of Christmas lights and against a winter scene; similar graphics appear on the Turntable walls and George's display, and the ornament/text logo combo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays look like gift wrap, primarily in their normal colors; when the contestants bid, the "wrapping paper" tears away to reveal the usual graphics.
    • Most of the lights on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, the Turntable, and George's display are red and green.
    • The light bulbs at the edge of the stage are red and green.
    • One Item up for Bids each day is designated as the "Gift Idea of the Day;" everyone in the audience receives a portion of the prize package on a gift certificate related to it, and that award is also available for viewers to win by visiting PriceIsRight.com.
    • The Christmas version of the PriceIsRight.com graphics package is used, although, oddly, it is not used for CBS.com plugs.
    • The Showcase podium displays show stationary snowflakes instead of cascading Pricedown dollar signs; additionally, their Goodson-Todman asterisks are red.
  • Monday's show is billed as a "family reunion" episode, with teams of three relatives playing together. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row, complete with the non-light display borders, is used.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 12 contestants on this special, holiday, family reunion episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • On this week's shows, the Contestants' Row seat covers are out of order.
  • Monday's second showcase, centered around the concept of home movies, features home movies from George's childhood.
  • On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the Contestants' Row borders are the same colors as their displays.
  • On Tuesday, Golden Road is played second; this is the first time since the game's first playing that it appeared as anything besides the first game.
  • On Tuesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • Friday's show features children playing alongside their parents. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants on this special, holiday, kids' episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row, complete with the non-light display borders, is used.
  • On Friday, the rat racers on Rat Race's price cards have antlers and Santa hats.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.


Week 14 (1,773 – 774xK): January 12, February 8, December 28-30

  • Originally scheduled for December 26-30.
  • Originally rescheduled for February 8, February 6, December 28-30.
  • Originally rerescheduled for January 12, February 9, December 28-30.
  • Friday's show is a "Best of 2016" program, featuring some of the show's favorite moments, prizes, and games of the past year. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The show begins with George narrating a montage of some of the best moments of 2016; this then transitions into the regular opening.
    • The light columns in the audience are purple.
    • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience and between the Big Doors are all orange, as is George's podium.
    • Door #4 shows the text "Be$t of 2016," with a Pricedown dollar sign as the S and a disco ball as the 0, against a purple background of rotating Pricedown dollar signs; similar graphics appear on the Turntable displays and George's display, and the "Be$t of 2016" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the best of 2016 on The Price Is Right!"
    • Gold dollar sign statues with "2016" sashes on them stand between the Big Doors.
    • The Turntable walls are gold for most of the show.
    • Switch? is played for two cars.
    • In a callback to the celebration of CBS's 30 years at #1 in Daytime, Peter Bergman, the portrayer of Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless, models the five TVs -- one for every program in the daytime lineup -- that are offered in Double Prices.
    • Hole in One is played for $100,000, using the same format as in Week 6.
    • In a callback to Season 44's Ma$h Up Week, Gold Rush from Let's Make a Deal is played, using the same rules from episode #7533K; Jonathan Mangum also appears to model the car and help host the game. No pricing game makes a corresponding appearance on Let's Make a Deal.
    • The prizes in the second showcase were voted on by followers of the show's Facebook page; before the contestant bids, Drew urges viewers to visit the page to see how everyone voted.
  • On Friday, Hole in One's $500 flag is absent.


Week 15 (1,774 – 775xK): January 2-6

  • Every day this week, the first contestant to win a pricing game receives a $20,000 bonus from Publishers Clearing House, complete with a check presentation from the Prize Patrol.


Week 16 (1,775 – 776xK): January 9-10, June 23, February 6, January 13

  • Originally scheduled for January 9-13.
  • Originally rescheduled for January 9-10, February 6-7, January 13.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 17 (1,776 – 777xK): January 16-19

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • This week was originally planned with a Friday show, #7775K; it was presumably cancelled once the staff realized that January 20 would be Inauguration Day.
  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, Drew's son, Connor, comes through the Big Doors with him.
  • On Thursday, Side by Side is played at the Giant Price Tag, with the game brought out during the prize plug. Oddly, Drew initially takes the contestant to the Turntable, only coming down when the game is revealed.


Week 18 (1,777 – 778xK): January 23-27

  • On Tuesday, Manuela wrecks the Train, causing it to dump the fourth Item up for Bids on the floor and one of the contestants to try to change his bid from $805 to $1.


Week 19 (1,778 – 779xK): January 30-February 3

  • This week of shows is Pet Adoption Week; each day, a guest (on Monday and Friday) or cast member (on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) does a pet adoption segment at the beginning of Act 3, with a special set of "Pet Adoption Week" graphics behind them on the Turntable walls that feature a puppy in a doghouse. Additionally, the third Items up for Bids are all somehow pet-related. The guests are as follows:
    • On Monday, Lucky Dog host Brandon McMillan does the pet adoption segment and helps to model the second showcase.
    • On Friday, Puppy Bowl referee Andrew Schechter does the pet adoption segment, complete with a "come on down" from George; he also helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, Plinko uses the increased outer slot values from the reality specials.
  • On Friday, a new font is introduced for the price labels in Balance Game.
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a backstage experience at the Puppy Bowl; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.


Week 20 (1,779 – 780xK): December 27, February 9, December 26, February 7 & 10

  • Originally scheduled for February 6-10.
  • Originally rescheduled for December 27, February 7, December 26, February 9-10.
  • Originally rerescheduled for December 27, January 11, December 26, February 8 & 10.
  • On Monday and Wednesday, the Contestants' Row seat covers are in reverse order.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, tickets to the Grammys and an official afterparty; the contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding. The showcase also serves as a promo for CBS's broadcast of the awards show on Sunday night.


Week 21 (1,780 – 781xK): February 13-17

  • On all shows this week besides Tuesday, a promo for a "Tweet for a Seat" contest airs after the second Showcase Showdown. Viewers are encouraged to send the show a "come on down" video by Sunday night; the participants with the two best videos are flown to a taping during the first full week of March, where one of them will be picked as a contestant.
  • Tuesday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing together as contestants and their relationship status announced before their names are called. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening is covered in red glitter.
    • The light columns in the audience are all pink, the light strip around the audience is white, and the G-T asterisks around the audience are all red and white.
    • The background of the logo on Door #4 is reshaped into a pulsating heart, with pink on the left side instead of orange and the text "Valentine's Day" at its base; the heart logo also appears on the center column of monitors on the Turntable, and the logo and extra text appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The background on Door #4 is a field of candy hearts spreading out from the logo against a field of blue; similar graphics appear on the Turntable walls and George's display.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for Valentine's Day.
    • Most of the lights around the set are pink.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are red.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the couple's relationship status ("Dating," "Engaged," "Married," or "Married 25+ Years") against the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors. The contestants are also specifically placed in this order from left to right, with each set of winners being replaced by another couple from the corresponding group; this means that 24 potential sets of contestants were picked, with 15 of them not being called, and leads to the unusual circumstance of the first four contestants not being allowed to choose where to stand.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are pink.
    • The dollar sign on George's podium is replaced with a candy heart that says, "Come on Down."
    • The Big Wheel's vertical split-screen separator is pink.
    • Every couple in the audience receives a two-night trip to Las Vegas, a scaled-down version of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are pink.
    • The first showcase focuses on the impending marriage of the pink and blue rats from Rat Race, who are revealed in a decorated 1/2 Off box.


Week 22 (1,781 – 782xK): February 23, 22, 20, 21, 24

  • Originally scheduled for February 20-24.
  • This week of shows is Celebrity Charity Week. Each day, a celebrity guest is called on down before the first game; they help the contestants play their pricing games, and The Price Is Right donates the cash value of anything won in those games to a charity of the celebrity's choice. They also stand under the scoreboard during the Showcase Showdowns; spin the Big Wheel at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown, winning for their charity the amount they spin multiplied by 10,000 (i.e. 50¢ wins $5,000); and help to present the second showcase. The celebrities and their charities are as follows:
    • On Monday, Julie Bowen plays for Planned Parenthood.
    • On Tuesday, Jane Lynch plays for Direct Relief, an international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization.
    • On Wednesday, Jack Black plays for the Society of Women Engineers, a group dedicated to the promotion of gender equality in the field of engineering.
    • On Thursday, Wilmer Valderrama plays for Voto Latino, which focuses on encouraging members of the Hispanic community to register to vote and otherwise become more involved in the political process.
    • On Friday, Chris O'Donnell plays for RedF, an organization that aims to aid in "employing the enemployable."
  • In addition to the above, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a Hollywood Walk of Fame star with "The Price Is Right" and a gold Plinko chip on it, with the text "Celebrity Charity Week" at its base, on a runway with spotlights shining on it; this graphic also appears on the center screen of the Turntable wall (and the entire center row during the Showcase) and on George's display, and the star version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special Celebrity Charity Week episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The Turntable walls and light strip are gold for most of the show.
  • On Tuesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the yellow and green seat covers in Contestants' Row are reversed.
  • On Friday, the Bargain Game podiums have orange semicircles on them.
  • On Friday, NFL player Cody Davis is a contestant.


Week 23 (1,782 – 783xK): February 27-March 3

  • Monday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a seven-night stay at a Campgrounds of America campsite of the contestant's choice; oddly, the contestants are not instructed not to include this while bidding, at least on-camera.
  • During Friday's second Item up for Bids, one of the Hot Seat sound effects is played instead of the bell when someone bids $1 less than the previous contestant; whether the timing of this was coincidental is unknown.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, the logo flies onto the screen twice during the mid-show bumper.


Week 24 (1,783 – 784xK): March 6-10

  • On Thursday, during Double Prices, contestant Walter tells Drew that he was on the show with Bob in 1975; while going to commercial after the game, a clip is played from his original appearance on #1674D from November 13, 1975.
  • On Friday, Kit Hoover and Natalie Morales, the co-hosts of Access Hollywood Live, appear as guest Barker's Beauties; they also help to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around their show.
  • With four Barker's Beauties present, George does not model in Friday's Swap Meet.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.


Week 25 (1,784 – 785xK): March 13

  • March Madness week; only one show, on Monday.


Week 26 (1,785 – 786xK): March 20-23, 31

  • Originally scheduled for March 20-24.
  • On Thursday, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the debut of The Bold and the Beautiful, John McCook, the portrayer of Eric Forrester, appears to model the cars in That's Too Much! and the first showcase and to help present the second showcase; additionally, both of the showcases are themed around B&B.
  • One of the cues heard in Thursday's second showcase is the third and then-current arrangement of The Bold and the Beautiful's theme song; ironically, the song was not used on the soap opera itself that day, as in celebration of its anniversary, it restored its original theme song and opening sequence.
  • Friday's show is themed as a "college rivals" episode; pairs of students or alumni from rival schools are called down, with a coin flip determining which school's student is called first, and the rival of the winner of each Item up for Bids is sent back to the audience (but is awarded $1,000 if that person subsequently loses their pricing game). This results in two new contestants being called before each game. The following other aspects of this episode are also different than usual:
    • All of the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors are blue, and all of the audience columns are silver. When George announces a set of schools whose students will come on down, the two columns that flank Door #4 on the appropriate side change to colors that represent them, appearing in the same order as the schools' students stand in Contestants' Row; once someone gets onstage, all of the columns change to their school's color until the next act. The columns also change color during the Showcase Showdowns based on who is currently spinning the Big Wheel, and they display the Top Winner's colors on the left and the Runner-Up's colors on the right during the first part of the Showcase.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the words "College Rivals" at its base, inside a stadium and flanked by various sports gear. The stadium background is also shown on the Turntable screens, with the logo present on the center monitor.
    • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's College Rivalry Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The college rivalries are announced before each pair of contestants is called, and each contestant's specific school is also announced.
    • Because of the rivalry format, the first four contestants are required to line up from left to right in Contestants' Row; in subsequent acts, the first contestant called is required to take the red or yellow spot and the second the blue or green spot.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first two college rivals to face off on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show foam fingers in the appropriate school's colors, with left hands on the red and yellow displays and right hands on the blue and green displays, all against the stadium background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these patterns wipe away to reveal the normal backgrounds (albeit with all four looking like the green display).
    • When Drew enters, he runs through a banner displaying the "College Rivals" logo before coming through Door #2; additionally, he is backed by spotlights and a set of grassy prize backdrops instead of by the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The lights on the Turntable walls, the light strip around the audience, and George's podium are blue for most of the show.
    • George's display shows an orange foam finger squaring off with a red one in the stadium from Door #4.
    • During come on downs outside of the opening, college marching band music plays until "Walking" starts up once the first contestant's name is called.
    • Each pair of contestants called after Act 1 is told, "You're the next college rivals to face off on The Price Is Right!"
    • The "College Rivals" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, the lights around the Big Doors do not turn red during the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, former pro wrestler Lilián Garcia appears as a contestant.


Week 27 (1,786 – 787xK): March 27-29, 24, 30

  • Originally scheduled for March 27-31.
  • On Friday, the Runner-Up wins the Showcase by $1, with differences of $2,597 and $2,596.
  • While signing off on Friday, Drew declares that "Socially @wesome Week starts on Monday;" this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of Week 29.


Week 28 (1,787 – 788xK): April 10-14

  • Originally scheduled for April 3-7.


Week 29 (1,788 – 789xK): April 3-7

  • Originally scheduled for April 10-14.
  • This week of shows is Socially @wesome Week. Each episode has a special feature to it based around a hashtag, as follows:
    • On #ModelMonday, four models are present, including three Barker's Beauties and actor & social media personality Jake Paul, who takes over the show's Instagram account for the day. George introduces Paul during the second Item up for Bids. Additionally, Amber, James, and Rachel help to present the first showcase, and Jake Paul helps to present the second showcase.
    • On #TwitterTuesday, the two finalists from the show's Tweet for a Seat contest, which asked viewers to post their craziest "come on down" video, are in the audience, with a guarantee that one of them would be called as the fifth contestant. The winner's video is subsequently played after she gets onstage.
    • On #Winsday, every time a contestant wins their pricing game, one of the show's Twitter followers wins $1,000; for these purposes, hitting the $10,000 slot in Plinko is regarded as a win.
    • On #TBT (Throwback Thursday), the show duplicates episode #4903D from April 27, 1983 -- the same games are played; roughly the same products are used in Grand Game; roughly the same prizes are offered in the first showcase as in the 1983 episode's second showcase; and era-appropriate music cues are used (although not always with the appropriate prizes), most notably the Barker-era versions of "Walking" (including the 1979-2002 mix of the opening version), the theme, and "Dig We Must." Additionally, Door #4 shows an image of the 1975-2002 Door #2, and the Turntable screens show a pattern reminiscent of the classic walls, with "Socially @wesome Week" on the middle screen; the middle screen's appearance is duplicated on George's display.
    • On #FacebookFriday, the show's ThePriceIsRightCBS Facebook account features behind-the-scenes footage shot by James before and during the show.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • The episodes are live-tweeted on both coasts, with select tweets from viewers scrolling across the bottom of the screen; this ticker does not appear in the online broadcasts. Drew reminds people about this each day and plugs the show's Twitter account before the first Item up for Bids.
    • The logo on Door #4 has the text "Socially @wesome Week" at its base instead of "45 Years," and the squares in the background have videos in them of, presumably, people who follow the show on social media (except, as noted above, on Thursday). These graphics also appear on George's display, and the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays have the day's hashtag on them; these wipe away as the contestants' bids appear.
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Socially @wesome Week on The Price Is Right!" The other four episodes' openings end with, "You are the first four contestants as Socially @wesome Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Wednesday, most of the neon G-T asterisks that are normally yellow, including the ones between the Big Doors, are orange.
  • In Wednesday's Cover Up, the "wrong price" is the week's five day-themed hashtags.
  • Wednesday's showcases are presented remotely by former contestants and feature prizes that they won during their appearances.
  • On Thursday, at the beginning of Act 3, a clip is played from the "original" 1983 episode of a contestant punching Bob in the stomach "to see if he was real."
  • Thursday's second showcase, instead of being a throwback to 1983, is a throwback to #UDecide Week; all of the prizes are picked by the show's Twitter followers.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 30 (1,789 – 790xK): April 17-21

  • Beginning on Thursday, the yellow and green seat covers in Contestants' Row are reversed for several episodes.
  • Friday's show is a baby shower special, with expecting couples playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows two birds looking at their egg in a nest, with the text "Baby Shower" below their tree branch. These graphics, minus the text, also appear on the center column of Turntable screens, with additional tree branches on the other two columns and pink and blue lights between the displays, and the "Baby Shower" text appears beneath the logo during every commercial outro in additional to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we throw the ultimate baby shower on The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the word "Baby" spelled out in blocks; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to show the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • George's display shows a collection of children's toys.
    • Every couple in the audience receives a $200 gift card for Babylist, a portion of the prize package from Vend-O-Price, and a Baby Bullet blender package, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, as George urges viewers to visit the website for chances to win said gift cards and blenders.
    • Three Barker's Beauties are present, including new mother Melissa Ordway.


Week 31 (1,790 – 791xK): April 24-28

  • On Thursday, the Contestants' Row seat covers go back to the correct order.
  • On Thursday and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 32 (1,791 – 792xK): May 1-5

  • On all shows this week, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 33 (1,792 – 793xK): May 8-12

  • On Monday, during Now....or Then, the Turntable walls use the green and yellow color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.
  • On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside their children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 cycles through various kiddy drawings with the text "Happy Mother's Day!" on them as though they were pages in a book.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The Contestants' Row displays, in pairs of red & yellow and blue & green, show a vibrating "I ? Mom" in the opposite color on a chalkboard, with the hearts containing a child's footprints; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • George's display shows a crayon-ish version of the TPIR logo on a blue background. This logo, along with a chalk-drawn "Happy Mother's Day!" and son, also appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Rachel and Gwendolyn's daughters, Ruby and London, model alongside them throughout the show.
    • Drew has the Squeeze Play operator, who has "Hi Mom!" written on his palm, wave to the viewers as he squeezes the numbers together.
  • On Friday, instead of having the Contestants' Row seat covers flanked by two extra blue ones as is usually done on team episodes, the covers are ordered red-blue-blue-yellow-blue-green.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives two tickets to Knott's Berry Farm, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said tickets.
  • Beginning on Friday, Vend-O-Price's sound effect plays during both the price reveals and the total reveals.


Week 34 (1,793 – 794xK): May 15, 18, 17, 16, & 19

  • Originally scheduled for May 15-19.
  • This week of shows is Dream Car Week. Every day, at least one pricing game is played for a car that would normally only appear in Golden Road, as follows:
    • On Monday, Range Game is played for a Porsche Boxter, and 6-digit 3 Strikes is played for a BMW.
    • On Tuesday, Pass the Buck is played for a Maserati, with the cash prizes increased to $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000.
    • On Wednesday, Pocket ¢hange is played for a Cadillac Escalade.
    • On Thursday, Pathfinder is played for a Range Rover.
    • On Friday, That's Too Much! is played for a $206,000 Ferrari.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The light columns in the audience are purple and light blue, with purple cascading across the blue ones during the opening and the credits.
    • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, yellow, and green.
    • Door #4 shows a luxury car against a backdrop of spinning purple and blue lights with the text "Dream Car Week" at its base; the background also appears on the Turntable screens, with "Dream Car Week" accompanying it in the center column.
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!" On the other four shows, the opening ends with, "It's Dream Car Week, and you are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right!"
    • The lights between the Turntable screens are purple and light blue.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sports car of the appropriate color; when the contestants bid, the cars drive off, with their exhaust revealing the bids.
    • George's podium is purple and light blue, and its display shows the steering column of a sports car.
    • The TPIR logo, with the "Dream Car Week" logo at its base and revealed by a car like the ones on Contestants' Row, is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with a $35,000 Mercedes; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
  • On Monday, every game, including Range Game, 2 for the Price of 1, Vend-O-Price, and Pick-a-Number, is played for a car. The remaining four episode are all three-car days.
  • Beginning on Monday, the bell rings in Vend-O-Price for both the price reveals and the total reveals.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, 3 Strikes has two ones among its digits.
  • On Tuesday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, a car is offered in Bonus Game, although the game is not "played for a car" in the traditional sense; instead, the main prize is a trip, and the car is an extra bonus available by getting all four small prizes right and then guessing in one try which window the Bonus is in, a la the cash bonus in Shell Game.
  • On Thursday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch is played for a car, which replaces two of the $100 slips in the board. The car, a $34,295 BMW, serves as the top prize for the day, temporarily restoring the pre-Season 37 odds of winning. A special frequency chart for the Punchboard also exists for this episode; it is revealed by James after the car is shown.


Week 35 (1,794 – 795xK): May 22, 23, 25, 26, & 24

  • Originally scheduled for May 22-26.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Freeze Frame's price is noticeably smaller than usual.
  • On Friday, the seventh contestant is a woman named Anitra who was, in fact, named after Anitra Ford.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 36 (1,795 – 796xK): June 1, May 30, 31, 29, June 2

  • Originally scheduled for May 29-June 2.
  • On Monday, Drew accidentally backs into the frame of Door #2 and breaks one of its light bulbs during Safe Crackers.
  • On Tuesday, the Gas Money tone is absent.
  • On Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 37 (1,796 – 797xK): June 5-7, September 1, June 9

  • Originally scheduled for June 5-9.
  • Originally rescheduled for June 5-7, August 30, June 9.
  • While the TV broadcast of Thursday's show was indeed replaced with a rerun on August 30, it was still mistakenly uploaded to CBS.com that evening.
  • Beginning on Monday, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are orange for a brief period.


Week 38 (1,797 – 798xK): June 12-13, August 16, June 15-16

  • Originally scheduled for June 12-16.
  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors go back to being yellow.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.


Week 39 (1,798 – 799xK): June 19-22, July 4

  • Logically scheduled for June 19-22, July 7
  • Summer reruns begin on June 26 following the broadcast of pre-empted episode #7763K on Friday.
  • Tuesday's show, which airs on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated with a beach theme.
    • The light strip around the audience is yellow.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and orange.
    • The light columns around the audience are all purple, with silhouettes of palm trees adorning the ones around Door #4.
    • Door #4 shows a four-colored beach scene, with a silhouette of the logo against the setting sun and the words "Summer Beach Party" beneath it; a similar scene appears on George's display, and a variant of the center of the scene appears during every commercial outro in addition to the logo's usual spots.
    • Drew does not wear a tie, while George, the Barker's Beauties, and the audience are dressed in beach attire.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sandy beach; when a contestant bids, a wave washes over the scene, leaving their bid etched in the sand.
    • During Drew's entrance, he is backed by several prize backdrops showing a silhouetted beach scene instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The Turntable is lit in purple and orange, with the "Summer Beach Party" logo in the center column of screens and silhouettes of surfboards in the other columns; this color scheme and logo graphic also appear on George's podium.
    • Most of the pricing games are temporarily renamed to fit with the beach theme; Cliff Hangers, One Wrøng Price, It's in the Bag, Side by Side, and Cover Up are renamed Cliff Surfers, One Sarøng Price, It's in the Beach Bag, Slide by Slide, and Beach Cover Up, respectively.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber (as well as his graphical counterpart), wearing G-T asterisks-adorned swim trunks, rides up the mountain on a surfboard.
    • Surfing music plays instead of "On the Franches Mountains" during Cliff Hangers.
    • George's calldown window is pink and orange, and its dollar sign is pink.
    • Lucky $even is played with sand dollars in a beach pail.
    • The grocery bags in It's in the Bag are striped pink and white to look like beach totes.
    • Side by Side (or "Slide by Slide") has a water slide added to each side of the board, one of which is being ridden by the swimsuit clad mountain climber (who, oddly, is dressed completely different than he was during Cliff Hangers).
    • A sun is added to the top of the Cover Up board behind the word "Beach."
  • On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, Side by Side is introduced with a close-up of the board before the prize is revealed, a la Magic #.
  • Friday's show is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns and G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, white, and blue.
    • The light strip around the audience is blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks; this logo, along with the fireworks, also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall; additionally, fireworks go off behind him as he comes through Door #2.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are red.
    • The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is red.
    • The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens show a mural of the American flag.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with a blue star and a red star.
    • George's podium is blue, and its screen shows the background from Door #4 and the "4th of July" text.


Week 40 (1,799 – 800xK): September 8

  • Season finale week; only one show.
  • Logically scheduled for August 21.
  • Originally rescheduled for August 25.
  • Monday's show is themed as a back-to-school special, with an audience of all college students. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo with the text "Back to School" at its base as a library's bookshelves scroll past on either side; this is also shown on the center column of Turntable screens (or the center row during the Showcase), while the other columns (or rows) and George's display show the same background with a green Pricedown dollar sign in place of the logo. Additionally, the "Back to School" version of the logo is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four college students in attendance on a special, back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a chalkboard with the words "Back to School" on it against a brick wall painted the normal colors and surrounded by various school paraphernalia; when the contestants bid, the text is erased as is replaced with their chalk-written bid, a la Do the Math.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
  • On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Season 46 ('17-'18)

Pricing game calendar for Season 46, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,800 – 801xK): September 18, 19, 22, 20, 21

  • Originally scheduled for September 18-22.
  • On Monday, all instances of the "45 Years" logos revert to the normal logo.
  • On Monday, the "door" graphic on Door #4 is redone to appear closer to the screen, and the "wall" behind it becomes orange and has Pricedown dollar signs and red G-T asterisks added to it.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Drew's 10-year anniversary on The Price Is Right!" For the rest of the week, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we continue to celebrate Drew's 10-year anniversary on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel graphic in the opening is redone to look sharper and shinier; additionally, the wheel now lands on the dollar instead of the 45.
  • On Monday, the third Barker Wall is introduced.
  • On Monday, all five Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Monday, in celebration of Drew's 10th anniversary, every pricing game winner receives a $10,000 bonus; for the purposes of Plinko, "winning" in this case means putting at least one chip in $10,000.
  • On Monday, the sixth Race Game Curtain is introduced; it features cascading diamonds in the colors of the Big Doors with Pricedown dollar signs and G-T asterisks on them against a yellow background.
  • All week long, congratulatory messages from celebrities and sports figures are played while coming back from commercial for Act 3 and (except on Monday) Act 6; these clips are played on Door #4 in-studio.
  • Monday is a three-car day.
  • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Monday, in an unusual move, two small prize games are played.
  • On this week of shows, in celebration of Drew's 10th anniversary, getting a dollar on the Big Wheel earns $10,000 instead of $1,000; additionally, on Monday only, getting a dollar in a bonus spin earns $100,000 instead of $25,000.
  • Monday features the debut on Gridlock!.
  • On the first playing of Gridlock!, the price screen behaves a bit oddly, with the missing numbers alternating somewhat randomly between blank spaces, colored squares, and dashes during the course of the game.
  • On the first playing of Gridlock!, the contestant's guesses appear on the screen as soon as they are made rather than after they are confirmed as being right.
  • On the first playing of Gridlock!, roadblock markers appear on the screen when a wrong guess is made.
  • On Monday, before the Showcase, Drew reveals that Bob had had a flower arrangement delivered to him before the taping with a note reading, "Congratulations completing 10 years on your back-breaking job. -Bob Barker"
  • On Tuesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices's dollar sign paint job and second logo debut.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, all six pricing games are games that have debuted (or, in the case of Time I$ Møney, been unretired) since Drew began hosting the show.
  • Beginning on Friday, the Gas Money tone is absent.
  • On Friday, two grocery item games and a small prize game are played.


Week 2 (1,801 – 802xK): September 25-29

  • On Tuesday, the Barker Wall is blue.
  • On Wednesday, the Family Feud logo backdrop is removed from the Most Expen$ive carpet.
  • On Friday, the Barker Wall is yellow.


Week 3 (1,802 – 803xK): October 2-5, June 29

  • Originally scheduled for October 2-6.
  • Originally rescheduled for October 2-5, June 25.
  • Monday's show was pre-empted in most of the country and was subsequently rerun on October 23; oddly, even though the program was aired in full in the Pacific Time Zone on October 2, CBS appears to treat the episode as though its original broadcast never took place, not uploading it to CBS.com until October 23 and not referring to that day's airing as a rerun.
  • Monday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience either has, has survived, or has somehow been affected by breast cancer. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the colored lights on the set are various shades of pink.
    • Door #4 shows the logo with the word "Price" and the right-hand background in pink, the left-hand background in white, and a pink ribbon covering the dollar sign, all against a blue background with cascading, pink bubbles; this version of the logo also appears on the Showcase podiums, as well as during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Turntable walls and the Contestants' Row displays show pink ribbons against a pinkless version of the background from Door #4; George's podium also shows this background, but with the logo from Door #4. When the contestants bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The split-screen separators in Range Game and the Showcase Showdown are pink.
    • Plinko is played for $100,000, with a $20,000 slot in the center; additionally, the values of the lower slots are raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a pair of Hollywood Sensation earrings, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a pair of said earrings.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are pink.
  • On Monday, Range Game and Push over are both played for a car; no real car games are played on this episode.
  • On Tuesday, new, slightly larger price displays are installed on Do the Math; at the same time, the displays' background is darkened noticeably, and the size of their font is altered. As the episode was taped out of order, these changes do not immediately become permanent.
  • On Friday, latches are installed on the backs of the number slots in Pick-a-Number, allowing Drew to automate the price reveal.
  • On Friday, a new font is introduced for Magic #'s price tags.


Week 4 (1,803 – 804xK): October 9-13

  • This week is Dream Car Week; every day, at least one game is played for a car that would normally only appear in 3 Strikes or Golden Road, as follows:
    • On Monday, Money Game is played for a Range Rover, and Gas Money, whose cash awards are all multiplied by five (for a potential payout of $50,000), is played for a Maserati.
    • On Tuesday, Gridlock! is played for a Lexus.
    • On Wednesday, Let 'em Roll is played for a Jaguar, with its cash prizes raised to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000.
    • On Thursday, One Away is played for a Mercedes.
    • On Friday, Triple Play is played for a BMW, a Mercedes, and a Porsche.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are all green and blue.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all light blue.
    • Door #4 shows a sports car with the logo on its hood driving down a strip of highway against a green and blue background with spiraling lights; the text "Dream Car Week" appears at the base of the car.
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!" On the other four shows, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Dream Car Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
    • In place of Drew's standard entrance, the end of the opening transitions to a trip screen next to Door #2 that shows Door #4's normal graphics; the graphical logo then flies away from this screen as the camera pans away to show Drew driving one of the day's dream cars through Door #2.
    • Monitor columns showing the "Dream Car Week" graphics sit behind Door #2 during Drew's entrance instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The lights on the Turntable are blue and green.
    • The Turntable screens show the spiral-less green and blue background from Door #4, with the "Dream Car Week" text against it in the center row; the center row's graphics also appear on George's display.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sports car of the appropriate color; when the contestants bid, the cars drive off, with their exhaust revealing the bids.
    • George's podium is green and blue.
    • Most of Monday's non-car prizes are somehow car-related.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
    • The TPIR logo, with the "Dream Car Week" logo at its base and revealed by a car like the ones on Contestants' Row, is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • George's calldown window is green.
    • The show's usual prize structure is altered somehow every day. On Monday, the third Item up for Bids is a car (which is driven out through Door #2, stops behind Drew, and stays there throughout the third game); Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are three-car days; and on Friday, all six games are played for a car.
    • In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with an Audi A3; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
  • On Monday, the lights around the Big Doors do not turn red during the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, unbeknownst to the cast, there is only one check on the Check Game board, as opposed to the usual two; this eventually results in Drew and Amber tearing the check to shreds as they attempt to unglue it from the board to give it to the contestant.
  • Tuesday's rerun broadcast on August 14 includes the real credits; this appears to have been a network-level mistake, as all of CBS's other daytime shows aired their real credit rolls that day, as well.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Double Prices, Now....or Then, Balance Game, and Squeeze Play are each played for a car.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 5 (1,804 – 805xK): October 16-20

  • Tuesday is Gwendolyn's last episode; Drew takes a moment to acknowledge and say goodbye to her when she gives him his microphone. Gwendolyn also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her, and Drew gives her a bouquet of roses during the credits.
  • On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, the second taped playing of the game, Gridlock!'s graphics behave more or less as they did on its debut.


Week 6 (1,805 – 806xK): October 6, 24-27

  • Originally scheduled for October 23-27.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, during Now....or Then, the Turntable walls use the green color scheme normally used for Check Game.


Week 7 (1,806 – 807xK): January 24, October 31, November 1, July 2, November 3

  • Originally scheduled for October 30-November 3.
  • Originally rescheduled for January 24, October 31-November 3.
  • Originally rerescheduled for January 24, October 31, November 1, June 26, November 3.
  • Tuesday's show is a Halloween special themed around superhero movies. The episode begins normally, with nothing amiss until the end of the opening; however, as George announces the show's name after calling the first four contestants, the graphics and lights begin to malfunction, and as ominous music plays, a sentient musical instrument flies onto the screen. Cackling, it announces, "I'm Dr. Trombones, and I'm here to make sure nobody wins today! That's right! And no one can stop me!" It then flies away, laughing maniacally, as the losing horns play. Suddenly, though, the lights around the audience and on the Turntable turn purple and light blue (colors they retain for the rest of the show), the music changes to a heroic overture, and a voice intones, "But you're wrong, Dr. Trombones...because there's a team that will fight for contestants to win their prizes. They're the warriors of winning...the prodigies of prize. They are...The Prize League!" As this announcement is made, the Race Game Curtain raises to reveal George and all four Barker's Beauties dressed as superheroes. After a brief pause for the audience to applaud, the voice introduces each hero, complete with dramatic-looking graphics of their names: George as "The Plinkster," a hero who fights crime with Plinko chips; "Manuela Transmission," an Amazon warrior with headlights for a breastplate and a hubcap-shaped shield; "Yodely Gal," Rachel dressed as a cross between Thor and the mountain climber; a caped but shirtless James as "Ab Man;" and Amber as "The Purrtector," a cat-themed heroine who does, in fact, protectively hold a cat. Then, as the camera pans across the heroes while slowly zooming in on Door #2, the voice continues, "Finally, he's the earl of easy money, the prince of prizes, the grand duke of good times: It's Captain Giveaway!" As the announcement ends, the doors open to reveal Drew dressed as a Price Is Right version of Nick Fury in a uniform adorned with Pricedown dollar signs, including one on his eye patch. Heroically brandishing his microphone, he declares, "Have no fear. The Prize League is here! And we're comin' for you, Dr. Trombones. Now, let's get to work!" As his speech ends, the lights come back on, the graphics stop malfunctioning, the other League members dash off to prepare for their next duties on the show, and as the Captain asks The Plinkster for the first Item up for Bids, a cityscape appears on Door #4, along with comic book versions of the heroes and the words "The Prize League."
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on the Halloween special of The Price Is Right!"
    • Because of the structure of the opening, Drew enters with his microphone already in hand.
    • The lights around the audience and on the Turntable retain their colors from the superhero intros throughout the show; additionally, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are purple, and George's podium is light blue.
    • The background from Door #4 also appears on the Turntable screens, with the center row also displaying a silver "The Prize League" variant of the logo; the graphics from the center row are also shown on George's display.
    • The heroic music from the opening plays while George builds up to revealing Cover Up's car.
    • Cover Up's "wrong price" is a sequence of comic panels showing Captain Giveaway beating up Dr. Trombones.
    • The heroic music from the opening supplants the TPIR theme when wins occur (except during the Showcase).
    • The "The Prize League" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are wearing a cape.
    • Each time a loss occurs, including when a contestant goes over on the Big Wheel, a cackling Dr. Trombones flies across the screen as the losing horns play.
    • The Punchboard holes have "no Dr. Trombones" graphics on them.
    • Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill has a picture of Captain Giveaway (with the eye patch on the wrong eye).
    • The League members fly onto Door #4 a second time as the show comes back from commercial before the Showcase.
    • The heroic music plays during the credits.
    • The executive producer, co-EP, and director credits are shown in the "The Prize League" font.
    • Portions of the events during the credits are digitally altered to appear as animated, hand-drawn sketches.
    • Interspersed with the parade of prizes during the credits are graphics of Captain Giveaway fighting Dr. Trombones.
    • The show ends with one final shot of the League flying onto Door #4.
  • On Tuesday, two small prize games are played.
  • On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.


Week 8 (1,807 – 808xK): November 6-10

  • On Tuesday, the theme does not play at the end of Act 1; this was presumably spurred by the unusual ending of Let 'em Roll, in which the contestant quit with $1,500 despite having four cars and two rolls left.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Amanda wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling a 6, the third number, a 1, and the fifth number.
  • On Wednesday, Door #4 freezes before Act 6; it remains motionless for the length of one whole show, finally coming back to life at the start of Act 6 on Thursday.
  • On Thursday, the sound of scribbling chalk is added to Do the Math's price reveals.
  • Friday's show is themed around Veterans' Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield above the word "Veterans," against a field of stripes and a background of cascading stars. These graphics also appear on George's display, and a Carey version of the "Veterans" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Most of the lights on the set are red, white, and blue.
    • The "doorframe" of the light border is blue, and its "light strip" cascades red, white, and blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we honor veterans on The Price Is Right!
    • The Contestants' Row displays show rotating stars on a field of blue; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are red on the red and yellow displays and blue on the blue and green displays.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The Turntable screens show a mural of the American flag.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card from Lowe's, the provider of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.


Week 9 (1,808 – 809xK): November 13-17

  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is the rats from Rat Race running through a maze toward a car.
  • On Tuesday, a giant replica of the mountain climber is used to present to trip to Austria during the Showcase.


Week 10 (1,809 – 810xK): November 20-22, 27

  • Logically scheduled for November 20-23.
  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • Wednesday's show is themed as a "college rivals" episode; pairs of students or alumni from rival schools are called down, with a coin flip determining which school's student is called first, and the rival of the winner of each Item up for Bids is sent back to the audience (but is awarded $1,000 if that person subsequently loses their pricing game). This results in two new contestants being called before each game. The following other aspects of this episode are also different than usual:
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience, the lights on the Turntable, and George's podium all show traditional fall colors.
    • Door #4 shows the logo on a football (which doubles as the body of a pilgrim hat-wearing turkey) with the football helmet-flanked words "College Rivals" at its base, with a football stadium whose lights radiate fall colors as the background. The same background appears on the Turntable screens and George's podium, with the turkey version of the logo on George's display and the center Turntable screen (and the entire center row during the Showcase) and the "College Rivals" graphics on the remaining Turntable screens.
    • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's college rivalry day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The college rivalries are announced and shown on Door #4 before each pair of contestants is called; each contestant's specific school is also announced.
    • Because of the rivalry format, the first four contestants are required to line up from left to right in Contestants' Row; in subsequent acts, the first contestant called is required to take the red or yellow spot and the second the blue or green spot.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first college rivalries to face off on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show foam fingers in the appropriate school's colors, with left hands on the red and yellow displays and right hands on the blue and green displays, all against the Door #4 stadium background from Season 45's college rivals episode; when the contestants bid, these patterns wipe away to reveal the normal backgrounds (albeit with all four looking like the green display).
    • When Drew enters, he runs through a banner displaying the "College Rivals" version of the logo from Season 45 before coming through Door #2 while flanked by fireworks; additionally, he is backed by spotlights and a set of grassy prize backdrops instead of by the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • During come on downs outside of the opening, college marching band music plays until "Walking" starts up once the first contestant's name is called.
    • During the body of the show, new contestants are not told, "You're the next contestant on The Price Is Right."
    • The "College Rivals" version of the logo from Season 45 appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Cyber Monday, the day of its broadcast. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a pile of Christmas presents, a shopping cart, and the text "Cyber Monday" (with the "o" being the logo in the form of an ornament) against a background of cubes with a mouse pointer moving across the screen, dragging the gift boxes into the cart (largely the same graphics from Season 45's Cyber Monday episode); the same graphics appear on George's display and the center row of Turntable screens (with the other two rows showing raining gift boxes against the same background), and the "Cyber Monday" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays reuse the graphics from Season 44's Cyber Monday episode, showing the text "Cyber Monday" on a computer keyboard; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Every contestant who gets onstage receives a $1,000 gift card from J.C. Penney, the provider of the first Item up for Bids.
    • Every Item up for Bids features a PriceIsRight.com plug urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win portions or all of the prize package or gift cards from their provider.
    • Everyone in the audience receives an Amazon Echo Show speaker, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, Do the Math's new price displays from Week 3 are present.


Week 11 (1,810 – 811xK): December 4-5, June 25, December 6, 8

  • Originally scheduled for December 4-8.
  • Originally rescheduled for December 4-5, June 27, December 6, 8.


Week 12 (1,811 – 812xK): December 11, January 2, December 13, 12, 15

  • Originally scheduled for December 11-15.


Week 13 (1,812 – 813xK): December 18-22

  • This week of shows consists of Christmas episodes. The following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • Most of the lights around the set are red and green.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all white and light blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, wearing a Santa hat and with holly at its base, against a blue background, all amid snowfall; the same graphics appears on George's display.
    • The "light strip" on the light border cascades red and green.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show striped red and white wrapping paper; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • The center row of Turntable screens shows the graphics from Door #4 with the logo flanked by ornaments; the remaining Turntable screens show the same scene minus the logo.
    • The show holds a Toys for Tots drive all week, with donations from the staff and the audience displayed in a sleigh on the stage at the back of the audience.
    • The logo, with Santa hat, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Each day, everyone in the audience receives either a portion of the third Item up for Bids or a gift certificate from the provider of the third Item up for Bids; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win the same giveaway as the audience.
    • The various PriceIsRight.com graphics are Christmas-themed.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
    • The dollar signs in the background of the screens on the Showcase podiums are replaced with stationary snowflakes.
  • On Monday, Secret "X" is played for a three-wheeled roadster; while not technically a full-fledged car, it is more expensive than the actual cars offered in Temptation and Stack the Deck on the same episode.
  • On Tuesday, Golden Road uses Christmas car backdrops instead of its standard rainbow backdrops.
  • On Thursday, Pay the Rent's house and garage are decorated for Christmas.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the show donates the cash value of anything won in a pricing game or on the Big Wheel to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.


Week 14 (1,813 – 814xK): December 26-29

  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Yolanda rolls all ones and sixes and wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions.
  • On Wednesday, Do the Math's new Price displays from Week 3 are present.
  • Friday's show is a "Best of 2017" program, featuring some of the show's favorite moments, prizes, and games of the past year. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The show begins with George narrating a montage of some of the best moments of 2017; this then transitions into the regular opening.
    • The light columns in the audience are purple.
    • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience and between the Big Doors are all orange, as is George's podium.
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a disco ball above the text "Best of 2017," all against a purple background with fireworks going off; these graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the logo and text only appearing in the center row, and not on the right-hand monitor until after the opening) and on George's display (without the text).
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the best of 2017 on The Price Is Right!"
    • Gold dollar sign statues with "2017" banners on them stand between the Big Doors.
    • Most of the lights on the Turntable are purple.
    • Three Barker's Beauties are present.
    • Double Prices is essentially played for an Around the World showcase.
    • The "Best of 2017" text appears along with the Carey logo during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The dollar sign on George's calldown window is purple.
    • In a throwback to season premiere week, getting a dollar on the Big Wheel is worth $10,000 instead of $1,000.
    • Ab Man from the Prize League models the exercise equipment offered in Pick-a-Number.
    • Act 5 starts with a compilation of the best come on downs of 2017; in-studio, the clips are shown on Door #4.
    • The second showcase is built through #UDecide, with the show's Twitter followers voting on which prizes to offer.
  • On Friday, Bullseye's metallic set, video displays, arrow markers, and second logo debut; as the episode was taped out of order, the original set returns for the game's next playing.


Week 15 (1,814 – 815xK): January 4, 3, November 2, January 5

  • Originally scheduled for January 2-5.
  • Only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, in honor of its 35th birthday, Plinko is played for $175,000, with the $10,000 slot changed to $35,000, the $100 and $1,000 slots changed to $3,500, and, somewhat awkwardly, the $500 slots changed to $350.
  • Wednesday's second showcase is themed around Plinko's anniversary and begins with Amber dropping a chip down the Plinko board.
  • On Friday, grandparents play alongside one of their adult grandchildren. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on the face of a sunflower above the word "Grandparents," all against a field full of sunflowers; this graphic is also shown on George's display and the center Turntable screen, while the other Turntable screens show the sky from the field's background.
    • All of the light columns around the audience are orange.
    • All of the G-T asterisks around the audience are yellow.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate grandparents on The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The lights on the Turntable walls are orange.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
  • On Friday, the extended version of Contestants' Row is redone with the same borders as the regular Contestants' Row; additionally, the G-T asterisks between the displays are painted silver.
  • On Friday, Carol, the grandmother in the first pair of contestants called, was a contestant on the original Price Is Right with Bill Cullen 57 years earlier.


Week 16 (1,815 – 816xK): March 5-9

  • Originally scheduled for January 8-12.
  • On Monday, Amber's dress breaks offstage during the Item up for Bids before Punch a Bunch, leading to the game being revealed with no model and the $25,000 bill leaning on its side against its stand; Amber eventually rushes onstage and shows off the bill while explaining what happened.
  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday and Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs an "Ultimate Superfan" contest on PriceIsRight.com whose winner will receive a new car during a "superfan" episode on April 20; these promos were likely originally intended for Week 24, whose broadcast dates were swapped with this week's.
  • Monday's first showcase mentions that spring is "right around the corner;" this references the episode's CBS broadcast date of March 5.
  • On Friday, the original Bullseye set reappears.


Week 17 (1,816 – 817xK): February 5-9

  • Originally scheduled for January 15-19.
  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, 1/2 Off's blue/green/orange set debuts; at the same time, its "$10,000" graphic changes from pink to blue. Due to episodes being taped out of order, the new color scheme does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo largely uses its original reveal; while the prize is still described first and the counter is still positioned as though it were behind the Giant Price Tag, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable before the game, and the counter is brought out by a Barker's Beauty after the prize plug. Additionally, the prize is placed in Door #2 so as to be visible behind the counter during the game.
  • On Thursday, Pass the Buck's dollar sign grocery backdrops debut; due to shows taping out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 18 (1,817 – 818xK): January 22-23, October 30, January 25-26

  • Originally scheduled for January 22-26.
  • On Wednesday, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn from A Bad Moms Christmas appear throughout the show to promote their movie, as follows:
    • Riding out with James for Lucky $even.
    • Doing most of the modeling throughout the show.
    • Standing atop the Plinko board.
    • Standing under the Big Wheel scoreboard.
    • Calling down the second half's contestants (one guest per act).
    • Operating Grocery Game (Kristen Bell only).
    • Operating Squeeze Play (Kathryn Hahn only).
    • Helping to present both showcases.
  • On Wednesday, with the guest stars serving as Barker's Beauties, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • On Wednesday, before the third Item up for Bids, the guests announce that immediately after the taping, everyone in the audience will be taken to an advance screening of A Bad Moms Christmas.
  • On Wednesday, after each Showcase Showdown, a (likely staged) clip of the guests stars is played; after the first Showcase Showdown, Mila Kunis is shown dropping a Plinko chip into $10,000, and after the second, she is shown spinning a dollar on the Big Wheel (complete with the $1,000 graphic and "Dig We Must").
  • On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual move, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • Wednesday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a red carpet experience at the premiere of A Bad Moms Christmas; oddly, the contestants are not instructed on-air not to include this while bidding, although it seems likely that this was simply edited out for time.
  • On Wednesday, while signing off, Drew mentions "tomorrow's" Halloween special; this refers to the episode's rescheduled broadcast date of October 30.
  • On Thursday, contestant Dana has a picture on her shirt of Drew and his prom date, who works with her mother.
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, two silver-level tickets to the Grammys and two official passes to the show's after-party; the contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding. This also serves as a plug for the awards show, which airs on CBS on Sunday night.


Week 19 (1,818 – 819xK): January 29-February 2

  • This week of shows is Pet Adoption Week; each day, a guest (on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday) or one or more cast members (on Wednesday and Thursday) do a pet adoption segment at the beginning of Act 3, with a special set of "Pet Adoption Week" graphics behind them on the Turntable walls that feature a puppy in a doghouse. Additionally, the third Items up for Bids (or, on Friday, one of the prizes in the third game) are all somehow pet-related. The guests are as follows:
    • Monday's guest is Lucky Dog host Brandon McMillan.
    • Tuesday's guest is Daniela Ruah, the portrayer of Kensi Blye on NCIS: LA.
    • Friday's guest is Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner; he also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around the event.
  • The Pet Adoption Week graphics also appear as Cover Up's "wrong price" on Monday.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model in Most Expen$ive on Thursday.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives an iFetch ball launcher, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said ball launchers.
  • On Thursday, James helps to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around his adopted dog.
  • On Friday, contestant Marae tells Drew that her twin sister, Marene, who is in the audience, was on the show 40 years earlier; as they go to commercial after she plays More or Less, clips are shown from the November 15, 1977 show (#2562D) of Marene, with Marae looking on from the audience, being called down by Johnny, getting up onstage, and winning Hurdles.
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a backstage experience at the Puppy Bowl; oddly, the contestants are not instructed not to include this while bidding, although this is likely because a bid was made immediately after the showcase ended without Drew having a chance to say anything.


Week 20 (1,819 – 820xK): January 15-19

  • Originally scheduled for February 5-9.
  • On Wednesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday is longtime stage manager Doug Quick's last show before retiring. Drew brings him onstage to say goodbye to him after the second Showcase Showdown; he also joins everyone onstage during the credits.
  • On Friday, Pass the Buck's G-T asterisk grocery backdrops are present one final time.


Week 21 (1,820 – 821xK): February 12-16

  • On Tuesday, the new Bullseye design introduced on December 29 returns more or less permanently.
  • On Tuesday, the numbers on the Bullseye board are larger than usual, and its price display has a vague 3D effect not present on any other episode.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Valentine's Day; the audience is full of newlywed couples who play alongside each other when they are called down. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a married couple driving down a country road toward the sunset in a car with the logo on the trunk above a "Just Married" sign, all with hearts flying by. These graphics also appear on George's display.
    • The "neon strips" on the light border are pink and red.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four newlywed couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the hearts and "Just Married" sign from Door #4, with the hearts and text in the appropriate color, against a blue background; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The Turntable walls show the hearts and sunsets from Door #4; the center screen also shows a heart with the Barker logo on it.
    • Drew enters with his fiancee, Amie Harwick.
    • Drew enters with his microphone already in hand.
    • Drew points out at the top of the show that everyone in the cast is currently either married or engaged; all of their significant others assist with modeling and/or announcing during the course of the show.
    • All four Barker's Beauties (and their significant others) are present.
    • The lights between the Turntable screens are purple and yellow for most of the show.
    • The logo, along with cascading hearts and the text "Happy Valentine's Day," appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is pink.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a two-night trip to Temecula, California, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George's fiancee, Brittany Green, urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
  • On Wednesday, the curtain between Door #3 and the audience light strip is absent, revealing the same wall stripes that appear in the old producers' table area. This change becomes permanent later in the season.
  • On Wednesday, in an unusual occurrence, Drew hosts Double Prices with no Barker's Beauties present, leading him to simply toss the non-selected price on the floor.
  • On Wednesday, Secret "X" is played for a trip to Paris, where Drew and Amie got engaged; a picture of them after their engagement is shown on Door #4 after the prize description.
  • On Thursday and Friday, Mishael Morgan, the portrayer of Hilary Curtis on The Young and the Restless, appears as a guest third Barker's Beauty.
  • On Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs the "Ultimate Superfan" contest first mentioned in Week 16.


Week 22 (1,821 – 822xK): February 22, 20, 19, 21, 23

  • Originally scheduled for February 19-23.
  • This week of shows is Big Money Week; each episode features unusually large cash prizes; in fact, on Monday, all six games are played for cash, as follows:
    • Spelling Bee is played for $100,000, with "C," "A," "R," and "CAR" replaced by "B," "I," "G," and "BIG." Additionally, each card is worth $5,000 instead of $1,000.
    • Hi Lo is played for $10,000.
    • 1/2 Off is played for $20,000.
    • Now....or Then is played for $30,000.
    • Vend-O-Price is played for $40,000.
    • Master Key is played for $5,000, $15,000, and $30,000, with the $30,000 functioning as the "car."
  • On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, all pricing games that are not played for cash award a $5,000 bonus if they are won; on Friday, every game that is won awards a cash equivalent of the top prize. Additionally, the following extra cash prizes are offered:
    • On Tuesday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with a $200,000 center slot and the outer slots raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500, and It's in the Bag is played for $32,000, with all the cash prizes doubled (although, oddly, the $16,000 sign is still used during the intro).
    • On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for $20,000, and Time I$ Møney is played for $200,000, with the money counting down approximately 10 times as fast as usual.
    • On Thursday, Punch a Bunch is played for $250,000, with one $250,000 slip, nine $10,000, fifteen $5,000, ten $2,500, ten $1,000, and five $500, and Grand Game is played for $20,000, with all the usual cash values doubled.
    • On Friday, due to the day's cash equivalent bonus, Pay the Rent is effectively played for $200,000.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "Big Money Week" at its base, against a background of gold sparkles as dollar bills rain down around it; these graphics also appear on George's display and the center row of Turntable screens, and the sparkles and dollar signs appear on the remaining Turntable screens (except on Thursday, when they are identical to the center row until the second part of the Showcase). The "Big Money Week" version of the logo also appears during all commercial outros in addition to the usual spots.
    • On Wednesday, the first show of the week to be broadcast, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!" This was presumably originally intended for Monday's opening before the episodes were shuffled around. On the remaining four episodes, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Big Money Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
    • Gold dollar sign statues are placed between the Big Doors.
    • The Contestants' Row displays are sparkly versions of their usual colors and have a Pricedown dollar sign at the center; when the contestants bid, the normal colors are revealed in the wake of a wave of dollar bills.
    • The portions of the Turntable wall between the displays are gold throughout the show.
    • The light strips on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, and most of the lights on the Turntable are green throughout the show (although the normal colors are present on Wednesday during most of the Showcase).
    • George's calldown window is green and gold, and its dollar sign is green.
    • The standard "money win" graphics across all the games and the Showcase Showdown are replaced by a special set of graphics in the "Big Money Week" font.
    • All of the cash bonuses in the Showcase Showdown are doubled; the initial dollar is worth $2,000, a green section in the bonus spin is worth $20,000, and a dollar in the bonus spin is worth $50,000.
  • Monday is one of only two episodes in the show's history on which no pricing game is played for a car; however, the usual episode structure is more or less preserved, with one car game in each half and one actual cash game in the lineup.
  • On Wednesday, Freeze Frame is not hidden behind the Giant Price Tag; Drew and the contestant initially stand in front of the Turntable, and the game is revealed by zooming out from Door #2 after the prize description.
  • On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number's original price reveal is used, as the episode was taped out of order.
  • On Wednesday and Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs the "Ultimate Superfan" contest.


Week 23 (1,822 – 823xK): February 26-March 2

  • On Monday and Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs the "Ultimate Superfan" contest.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, Christel Khalil, the portrayer of Lily Ashby on The Young and the Restless, appears as a guest third Barker's Beauty; as such, George does not model during Thursday's Most Expen$ive.
  • On Wednesday, Pass the Buck's dollar sign grocery backdrops return permanently.
  • On Thursday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Friday, 1/2 Off's new color scheme returns permanently.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.


Week 24 (1,823 – 824xK): January 8-12

  • Originally scheduled for March 5-9.
  • On this week's shows, the first contestant to win their pricing game receives a $20,000 bonus from Publishers Clearing House, complete with a check presentation by the Prize Patrol.
  • On Wednesday, Money Game has 48 in the "year slot" instead of 46.
  • Thursday is the first show taped with 1/2 Off's new color scheme; it is also the first episode with it to air on CBS and features Drew's formal introduction of it.


Week 25 (1,824 – 825xK): March 12

  • March Madness week; only one show, on Monday.


Week 26 (1,825 – 826xK): March 19-23

  • This week of shows is Youth Week; every episode has a theme somehow related to children, as follows:
    • Monday is themed as a baby shower, with expecting parents playing as teams. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • Door #4 shows two birds looking at their egg in a nest, with the text "Baby Shower" below their tree branch. These graphics, minus the text, also appear on the center Turntable screen (and the rest of the center row during the Showcase) and George's display, with additional tree branches on the remaining Turntable screens and pink and blue lights between the displays, and the "Baby Shower" text appears beneath the logo during every commercial outro in additional to the usual spots.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we throw the ultimate baby shower on The Price Is Right!"
      • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
      • The Contestants' Row displays show the tree branch graphics with the egg but no birds, with the bow on each egg in the color of the display; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
      • The set is decorated for the special.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card from Little Unicorn, the provider of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
    • On Tuesday, contestants play alongside one or more of their 4-to-9-year-old children. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • Door #4 shows an animated crayon drawing of a hilltop with a cartoonish sun in the background, the TPIR logo on a tree, and the text "kids!" on the ground. Variations on these graphics are shown on the Turntable screens and George's display, and the logo, with the "kids!" text at its base, is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first nine contestants as we celebrate kids on The Price Is Right!"
      • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
      • The Contestants' Row displays show the animated sun from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a Botley the Coding Robot and a Crashapault, portions of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a set of said toys.
    • On Wednesday, the contestants are tweens, who are joined by a parent during the Showcase. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • Door #4 shows the logo, with the word "Tweens" at its base and with various, yellow, 3D shapes rotating behind it, all against a sparkly, blue background. Variations on these graphics are shown on the Turntable screens and George's display, and the logo, with the "Tweens" text at its base, is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four tween contestants as we celebrate kids on The Price Is Right!"
      • The set is decorated for the special.
      • The Contestants' Row displays show the word "Tweens," along with one rotating shape each in the color of a designated "opposite" display, in pairs of red & blue and yellow & green, all against sparkly backgrounds in the display's proper color; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
      • Due to the contestants' ages, no car games are played; the only cars offered appear in the Showcase, once the contestants have been joined by a parent.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a wearable camera, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said cameras.
    • On Thursday, every contestant is 16; the show is billed as "Sweet 16," presumably to coincide with the eponymous portion of the NCAA basketball tournament, which also begins airing on Thursday. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • Door #4 shows a car, with the logo for a hood ornament and "1" and "6" birthday balloons as its passengers, driving down a palm tree-lined street with a sunset in the background. The variations on the background in different combinations of blue and orange are shown on the Turntable screens, and the center row of screens, as well as George's display (whose background is purple), also have the "16" balloons on them. Additionally, the logo, with the "16" balloons to its right, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
      • The lights on the Turntable walls between the displays are orange and blue.
      • The Contestants' Row displays show the "16" balloons against sparkly backgrounds in the display's proper color; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate kids on The Price Is Right!"
      • In contrast to Wednesday, every pricing game, including Cliff Hangers, Balance Game, Vend-O-Price, and Range Game, is played for a car.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a speaker from iHome, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said speakers.
    • On Friday, every contestant is a college student. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • Door #4 shows a piggy bank with the logo on its side and with coins falling into it; it sits on a desk in a classroom, surrounded by money and backed by a chalkboard on which "College Fund" is written with an arrow pointing to the bank. These graphics also appear on the center row of Turntable screens. The remaining Turntable screens show dollar bills raining down against a chalkboard background, and George's display shows these graphics with the logo in the center.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate college students on The Price Is Right!"
      • The set is decorated for the special.
      • The Turntable lights between the screens are green and white for most of the show.
      • As a "college fund" episode, every game is played for cash; notably, Bonus Game is played for $15,000, Check-Out is played for $20,000, Pick-a-Pair is played for $10,000, and Bullseye is played for $15,000.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a box of "spring break essentials" from Campus Cube, a package designed to accompany the trip to Lake Tahoe offered as the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said boxes.
  • On Monday through Wednesday, the curtain between Door #3 and the audience light strip is again absent.
  • On Monday, despite Rat Race's motion sensors indicating that one of the contestants' rats had come in third, review of the tape left the staff unsure that it wasn't actually second; as such, after they spun the Big Wheel, Drew allowed them to choose whether they would win the first prize or the second prize. (As they had also won the car, this decision had no potential to affect the spinning order.)
  • On Wednesday, the G-T asterisks on the game side of the Turntable wall are all light blue. This change does not immediately become permanent, as the episode was taped drastically out of order.
  • On Wednesday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Thursday, the car in Range Game is driven out of Door #3 after the prize description, stopping onstage next to the game board.
  • On Friday, all six games are fee games.
  • On Friday, which was taped drastically of out order, the original Bullseye set is used one final time.


Week 27 (1,826 – 827xK): April 30, March 27-30

  • Originally scheduled for March 26-30.
  • On Monday, the curtain between Door #3 and the audience light strip is done away with permanently.


Week 28 (1,827 – 828xK): April 2-6

  • On Monday, Shell Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a teacher. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, transformed into a chalk-drawn apple, with the word "Teachers at its base, all against Do the Math's chalkboard background. The logo and background also appear on the Turntable screens and George's display, with the center Turntable screen (and the entire middle row during the Showcase) instead showing the logo-less apple outline with the "Teachers" text over it, and the version of the logo from Door #4 appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate teachers on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays also show the chalkboard background from Do the Math; when the contestants bid, the numbers are scribbled onto them in "chalk."
    • During the third Item up for Bids, everyone in the audience receives a book and a $100 gift certificate from Scholastic; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win the book The Word Collector and one of said gift certificates.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a coffee maker from Keurig, the provider of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said coffee makers.
    • The Showcase podiums are topped with a desk holding an apple and a pencil mug and display the contestant's last name (i.e. "Mrs. Smith" or "Mr. Jones") instead of the word "Showcase" (although "Showcase" reappears on the Top Winner's podium if he passes). The pencil mugs also have the TPIR logo on them, with the Top Winner's notably marking the first appearance of a Carey-era version of the red logo.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • On Friday, the blue G-T asterisks on the Turntable wall are present.


Week 29 (1,828 – 829xK): April 9-13

  • On Monday, Money Game has 41 in the "year slot" instead of 46.
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, two tickets to the ACM Awards, which air on CBS on Sunday night. The contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding.


Week 30 (1,829 – 830xK): April 16-20

  • On Monday, the buck on Pass the Buck's grocery podium is redesigned with fancier graphics; the dollar sign on the base of the podium is also updated to match the new graphics.
  • On Wednesday, Switcheroo receives a new, shorter small prize stand with circular bases.
  • On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the blue G-T asterisks are present on the Turntable wall.
  • On Thursday, the new "Bullseye" sign becomes green; it had been white on its first three appearances.
  • On Thursday, Bullseye's markers are painted red to resemble targets, with the grocery description curving around the red ring in white text.
  • On Thursday's TV broadcast, CBS accidentally airs the split-screened credits for Let's Make a Deal instead of The Price Is Right.
  • Friday's show is billed as a fan appreciation episode, with an audience filled with some of the show's biggest fans from around the country and a lineup of "fan-favorite" pricing games. Additionally, the following special things occur on this episode:
    • The prize package for Cliff Hangers includes, as a bonus, dinner with Drew after the taping.
    • Several of the pricing games, most explicity Cliff Hangers (with prices of $20, $30, and $40) and Money Game (with El Cheapo as the last two numbers), are set up in ways that allow contestants to take advantage of tricks widely known within the fan community.
    • At the top of Act 3, James goes on location to present the winner of the Ultimate Superfan contest with a new car.
    • Before the fifth game, Plinko, the show plays the video submission of Jackson Woodworth, the youngest entrant in the Ultimate Superfan contest. Afterward, Jackson and his mother, Brianna, are brought into the proceedings live via Door #4 to play Plinko alongside contestant Rapunzel, with any cash Rapunzel wins in the game also being awarded to Jackson. Much of Plinko is broadcast in split-screen alongside the footage from Door #4.
    • At the top of Act 6, everyone in the audience receives a trip to SoCal wine country; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
  • On Friday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 31 (1,830 – 831xK): April 23-27

  • On Wednesday, the blue G-T asterisks on the Turntable wall return permanently.
  • On Thursday, in honor of Take Your Daughter to Work Day, Rachel's daughter, Ruby, helps her to present the second showcase.
  • Friday's show is themed as a bachelor(ette) party, with an audience full of people about to be married. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Las Vegas sign, which reads "Bachelors and Bachelorettes" in blue and red and has the TPIR logo resting on the bottom corner, all against a purple background of stars and spotlights. The same background also appears on the Turntable screens and George's display, with the former's center row also showing the "Bachelors and Bachelorettes" text (in gold) and the latter also having the TPIR logo on it. The TPIR logo, along with the text from the sign on Door #4 (oddly, with "and" in red instead of blue), also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we host a great bachelor and bachelorette party on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Barker's Beauties wear shirts saying, "What happens at Price stays at Price."
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 32 (1,831 – 832xK): March 26, May 1-4

  • Originally scheduled for April 30-May 4.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, George's display shows the same graphics as Door #4 during the opening.
  • On Monday, the show celebrates the 45th anniversary of The Young and the Restless, which debuted on March 26, 1973, 45 years before the date of this episode's broadcast on CBS. Daniel Goddard, Mishael Morgan, and Melissa Ordway, the portrayers on Y&R of Cane Ashby, Hilary Curtis, and Abby Newman, appear as guest Barker's Beauties alongside Manuela and Rachel and help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their program's anniversary.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Minnie becomes the first known repeat contestant to have both of her appearances be with Drew. After playing Money Game, the same game she had played her first time around, the show goes to commercial with clips of her coming on down (complete with audio of Rich) and winning her Item up for Bids on episode #4185K from February 1, 2008.


Week 33 (1,832 – 833xK): May 7-11

  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside one or more of their adult children. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a bouquet of butterfly-laden flowers with the text "Happy Mother's Day" in front of it, all against a green background. These graphics also appear on the center Turntable screen and George's display, and the remaining Turntable screens show them minus the text.
      • George's display briefly changes to read, "Hi Mama Mai!" when he says good morning to his mother.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we celebrate moms on The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The lights on the Turntable wall are purple for most of the show.
    • The logo, with the "Happy Mother's Day" text at its base, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Big Wheel split-screen separator is purple.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a handbag from Expressions NYC, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said handbags.


Week 34 (1,833 – 834xK): May 14-18


Week 35 (1,834 – 835xK): May 21-25

  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, a metallic strip is briefly added to the base of the Lucky $even board.
  • On Tuesday, Stack the Deck is played for a Cadillac.
  • Wednesday's show celebrates Drew's 60th birthday. The following special things occur:
    • Let 'em Roll is played for a $95,000 BMW, with the money on the cubes increased to $2,000, $5,000, and $7,500.
    • The second showcase is themed around Drew's birthday, with everyone in the audience wearing party hats and Door #4 displaying "Happy birthday Drew!" for the remainder of the show.
    • A birthday cake is brought out during the credits.
  • On Friday, Drew operates One Away by himself.


Week 36 (1,835 – 836xK): May 28-June 1

  • On Monday, Golden Road's price holders are redone to remove the blank spaces on the left. Additionally, the prices for the first and third prizes now come out of the left sides of their holders instead of the right.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, Punch a Bunch's lights are on throughout the game, as was done with the original Punchboard.
  • On Tuesday, a quiver with two extra arrow markers in it is added to the left side of the Bullseye board, acting as a discard pile for markers whose items missed the target.
  • On Thursday, the "wrong price" in Cover Up is the mountain climber contorting himself into the letters of the word "Price."


Week 37 (1,836 – 837xK): June 4-8


Week 38 (1,837 – 838xK): June 11-15

  • On Tuesday, the metallic strip added to Lucky $even in Week 35 is removed.
  • On Wednesday, Shopping Spree is accidentally set up with too low a target price, making it possible to pick the least expensive prize and still win -- something that ultimately happened, leading to everyone celebrating with the buzzer going off. After a stopdown to figure out what had happened, the end of the game was reshot with the appropriate sound effects and without a reveal of the fourth price, and the original price reveal was edited out of the show.
  • On Thursday, contestant Kyle wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling all 1s and 6s.
  • On Thursday, 1/2 Off's orange boxes are repainted light blue.


Week 39 (1,838 – 839xK): June 18-19, August 21, June 21-22

  • Originally scheduled for June 18-22.
  • Thursday's show, which airs on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated with a beach theme.
    • The light strip around the audience is yellow.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and orange.
    • The light columns around the audience are all purple, with silhouettes of palm trees adorning the ones around Door #4.
    • Door #4 shows a four-colored beach scene, with a silhouette of the logo against the setting sun and the words "Summer Beach Party" beneath it; a similar scene appears on George's display, and a variant of the center of the scene appears during every commercial outro in addition to the logo's usual spots.
    • George, the Barker's Beauties, and the audience are dressed in beach attire.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw the ultimate summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sandy beach; when a contestant bids, a wave washes over the scene, leaving their bid etched in the sand.
    • The Turntable is lit in purple and orange, with the "Summer Beach Party" logo in the center column of screens and silhouettes of surfboards in the other columns; this color scheme and logo graphic also appear on George's podium.
    • George's calldown window is pink, and its dollar sign is orange.
  • On Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, the cover on the lower half of the One Away board is repainted to gradually transition from the main board's orange down to the base's red.
  • Friday's credits include the note, "Portions of this show have been edited. Prizes not shown as won were awarded to the contestant." Which contestant and prizes this refers to are not known.


Week 40 (1,839 – 840xK): June 26, July 4

  • Season finale week; only two shows, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • This week was originally planned with a Friday show, intended as a "summer beach party" special, instead of a Tuesday show; however, that version of the episode was never actually assigned an airdate, and the theme was ultimately relocated to the June 21 episode.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are all red, and the G-T asterisks around the audience are all white.
    • The light strip around the audience is blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks; this logo, along with the fireworks, also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 4th of July on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are white.
    • The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens show a mural of the American flag.
    • George's podium is red, white, and blue, and its screen shows the background from Door #4 and the "4th of July" text.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are blue.


Season 47 ('18-'19)

Pricing game calendar for Season 47, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,840 – 841xK): September 17-20, November 13

  • Originally scheduled for September 17-21.
  • Monday's show is a celebration of Price's Emmy for Best Game Show. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Everyone, including the audience, wears formal attire.
    • The aisles in the audience have red carpets.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with an Emmy in place of the dollar sign, against a shimmering, gold and blue background. A version of this background also appears on the Turntable screens (accompanied by the Emmy statue in the center row), the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display (along with the Emmy version of the logo). The graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors when the contestants bid.
    • The light strip and G-T asterisks in the audience, the lights on the Turntable walls, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors, and the borders of the Contestants' Row displays are all gold.
    • The light columns around the audience are all dark blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate winning any Emmy and the start of Season 47 of The Price Is Right!"
    • George and all of the Barker's Beauties come through Door #2 with Drew at the end of the opening; George introduces them as "your host, Drew Carey, and the cast of The Price Is Right!" Manuela enters with Drew's microphone, and Rachel enters with the show's Emmy.
    • A red carpet with velvet ropes is placed in front of Door #2 for the cast's entrance.
    • The cast's entrance is backed by spotlights and Hollywood sign prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are a glittery gold.
    • Everyone who gets onstage receives, as a bonus, a $1,500+ package of luxury items, including a trip to Palm Springs; this package is described before the first game.
    • George's calldown window, instead of looking like the Season 42-44 light border, appears smooth with the background from Door #4 cascading across its edges; additionally, its dollar sign is dark blue.
    • In honor of the show's eight total Emmy awards (which are displayed in front of Door #3 during the Showcase Showdowns), getting a dollar on the Big Wheel is worth $8,000, and getting a dollar in a bonus spin is worth $80,000.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a collection of E-RaOrganics skincare products, a portion of the prize package from Cliff Hangers; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said collection.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are dressed in formal wear and are holding an Emmy.
    • The prices of the showcase are in gold Emmy envelopes.
  • On Monday, the raised stage in the back of the audience is redone with a shiny, blue floor with gold borders and a silver dollar sign.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • On Monday, the second Reveal is introduced; the new version is designed to look like the displays on George's podium and the Turntable walls.
  • On this week's shows, the logo, with the words "Premiere Week" at its base, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots (although this was removed from Friday's show, as it was aired several weeks late).
  • On Monday, with all four Barker's Beauties present, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • Monday's first showcase includes, as a bonus, tickets to and a limo ride to and from the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards. The contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.
  • Beginning on Monday, in reflection of the company's name change, George signs off from the show as "a Fremantle production." The FremantleMedia logos during and after the credits are also changed to Fremantle logos at this time.
  • On Tuesday, the borders of Contestants' Row become a significantly brighter shade of green.
  • On Wednesday, steel rims are added around the price choices in Secret "X".
  • On Thursday, the background of the graphical Switch? logo becomes a purple field with hypocycloid diamonds.


Week 2 (1,841 – 842xK): September 24-26, November 28, September 28

  • Originally scheduled for September 24-28.
  • On Monday, which was taped before Week 1, Switch?'s graphical logo still has the diamond/asterisk background.
  • On Monday, That's Too Much! is played for a $33,000 Dodge Challenger.
  • On Wednesday, only one Barker's Beauty, Rachel, is present for the entire show. This leads to George taking a more active role in the proceedings, including running the small prizes in Punch a Bunch and acting in the second showcase.
  • Wednesday is a celebration of Punch a Bunch's 40th birthday. (The game actually debuted on September 27, 1978's episode, not September 26's; however, it fell in a stretch of 12 shows that were all broadcast a day early.) The following special things are done for this episode:
    • Punch a Bunch is played for $40,000, with one $40,000 slip, four $10,000, 15 $5,000, 15 $2,500, 10 $1,000, and five $500. Additionally, Drew's photo on the $40,000 bill is wearing a party hat.
    • The Punchboard is placed with Check-Out's prize package, a set of appliances described as a "party package."
    • The second showcase is themed around the game; most notably, the first prize, $4,000 in cash, is revealed on a slip that Rachel punches out of the Punchboard, which is placed between Door #1 and Door #2 and remains onstage during the credits.


Week 3 (1,842 – 843xK): October 1-5

  • Monday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience either has, has survived, or has somehow been affected by breast cancer. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the colored lights on the set are various shades of pink.
    • Door #4 shows the logo with the word "Price" and the right-hand background in pink, the left-hand background in white, and a pink ribbon covering the dollar sign, all against a blue background with cascading, pink bubbles; this version of the logo also appears on the Showcase podiums, as well as during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Turntable walls and the Contestants' Row displays show pink ribbons against a pinkless version of the background from Door #4; George's podium also shows this background, but with the logo from Door #4. When the contestants bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a Vera Bradley weekender bag, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said bags.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator and arrow graphic are both pink.
    • All of the money win graphics are pink.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are pink.
  • On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, in honor of Cover Up being 25 years old, its "wrong price" is a series of birthday cakes, with "25" topping the middle one.
  • On Tuesday, the center bar of Pathfinder's price display, normally only visible during Add 'em Up, is seen near the end of the game thanks to an unusual camera angle.
  • On Wednesday, the small prize price holders in 5 Price Tags are redone with a less rigid material; the holders are also moved slightly downward so as not to cover the white borders on the podiums and are repainted to be entirely blue.
  • On Thursday, contestant Christine tells Drew that she had previously appeared on the show on February 13, 2002; as they discuss this, clips are played of her winning Temptation on that episode. Coincidentally, the conversation takes place as she plays Now....or Then with a "Then" date of February 2002.
  • On Friday, before playing 2 for the Price of 1, contestant Emma tells Drew that her mother, who is in the audience, had been a contestant four years earlier; while going to commercial after the game, clips are shown of her mother coming out of Contestants' Row and winning Coming or Going.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is essentially set up as though it were Coming or Going, with prices of $9,565 and $5,659. Given that this took place immediately after the above note about the 2 for the Price of 1 contestant's mother, it seems likely that Coming or Going was simply replaced with Double Prices so as to avoid showing it on-air two acts in a row.


Week 4 (1,843 – 844xK): October 11, 9, 10, 8, 12

  • Originally scheduled for October 8-12.
  • Despite its rescheduling, Monday's show was briefly uploaded to CBS.com by mistake on October 8.
  • This week is Big Money Week; each day from Monday through Thursday, a game is played for an unusually large cash prize, as follows:
    • On Monday, 1/2 Off is played for $50,000.
    • On Tuesday, Hot Seat is played for $100,000, with the lower awards raised to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000.
    • On Wednesday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with $200,000 in the center slot and the lower values raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
    • On Thursday, Hole in One is played for $100,000, with a windmill rotating in front of the hole to increase the difficulty; before putting, the contestant is given the option to play without the windmill for a reduced prize of $20,000.
  • In the other five games each day, if the game is won, the contestant are awarded a bonus of the cash equivalent of anything won in the game, including cash. (In the case of Master Key, it is unclear whether merely winning the car was enough to trigger this or if it would only be triggered by the master key.)
    • Additionally, on Monday, Let 'em Roll's cash values are doubled.
  • On Friday, all six games are played for cash, as follows:
    • Grand Game is played for $50,000, with the lower prizes raised accordingly.
    • Bonus Game is played for $10,000.
    • Check-Out is played for $15,000.
    • Bullseye is played for $25,000.
    • Cliff Hangers is played for $20,000.
    • Pass the Buck is played for $25,000, with the regular cash awards raised to $5,000, $10,000, and $15,000. The game is billed as being played for $50,000, but this is actually the total of $25,000 (which functions as the "car"), $15,000, and $10,000.
  • On top of this, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "Big Money Week" at its base, against a background of gold sparkles as dollar bills rain down around it; these graphics also appear on George's display, and the sparkles and dollar signs appear on the Turntable screens, with the center row of screens changing to mirror George's display during the Showcase (and also for a brief period at the beginning of Act 6 on Monday). The "Big Money Week" version of the logo also appears during all commercial outros in addition to the usual spots.
    • On Thursday, the first show of the week to be broadcast, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!" This was presumably originally intended for Monday's opening before the episodes were shuffled around. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Big Money Week continues on The Price Is Right!" (On Monday, this is altered slightly to, "You are the first four contestants as we continue Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!" This may be a consequence of the announcement being dubbed over in post-production.) On Friday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we wrap up Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • Gold dollar sign statues are placed between the Big Doors.
    • The Contestants' Row displays are sparkly versions of their usual colors and have a Pricedown dollar sign at the center; when the contestants bid, the normal colors are revealed in the wake of a wave of dollar bills.
    • The portions of the Turntable wall between the displays are gold throughout the show.
    • The light strips on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, and most of the lights on the Turntable are green throughout the show.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are green.
    • All of the cash bonuses in the Showcase Showdown are doubled; the initial dollar is worth $2,000, a green section in the bonus spin is worth $20,000, and a dollar in the bonus spin is worth $50,000.
    • The standard "money win" graphics across all the games and the Showcase Showdown are replaced by a special set of graphics in the "Big Money Week" font.
    • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are carrying a sack of money.
    • Friday's Pass the Buck utilizes the Big Doors, with its cash prizes displayed on a trip screen behind Door #2 instead of onstage.
  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the graphical Switch? logo's original background is used.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, after Flip Flop's button refuses to work, Drew ends up kicking the game several times to reveal the price.
  • On Thursday, Hole in One's $500 flag is absent.
  • On Friday, with all six games being played for cash, all six games are also fee games.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game's small prize labels and prices switch to a less flashy font more akin to the original one.


Week 5 (1,844 – 845xK): October 15-19

  • On Monday, 3 Strikes is refurbished; the board becomes green and resembles a baseball stadium, the bag is redesigned as a rotating baseball, and the chips are replaced with balls. Additionally, the strikes again change to red text on white (ultimately for this episode only), and the numbers no longer fade in as they light up.
  • On Tuesday, with Hi Lo's prize staged in Door #2, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable instead of the Giant Price Tag before the game.
  • On Thursday, Drew's son, Connor, comes through the Big Doors with him.


Week 6 (1,845 – 846xK): November 12, September 21, November 14-16

  • Originally scheduled for October 22-26.
  • Several times on Tuesday, Drew mentions "premiere week" and the episode being "a Friday show," and the first showcase is loosely themed around "kicking off Season 47;" these refer to the episode's out-of-order broadcast on September 21.
  • Tuesday's show, which was broadcast alongside most of Week 1, uses that week's "Premiere Week" graphics during commercial outros and the other usual spots.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Yolanda's come on down at the top of Act 2 was not recorded properly and had to be redone; the version seen on-air was actually shot before the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Wednesday, the lights around the Big Doors do not turn red during the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 7 (1,846 – 847xK): October 29-November 2

  • Wednesday is Devin's first episode.
  • On Wednesday, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Halloween, with the set and the show itself taking on the guise of a haunted house and graveyard. This results in a number of changes specific to this episode:
    • Everyone in the cast wears scary costumes: Drew is a Phantom of the Opera-like ghost who appears transparent at certain points thanks to special effects; George is a werewolf; Manuela is a witch; Rachel is a mummy; Amber is a vampire; and Devin is Frankenstein.
    • The opening uses a theme from The Phantom of the Opera and the spooky version of the TPIR theme from Season 38 instead of "Walking" and the regular theme. The spooky theme also replaces the regular theme during the credits after Drew's sign-off.
    • Door #4 displays a scene of a haunted house and is adorned with purple curtains; a similar scene featuring a graveyard is shown on the Turntable screens, with the center screen also showing the Door #4 logo. This version of the logo is also used at the end of the opening, and it appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The logo on Door #4 logo has a purple background on the left side and has the text "Happy Halloween!" at its base.
    • The audience curtains are black, and the audience light columns are orange, as are the lights on George's podium.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are a glittery black.
    • The light strips around the audience are purple, as are most of the lights on the Turntable.
    • The audience walls, the Turntable walls, and George's podium are adorned with spider webs.
    • George's opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the spooktacular Bob Barker studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
    • George says the last word of "Come on down!" as a howl; howls and other creepy inflections also affect much of his other announcing throughout the show.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this Halloween episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays have orange borders and show a pair of creepy eyes against a black background; when the contestants bid, the eyes disappear and are replaced by numbers in an orange, blood-like font.
    • Drew is introduced with, "And now, beware of the ghost of The Price Is Right, Drew Carey!"
    • The Barker Wall is replaced by a black starfield; this also appears as a prize backdrop several times throughout the show, including during Danger Price.
    • When Drew is introduced, he materializes from a cloud of smoke, accompanied by maniacal laughter. Drew also disappears in this manner during every commercial outro, as does the nearby Manuela after Rat Race; after pricing games, this is often followed by a burst of purple light that transitions to a shot of the contestant. Oddly, after disappearing at the end of the second Showcase Showdown, Drew then reappears, congratulating the winner as the show goes to break.
    • The floor of the Turntable is covered by "dead grass," which is actually brown carpeting.
    • George says hello to "Mummy Mai."
    • George's display shows a jack-o-lantern wearing Drew Carey glasses against a purple sky.
    • The first and third Items up for Bids are introduced with spooky music before their normal prize cues start.
    • Winners in Contestants' Row are struck by lightning and briefly turn into skeletons.
    • The Big Doors creek as they open except during Drew's entrance.
    • Danger Price is covered in spiders and their webs.
    • The trip in the second Item up for Bids is described as being for "you and a ghost."
    • The price tags in Double Prices are orange, black, and white, and their dollar signs are carved into jack-o-lanterns.
    • George's calldown window is orange and bright pink, and its dollar sign is purple.
    • Rat Race's name is temporarily changed to "Bat Race;" bat wings are attached to the wind-up rats, and the rat racer is costumed as a bat. Several rats and bats can also be seen climbing and hanging from the game's props.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is purple and orange, and the border of the arrow shot is purple.
    • When the Big Wheel scoreboard updates, it is struck by lightning and briefly shows the silhouette of an electrified cat.
    • The cards in Money Game are orange with a black background.
    • Bullseye has spiders crawling all over it.
    • The Showcase podiums are decorated as gravestones, using the purple logo from Door #4 with a background of stone.
    • Most of the credits are written in the same bloody font as the Contestants' Row bids.
    • Most of the names in the credits contain some sort of Halloween pun, such as "Mike RIPards" and "Devilyn Warfel." Adam Sandler is listed with a different name for each of his jobs -- "Adam Lost in Quicksandler" for director and "Adamned to Eternity Sandler" for producer. The cast is credited as "Mummy Rachel Reynolds," "Vampire Amber Lancaster," "Mannyac Arbelaez," "Frankendevin Goda," "Ghastly George Gray," and "Boo Scary;" it should be noted that "Host" was added to the credits for this episode solely to allow a joke about Drew's name.
    • George signs off with, "This is George Gray howling for -- AAAAAAHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO! -- The Price Is Right, a Fremantle production!"
    • Lightning strikes the audience after George's sign-off.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Friday, contestants Perry and Andrew are tied at the beginning on the first Showcase Showdown; a coin toss is held during the closed captioning plug to determine the spinning order.


Week 8 (1,847 – 848xK): November 5-9

  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is the mountain climber gradually chopping his way out from behind the cards.
  • Friday's show is themed around Veterans' Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield above the word "Veterans," against a field of stripes and a background of cascading stars. These graphics also appear on George's display, and a Carey version of the "Veterans" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Most of the lights on the set are red, white, and blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we honor veterans on The Price Is Right!
    • The Contestants' Row displays show rotating stars on a field of blue; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are blue on the red and yellow displays and red on the blue and green displays.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The Turntable screens show a mural of the American flag.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a two-night trip to Las Vegas, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
    • Toni Trucks and Judd Lormand, the portrayers of Lisa Davis and Eric Blackburn on SEAL Team, appear to help present the second showcase.


Week 9 (1,848 – 849xK): October 22-26

  • Originally scheduled for November 12-16.
  • Monday is the first episode with Devin to air on CBS and serves as his formal introduction.
  • Devin does not appear on Monday until Drew introduces him alongside the third Item up for Bids; this leads to Rachel running Eazy az 1 2 3 by herself.
  • Monday's second showcase is themed around Devin.
  • On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not participate in Wednesday's Swap Meet.
  • On Thursday, Stack the Deck's second grocery display is introduced; additionally, the main board's chase lights are replaced with solid, yellow lights.


Week 10 (1,849 – 850xK): November 19-21

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the lights on the set are traditional fall colors.
    • Door #4 shows a chalkboard with the text "Happy Thanksgiving!" on it, with the fall-foliage-backed logo (whose dollar sign is wearing a chef's hat) at its base, all against a wood-paneled wall with falling leaves in the foreground.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are an orange-ish yellow.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show, in order from left to right and each against a wood-paneled wall with leaves falling in the foreground, a pie topped with a whipped cream G-T asterisk; a pilgrim's hat; a pumpkin, apples, and an ear of corn; and a turkey dinner. When the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away amidst a flurry of leaves to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
    • The Turntable screens show leaves falling against a fall-colored background that gives way to a dark blue sky at the top. The center display also shows the logo from Door #4, as does the rest of the middle row during the Showcase.
    • George's display shows a turkey in a chef's hat against a wood-paneled wall with leaves falling in the foreground.
    • The logo, with the words "Happy Thanksgiving!" at its base, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as a chef and is holding cooking utensils; oddly, his corresponding graphics are not altered.
    • George's calldown window is orange and green, and its dollar sign is orange.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
    • Catherine McCord of WeeLicious.com appears to help present the second showcase.


Week 11 (1,850 – 851xK): November 26

  • Cyber Monday week; only one show.
  • Monday's show is themed around Cyber Monday. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a pile of Christmas presents, a shopping cart, and the text "Cyber Monday" (with the "o" being the logo in the form of an ornament) against a background of cubes with a mouse pointer moving across the screen, dragging the gift boxes into the cart (largely the same graphics from Season 45's Cyber Monday episode); similar graphics appear on George's display (with the logo and the cart) and the center row of Turntable screens (with the logo on the center display and the cart on the other two), while the other two rows of Turntable screens show raining gift boxes against the same background, and the "Cyber Monday" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special, Cyber Monday episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the text "Cyber Monday" on a computer keyboard; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Everyone who gets onstage receives a $1,000 gift card from IKEA, the provider of the first Item up for Bids.
    • Every Item up for Bids features a PriceIsRight.com plug urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win portions or all of the prize package or gift cards from their provider.
  • On Monday, George models the second prize in 1 Right Price.


Week 12 (1,851 – 852xK): December 3-4, June 24-25, December 7

  • Originally scheduled for December 3-7.
  • On Monday, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are missing until the first Showcase Showdown; the left-hand one does appear briefly during the reveal of the third Item up for Bids, but this appears to have been a reshot that was edited in after the taping. The right-hand asterisk also does not light up immediately once they do appear, staying off at least until Act 4 (it does not actually get on-camera again after the first Showcase Showdown until Act 6).
  • On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Hi Lo largely uses its original reveal; while the prize is still described first and the counter is still positioned as though it were behind the Giant Price Tag, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable before the game, and the counter is brought out by a Barker's Beauty after the prize plug. Additionally, the prize is placed in Door #2 so as to be visible behind the counter during the game.


Week 13 (1,852 – 853xK): December 10-14

  • Wednesday is Bob's 95th birthday. Drew wishes him well during the opening, and the second showcase is themed around him.


Week 14 (1,853 – 854xK): December 17-21

  • This week of shows consists of Christmas episodes. The following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • Most of the lights around the set are red and green.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience and between the Big Doors are all white and light blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, wearing a Santa hat and with holly at its base, against a blue background, all amid snowfall, snow-covered pines, and Christmas presents.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show ornaments hanging from a Christmas tree branch against a snowy, blue background; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away amid a flurry of snow to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of the red and yellow Contestants' Row displays are red.
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • The Turntable screens show the wintry background from Door #4; the center screen also shows the Barker logo on a Christmas ornament.
    • George's display shows a blazing fireplace.
    • The show holds a Toys for Tots drive all week, with donations from the staff and the audience displayed in a sleigh on the stage at the back of the audience.
    • Every day, either a portion of one Item up for Bids, a gift card from its provider, or a prize presented alongside it is given to everyone in the audience; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, with George urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said prizes for themselves.
    • The various PriceIsRight.com graphics are Christmas-themed.
    • The logo, with Santa hat, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • George's calldown window is green, and its dollar sign is red.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
    • Candy canes are used instead of pins in the graphics for Thursday's Around the World showcase.
  • This week is also Pet Adoption Week; each day, one or more cast members (on Monday) or guests (on Tuesday through Friday) do a pet adoption segment at the beginning of Act 3, with a special set of "Pet Adoption Week" graphics on the Turntable walls and Door #4 that feature a puppy in a gift box. Additionally, the third Items up for Bids are all somehow pet-related, except on Wednesday, when instead, the "wrong price" in Cover Up is pictures of four cats and dogs in Santa hats flanking the ornament version of the TPIR logo. The guests are as follows:
    • Tuesday's guests are Justin Melnick and Dita, the portrayers of Brock Reynolds and bomb-sniffing dog Cerberus on SEAL Team; Dita is both Melnick's acting partner and his pet.
    • Wednesday's guest is Barrett Foa, the portrayer of Eric Beale on NCIS: Los Angeles.
    • Thursday's guest is Melissa Ordway, the portrayer of Abby Newman on The Young and the Restless and an occasional extra Barker's Beauty (a role she, in fact, serves for the remainder of the episode).
    • Friday's guest is Brandon McMillan, the host of CBS's Lucky Dog.
  • On Monday and Thursday, four Barker's Beauties are present (including Melissa Ordway on Thursday); on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, three are present. As a result, George does not participate in Tuesday's Most Expen$ive or Thursday's Swap Meet.
  • On Monday, One Wrøng Price's second price stands are introduced; as the episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Monday, Wayne Brady makes a guest appearance during Rat Race, his favorite pricing game.
  • On Tuesday, the dollar sign in 5-digit Pick-a-Number is absent.
  • On Tuesday, the strikes in 3 Strikes go back to black text on red.
  • On Wednesday, Pay the Rent is decorated for Christmas.
  • On Thursday, Temptation is played for a Lexus.
  • On Thursday, Temptation does not begin with a close-up of the board.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Plinko is played for $250,000, with the center slot being worth $50,000; additionally, the lower slots' values are raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
  • On Friday, the Plinko logos on the chips in the game's intro becomes significantly smaller.
  • On Friday, the money graphics in Plinko's intro are in a different font; it remains to be seen whether this is a permanent change or simply something that was done to highlight the augmented top prize.


Week 15 (1,854 – 855xK): December 24, July 16, December 26-27

  • Originally scheduled for December 24, 26-28.
  • Originally rescheduled for December 24, July 17, December 26-27.
  • Christmas week; no Tuesday show.
  • Monday is a family reunion show, with trios of relatives as contestants. It is also the season's last Christmas episode. The notes for this show are largely the same as those for last week, with the following exceptions:
    • The logo on Door #4 has a white banner at its base with the text "Family Reunion" on it in gold. The text is also added to the base of the logo seen in commercial outros.
    • With the toy drive having ended, the sleigh on the stage in the back of the audience is replaced with a group of snowmen.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four families on this special, family reunion episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • Drew is introduced as "Your ho-ho-host, Drew Carey!"
    • Nothing related to Pet Adoption Week takes place.
  • On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • In Monday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphics are dressed as Santa Claus and carrying a sack of toys.


Week 16 (1,855 – 856xK): December 31, January 2-4

  • New Year's week; no Tuesday show.
  • Monday's show is a "Best of 2018" program, featuring some of the show's favorite moments, prizes, and games of the past year. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The show begins with George narrating a montage of some of the best moments of 2018; this then transitions into the regular opening.
    • The light columns in the audience are purple.
    • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
    • Many of the G-T asterisks around the audience are covered with silver glitter; those that are not are a bluish white.
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a disco ball above the text "Best of 2018," all against a purple background with fireworks going off; these graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the logo and text only appearing in the center row) and on George's display (without the text).
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the best of 2018 on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for New Year's.
    • The Turntable stairs are purple, and the lights between its monitors are light blue.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light purple.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors, accompanied by a disco ball.
    • George's podium is white.
    • In a throwback to its 35th anniversary celebration in January, Plinko is played for $175,000, with the $10,000 slot changed to $35,000, the $100 and $1,000 slots changed to $3,500, and, somewhat awkwardly, the $500 slots changed to $350; this ultimately leads to the contestant winning $350 with a playing that, on a normal show, would have been worth $500.
    • The trip screen graphics for the trip to Greece in Double Prices are a photo of Manuela on her honeymoon earlier in the year.
    • The "Best of 2018" text appears along with the Carey logo during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • George's calldown window is pink and purple, and its dollar sign is gold.
    • Four Barker's Beauties are present.
    • 3 Strikes is played; while this in and of itself is not noteworthy, it was likely included in the lineup because of its set's makeover in the fall.
    • In a callback to the season premiere's Emmy celebration, spinning a dollar on the Big Wheel is worth $8,000, and getting a dollar in a bonus spin is worth $80,000.
    • In a callback to the fan appreciation episode, Pick-a-Pair's prize package includes, as a bonus, dinner with Drew after the taping.
    • Timothy Chappa, the winner of the Ultimate Superfan contest, appears as a model in Range Game.
    • Range Game is played for a car -- specifically, the same car Timothy had won in the Ultimate Superfan contest.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 Lyft gift card, which is presented alongside the sixth Item up for Bids, a bar set; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
    • In a callback to this season's Big Money Week, winning Switch? awards a bonus of the cash equivalent of the prize package.
    • Balloons drop on the stage during the credits.
  • The money graphics in Monday's Plinko use the same font from December 21; again, as the top prize is increased on this episode, it is impossible to tell whether this is a permanent change.
  • On Wednesday, the readout on Grocery Game's cash register is changed to a slimmer font.
  • On Friday, in celebration of the 8,000th episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Katherine Kelly Lang and Don Diamont, the portrayers of Brooke Logan and Bill Spencer, appear to drive out the car in Lucky $even and to help present the B&B-themed second showcase.
    • Additionally, Lucky $even is turned into "Lucky Eight" for a day, with the contestant receiving an extra dollar to play the game with.


Week 17 (1,856 – 857xK): January 7-11

  • Every day this week, the first contestant to win their game receives a $20,000 bonus from Publishers Clearing House, complete with a check presentation from the Prize Patrol.


Week 18 (1,857 – 858xK): January 14-18

  • On Tuesday, One Wrøng Price's new price stands from December 17 return permanently.
  • On Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 19 (1,858 – 859xK): January 21-22, 30, 24-25

  • Originally scheduled for January 21-25.
  • On Tuesday, the black triangles on the Stack the Deck board are painted yellow.
  • Tuesday features the fourth known instance of a contestant being called down while they were in the bathroom.
  • On Tuesday, for the second time in the history of the hour format, three of the first four contestants stay in Contestants' Row for the entire show, with all six pricing game players coming from the same spot.
  • On Thursday, the numbers in Make Your Move are redone in a thicker font.


Week 20 (1,859 – 860xK): January 28-29, 23, 31, February 1

  • Originally scheduled for January 28-February 1.
  • On Wednesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, George runs the right side of Bargain Game.
  • As a lead-up to CBS's broadcast of Super Bowl LIII on Sunday night, Friday's show is themed as a Super Bowl party. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The show begins with a set of Super Bowl-themed The NFL on CBS graphics, which transitions to the normal opening with a dollar sign wipe. The theme from The NFL on CBS plays throughout the opening; it also supplants the TPIR theme and "Dig We Must" for the entire show, as well as "Walking" during all come on downs (although not after Items up for Bids) and the commercial outro music during the Showcase.
    • Door #4 shows the "Super Bowl LIII" logo against the backdrop of a football field; similar graphics appear on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens (with the logo on appearing in the center column), and George's display. The Contestants' Row graphics wipe away with the toss of a logo-laden football to reveal the normal colors when the contestants bid.
    • The stage in the back of the audience is carpeted with a 50-yard line, with a Rams logo propped up on its left side and a Patriots logo on its right.
    • The audience signs are replaced with "Super Bowl LIII" signs.
    • The aisles in the audience are carpeted to look like a football field.
    • George says the show is "from the Bob Barker Stadium."
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw the ultimate Super Bowl party on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is flanked by fireworks and Barker's Beauties dressed as cheerleaders (with Rachel in Patriots gear and Amber in Rams gear); as such, Drew enters already holding his microphone. Rachel and Amber maintain this attire throughout the show.
    • Long snapper Jon Dorenbos appears as a guest model during Act 3 and Act 6; he also helps to present the first showcase.
    • Rams Aaron Neary and Justin Lawler and Patriots Deatrich Wise, Jr., and Ted Karras appear remotely to help present the second showcase.
    • The second showcase includes, as a bonus, two tickets to the Super Bowl; the contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding.


Week 21 (1,860 – 861xK): February 6, 5, 4, 7, 8

  • Originally scheduled for February 4-8.
  • This week is Music Week, celebrating a different genre of music each day in a lead-up to CBS's broadcast of the Grammys on Sunday night. Each day, a different type of music is celebrated, with a DJ from a local radio station in the audio booth playing music for the audience during commercials; several genre-related prizes offered; and Door #4 showing a record with the logo in the center above a label for the genre itself, all against a genre appropriate backdrop (or, on Friday, a backdrop of overlapping, golden hypocycloids). These themes are generally introduced at the beginning of Act 3, after which all commercial outros use a genre-specific remix of the TPIR theme; this music is also used at the top of Act 3 and during the credits. (Friday is an exception to this; with no specific genre that day, no remix is introduced, and the regular music is used throughout the show.) The genres and DJs are as follows:
    • Monday focuses on country, with Kelli Green from KFRG in the booth.
    • Tuesday focuses on hip-hop, with Yesi Ortiz from KAMP in the booth.
    • Wednesday focuses on rock and roll, with Stryker from KROQ in the booth. (The theme is stylized as "Rock + Roll" in the episode's graphics.)
    • Thursday focuses on EDM, with Raul Campos from KCRW in the booth.
    • Friday is a more general celebration of music and the Grammy Awards, with E-Man from KPWR in the booth.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week's shows are different than usual:
    • The audio booth has a TPIR logo on the front backed by a pattern of "lights" on a blue wall. A similar pattern with cascading logos is added behind the day's DJ once they enter the booth. (On Tuesday, the DJ and her backdrop are already present during the opening; however, they still play no role in the show until Act 3.)
    • The second showcase is themed around the day's music genre (or, in Friday's case, the awards show).
  • Wednesday's show is set up slightly differently from the week's other episodes; the theme is revealed at the very top of the show, and all of its elements are present immediately. This is also partially true on Friday, although the DJ is still only introduced during Act 3.
  • At the end of the Showcase on Monday through Thursday, Drew tells viewers what "tomorrow's" music genre is. Since his announcement is based on broadcast order instead of episode order, several of these are semi-incorrect:
    • On Monday, Drew says that the next day's theme is EDM, which is actually on Thursday.
    • On Tuesday, Drew says that the next day's theme is country, which is actually on Monday.
    • On Wednesday, drew says that the next day's theme is hip-hop, which is actually on Tuesday.
  • On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • On Monday, in keeping with the country music theme, 1/2 Off is temporarily renamed "Hats Off," with cowboy hats on every box and one painted onto the game's sign.
  • On Wednesday, the frame around the red Contestants' Row display falls off before the second Item up for Bids; it is fixed by the end of the bidding, presumably with help from an edit.
  • On Wednesday, KISS appears during Cliff Hangers to offer a prize package related to their farewell tour; they also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around the band.
  • In Wednesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as a member of KISS and is holding an electric guitar; he also sings a rock and roll remix of "On the Franches Mountains."
  • Wednesday's second showcase includes a set of autographed instruments used by KISS in concert; Drew instructs the contestants to regard them as run-of-the-mill musical instruments while bidding on them.
  • On Wednesday, KISS's Rock and Roll All Nite plays during the credits.
  • On Thursday, DJ Raul Campos can be seen setting up in the audio booth during Act 2.
  • In Thursday's One Away, the Mighty Sound Effects Lady becomes the Mighty Sound Check lady for a day, sounding an air horn instead of a car horn for each number the contestant has right.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo largely uses its original reveal; while the prize is still described first and the counter is still positioned as though it were behind the Giant Price Tag, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable before the game, and the counter is brought out by a Barker's Beauty after the prize plug. Additionally, the prize is placed in Door #2 so as to be visible behind the counter during the game.
  • In Friday's Plinko, the "O" in the logo on the board is replaced with a record, and all the Plinko chips have records on them.
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, two tickets to the Grammy Awards and the Recording Academy's official after party; the contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding.


Week 22 (1,861 – 862xK): February 11-15

  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with teams consisting of singles in the audience paired up for a "blind date" by the Match dating app. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The show begins with a shot of the Barker logo on a heart, with smaller hearts cascading out from behind it, all against a blue background with a sunburst below the heart. These graphics are also shown on Door #4 throughout the episode; they also appear on the Turntable screens (with the logo only being displayed on the center monitor, or the center row during the Showcase) and George's display.
    • After the initial shot of the logo, the screen transitions to Manuela and James, who explain the premise of the episode while walking through the audience. At the end, they toss to George, and the show proceeds with the normal opening.
    • "Walking" plays throughout Manuela and James's introduction; it restarts after they throw to George.
    • The audio booth and the light columns in the audience are all red, the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors are pink, and the light strip around the audience is blue.
    • After playing their games, the onstage contestants sit at tables in the enclosed area below the audio booth, labelled "Couples Corner," where they can continue their "dates."
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are red.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the text "Blind Date" against the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a pink background.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • Most of the lights on the Turntable are red, and the areas between the monitors are yellow and purple.
    • The lights on George's podium are red and pink.
    • The usual prize structure for an episode is altered, with a cash game in each half and one car game instead of the other way around. Specifically, Hot Seat is played first (unusual in and of itself); Pick-a-Pair is played for $10,000; and One Away is played for two cars of different makes and models.
    • Two small prizes games and a grocery item game are played.
    • Hot Seat is played with a loveseat to accommodate the extra contestant.
    • The regular logo, backed by floating hearts, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his graphics are dressed as cupid and carry a bow with heart-tipped arrows.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is red.
  • On Thursday, with Hot Seat as the first game, Drew enters through Door #1.
  • On Friday, CBS cut away from a live Donald Trump speech at the top of the hour on the East Coast after evidently deciding it would not include any additional worthwhile content and instead aired The Price Is Right in its entirety. The episode briefly took on a life of its own in the public consciousness after it was live-tweeted by a bemused Brian Stelter.


Week 23 (1,862 – 863xK): May 27-31

  • Originally scheduled for February 18-22.
  • This week is Dream Car Week; every day, at least one game is played for a car that would normally only appear in 3 Strikes or Golden Road, as follows:
    • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a Jaguar.
    • On Tuesday, Pocket ¢hange is played for a Porsche.
    • On Wednesday, That's Too Much! is played for a Tesla.
    • On Thursday, 5 Price Tags is played for a Range Rover.
    • On Friday, 3 Strikes itself is played for a Maserati.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are all red.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, yellow, orange, and light blue.
    • The light strips around the audience, the Turntable walls, and George's podium are light blue.
    • Door #4 shows a sports car with the logo on its hood driving down a strip of highway against a red and blue background with spiraling lights; the text "Dream Car Week" appears at the base of the car.
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!" On the remaining shows, it ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Dream Car Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sports car of the appropriate color; when the contestants bid, the cars drive off, with their exhaust revealing the bids. Additionally, the displays' borders are the same color as their screen instead of all four being green.
    • Except on Monday, in place of Drew's standard entrance, he drives through Door #2 in the day's dream car. On Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, the end of the opening transitions to a trip screen next to Door #2 that shows Door #4's normal graphics; the graphical logo then flies away from this screen as the camera pans over to Drew. On Wednesday, the trip screen shows the "Dream Car Week" graphics; it also shows them on Tuesday during shots later in the opening. On Monday, Drew enters normally, and the dream car is instead driven out after he greets the audience.
    • Except on Monday, monitor columns showing the "Dream Car Week" graphics sit behind Door #2 during Drew's entrance instead of the Barker Wall; these columns do also eventually appear on Monday when the dream car is driven out.
    • The Turntable screens show the spiral-less red and blue background from Door #4, with the "Dream Car Week" text against it in the center row; the center row's graphics also appear on George's display.
    • The TPIR logo, with the "Dream Car Week" logo at its base and revealed by a car like the ones on Contestants' Row, is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with a Mercedes; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
  • On Monday, Jay Leno, at this point in his career the host of Jay Leno's Garage, drives out in the day's dream car during the opening (hence why Drew does not enter in it); Jay also reads the car plugs for the pricing games, serves as a extra Barker's Beauty for the day, and helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Monday, as noted above, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday through Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Thursday is a three-car day.
  • On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the "Dream Car Week" graphics are shown on the red block at the base of the 5 Price Tags podium.
  • On Friday, all six games, including Bargain Game, Plinko, Pick-a-Number, and Vend-O-Price, are played for cars; Bargain Game is played for two cars, and Plinko has a "Car" slot in the center, which is replaced by the normal $10,000 slot on subsequent drops once it is hit.
  • On Friday, Lucky $even is played perfectly.
  • In Friday's Plinko, the car is placed behind Door #3, flanked by the first two small prize podiums; they are replaced by the third and fourth podiums during the descriptions of the second and third items, respectively.


Week 24 (1,863 – 864xK): February 19-21, 18, 22

  • Originally scheduled for February 25-March 1.
  • Originally rescheduled for February 18-22.
  • On Wednesday, Drew gets a new microphone before the first Showcase Showdown. No explanation is given as to why the switch was made, nor is there any visible difference between the two.


Week 25 (1,864 – 865xK): February 25-26, June 28, February 28-March 1

  • Originally scheduled for March 4-8.
  • Originally rescheduled for February 25-March 1.
  • Despite being pre-empted throughout the United States, Wednesday's show was aired on February 27 in at least some parts of Canada.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 26 (1,865 – 866xK): March 4-8

  • Originally scheduled for March 11-15.
  • This week was originally created with only a Monday show; it appears to have swapped lengths with Week 28 after Week 23 was moved to May.
  • On Tuesday, Drew points out contestant Dixie's husband, Dennis, who was named after Dennis James and has on a Dennis James t-shirt.


Week 27 (1,866 – 867xK): April 22-26

  • Originally scheduled for March 18-22.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 11-15.
  • This week of shows should have been created with only a Monday show, as opposed to Week 26 or Week 28; someone on the staff appears to have mistakenly thought the March Madness basketball tournament would start on March 14, which originally fell during Week 26, as opposed to March 21, which originally fell during this week. The error was not caught until the end of January, by which time three shows for this week and next Monday's show had already been taped and it was far too late to change the production numbers.
  • This week of shows is Kids Week. Every day, the contestants are children of a different age group, as follows:
    • On Monday, one or more preschoolers play alongside one of their parents. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented on the video screens by a graphic of the word "Preschool" in magnetic toy letters.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we kick off Kids Week with preschoolers on The Price Is Right!"
      • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
      • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are the same colors as their screens.
      • Rachel's daughter, Ruby, models alongside her mother.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a collection of Play-Doh products, which is presented alongside the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said collections. Drew instructs the contestants not to include this while bidding, as it is not actually part of the Item up for Bids.
    • On Tuesday, one or more elementary schoolers play alongside one of their parents. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented on the video screens by a graphic of the word "Elementary" stitched onto a sheet of yellow cloth.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we continue Kids Week on The Price Is Right!"
      • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a collection of Hasbro games, which is presented alongside the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said collections. Drew instructs the contestants not to include this while bidding, as it is not actually part of the Item up for Bids.
    • On Wednesday, middle schoolers play by themselves; they are joined by a parent during the Showcase. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented on the video screens by a graphic of the words "Middle School" backed by pulsing stars.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Kids Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • Due to the contestants' ages, no car games are played; the only cars offered appear in the Showcase, once the contestants have been joined by a parent.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a scooter, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said scooters.
    • On Thursday, high schoolers play by themselves. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented by the text "High School" in front of a row of red lockers; on Door #4, the lockers run behind the logo.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Kids Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are the same colors as their screens.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card for phone accessories, which is presented alongside the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
    • On Friday, everyone in the audience is a college student. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented by the text "College," with the C wearing a mortarboard.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Kids Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are the same colors as their screens.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card from Roomify.com, which is presented alongside the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the day's age group.
    • Door #4 shows the text "Kid$ Week" against a blue version of the logo backdrop, beneath which is the graphic for the day's age group; the blue background, clearly inspired by the Turntable wall, has sliding rows of Pricedown dollar signs and G-T asterisks. This background is also shown on the Turntable screens and George's display, with the Turntable's center screen showing the day's age group and the rest of the screens (or the rest of the center row on Monday) and George's display showing the "Kid$ Week" logo. (During the Showcase, on Monday, the entire center row on the Turntable displays the age group during the Showcase, while on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, all nine screens show the "Kid$ Week" logo.)
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a variation of Door #4's background with colored dollar signs and asterisks (and, on Friday, a pennant with "TPIR" on it); when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Most of the prizes on each show are age-appropriate.
    • The "Kid$ Week" logos appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Wednesday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a scooter, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George instructs viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said scooters.
  • On Thursday and Friday, in reflection of CBS's sale of Television City, the second line of the opening is changed to, "From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood!" As this week's shows were taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.


Week 28 (1,867 – 868xK): March 11

  • Originally scheduled for March 25.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 11, which was ultimately its airdate.
  • Originally rerescheduled for March 18.
  • Only one show, on Monday.
  • This week was originally created with five shows; it appears to have swapped lengths with Week 26 after Week 23 was moved to May.
  • On Monday, at the top of the show, Drew acknowledges George's birthday, with falls on March 11, the day the episode was broadcast on CBS. This leads to a "Happy Birthday, George!" graphic appearing on George's display and Door #4. A birthday cake is also brought out for George during Drew's sign-off.


Week 29 (1,868 – 869xK): March 15, 26-29

  • Originally scheduled for April 1-5.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 25-29.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, which were taped out of order, the show comes "From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood."
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives an air fryer, a part of the prize package in Secret "X".


Week 30 (1,869 – 870xK): April 1-3, 5, 4

  • Originally scheduled for April 8-12.
  • Originally rescheduled for April 1-5.
  • Monday's show, which was taped out of order, comes "From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood."
  • With the schedule shuffling caused by moving Dream Car Week to May, Monday's show functions as the April Fool's Day episode. Throughout the show, Drew intentionally misidentifies his castmates, variously referring to James, Rachel, and George as Manuela, Amber, Devin, and other people who don't even exist. (Rachel also addresses Drew as Devin at one point, and George later calls him Bob.) Additionally, the Showcase begins with an "unreal" package of prizes that literally don't exist -- a set of mindreading electronics called uThink and BrainPad that let you surf the internet with just your thoughts, a MicroPodUlator cooking system with a year's supply of meal pods, and a 67-hour trip around the world that flies from Los Angeles to Los Angeles without ever landing. (The actual first showcase is a trip to Paris and a car, and the second is a real Around the World showcase.)
  • Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, two tickets to the ACM Awards, which air on CBS on April 7, the Sunday after the episode's broadcast date. The contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding.


Week 31 (1,870 – 871xK): April 8-12

  • Originally scheduled for April 15-19.
  • Tuesday's second contestant, Paul Williams, shares his name with Doug Davidson's character on The Young and the Restless.
  • On Tuesday, Hi Lo largely uses its original reveal; while the prize is still described first and the counter is still positioned as though it were behind the Giant Price Tag, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable before the game, and the counter is brought out by a Barker's Beauty after the prize plug. Additionally, the prize is placed in Door #2 so as to be visible behind the counter during the game.


Week 32 (1,871 – 872xK): April 15-19

  • Originally scheduled for April 22-26.
  • On Tuesday, the second line of the opening permanently changes to, "From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood!"
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a pair of earbuds from MorningSave.com, a portion of the prize package in Bullseye.
  • On Wednesday, Drew mentions that it's "the Wednesday before Easter" while discussing Cover Up's Easter basket-themed "wrong price;" this reflects the airing of the episode a week early as a result of Dream Car Week being moved to the end of May.
  • On Wednesday, the "$10,000" graphic is not shown when Grand Game is won.
  • Thursday's show establishes that when all of the day's Barker's Beauties are male, Drew enters with his microphone already in hand.


Week 33 (1,872 – 873xK): March 18, 12-14, 25

  • Originally scheduled for April 29-May 3.
  • Originally rescheduled for April 22-26.
  • Originally rerescheduled for March 11-14, 25
  • On Thursday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • Friday's show is themed as a baby shower, with expectant parents playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo with a mobile hanging from it and with the text "Baby Shower" at its base, all against a pink and blue background with pulsating, white bubbles. The mobile has four shapes, each with a face, hanging from it -- two stars (one with a red face and one with a blue face), a moon, and a cloud.
    • The light columns around the audience are pink and light blue.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all pastel shades.
    • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we throw the ultimate baby shower on The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are dark pink on the red and yellow displays and blue on the blue and green displays.
    • Contestants' Row displays each show one of the four shapes hanging from Door #4's mobile in front of Door #4's background (although both stars are the red-faced one); when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The Turntable screens show the background from Door #4. The center screen also shows the "Baby Shower" text, and the other center-row screens each have a star from the mobile (again, the red-faced one both times); these are replaced by the "Baby Shower" text during the Showcase. The gaps between the screens are pink and light blue.
    • George's podium is various shades of pink, and its display shows the mobile's moon against the background from Door #4.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed in a onesie.
    • The logo, along with the "Baby Shower" text, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • At the start of Act 3, Manuela announces that she is pregnant; Drew then surprises her with a message from her husband on Door #4.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a stroller, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said strollers.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is blue and pink.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 34 (1,873 – 874xK): May 2, April 30, May 1, April 29, May 3

  • Originally scheduled for May 6-10.
  • Originally rescheduled for April 29-May 3.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, a tribute to Kristoff St. John, the longtime portrayer of Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless who had recently killed himself, is inserted into the show just before the TV broadcast cuts away to the split-screened credits; the music and picture fade out, with the latter replaced by a picture of St. John and the text, "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Friend, Kristoff St. John -- 1966-2019." The Young and the Restless itself also aired a special episode focused on St. John on April 29, the day this show was broadcast.


Week 35 (1,874 – 875xK): May 6-10

  • Originally scheduled for May 13-17.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Debbie has to leave the studio due to an unspecified emergency after playing her pricing game; her husband Paul acts as her proxy during the Showcase Showdown and the Showcase.
  • With the schedule shuffling caused by moving Dream Car Week to the end of May, Friday's show functions as the Mother's Day episode. On this show, mothers play alongside one or more of their adult children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are dark green.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are colored like spring flowers.
    • The "light strips" on the light border are pink.
    • Door #4 shows a scene of flowers climbing a wall; its logo's left and right backgrounds are purple and magenta, respectively, and it has the text "Happy Mother's Day!" at its base. This version of the logo, minus the extra text, is also used at the end of the opening and in Mother's Day graphics throughout the show; the regular logo, with the extra text, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!" The eighth contestants are also told, "You're the next contestants on a special Mother's Day episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a scaled-down version of the graphics on Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The screens on the Turntable and George's display show the graphics from Door #4; George's display and the center Turntable screen also show the logo, and the rest of the Turntable's center row shows the "Happy Mother's Day!" text.
    • The lights between the Turntable screens and on the spinning panel are purple throughout the show.
    • George's mother is with him during the opening. When he says his traditional hello to her after Drew greets him, his display briefly changes to say, "Hi Mama Mai!" (Oddly, the flower graphics surrounding the text change to a different layout when this happens.) Mama Mai also helps George call down the sixth and ninth contestants, and the second showcase is themed around her.
    • George's calldown window is purple and pink, and its dollar sign is purple.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is pink.
  • Friday's show, which was taped out of order, again comes "From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood."
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a Helen Ficalora necklace, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said necklaces.


Week 36 (1,875 – 876xK): May 15, 14, 13, 16-17

  • Originally scheduled for May 20-24.
  • Originally rescheduled for May 13-17.
  • On Tuesday, one of Flip Flop's number panels falls inside the board during the game.
  • On Wednesday, 2 for the Price of 1 is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a series of arrows and road signs giving directions from LAX to Television City.


Week 37 (1,876 – 877xK): May 20-24

  • Originally scheduled for May 27-31.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a popcorn popper, a portion of the prize package in Pick-a-Pair.
  • On Wednesday, IndyCar driver Zach Veach appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the Indianapolis 500, which occurred the Sunday after this episode was broadcast.
  • On Thursday, the show celebrates Drew's birthday; this reflects the show's broadcast date of May 23. The second showcase is focused on Drew, and a birthday cake in the shape of the Plinko board with a $100,000 center slot is brought out during the credits.
  • By Friday, Bullseye has been reprogrammed so that touching the product names after a loss will bypass the price and go straight to the hidden bullseye screen (although this function does not always get activated); on losses prior to this episode, Drew had needed to press them twice to find the hidden bullseye.
  • On Friday, while signing off, Drew announces that Dream Car Week is "next week;" this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of Week 23.


Week 38 (1,877 – 878xK): June 3-7

  • Tuesday marks the first known on-air appearance of the 5 Price Tags logo -- not on any prop, but on contestant Kenneth's shirt.
  • On Tuesday, George is shown in a picture-in-picture shot as he describes Check-Out's groceries after trying and failing to get out of the VR fitness training apparatus from the game's prize package.
  • On Tuesday, the regular deck from Card Game is used in the second showcase, which looks at what's in the cards for the contestant.
  • On Wednesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Friday's show is the 9,000th episode.


Week 39 (1,878 – 879xK): June 10-14

  • On Monday through Thursday, Drew's entrance is shot the way Bob's was, with the camera tilting down from the rafters instead of following him in front of the Turntable and cuts and dissolves instead of camera pans.
  • On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is five different Showcase podiums against five different, era-appropriate Turntable walls.
  • On Friday, Drew enters with his son, Connor, whose 14th birthday is Saturday.
  • On Friday, Amber and her husband, A.J., announce at the top of Act 3 that she is pregnant. Amber does not appear before this point in the show, which leads to George modeling during Switch?.


Week 40 (1,879 – 880xK): September* 4, June 18-21

  • Originally scheduled for June 17-21.
  • On Thursday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • Friday's show, which airs on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated with a beach theme.
    • The light strip around the audience is yellow.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and orange.
    • The light columns around the audience are all purple, with silhouettes of palm trees adorning the ones around Door #4.
    • Door #4 shows a four-colored beach scene, with a silhouette of the logo against the setting sun and the words "Summer Beach Party" beneath it; a similar scene appears on George's display, and a variant of the center of the scene appears during every commercial outro in addition to the logo's usual spots.
    • The raised stage in the back of the audience has a beach chair, beach balls, and a sandcastle on it.
    • George, the Barker's Beauties, and the audience are dressed in beach attire.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw the ultimate summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sandy beach; when a contestant bids, a wave washes over the scene, leaving their bid etched in the sand.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by palm trees and a set of prize backdrops showing a scene similar to Door #4's graphics instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The Turntable is lit in purple and orange, with the "Summer Beach Party" logo in the center column of screens and silhouettes of surfboards in the other columns; this color scheme and logo graphic also appear on George's podium. During the Showcase, all nine screens on the Turntable show the "Summer Beach Party" logo.
    • All of the pricing games are temporarily renamed to fit the beach theme; It's in the Bag, Flip Flop, Cover Up, 1 Right Price, Cliff Hangers, and Coming or Going are changed to It's in the Beach Bag, Flip Flops, Beach Cover Up, 1 Righteous Price, Cliff Surfers, and Coming or Going to the Beach!, respectively.
    • It's in the Bag's grocery bags are altered to look like beach totes.
    • Several pairs of sandals are added to the Flip Flop board.
    • A sun is added atop Cover Up to create its temporary name.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator uses a color gradient with the shades from Door #4's background.
    • "Righteous" is written in a different font than the rest of the "1 Right Price" logo, and triangles are added behind it; additionally, the entire color scheme of the graphical logo is changed.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber (and his corresponding graphic), who somehow manages to be dressed as a beach bum while still wearing alpine clothing, rides up the mountain on a surfboard.
    • George's calldown window is pink, and its dollar sign is orange.
    • The pushpin graphics in the Around the World showcase are replaced with umbrellas.
    • Numerous beach balls are tossed around the audience during the credits.
  • On Friday, Drew's entrance is shot the way Bob's was.
  • Friday's 1 Right Price reuses the "1 Righteous Price" graphics from Season 43's beach party episode; as such, the podiums use the larger, 1988-2016 version of the 1 Right Price logo.
  • On Friday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.


Week 41 (1,880 – 881xK): December 28, July 4

  • Logically scheduled for July 1 & 4.
  • Season finale week; only two shows, on Monday and Thursday.
  • The season finale was originally scheduled as a Wednesday show; this appears to have simply been a mistake.
  • This week is billed as "Everyday Heroes Week." In addition to Monday's first responders episode (which was aired out of order in December but was rerun on, strangely enough, Friday) and Thursday's patriotic-themed Independence Day show, the week also featured reruns of the November 9 (Veterans' Day), October 1 (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), and May 17/10 (Mother's Day) episodes on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
  • Monday's show is a salute to first responders; everyone in the audience is somehow involved in the police force, 911, or fire or medical services. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 show the words "First Responders" against a yellow version of the logo's backdrop, with a background that is blue on the left and red on the right and mimics the flashing of ambulance or police lights; seals of various law enforcement and medical services appear as parts of the text.
    • The light strip around the audience is blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute first responders on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a seal representing their contestant's area of service against the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors. Said emblems are also displayed on the Showcase podiums in place of the TPIR logos.
    • Monitor columns showing the same graphics as Door #4 on their center screens and an inversion of its background on their upper and lower screens are placed between the Big Doors.
    • The Turntable stairs, from top to bottom, are white, red, and blue.
    • The Turntable screens show the background from Door #4; the middle row shows the logo from it, as well. The lights between the monitors are gray.
    • George's display shows the logo and background from Door #4.
    • The "First Responders" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The gray, blue, and orange cars in Gridlock! are decorated as EMT vehicles, police cars, and fire department vehicles, respectively.
  • On Monday, which was taped drastically out of order, the show comes "From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood" one final time.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a watch, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said watches.
  • On Monday, contestant Regina is a police officer who is revealed to have once written Drew a traffic ticket for running a stop sign; coincidentally, she ends up playing Danger Price.
  • On Monday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs episode #8561K, the "Best of 2018" show, which he says will air "next Monday;" this appears to have been edited into the program and refers to its drastically out-of-order broadcast on December 28.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the lights around the set are red, white, and blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks; this logo, along with the fireworks, also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 4th of July on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are red, blue, red, and blue from left to right.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Drew's entrance is flanked by fireworks generators.
    • The Turntable screens show a mural of the American flag; the "4th of July" text is also placed on the center row of screens during the Showcase.
    • George's display shows the background from Door #4 and the "4th of July" text.
    • Every commercial outro except the ones in Act 5 and the second Showcase Showdown has greetings from troops stationed overseas.
  • On Friday, the seat covers in Contestants' Row are in the wrong order -- from left to right, they are blue, yellow, green, and red.


Season 48 ('19-'20)

Pricing game calendar for Season 48, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (1,881 – 882xK): September 24-25, December 6, September 23, 27

  • Originally scheduled for September 23-27.
  • Originally rescheduled for September 24-26, 23, 27.
  • Despite not being aired on September 26, Wednesday's show does appear to have mistakenly been made available on some of CBS's digital platforms for at least a brief period that evening; it subsequently resurfaced on YouTube well before being broadcast.
  • On Monday, with Mike's departure, Evelyn becomes executive producer, and Adam becomes co-executive producer.
  • On this week's shows, the dollar sign statue at the beginning of the opening is covered in gold glitter.
  • On this week's shows, the text "48 Years" appears at the base of the logo on Door #4. This version of the logo also appears on the center row of Turntable screens, and it appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The last line of the opening varies from day to day this week, as follows:
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate premiere week on The Price Is Right!"
    • Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's openings end with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Season 48 of The Price Is Right!"
    • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we wrap up premiere week on The Price Is Right!"
  • On this week's shows, Door #2 is flanked by gold dollar sign statues with a banner on them that says, "Season 48."
  • This season begins with both Amber and Manuela on maternity leave. During their absences, a number of soap opera actors and actresses appear as guest Beauties alongside Rachel, James, and Devin much more frequently than usual.
  • On each show this week, a bonus prize is awarded to the first contestant who wins their pricing game. The prizes, which are not revealed until they are won, are as follows:
    • Monday's bonus is $25,000.
    • Tuesday's bonus is a luxury travel trailer.
    • Wednesday's bonus is a trip for 10 to the Bahamas.
    • Thursday's bonus is a Tesla Model 3.
    • Friday's bonus is the show covering the contestant's cell phone bill, car payments, and rent for a year.
  • Every lineup this week includes exactly one game that debuted in 1972.
  • On Monday, the top of the Plinko board around the logo is much darker than usual.
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel money win graphics are changed to gold-trimmed lights in the Pricedown font; the lights themselves are gold for $1,000, green for $10,000, and red for $25,000.
  • On Monday, the background on the Showcase podiums is changed to a solid blue field with cascading dollar signs, a la the Turntable screens.
  • On Tuesday, the second Side by Side board is introduced.
  • Wednesday marks the debut of Grand Game's third logo. Additionally, the board's surface is smoothed out, gold trim is added around the grocery cubbies, and the existing gold trim around the winnings display and the target price is widened slightly.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Cover Up uses Line em Up's "think" music.
  • Wednesday's show, whose bonus was the trip to the Bahamas, has a note during the credits reading, "This episode was recorded before Hurricane Dorian devastated other islands in the Bahamas. To help the people of the Bahamas with disaster relief, please visit RedCross.org."
  • On Thursday, after the third game, Drew semi-incorrectly states that "We're gonna spin the wheel for the first time this season;" this refers to the episode's broadcast date of September 23. Similarly, Drew later refers to "the first Showcase round of the season" and mentions that this is "our premiere episode."
  • On Thursday, a new "Double Showcase Winner" graphic debuts, using the same style as the new "$1,000" Big Wheel graphics; the winner's total is also displayed in this manner.


Week 2 (1,882 – 883xK): September 30-October 4

  • On Monday, a longer Card Game table is introduced, allowing both Drew and the contestant to stand behind it throughout the game.
  • On Monday, while helping contestant Patricia in the second Showcase Showdown, Drew fails twice to get the Big Wheel all the way around. The bad and good spins were spliced together for broadcast, resulting in noticeable edits where the wheel appears to suddenly gain speed.
  • Tuesday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience either has, has survived, or has somehow been affected by breast cancer. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the colored lights on the set are various shades of pink.
    • Door #4 shows the logo with the word "Price" and the right-hand background in pink, the left-hand background in white, and a pink ribbon covering the dollar sign, all against a blue background with cascading, pink bubbles; this version of the logo also appears on the Showcase podiums, as well as during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The light border is pink.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we raise awareness for breast cancer this month on The Price Is Right!"
    • The center row of Turntable screens and the Contestants' Row displays show pink ribbons against a pinkless version of the background from Door #4; the remaining Turntable screens show only the background, and George's podium shows the background with the logo from Door #4. When the contestants bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are pink.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a pink dollar sign prize backdrop instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The background of the graphical Switch? logo is pink.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with a pink ribbon.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is pink.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are pink.
  • On Tuesday, Carson Kressley appears to help present the prize package for Cliff Hangers, which includes him taking the contestant on a $5,000 shopping spree after the show. Carson also appears throughout the rest of the show as an extra model.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a two-night vacation to Palm Springs, an abbreviated version of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said vacations.
  • On Tuesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, new fonts are introduced for Grand Game's grocery labels and prices, with the latter becoming considerably larger.
  • On Tuesday, the price cards in Grand Game are much darker than usual, almost looking as though there are no lights on in spite of everything around them looking normal.
  • On Tuesday, while Drew is signing off, the pink ribbons on the middle row of Turntable screens are replaced in a flash of white light with the episode's altered TPIR logo; this is actually a permanent change, although not with these specific graphics.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Yvette, who became something of a crowd favorite after repeatedly being one-upped in Contestants' Row, is recruited as an extra model for the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, the normal graphics for the logo appearing on the Turntable wall during Drew's sign-off debut; each half of it flies in from the side of each screen in the middle row.


Week 3 (1,883 – 884xK): October 7-11

  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, Make Your Move uses Line em Up's "think" music.
  • Thursday's show is the ceremonial 9,000th episode; in reality, it is episode 9,026. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with gold text reading "9000th" at its base, against a background of gold lights flanked by blue and punctuated by cascading bubbles and fireworks shooting behind the numbers; these graphics also appear on George's display and the center row of Turntable screens, and the background appears on the remaining Turntable screens. Additionally, this version of the logo appears during every commercial outro during which a clip is played in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 9,000th episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The lights between the Turntable screens are orange.
    • Everyone who wins their pricing game receives a $9,000 bonus.
    • Some of the commercial outros include clips of various landmark episodes from throughout the series: The ceremonial 1,000th show after Act 2; the ceremonial 3,000th show after the first Showcase Showdown; the ceremonial 5,000th show after Act 5; the ceremonial 6,000th show after Act 6; and the 8,000th show after the second Showcase Showdown. The clips also include the episodes' airdates, although the "3,000th" show mistakenly gives a date of 1968 instead of 1986. During the fourth Item up for Bids, which offers a TV playing the above clips, Drew directs viewers to the show's Facebook page if they want to watch them again.
    • Every commercial outro features a dollar sign wipe revealing the full background from Door #4, with the music fading out during the transition.
    • Grand Game is played for $90,000, with the lower prizes raised accordingly.
    • The bonus for getting a dollar on the Big Wheel is $9,000.
    • Three games, including both Cliff Hangers and Push Over, are played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the Turntable graphics do not change during Drew's sign-off, the logo having already been there throughout the show.


Week 4 (1,884 – 885xK): October 14, 18, 15, 17, 16

  • Originally scheduled for October 14-18.
  • This week is Big Money Week; each day, the first game is played for an unusually large cash prize, as follows:
    • On Monday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with a $200,000 center slot; additionally, the lower prizes are raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
    • On Tuesday, Clock Game is played for $50,000, with the money serving as the bonus prize.
    • On Wednesday, Punch a Bunch is played for $250,000; the board contains 10 $1,000 slips, 10 $2,500 slips, 15 $5,000 slips, nine $10,000 slips, five $20,000 slips, and one $250,000 slip.
    • On Thursday, Let 'em Roll is played for $100,000, with Pricedown dollar signs replacing the cars on the cubes; additionally, the regular cash prizes are raised to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000.
    • On Friday, It's in the Bag is played for $80,000, with all the prizes multiplied by five.
  • Additionally, the cash value of everything won in the other five pricing games is added to a progressive jackpot that is awarded to the Showcase winner at the end of the show. (Drew's explanation makes it sound like the jackpot accumulates only if a game is won, but this is belied by the totals given.) While going to commercial after each of these games, the jackpot is shown accumulating (or not accumulating) a la the Gas Money display in a cash game-esque graphic (unless none of the games have been won yet -- the jackpot is not shown accumulating after losses whether it increases or not); it is also displayed after the second Showcase Showdown, at the beginning of the Showcase, and before and/or after the final commercial, as well as in the middle of Tuesday's Pass the Buck. Oddly, it is not shown after Secret "X" on Tuesday, possibly because of the awkwardness of increasing it by only $37; despite this, it does show the correct amount later in the episode. It is never explained what happens to the jackpot in the case of a double overbid, although Drew's words seem to imply that it would simply not be won.
  • On top of this, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "Big Money Week" at its base, against a background of gold sparkles as dollar bills rain down around it; these graphics also appear on George's display, and the sparkles and dollar signs appear on the Turntable screens, with the center row also showing the "Big Money Week" text (as well as the logo on Wednesday and Friday). The "Big Money Week" version of the logo also appears during all commercial outros in addition to the usual spots.
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening is covered with green glitter.
    • Glittery green dollar sign statues with glittery gold edges and bases are placed between the Big Doors.
    • On Monday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!" On Tuesday, it ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we wrap up Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!" (This was presumably intended for Friday's show before the airdates were shuffled around.) On the remaining shows, it ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Big Money Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays are sparkly versions of their usual colors and have a Pricedown dollar sign at the center; when the contestants bid, the normal colors are revealed in the wake of a wave of dollar bills.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a set of prize backdrops with dollar bills and Pricedown dollar signs on them instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The light strips on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, and most of the lights on the Turntable are green throughout the show.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are green.
    • The Showcase winner's total is shown in the same font as the progressive jackpot graphics.
  • On Monday, if Plinko's center slot is hit, "Dig We Must" plays alongside an abbreviated version of the game's intro graphics showing "$200,000."
  • Monday's show establishes that if the Turntable walls have special graphics, they will remain behind the logo during Drew's sign-off, with the logo replacing any other text.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Punch a Bunch is staged much closer to the Big Doors than usual.
  • On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable during Drew's sign-off.
  • On Friday, instead of altering the "$16,000" sign, It's in the Bag's prize is introduced on a trio of trip screens.
  • On Tuesday, Drew semi-incorrectly calls the show "a good wrap-up to Big Money Week;" this refers to the episode's out-of-order broadcast on Friday. Similarly, on Friday, Drew he semi-incorrectly states that Big Money Week "continues tomorrow," referring to the episode's out-of-order broadcast on Wednesday.


Week 5 (1,885 – 886xK): October 21-23, 25, 24

  • Originally scheduled for October 21-25.
  • On Tuesday, Check Game's win range is raised to $8,000-$9,000.
  • On Tuesday, contestant John's shirt has a picture of his sister, Elizabeth, with the words, "My sister made me wear this." Their relationship becomes something of a running joke throughout the show, culminating with Elizabeth modeling a car while John is in the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, which was taped earlier than the game's last two playings, Grand Game uses its old grocery labels and prices.


Week 6 (1,886 – 887xK): October 28-November 1

  • On Monday, Hi Lo is rolled out after the prize is revealed.
  • On Wednesday, David and Dylan Narz, the son and grandson of Jack Narz (and, by extension, the nephew and great-nephew of both Tom Kennedy and Bill Cullen), are in the audience; they are shown in close-up while coming out of the final commercial.
  • Wednesday's first showcase includes $3,000 in cash; this is noteworthy only because it is presented on a Check Game check.
  • Thursday's show is a Halloween party; the entire set is decorated as "Drew's Diner" from what Drew calls "the best version of the 1950s." Further notes about this episode will come later this week when I get a chance to write them.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1956 Chevy Bel Air.
  • On Friday, Drew notes that "we got a new dollar" during Pass the Buck; the prop in question had actually been in place since late in Season 46.


Week 7 (1,887 – 888xK): November 4-8

  • On Monday, Drew announces that various stars from CBS's other daytime shows will be appearing as guest Barker's Beauties throughout the month of November; while this had already been occurring with some regularity, a different guest actor or actress now appears each day.
  • On Monday and Friday, counting the guest stars from The Bold and the Beautiful, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, Grand Game uses its old grocery labels and the dark price cards from Week 2.


Week 8 (1,888 – 889xK): November 11-12, 18, 14, 22

  • Originally scheduled for November 11-15.
  • Monday's show is themed around Veterans' Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield above the word "Veterans," against a field of stripes and a background of cascading stars. These graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the top and bottom rows only showing the background) and George's display, and the Carey logo and the "Veterans" text appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Most of the lights on the set are red, white, and blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we honor veterans on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a set of prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with red, white, and blue stars.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show rotating stars on a field of blue; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are blue on the red and yellow displays and red on the blue and green displays.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are blue.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a fitness tracker, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trackers.
  • Beginning on Monday, the Showcase winner's total is tinted gold.
  • On Tuesday and Thursday, no guest stars from CBS's other daytime shows appear.
  • Wednesday's second showcase is focused on the mountain climber and includes a montage of his various outfits from throughout the Carey era.
  • On Friday, counting the guest star from The Young and the Restless, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 9 (1,889 – 890xK): March 23-27

  • Originally scheduled for November 18-22.
  • This week of shows is The Price Is Right/Let's Make a Deal Ma$h Up Week; each day, The Price Is Right uses one recurring deal from Let's Make a Deal as a pricing game (all with the same rules used in Season 44's Ma$h Up Week), and Let's Make a Deal likewise plays one pricing game as a deal. Wayne Brady, Jonathan Mangum, and Tiffany Coyne also make several guest appearances.
  • The deals on The Price Is Right are as follows:
    • On Monday, Car Pong is played.
    • On Tuesday, Smash for Cash is played. The spelling of the deal's name has been changed since its previous appearance in Season 44; "Cash" is now spelled with an "s" instead of a dollar sign.
    • On Wednesday, Accelerator is played.
    • On Thursday, Gold Rush is played.
    • On Friday, Go for a Spin is played.
  • The pricing games on Let's Make a Deal are as follows:
    • On Monday, Plinko is played. The contestant is given two chips for free and wins more by picking either Jonathan, Tiffany, or Drew (who makes a guest appearance to host the game), each of whom has an envelope that contains either one, two, or three chips. The $1,000 slots have cards placed above them with pictures of an LMaD box (on the left slot) and an LMaD envelope (on the right slot); these are never explained, as neither one was hit during the game, although the logical assumption would seem to be that they contained either a prize or a Zonk and that the first time a contestant hit either one, they would pick either the card or $1,000. Wayne also offers the contestant $2,000 to quit before dropping her last chip, presumably instead of whatever money she had already won; it seems likely that this amount was dependent upon how much had been awarded up to that point in the game.
    • On Tuesday, Dice Game is played; George makes a guest appearance to both host and announce the game. The only difference in the rules is that after the contestant is finished rolling, Wayne offers her $1,000 to quit the game, with additional offers in increments of $500 after each digit is revealed (excluding when 1 or 6 was rolled, since those are guaranteed to be right). Oddly, George does not reveal the numbers from left to right; it is not known whether this was intentional.
      • Oddly, Dice Game is also played on Tuesday's Price Is Right.
    • On Wednesday, 3 Strikes is played for a regular car; James makes a guest appearance to model it and help run the game. The contestant is given $2,000 at the start of the game. She does not need to guess the car's price (in fact, the price is announced at the start of the game) but instead must simply draw all the numbers before getting three strikes; however, strike balls are only removed from the bag after being drawn if the contestant gives $1,000 back to Wayne.
    • On Thursday, Cliff Hangers is played for $3,000 or a car. The game uses the same format from Season 44's Ma$h-Up Week. Rachel makes a guest appearance to help present the game.
    • On Friday, instead of an actual pricing game, three contestants spin the Big Wheel (or, more accurately, a smaller replica of the Big Wheel; the prop in question still has the gold glitter and Super Ball!! dollar signs from the end of the Barker era). Each contestant is given one spin and then has the option to pick a multiplier from one of three envelopes or trade it for a curtain or box; spinning a dollar earns $1,000 and a bonus spin worth as much as $25,000, although whether this works the same way as during the Showcase Showdown and how it would affect the rest of the deal is never explained. Rachel and Devin make guest appearances to help run the game.
      • Friday's first deal also utilizes a variation of Punch a Bunch called "Punch a One", designed around the game's pink color scheme; however, aside from the presence of a miniature punchboard with two holes and a logo, the game really has very little to do with Punch a Bunch, as the holes are merely two of several options available in the deal.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week's shows are different than usual:
    • While not directly related to TPIR, it's worth noting that the Price segments on Let's Make a Deal use the Barker version of theme song; Wednesday through Friday's shows also use the 1979-2007 version of "Walking" from the opening, and Friday's uses the 1976-2007 version from the body of the show, as well.
    • During every commercial outro and the closed-captioning plugs, the TPIR and LMaD logos appear, merge with one another, and come out with one show's logo on the other's background surrounding a "Ma$h Up Week" logo that takes elements from both of them. This graphic (and/or portions of it; what is displayed seems to be inconsistent) also appears on Door #4 except during the opening and on the Turntable screens (or in some cases, just the center row of screens; again, this seems to be inconsistent) during Drew's explanation before the first Item up for Bids and during the deal itself.
    • On Monday, Wayne, Jonathan, and Tiffany host, announce, and model during Car Pong. They also appear to model the first Item up for Bids and help Drew introduce the week's theme, and they act as extra Barker's Beauties throughout the show. Additionally, Wayne helps to present the second showcase, which features prizes based on his interests.
    • On Tuesday-Friday, Tiffany and Jonathan appear throughout the show as extra Barker's Beauties; as such, George does not model during Tuesday's Most Expen$ive. Jonathan also helps to announce Wednesday's sixth Item up for Bids, which he models with George.
    • On Tuesday, Tiffany helps to present the second showcase, which features LMaD's Zonk mascots modeling actual prizes for a change.
    • On Wednesday, Jonathan helps to present the second showcase, which he runs like Let's Make a Deal, offering the contestant either Door #1 or Door #2, then giving her a chance to switch doors after the first prize is shown; George interrupts him at this point to remind him that this is The Price Is Right and says that the showcase will consist of both doors.
    • On Thursday, Jonathan and Tiffany help to present the second showcase, which is themed around Gold Rush; the main Gold Rush board is onstage during the showcase.
    • On Friday, Wayne appears from Let's Make a Deal's audience via a trip screen to help present the second showcase.
  • On Monday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable wall during Drew's sign-off.
  • As the shows were not aired until March, this week's credits include a disclaimer noting that the episode was taped before COVID-19 outbreak; it states that trips to areas affected by the disease "may be fulfilled with alternative arrangements" and urges viewers to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at CDC.gov for more information about the virus.
  • Thursday's first showcase, which is themed around sunshine and rainbows, ends with a (regular) car at the end of the Golden Road (which, oddly, is at Door #3).


Week 10 (1,890 – 891xK): November 25-27

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • Monday concludes the month of CBS daytime guest stars by celebrating the 10th year of The Talk with its two longest-standing hosts, Sheryl Underwood and Sharon Osbourne. Sheryl and Sharon also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
  • On Monday, including the guests from The Talk, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Wednesday's show is themed as a "college rivals" episode; pairs of students or alumni from rival schools are called down, with a coin flip determining which school's student is called first, and the rival of the winner of each Item up for Bids is sent back to the audience (but is awarded $1,000 if that person subsequently loses their pricing game). This results in two new contestants being called before each game. The following other aspects of this episode are also different than usual:
    • Instead of using the normal opening, the show begins with a shot of Door #4 and pans out to show guest model Melissa Ordway, George, and Devin in front of Contestants' Row; the three explain the premise of the episode, noting that the weekend after Thanksgiving is a huge time for college football. At the end, in lieu of the opening spiel, George says, "So it's time to kick off and find our first college rivals on The Price Is Right!" The screen then transitions back to Door #4 via a dollar sign wipe, after which the graphics from the beginning of the normal opening play, "Walking" comes on, and George begins calling the first four contestants. Prize music plays throughout this altered sequence, bookended by the first reveal cue from Triple Play.
    • Door #4 shows the logo on a football (which doubles as the body of a pilgrim hat-wearing turkey) with the football helmet-flanked words "College Rivals" at its base, with a football stadium whose lights radiate fall colors as the background. The same background appears on the Turntable screens and George's podium, with the turkey version of the logo on George's display and the center Turntable screen and the "College Rivals" graphics on the center-left and center-right Turntable screens.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience, the lights on the Turntable, and George's podium all show traditional fall colors.
    • The stage in the back of the audience is decorated as a football field, as are the aisles.
    • The Barker's Beauties wear football jerseys; Devin specifically wears his actual college football jersey from Slippery Rock University.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show foam fingers in the appropriate school's colors, with left hands on the red and yellow displays and right hands on the blue and green displays, all against the Door #4 stadium background from Season 45's college rivals episode; when the contestants bid, these patterns wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The college rivalries are announced and shown on Door #4 before each pair of contestants is called; each contestant's specific school is also announced.
    • Because of the rivalry format, the first four contestants are required to line up from left to right in Contestants' Row; in subsequent acts, the first contestant called is required to take the red or yellow spot and the second the blue or green spot.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first two college rival to face off on The Price Is Right!"
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with the football helmets from Door #4.
    • When Drew enters, he runs through a banner displaying the "College Rivals" version of the logo from Season 45 before coming through Door #2 onto a football field that is flanked by plumes of pink smoke coming from bases with the words "College" and "Rivals" on them; additionally, he is backed by spotlights and pillars instead of by the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • During the body of the show, college marching band music is played during contestant calldowns. After naming both contestants, George says, "You're next next college rivals on The Price Is Right!" Only after George finishes talking does "Walking" start playing.
    • The football field carpet from Drew's entrance is placed outside Door #2 during Acts 2 and 6 for One Wrøng Price and Do the Math.
    • The logo, accompanied by the "College Rivals" text and clashing helmets from Door #4, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Beth Mowins gives play-by-play coverage of the Showcase Showdowns.
    • The Big Wheel carpet is replaced with a football field carpet, with a football in place of the G-T asterisk under the scoreboard.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
    • During Drew's sign-off, the logo only flies onto the center Turntable screen.
  • On Wednesday, in a reflection of the change in TV screens from fullscreen to widescreen, the contestant window in Cliff Hangers is changed from a square to a rectangle.


Week 11 (1,891 – 892xK): December 2

  • Cyber Monday week; only one show.
  • Monday's show is themed around Cyber Monday. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a pile of Christmas presents, a shopping cart, and the text "Cyber Monday" (with the "o" being the logo in the form of an ornament) against a background of cubes with a mouse pointer moving across the screen, dragging the gift boxes into the cart (largely the same graphics from Season 45's Cyber Monday episode); similar graphics appear on George's display (with the logo and the cart) and the center row of Turntable screens (with the logo on the center display and the cart on the other two; the logo appears on all three screens during the Showcase), while the other two rows of Turntable screens show raining gift boxes against the same background, and the "Cyber Monday" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special, Cyber Monday episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The border of each Contestants' Row display is the same color as its screen.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the text "Cyber Monday" on a computer keyboard; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Every Item up for Bids features a PriceIsRight.com plug urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win portions or all of the prize package.
    • Everyone in the audience receives a Kami outdoor camera, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
  • On Monday, the logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens after the Showcase.


Week 12 (1,892 – 893xK): March 17, December 10-13

  • Originally scheduled for December 9-13.
  • Originally rescheduled for July 6, December 10-13.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a kit and a six-month membership for AncestryDNA, a bonus announced alongside the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the site for a chance to win one of said packages.
  • On Tuesday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable after the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Mary wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling 6, 1, 6 (which is also the fourth number), and the fifth number.
  • On Thursday, Drew wishes Bob a happy 96th birthday before the first Item up for Bids.


Week 13 (1,893 – 894xK): December 16-17, 19, 18, 20

  • Originally scheduled for December 16-20.
  • This week is Pet Adoption Week. Each day, a celebrity appears at the top of Act 3 to do a pet adoption segment. During these segments, Door #4 shows a graphic of a puppy in a doghouse on a sunlit field, with the words "Pet Adoption Week" next to it; these graphics also appear on the center row of Turntable screens, while the other two rows show only the background. The celebrity guests are as follows:
    • Monday's guest is Danny Trejo, who does a full come on down.
    • Tuesday's guest is Brandon McMillan, the host of CBS's Lucky Dog.
    • Wednesday's guest is Ruby Jay, the portrayer of Grace on The Unicorn; she also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
    • Thursday's guest is Rena Sofer, the portrayer of Quinn Fuller on The Bold and the Beautiful; Rena also spends the entire show as a guest Barker's Beauty.
    • Friday's guest is Phil Keoghan.
  • On Monday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable after the Showcase.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Drew plugs next week's primetime specials after the second Showcase Showdown.


Week 14 (1,894 – 895xK): Decmeber 23-24, 26, 3 + Sunday and Monday nights

  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for December 23-24, 26-27.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 1: A Holiday Extravaganza with SEAL Team (#037SP) airs on Sunday night.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 2: A Holiday Extravaganza with Seth Rogen (#038SP) airs on Monday night.
  • Christmas week; only four daytime shows.
Daytime
  • Monday and Tuesday are Christmas episodes. The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • The dollar sign statues in the opening and between the Turntable and Door #1 are redone to look like candy canes.
    • Most of the lights on the set are red and green.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either light blue or covered with silver glitter.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, topped with a Santa hat, in a wintry forest filled with candy canes and gumdrops. A version of this scene without the logo is shown on the bottom two rows of Turntable screens (the logo and Santa hat are added to the center row during the Showcase), while the top row simply shows snowfall against a blue sky.
    • The graphical logo has the dollar sign and "Price" in green, and the left-hand background is striped red and white like a candy cane (except during the credits); additionally, the left-hand background is not transparent during the opening, nor is the right-hand one at the top of the show. This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The light border is red and white.
    • Each Contestants' Row display's border is the same color as the display.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show various color-coded wrapping paper designs; when the contestants bid, these graphics tear away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by Christmas candy against a blue curtain instead of the Barker Wall; additionally, he enters on a candy cane path lined with lollipops and gumdrops.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with peppermint candies.
    • George's display shows the logo, with Santa hat, amid a snowy plain.
    • The PriceIsRight.com graphics are Christmas-themed.
    • During come on downs from Act 3 onward, the light strip around the audience cascades red and white, a la the light border.
    • George's calldown window is red, and its dollar sign is green.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
    • The Big Wheel carpet is replaced by a peppermint-striped carpet.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is red.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
    • The logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens during Drew's sign-off, as it is already there.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card from Heat Holders, the sponsor of part of the second Item up for bids, and a NutriBullet blender, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards and one of said blenders.
  • On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special after the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, family members play as teams. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Instead of calling every person's name, George calls "The [insert name] family" to come on down.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four families on this special holiday edition of The Price Is Right!"
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • Every family in the audience receives a six-month streaming subscription; this is announced alongside a living room group, the prize package for Flip Flop.
  • On Tuesday, the rats in Rat Race are dressed as reindeer, and the rat racers on the price cards have antlers and Santa hats.
  • On Tuesday, the pillars in the back of Bargain Game have candy cane stripes.
Primetime (general)
  • The Price Is Right at Night is established as a celebrity charity series, a la Celebrity Charity Week on the daytime show. As with those episodes, the cash value of all pricing game winnings is awarded to a charity represented by the celebrity guest(s) (described below in the notes for each episode). The guest (or one of them) also spins the Big Wheel at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown, with their spin multiplied by 10,000 added to the charity winnings. A running total is shown after each game and the charity spin.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas, albeit differently and much more elegantly than on the daytime show.
  • The graphical logos' backgrounds are light green and light blue instead of orange and red.
  • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "Happy Holidays" at its base, against a snowy, nighttime landscape. Versions of this graphic also appear on the Turntable screens: The center screen shows everything but the "Happy Holidays" text; the rest of the center row removes the logo (although it is present during the Showcase); and the other two rows simply show the sky and the snowfall. George's display shows the snowfall and the sky along with the logo.
  • The light columns around the audience are all various shades of blue, as are George's podium and the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors.
  • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all light blue, gold, and white (except for the one closest to Door #1, which, for no apparent reason, is orange).
  • The light strip around the audience, the borders of Contestants' Row, and the lights on the Turntable walls are gold.
  • The dollar sign statue in the opening is covered in silver glitter.
  • The raised areas in the back corners of the audience have a gray brick motif.
  • The light border is light blue and light green.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • The logo at the end of the opening has the words "At Night" at its base in Pricedown. This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show the snowfall and sky from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
  • Drew's entrance is backed by a wintry forest of prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
  • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with snowflakes.
  • Various Christmas music is played during almost every commercial intro and outro, as well as at the end of any act that does not have a commercial after it. This supplants other music at several points, with the theme only being played at the end of the opening and during the Showcase.
  • As with the reality specials from Season 44, the cash games are played for the same prizes as on the daytime show.
  • There is no commercial between the first Showcase Showdown and the fourth game or between the fifth and sixth games.
  • The Showcase winner's total is displayed with the Showcase Showdown graphics.
  • The logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens during Drew's sign-off, as it is already there.
Primetime Sunday
  • Everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
  • The running charity total displayed after Lucky $even is incorrect, mistakenly leaving out the contestant's remaining money. It is updated correctly after the next game.
  • The cast of SEAL Team plays for the Headstrong Project, a suicide prevention program for veterans. The cast is primarily represented by David Boreanaz, who is called to come on down before the first game and then introduces several of his castmates, who come around on the Turntable. Boreanaz helps the contestants play each game, joined in each act after the first by his castmates: Justin Melnick and Dita in Act 2; Max Thieriot in Act 3; Toni Trucks in Act 4; Neil Brown, Jr. in Act 5; and A. J. Buckley in Act 6. Boreanaz also does the charity spin at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • This episode, which was taped out of order, marks Manuela's first appearance of the season. She remains on maternity leave on the daytime show.
  • The SEAL Team cast members all stand alongside the Big Wheel scoreboard during the second Showcase Showdown.
  • The SEAL Team cast members, minus Boreanaz, help to present the first showcase, which is themed around their show. Boreanaz by himself helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him; the other cast members model the showcase's final prize, a car.
  • The first showcase includes, as a bonus, a VIP experience on the set of SEAL Team; the contestants are presumably instructed not to include this while bidding, although it is not heard on-air.
Primetime Monday
  • The last line of the opening spiel is, "It's The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • This episode, which was taped out of order, marks Amber's first appearance of the season. She remains on maternity leave on the daytime show.
  • Seth Rogen, who is called to come on down before the first game, plays for Hilarity for Charity, which raises awareness of and attempts to advance research into Alzheimer's disease. Seth also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him and for which he selected all the prizes.
  • Unlike on earlier primetime specials, Hole in One's cash bonus remains $500.
  • In Hole in One, Seth does the inspiration putt.


Week 15 (1,895 – 896xK): December 5, 31, January 2-3

  • Originally scheduled for December 30-31, January 2-3.
  • Originally rescheduled for December 4, 31, January 2-3.
  • New Year's week; only four shows.
  • Tuesday's show is a "Best of 2019" program, featuring some of the show's favorite moments, prizes, and games of the past year. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The show begins with George narrating a montage of some of the best moments of 2019; this then transitions into the regular opening.
    • The dollar sign statue in the opening is covered in silver glitter and has the text "2019" running down the front.
    • The light columns in the audience are purple.
    • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
    • Many of the G-T asterisks around the audience are covered with silver glitter; those that are not are a bluish white.
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a disco ball above the text "Best of 2019," all against a purple background with fireworks going off; these graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the logo and text only appearing on the center display, and on the rest of the center row during the second part of the Showcase) and on George's display (without the text).
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the best of 2019 on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by prize backdrops and a purple cyc with fireworks on it instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for New Year's, with dollar sign statues made up the same way as the one from the opening place between the Big Doors.
    • The Turntable stairs are purple, and the lights between its monitors are light blue.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light purple.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors, accompanied by a disco ball.
    • George's podium is light blue.
    • In a throwback to Big Money Week, Let 'em Roll is played for $100,000, with Pricedown dollar signs replacing the cars on the cubes and the lower cash amounts increased to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000.
    • Side by Side is played; while this in and of itself is not noteworthy, the game was included because it received a new board in the fall.
    • The "Best of 2019" text appears along with the Carey logo during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • In a throwback to the Halloween episode, Cliff Hangers is played for a restored 1955 Ford Thunderbird, modeled by George in his costume from Drew's Diner. Additionally, the mountain climber is wearing a waiter's cap and holding a malt.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is purple and gold.
    • In a throwback to the ceremonial 9,000th show, a $9,000 bonus is awarded for winning 1 Right Price.
    • In a throwback to Dream Car Week, That's Too Much! is played for a Maserati.
    • George's calldown window is pink and purple, and its dollar sign is gold.
    • Range Game emulates the New Year's ball drop, with the rangefinder, surrounded by a disco ball graphic, moving down from the top of the scale toward a golden "2020" at the base of the board.
    • The first showcase includes photos of George's wedding and honeymoon and of Amber and Manuela with their husbands and new babies.
    • During the credits, the logo only flies onto the left- and right-hand Turntable screens.
  • On Friday, contestants Dottie and Annie are tied going into the second Showcase Showdown. While this was not addressed on-air, there was presumably a coin toss during the preceding commercial to determine which of them would spin first.


Week 16 (1,896 – 897xK): January 6-10

  • On Wednesday, Justin Sylvester of E!'s Daily Pop appears as a guest model; this results in having three Barker's Beauties for the day.
  • On Thursday, the cast of Carol's Second Act appears as guest models; no actual Barker's Beauties are present, and Drew enters with his microphone already in hand, as the guests are introduced during the first Item up for Bids. The first showcase is loosely themed around their show, while the second is themed around its star, Patricia Heaton.
  • On Friday, Nischelle Turner appears as a guest model to promote that evening's 10,000th episode of Entertainment Tonight.


Week 17 (1,897 – 898xK): January 13-17

  • On Monday, Manuela returns from maternity leave.
  • On Thursday, Hi Lo is rolled out after the prize is revealed.


Week 18 (1,898 – 899xK): January 22, 21, 23, 20, 24

  • Originally scheduled for January 20-24.
  • This week is Music Week, celebrating a different genre of music each day in a lead-up to CBS's broadcast of the Grammys on Sunday night. Each day, a different type of music is celebrated, with a musical guest in the studio; a DJ from a local radio station in the audio booth playing music for the audience during commercials; several genre-related prizes offered; and Door #4 showing a record with the logo in the center above the text "Music Week," with the "M" written as a sixteenth note, all against a golden background with sixteenth notes floating upward. The genres and DJs are as follows:
    • Monday focuses on pop, with Haim as the musical guest and DJ Drew from KIIS in the booth.
    • Tuesday focuses on rock and roll, with Pete Wentz and Patrick Stumpf of Fall Out Boy as the musical guests and The Mighty Manfred from the Underground Garage channel on Sirius XM in the booth.
    • Wednesday focuses on EDM, with Diplo as the musical guest and Geronimo from Sirius XM BPM in the booth.
    • Thursday focuses on hip-hop, with Anderson .Paak as the musical guest and DJ Carisma from KPWR in the booth.
    • Friday is a more general celebration of music and the Grammy Awards, with Meghan Trainor as the musical guest and Tony Fly and Symon from Sirius XM Hit 1 in the booth.
  • The musical guests are generally introduced sometime during the first half, act as guest models during the show, and help to present the second showcase.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week's shows are different than usual:
    • The audio booth has a TPIR logo on the front backed by a pattern of "lights" on a blue wall and a similar pattern with cascading logos on the back wall.
    • On Thursday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Music Week on The Price Is Right!" (This was presumably originally intended for Monday.) On Monday-Wednesday, it ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Music Week continues on The Price Is Right!" (Similarly, this was presumably originally intended for Tuesday-Thursday.) On Friday, it ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the Grammys on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's wardrobe is much more casual than usual, almost rivaling Rod's at times.
    • A variation on the version of the logo from Door #4 is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • On Tuesday, a rock and roll remix of the theme is used.
    • On Wednesday, an EDM remix of the theme is used.
    • On Thursday, a hip-hop remix of the theme is used.
  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, at the beginning of Act 4, the Turntable screens show a blue version of the music background from Door #4; these graphics are gone after the come on down and do not appear at any other point during the episode.
  • On Wednesday, musical guest Diplo is called to come on down from the audience with his real name, Thomas Wesley, at the beginning of Act 3 when Drew asks for the next contestant.
  • On Wednesday, with Diplo present as an extra Barker's Beauty, George does not model during Swap Meet.
  • On Wednesday, at the beginning of Act 6, the Turntable screens show a purple version of the music background from Door #4; these graphics are gone after the come on down and do not appear at any other point during the episode.
  • Wednesday's second showcase includes a trip to Miami for the Ultra Music Festival, which was ultimately pushed back from 2020 to 2021 due to concerns over COVID-19; whether and how this change affects either the trip or the passes to the festival is unknown.
  • On Thursday, Anderson .Paak provides sound effects during Check-Out's price reveals using the drum set being offered in the game.
  • On Friday, all of the Contestants' Row seat covers have blue dollar signs.
  • On Friday, Meghan Trainor stands by the Big Wheel scoreboard during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • Friday's first showcase includes, as a bonus, two tickets to the Grammy Awards and their official after party; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.


Week 19 (1,899 – 900xK): January 27-28, December 30, 27, January 31

  • Originally scheduled for January 27-31.
  • On Wednesday, Pass the Buck's three-sided turntable, a leftover from the game's original format from Season 30, is replaced with a two-sided one; additionally, its background becomes much lighter, and its dollar signs are Italicized.
  • Friday's Pocket ¢hange appears to contain two close-ups of the frequency chart (or, more accurately, a single close-up used two times) that were edited in from a show in Season 43; the chart looks noticeably different in these shots than it does during the rest of the game. The reason for these edits is unknown.
  • On Friday, Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner appears along with several puppies to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the event.
  • Friday's second showcase includes a backstage experience at the Puppy Bowl; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding.


Week 20 (1,900 – 901xK): May 29, February 5, 4, 6-7

  • Originally scheduled for February 3-7.


Week 21 (1,901 – 902xK): February 10-14

  • On Wednesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable after the Showcase.
  • Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with teams consisting of singles in the audience paired up for a "blind date" by the Bumble dating app. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a heart, with smaller hearts cascading out from behind it, all against a blue background with a sunburst below the heart; also beneath the heart is the text, "Valentine's Day". These graphics also appear on the Turntable screens (with the logo only being displayed on the center monitor, or the center row during the Showcase) and George's display (with only the text "Happy Valentine's Day").
    • The show begins with Manuela and James in front of Door #4; they explain the premise of the episode while walking through the audience as the theme plays. At the end, they toss to George for the opening.
    • The opening spiel is cut in favor of George simply saying, "Here we go!" and calling the first contestants.
    • The audio booth and the light columns in the audience are all red, the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors are pink, and the light strip around the audience is blue.
    • After playing their games, the onstage contestants sit at tables in the enclosed area below the audio booth, labelled "Couples Corner," where they can continue their "dates."
    • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are red.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the text "Blind Date" against the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a pink background.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a pink panel with cascading hearts on it instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Most of the lights on the Turntable are red, and the areas between the monitors are yellow and purple.
    • The lights on George's podium are red and pink.
    • The usual prize structure for an episode is altered, with a cash game in each half and one car game instead of the other way around. Any Number specifically is played for two cars of different models.
    • Two grocery item games and a small prize game are played.
    • The regular logo, backed by floating hearts, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The ring lights on Bullseye are pink, as are the arrows.
    • All of the groceries in Bullseye are single-packs, and all the ones in Grand Game have "love" (or "amor," its Spanish equivalent) in their names.
    • The Big Wheel split-screen separator is red.
    • The logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens at the end of the show, as it is already there.


Week 22 (1,902 – 903xK): February 17-21

  • This week is Dream Car Week; every day, at least one game is played for a car that would normally only appear in 3 Strikes or Golden Road, as follows:
    • On Monday, Any Number is played for a Maserati.
    • On Tuesday, 6-digit Golden Road is played for a $123,000 Porsche.
    • On Wednesday, Spelling Bee is played for a $100,000 Lexus, with each card being worth $5,000 instead of $1,000.
    • On Thursday, 5 Price Tags is played for a Lincoln Navigator.
    • On Friday, One Away is played for a Corvette, and Punch a Bunch is played for a Mercedes, which replaces one of the $100 slips in the board.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are all red.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, yellow, orange, and light blue.
    • The light strips around the audience, the Turntable walls, and George's podium are light blue.
    • Door #4 shows a sports car with the logo on its hood driving down a strip of highway against a red and blue background with spiraling lights; the text "Dream Car Week" appears at the base of the car.
    • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!" Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's openings end with, "You are the first four contestants as Dream Car Week continues on The Price Is Right!" Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we wrap up Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sports car of the appropriate color; when the contestants bid, the cars drive off, with their exhaust revealing the bids. Additionally, the displays' borders are the same color as their screens.
    • At the end of the opening, the screen transitions to a trip screen next to Door #2 showing the same graphics as Door #4, with the logo disappearing as the shot changes; the camera then pans over to show Drew driving through the Big Doors in the day's dream car. Friday is an exception to this; Drew enters normally, and the Corvette is driven out by celebrity guest Kurt Busch once George has been introduced. (Friday's second dream car, the Mercedes, appears as a surprise later in the episode.)
    • On Monday through Thursday, monitor columns showing the "Dream Car Week" text against Door #4's spiral-less background sit behind Door #2 during Drew's entrance instead of the Barker Wall; on Friday, the Barker Wall is in place during his entrance, but the monitors are still present when the dream car comes out.
    • The Turntable screens show the spiral-less red and blue background from Door #4, with the "Dream Car Week" text against it in the center row (or the center screen only on Thursday and Friday, except during the Showcase); the center row's graphics also appear on George's display.
    • The TPIR logo, with the "Dream Car Week" logo at its base and revealed by a car like the ones on Contestants' Row, is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with a BMW; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
    • In Thursday's 5 Price Tags, a trip screen showing the graphics from Door #4 is placed between Door #2 and Door #3.
    • On Thursday and Friday, the logo only appears on the center Turntable screen after the Showcase.
  • On Monday, all six games, including Range Game, 1/2 Off, 1 Right Price, Hi Lo, and Squeeze Play, are played for cars; 1 Right Price specifically is played for two cars.
  • In Monday's Range Game, the car is driven out from behind the Turntable, and the game is staged between Door #2 and Door #3.
  • In Monday's 1/2 Off, the car is revealed after Drew explains how the game works. The car (represented by a small graphic of the actual car) is hidden in one of the last two boxes, with the normal top prize of $10,000 in the other one.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal.
  • Tuesday through Friday are all three-car days.
  • On Tuesday, Golden Road is played third.
  • On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is the graphics of the car driving off of the red Contestants' Row display with the background from Door #4.
  • On Wednesday, the cards in Spelling Bee, which are normally a dark yellow, are bright gold.
  • Wednesday's second showcase is themed around superheroes; in keeping with this, the TV offered in it displays a shot of the Prize League from Season 46's Halloween show.
  • On Thursday, Amber returns from maternity leave.
  • As mentioned about, Kurt Busch appears as a celebrity guest on Friday, driving out the first dream car at the top of the show and modeling it in One Away; he also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him.


Week 23 (1,903 – 904xK): February 24-28

  • On Tuesday, for no apparent reason, the logo appears on the lower-right Turntable screen after the Showcase in addition to the center row.


Week 24 (1,904 – 905xK): March 2-6

  • On Monday and Tuesday, the credits include a disclaimer noting that the episode was taped before the COVID-19 outbreak; it states that trips to areas affected by the disease "may be fulfilled with alternative arrangements" and urges viewers to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at CDC.gov for more information about the virus.
  • During Tuesday's Push Over, Drew points out that it is the game's 21st birthday. The second showcase is themed around this anniversary; during it, the game is staged behind the Big Doors between two trip screens, with the blocks spelling out "1999" "21" "2020" (with the latter in the blue window) and the prize label reading "Happy Birthday!"


Week 25 (1,905 – 906xK): March 9-13

  • Every day this week, the first contestant to win their game receives a $20,000 bonus from Publishers Clearing House, complete with a check presentation from the Prize Patrol.
  • Wednesday's second showcase offers a trip to Nashville, which had been hit by a powerful tornado the previous Tuesday; the credits for this show include a disclaimer noting that the episode had been taped prior to the storm and directing anyone wishing to help the recovery effort to RedCross.org. The disclaimer also notes that the show was taped prior to the COVID-19 outbreak and directs viewers to CDC.gov for more information about the pandemic.
  • On Thursday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal.
  • Friday's credits include the same COVID-19 disclaimer seen last Monday and Tuesday.


Week 26 (1,906 – 907xK): March 16

  • Only one show, on Monday.
  • This week was originally planned with five shows; this appears to have been based on the mistaken assumption that the March Madness tournament would begin next week and was fixed long before any episodes were taped. (The tournament for this year was ultimately cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19, but this occurred far too close to air for more episodes to be added to the schedule.)
  • In the wake of Week 9 being moved to next week, every show for the remainder of the season was pushed forward one week from where it was on the original schedule. As only two episodes from this period were taped anywhere near the time of this adjustment and the staff would thus have had time to adjust anything date-sensitive, I have chosen to mark them with their new airdates.
  • Monday's first showcase includes tickets to a game in the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, which was cancelled after the show was taped. It is unknown how or if the contestant was compensated for this.


Week 27 (1,907 – 908xK): March 30-April 3

  • Originally scheduled for (and ultimately moved back to) March 30-April 3.
  • Originally rescheduled for March 30-April 2, May 29.
  • This week was originally planned with only a Monday show, scheduled for March 23, before Week 9 was moved; this appears to have been based on the mistaken belief that the March Madness tournament would begin that week and was changed long before any episodes were taped.
  • Beginning on Monday, each episode has a more generic disclaimer during the credits stating that the show was taped before the COVID-19 outbreak began and directing viewers to CDC.gov for more information.
  • Friday's game lineup appears to have been created to line up with Week 35. It seems safe to assume that had it actually been taped, episode #9165K's lineup would likewise have lined up with the rest of this week.


Week 28 (1,908 – 909xK): April 6-10

  • For a brief period beginning on Monday, all of the Contestants' Row seat covers are blue.
  • On Friday, Door #4 and the Turntable screens break down and are not used for the entire show. The monitors are covered with static, noticeably dark images of their usual graphics, with Door #4's background centered.
  • On Friday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Hot Seat's intro is shown on George's display, which, unlike Door #4, still works.


Week 29 (1,909 – 910xK): April 13-17

  • On Tuesday, the different-colored Contestants' Row seat covers return.
  • On Wednesday, Secret "X" is played for a prize package that includes a trip to game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals; the contestant has confirmed that he received cash in the amount of the trip, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NHL to finish its season without audiences.
  • On Wednesday, the Stanley Cup is present in Studio 33 during Secret "X".
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew states that kids are taking over the show "next week;" this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of Week 31.


Week 30 (1,910 – 911xK): April 27-May 1

  • Originally scheduled for April 20-24.
  • On Monday, 1985 World Series MVP Bret Saberhagen appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the new baseball season. (The season was intended to begin on April 26 but ultimately did not start until July 23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.)
  • Monday's second showcase includes two tickets to a Kansas City Royals game; it is unclear how this would have been dealt with had it been won, as the pandemic caused the season to be played with no fans in attendance.
  • On Tuesday, four-time Olympic silver medalist Kara Lynn Joyce is called as a contestant.


Week 31 (1,911 – 912xK): April 20-23

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • Originally scheduled for April 27-30.
  • This week was originally planned with five shows; however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Friday episode was never produced.
  • This week of shows is Kids Week. Every day, the contestants are children of a different age group, as follows:
    • On Monday, preschoolers play alongside one of their parents. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented on the video screens by a graphic of the word "Preschool" in magnetic toy letters.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we kick off Kids Week with preschoolers on The Price Is Right!"
      • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
      • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are the same colors as their screens.
      • George introduces Drew as "your awesome host, Drew Carey!"
      • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card from Razor, the provider of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
    • On Tuesday, elementary schoolers play alongside one of their parents. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented on the video screens by a graphic of the word "Elementary" with each letter stitched onto handwriting paper.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we continue Kids Week on The Price Is Right!"
      • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
      • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are the same colors as their screens.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a FurReal tiger cub, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said toys.
    • On Wednesday, middle schoolers play by themselves; they are joined by a parent during the Showcase. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented on the video screens by a graphic of the words "Middle School" with various school paraphernalia replacing some of the letters and sitting behind the words.
      • All of the Contestants' Row seat covers are blue.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four middle schoolers as Kids Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • Due to the contestants' ages, no car games are played; the only cars offered appear in the Showcase, once the contestants have been joined by a parent. To make up for this in the game lineup, two cash games are played.
      • A picture of Drew in middle school is used on Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill.
      • Every family in the audience receives a six-month subscription to Apple Music as a tie-in to the sixth Item up for Bids, an iPhone; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said subscriptions.
    • On Thursday, high schoolers play by themselves. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
      • The age group is represented by the text "High School" in front of a row of red lockers; on Door #4, the lockers run behind the logo.
      • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Kids Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are the same colors as their screens.
      • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card for the website of Big Joe, one of the providers of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
      • Three car games are played.
    • The Friday episode, which was never taped, was intended to focus on college students. To fill out the broadcast week, CBS reaired the Friday show from Season 47's Kids Week both on April 24 and when the week was rerun during the summer.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the day's age group.
    • Door #4 shows the text "Kid$ Week" against a blue version of the logo backdrop, beneath which is the graphic for the day's age group; the blue background, clearly inspired by the Turntable wall, has sliding rows of Pricedown dollar signs and G-T asterisks. This background is also shown on the Turntable screens and George's display, with the Turntable's center screen showing the day's age group and the rest of the center row and George's display showing the "Kid$ Week" logo. During the Showcase, the entire center row of Turntable screens displays the "Kid$ Week" logo.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a variation of Door #4's background with colored dollar signs and asterisks; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • On Monday through Wednesday, before the first Item up for Bids and either during the come on down in Act 5 (on Monday) or during the first Showcase Showdown (on Tuesday and Wednesday), a graphic appears directing viewers to CBS.com/ThePriceIsRight "for free, fun, downloadable Kids Week activities."
    • Most of the prizes on each show are age-appropriate.
    • The "Kid$ Week" logos appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • During Drew's sign-off, the regular logo flies onto only the left-hand and right-hand screens on the center row of the Turntable (or only the center screen on Wednesday) as the "Kid$ Week" logo fades out.
  • On Wednesday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Thursday, Safe Crackers and Pick-a-Number are both played for a car.
  • Thursday's second showcase includes four tickets to a Broadway show; it is unclear how this will be dealt with, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down Broadway's theatres for the entirety of this episode's trip window.


Week 32 (1,912 – 913xK): May 4-7

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • This week was originally planned with five shows; however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Friday episode was never produced.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal.


Week 33 (1,913 – 914xK): May 11-15 + Monday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 3: RuPaul (#040SP) airs on Monday night.
    • #040SP was originally intended to be The Price Is Right at Night 4, with a #039SP and a #041SP also planned; however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the other two specials were never taped.
Daytime
  • On Thursday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable wall during Drew's sign-off.
Primetime
  • The following aspects are different from the first two TPIR at Night episodes (discounting the changes that were obviously Christmas-releated):
    • There is no silver glitter on the dollar sign statue in the opening.
    • The logo uses its normal colors.
    • Door #4 has no special graphics except for the "TPIR at Night" logo.
    • The doorframe and LED strip in the light border are dark blue.
    • The show is not identified as "The Price Is Right at Night" during the opening spiel.
    • A nighttime version of the Barker Wall is introduced, with a graphical (as opposed to physical) dollar sign against a starry night sky background; perhaps due to the premature shutdown of production for the season, it is only used on this episode.
    • Dollar sign statues are placed between the Big Doors.
    • The Turntable screens show a night sky background, with the "TPIR at Night" logo appearing in the center row.
    • George's podium is gold, and its display shows no special graphics.
    • The Contestants' Row displays are their normal colors, although their borders remain gold.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are absent.
    • The music played while coming back from commercial during the Showcase plays while coming out of every commercial.
  • RuPaul, who is called to come on down before the first game, plays for Planned Parenthood. He also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him.


Week 34 (1,914 – 915xK): May 18-22

  • In Wednesday's Card Game, Drew mistakenly asks for the starting bid to be displayed at the beginning of the game, which leads him to need to ask for it to be displayed again after the contestant draws from the special deck.
  • In Friday's first Showcase Showdown, Drew fails to get the Big Wheel all the way around while helping a contestant spin.


Week 35 (1,915 – 916xK): May 25-28

  • Only four shows; no Friday episode.
  • This week was originally planned with five shows, with Friday's show themed around the ACM Awards, which had been scheduled to air on CBS on April 5 (episode #9165K would have aired out of order on April 3, with #9085K likewise being shuffled to May 29); however, the awards show was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday's episode was pulled from the taping schedule since its theme no longer made sense, and the program was ultimately never produced.
  • Wednesday features the debut of the second Master Key set.
  • On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • The Friday show of Week 27 has a lineup that appears to have been created to mesh with this week. It seems safe to assume that if it had been taped, this week's Friday show would likewise have lined up with the rest of Week 27.


Week 36 (1,916 – 917xK): June 1-2

  • Only two shows, on Monday and Tuesday.
  • This week was originally planned with five shows, as were another four weeks afterward, which would have led to new episodes airing straight through July 3, ending on #9215K; however, at this point, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the show to shut down production, leaving them unable to tape the season's last 26 episodes (these 23 and the above-mentioned Friday shows for Weeks 31, 32, and 35).
  • Summer reruns start on June 3.


Week 37 (1,917 – 922xK): January 29-30

  • Season finale week; only two shows.
  • Originally scheduled for July 6-7.
  • This week was originally scheduled with a Monday show and a Friday show so as to allow the season to end with an Independence Day episode; once the schedule was pushed up a week after Week 9 was moved to March, this became unnecessary.
  • These shows were produced and aired drastically out of order and used to fill a gap in the schedule created when two episodes were shuffled out of Week 19; as such, they were not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that otherwise ended the season a month early.
  • As this week's episodes were aired drastically out of order, they do not contain the COVID-19 disclaimer in the credits.
  • The four weeks of production numbers that would logically have come between Weeks 36 and 37 but were skipped due to the pandemic are repurposed for the first four weeks of next season.
  • Summer reruns continue to air as normal through September* 18, the Friday before the intended start date of Season 49.
  • On Monday, contestant Robert references Kobe Bryant's jersey number while picking an 8 in One Away, which Drew follows up by saying, "Hello, Kobe!" Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash shortly before the episode aired, and while Drew's line was left in during the TV broadcast (as everyone at the show had likely forgotten about it), it was edited out of the online version.
  • On Monday, due to a bad edit during the second part of Bullseye, Drew can briefly be heard repeating the beginning of the sentence he had just finished while he is not actually talking.
  • On Monday, contestant Brian, whose shirt says, "Drew, I need a new spatula!" explains to Drew that, rather than being a chef, he "just loves spatulas." After the second Showcase Showdown, Rachel presents him with a golden spatula.
  • Tuesday's first showcase focuses on how cold it can get "this time of year;" this refers to the show's out-of-order broadcast in January.


Season 49 ('20-'21)

Pricing game calendar for Season 49, hosted by Scorpz.

Note: As production of the show was not able to restart with COVID-19 protocols in place until October 4, no new episodes were available to air at the traditional start of the season; as such, after the regular summer reruns for Season 48 ended, eight additional weeks of themed repeats from as far back as Season 40 were aired, with new daytime shows finally beginning on November 16. The rerun themes are as follows:

  • September 21-25 is a "best of" set of celebrity charity episodes.
  • September 28-October 2 is a rebroadcast of Decades Week, the first week of Season 44.
  • October 5-9 is a "best of" set of shows with celebrity guests.
  • October 12-16 is a countdown of the five biggest winners in the history of the daytime show, with the biggest winner airing on Friday.
  • October 19-23 is a "best of" set of special episodes; notably, Thursday's rerun is the Season 43 April Fool's Day show, on which Bob hosted the first game. These shows had at one point been scheduled to air the week of September 21-25; it is not known why they were moved.
  • October 26-30 is a "best of" set of Halloween episodes.
  • November 2-6 is a set of milestone/celebration episodes.
  • November 9-13 is a set of salutes to public servants and first responders.


Week .33: Night of Tuesday, October 27

  • The Price Is Right at Night 4 (#039SP) airs on Tuesday night.
    • A different episode #039SP that would have served as The Price Is Right at Night 3 was initially planned for Season 48 to go along with episode #040SP; however, because of the pandemic, it was never taped.
  • With Season 48 having essentially ended a month early, this program marks the first broadcast of a new episode of The Price Is Right in nearly five months. Several changes to the production meant to facilitate social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, all of which carry over to the daytime show, are introduced on this episode, as follows:
    • Most notable is the complete removal of the audience. The entire pit is covered by temporary flooring (a process that has already been used in Studio 33 for years for other shows that tape there), and the Contestants' Row displays are placed on color-coded podiums that stand several feet apart from one another in what would normally be the third or fourth row of seats. The potential contestants, of which there are only about 30 at any given taping, are now sequestered backstage; when they are called to come on down, they enter the studio through the doors at what would normally be the back of the audience.
    • With no audience to pan over, the opening is also redone. A montage of clips fades in and out, with drumbeats sounding as each one appears, each more quickly than the one before it; as this happens, George says, "From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood..." A dollar sign then flies out from the center of the screen, transitioning to a more seamless montage of exciting moments (some of which include audio of Drew or contestants) as "Walking" starts. At this point, George announces, "Here it comes! It's The Price Is Right!" Near the end of the final clip, the screen transitions to a wide shot of Door #4, which is airing the clip in question; the logo then flies onto Door #4 as the light border appears, and Door #4 "closes" behind the logo as George begins to call the first four contestants.
    • All contestants are now mic'd before coming on down, as they cannot stand close enough to Drew to use his microphone.
    • The first four contestants appear to be instructed to go to specific podiums; more often than not, they go, in order, to either red, yellow, blue, and green or yellow, red, green, and blue.
    • Drew now enters the studio already holding his microphone; no Barker's Beauties appear until the first Item up for Bids.
    • When Drew greets George during the opening, the camera cuts directly from one to the other instead of panning across Contestants' Row.
    • Presumably because of the revamped Contestants' Row, Door #4 is generally only used during the opening and the Showcase, and the Basket is not used at all.
    • There is only one, large G-T asterisk in front of Contestants' Row; this serves as an area for winning contestants to celebrate before going to Drew in lieu of climbing the stairs, which also allows Drew to get into place for the game without him and the contestant getting in each other's ways.
    • To maintain social distancing in the Showcase Showdown, the contestants line up off-camera near the Turntable, coming to the Big Wheel one at a time. The leader still stands at the scoreboard, as that is a safe distance from where spinners stand; social distancing is still enforced there in the case of a tie.
    • When contestants need help spinning the Big Wheel, Drew now spins it for them outright.
    • Bargain Game is operated by just one Barker's Beauty.
    • Due to travel restrictions across the globe, the vast majority of trips offered are to destinations within the United States; a select few other places are also used, including Mexico, Canada, and some tropical islands.
    • Balance Game is slightly altered so that only the contestant has to interact with the bag podium; a plastic container is added to it for the souvenir Drew Dollar, and Drew has them place the first bag on the scales by themselves instead of doing it for them.
    • Drew operates Pick-a-Number by himself.
    • The Showcase podiums are placed noticeably farther apart than usual.
    • To maintain social distancing, Drew hosts the Showcase from in front of the spinning turntable panel and begins the last segment of the show already holding both of the prices.
    • In addition to Bob's spay/neuter line, Drew now reminds everyone to wear a mask while signing off.
    • The credits now include a disclaimer explaining that the one-year deadline for contestants to take trips may be extended for up to an additional year if warranted by government restrictions and/or pandemic conditions.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of the special are specific to this episode:
    • Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, the normal light border is used.
    • All of the contestants are essential workers, whose importance to the functioning of society has been brought to the forefront by the pandemic.
    • Unlike previous episodes of The Price Is Right at Night, no celebrities or charities are involved with the episode.
    • Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, Drew's entrance uses the normal Barker Wall.
    • Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, no dollar sign statues are placed between the Big Doors.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
    • For no apparent reason, the light strip on the border of the Giant Price Tag is shut off during Grand Game. This is fixed later in the show.
    • Grand Game is played for $20,000, with the lower prize values adjusted accordingly.
    • During Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning on every prize.
    • Unlike the RuPaul special in Season 48, music does not play while returning from most commercials besides the ones during the Showcase, although it does play at the start of the second Showcase Showdown.
    • There are no commercial breaks between the first Showcase Showdown and the fourth game or between the fifth and sixth games.
    • For no apparent reason, George is not shown calling down any contestants.
    • Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • Beginning with this special, the nighttime Contestants' Row displays have the standard, green border instead of a gold one.
  • Beginning with this episode, Drew has a beard, having grown one during quarantine and, in his words, decided that he enjoyed not shaving.
  • Beginning with this episode, car winners are not given their "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder on-camera; this was originally introduced as a COVID protocol but ended up being a permanent change.
  • Beginning with this episode, the $35,000 threshold for putting up a graphic with the Showcase winner's total is eliminated; the graphic is now displayed every day.
  • Beginning with this episode, the Showcase winner's total is always shown with the same graphics used for winning money on the Big Wheel; previously, this had only occurred with double showcase wins.
  • On primetime specials, the "lights" in the graphics for the Showcase winner's total are silver instead of gold.


Week .67: Night of Monday, November 2

  • The Price Is Right at Night 5 (#041SP) airs on Monday night.
  • Instead of regular contestants, this special features the cast of The Neighborhood (Beth Behrs, Max Greenfield, Tichina Arnold, Cedric the Entertainer, Sheaun McKinney, Hank Greenspan, and Marcel Spears) playing for charity; any cash winnings in pricing games or at the Big Wheel go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as does the cash equivalent of anything won in the Showcase.
  • No one actually wins the Items up for Bids, nor do they contribute to the charity fund; however, all of them are available to be won by viewers at PriceIsRight.com. Prizes won in the Showcase are added to the charity fund, and the entire package that is won is also available to be won on PriceIsRight.com. Small prizes, on the other hand, appear to be present solely for gameplay purposes. It is unclear whether $500 would be added to the charity fund for a perfect bid in Contestants' Row.
  • A living room area is placed in the back-left corner of the audience for contestants who have played a game; this is presumably considered safe for this episode, as all of the contestants work in the same place.
  • To facilitate the charity format, every game is played for cash. Notably, Vend-O-Price is played for $15,000, Pick-a-Pair is played for $10,000, and Secret "X" is played for $25,000.
  • Presumably to mask the lack of an audience reaction, the money win version of "Dig We Must" is played when a Plinko chip lands in $10,000; this is only done on this episode.
  • A running total of the charity winnings is displayed after each act in which something is won.
  • There is no commercial between the first Showcase Showdown and the fourth game or between the fifth and sixth games.
  • As The Neighborhood only has seven cast members, the "eighth" and "ninth" contestants are the two spinners who had lost the first Showcase Showdown.
  • For no apparent reason, George is not shown calling down any contestants.
  • As he is only 10 and Drew cannot safely go near him, Hank Greenspan's castmates help him spin the Big Wheel.
  • The second showcase is loosely themed around the cast of The Neighborhood.
  • In a somewhat unusual move, the celebrity contestants are included in the credits as "Special Guests."
  • More COVID-19 production changes are introduced, all of which again carry over to the daytime show:
    • A stand is added to Plinko with five chips on it; the contestant takes all of their chips from here, including the free one. The small prize podiums still have chips in them, as well, but they are never removed. (It should be noted that the show has always had a number of extra Plinko chips; there had simply never been a reason before to use nine of them at one time.)
    • Drew never touches the Drew Dollar in Vend-O-Price; the contestant takes it themselves from a shelf on the side of the board.
    • Only one Barker's Beauty runs the small prizes in 1/2 Off. The other Beauty deals with the box, which they move in front of the game, where the contestant then goes to open it.
    • Drew does not interact with the Secret "X" board; the contestant handles the Xs and the reveal.


Week 1 (1,918 – 918xK): November 18, 19, 17, 16, 20

  • Originally scheduled for November 16-20.
  • At this point, because of the out-of-order tapings at the very end of Season 48, the production numbers and overall week numbers line up again for a single month.
  • For Monday's first Item up for Bids only, the bidding is shot in close-up in an attempt to emulate the usual look, with the camera not going below the Contestants' Row displays. This is abandoned immediately afterward in favor of the wider shots of the podiums seen earlier on The Price Is Right at Night.
  • On Monday, the first show taped with COVID protocols in place, when someone wins an Item up for Bids, they go to the G-T asterisk in front of Contestants' Row, at which point George immediately announces the prize for their game; the contestant moves to the game off-screen during the prize descriptions. This is dropped on Tuesday in favor of the socially distant version of the normal procedures seen earlier on The Price Is Right at Night, with the contestant celebrating at the asterisk until Drew calls them to where they need to be for their game.
  • Monday and Tuesday's shows have noticeably more audience sweetening than any of the surrounding episodes.
  • Monday's first car winner does receive their "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder on-camera.
  • On Monday, the "think" music from That's Too Much! plays during Freeze Frame, presumably to help mask the lack of audience noise; it is only used on this episode.
  • Beginning on Monday, Drew spins the grocery display in Pass the Buck by himself, with the Barker's Beauty staying at the car throughout the game; this was originally introduced as a COVID protocol but ended up being a permanent change.
  • Beginning on Monday, the logo appears on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase; episodes with special logos already appearing in that spot will generally leave them there for this segment.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Tuesday:
    • The contestant executes Push Over's price reveal.
    • The contestant collects their own club and ball in Hole in One.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Wednesday:
    • The Dice Game table is put in place off-camera during the car description, and Drew hosts the game from the other side of the table.
    • Drew operates Coming or Going for the contestant.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Michael wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions by rolling all 6s.
  • Wednesday's credits do not contain the trip disclaimer.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Thursday:
    • 5 Price Tags is operated entirely by the Barker's Beauties.
    • Drew operates Flip Flop for the contestant.
    • The blocks for Eazy az 1 2 3 are brought onstage off-camera during the prize descriptions.
    • A third podium, brought onstage off-camera during the prize descriptions, is added to 1 Right Price. It sits in front of the trip screen with the game's logo and holds the one right price until one of the Beauties takes it for the price reveal.
    • Drew holds the money during Lucky $even, placing any dollars the contestant uses onto the car's hood.
    • The Barkers's Beauty takes a more active role in Time I$ Møney, standing behind the right-hand podium during the game reveal and pointing out the shelves while Drew explains the game from near the Turntable.
    • Drew does not actually press the button while explaining the second half of Time I$ Møney, although the sound effects still play.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Friday:
    • The Barker's Beauty does not help Drew with the Gas Money reveals.
    • Drew does not interact with Check Game.
    • Drew places the cards in Stack the Deck.
  • On Friday, Drew says that this is "the first time" he's run Pick-a-Number by himself; The Price Is Right at Night 4, on which he also did this, was presumably taped later.
  • The rerun of Friday's show on March 29 includes the real credits.


Week 2 (1,919 – 919xK): November 23-25

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Monday:
    • Only one Barker's Beauty takes part in It's in the Bag.
    • Drew removes the unchosen price tag in Double Prices by himself.
    • Drew takes the keys in Master Key for the contestant, handing them to him/her at arm's length as they walk to the locks.
  • On Monday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Tuesday:
    • Only one Barker's Beauty touches the center column in 2 for the Price of 1.
    • The contestant collects the price tags in Race Game as Drew reads off their prices; they also pull the lever for him as he explains the scorekeeping.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Wednesday:
    • Drew begins hosting Push Over from the right side of the game, allowing him to resume doing the price reveal.
    • Drew has the contestant operate Magic # as he explains how the lever works.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The G-T asterisks in around the audience, most of the lights on the Turntable, and George's podium are traditional fall colors, as is the light border.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with its red and orange background colors reversed and the text "Happy Thanksgiving!" at its base, surrounded by leaves and with more leaves falling in the foreground, all against a wood-paneled wall. The background and falling leaves also appear on George's display and the Turntable screens, with the logo and its surrounding leaves appearing on the center Turntable screen and George's display. The color-inverted logo is also used at the end of the opening as well as appearing during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The dollar sign on George's calldown window is orange.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
    • The logo does not fly onto the Turntable walls during Drew's sign-off.
  • Wednesday's opening establishes how non-standard graphics appear on Door #4 during the COVID-era opening. As the opening montage ends, the day's special version of the logo flies onto the door, followed by the rest of the graphics dissolving in.
  • Wednesday marks the debut of the neon version of the Golden Road set.


Week 3 (1,920 – 920xK): November 30-December 4

  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Monday:
    • The contestant now presses the button to trigger the sound effects while Drew is explaining the second half of Time I$ Møney.
    • Drew goes back to running Spelling Bee by himself.
  • Monday's show is themed around Cyber Monday. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a pile of Christmas presents, a shopping cart, and the text "Cyber Monday" (with the "o" being the logo in the form of an ornament) against a background of cubes with a mouse pointer moving across the screen, dragging the gift boxes into the cart; similar graphics appear on George's display (with the logo and the cart) and the center row of Turntable screens (with the logo on the center display and the cart on the other two; the logo appears on all three screens during the Showcase), while the other two rows of Turntable screens show raining gift boxes against the same background, and the "Cyber Monday" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the text "Cyber Monday" on a computer keyboard; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Every Item up for Bids features a PriceIsRight.com plug urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win portions or all of the prize package.
    • The logo does not fly onto the Turntable walls during Drew's sign-off.
  • Monday's show features the first pricing game prize package worth less than $5,000 in several years, with Swap Meet's prizes totaling only $4,990; it seems likely that this was an arithmetic error.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Tuesday:
    • Drew no longer hands the $500 to people who bid perfectly in Contestants' Row, although he does still remove the bills from his hundred-dollar pocket.
    • Drew no longer interacts with Line em Up while explaining it, instead instructing the contestant to pull on the prices to show how the game works.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the cards in Card Game are already spread out on the table when the game begins; this was originally introduced as a COVID protocol but ended up being a permanent change.
  • On Tuesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Wednesday:
    • With Door #4 not usable for pricing games, Hot Seat's intro is moved to the Turntable walls, with the main graphics on the center screen; the flame graphics remain on the walls throughout the game.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Thursday:
    • With Door #4 not usable for pricing games, Double Prices adopts Side by Side's alternate trip staging as its own, with the game being played in front of the Turntable. When using this setup, Drew has the contestant do the price reveal.
    • Drew does not interact with Make Your Move while explaining it.
    • With Drew now running the game himself, the Barker's Beauties no longer stand by the Stack the Deck board.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Friday:
    • Drew goes back to operating One Away by himself.
    • Beginning with its second playing of the season, Drew does not interact with the Double Cross board, instead having the contestant demonstrate it while he explains the game.


Week 4 (1,921 – 921xK): December 7-11

  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Tuesday:
    • Drew now has contestants reset the Big Wheel for bonus spins by themselves.
  • On Tuesday, Flip Flop flip-flops its COVID procedures from the season's first playing; instead of the contestant standing back while Drew operates the game, Drew stands back, walking the contestant through operating the board from a distance.
  • For a brief period beginning on Tuesday, the mountain climber wears a mask during Cliff Hangers, as do his graphics.
  • On Tuesday, the Door #2 staging for Double Prices is slightly reworked; the game is now brought out during the prize description and is placed between Drew and the contestant. Additionally, the contestant now performs the price reveal.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Wednesday:
    • In Pocket ¢hange, the contestant never interacts with the board, instead instructing Drew which envelopes to pick. Conversely, Drew never touches the initial 25¢ card; the contestant takes it from the table on their own.
  • On Wednesday, Drew does the first contestant plug (as opposed to a ticket plug) after the first Showcase Showdown, directing viewers to PriceIsRight.com for instructions on how to appear on the show.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Friday:
    • Drew does not interact with Side by Side.
  • On Friday, Drew wishes Bob a happy 97th birthday on Saturday before the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.


Week 4.5: Night of January 13

  • The Price Is Right at Night 6 (#042SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 13.
  • Originally scheduled for the night of Wednesday, January 6.
  • At this point, the schedule briefly jumps ahead to 2021 for a single primetime special that, despite its airdate, comes before the one that airs during Week 6. Normally, the reasonable assumption would be that the two shows' airdates were swapped, but as the other show is a Christmas episode, that idea does not make sense here. In lieu of a specific spot in the schedule, I have chosen to put its notes in the gap in production numbers where week #922xK would have gone under normal circumstances.
  • As of this episode, the end of the primetime opening spiel is extended to, "It's The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • This special is a celebrity charity episode (using the normal celebrity format, unlike The Neighbors special in November); Adam Devine, who comes on down before the first game, plays for Children's Miracle Network. He also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him.
  • As this episode was taped before Week 4, Double Prices is still in place before the prize description, and Drew still does the price reveal.
  • Punch a Bunch is played for $100,000, with a slip distribution of five $250, 10 each of $500 and $1,000, eight each of $2,500 and $5,000, four each of $10,000 and $25,000, and one $100,000.
  • Punch a Bunch's money win graphics are changed to a blue-tinted version of ones used in the Showcase Showdown; this change also carries over to the daytime show.
  • During the first Showcase Showdown, the lights around the Big Doors are mistakenly not turned red until the second spinner's turn.
  • In Range Game, the price is not covered by the rangefinder when the contestant presses the button; the game is won entirely because of the small delay before the crew member actually stops it.


Week 5 (1,922 – 923xK): December 17, 15, 16, 14, 18

  • Originally scheduled for December 14-18.
  • With the production numbers for week #922xK having been used in Season 48, the overall week numbers again fall one number behind the production codes at this point.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Monday:
    • Drew goes back to helping contestants spin the Big Wheel instead of doing it for them; he makes a point of putting on his mask when this occurs.
  • Tuesday marks the season's first usage of Door #4 outside of the Showcase, displaying a trip for Pick-a-Number; it starts to be used more frequently after this point.
  • On Tuesday, Drew goes back to operating the small prize podiums in 5 Price Tags, with the Beauties backing up as he does so; the Beauties continue to operate the main prop.
  • In Wednesday's Spelling Bee, contestant Adam picks four "A"s; during the Showcase, Drew gives him one of the cards as a souvenir.
  • On Wednesday, the plastic container is removed from Balance Game; the Drew Dollar now simply sits next to the bags.
  • On Wednesday, a note during the credits states that Elvia, the contestant who had lost Danger Price, was later declared to have won "due to an incorrect price being revealed during gameplay;" based on other episodes the prizes have been offered on, it appears that the helmets included with the scooters in the game were not factored into the danger price. This did not affect anyone's standing in either the Showcase Showdown or the Showcase.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Thursday:
    • The contestant operates the 10 Chances board.
  • On Thursday and Friday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Friday:
    • In Cover Up, if the game comes down to a turn with only one number left, Drew has the contestant do the price reveal.


Week 6 (1,923 – 924xK): December 21, 23, 22, 24 + Tuesday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 7 (#043SP) airs on Tuesday night.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for December 21-24.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Monday night, December 21.
  • Christmas week; only four daytime shows.
Daytime
  • This week's programs are Christmas episodes. The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • The audience light columns are red and green.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either light blue or covered with silver glitter.
    • The audience light strips and the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
    • As the opening clips end on Door #4, the logo, ringed by a wreath and with the text "Happy Holidays" at its base, falls onto the screen while a row of garland rises up from the bottom and a plaid background swings shut from behind. The garland and background also appear on the Turntable screens and George's display, with the center Turntable screen and George's display also showing the logo (but not the "Happy Holidays" text). Snow also falls on the screens; amusingly, this is visible on Door #4 even over the opening clips.
    • In the graphical logo (except during the credits), the left-hand background is green.
    • The light border is red.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew wears a Santa hat.
    • The Barker Wall has a plaid pattern similar to Door #4's background.
    • The dollar sign statue is gold for the first two acts on Monday and red for the rest of the week.
    • The Turntable's light strips are red, and its walls are gold.
    • Almost all of the music cues for Items up for Bids are Christmas carols.
    • The logo, with its green left-hand background, appears during every commercial outro.
    • George's calldown window is red, and its dollar sign is green.
    • George's podium is red.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
  • The following COVID protocols are introduced on Monday:
    • Drew no longer shows the cash from his hundred-dollar pocket when a perfect bid occurs, as he cannot hand it to the contestants, anyway.
    • 3 Strikes is operated entirely by the contestant. Instead of being dropped into the board, used balls are put into a bucket in front of the bag; notably, this bucket has a smaller version of the price display's previous dollar sign on it.
  • On Tuesday, One Wrøng Price is played for three cars, with one car behind each door; unusually for this type of presentation, the cars are revealed and described individually, with Drew talking to the contestant between the reveals.
  • On Tuesday, Drew and the contestant stand on the Turntable during One Wrøng Price.
  • On Tuesday, George models the third car in One Wrøng Price.
  • On Tuesday, the rats in Rat Race are dressed up as reindeer, and the rat racer on the price cards has on antlers and a Santa hat.
  • On Tuesday, Check Game is played with Line em Up's think music.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Wednesday:
    • Large, green panels are added to both sides of the Pathfinder board, allowing Drew to socially distance from the contestant while still standing on the game.
  • On Wednesday, James almost breaks the second Item up for Bids by knocking over its podium.
  • On Thursday, George introduces Drew as "your ho-ho-host, Drew Carey!"
  • In Thursday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his graphics are dressed as Santa Claus.
Primetime
  • This episode features families playing together.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas, albeit differently than on the daytime show.
  • At the end of the opening clips, the logo flies onto the screen, followed by the "Happy Holidays" text from the daytime show; a nighttime backdrop and a winter scene then pop into place in the same manner as the backdrop and garland on the daytime show. Also like the daytime show, snow falls on this scene; on this episode, the snow is visible near the end of the opening clips even before the shot changes to the studio.
  • The logo is the light blue version seen in Season 48's primetime Christmas episodes.
  • The light border's interior light strip is blue, and its front strip is gold.
  • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light blue, as are the fronts of the podiums.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show snow falling against a blue background. When bids are made, the normal colors transition in as the bids appear through a flurry of snowfall.
  • The corners of the audience have couches in them for families who have already played a game.
  • Instead of calling every single contestant's name, George merely announces, "The [insert name] family, come on down!"
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • As on this week's daytime shows, Drew wears a Santa hat.
  • The Barker Wall has vertical blue stripes, similar to the interior of the Clam.
  • The light strips on the Big Doors are light blue, as is the dollar sign statue.
  • The Turntable screens show the background and snowfall from Door #4, with the blue logo appearing on the center screen.
  • The logo on the envelope for the price of the first Item up for Bids is noticeably smaller on this and future primetime specials; this change carries over to the daytime show once the tapedates catch up.
  • A silver border is been added to the outside of the Giant Price Tag, and the neon light strip is now one continuous loop; this carries over to the daytime show next week.
  • Grand Game is played for $25,000, with the lower amounts adjusted accordingly.
  • Triple Play's third car is a Cadillac.
  • Bonus Game's small prize turntable is replaced with the shelves from Switcheroo; this change carries over to the daytime show once the tapedates catch up.
  • Switch? is played for an indoor kitchen and an outdoor kitchen, with the former in Door #2 and the latter in Door #3; the podiums and the logo trip screen are onstage between the doors.
  • The Showcase winners' total is tinted red.


Week 7 (1,924 – 925xK): January 4-8

  • On Monday, 1/2 Off's box reveal goes back to its normal staging.
  • On Monday, the silver border and unbroken light strip on the Giant Price Tag first seen on the primetime Christmas episode return permanently.
  • On Tuesday, Time I$ Møney is revealed with a close-up of the jackpot sign instead of a shot of the Race Game Curtain going up.
  • On Tuesday, Drew goes back to pressing the button himself while explaining the second half of Time I$ Møney.
  • On Wednesday, Switcheroo's "think" music starts over on the contestant's second turn.
  • One COVID protocol is introduced on Thursday:
    • Drew no longer touches the paddles or the button while explaining Bonkers, although the sound effects still play. Drew also has the contestant do the price reveal at the end of the game.
  • For reasons unknown, in the online version of Friday's show, the last few seconds of Act 2 have no audio.
  • On Friday, Hot Seat's traditional intro graphics are abandoned entirely. The game's intro music now plays as the Race Game Curtain goes up, with the "$20,000" graphic flying onto the screen.
  • On Friday, the logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens after the Showcase.


Week 8 (1,925 – 926xK): January 11-15 + night of January 27

  • The Price Is Right at Night 8 (#044SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 27.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 13.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal.
  • On Monday, Flip Flop flip-flops its COVID procedures again, going back to having Drew operate the board for the contestant.
  • On Wednesday, It's in the Bag goes back to using two Barker's Beauties.
  • On Wednesday, a slot is built into the side of Balance Game's bag podium from which the contestant removes their souvenir Drew Dollar.
  • In Thursday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is maskless.
Primetime
  • This special is a celebrity charity episode; Ludacris, who comes on down before the first game, plays for his Ludacris Foundation, which is dedicated to "helping youths help themselves." He also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around him.
    • Ludacris is called down with his real name, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and his name tag says "Luda."
  • Side by Side is staged farther from the Big Doors than usual to provide more room for social distancing; it is also shown before the prizes. This change also occurs on the daytime show later in the season; while this episode's tapedate is unknown, it seems likely that is is the first time the game was staged this way.
  • Drew operates Side by Side for the contestant.
  • This episode's third Item up for Bids marks the season's first appearance of the Basket, which has been rerigged closer to the new position of Contestants' Row.
  • Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • One Wrøng Price is played for three trips; the game uses its normal staging at Door #2.
  • 2 for the Price of 1 is played for season tickets to the NFL team of the contestant's choice; as the price of the prize presumably varies from team to team, the prize package is simply described as being worth "over $10,000." A price of exactly $10,000 is used to determine total winnings for the Showcase Showdown and the Showcase, as well as Ludacris's charity winnings.
  • In 2 for the Price of 1, both Beauties move the middle number; this appears to have been an oversight.


Week 9 (1,926 – 927xK): January 18-19, 21-22

  • Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.
  • On Monday, 3 Strikes is introduced with a close-up of the game's logo.
  • On Tuesday, presumably due to a production error, the logo never appears at the end of the opening.
  • On Tuesday, Side by Side's Turntable staging is changed; the game is moved off to the side of the Turntable, directly across from Door #1.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, one of the Barker's Beauties stands by the small prize table in Spelling Bee and models the first item.
  • On Thursday, the contestant never interacts with Pocket ¢hange's first 25¢ card; Drew keeps it on the table throughout the game.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.


Week 10 (1,927 – 928xK): January 25-28, March 12 + night of April 21

  • The Price Is Right at Night 9 (#045SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, April 21.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 25-29.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 27.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Drew has the contestant press the button to trigger the sound effects while he explains Bonkers.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is progressively clearer images of the masked mountain climber, representing the improvement in Drew's vision after his recent cataract surgery.
  • Wednesday's sixth Item up for Bids marks the season's first appearance of the Basket on the daytime show.
  • On Wednesday, the contestants go back to picking their keys in Master Key by themselves; in an inversion, they no longer hand them to Drew.
  • On Thursday, the background of the trip screen Switch? logo is blue instead of purple.
  • On Friday, the smaller logo on the envelope for the price of the first Item up for Bids comes to the daytime show.
  • On Friday, Drew cuts the joke about buying the contestant lunch from Vend-O-Price; he now simply has them insert the coin with no preamble.
  • Friday's second showcase is loosely themed around the Grammy Awards, which were originally scheduled to air Sunday night on CBS but were ultimately moved to Sunday, March 14 (which is why the episode was rescheduled for March 12).
Primetime
  • Thanks to a COVID spike in California shutting down production for most of January, Wednesday night's show was not actually taped until February 28.
  • This special is a celebrity charity episode; Lilly Singh, who comes on down before the first game, plays for Room to Read, which focuses on improving literacy and gender equality in the developing world. She also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
  • It's in the Bag is played for $32,000, with all the prize amounts doubled; instead of altering the "$16,000" sign, the prize is presented on a trio of trip screens.
  • Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Drew, Lilly, and the contestants stand on the Turntable instead of in front of it before any games concealed by the Race Game Curtain.
  • The slot for the Drew Dollar in Balance Game is filled back in, with the coin simply sitting on the table; as the show was taped drastically out of order, this change does not carry over to the daytime show for several weeks.
  • Do the Math is played for two cars.


Week 11 (1,928 – 929xK): February 1-5

  • Friday's show is loosely themed around the Super Bowl, which airs on CBS on Sunday night; this is advertised most heavily during the second showcase.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for season tickets to the NFL team of the contestant's choice, described as being worth "up to $10,000;" for the purposes of scoring, the prize is considered to be worth exactly $10,000.


Week 12 (1,929 – 930xK): February 8-12

  • On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • In Monday's Grocery Game, the player's distance from $22 can be seen on the Contestants' Row displays during a shot of the "audience;" this is actually standard procedure for Grocery Game, but it generally does not get on-camera with the show's normal staging.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Lynn appears to break part of the Switcheroo board, forcing her to put one of the blocks on top of another block instead of into a slot.
  • On Wednesday, Drew operates Side by Side for the contestant.
  • On Wednesday, the lights in Rat Race's windows are shut off, causing the game to look noticeably darker than usual.
  • On Thursday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the green and yellow color scheme normally used for Bonus Game.
  • Friday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns in the audience are red, the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors are pink, and the light strip around the audience is blue.
    • After playing their games, the onstage contestants sit on couches in the enclosed areas in the corners of the audience, both labelled "Couples Corner."
    • The "neon" strips on the light border are red.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red, and the podiums are light blue with pink dollar signs.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sunburst with hearts cascading outward from it, all against a blue background; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors. This background also appears on all but the center screen of the Turntable wall.
    • As the opening clips end on Door #4, a heart with the Barker logo on it rises onto the screen, followed by the text "Valentine's Day;" a variation on the Contestants' Row graphics with the hearts cascading out from behind the logo then swings shut behind them. This background also appears on the center screen of the Turntable wall.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by pink panels with cascading hearts on them instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Most of the lights on the Turntable are pink, and the areas between the monitors are red and pink, as is George's podium.
    • George's display shows one of the sets of Turntable wall graphics; it is not entirely clear which one, as it never gets completely on-camera while not displaying a prize.
    • The regular logo, backed by floating hearts, appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The dollar sign on George's calldown window is red.
    • The logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens after the Showcase.


Week 13 (1,930 – 931xK): February 16, 15, 17-19

  • Originally scheduled for February 15-19.
  • This week is Big Money Week. Each day, the first game is played for an unusually large cash prize, as follows:
    • On Monday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with $200,000 in the center slot; the other cash values are also raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
    • On Tuesday, Rat Race is played for $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000, with the $100,000 functioning as the car.
    • On Wednesday, Pass the Buck is played for $50,000, with the regular cash values increased to $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000. The prize is announced as $80,000, but this is actually the highest total possible, with the $50,000 prize functioning as the car.
    • On Thursday, Shell Game is played for $50,000; the prize is announced as $100,000, but this includes the cash equivalent bonus.
    • On Friday, Grand Game is played for $100,000, with all of the prizes multiplied by 10.
  • Additionally, from Act 2 onward, every time someone wins a pricing game, the cash value of anything won in the game is added to a progressive jackpot that is awarded to the Showcase winner at the end of the show. (Unlike last year, prizes given away in games that are lost are not included.) While going to commercial after each win (and after the sixth game regardless of its outcome), the jackpot is shown accumulating a la the Gas Money display in a cash game-esque graphic; it is also displayed after the second Showcase Showdown on Tuesday. It is never explained what happens to the jackpot in the case of a double overbid, although Drew's words seem to imply that it would simply not be won.
  • On top of this, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • As the opening clips end on Door #4, the logo flies onto the screen, followed by the text "Big Money Week" rising up from the bottom; a background of gold sparkles with dollar bills raining down then closes shut behind them. The background also appears on the Turntable screens, with this version of the logo appearing on the center screen; the background and logo also appear on George's display. The "Big Money Week" version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The Contestants' Row displays are sparkly versions of their usual colors and have a Pricedown dollar sign at the center; when the contestants bid, the normal colors are revealed in the wake of a wave of dollar bills.
    • On Tuesday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Big Money Week on The Price Is Right!" (This was presumably intended for Monday's show before the airdates were shuffled around.) On the other four shows, it ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Big Money Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by panels with cascading dollar bills and a yellow Pricedown dollar sign on them instead of the Barker Wall; the backdrop is gray on Monday but is tinted green for the rest of the week.
    • The light strips on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, and most of the lights on the Turntable are green throughout the show.
    • Glittery green dollar sign statues with glittery gold edges and bases are placed between the Big Doors.
    • George's calldown window is green and yellow, and its dollar sign is green.
    • The Showcase winner's total is displayed with the jackpot graphics.
    • The logo does not fly onto the Turntable screens after the Showcase.
  • On Tuesday, the window lights on Rat Race's grocery display are off again; however, the ones on the main board are on.
  • On Tuesday, Drew goes back to doing the price reveal in Bonkers himself.
  • On Tuesday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the shelves from Switcheroo replace Bonus Game's small prize turntable on the daytime show.
  • On Thursday, Shell Game's blue/green color scheme debuts; additionally, the main table is moved onto the stationary part of the Turntable, with a new small prize display taking its spot on the spinning panel. The logo is also removed from the table and instead appears on the center Turntable screen; the screens also have a dedicated set of graphics for the game, an animated version of the shell graphics from the front of the table. Additionally, the cards for the small prizes are replaced with touchscreens that start showing the Shell Game logo, then change to the wrong price, then change again to the correct answer and actual price.
  • On Thursday, the default Turntable wall colors for Shell Game change from red and yellow to green and red.
  • Beginning on Thursday, Shell Game is revealed before the prize. The game now starts with a close-up of the logo on the Turntable screens, from which the camera zooms out to show the game.
  • Thursday's show establishes that Shell Game's Turntable graphics take precedence over any special graphics being displayed on the walls.


Week 14 (1,931 – 932xK): February 22-26

  • On Monday, Time I$ Møney goes back to the button not being pressed at all while the second half of the game is being explained.
  • On Monday, Side by Side's new Door #2 staging from The Price Is Right at Night 8 comes to the daytime show.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the first show taped after the Christmas break, George has a beard.
  • On Tuesday, Drew demonstrates Line em Up from the right side of the board.
  • In Tuesday's first Showcase Showdown, the Big Wheel's beeps are badly out of sync and are clearly being controlled from the sound effects booth.
  • On Wednesday, Manuela, the only cast member present without facial hair, wears a fake beard during the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, beginning in Act 3, one of the light bulbs on the blue Contestants' Row podium is yellow; it remains this way throughout Thursday's show.
  • On Wednesday, Hot Seat's normal intro returns, with Door #4 now flanked by the Barker's Beauties.


Week 15 (1,932 – 933xK): March 1-5

  • On Monday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
  • On Tuesday, 1/2 Off's "$10,000" graphic changes to a blue and green version of the Showcase Showdown graphics.
  • In Tuesday's Hole in One, Drew does not do the inspiration putt.
  • As of Wednesday, George no longer has his beard.
  • On Thursday, contestant Alyssa makes an obviously wrong guess of "07" in 10 Chances. The guess was likely only allowed to stand because of the COVID protocols calling for the contestant to press the button, which she did before Drew could finish pointing out how ludicrous the bid was.


Week 16 (1,933 – 934xK): March 8-11, June 28

  • Originally scheduled for March 8-12.
  • Originally (and ultimately) rescheduled for March 8-11, June 28.
  • Originally rerescheduled for March 10, 9, 8, 11, June 28.
  • On Monday and Thursday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, the changes made to the Door #2 staging for Double Prices in Week 4 are reverted; as such, the game is now visible before the prize reveal when it is played there.
  • On Wednesday, with no audience members to potentially catch a glimpse of the price, Check Game goes back to using its normal price reveal for prizes displayed on Door #4; this change also applies to Coming or Going.
  • On Wednesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the purple and yellow color scheme normally used for Coming or Going.
  • On Thursday, in honor of George's birthday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is five pictures of him from throughout his life.
  • On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's main podium are off, but the ones on the grocery display are on.
  • Thursday's second showcase is themed around George's birthday.
  • On Friday, Drew's mask reminder is edited out of his sign-off, as the show was not aired until after the CDC had begun to ease such restrictions.


Week 17 (1,934 – 935xK): March 15-17

  • March Madness week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, as previously seen on The Price Is Right at Night 9, the slot for the Drew Dollar in Balance Game's left-hand podium is filled back in, and the coin goes back to sitting on the table.
  • On Tuesday, a silver dollar sign statue is visible in the back of the "audience" during Act 1; this statue is normally placed in front of the right-hand exit during the Showcase and appears to have been left onstage after the previous taping.
  • On Wednesday, Drew restores the "buying lunch" routine to the beginning of Vend-O-Price.
  • On Wednesday, 1/2 Off goes back to using two Barker's Beauties for the small prizes.
  • On Wednesday, Drew hosts Range Game from the right side of the board, causing it to be visible before the prize reveal.


Week 18 (1,935 – 936xK): March 18, 23-26

  • Originally scheduled for March 22-26.
  • On Thursday, numbers are added to the Pocket ¢hange's envelope slots, making it easier for contestants to tell Drew which ones they want to pick. The slots are also repainted with the same color scheme and graphics as the envelopes.


Week 19 (1,936 – 937xK): July 1, March 30-April 2

  • Originally scheduled for March 29-April 2.
  • On Monday, Drew demonstrates Line em Up from the right side of the board.
  • Beginning on Monday, Drew hosts Double Prices from the right side of the game when it is played at Door #2 and has the contestant do the price reveal.
  • On Thursday, as an April Fool's Day gag, five new Barker's Beauties are introduced alongside James and Amber -- all of them mannequins. One of the mannequins is also used in Punch a Bunch to hold the $25,000 bill instead of the usual stand, their faces serve as the "wrong price" in Cover Up, and the first showcase is focused on getting to know more about them.
  • On Thursday, the bottom-right portion of the Turntable wall gets stuck on dark purple during the first Item up for Bids, something no one appears to notice until it fails to change colors during Act 2. For Act 3, all of the wall segments between the screens are turned dark purple; they remain this way for the rest of the show.
  • On Friday, the logo is not seen flying onto the Turntable screens during the credits; however, this may simply be a result of the camera cutting away from Drew before it could happen.


Week 20 (1,937 – 938xK): April 5-9

  • On Monday, Hot Seat's opening is removed entirely; the camera simply dissolves to a close-up of the "Hot Seat" sign, with the top prize being revealed in Drew's explanation.
  • On Monday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Thursday, after modeling a skating package for the first Item up for Bids, Rachel spends the entire first two acts on roller skates.
  • On Thursday, Magic # is restaged farther away from the Big Doors; it now appears to be directly in front of Door #1.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning on every prize.


Week 21 (1,938 – 939xK): April 12-16

  • On Monday, the light strip around Door #1 goes out during the last commercial and remains dark during the credits.
  • On Tuesday, the bottom-right portion of the Turntable wall gets stuck on dark purple during the second Item up for Bids. It remains this way at least until the first commercial; by the next time it appears on-camera during Act 4, it has been shut off. It is eventually fixed during the prize description for the fifth game.
  • Wednesday's second showcase has the first on-camera appearance of an "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder since the season premiere; since that time, the plate's interior has evidently changed to a blue field with the TPIR logo in the center.
  • On Thursday, the Barker's Beauties operate everything in 5 Price Tags.
  • On Thursday, the bottom-right portion of the Turntable again gets stuck on dark purple sometime between the first and third games. The segment is shut off by its next appearance in Act 5 but is on again for the Showcase (although it's hard to tell whether this is because it was fixed or because the walls are purple during the Showcase anyway).
  • Friday's second showcase is loosely themed around the ACM Awards, which air Sunday night on CBS.


Week 22 (1,939 – 940xK): April 20, June 24, April 22, 21, 23

  • Originally scheduled for April 19-23.
  • Originally rescheduled for April 19, 20, 22, 21, 23.
  • At the end of Monday's opening, Drew wishes George a happy belated 10th anniversary as the show's permanent announcer; George actually took over the job on February 25, 2011, but was indeed not formally added to the cast until April 18. Drew's introduction of him as the new announcer is shown on Door #4, and Amber presents him with a plaque in the shape of a Turntable screen with "10 Years," a microphone, and the Barker logo on it.
  • In Monday's Rat Race, none of the lights on the small prize display are turned on.


Week 23 (1,940 – 941xK): April 26-30 + Wednesday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 10 (#046SP) airs on Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • On Tuesday, Spelling Bee's cards become a much brighter shade of yellow.
  • On Thursday, Hot Seat's intro is scaled back even further, with Drew and the contestant simply walking over to the game.
  • On Wednesday, during Coming or Going, the Turntable walls use the purple and gray color scheme normally used for Clock Game.
  • In Thursday's showcase, the logo on the center Turntable screen disappears for no apparent reason while the Top Winner is deciding whether to bid on or pass the first showcase.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Door #4 freezes sometime after the fifth Item up for Bids; it is eventually fixed during the commercial.
Primetime
  • The Barker Wall shows the same starry graphics from #040SP last season, although unlike on that episode, they appear on the normal prop.
  • This special is a celebrity charity episode; Tiffany Haddish, who comes on down before the first game, plays for the She Ready Foundation, an organization she founded that provides support for foster children. Tiffany also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
  • Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Drew, Tiffany, and the contestants stand on the Turntable instead of in front of it before Lucky $even and any games concealed by the Race Game Curtain.
  • 1/2 Off is played for $20,000.
  • In Double Prices, which is played in front of the Turntable, Drew does the price reveal; this may be a consequence of having an extra person onstage.
  • After the fifth Item up for Bids, a brief clip is shown of Tiffany in the audience at the daytime show several years earlier.
  • Drew's sign-off includes a plug for Tiffany's revival of Kids Say the Darnedest Things, which premieres next Wednesday.


Week 24 (1,941 – 942xK): May 3-7

  • On Monday, Drew hosts Range Game from the right side of the board, causing it to be visible before the prize reveal.
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase. On Wednesday, the logo is present initially but disappears sometime during the second showcase.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the demonstration of the Double Cross board is automated.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside one of their adult children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The light columns in the audience are yellow and blue.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all shades of yellow, green, and purple (with one orange one near Door #1).
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light blue, and the podiums are green with yellow dollar signs.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with purple and pink backgrounds instead of orange and red, with the text, "Happy Mother's Day!" at its base, all against a spring meadow background. These graphics "close" onto the screen like the sides of a box as the opening clips end. A variation on this version of the logo with the text in two rows also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots, and its color scheme is used in the logo at the end of the opening.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a garden scene with a dollar sign made of flowers instead of the Barker Wall. This prop is also used as a prize backdrop during the Showcase.
    • The light strip around the Turntable is light green, and the strips on the turntable itself are purple.
    • The Turntable screens collectively display a scene similar to that on Door #4, with the center screen (and the entire center row during the Showcase) showing the purple/pink version of the logo.
    • The areas between the Turntable screens are purple, with the exception of the bottom row, which is green (seemingly to emulate grass).
    • All three of the female Barker's Beauties are present; pictures of them with their daughters are shown on trip screens during the first Item up for Bids.
    • Clips of Rachel, Manuela, and Amber sending out their own Mother's Day wishes are shown while going to commercial after Acts 3, 4, and 6, respectively.
    • Most of the names in the credits are actually the mother of the staffer in question; the "Announcer" is specifically listed as "Mama Mai Gray."


Week 25 (1,942 – 943xK): May 10, 13, 12, 11, 14

  • Originally scheduled for May 10-14.
  • Monday's show has a rare sub-$5,000 prize package, with 1 Right Price offering only $4,989.
  • On Wednesday, the presentation of the second showcase involves a "reserved parking" sign with the contestant's name on it; during his sign-off, Drew announces that the contestant will receive the prop.


Week 26 (1,943 – 944xK): May 17-21

  • On Monday, the contestant's floor mark for Pay the Rent is a second green dollar sign; this only occurs on this episode.
  • On Monday, Drew's reminder during his sign-off to wear a mask begins to be edited out of most episodes in the wake of new CDC guidelines that ease restrictions for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • On Thursday, "Walking" is never turned on at the start of Act 2; the theme plays from the end of the first game straight through the come on down.
  • On Thursday, while celebrating winning Grocery Game, contestant David trips over the left side of the Turntable's "doorframe," breaks several of its lights, and ends up stumbling down the stairs behind it; fortunately, he is not badly injured, although his right hand is noticeably bandaged for the rest of the show.
  • On Friday, a note in the credits states that Antonia, the contestant who had lost Do the Math, was later given the prizes (and presumably also the money) "due to a production error during gameplay;" despite the note saying that "this did not affect the outcome of the show," the prizes being awarded during the program would have altered the spinning order in the second Showcase Showdown.


Week 27 (1,944 – 945xK): May 24-28

  • On Tuesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
  • On Tuesday, Shell Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize podium are turned off; additionally, the lights on the track are much dimmer than usual, to the point of being nearly invisible in some shots.
  • On Friday, contestant Kenneth tells Drew that he was on the show with Bob in 1988; a clip of him spinning a dollar on the Big Wheel from his first appearance is shown in George's calldown window when his turn comes in the second Showcase Showdown.


Week 28 (1,945 – 946xK): May 31-June 4

  • On Tuesday, Hot Seat's intro is changed to a dissolve to the thermometer followed by a pan over to Drew and the contestant.
  • On Tuesday, a "$10,000" graphic is added to Hot Seat for use when contestants quit after the fourth item.
  • On Friday, the logo on the envelope for the price of the first Item up for Bids goes back to its original, larger size.


Week 29 (1,946 – 947xK): June 7-11

  • On Tuesday, the car turntable is not used in Master Key.
  • On Tuesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the purple and yellow color scheme normally used for Coming or Going.
  • Tuesday's second showcase includes a trip to Belize; this is the first trip offered this season to anywhere other than the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or a tropical island.
  • On Friday, Safe Crackers is not shown on-camera as Drew and the contestant walk over to it.
  • On Friday, Drew does the price reveal in Double Prices.


Week 30 (1,947 – 948xK): June 14-18

  • Beginning on Monday, Drew demonstrates Line em Up from the right side of the board.
  • On Tuesday, Pay the Rent's intro cue is drastically shortened.
  • On Tuesday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.
  • On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, both of the Port o' Price cues are played during the second, sailing-themed showcase.
  • On Thursday, Drew has the contestant press the button to trigger the sound effects while he explains Bonkers.
  • On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize display are turned off.
  • Friday's show is themed around Father's Day, with fathers playing alongside one or more of their adult children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo above the words "Father's Day," with the "T" represented by a tie and collar, all against a background of scrolling stripes. (The tie itself also has scrolling stripes.) The extra text rises up underneath the logo at the end of the opening clips as the background swings shut behind them. A version of the background rotated 90 degrees clockwise appears on the Turntable screens, with the day's logo appearing on the center screen.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first nine contestants as we celebrate Father's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The light strips on the Turntable are light blue, and the Turntable wall is orange.
    • Most of the names in the credits are actually the father of the staffer in question; the "Announcer" is specifically listed as "'Papa G' Gray."
  • During Friday's first Item up for Bids, Drew announces that James is about to become a father himself; a photo of him and his wife is shown on one of the trip screens.


Week 31 (1,948 – 949xK): June 21-23, 29, 25

  • Originally scheduled for June 21-25.
  • This week was originally planned without a Monday show.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played for another trip to Belize.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal, with the prize behind Door #2.
  • Monday's credits have an unusual formatting error -- on the disclaimer screen, a stray ampersand is visible over part of the word "or" in the third paragraph, completely out of line with any other text.
  • On Wednesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during the first part of the Showcase.
  • On Thursday, the final showed taped for Season 49, Cover Up's "wrong price" is the anniversary logos for Seasons 10, 20, 30, and 40, and a sheet "covering up" the upcoming Season 50 logo.
  • On Thursday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, before the second Showcase Showdown, Drew acknowledges the retirement of cameraman Wayne Getchell, who has been with the show for 30 years; as the show was taped out of order Wayne is present on the season's two remaining episodes.
  • Thursday's second showcase is themed around and doubles as a promo for The Patrick Star Show, which debuts July 9 on Nickelodeon.
  • Drew mistakenly implies that Thursday's show is the season finale, signing off by saying that "we'll see you for the 50th year next year."
  • On Friday, to promote the Daytime Emmys, which air that night on CBS, the winners of last year's Emmys for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Jason Thompson (the portrayer of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless) and Heather Tom (the portrayer of Katie Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful), appear to help present the third Item up for Bids. Thompson also models the fifth Item up for Bids and Tom the sixth, and they both help to present the second showcase, which is themed around the Daytime Emmys.
  • On Friday, presumably by mistake, the same cue is used for the fourth Item up for Bids and the fourth game.


Week 32 (1,949 – 950xK): July 2

  • Season finale week; only one show, on Friday.
  • Friday's show is themed around Independence Day; all of the contestants are members of the military on active duty. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns and G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, white, and blue.
    • The light strip around the audience is blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks. The "4th of July" text rises onto the screen beneath the logo as the opening clips end, with the background swinging shut behind them afterward.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red, and the front of each podium is blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 4th of July on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by panels with an American flag on them instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
    • The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens show the waving American flag from Door #4.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are red.
  • On Friday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
  • On Friday, before calling the ninth contestant, George introduces Rear Admiral Frank Thorpe, the President and CEO of the United States Navy Memorial, who presents Drew with the 2021 Lone Sailor Award for his service as an entertainer for overseas troops over the past 20 years.
  • On Friday, the logo does not appear on the Turntable screens during the first part of the Showcase.


Season 50 ('21-'22)

Pricing game calendar for Season 50, hosted by Scorpz.

Note: Planning for Season 50 appears to have begun with the logical but ultimately incorrect assumption that the season would start on September 20, as evidenced by the nonsensical placement of the Halloween show on October 22 and the Veterans Day show on November 4 when working from a season premiere date of September 13. With this in mind, everything through Week 11 has been pushed forward one week from where CBS's schedule plots it; this places the Thanksgiving show, which was evidently planned after the staff became aware of the changes, in December but ultimately gives more dates that do make sense than don't.


Week 1 (1,950 – 951xK): September 14, 13, 16, 15, 17

  • Originally scheduled for September 20-24.
  • Originally rescheduled for September 13-17.
  • On Monday, the audience returns, albeit in an altered form. Potential contestants now sit at one of several pods situated on several tiers of flooring constructed in the pit. The fronts of the pods have the same appearance as George's podium, although the center is a light instead of a display. The raised stage in the back of the audience is also returned to its usual position.
  • On Monday, with the audience back, the opening as it existed in Season 48 returns, and the line "From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood" moves back to being after "Here it comes!" in the opening spiel.
  • For the 50th season, most instances of the logo on the main set, as well as the dollar sign on George's display, are replaced with a gold "50" logo; the bottom half of the five in this logo is shaped like the bottom of a Pricedown dollar sign, and the zero encases a gold Barker logo. This logo also appears on the center Turntable screen, on the envelope for the first Item up for Bids, and at the end of the credits, and the Big Doors have a white version of it with gold trim around the numbers built into them (as opposed to the previous logo, which was attached to the doors).
  • With the "50" logo permanently on the Turntable screens, the logo no longer flies onto them during Drew's sign-off.
  • For the 50th season, the TPIR signs in the back of the audience are redone with a gold dollar sign on the left and the gold text "50 Years" in Pricedown on the right. Their background is also redone, with the right being silver and the left being clear. This version of the logo also appears during the closed-captioning plugs and the mid-show bumper.
    • Unlike most permanent set pieces with the show's logo on them, the Giant Price Tag remains completely unchanged from last season.
  • On Monday, the G-T asterisks are removed from the background of Door #4, and the background itself becomes gold and the dollar signs silver.
  • On Monday, the light border becomes gold.
  • On Monday, the light strip around the audience becomes silver.
  • On Monday, the logo at the beginning of the opening is changed to a gold Barker logo. Its flight is also slightly modified.
  • With the audience and the semi-normal Contestants' Row restored but with COVID protocols still in place, the first four contestants are now always instructed to fill Contestants' Row from left to right.
  • For the 50th season, the logo at the end of the opening is replaced with a version of the "50" logo; the numbers essentially write themselves into existence as the fly onto the screen, with the Barker logo flying into place as the finish. The numbers initially have numerous scenes from throughout the years reflected on them, prominently featuring both Bob and Drew; they eventually fade away to leave solid gold, and the logo shrinks toward the center of the screen to "merge" into Door #2 as the camera changes.
  • On this week's shows, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate 50 years of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, Contestants' Row returns to its traditional location, although to facilitate social distancing, the extended version of the prop temporarily becomes permanent. Along with this reversion, the large G-T asterisks on the floor from Season 49 reverts to the two smaller ones in front of the displays.
  • On this week's shows, the Barker Wall is a much shinier orange, and its dollar sign is a glittery gold.
  • On Monday, with social distancing protocols slightly relaxed, the Barker's Beauties go back to handing Drew his microphone.
  • On Monday, George's podium becomes blue.
  • With limited seating in the restructured audience, contestants now return to their original seats while not onstage or in Contestants' Row.
  • On Monday, the Basket returns to its normal location.
  • On Monday, George's calldown window becomes silver, and its dollar sign becomes gold.
  • On Monday, Bargain Game goes back to having two Barker's Beauties.
  • Every day this week, one pricing game is played for $1,000,000; while not billed as such, this seems to unofficially function as Season 50's Big Money Week. The augmented games are as follows:
    • Monday's game is Plinko, with the center slot worth $200,000 and the lower amounts increased to $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000.
    • Tuesday's game is Pay the Rent, with all of the cash prizes multiplied by 10.
    • Wednesday's game is Time I$ Møney, with the money counting down 50 times as fast as usual.
    • Thursday's game is Grand Game, with all of the cash prizes multiplied by 100.
    • Friday's game is Punch a Bunch, with 10 $1,000, 10 $2,500, 15 $5,000, eight $10,000, four $50,000, two $250,000, and one $1,000,000.
  • On Monday, Plinko's harps abruptly cut off at the end its intro instead of fading out like they usually do.
  • Beginning on Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is white instead of red during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • On Monday, the walls on the Big Wheel become gold. Gold trim is also added around most of its light strips.
    • Despite the changes to the Big Wheel, the arrow shot continues to use the same stock footage with the previous wall pattern as its border.
  • On Monday, the Big Wheel's beeps take on a noticeably more tinny sound, almost as though the effects are malfunctioning; they also appear to not always play in full. This effect waxes and wanes in severity over the next several weeks and gradually goes back to normal around mid-October.
  • On Monday, the trip restrictions from Season 49 are lifted; destinations around the world are once again offered, and the disclaimer in the credits allowing for extra time to take trips if pandemic conditions warrant is removed.
  • On Monday, the text on the trip graphics is changed to a more slick-looking font.
  • On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.
  • On Monday, the Barker's Beauties go back to helping Drew operate Double Prices.
  • Monday's show features the debut of Back to '72.
  • On Monday, Back to '72 is played for $50,000.
  • On Monday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Tuesday, the green dollar sign floor mark for Pay the Rent contestants returns.
  • On Tuesday, Pay the Rent gets new, blue shopping bags with the "50" logo on them.
  • On Wednesday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • As of Wednesday, the mountain climber no longer wears a mask, nor do his corresponding graphics; according to Drew, "He's been vaccinated."
  • On Wednesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
  • On Thursday, Drew goes back to handing the Xs to the contestant and operating the reveal in Secret "X".
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch's holes have the "50" logo on them instead of the usual dollar sign.
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch's slips have noticeably smaller print than usual.
  • Friday is Alexis's first episode; Drew introduces her during the third Item up for Bids.
  • With the addition of Alexis, the cast expands to have six permanent Barker's Beauties.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, the Range Game contestant attempts to stop the rangefinder by shouting, "Stop!" instead of pressing the button; amusingly, the (presumably shocked) board operator actually obeys him for a moment.
  • On Friday, Cover Up begins a pattern lasting throughout the season of the first and last "digits" in the "wrong price" being the "50" logo above a year and the second, third, and fourth "digits" being pictures of early (and often the first) playings of pricing games that debuted that year (or occasionally other important moments that occurred that year). On this playing, the game features 1972, with pictures of the first playings of Bullseye '72, Clock Game, and Money Game.
  • Friday's show features the debut of To the Penny.
  • On Friday, two cash games are played.
  • On Friday, two grocery item games and a small prize game are played.
  • On Friday, a trip to Portugal offered in the first showcase includes a bonus of a VIP backstage experience at a taping of O Preço Certo, the Portuguese version of The Price Is Right.
  • On Friday, Alexis helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, the "50" logo does not appear on the Turntable wall during the second part of the Showcase until Drew's sign-off.


Week 2 (1,951 – 952xK): September 20-24 + night of Thursday, September 30

  • Originally scheduled for September 27-October 1
  • The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 Years (#047SP) airs on Thursday night.
Daytime
  • On this week's shows only, George's podium is half light blue and half dark blue.
  • This week's shows, the first taped for the season, use the old font for trip graphics.
  • On Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is red during the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On this week's shows, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
  • On Monday Vanessa Lachey and her castmates on NCIS: Hawai'i, which premieres that night, appear from Hawaii to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show; their video is played on the first prize in the showcase, a television.
  • On Tuesday, the Barker's Beauties go back to bringing out the Dice Game table from behind the board at the beginning of the game.
  • On Tuesday, Drew goes back to interacting with Make Your Move as he explains it.
  • On Wednesday, Drew mentions that it's Alexis's "first time on the show;" while this is not her debut episode, it is the first show she taped.
  • On Wednesday, Hot Seat's intro reverts to a dissolve to the game's sign.
  • On Wednesday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is red during the first Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, Side by Side's alternate staging in front of the Turntable reverts to its pre-COVID position.
  • In Thursday's Grocery Game, the cash register's display is modified; the silver plating around the readout is redone with a glitter-like surface and is expanded to cover the black area around the numbers. Additionally, the register's decimal point is removed, and its numbers return to their original font.
  • At the beginning of Friday's second Showcase Showdown, Drew says goodbye to Stan Blits, who retired at the end of Season 49 after 43 years with the show. Stan is also given a send-off during the credits with a table full of snack cakes wrapped in foil with "Stan" name tags on it.
Primetime
  • This episode is two hours long, with a standard, hour-format game and numerous clips from throughout the show's history. The show contains 13 segments, with none containing more than one standard gameplay segment (this includes the first and second games being separated). The fourth segment consists entirely of clips of international versions of the show, the ninth entirely of unaired outtakes, and the 11th entirely of a tribute to Bob; none of them contain any gameplay at all.
  • The show begins with a shot of the "50" logo against a silver background with cascading Pricedown dollar signs; this shot also appears during several commercial outros.
  • The show begins with a series of clips, both contemporary and classic, accompanied by a voiceover from George explaining the premise of the episode; notably, the first clip is of Bob asking someone in Contestants' Row, "Did you see our primetime special?" during Season 25, shortly after the 25th Anniversary Special. At the end, a "50" logo flies onto the screen and transitions the proceedings to the normal opening.
  • The set uses roughly the same color scheme as The Price Is Right at Night, with the audience pods being gold instead of blue (which carries over to subsequent primetime episodes).
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate 50 years of The Price Is Right!"
  • The Contestants' Row displays show the "50" logo against a blue background with specks of light floating upward across it; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a dark, deep blue background.
  • The modified Barker Wall from Week 1 is used for Drew's entrance.
  • All six Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Plinko is played for $250,000, with $50,000 in the center slot; the lower values are also increased to $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000.
    • The "Dig We Must" money win cue is played if the $50,000 slot is hit.
  • Various CBS personalities congratulate the show on reaching its 50th season during the outro to the first commercial.
  • For no apparent reason, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on the card for the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • The "Back to '72" sign is modified -- its colors are brighter, its background colors are shifted to the right, and its yellow portion is now capable of flashing. This change also carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
  • The "50 Years" logo appears in one of the lower corners of the screen during several commercial outros in addition to the usual spots.
  • Hole in One is played for a restored 1972 For Mustang convertible.
  • Hole in One's golf bag has a "50" logo on it instead of the TPIR logo; this change also carries over to the daytime show.
  • Chris O'Donnell from NCIS: Los Angeles appears during Hole in One to make the inspiration putt.
  • Presumably due to an editing mistake, one of the audience reaction shots during the first Showcase Showdown has the trip to Hawaii from Back to '72 on Door #4.
  • Two of the clips played after the first Showcase Showdown are of the very first Showcase Showdown with the Rainbow Wheel from September 8, 1975's show (which was aired out of order on September 11). The clips are miscaptioned as being from June 6, 1981 (which, for the record, was a Saturday and thus had no show at all); this was corrected when the episode was rerun on the night of June 15.
  • Grocery Game is played for three rooms of furniture.
  • A montage of come on downs shown after the eighth contestant is called ends with Johnny calling down Vanna White on June 20, 1980; immediately afterward, Vanna makes a guest appearance to model the fifth Item up for Bids.


Week 3 (1,952 – 953xK): September 27-October 1

  • Originally scheduled for October 4-8.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo uses a hybrid of its current and classic reveals -- the prize is behind Door #2, and the camera zooms out from it after the plugs with the game already in place.
  • On Monday, the "50 Years" logo in the mid-show bumper is moved to the lower-right corner of the screen.
  • On Monday, Double Prices's alternate trip staging in front of Contestants' Row returns; its alternate alternate staging in front of the Turntable from Season 49 also continues to be used.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1973, with pictures of the first playings of Hi Lo, Range Game, and Lucky Seven.
  • On Tuesday, the TPIR logo on the Check Game checks is replaced with a "50" logo.
  • On Tuesday, Master Key reverts to its COVID protocol from early in Season 49 of Drew picking up the keys for the contestant.
  • On Wednesday, Pass the Buck's contestant passes the buck by himself.
  • On Thursday's show, which was taped before Week 1, Pay the Rent uses its original shopping bags.
  • On Thursday, the Barker's Beauties go back to moving the chosen number in Pick-a-Number.
  • On Thursday, the third podium that was added to 1 Right Price for Season 49 is removed; the Beauties again hold the one right price together during the game.
  • On Thursday, Switcheroo's checkmarks still light up gradually.


Week 4 (1,953 – 954xK): October 11-15

  • On Monday, the lights on the "Bargain Game" sign do not work.
  • On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1974, with pictures of the first playings of Shell Game, Race Game, and Card Game.
  • Starting on Tuesday, Range Game begins with a zoomed-in shot of the top of the board.
  • On Wednesday, the "Shell Game" logo is on left and right screens of the center row of the Turntable wall instead of on the center screen.
  • Wednesday's show establishes that, as with any other special graphics, Shell Game's graphics take precedence over the "50" logo on the Turntable wall.
  • On Wednesday, the Barker's Beauties go back to helping Drew with the Gas Money reveals.
  • On Thursday, the first four contestants line up from right to left in Contestants' Row.
  • On Thursday, Drew goes back to interacting with 3 Strikes; the bucket used for discarded balls during Season 49 is done away with.
  • Friday's show uses the modified Barker Wall seen in Week 1.
  • On Friday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, Drew operates the 10 Chances board; he presses the buttons on this episode only, but he does continue to remove the prize labels.


Week 5 (1,954 – 955xK): October 4-8

  • Originally scheduled for October 18-22.
  • On Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" malfunctions during the commercial after the first Showcase Showdown and is shut off for the rest of the show.
  • On Wednesday, the Barker's Beauties go back to bringing out the blocks at the beginning of Eazy az 1 2 3.
  • On Thursday only, James helps Drew run One Away.
  • On Thursday only, Drew gives the $7 to the contestant in Lucky $even; he has her throw them on the ground when she makes mistakes.
  • On Friday, the "50" logo does not appear on the Turntable wall until the second part of the Showcase.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.


Week 6 (1,955 – 956xK): October 25-29

  • On Monday, the modified Barker Wall seen in Week 1 returns permanently.
  • On Monday, every other small light bulb on the front of the Turntable's "doorframe" flashes throughout the show; they appear to be one fourth of a chase light sequence that is otherwise shut off.
  • On Monday, all of Vend-O-Price's reflective rims except for the border of the "WIN" display are replaced with steel.
  • On Monday, despite Door #2 being open, Safe Crackers is not shown on-camera while Drew and the contestant walk over to it.
  • On Monday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Monday, the set's lights never switch to their usual Hot Seat configuration during that game -- the square lights on Door #1 do not turn blue, and the Turntable lights stay on the color scheme for the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1975, with pictures of early playings of Ten Chances, Poker Game, and Golden Road.
  • On Tuesday, Side by Side uses its original Door #2 staging instead of the repositioned staging introduced last season.
  • On Wednesday, the lights in Switcheroo's holes are shut off; this appears to initially have been a malfunction, as some wiring is visible in the car hole, but it ends up becoming a permanent change.
  • Wednesday is also likely when Switcheroo's checkmarks are rewired to light up immediately instead of gradually; however, this cannot be confirmed, as nothing was won on either this or the next playing.
  • On Wednesday, Danger Price's prize labels are redone in a more standard font, and its prices are made much larger.
  • On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize podium are turned off.
  • Friday's show is themed as a Halloween episode and is designed to appear as though it occurred during Season 1. As such, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the set's lighted props besides the Big Doors and the dollar sign statue use the original, brown color scheme from the first three seasons.
    • Door #4's background is a set of spirals using the original color scheme. These graphics are also used on George's display.
    • The surface of the raised stage in the back of the audience is made up of brown carpeting, and its dollar sign is a glittery gold.
    • The audience and the cast all dress in stereotypical '70s costumes.
    • The Contestants' Row displays more or less take on their appearance from the first three seasons, with brown backgrounds, faux-eggcrate numbers, and a G-T asterisk that lights up on the left side of the winner's display.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four groovy contestants as we celebrate Halloween on The Price Is Right!"
    • For Drew's entrance, Door #2 opens to reveal a replica of the original Door #2, complete with its Season 1-3 color scheme and a "The New Price Is Right" logo; this second Door #2 then opens to reveal Drew.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a Season 1 Turntable wall panel instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Drew uses a corded microphone (although one more akin to Gene Rayburn's signature mic than Bob's).
    • The Turntable screens use a slightly modified version of the "classic wall" graphics from the 1970s episode of Decades Week. The rest of the Turntable is also done up in earthtones, with gold glitter on the dollar sign and brown shag carpeting on the floor. The game side of the spinning panel uses the circle pattern seen on the front side for most of Season 1.
    • Wipe graphics are much more prevalent than usual and are noticeably choppy.
    • Most of the music cues are generic, '70s-style music; a few classic cues are used, as well (although not all from the '70s).
    • All of the pricing games either debuted in 1972 or, in the case of Back to '72, were designed to look like they did.
    • Double Prices is played with a replica of its original podium (and, thus, generic price tags), with a Super Ball!! dollar sign in place of the TPIR logo.
    • Manufacturer cards are used for some of the prizes.
    • The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • A trip skin is used for the fifth Item up for Bids.
    • George's calldown window is replaced with Rod's.
    • The Showcase podiums are replicas of the originals with their design from Season 1, including having the nameplates above the faux-eggcrate displays; in a further nod to the show's history, the nameplates start off reading "SHOWcase" with the classic capitalization. As the nameplates are physical props, the descriptive placards are not placed in them until during the commercial. Unlike the original, physical readouts, these displays center whatever appears on them.
    • The trip graphics in the Showcase use a stylized font.
    • The second showcase is themed around another show from the '70s, The Brady Bunch, and is presented by Christopher Knight, the portrayer of Peter Brady.
    • A disco remix of the theme plays during the credits.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • Beginning on Friday, the digit chart on Any Number is lit much more brightly.
  • On Friday, the price of the third Item up for Bids is on the card for the fifth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
  • On Friday, Back to '72 is played for $50,000.
  • On Friday, the modified "Back to '72" sign from the Celebration of 50 Years debuts on the daytime show.
  • On Friday, contestant Carol had previously appeared on the show during, coincidentally, Season 1; clips from her original appearance of her winning in Contestants' Row and playing Bonus Game are shown as she and Drew discuss it.
  • On Friday, Grocery Game is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1972 Chevy pickup truck.
  • Friday's show is a three-car day.


Week 7 (1,956 – 957xK): October 18-22

  • Originally scheduled for November 1-5.
  • On Monday, the lights on the Big Doors do not chase during Bargain Game.
  • On Tuesday, the first four contestants line up from right to left in Contestants' Row.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Katherine, the Top Winner in the Showcase, had also been on the show 40 years earlier; while she is deciding whether to bid or pass the first showcase, clips are played of the Showcase from her first episode.
  • On Tuesday, One Away's horn is utilized in the second showcase.
  • On Thursday and Friday, every other small light bulb on the front of the Turntable's "doorframe" flashes throughout the show; they appear to be one fourth of a chase light sequence that is otherwise shut off.
  • On Thursday, the card normally used for the price of the third Item up for Bids is used for the fifth and vice versa. The envelopes remain in the correct acts.
  • On Thursday, Drew presses the button while explaining Bonkers, albeit with his arm and not his hand.
  • On Thursday, when Bonkers is won, the staff initially does not realize it and sounds the buzzer; the bells eventually go off as the contestant is running to the button to enter her next guess.


Week 8 (1,957 – 958xK): November 8-12

  • In Tuesday's Bargain Game, Drew acknowledges the game's original name, noting that "Even in my first year, it was called 'Barker's Bargain Bar,' even though I was not Barker."
  • On Tuesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • Thursday's show is themed around Veterans Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran or a veteran's relative. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield above the word "Veterans," against a field of stripes and a background of cascading stars; the shield itself shows a reflection of a waving flag's stars. These graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the top and bottom rows only showing the background) and George's display.
    • Most of the lights on the set are red, white, and blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute veterans on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a set of prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with red, white, and blue stars.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show rotating stars on a field of blue; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are white.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign use their regular pink and blue colors instead of their Season 50 color scheme.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are blue.
  • On Thursday, Back to '72 is played for a car.


Week 9 (1,958 – 959xK): November 1-5

  • Originally scheduled for November 15-19.
  • On Monday, Drew forgets to have the Master Key contestant try her second key in the first lock before unlocking the car; he ends up checking it himself after she wins.
  • Monday's show features the first appearance in over 20 years of the "A Trip Down Main Street" showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Drew announces during One Away that he's learned that the sound effects are now being run by a gentleman; in spite of this, he continues the "Oh Mighty Sound Effects Lady" routine.
  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the light strips on the Big Doors' frames malfunction after the fifth game and are shut off throughout Act 6; they are partially repaired during the next commercial (with the exception of around 30% of Door #2's strip) but remain on their default colors for the rest of the show.
  • On Friday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1976, with pictures of early playings of Cliff Hangers, Danger Price, and Hurdles; in a rare acknowledgement of a retired game, Drew actually says that "we don't play [Hurdles] anymore."


Week 10 (1,959 – 960xK): November 15-19

  • Originally scheduled for November 22-26.
  • On Monday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on the card for the sixth Item up for Bids.
  • On Monday, Drew has the contestant do the price reveal in Bonkers.
  • On Tuesday, the window lights on Rat Race's main display are turned off.
  • On Tuesday, Rat Race's main display begins the game at full brightness.
  • In Tuesday's Rat Race, the second-place prize appears on the display when one of the contestant's rats finishes third; Drew announces the correct prize during the Showcase Showdown.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1977, with pictures of early playings of Squeeze Play, Professor Price, and Secret "X".
  • Wednesday's show features the final playing of Magic #.
  • On Friday, the Blue Man Group appears during the second showcase, which includes a trip to see them perform in Las Vegas.


Week 11 (1,960 – 961xK): November 22-24

  • Originally scheduled for November 29-December 1.
  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • As noted above, despite technically falling after the holiday, these episodes function as Thanksgiving week as a result of the adjustments made to the schedule when the season started a week early.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience, most of the lights on the Turntable, and George's podium are traditional fall colors.
    • The audience pods and the borders of Contestants' Row are orange.
    • Door #4 shows a Thanksgiving table setting with the "50" logo on a dinner plate at the center.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display show leaves falling in front of a wood-panel wall; these graphics are accompanied by the "50" logo on the center Turntable screen and by the words "Happy Thanksgiving!" on George's display. The Contestants' Row graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors when the contestants bid.
    • The "50 Years" logo appears on the screen during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
  • On Wednesday, the prize copy for the first Item up for Bids includes a plug for CBS's broadcast of the Thanksgiving Day Parade on the morning of Thursday, November 25.
  • Oddly, part of the prize copy for Wednesday's first Item up for Bids appears to have been edited out of the show; the closed captioning notes the inclusion of a Blu-Ray player that is present in the prize package but is never actually plugged.
  • On Wednesday, celebrity chef Giada DeLaurentiis appears to help present the third Item up for Bids, a trip to Las Vegas with a dinner at her restaurant; she also presents the second showcase, which is themed around her.
  • On Wednesday, contestant Samantha wins Range Game entirely thanks to the brief delay between her pressing the button and the operator stopping the rangefinder.
  • During Wednesday's second showcase, everyone in the audience receives a $100 voucher for Giadzy.com, Giada DeLaruentiis's website.


Week 11.33: Night of January 12

  • The Price Is Right at Night 11: First Responders (#048SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 12.
  • At this point, the schedule briefly jumps ahead to 2022 for two primetime specials that, despite their airdates, come before the one that airs during Week 14. Normally, the reasonable assumption would be that their airdates were shuffled, but as the latter show is a Christmas episode, that idea does not make sense here. In lieu of a specific spot in the schedule, I have chosen to put their notes in the airdate gap that was intended to occupy the week of November 29-December 3.
  • This episode is a salute to first responders; everyone in the audience is somehow involved in the police force, 911, or fire or medical services.
  • Door #4 show the words "First Responders" against a red version of the logo's backdrop, with a blue background and flashing police lights; seals of various law enforcement and medical services appear as parts of the text. These graphics also appear on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens (with the "logo" only appearing on the center screen), and George's display. When players bid, the Contestants' Row graphics wipe away to reveal a dark blue background.
  • The light columns around the audience are all dark blue.
  • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all red and gold.
  • The audience pods are blue with red centers.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute first responders on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • The Contestants' Row displays have red borders.
  • Drew's entrance is backed by prize backdrops showing the background from Door #4 instead of the Barker Wall.
  • Door #2 is flanked by monitors with the Door #4 graphics mounted on backdrops also showing those graphics.
  • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
  • Most of the lights on the Turntable are red.
  • George's podium is red.
  • During the first Item up for Bids, George announces that everyone in the audience will receive a resort certificate for a seven-night stay at any Heroes Vacation Club property in the world; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to visit one of said gift certificates.
    • As this episode was aired out of order, it uses a new set of ticket plug graphics; the notes for these appear in Week 14.
  • Gridlock's cars are decorated as first responder vehicles -- the gray car is an EMT car, the blue cars are police cars, and the orange cars are fire trucks.
  • Grand Game is played for $20,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly.
  • The "50 years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • George's calldown window is pink, and its dollar sign is blue.
  • Before the Showcase, Drew announces that the show will be donating $50,000 to the First Responders' Children's Foundation, which provides support and scholarships for the children of first responders who have been injured or killed in the line of duty.


Week 11.67: Night of April 25

  • The Price Is Right at Night 12 (#049SP) airs on the night on Monday, April 25.
  • This special is a celebrity charity episode; Rachel Brosnahan of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, who is called to come on down before the first game, plays for Covenant House, an agency that provides food, shelter, and other services to homeless and runaway youth. She also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her show.
  • Beginning with this episode of The Price Is Right at Night, the words "at Night" are added in gold to the base of the zero in the "50" logo on Door #4, the center Turntable screen, and George's podium.
  • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are gold.
  • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
  • The "50 years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • On this episode only, Drew follows the pre-COVID practice of placing the first bag in Balance Game on the scales himself.


Week 12 (1,961 – 962xK): December 6-10

  • On Tuesday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Thursday, the "To the Penny" sign is not lowered all the way onto the gameboard.


Week 13 (1,962 – 963xK): December 13-16, December 29

  • Originally scheduled for December 13-17.
  • This Friday's episode, #9635K, and Week 15's Wednesday show, #9653K, were aired in place of one another; given the two shows' similar production numbers, it seems possible that they were swapped by mistake.
  • For a brief period beginning on Tuesday, Range Game is revealed with a dissolve straight from Contestants' Row to the board, similar to the cut used up through Season 34.
  • On Wednesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, classic cues are used for Back to '72's small prizes.
  • On Wednesday, an array of G-T asterisks is added to the background of Back to '72's actual prices, and the background of its differences becomes orange.
  • On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1978, with pictures of early playings of Finish Line, Shower Game, and It's Optional.
  • On Thursday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
  • Beginning on Friday, prizes for games played on the Turntable are sometimes staged behind the Giant Price Tag; this practice appears to be discontinued once Season 50 ends.
  • On Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, Drew plugs a rerun "tonight" of The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 Years, which airs on the night of Wednesday, December 29; this promo was presumably originally intended for episode #9653K.


Week 14 (1,963 – 964xK): December 22, 21, 20, 23, 24 + Wednesday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 13 (#050SP) airs on Wednesday night.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for December 20-24.
Daytime
  • This week's programs are Christmas episodes. The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • The audience light columns are red and green.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either red, green, or covered with gold glitter.
    • The audience pods are green with red centers.
    • Door #4 shows an embroidered sign with holly berries and the words "Happy Holidays" on it against a wood-paneled wall.
    • The stage in the back of the audience is decorated as a living room with an old-timey TV showing the logo and light border on a Barker episode.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • The second and third Contestants' Row displays are green and red instead of blue and yellow; additionally, the two red displays have red borders, as well.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a giant Christmas present instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Drew wears a Santa hat.
    • The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is red.
    • The lights between the Turntable screens are red, while the other lights on the Turntable are green.
    • The dollar sign on the Turntable is covered with red glitter.
    • The Turntable screens show snowfall against a blue background.
    • George's podium is red and green, and its display shows a circular decoration with an embroidered Barker logo on it against a wood-paneled wall.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
    • George's calldown window is gold, and its dollar sign is green.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
  • On Monday, Bargain Game is laced with garland.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a pair of Jabra wireless headphones, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a set of said headphones.
  • On Monday, a new set of gold and silver ticket plug graphics is introduced, with the graphics now being backed by a padded Turntable screen.
  • On Monday, 1/2 Off is played for $50,000.
  • On Monday, 1/2 Off's boxes are each topped with a ribbon.
  • On Monday, Drew plugs "tonight's" TPIR at Night after the second Showcase Showdown; this segment would presumably have aired with Wednesday's show had the week been broadcast in order.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a $250 gift card from APL, the provider of part of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his associated graphics are wearing a Santa hat and carrying a bag of Christmas presents.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a two-day trip to Palm Springs, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
  • On Thursday, contestant Michael loses Safe Crackers and fails to open the door but does manage to move the entire safe.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a pair of audio sunglasses, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win a pair of said sunglasses.
  • On Thursday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are shut off.
  • In Thursday's Rat Race, the rat racer and the wind-up rats are dressed as reindeer.
  • On Friday, George introduces Drew as "your ho-ho-host."
  • On Friday, Pay the Rent's house is decorated for Christmas.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a Zojirushi multicooker, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said cookers.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
Primetime
  • This episode features families playing together.
  • The set is decorated for Christmas, albeit differently than on the daytime show.
  • Door #4 shows a winter scene with a nighttime backdrop; its logo is a snow-covered "50" logo.
  • Instead of calling every single contestant's name, George merely announces, "The [insert name] family, come on down!"
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • The Contestants' Row displays show snow falling against a blue background, along with the nighttime "50" logo. When bids are made, the graphics wipe away to reveal a dark blue background. These graphics also appear on George's display.
  • On this special, the nighttime Contestants' Row displays go back to having gold borders.
  • Drew wears a Santa hat, and George wears an elf hat.
  • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue.
  • The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is purple, as are the walls between the Turntable screens.
  • The light strip on the spinning Turntable panel is green.
  • The Turntable's dollar sign is covered in gold glitter.
  • The Turntable screens show the background and snowfall from Door #4, with the logo from Door #4 appearing on the center screen.
  • George's podium is dark blue.
  • The audio of George describing the items in To the Penny appears to be sped up.
  • Bargain Game is laced with garland, albeit differently than on Monday's daytime show.
  • The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The episode includes pet adoption segments with animals from Paw Works at the tops of Act 3 and Act 5. Adoptable pets are also featured prominently throughout the first showcase.
  • Every family in the audience receives a Vitamix One blender, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said blenders.
  • Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
  • Secret "X"'s name is temporarily changed to Secret Santa, with Santa faces replacing the Xs in gameplay and in the logo; the Xs on the small prize backdrops remain.


Week 15 (1,964 – 965xK): December 27-28, 17, 30-31

  • Originally scheduled for December 27-31.
  • On Wednesday, the ticket plug graphics from before Week 14 are used; assuming that the episode in question was swapped with December 17's show by mistake, this was likely also an error.
  • Beginning on Thursday, when Back to '72 is won, the dial counts down the amount of money lost on the last item before switching to "WIN!"
  • On Thursday, That's Too Much! is played for a $33,000 Nissan Frontier.
  • Friday's show is themed around New Year's Eve. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are various shades of purple.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either lit up gold or silver or covered with gold or silver glitter.
    • Door #4 shows an altered "50" logo with a gold disco ball replacing the zero, with a dark purple background and fireworks in the foreground; these graphics also appear on the Turntable screens (with the logo only appearing on the center screen), the Contestants' Row displays (without the logo), and George's display. When the players bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal a dark blue background.
    • The audience pods are gold.
    • The borders of the Contestant's Row displays are gold.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we ring in 2022 on The Price Is Right!"
    • The set is decorated for New Year's.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
    • The lights on the Turntable walls and "doorframe" are gold.
    • George's podium is gold.
    • In the spirit of the coming year, Grand Game is played for $22,000, with the lower prize adjusted accordingly.
    • Range Game emulates the New Year's ball drop, with the rangefinder, surrounded by a disco ball graphic, moving down from the top of the scale.
    • After the Showcase, Drew has everyone do a New Year's Eve countdown; as they hit zero, confetti flies, and Auld Lang Syne starts playing.
  • On Friday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, Range Game goes back to being revealed with a zoomed-in shot of the top of the board.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.


Week 16 (1,965 – 966xK): January 3-7

  • On Monday, Money Game is played with gold Turntable walls and a blue light strip on the spinning panel instead of their usual color schemes.
  • On Thursday, when Drew inserts the Pick-a-Number contestant's choice into the price, the digit slides partway down inside the board; this is eventually revealed to be because the correct digit, upon which the chosen digit is supposed to rest, has itself slid halfway out of its slot.
  • On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1980, with pictures of early playings of Grand Game, Trader Bob, and Now....and Then.
  • On Thursday, the square lights on Door #1 stop turning blue during Hot Seat.


Week 17 (1,966 – 967xK): January 10-14

  • By Monday, Switcheroo's checkmarks have been reconfigured to light up immediately.
  • On Wednesday, the blue G-T asterisk pattern from the box seats is added to the interior wall of the audience pit.
  • On Wednesday only, Drew has the contestant remove the prize labels in 10 Chances.
  • On Friday, George ends the second, Germany-themed showcase by saying, "It's yours, but only if der preis ist heiß!" invoking the name of Germany's version of The Price Is Right.


Week 18 (1,967 – 968xK): January 21, 18-20, 17 + Wednesday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 14 (#051SP) airs on Wednesday night.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 17-21.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Pay the Rent's intro is much shorter than usual, starting with only six measures left in the cue.
  • Beginning on Monday, supervising producer Dillon Couvillon's first name is misspelled as "Dillion" in the short credit roll. The full credits continue to spell it correctly. This error is never fixed before Couvillon leaves the show at the end of the season.
    • This misspelling does not occur on Tuesday and Friday, which were taped before the week's other three episodes.
  • On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1981, with pictures of an early playing of Super Ball!!, a "2,000" opening title from the ceremonial 2,000th episode, and an early playing of Blank Check.
  • For a brief period beginning on Friday, the COVID protocol of the Dice Game table being in place at the start of the game is reinstated.
Primetime
  • This special is a celebrity charity episode; the hosts of The Talk, who are all called down at once before the first game, play for Feeding America, a non-profit that funds over 200 food banks. All five hosts participate in the first two games and the second Showcase Showdown, while two each appear in the third through sixth games. The hosts also help to present both showcases, which are themed around them.
  • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are blue.
  • As the special was taped before this week's daytime shows, the interior wall of the audience pit is still black.
  • Cover Up's "wrong price" breaks from this season's pattern on the daytime show and consists of photos of each of the five hosts of The Talk.
  • The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • As of this episode, Drew no longer puts on a mask when he helps a contestant spin the Big Wheel.
  • Presumably to facilitate social distancing with the Race Game Curtain down, Drew and the contestant walk to the Turntable before That's Too Much!.
  • The credits include the COVID-19 travel disclaimer from Season 48, which states that trips to areas affected by the disease "may be fulfilled with alternative arrangements" and urges viewers to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at CDC.gov for more information about the virus. This disclaimer is also added to the daytime show's credits when the tapedates catch up.


Week 19 (1,968 – 969xK): January 24-28

  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1982, with pictures of an early playing of Check-Out, a close-up of the logo on the Clam, and an early playing of Pick a Pair.
  • On Wednesday, in a departure from standard procedure, Drew allows a cocked cube favoring $1,500 to count in Let 'em Roll; generally, tilted cubes are either rerolled or only counted if they favor a car.
  • On Thursday, for no apparent reason, Side by Side is played at Door #2 for a trip displayed on the Turntable screens.
  • In Friday's Grocery Game, the cash register's sound effects either do not work or are not audible.


Week 20 (1,969 – 970xK): March 31, January 31-February 1, February 3-4

  • Originally scheduled for January 31-February 4.
  • On Monday, Drew goes back to pressing the buttons in 10 Chances.
  • Monday's second showcase is themed around the Grammy Awards, which were originally scheduled to air that night on CBS before being delayed until Sunday, April 3, and moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas over COVID concerns. Dionne Warwick appears to help present the showcase, which includes a trip to Los Angeles and a bonus of two tickets to the Grammys and their afterparty (a combination that made sense at the time the episode was taped). While it did not appear on-air, the contestants were presumably instructed not to include the tickets while bidding.
  • Monday's Showcase requires several extra notes because of the rescheduling and relocation of the Grammy Awards:
    • The second showcase was edited with new graphics and new announcing from George to reflect the new airdate of the awards show, which was plugged during the prize copy.
    • As a result of the rescheduling and relocation, the second showcase ended up offering a trip to one city and tickets to an event in a different city. It is unknown how this would have been dealt with had they been won; luckily for the staff, who would presumably have had to find a way to compensate the contestant, they weren't.
    • In a case of irony that could not have been foreseen at the time of taping, the contestant who won the other showcase did win a trip to Las Vegas in Contestants' Row.
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, "Bhen" is played briefly during the second showcase.
  • On Monday, the COVID trip disclaimer from TPIR at Night 14 is added to the daytime show's credits.
  • On Tuesday only, the second line of the opening is shortened to, "From the Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
  • On Thursday, while Rachel is modeling the second Item up for Bids, a snow blower, Drew throws a handful of fake snow at her; later on, during Hole in One, Rachel sneaks up behind him with a cup of fake snow and throws it on him during the inspiration putt. At beginning of Friday's show, when Rachel gives Drew his microphone, he can be heard telling her, "There's still snow in my hair!"
  • On Friday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are shut off.


Week 21 (1,970 – 971xK): February 7-11

  • On Wednesday, the Big Doors appear to malfunction during the first Showcase Showdown -- none of the light strips turn red, and the square lights flash throughout the round.
  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo is played for an electric vehicle; while this does not qualify as a "car" by most definitions, it is more expensive than the actual car offered earlier in Any Number.
  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo's prize reveal uses both Door #3 and Door #2 -- James drives the vehicle through and behind both doors before Rachel brings out the counter.
  • On Wednesday, Hi Lo uses its classic reveal.
  • On Thursday, the Pass the Buck contestant passes the buck by herself.
  • On Thursday, the upper-right segment of the tenths digit on the Big Wheel scoreboard refuses to light up during the second Showcase Showdown; Drew assures the viewers that "we'll get it fixed by tomorrow."
  • On Thursday, Drew misreads (or the staff miswrites) the price of the first showcase as $43,979; it is actually $43,797. The difference of $7,497 shown on the contestant's podium is correct.
  • On Friday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1983, with pictures of the first playings of Plinko, The Phone Home Game, and Walk of Fame.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs next Monday's Valentine's Day episode.


Week 22 (1,971 – 972xK): February 14-18 + Monday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 15: Valentine's Day (#052SP) airs on Monday night.
Daytime
  • Monday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with married couples playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns in the audience are pink and purple, and the G-T asterisks in the audience are red, pink, purple, and white.
    • Door #4 shows the "50" logo against a blue background with a sunburst on the bottom; pink hearts also cascade up the screen.
    • The audience pods are purple, and their screens show two purple hearts against a glittery background.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are white.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a variation of Door #4's background with a purple sunburst instead of a yellow one; when contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a dark pink background. These graphics also appear on the Turntable screens and George's display; the center Turntable screen and George's display also have a large, pink heart with a gold Barker logo on it.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a set of pink backdrops with hearts on them instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The light's on the Turntable's doorframe and stairs are pink, and the lights on its wall between the screens are blue and pink.
    • George's podium is pink.
    • The thin ring lights on Bullseye are pink.
    • Bullseye's arrows are pink, and their bases are hearts. Graphics of these arrows also replace the usual pins in the "Around the World" showcase.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is pink.
    • George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
  • On Monday, a column is added on each side of Hot Seat's button podium, and padded armrests are installed on the chair. These set changes are only present on this episode.
  • On Monday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs that evening's The Price Is Right at Night.
  • Wednesday's show features the 1,000th playing of Card Game.
  • On Wednesday, Drew reveals at the beginning of the Showcase that the Top Winner, Patricia, had told him during the commercial that she had won the Showcase 30 years earlier; a clip of her doing so, also as the Top Winner, is played as Drew explains this.
  • On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1984, with pictures of early playings of Balance Game '84, On the Nose, and One Away.
  • On Friday, the Beauties again go back to bringing out the Dice Game table during the game's reveal.
Primetime
  • Like Monday's daytime show, the episode is themed around Valentine's Day, this time with newlywed couples playing as teams.
  • This special is a celebrity charity episode; newlyweds Justin Hartley and Sofia Pernas, who are called to come on down before the first game, play for Operation Therapy, an organization that uses animals to help veterans who suffer from PTSD. They also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around them.
  • The light columns in the audience are red, and the G-T asterisks in the audience are red and purple.
  • The light strip around the audience is pink.
  • Door #4 shows the nighttime "50" logo against a purple version of the background from Monday's daytime show with a red sunburst and red hearts. The background also appears on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display, with the center Turntable screen and George's display also showing the nighttime "50" logo. When the contestants bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal a dark pink background.
  • The audience pods are purple with red centers.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four newlywed couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • The borders of Contestants' Row are red.
  • The Barker Wall is modified, with a glittery, red dollar sign and a pink and purple background filled with hearts.
  • The lights on the Turntable walls between the screens are red and purple.
  • George's podium is red.
  • Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Drew, the contestants, and the celebrities stand on the Turntable instead of in front of it before any games concealed by the Race Game Curtain.
  • Cliff Hangers is played for two cars.
  • The mountain climber and his corresponding graphics are dressed as cupid and are holding a bow and arrow.
  • Presumably to facilitate social distancing, Double Prices is staged farther out from the Big Doors than usual.
  • The "50 Years" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • As on Monday's daytime show, George's calldown window and its dollar sign are pink.
  • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is red.


Week 23 (1,972 – 973xK): February 21, 24-25, 22-23

  • Originally scheduled for February 21-25.
  • This week is Dream Car Week; every day, at least one game is played for a car that would normally only appear in 3 Strikes or Golden Road, as follows:
    • On Monday, Let 'em Roll is played for a Maserati.
    • On Tuesday, Rat Race is played for a Porsche; additionally, a $37,000 Mini Cooper is offered in That's Too Much!.
    • On Wednesday, 10 Chances is played for an Audi E-Tron; additionally, Grocery Game is played for a Nissan Frontier and a rooftop camping trailer worth over $36,000 total.
    • On Thursday, Lucky $even is played for a $94,000 BMW.
    • On Friday, Hole in One is played for a $98,000 Corvette; additionally, a Lexus is offered in the Showcase.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are all red.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and blue.
    • The light strip around the audience is the same shade of blue as George's podium.
    • Door #4 shows a sports car with the "50" logo on its hood driving down a strip of highway against a red background with streaks of light zipping by; the text "Dream Car Week" appears at the base of the car.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sports car of the appropriate color; when the contestants bid, the cars drive off, with their streaks of speed leaving the bids in their wake. Additionally, the displays' borders are the same color as their screens.
    • At the end of the opening, the screen transitions to a trip screen next to Door #2 showing the same graphics as Door #4, with the logo disappearing as the shot changes; the camera then pans over to show Drew driving through the Big Doors in the day's dream car.
    • Highway prize backdrops with a still image of the Door #4 graphics sit behind Door #2 during Drew's entrance instead of the Barker Wall. These backdrops are also used for each day's dream car (with the obvious exception of Thursday's).
    • Most of the lights on the Turntable are red, while the lights between the screens are gold.
    • The Turntable screens and George's display show a fuller version of the red background from Door #4; George's display also has the "Dream Car Week" text on it.
    • The Big Wheel's carpet is replaced by a strip of highway.
    • In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with an Alfa Romeo Julius Sprint; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
  • Furthermore, each show this week has more car games than usual, as follows:
    • On Monday, all six games, including Secret "X", Clock Game, Balance Game, and Switch?, are played for cars; Switch? specifically is played for two cars.
    • The remaining four episodes are all three-car days.
  • On Monday, the classic "truck/van cue" is used for Secret "X"'s car, and the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used in Let 'em Roll.
  • The cash prizes in Monday's Let 'em Roll are increased to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000. (The game's wipe graphics are not changed to reflect this.)
  • On Tuesday, except for a brief moment at the end of the prize plugs for the second game, the light strip around the audience is shut off for the entire first half of the show; it finally begins working during the commercial after the fourth game.
  • On Tuesday, the price of the dream car in Rat Race is announced at the end of the prize copy; the prices of the first two prizes remain unrevealed, as usual
  • On Tuesday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are shut off.
  • On Wednesday, Amber is shown modeling the day's dream car before Drew asks for a contestant at the top of Act 4.
  • On Wednesday, as noted above, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • Wednesday marks the first appearance of 6-digit 10 Chances. As per usual, all the numbers in the price of the car are provided with no extras.
  • On Friday, Plinko is played for a car and $40,000, with a "CAR" slot replacing the $10,000 slot until it is hit. The car is placed behind Door #3; it is flanked by the small prize podiums, with no more than two of them appearing onstage at once.
  • On Friday, after going over in the first Showcase Showdown, contestant Kari gets lost trying to leave the stage and spends the next contestant's entire first spin wandering around between the Turntable and Door #1.
  • On Friday, the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used in Hole in One.
  • On Friday, while signing off, Drew mentions that Dream Car Week "continues tomorrow;" this reflects the show's out-of-order broadcast on Wednesday.


Week 24 (1,973 – 974xK): February 28-March 4

  • On Monday, both of Hot Seat's buttons come loose from their moorings during the game; fortunately, they continue to work and do not break completely off.
  • On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1989, with pictures of early playings of of $uper $aver, Make Your Move, and 2 for the Price of 1.
  • For a brief period beginning on Tuesday, Eazy az 1 2 3 reinstates the COVID protocol of bringing the blocks out to Drew during the prize descriptions.
  • On Wednesday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the red/yellow/green color scheme normally used for Make Your Move.
  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.


Week 25 (1,974 – 975xK): March 7-11

  • On Thursday, Time I$ Møney ends with the contestant winning nothing despite having everything in the right place because time had run out a fraction of a second before he could press the button. A slow-motion instant replay of the end of the game is shown while going to commercial.


Week 26 (1,975 – 976xK): March 14-16

  • March Madness week; only three shows.
  • Monday's show is themed around spring break, with an audience of all college students. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a beach scene, with the ocean spreading out in the background and the sun shining out from behind the logo. The text "Spring Break" is scrawled across the bottom of the 0 in the logo. The background graphics also appear on the Turntable screens and George's display, with the latter also showing the "Spring Break" text.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all shades of orange, yellow, and light blue.
    • The light columns in the audience are orange and light blue.
    • The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
    • The audience pods are light blue with orange centers.
    • The right-hand box seat is painted red and orange like a sunrise and is set up as a booth for guest DJ Carisma Robertson from KPWR, who plays music for the audience during the commercials.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this spring break edition of The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the "Spring Break" text against the sun rays from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays, from left to right, are orange, light blue, yellow, and dark blue.
    • Most of the lights on the Turntable are orange and light blue.
    • Except during the opening, the regular version of the theme is replaced by a dance remix.
  • Beginning on Monday, when Do the Math is played for trips, the prize labels are left blank until after the destinations have been revealed on the trip screens and the prize copy has been read.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a Tribit speaker, earbuds, and headphones, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said prizes.
  • On Wednesday, Pay the Rent's intro is much shorter than usual, starting with only six measures left in the cue.


Week 27 (1,976 – 977xK): March 21, 22, 24, 23, 25

  • Originally scheduled for March 21-25.
  • On Wednesday, Drew shaves off his beard. It gradually grows back in over the next month or so.
  • Wednesday's show is loosely themed around the 35th anniversary of The Bold and the Beautiful. John McCook and Lawrence Saint-Victor, the portrayers of Eric Forrester and Carter Walton on the soap, are introduced during the third Item up for Bids and act as extra models for the remainder of the episode; they also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
    • Despite Wednesday's out-of-order broadcast being tied to B&B's anniversary, the anniversary actually is Wednesday; however, the soap was running one day behind schedule at this point thanks to a recent pre-emption, so the anniversary show ended up being pushed to Thursday, and Price's Wednesday and Thursday shows were swapped to accommodate it.
      • Ironically, B&B ended up being pre-empted again on Thursday, with the anniversary show ultimately airing on Friday.
  • On Thursday, while presenting a basketball hoop during the second Item up for Bids, Rachel manages to get a ball stuck in mid-air in the net.
  • On Friday, the Pass the Buck contestant passes the buck by herself.
  • On Friday, when the Pass the Buck contestant finds the car on her first pick, the theme does not begin playing until she decides to quit; while this is entirely consistent with the game's rules, it is nonetheless not what usually happens.


Week 28 (1,977 – 978xK): March 28-30, April 1

  • Only four shows; Thursday has the delayed January 30 episode, which was rescheduled along with the Grammy Awards thanks to a tie-in showcase.
  • On Tuesday, a bad edit during Punch a Bunch briefly makes Door #1 appear to only have seven panels, one of which is unusually wide and changes colors halfway across.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1992, with pictures of early playings of Pick-a-Number, Buy or Sell, and Magic #.
  • On Wednesday, Pete Holmes and Katie Lowes, the stars of How We Roll, which premieres on Thursday night, appear to help present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
  • Friday's show is themed around April Fool's Day. Various things throughout the episode are intentionally done wrong or in unusual ways, as follows:
    • The audience does not sit back down after their standing ovation during Drew's entrance until the first commercial.
    • When Alexis opens the first Item up for Bids, a refrigerator, its shelves collapse, and their contents fall on the floor. The crew is later seen on-camera cleaning up the mess.
    • The clips shown on the TV offered in 1 Right Price are of pricing games being lost instead of won.
    • Drew and George are edited into the safari pictures for the trip to South Africa offered in Bonkers.
    • The first half has no car game. Instead, the third Item up for Bids is a car, and immediately afterward, Cliff Hangers is played for a $580 dash cam, which on a normal day would have been the Item up for Bids preceding the car. The camera is staged behind Door #3 as though it were a perfectly normal prize package.
      • In keeping with this theme, the small prizes in Cliff Hangers are all car accessories.
    • While modeling the fourth Item up for Bids, a bar set, Manuela and Alexis attempt to clink their martini glasses together and instead shatter both of them; as these were supposedly part of the prize package, George revises his description to say that the prize comes with four martini glasses instead of six.
    • Push Over's blocks stick together, hanging in mid-air instead of falling off the table.
    • The fifth Item up for Bids, a ping pong table, includes 1,008 ping pong balls, which rain down from the ceiling onto Manuela and Alexis. (Manuela and Alexis also do an unusually bad job of playing ping pong while modelling the prize; it is unclear whether this was intentional or a happy coincidence.)
    • In Balance Game, Manuela is unable to lift the prize bag; Drew eventually comes over to help her, lifting it himself almost effortlessly.
    • When throwing to commercial after Balance Game, Drew reminds the viewers that Price is "only on ABC."
    • A gorilla skulks around behind George as he demonstrates the sixth Item up for Bids, a VR fitness system; eventually, George falls off the apparatus, removes his goggles, finds himself face to face with the gorilla, nearly faints, takes a moment to pull himself together, shakes his head, and walks offstage.
    • Part of the It's in the Bag sign is missing, leaving the sixth onstage contestant to play "Bag."
    • The third bag in It's in the Bag contains a can of refried beans, no backing, and Jonathan Mangum eating the beans. Drew does not appear to have been told about this in advance -- in fact, he is so startled by seeing Jonathan that he backs up and drops and breaks his microphone (fortunately, the crew had another one ready for him).
    • Jonathan Mangum models the car in the first showcase. (Please note that we are using the term "models" very loosely here.)
    • The gorilla from the sixth Item up for Bids models the car in the second showcase. (Again, we use the term "models" loosely, albeit less so than with Jonathan.)
    • Jonathan and the gorilla both join the cast onstage during the credits.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, in order to make the game lineup work for the April Fool's Day stunt, no real car games are played.
  • On Friday, a montage of the episode's most intentionally ridiculous moments is played during the credits.


Week 29 (1,978 – 979xK): April 4-8

  • Monday's show is themed as a baby shower; all of the contestants are expectant mothers. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4's background is a pile of pastel balloons with the sky visible in the background.
    • Door #4's logo has the text "Baby Shower" below the 0.
    • The G-T asterisks in the audience are all pastel shades of red, blue, and yellow.
    • The light strip around the audience is pink.
    • The light columns around the audience are pink and green.
    • The audience pods are pink with green centers.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special baby shower episode of The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are green on the red and yellow displays and pink on the blue and green displays.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4 and the "Baby Shower" text. When the contestants bids, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The light strip around the spinning panel of the Turntable wall is light blue. All of the other lights on the Turntable are pink and green.
    • The bottom two rows of Turntable screens show the background from Door #4, while the top row shows balloons flying up into the sky. The center screen also shows the "Baby Shower" text (and, unusually for this season, not any version of the logo). The graphics from the center screen also appear on George's display.
    • George's podium is pink and green.
    • The trip offered in Pick-a-Number is described as being specifically for "you and your partner;" as trips must be taken by the person who won them and cannot be given to someone else, it is unclear whether this language was intended to be romantic or literal.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a $300 gift card from The Short Years, the provider of the third Item up for Bids, and an Itsy travel stroller from Contours, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, as George urges viewers to visit the website for chances to win one of said gift cards and one of said strollers.
  • On Tuesday, the Turntable walls do not change colors during Flip Flop.
  • On Wednesday, Make Your Move's first two prizes are staged in front of Contestants' Row, with the third, a trip, appearing on Door #4.
  • On Wednesday, during the fourth Item up for Bids, Drew mishears the third contestant's bid of "a flat 50" as "five-fifty;" fortunately, he would not have won either way, and the error seems unlikely to have substantially affected the fourth contestant.
  • On Thursday, Gridlock! malfunctions, causing the cars to change lanes extremely slowly. Rachel ends up moving the contestant's last guess by herself in order to move the game along.
  • On Friday, contestant Robert becomes something of a running gag after he impresses Drew with his voice during the "Oh, Mighty Sound Effects Lady" routine in One Away early in the show. After having him say, "It's a new car!" for the sake of hearing it, Drew jokingly declares him the show's new announcer, and he does subsequently call down the sixth contestant; as a follow-up, when the show returns from the final commercial, the camera focuses on a dejected-looking George sitting in the audience. After losing the first Showcase Showdown, Robert also takes a turn as a Barker's Beauty during the second showcase, does the "Have your pet spayed or neutered" line during Drew's sign-off, and joins the cast onstage during the credits.


Week 30 (1,979 – 980xK): April 11-15

  • On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 1994, with pictures of early playings of Joker, Side by Side, and Barker's Marker$. (Notably, the only game that debuted during the skipped year 1993 was Cover Up itself.)
  • Monday's second showcase includes two tickets to the CMT Music Awards, which air that night on CBS.
  • On Tuesday, Pay the Rent's intro is much shorter than usual, starting with only six measures left in the cue.
  • On Thursday, Freeze Frame's prize description dissolves to a close-up of the game's sign instead of a full shot of the board.


Week 31 (1,980 – 981xK): April 18-22

  • Monday's show features pairs of siblings aged 11-18 playing as teams, with a parent joining the final two teams onstage during the Showcase. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a cartoonish lawn with three pairs of blocky, craft-ish siblings at the front and a non-gold version of the "50" logo at the center.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate siblings on The Price Is Right!"
    • The border of each Contestant's Row display is that display's color.
    • Each Contestants' Row display shows the background from Door #4 with the word "Siblings" at the center and a correspondingly-colored pair of blocky siblings on the left. When the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The Turntable screens and George's display each show the background from Door #4; the center Turntable screen also shows the non-gold "50" logo and two pairs of blocky siblings, and George's display also shows the "Siblings" text from Contestants' Row.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber has a similarly-dressed sister who goes up the mountain with him. The sister is also added to the game's graphics.
    • Because of the potential ages of the contestants, no cars are offered until the Showcase, when they are joined by a parent; in lieu of car games, one game is played for cash in each half.
    • Every kid in the audience receives a photography starter bundle, a set of photo sheets, and an instant camera, a portion of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said packages.
    • Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill has a childhood photograph of Drew and his brothers Roger and Neil.
  • In Monday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning on every prize.
  • On Monday, Pick-a-Pair is played for $10,000.
  • On Monday, the Barker's Beauties again go back to bringing out Eazy az 1 2 3's blocks after the prize descriptions.
  • On Monday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Friday, in honor of Earth Day, everyone in the audience receives an eco-friendly cleaning package from Cleancult, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said packages.


Week 32 (1,981 – 982xK): April 25-29

  • On Monday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs episode #049SP, which airs that night.
  • On Tuesday, Drew lets the contestant operate Flip Flop.
  • On Tuesday, after the first showcase, the display on the Top Winner's podium can be seen changing from "SHOWCASE" to "CAR"; this is noteworthy only because the descriptions are always installed or lit up off-camera.
  • On Wednesday, Lucky $even's COVID protocols are rescinded; the contestant again holds the money and gives Drew any dollars she loses.
  • On Wednesday, Drew misreads (or the staff miswrites) the price of the first showcase as $24,469; it is actually $24,465. The difference of $1,756 shown on the contestant's podium is correct.
  • On Thursday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.


Week 33 (1,982 – 983xK): May 3, 2, 4-6

  • Originally scheduled for May 2-6.
  • On Monday, in honor of Teachers Appreciation Day, everyone in the audience is a teacher. (It should be noted that Teachers Appreciation Day is actually Tuesday, the day the episode was broadcast; it is unclear why the theme was used on Monday's show.) Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience are all the same shame of green as a chalkboard.
    • The audience pods, the light strip around the audience, and the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" are yellow.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience have a slightly different color scheme than usual; the most noticeable change is that none of them are purple.
    • Door #4's logo is a white chalk outline of the 5 from the "50" logo, colored in with yellow chalk; a chalk drawing of the gold Barker logo surrounded by a chalk outline of an apple; and the word "Teachers" written beneath them in vibrating, white, chalk letters. The "Teachers" text also appears, backed by the apple, on the center Turntable screen, and the gold Barker logo with the apple around it also appears on George's display.
    • Door #4's background is a chalkboard with equations on it related to the word "Price," similar to the background and backdrops in Do the Math. Similar backgrounds appear on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display. When contestants bid, their bids are "written" onto their displays in chalk.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Teachers Appreciation Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by Do the Math's prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The lights on the Turntable's stairs are blue, yellow, and red, from bottom to top.
    • The light strips on the Turntable's spinning panel are green.
    • The lights between the Turntable screens and on George's podium are green and yellow.
  • On Monday, Drew operates Flip Flop. It is unclear whether this is a change or the show was taped out of order.
  • On Monday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" features 1995, with pictures of an early playing of Freeze Frame, the mailing address from the ticket plug, and an early playing of Split Decision.
  • On Tuesday, after the Showcase, Drew announces that they'll be celebrating teachers "tomorrow;" this refers to the two shows' swapped airdates.
  • On Wednesday, Drew lets the contestant operate Coming or Going.
  • On Wednesday, Drew goes back to pulling the lever while explaining Race Game.
  • Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside one or more of their adult children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all pastel shades of the three secondary colors.
    • The light columns around the audience are all gray.
    • The light strips around the audience and on the Turntable's "doorframe" are a pastel orange.
    • The audience pods are gray with purple centers.
    • Door #4 shows the "50" logo, with the words "Mother's Day" at its base, against a tabletop strewn with flowers. The background also appears on the center Turntable screen, along with the "Mother's Day" text; a variation of it appears on the remaining Turntable screens; and a different variation of it, with a coffee cup featuring the "50" logo in coffee art, appears on George's display.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light green.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show appropriately-colored flower arrangements, each with a card honoring mothers; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
      • This episode also introduces a new wipe graphic for Contestants' Row; instead of moving smoothly across the display, the transition now has more of a dissolve effect.
    • The set is decorated for Mother's Day.
    • From bottom to top, the Turntable's stairs are purple, green, and orange.
    • The lights on the Turntable wall are purple.
    • George's podium is gold.
    • Three Barker's Beauties (Rachel, Manuela, and Amber) are present, all of them mothers.
    • The dollar sign on George's calldown window is pink.
  • On Friday, the first measure is absent from Grand Game's intro cue.
  • On Friday, a new set of shimmery, letterboxed graphics is introduced for trip plugs. As the episode was taped out of order, these graphics do not appear on any of the shows immediately surrounding this one.
  • On Friday, contestant Eleanor reveals that she had been on the show 30 years earlier and had been pregnant at the time with her daughter, Bethany -- her partner onstage for this episode.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a two-night trip to Temecula, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said trips.
  • On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.


Week 34 (1,983 – 984xK): May 9-13


Week 35 (1,984 – 985xK): May 16-20

  • On Tuesday, Drew begins demonstrating Side by Side again.
  • On Wednesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, Drew nearly breaks one of the platforms in To the Penny when he attempts to remove one of the items to show it to the contestant and discovers a little too late that they are attached to the prop.
  • On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 2001, with pictures of early playings of That's Too Much!, Bonkers, and Pass the Buck.
  • On Thursday, an abbreviated version of Time I$ Møney's intro cue is used, with the middle six beats edited out.
  • On Thursday, Flip Flop permanently goes back to being operated by the contestant.


Week 36 (1,985 – 986xK): May 23-27

  • On Friday, Range Game is revealed with a dissolve straight from Contestants' Row to the board.


Week 37 (1,986 – 987xK): May 30-June 3

  • Beginning on Monday, when To the Penny is won, the board rotates back to the "$25,000" video display used in the game's intro.
  • On Monday, the new trip plug graphics first seen on May 6 are introduced permanently.
  • On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 2003, with pictures of early playings of On the Spot, Time Is Money, and Coming or Going.
  • On Wednesday, when contestant Christopher comes on-camera for the second Showcase Showdown, Drew mentions that his ankle is "all taped up;" he later reveals that Christopher had sprained his ankle earlier in the show doing a back spin after winning That's Too Much!.
  • On Thursday, Drew allows the Master Key contestant to take her keys by herself.
  • On Thursday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
  • On Friday, Hi Lo is played for a car.


Week 38 (1,987 – 988xK): June 6-10

  • On Monday, Switch?'s left-hand prize label gets jarred loose during the price reveal and falls off the game. Drew gives it to the contestant as a souvenir.
  • On Monday, Cover Up's "wrong price" jumps ahead to 2010, with two pictures of an early playing of Rat Race (one of the display and one of the rats) and one of an early playing of Pay the Rent.
  • On Wednesday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
  • On Friday, while opening for Drew's entrance, Door #2 briefly gets stuck, almost causing him to walk right into it.


Week 39 (1,988 – 989xK): June 17, 14, September* 5, June 20, July 4

  • Logically scheduled for June 13-14, 22-23, July 1
  • Originally scheduled for June 13-14, September* 5, June 20, July 4
  • Wednesday's show, in spite of its production number, is a 50th anniversary episode and was intentionally scheduled for the day after September 4, 2022 (which falls on a Sunday).
  • Friday's show, in spite of its production number, is themed around Independence Day; I have placed it on July 1, as that is the closest Friday to July 4.
  • Season finale week.
  • On Monday, Pocket ¢hange's contestants go back to taking their envelopes by themselves. Despite it no longer being necessary, the spaces remain numbered.
  • On Tuesday, Drew mishears a Clock Game contestant's bid of "four-forty" as "five-forty" and tells her to go lower when he should have said "higher" (an understandable mistake, as she had already bid $540 and higher amounts a number of times despite his correct instructions); this results in a rare instance of the clock resetting on-camera after he realizes the error.
  • Wednesday's show, as mentioned above, celebrates the show's 50th anniversary; as the last episode of the season to be broadcast, it also serves as a ceremonial season finale. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual or otherwise noteworthy:
    • The show begins with George giving a recap of the season before segueing into the normal opening.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Price Is Right!"
    • Back to '72 is played for a car -- specifically, a restored 1972 Chevy Chevelle.
    • Three Barker's Beauties are present, including Alexis, who joined the cast this season.
    • In a throwback to season premiere week, To the Penny is played for $1,000,000, with the lower prize values raised to $5,000, $10,000, $50,000, and $250,000.
    • Fireworks go off behind To the Penny during its prize reveal.
    • Range Game is played for a $68,000 trailer that can be used to "hit 50 stops across America" as a tie-in to the show's planned 50-stop cross-country road trip that took place in the spring; despite this likely still having been the intent at the time this episode was taped, the tour actually ended up doing fewer than 10 stops.
    • As George notes, the sixth Item up for Bids, a trip to Acapulco, was also offered on the first episode.
    • In a throwback to Dream Car Week, That's Too Much! is played for a $61,000 BMW.
    • The second Showcase Showdown ends with a tribute to Bob featuring a series of clips of him, including both his first entrance on the first episode and his most recent entrance on the Season 43 April Fool's Day show.
    • The first showcase features a look back at some of the show's favorite moments from Season 50, with clips of the refrigerator falling apart on Alexis, the "Season 1" show from Halloween, and contestant Kari from Dream Car Week getting lost after spinning the Big Wheel.
  • On Wednesday, the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used in Back to '72.
  • After Wednesday's show, Back to '72 is removed from the pricing game rotation for the rest of 2022.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives a Smeg blender, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said blenders.
  • On Wednesday, Drew semi-incorrectly refers to the winner of the sixth Item up for Bids as "our final contestant of the season;" he also later mentions the "last two Showcase bids of the season" and "the last Showcase round of the whole season."
  • Thursday's show, which was broadcast on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
    • The audience pods and the lights on the Turntable are turquoise.
    • The light columns around the audience are yellow and turquoise.
    • Door #4 shows a beach scene with the "50" logo etched into the sand; the words "Summer Beach Party" appear at the logo's base.
    • The raised stage in the back of the audience is covered in (presumably fake) sand, with a sandcastle in one corner, various beach paraphernalia buried in the sand in the opposite corner, and a raised Pricedown dollar sign sculpted in the center.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a sandy beach; when the contestants bid, the tide comes in, with the bid being left in the sand when it recedes.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by tropical scenery and prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered in brown glitter.
    • The bottom and center rows of Turntable screens show the beach scenery from Contestant's Row; the center screen also has the "Summer Beach Party" text from Door #4. The screens on the top row simply show yellow at the bottom and change to turquoise farther up.
    • Alexis, George, and Rachel all wear beach attire.
    • George's podium is redone as a tiki bar. Its lights and screen are not visible on this episode, but a wooden sign with the "Summer Beach Party" text does hang on its front.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are wearing beach gear and riding a surfboard.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a portable ViewSonic projector, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said projectors.
  • On Thursday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • Friday's show, as noted above, is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a member of the military.
    • The Marine Band San Diego is stationed on and around the raised stage in the back of the audience, which has a blue enclosure around it accented with white stripes and red stars. The band plays Stars and Stripes Forever during the opening in place of "Walking" and a big band version of the theme during Drew's entrance. They also play various patriotic songs in place of the theme after pricing games and during most commercial outros, as well as reprising Stars and Stripes Forever during the credits (starting immediately after the Showcase price reveals instead of cutting off the theme after Drew's sign-off). The regular theme is only heard while going to commercial during the Showcase.
    • The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
    • The light columns around the audience are all red.
    • The audience pods are blue with white centers.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all either lit up white or covered in silver glitter.
    • Door #4 shows the "50" logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors. The wipe has a noticeable dissolve effect on this episode that is not usually present.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the Fourth of July on The Price Is Right!"
    • Drew's entrance is backed by panels with an American flag on them instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Drew's entrance is flanked by fireworks sprays.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are white.
    • The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens collectively show one large image of the American flag from Door #4; the "50" logo appears on the center screen, as usual.
    • George's podium is lit up red, white, and blue from left to right.
    • George's display shows the background from Door #4 and the "4th of July" text.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are dark blue.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Friday, contestant Sean does a backflip after winning Dice Game. An instant replay of the backflip is shown while going to commercial.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a $200 gift card from Igloo, the provider of the fifth Item up for Bids; unusually, this award is not offered to viewers at PriceIsRight.com.


Season 51 ('22-'23)

Pricing game calendar for Season 51, hosted by Scorpz.

Note: At some point believed to be early this season and no later than the taping of episode #054SP, Price begins taping both Showcase Showdowns back-to-back after the sixth game; this allows the crew to only have to set up the Big Wheel once per episode. This change does not affect the rules or the on-air presentation of the program in any way.


Week 1 (1,989 – 990xK): September 19-23

  • On Monday, all instances of the "50" and "50 Years" logos are changed to a new, rounded, more cartoonish version of the Carey logo; all Carey logos added to the show in the future also use this shape. In conjunction with this, new TPIR signs are installed in the back of the audience and on the Big Doors (whose normal square pattern from before the installation of the "50" lights is also restored); the dollar signs on the former do not rotate like the ones present prior to Season 50. Unlike previous versions of the Big Door logos, the dollar sign on these props is not entirely contained within the orange area; they noticeably jut out to the right of their panel when the doors open.
    • The "50" logo on George's display is an exception to this; it instead reverts to the Pricedown dollar sign from before Season 50.
  • On Monday, a placard reading "51 Years" is present beneath the logos on Door #4 and the center Turntable screen.
  • On Monday, the Barker logo at the beginning of the opening is changed from gold to a normal white/yellow color scheme.
  • On Monday, the light border is changed back to its green color scheme from Seasons 45-49.
  • On Monday, a new animation is introduced for the logo at the end of the opening. The Big Wheel flies onto the screen, similarly to the animation from before Season 50; G-T asterisks then fly onto the screen and disappear behind it, while a Pricedown dollar sign dissolves into existence in front of it. As the wheel shrinks into the background, the dollar sign flies forward and begins spinning as the new Carey logo's backgrounds fly in from the sides. Finally, the "The Price Is Right" text flies into place, and the backgrounds zoom toward them from behind, growing and fully forming the new logo. Additionally, the logo continues to simply disappear once the logo on Door #2 comes up behind it instead of going back to flying away as the doors open as was done prior to Season 50.
  • On Monday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Season 51 of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the Barker Wall has its non-sparkly appearance last seen in Week 5 of Season 50; as this episode was taped out of order, this change does not immediately become permanent.
  • On Monday, the set is decorated for the season premiere.
  • On Monday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" begins to show much darker colors that are noticeably different from all the other light strips on the set; this may be the result of a change to its lighting rather than an intentional set change.
  • On Monday, all six Barker's Beauties are present; Drew introduces them in front of Door #3 before the first Item up for Bids. As a result of their presence, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • On Monday, in celebration of the new season, Grand Game is played for $51,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly; the target price is also $5.10.
  • On Monday, the second Item up for Bids includes a six-month supply of Home Chef meal kits as a bonus; the contestants are instructed not to include it while bidding.
  • On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a $300 gift card from Home Chef, the sponsor of the bonus with second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • On Monday, Most Expen$ive is played for three rooms of furniture. The game uses its classic trip staging, with one room behind each door. The number backdrops are placed behind the furniture, and the game's sign is not used.
  • On Monday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue during the prize descriptions for Most Expen$ive; they remain this way for the rest of the episode. This issue also occurs on several other episodes from this taping session.
  • On Monday, George's calldown window and its dollar sign revert to their colors from Season 49.
  • On Monday, the walls on the Big Wheel become dark red.
  • On Monday, the left side of the stock shot of the Big Wheel's walls that surrounds the arrow shot is edited to add an extra black column, thus removing the segment of the square-patterned walls that was still visible in the shot throughout Season 50.
  • On Monday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
  • On Monday, the logo for the mid-show bumper begins using an abbreviated version of the animation from the end of the opening, showing only the logo itself and having the background grow into existence behind the text.
  • On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for four trips -- one for each season.
  • On Monday, Bargain Game is played for two cars.
  • On Tuesday, One Away is lost on the first turn.
  • On Tuesday, the first show taped for Season 51, the pre-edit stock shot for the Big Wheel's arrow shot is used one last time.
  • On Tuesday, the Pass the Buck contestant passes the buck by himself.
  • On Tuesday and Friday, after the second Showcase Showdown, George does a contestant plug for an upcoming "superfan" episode.
  • On Wednesday, while lighting up the right answer after Pick-a-Pair is lost, the staff accidentally also turns back on the price of the leftover item from the first turn and turns off the game's upper row of chase lights.
  • On Wednesday, Drew resets the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself.
  • On Thursday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is a much deeper blue than usual during the Showcase Showdowns.
  • On Thursday, Drew goes back to actually pressing the button while explaining the second part of Time I$ Møney.
  • On Thursday, Coming or Going's light bulbs are noticeably brighter than usual, almost to the point of being distracting.
  • On Friday, likely as the result of an oversight, the record used in the fifth Item up for Bids still has the "50 Years" logo on it.
  • On Friday, for reasons unknown, Drew's ticket plug from the end of the first Showcase Showdown is also edited into the end of the second Showcase Showdown.


Week 2 (1,990 – 991xK): September 26-30 + Friday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 16 (#053SP) airs on Friday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, the last number in Dice Game never lights up in the top row even though the contestant rolled it.
  • On Monday, after the second Showcase Showdown, George does a contestant plug for the upcoming "superfan" episode.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Frederick attempts to play Double Cross by moving the yellow slider; as the game evidently registers all input as attempts to move the green slider regardless of their height, this results in a fair bit of confusion, and Drew eventually ends up running the game for him.
  • On Wednesday, Pay the Rent's original shopping bags return, now emblazoned with the new version of the logo.
  • On Wednesday, Drew goes back to resetting the Big Wheel for bonus spins by himself (although he will still occasionally have contestants do it for him if they are closer to the wheel than he is).
  • On Wednesday, Balance Game's COVID protocols are rescinded; Drew goes back to placing the first bag and handing the contestant the Drew Dollar.
  • On Thursday, the non-sparkly Barker Wall last seen on the season premiere returns permanently.
  • On Thursday, the light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is a much darker blue than usual during Hot Seat.
  • On Friday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a 51st birthday cake with the new version of the logo in the center.
  • On Friday, part of contestant Eduardo's shout-outs at the Big Wheel appears to have been edited out of the show; his audio abruptly cuts out partway through, and the camera suddenly cuts to his friends in the audience.
  • Beginning on Friday, Side by Side is brought out during the prize description when it is played in front of the Turntable.
  • On Friday, after the Showcase, Drew plugs that evening's The Price Is Right at Night.
Primetime
  • This special is themed around twins, who play as teams.
  • The primetime show's logo is modified in the same fashion as the daytime show's.
  • Unlike the daytime show, TPIR at Night's opening continues to use the gold Barker logo from Season 50.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • From this episode onward, the Contestants' Row displays in primetime show the starfield from the Turntable screens; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to show a dark blue background.
  • From this episode onward, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are light blue in primetime.
  • Most of the prizes and pricing games are somehow twin- or double-related.
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Pick-a-Pair and That's Too Much! are both played for two cars.
  • Iain Armitage and Raegan Revord, the portrayers of twins Sheldon and Missy Cooper on Young Sheldon, appear as guest models for the third Item up for Bids and the fifth game; the also help to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around their show.
  • Hot Seat has a wider chair than usual; it also has the padded armrests and the columns around the button podium seen on last season's Valentine's Day daytime show.
  • That's Too Much! is temporarily renamed "That's Two Much!".


Week 3 (1,991 – 992xK): October 3-7

  • Monday's opening mistakenly uses the gold Barker logo and light border from Season 50.
  • On Tuesday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue before Act 4; they remain this way for the rest of the episode.
  • On Tuesday, the trip to Croatia offered in Balance Game is mistakenly accompanied by the trip screen graphics for Quebec; the graphics appear again in the Showcase when an actual trip to Quebec is offered.
  • Beginning on Wednesday, when a Plinko chip lands in $10,000, the end of "Dig We Must" is played, and a pink "$10,000" graphic appears on-screen.
  • On Wednesday, Hole in One gets a new golf bag with the new TPIR logo on it and a Pricedown dollar sign near its base.
  • On Friday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue before Act 3; they remain this way for the rest of the episode.
  • On Friday, Drew plugs next week's Dream Car Week shows after the Showcase.


Week 4 (1,992 – 993xK): October 13, 12, 11, 10, 14

  • Originally scheduled for October 10-14.
  • This week is Dream Car Week. Unlike in previous seasons, when the show generally played one game per day for a car that would normally only appear in 3 Strikes or Golden Road, almost every car offered during the course of the week fits that description. The dream cars offered are as follows:
    • On Monday, Golden Road itself is played for an Audi, Gas Money is played for a $53,000 Infinti QX50, and Vend-O-Price is played for a $40,000 BMW; additionally, a Dodge Challenger and a Mazda CX-9 are offered in the Showcase.
    • On Tuesday, Cover Up is played for a Lincoln, Master Key is played for an Alfa Romeo Giulia, and Dice Game is played for a Mercedes.
    • On Wednesday, Temptation is played for a $43,000 Ford Explorer, and Push Over is played for another Mercedes; additionally, anther Audi is offered in the Showcase. (Coincidentally, there is also a contestant named Delorean.)
    • On Thursday, Lucky $even is played for a Porsche, and Pass the Buck is played for a Lexus; additionally, a Jaguar is offered in the Showcase.
    • On Friday, 1/2 Off is played for a Range Rover, That's Too Much! is played for a Maserati, and Pocket ¢hange is played for a $43,000 Volkswagen Atlas; additionally, another Lincoln is offered in the Showcase.
  • Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
    • The light columns around the audience cascade between red and orange.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and blue.
    • The light strip around the audience is the same shade of blue as George's podium.
    • Door #4 shows a sports car driving down a strip of highway against a red background with streaks of light zipping by and a TPIR logo in the sky; the text "Dream Car Week" appears at the base of the car.
    • The end of the opening differs each day, as follows:
      • On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as Dream Car Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • Thursday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!" Presumably, this line would have been swapped with Monday's had the episodes aired in order.
      • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we wrap up Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Barker Wall has the cascading colors from the Turntable screens on it.
    • A horizontal version of the cascading lights from Door #4 appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display; all of these except for the top and bottom rows on Turntable screens have the "Dream Car Week" text on them. When contestants bid, the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The lights on the Turntable are red, and the areas between the screens are dark purple.
    • Every episode is a three-car day.
    • The Big Wheel's carpet is replaced by a strip of highway.
    • In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with a $47,000 Genesis G70 Sport Prestige; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
    • As a result of the car's staging at the Big Wheel, social distancing is not enforced during ties in this week's Showcase Showdowns.
  • On Monday, the G-T asterisk between Door #2 and Door #3 is burnt out at the start of the show; it is fixed sometime during the first game. A different asterisk in the back of the audience is also burnt out during Acts 4 and 5.
  • On Monday, the audience pods are a much lighter shade of blue than usual during Act 6.
  • On Monday, as noted above, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, George introduces Drew with, "And now, to get this show on the road, here's your host: Drew Carey!"
  • On Tuesday, the audience pods become a much lighter shade of blue during Act 3; they remain this way for the rest of the episode. This is the final episode from the season premiere's taping session, after which the error appears to have mostly been corrected.
  • On Tuesday, the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used for Master Key. It is also used for That's Too Much! on Friday.
  • On Wednesday, Bullseye and (as noted above) Push Over are both played for a car.
  • Thursday's show, the first episode of the week to be broadcast, has several references to the "start" of Dream Car Week.
  • On Thursday, Pass the Buck's frequency chart is redone in much brighter colors. Additionally, the chart is moved upward so as to be centered on the game's base, and its yellow border becomes a dark gold.
  • On Friday, as noted above, 1/2 Off is played for a car, with one of the last two boxes containing it and the other containing the standard $10,000. Oddly, the car is never described.
  • On Friday, Pocket ¢hange's COVID protocols are rescinded, and the envelope numbers are removed from the board, with the spaces they occupied becoming red again.


Week 5 (1,993 – 994xK): October 17-21

  • Monday's show is a celebration of Drew's 15th anniversary on the show, which occurred over the weekend on Saturday. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The TPIR logo on Door #4 and the center Turntable screen is altered to say "15 Years" in Pricedown. The dollar sign also wears Drew's glasses and has his microphone in front of it.
    • George introduces Drew with, "And now, celebrating his 15th anniversary on The Price Is Right, here's your host: Drew Carey!"
    • All six Barker's Beauties are present.
    • Most of the prizes are somehow related to Drew, at least tangentially.
    • Rat Race, which Drew created, is given a special intro: George announces it as "the greatest game ever created" as the Race Game Curtain rises, then the car is shown, and then the standard prizes descriptions begin, with the car music playing throughout (opening with a slower version as George begins talking and switching to a more upbeat mix when the car appears).
    • Every time the Big Wheel lands on 15, regardless of how it affects the score, the contestant wins $15,000. This supplants the usual $10,000 award for getting 15 in a bonus spin. It is unclear whether this would affect spinning order during a spin-off, as the situation did not arise.
    • Stefan Frei and Will Bruin of the Seattle Sounders (of which Drew is part owner) appear via trip screen with several other team members to help present the prize for Double Prices, a trip to Seattle with a VIP experience at a Sounders game.
    • Both showcases are themed around Drew; the second features remote appearances by his friends Joe Walsh, Ryan Stiles, and Pauley Perrette.
    • A cake of the Big Wheel on 15 is brought out after the Showcase.
  • Coincidentally, one of Monday's contestants, Haroun-Raschid, was also a contestant on episode #4091K, the second show Drew ever recorded from Season 36's first day of taping.
  • On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Wednesday, Drew lets the contestant operate Coming or Going.
  • On Wednesday, Coming or Going's alternate price reveal is used despite the reveal occurring onstage.
  • On Thursday, Marg Helgenberger, Matt Lauria, and Mandeep Dhillon from CSI: Vegas appear to help present the third Item up for Bids, a trip to Las Vegas. They also model the prizes for Most Expen$ive (with George not taking part) and help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
  • On Thursday, Now....or Then gets a new set of much brighter light bulbs -- likely the ones that were used in Coming or Going on September 22.


Week 6 (1,994 – 995xK): October 24-28

  • On Wednesday, the lights on the audience pods are mistakenly switched to their cascading sequence from the opening for the beginning of Act 5. This error is corrected during the plug for the Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a scene of aliens at Area 51 celebrating Season 51 by playing Plinko and spinning the Big Wheel.
  • On Friday, Race Game's jukebox initially fails to light up the third time the contestant pulls the handle; this occurs with only three seconds left, and no one appears to have thought the remaining time would have made a difference.
  • On Friday, Grocery Game is played for a car.


Week 7 (1,995 – 996xK): October 31-November 4

  • Monday's show is a pirate-themed Halloween episode, with Drew dressed as a pirate captain, George as a parrot, James as a captive, Alexis as a mermaid, and Manuela as a wench. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • George announces the entire show in-character as a parrot.
    • Door #4 shows a ghostly, transparent logo against a scene of a pirate ship sailing across a stormy sea. The ship's Jolly Rogers have Pricedown dollar signs instead of skulls. The ghostly version of the logo also appears at the end of the opening, accompanied by equally ghostly G-T asterisks, and it appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The light strip around the audience is purple, as are the light columns.
    • The G-T asterisks in the audience are a ghostly light blue.
    • The audience pods, the lights between the Turntable screens, and the borders of Contestants' Row are a static brownish orange. (The Turntable lights do start flashing after the Showcase.)
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four buccaneers to pillage a bounty of prizes on The Price Is Right Halloween show! Bawk! Say the line! Say the line! He's the captain of this ship: It's Drew Carey! Carey! Carey! Good boy! Good boy!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a waving Jolly Roger against the wooden walls of a pirate ship. When the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the same brownish orange color as the displays' borders.
    • For the opening only, the theme is replaced by a dramatic pirate-themed song. Pirate-themed music is also used for all six Items up for Bids.
    • Drew comes through Door #2 on the Tugboat, which is decorated as a pirate ship.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by tropical props and prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The hook on Drew's right hand is actually his microphone; as such, no one is there to hand it to him during his entrance.
    • The set is decorated as a pirate ship, with rotted wood paneling covering the spinning Turntable wall panels and George's podium and installed on the Turntable's floor (except for the game side of the spinning panel, which remains white).
    • The lights on the Turntable are a ghostly blue-green.
    • The Turntable screens show the sea background from Door #4. Unusually, no logo of any sort is present on the center screen for this episode.
    • George's display shows the Jolly Roger from Contestants' Row against the sea background from Door #4.
    • Do the Math's school paraphernalia is replaced with pirate props.
    • George's calldown window is green, and its dollar sign is a ghostly light blue.
    • Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill is replaced by golden text reading "$25,000" sitting in a treasure chest.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is a ghostly light blue.
    • Balance Game's Drew Dollars are temporarily renamed "Drew Doubloons."
    • Special Showcase podiums are used that look like a boat's steering column. Their displays have a map as their background, use a theme-appropriate font, and show the ghostly version of the TPIR logo.
  • On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Monday, Push Over is played for a car.
  • On Monday, George models the car in Push Over.
  • On Monday, 4-digit Lucky $even is played for a boat, which is brought out by the Tugboat.
  • On Monday, Balance Game's scale only tips three times during the price reveal instead of the usual five.
  • On Wednesday, one of the squares on Door #1 briefly flashes blue for no apparent reason during the third spin of the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, during Master Key, the Turntable walls use the purple and yellow color scheme normally used for Coming or Going.
  • On Thursday, Drew allows contestant Lucina to quit To the Penny with $3,000 without showing her the prices for the third item.
  • On Friday, a red rim is added to Freeze Frame's wheel.
  • On Friday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.


Week 8 (1,996 – 997xK): November 7-11

  • On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • During Wednesday's Check Game, the lights on the Turntable wall use the purple and gray color scheme normally used for Clock Game.
  • Friday's show is themed around Veterans Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran or a veteran's relative. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a shield above the word "Veterans," against a field of stripes and a background of cascading stars; while these are mostly the same graphics as those used on Season 50's Veterans Day show, the reflection on the shield is changed from a waving flag's stars to a waving flag's stripes. These graphics also appear on the Turntable walls (with the top and bottom rows only showing the background) and George's display.
    • Most of the lights on the set are red, white, and blue.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute veterans on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show rotating stars on a field of blue; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are white.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a set of prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with red, white, and blue stars.
    • At the top of Act 3, Drew and George acknowledge military dogs and the veterans who adopt them, welcoming Army vet Meredith Johnson and her retired dog, Aslan; this doubles as a military-focused pet adoption segment, with George directing viewers to MissionCanineRescue.org for information on dog veterans.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is blue.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are dark blue.
  • On Friday, Gridlock! is played for a Lincoln.
  • On Friday, George is not shown calling down any contestants.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a grill, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said grills.


Week 9 (1,997 – 998xK): November 14-18

  • On Tuesday, Jerry O'Connell appears to promote his show, The Real Love Boat; he models the third Item up for Bids and helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around his show.
  • On Thursday, the price tags for the third and fifth Items up for Bids are used in the wrong acts.


Week 10 (1,998 – 999xK): November 21-23

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, for reasons unknown, only one Barker's Beauty, Rachel, is present.
    • As a result of this, on Tuesday, George models during Shopping Spree.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving, and more specifically, Friendsgiving, with trios of friends playing together. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience, most of the lights on the Turntable, and George's podium are traditional fall colors.
    • The audience pods are orange.
    • Door #4 shows the logo attached to the top of a chalkboard that has "Friendsgiving" written on its bottom, all against a white-brick wall with falling leaves; in an odd aesthetic choice, the leave appear to fall between the chalkboard and the wall. The wall and leaves also appear on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display, with the center Turntable screen and George's display also showing the logo and chalkboard. When contestants' bid, the graphics on the Contestants' Row displays wipe away to reveal the orange color that was used on the third display from 1975-2003.
    • Presumably to save time, George does not call the contestants' last names.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 12 contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of Contestants' Row are a much deeper shade of green than usual.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • Most of the prizes offered are in groups of three, and all of the trips are for three or six people.
    • The logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • George's calldown window is brown, and its dollar sign is gold.
    • Cat Cora of Iron Chef America appears to model the third Item up for Bids; she also helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around Thanksgiving dinner.
    • The usual lineup structure is inverted, with one cash game appearing in each half and only one car game (appropriately, Triple Play) being played.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is brown.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
  • On Wednesday, Vend-O-Price is played for $15,000; notably, the prize is revealed with the full-length version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
  • On Wednesday, two grocery item games and a small prize game are played.


Week 11 (1,999 – 001xL): December 5-6, 26, 8-9

  • Originally scheduled for December 5-9.
  • On Tuesday, One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
  • On Friday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.


Week 12 (2,000 – 002xL): June 19-20, December 12-13, June 22

  • Originally scheduled for December 12-16.
  • Originally rescheduled for June 22-23, December 12-13, June 26.
  • Originally rerescheduled for June 22-23, December 12-13, June 20.
  • On Monday, George accidentally drives a drift cart, one of the first Items up for Bids, into Door #1.
  • On Monday, Rachel wishes Bob a happy birthday during the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Tuesday, the error with the audience pods' lighting seen on several episodes taped around the time of the season premiere pops up again; they become a much lighter shade of blue than usual during the first game and remain that way through the rest of the episode.
  • On Thursday, contestant Kathleen wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling the second and third numbers, a 1, and a 6.
  • On Friday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • After Friday's show, Manuela goes on maternity leave.


Week 13 (2,001 – 003xL): December 19-23

  • This week's programs are Christmas episodes. The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Christmas.
    • Most of the lights on the set are either light gold or various shades of blue.
    • The logo's yellow text is gold, and its background is an icy blue. This logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Door #4 shows the snow-blanketed blue logo against a blue background with falling snowflakes. This background also appears on the Contestants' Row displays, the Turntable screens, and George's display; George's display and the center Turntable screen also have the snow-blanketed logo. When the contestants bid, the graphics on the Contestants' Row displays wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The end of the opening differs each day, as follows:
      • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate holiday week on The Price Is Right!"
      • Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's openings end with, "You are the first four contestants as holiday week continues on The Price Is Right!"
      • Friday's opening ends with, "You are the first four families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are light blue.
    • The G-T asterisks that fly in with the logo at the end of the opening are white, gold, and blue.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with snowflakes.
    • The Barker Wall is blue and adorned with snowflakes, and its dollar sign is covered with gold glitter.
    • The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered with gold glitter.
    • George's calldown window is silver, and its dollar sign is an icy blue.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is an icy blue.
    • The Showcase podiums use the blue logo.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are covered with gold glitter, as are the parts of the podiums immediately behind them.
  • Additionally, each show this week has a theme, as follows:
    • Monday's show, as noted above, features couples playing as teams.
      • As a result of this, Monday's Hot Seat uses its larger chair with the padded armrests and extended podium.
    • On Tuesday, everyone in the studio except Drew wears an "ugly Christmas sweater."
      • This extends to the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic, who wear a Christmas sweater and a Santa hat during Cliff Hangers.
    • Wednesday's show features "stocking stuffers;" everyone in the audience receives either a portion of or a gift card related to each of the six Items up for Bids. The stocking theme also extends to a number of other aspects of the episode:
      • The presentation of each Item up for Bids somehow involves a stocking; notably, this includes replacing the Pricedown dollar signs on the Clam, the Dollar Sign, and the Reveal with stockings.
      • Cover Up's "wrong price" is five stockings hanging from a fireplace; the stockings appear to have distinct names on them, but the camera never gets close enough to the board to make them out.
      • The fourth game begins with George pulling tickets to Mexico and Montreal out of a stocking; the shot then transitions to Door #2 opening on Do the Math, whose prize descriptions proceed as normal.
    • On Thursday, Drew is dressed as Santa Claus, George is dressed as an elf, and Amber and James are dressed as Santa's helpers. Most members of the audience also have on some kind of Santa costume.
      • In keeping with his costume, George announces portions of this episode in a high-pitched voice.
      • On this episode, George introduces Drew with, "Here's your host: The man, the myth, the legend -- Santa Drew Carey!"
    • Friday's show, as noted above, features families playing as teams.
      • George calls each family down all at once ("The [NAME] family, come on down!") instead of listing all of their first names.
  • On Monday and Tuesday, George introduces Drew as "Your ho-ho-host, Drew Carey!"
  • On Monday, Bargain Game is laced with garland.
  • On Monday, the fourth Big Wheel carpet is introduced. This carpet has rounded edges and is designed to look like a Big Door; it also has much larger G-T asterisks that are laid out symmetrically.
  • On Monday, a small portion of the first part of Hot Seat appears to have been edited out, as the timer decreases from 34 to 29 in only three seconds.
  • On Wednesday, Range Game's establishing shot is again done away with; the game goes back to not being seen until after the prize description.
  • Wednesday's second and fifth Items up for Bids include $500 gift cards for Goose Creek and CanvasPop.com, respectively; these are announced as bonuses and are not included in the actual retail prices.
  • On Wednesday, Pay the Rent's house is decorated for Christmas and has experienced snowfall.
  • On Wednesday, Do the Math's school paraphernalia is replaced with ornaments and Christmas presents.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the bags in Balance Game are red with white trim.
  • On Friday, Golden Road's rainbow backdrops are not used.
  • On Friday, 1/2 Off's boxes have ribbons on them.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a Kodak projector, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said projectors.
  • Prior to this week's shows being aired, CBS's press website had several photos of a girl from Friday's audience playing Rat Race by herself, something that did not occur on the actual show. While we're not certain how this came about, our best guess is that it was something along the lines of a Make-a-Wish experience; it was almost certainly never intended to be broadcast.


Week 14 (2,002 – 004xL): September* 1, December 27-30

  • Originally scheduled for December 26-30.
  • Originally rescheduled for June 20, December 27-30.
  • Originally rerescheduled for June 27, December 27-30.
  • On Monday, the chase lights on the Big Doors and the Turntable are shut off for the first half of Act 3; they start working again during the game's prize description.
  • On Monday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, the first four contestants line up in Contestants' Row from right to left.
  • On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, the background of Shell Game's first price display changes from green to yellow after the ARP is revealed.
  • On Thursday, the refrigerator offered in 1 Right Price malfunctions, refusing to respond when Amber attempts to activate the see-through glass panel mentioned in the prize copy; Drew assures the contestant that "it worked fine back at the factory."


Week 15 (2,003 – 005xL): January 2-6 + night of Wednesday, February 1

  • The Price Is Right at Night 17: Superfans (#054SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, February 1.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 4.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Back to '72 returns to the pricing game rotation, with its name changed to Back to '73; the game now uses small prizes that were on shows in the year 50 years prior to the current calendar year. It receives a special introduction from George explaining its return in spite of the show's claim that they would never play "Back to '72" again (which, given its updated name, is still technically true).
  • On Monday, in light of the game no longer strictly celebrating the show's first season, Back to '73's "The New Price Is Right" logo is changed to a "The Price Is Right" logo.
  • On Monday, Back to '73 is played for $25,000.
  • On Monday, Back to '73's prices and prize labels are changed to a more rounded font.
  • On Monday, the background for Back to '73's actual prices is changed to a plain blue with no extra graphics.
  • On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Redemption" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #055SP.
  • On Friday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, contestant Paul attempts to stop Range Game by hitting rangefinder itself; this does, in fact, end up stopping the rangefinder, although Drew makes Paul go through the motions of pressing the button, anyway.
Primetime
  • Everyone in the audience is verifiably one of The Price Is Right's most loyal fans, and all of the games are set up in ways that those who know the show's inner workings can easily take advantage of.
  • The third contestant called down, Anitra Green, was named after Anitra Ford.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we put superfans to the test on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • Starting with this special, primetime shows go back to using the sparkly, gold Barker Wall from Season 50.
  • Starting with this special, primetime shows have a shiny, blue floor; additionally, the G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are gold.
  • When Cliff Hangers is won, Drew gives the contestant an autographed mountain climber. (It should be noted that the show has several of these props.)
  • Starting with this special, George's calldown window is silver in primetime.
  • Bullseye's prize package includes dinner with Drew after the taping at one of his favorite restaurants.
  • On this episode, for the first time since Season 48, the second and third spinners in the Showcase Showdown are lined up on-camera; instead of their pre-pandemic positions across from the Big Wheel, they stand behind Drew, near the Turntable. This change does not immediately become permanent.
  • As of this episode, the primetime shows go back to using the pre-edit version of the Big Wheel's arrow shot with the visible square-patterned wall. This change carries over to the daytime show when the tapedates catch up.
  • The ninth contestant, Stephanie, brings a ticket for a 1961 episode of Bill Cullen's Price Is Right for Drew to sign.
  • The sixth Item up for Bids is a treadmill and a TV playing the clip of George falling off a treadmill during Most Expen$ive.
  • During the second Showcase Showdown, contestant Joezen says hello to Aaron Paul, "the biggest celebrity superfan;" this is notable mostly because a then-unknown Aaron Paul was a contestant himself on January 3, 2000.
  • The first showcase includes, as a bonus alongside a trip to Portugal, a VIP experience at a taping of O Preço Certo, the Portuguese version of The Price Is Right.
  • The presentation of the first showcase includes an "I won this car on The Price Is Right" license plate holder; this is the first time this prop has actually appeared on the air since the very first tapings with social distancing in Season 49.
  • The second showcase refers to a car as "the very first prize ever won on this stage;" while this is not quite accurate, it was the first prize ever given away in a pricing game.


Week 16 (2,004 – 006xL): January 9-11, 13, 16 + night of Wednesday, January 4

  • The Price Is Right at Night 18: Redemption (#055SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 4.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 9-13.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 11.
Daytime
  • On Monday, the third contestant is former NBA player Jared Jeffries.
  • On Tuesday, the flashing sequence normally played on the Turntable screens after the winner of the Showcase is revealed is mistakenly turned on throughout the Showcase.
  • On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Grocery Store Employees" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #056SP.
  • On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
Primetime
  • All of the contestants on this episode are previous contestants who lost in painful fashion the first time around. The requirement to wait 10 years after your appearance to be eligible again was waived for this episode.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants here to seek redemption on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • Each time a contestant gets onstage, a clip of their heartbreaking loss is shown before their prize and game are revealed.
  • Plinko is played for $100,000, with the center slot worth $20,000 and the lower prizes raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
  • The usual split-screen shots are not used in Range Game on this episode.


Week 17 (2,005 – 007xL): January 17, 20, 18-19, 12 + night of Wednesday, January 11

  • The Price Is Right at Night 19: Grocery Store Employees (#056SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 11.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for January 16-20.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 18.
Daytime
  • On Monday, the second and third spinners in the Showcase Showdown permanently go back to being lined up on-camera.
  • On Wednesday, George's silver calldown window from The Price Is Right at Night is used.
  • On Wednesday, the daytime show goes back to using the pre-edit version of the Big Wheel's arrow show with the visible square-patterned wall.
  • On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Geniuses" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #057SP.
  • On Thursday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
  • Beginning on Thursday, George's calldown window is usually blue with pink accents. The classic pink window and the silver window from TPIR at Night also continue to appear, although much less frequently.
  • On Friday, "Walking" never plays when the fifth contestant is called; instead, the theme from the outro of the first game continues playing right on through until she reaches Contestants' Row.
Primetime
  • Everyone in the audience is a grocery store worker.
  • All six games are grocery item games; aside from this (and the lack of a small prize game), the prize structure of a standard episode is more or less maintained.
  • It's in the Bag is played for $32,000, with all of the standard prize values doubled; the top prize is displayed on a trip screen behind Door #3 with graphics that mimic the normal sign.
  • Vend-O-Price is played for a car.


Week 18 (2,006 – 008xL): January 23-27 + night of Wednesday, January 18

  • The Price Is Right at Night 20: Geniuses (#057SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 18.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, January 25.
Daytime
  • On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Service Industry Workers" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #058SP.
  • On Thursday, Max Thieriot, the star and co-creator of Fire Country, appears to model the third Item up for Bids; he also helps to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around his show.
  • Thursday's ninth contestant, Sonia, was also the first contestant called at Drew's very first taping.
Primetime
  • Everyone in the audience is verifiably a genius. The usual age restrictions are waived for this episode.


Week 19 (2,007 – 009xL): January 30-February 3 + night of Wednesday, January 25

  • The Price Is Right at Night 21: Service Industry Workers (#058SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, January 25.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Wednesday night, February 1.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids; on Wednesday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids, as well.
  • On Wednesday, after the Showcase, Drew reminds viewers to watch the primetime "Superfans" special that night; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #054SP.
  • As of Thursday, Card Game no longer has a default starting bid; it now varies between $15,000 and $20,000 depending on how the staff sets the game up.
  • Thursday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a VIP experience at the Grammy Awards, which air this Sunday on CBS.
  • Friday's show is themed around National Cancer Prevention Month and World Cancer Day (which falls on Saturday); everyone in the audience is someone whose life has been affected by cancer. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns in the audience are all purple.
    • The G-T asterisks in the audience are all white, light pink, and light blue.
    • The light strip around the audience is dark blue.
    • The audience pods are a static dark blue, with light blue in the center.
    • Door #4 shows a pink-tinted version of the logo with a pink ribbon in place of the dollar sign, surrounded by pink sparkles and roving spotlights and with a blue curtain for a background.
    • The lights on the Turntable walls are various shades of purple.
    • The Turntable screens and George's display show the sparkles, spotlights, and background from Door #4; the center Turntable screen also shows the pink-tinted logo, and the other center-row screens and George's display also show a pink ribbon.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are pink.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the same graphics as George's display; when the contestant bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The Big Wheel's split-screen separator is purple and pink.
    • The Showcase podiums use the pink-tinted version of the logo.
    • Before the Showcase, Drew announces a $20,000 donation to Stand up to Cancer, a charitable program that funds cancer research; during this announcement, Devin, Amber, George, and everyone in the audience holds up "I stand up for" placards with the names of people in their lives who have been affected by cancer.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a two-day trip anywhere in the world and a one-year membership from Travel + Leisure Go, the provider of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win such a trip.
Primetime
  • Everyone in the audience is a service industry worker.
  • As the episode advertises contestants playing for "the biggest tips of their lives," all six games are played for cash. Notably, Safe Crackers is played for $15,000, and Secret "X" is played for $20,000.
  • Grand Game is played for $25,000, with all of the prizes multiplied by 2.5.
  • In keeping with the night's them, the 3-digit prize in Safe Crackers is a safe.
  • Punch a Bunch is played for $50,000, with five $500 slips, 10 $1,000 slips, 15 $2,500 slips, 15 $5,000 slips, four $10,000 slips, and one $50,000 slip.
  • Secret "X"'s prize is introduced with the full-length version of the Fortune Hunter intro cue.
  • Time I$ Møney is played for $100,000, with the "clock" counting down at five times its usual speed.
  • To offset their absence in the pricing games, the sixth Item up for Bids is a car.
  • 1/2 Off is played for $30,000.
  • No car games are played on this episode.
  • After the Showcase, Drew tells viewers to watch the "Superfans" special next week; this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of episode #054SP.


Week 20 (2,008 – 010xL): February 6, November* 24, February 7-8, 10

  • Originally scheduled for February 6-10.
  • Originally rescheduled February 6, June 26, February 7-8, 10.
  • On Monday, Manuela returns from maternity leave.
  • On Monday, the COVID protocols surrounding perfect bids in Contestants' Row are rescinded; Drew once again hands the contestant money from his hundred-dollar pocket.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, only one Barker's Beauty, Rachel, is present.
  • On Thursday, the graphics on Door #4 freeze off-camera during the description of the third Item up for Bids; they are fixed by the end of the act.
  • On Thursday, with only one Barker's Beauty present, Drew operates One Away by himself.
  • Thursday's first showcase is themed around National Pizza Day, which does indeed fall on its intended airdate of February 9; awkwardly, the schedule for this week ended up being shuffled around, causing the show to air on February 8.
  • On Friday, Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner appears along with several puppies to help present the second showcase, which is themed around the event.
  • Friday's second showcase includes a backstage experience at the Puppy Bowl; this is regarded as a bonus, and the contestants are (presumably) instructed not to include it while bidding.


Week 21 (2,009 – 011xL): February 13-17 + Wednesday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 22: Family Night (#059SP) airs on Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, only one Barker's Beauty, Rachel, is present.
  • Monday's seventh contestant, Bradley, previously appeared on the show on June 16, 2010, and was the first contestant to play Rat Race.
  • Tuesday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with high school sweethearts who are still together long after graduating playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light columns in the audience are pink and red, and the G-T asterisks in the audience are pink, purple, and white.
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo backed by a pair of hearts logo against a blue background with a sunburst on the bottom; pink hearts also cascade up the screen.
    • The segments on the audience pods alternate red and pink, and their centers are gray. The lights between the Turntable screens also alternate between red and pink.
    • The light border's "doorframe" is red.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples on The Price Is Right!"
    • The G-T asterisks in the logo sequence at the end of the opening are red, pink, purple, and white; additionally, instead of the Carey logo's background flying in from the sides, the twin hearts from Door #4 fly in, spin around, and eventually settle behind the Barker logo. This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are pink on the red and yellow displays and red on the blue and green displays.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the spinning hearts from the day's logo against a smaller version of the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal a pink background on the red and yellow displays and a red background on the blue and green displays.
    • The Barker Wall is pink with sparkles and hearts on it.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The light strips on the Big Doors and the Turntable's "doorframe" and spinning panel, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors, and the Turntable's stairs are all pink.
    • The Turntable screens show the background from Door #4; the center row also shows the twin hearts, with the center screen having the logo version and the other two having the spinning version.
    • George's podium is pink, and his display shows Door #4's background and twin spinning hearts.
    • All trips offered are described as being specifically for "the two of you."
    • The Showcase podiums use the twin heart version of the logo.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expen$ive is played for three trips.
Primetime
  • This episode features families playing together; unlike previous such episodes, some of these teams include grandparents.
  • Instead of calling every single contestant's name, George merely announces, "The [insert name] family, come on down!"
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four families on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • Everyone in the audience receives a $300 gift card from Gabb, the provider of the first Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said gift cards.
  • Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • As of this special, George's calldown window in primetime goes back to using the same colors as on the daytime show.
  • Plinko is played for $100,000, with the center slot worth $20,000 and the lower prizes increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
  • A different font than usual is used for Plinko's "$100,000" graphic.
  • On this episode, after Shell Game is played perfectly, the cash value of the prize is displayed on the screen as though a cash game were being won.
  • During his sign-off, Drew reminds viewers to stay tuned for Lingo.


Week 22 (2,010 – 012xL): February 20-24 + Wednesday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 23: Date Night (#060SP) airs on Wednesday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, for no apparent reason, the logo appears onscreen after the fifth game instead of the fourth game.
  • On Tuesday, on the last turn of Let 'em Roll, one of the cubes bounces off the table and needs to be rerolled; as one of the other cubes had already landed on cash, meaning that the game could not be won, this leads to the unusual circumstance of a contestant trying not to roll a car.
  • On Thursday, Push Over's lights are left in "attract" mode throughout the game.
Primetime
  • This episode features couples playing as teams.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples, because it's date night on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • All trips on this episode are described as specifically for "the two of you."
  • To the Penny is played for $50,000, with the lower prizes increased to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000.
  • During his sign-off, Drew reminds viewers to stay tuned for Lingo.


Week 23 (2,011 – 013xL): February 27-March 3

  • On Thursday, the upper-left price reveal in Danger Price breaks; Rachel ends up flipping the panel by hand.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Friday, in the second-last spin of the second Showcase Showdown, the left side of the arrow shot uses the live camera feed instead of the stock shot.


Week 24 (2,012 – 014xL): March 6-10

  • On Tuesday, the graphics on the center Turntable are frozen in place at the beginning of the show; they do not start animating until near the end of the second game.
  • On Tuesday, the second price in 10 Chances is noticeably crumpled -- the panel appears to have gotten bent while it was being placed in the board.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around International Women's Day, with all female contestants. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows a version of the logo with pink and purple backgrounds surrounded by a yellow heptagon adorned with pink, blue, and green leaves, all against a cascading background of purple and seafoam green with smaller heptagons flying across it. The logo's color scheme is also changed in the graphics at the end of the opening, during the closed-captioning plugs, at the end of Act 4, and on the Showcase podiums.
    • The audience pods, the light strip around the audience, and George's podium are gold.
    • The light columns around the audience are all purple.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all gold and seafoam green; the ones in the animation at the end of the opening use those two colors as well as purple.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate International Women's Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays have purple borders and show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • All of the lights on the Turntable are purple.
    • The Turntable screens show the background from Door #4; the center screen also shows the palm fronds around the differently-colored logo. George's display shows the same graphics as the center screen.
    • All four female Barker's Beauties are present.
    • All six Items up for Bids are provided by female-founded or female-run companies.
    • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are purple.
    • Ali Riley and Sydney Leroux of Angel City FC appear to help present the prize for the third game, which includes of VIP package for one of their home games. They also help to present the second showcase.
    • The mountain climber in Cliff Hangers is female; she and her corresponding graphics also wear a purple shirt.
    • The displays on the Showcase podiums use the background from Door #4 (although the usual graphics return if overbids occur).
    • The Barker's Beauties present the first showcase, with George only reading the prize copy.
    • During Drew's sign-off, all of the women on the staff come onstage as he thanks them for their contributions to the show.
  • On Wednesday, One Away is played specifically to honor the Might Sound Effects Lady.
  • On Wednesday, with four Beauties present, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • On Wednesday, Push Over is played for a car.


Week 25 (2,013 – 015xL): March 13-15

  • March Madness week; only three shows.
  • This week is College Week; everyone in the audience for all three shows is a college student. Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the seal of The Price Is Right University, whose various clubs were once featured in a recurring showcase. Its exterior shows the college's name and "Est. MCMLXXII" (the Roman numeral version of 1972), while its interior shows ivy branches, a large Pricedown dollar sign, three G-T asterisks, and the outline of a price tag. The seal is on a brick wall covered in ivy, and it is flanked by a pair of Price U pennants (which, oddly, use a knock-off version of Pricedown instead of the actual font).
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four college students on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a Price U pennant in front of Door #4's brick wall; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • The set is decorated with Price University monuments.
    • The Turntable screen show the brick wall from Door #4; the center screen also shows the Price University seal, and the other screens in the center row also show the Price U pennants.
    • George's display shows a Price U pennant in front of the brick wall from Door #4.
  • Each episode this week also has a more specific theme, as follows:
    • Monday is themed around paying tuition, and every game is played for cash; notably, Vend-O-Price is played for $10,000, Secret "X" is played for $25,000, and Bonus Game is played for $15,000.
    • Tuesday is themed around spring break; all six acts offer a trip, as all or part of the prize packages for the first five games and as the sixth Item up for Bids.
    • Wednesday is focused on preparing for life after graduation, with only seniors in the audience.
      • On this episode, the end of the opening is further altered to, "You are the first four college students as we host spring break on The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, no real car games are played.
  • On Monday, all six games are fee games.
  • On Monday, Vend-O-Price's prize reveal is accompanied by the full version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
  • On Monday, Grand Game is played for $30,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly.
  • On Tuesday, the staging for Hi Lo seems to be set up for its classic reveal, with Drew and the contestant standing in front of the Turntable after the Item up for Bids and the prize being behind Door #2; despite this, the game is never shown being brought in on-camera. With the extra Price University props onstage and the Item up for Bids still taking up Door #3, this may have simply been deemed the least clumsy staging possible.
  • On Tuesday, everyone in the audience receives a beach chair and beach towel, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said beach sets.
  • On Tuesday, two grocery item games and a small prize game are played.
  • On Wednesday, everyone in the audience receives an Ohom mug and water bottle, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said dish sets.
  • On Wednesday, the Turntable walls get stuck on the green color scheme normally used for the fourth Item up for Bids before Act 6 begins; they remain this way for the rest of the show.


Week 26 (2,014 – 016xL): March 20-24

  • On Monday, the fold-out dollar sign is not folded out for 5-digit Pick-a-Number.
  • On Friday, in celebration of Sunday's 50th anniversary of The Young and the Restless, Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman, the portrayers of Nikki Newman and Jack Abbott, appear to model the third Item up for Bids; they also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
  • On Friday, Amber accidentally ends Line em Up prematurely, mistaking Drew's "Ya got good news for him?" after the first turn as a cue to reveal the price even though the contestant's guess was wrong. While the staff had no choice but to declare a win at this point, they nonetheless edited the blooper out of the show, reshooting Drew's prompt and having the contestant go through the formality of taking his second turn. Despite not outright acknowledging the mistake on-air, the show otherwise made no attempt to conceal it, with Drew spending most of the second half of the game noticeably laughing at it and Amber posting an Instagram video about it after the taping.


Week 27 (2,015 – 017xL): March 27-31

  • On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, in the third spin of the second Showcase Showdown, the left side of the arrow shot uses the live camera feed instead of the stock shot.
  • Friday's second showcase features prizes that will help you play pranks on people on April Fool's Day, which falls on Saturday; while not a traditional April Fool's showcase, the first prize, a television, does spend the rest of the episode playing clips of previous April Fool's Day shows.


Week 28 (2,016 – 018xL): April 3, 7, 4-6

  • Originally scheduled for April 3-7.
  • On Monday, Hi Lo is played in front of the Turntable, with the walls displaying the prize (a trip). The game is put into place during the prize description.


Week 29 (2,017 – 019xL): April 10-14

  • On Thursday, thanks to an editing mistake, the camera briefly cuts away from Drew's explanation of More or Less to a shot of the car that would be offered 20 minutes later in Stack the Deck.
  • On Thursday, the two-tag price reveal is used for Check Game despite the prize being in Door #3.
  • On Thursday, a fourth One Wrøng Price backdrop is introduced with the same color scheme as the ones on the left and right. From this point forward, it is sometimes used for the middle prize instead of the one with the reversed color scheme.
  • On Friday, in celebration of next week's 9,000th episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Tanner Novlan and Annika Noelle, the portrayers of John "Finn" Finnegan and Hope Logan, appear to model the third Item up for Bids; they also help to present the second showcase, which is themed around their show.
  • On Friday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Friday, Switcheroo's "think" music restarts at the beginning of the second turn.


Week 30 (2,018 – 020xL): April 17-21

  • On Monday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Monday, Gridlock! does not begin with a close-up of the game's logo.
  • On Tuesday, contestant Anne's shirt claims that she was on the show "42 years ago;" it was actually at least 46 years ago, as the picture on her shirt shows her with Dennis.
  • On Wednesday, 10 Chances is played (and, in fact, played perfectly) by Tony Harrison, the founder of the legendary Fabulous, 60-Mintue Price Is Right Site.
  • On Thursday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Swap Meet's lights are left in "attract" mode throughout the game.


Week 31 (2,019 – 021xL): April 24-25, 27, 26, 28

  • Originally scheduled for April 24-28.
  • This week is Pet Adoption Week. Each day, one or more guests or, on Wednesday, cast members, appear at the top of Act 3 to do a pet adoption segment; on days with guests, they also help to present the second showcase. During these segments, the center row of Turntable screens shows a graphic of a puppy in a doghouse on a sunlit field, with the words "Pet Adoption Week" next to it; the other two rows show only the background. The celebrity guests are as follows:
  • Monday's guests are Christian LeBlanc and Tracey E. Bregman, the portrayers of Michael Baldwin and Lauren Fenmore on The Young and the Restless.
  • Tuesday's guests are Eric and Rashi Wiese, the hosts of Lucky Dog.
  • Thursday's guest is Scott Clifton, the portrayer of Liam Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful.
  • Friday's guests are Natalie Morales and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila from The Talk.
  • On Monday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
  • On Tuesday, in an unusual move, Temptation's first gift is already onstage after the car description ends.
  • On Wednesday, when the third Item up for Bids comes around on the Turntable, all of the light bulbs on the interior wall are turned on instead of flashing in sequence.


Week 32 (2,020 – 022xL): May 1-5

  • On Monday, the window lights on Rat Race's small prize podium are turned off.
  • On Tuesday, the price of the fifth Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the third Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, Hot Seat is not shown on-camera as the contestant comes onstage; instead, Drew introduces the game as they walk in front of the Turntable, and the game's establishing shot is shown as he begins explaining it.
  • On Wednesday, one of Hot Seat's buttons does not register the contestant's guess for the second item, costing him several seconds while Drew tells him to press the button again; fortunately, this ends up not mattering, as he gets all the items affected by the error and Drew's subsequent rushing correct.
  • On Thursday, the camera cuts instead of dissolves to the close-up of the Golden Road sign after the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Thursday, Golden Road's rainbow backdrops are not used.
  • On Thursday, the bell does not sound during Vend-O-Price when the shelf quantities are revealed.
  • On Friday, contestant Jacqueline wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling all 1s and 6s.


Week 33 (2,021 – 023xL): May 8-12

  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, the lighting for the audience pods appears to have malfunctioned; all of their blues are darker shades than usual, with the darkest shades that are used during opening looking like they are shut off entirely.
  • To celebrate Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday, Friday's show is themed as a baby shower; all of the contestants are first-time expectant mothers. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The audience pods are light gold with light green centers.
  • The light columns around the audience are light orange and light green.
  • The light strip around the audience is a pastel orange.
  • The G-T asterisks around the audience are pastel shades of red, orange, yellow, and blue.
  • Door #4 shows the logo, with pink and light blue backgrounds instead of the usual red and orange, with the words "Baby Shower" at its base; "Baby" is spelled out with building blocks, while "Shower" is written in script. The logo's text is also much more three-dimensional than usual, with noticeable orange coloring on the sides of the dollar sign and "Price." Behind this logo is an animated scene of clouds, pastel balloons, and a rainbow made of different-colored tube balloons that flow into and out of the picture. A smaller version of this background with only the clouds and the rainbow appears on the Contestants' Row displays; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four moms-to-be as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • The logo animation at the end of the opening is completely different than usual and is based on the Door #4 graphics. It begins with the rainbow flying onto the screen, one balloon at a time; this is quickly followed by the cloud bank. As the recolored logo begins to form, devoid of its usual G-T asterisk and Big Wheel graphics, the cloud bank falls away, and the rainbow flows off the bottom of the screen. As the text flies into place, with noticeable gray marbling on "The," "Is," and "Right" as they arrive onscreen, the balloons fly up behind the logo, coming in from the bottom of the screen and disappearing off the top.
  • The borders of Contestants' Row are a pastel green.
  • The set is decorated for the special. Whether intentionally or not, the rainbows with building blocks on them that spell "Oh Baby" are noticeably similar to the Golden Road sign.
  • The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is an orangish red.
  • The Turntable stairs and walls and George's podium are lit in alternating light orange and light green.
  • The light strip on the Turntable's spinning panel is light blue.
  • The Turntable screens show the cloud graphics from Door #4, with different portions of the rest of the background on each screen: The center screen shows the TPIR logo, the rainbow, and the balloons; the other screens in the middle row show the "Baby Shower" text and the balloons; and the top and bottom rows show only the rainbow. The "Baby Shower" version of this graphic also appears on George's display.
  • The pastel version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The first car in Gridlock! has a "Baby on Board" sticker on the passenger window.
  • The Showcase podiums use the pastel version of the logo.
  • On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a MamaRoo baby swing, a portion of the third Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said swings.


Week 34 (2,022 – 024xL): May 15-19

  • On Monday, Card Game adds $25,000 to the pool of possible starting bids.
  • On Tuesday, when George is shown calling down the sixth contestant, his display shows a simulcast of Door #4; it appears to have been switched to the wrong graphics after being used for the second Item up for Bids.
  • Wednesday's show includes a rare daytime acknowledgement of Dennis; Drew notes that neither he nor Bill Cullen is on contestant Jean Pierre's shirt, which has pictures of himself and Bob.
  • On Thursday, when the fourth Item up for Bids comes around on the Turntable, all of the light bulbs on the interior wall are turned on instead of flashing in sequence.
  • In Thursday's Plinko, the wrong slot lights up when the contestant's second chip lands, and the corresponding wrong amount is added to their winnings. Drew is able to correct them before the game proceeds any further.


Week 35 (2,023 – 025xL): May 22-26

  • Tuesday's show is loosely themed around Drew's 65th birthday. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • George introduces Drew with, "And now, here's your host -- and it's his birthday today -- Drew Carey!"
    • James plays Happy Birthday to You on the first Item up for Bids, a guitar.
    • The second showcase is focused on Drew and offers prizes he would love.
    • A birthday cake is brought onstage for the credits.
  • On Tuesday, Door #4's animation noticeably skips ahead behind Drew at the beginning of Act 5.
  • For a brief period beginning on Friday, the cards for the price of the sixth Item up for Bids are also used for the second Item up for Bids.


Week 36 (2,024 – 026xL): May 29-June 2

  • On Tuesday, the lights around the edges of the Grand Game board are frozen partway through their "chase" pattern throughout the game.
  • On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the card normally used for the price of the third Item up for Bids is used for the fifth and vice versa. The envelopes remain in the correct acts.
  • On Wednesday, the Big Wheel scoreboard malfunctions during the first Showcase Showdown, refusing to display the top bar of the "5" when a contestant scores 65¢; surprisingly, when the next contestant scores a dollar, it works normally.
  • On Wednesday, the G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 burns out during the fourth game; it is fixed during the commercial.
  • On Wednesday, one of the groceries in Hi Lo is a bag of Hilo brand tortilla chips.
  • On Friday, the second Item up for Bids goes back to using its own cards for the actual retail price.
  • On Friday, Double Prices is played at Door #3.


Week 37 (2,025 – 027xL): June 5-9

  • Tuesday's show is a celebration of Rachel's 20th anniversary on The Price Is Right. Several special things are done on this episode:
    • The second Item up for Bids, a television, shows clips from over the years of Rachel modeling prizes with her daughter, Ruby.
    • Before the second game, George shows a clip of the first prize Rachel ever modeled -- a bed offered as the first Item up for Bids on episode #2575K. This segues into her modeling a bedroom group for the current episode.
    • Rachel's husband, David Dellucci, and their daughter, Ruby, help her to model the prizes for Safe Crackers, including a trip to New Orleans in her home state of Louisiana.
    • After Rachel drives the car out for Lucky $even, Drew shows the clip of her wrecking the game's car into Door #3 on episode #2895K.
    • Rachel's husband drives the Tugboat for the fifth Item up for Bids, which is modeled by her and Ruby.
    • The items in Grocery Game all involve terms that relate to Rachel, her family, or her anniversary.
    • Rachel helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around her.
    • Before the Showcase price reveals, Manuela presents Rachel with a plaque in the shape of a Turntable screen; the plaque has the Barker logo on the right, a picture of Rachel's first mic hand-off to Bob with the caption "20 Years" in Pricedown on the left, and a gold replica of Bob's original microphone down the center.
    • A cake in the shape of Door #2 with a "20 Years" sign above it is brought out during the credits.
  • On Wednesday, three Cirque du Soleil members perform during the third Item up for Bids, which includes a VIP package to their Corteo show. The performers also model the fifth Item up for Bids, a trampoline; take part in the second showcase, which is themed around Corteo; and perform behind Door #2 with no prizes in their way during the credits.
  • On Wednesday, in conjunction with the third Item up for Bids, everyone in the audience receives a ticket to see Cirque du Soleil's Corteo in either Palm Springs or Los Angeles.
  • On Wednesday, in keeping with Act 3's circus theme, Cover Up's "wrong price" is artwork of things found at the circus.


Week 38 (2,026 – 028xL): June 12-16

  • On Tuesday, during Act 3, George's calldown window stops shrinking at a much larger size than usual.
  • In Tuesday's Check Game, contestant Heather writes the check for $4,366.22. Drew lets her keep the actual check that way but rounds it down to $4,366 for the purposes of the game.
  • On Tuesday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a series of images of an analog TV turning on, displaying snow, showing a test pattern, changing the channel to the opening of a TPIR episode from the early '80s, and showing a clear picture of that episode's opening logo.
  • On Thursday, contestant Henry dislocates his shoulder while celebrating after winning Bonkers; his wife, Alice, comes onstage with him during the first Showcase Showdown and spins the Big Wheel for him. Henry is also absent from the audience for the rest of the show after his game ends; presumably, he was backstage being treated by EMTs.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.


Week 39 (2,027 – 029xL): June 26, December 7, June 21, night of July 3

  • Logically scheduled for June 19-21, July 6
  • Originally scheduled for June 19-21, July 4
  • Originally rescheduled for June 19, December 7, June 21, July 4.
  • Originally rerescheduled for June 26, December 7, June 21, July 4.
  • Thursday's show, which is themed around Independence Day, was originally intended to air on July 4; it was ultimately aired in primetime the night before, with the Season 50 Independence Day show rerun in its place in daytime.
  • Season finale week; only four shows.
  • Monday's show is the last episode of the season to be taped and, as such, the final episode of The Price Is Right to be produced in Television City. The program, which was rescheduled to be the last one to air in the regular broadcast season, serves as both the ceremonial season finale and a farewell to Studio 33. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual or are otherwise special:
    • The show opens with a Drew bobblehead standing with a stack of taped-up boxes and a "We're Moving" sign. As a remix of the theme plays, the Barker logo from the top of the show flies by, transitioning to a series of shots of Television City, including the Barker's Beauties leaving the premises, George walking through the packed-up pricing game storage area, and a close-up of the Bob Barker Studio plaque from the ceremonial 5,000th episode; as this plays, George announces, "After 51 years at Television City in Hollywood, we're moving to a new studio! So join us as we say goodbye to Stage 33 and get ready to begin a whole new chapter of The Price Is Right!" As the voiceover ends, Drew is shown walking past 1 Right Price (already set up for Act 2) to get into position for his entrance; a Pricedown dollar sign then flies in and transitions to the normal opening.
    • The opening spiel is extended to, "Here it comes! One more time! From the famous Bob Barker Studio in Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right!"
    • All six Barker's Beauties are present.
    • In honor of Studio 33, Grand Game is played for $33,000, with the lower prize values increased accordingly.
    • All of the items in Grand Game are references to the show's legacy: Bob's Sweet Stripes, Johnny's Fine Foods teriyaki sauce, a bag of pretzel Rods, Hollywood brand safflower oil, L'Oreal Studio Line hair gel, and a bag of cat food with Drew's "I love you!" sign-off in its graphics.
    • 1 Right Price takes advantage of the extra Barker's Beauties by using its classic model setup, with Manuela and Amber modeling the prizes and Rachel bringing out the one right price.
    • The first two numbers in Money Game's price are 33.
    • The first closed-captioning plug shows Devin driving the Train, adorned with the "We're Moving" sign, past the Big Wheel, pulling James and the boxes and bobblehead from the episode's opening shot.
    • The second half's game lineup is the lineup from episode #0011D in reverse.
    • George tells the ninth contestant, "You're the final contestant to be called down on Stage 33 for The Price Is Right!"
    • The classic Truck/Van Cue is used for the car in Any Number.
    • The second closed-captioning plug starts with an aerial shot of the back of the Big Wheel; the camera then moves over its top to reveal the show's entire cast and crew gathered on the stage.
    • The first showcase utilizes the Train, set up the same as in the first closed-captioning plug.
    • The second showcase features George and the Beauties looking back at their favorite memories of Studio 33 and includes clips of Rachel wrecking a car in Lucky $even, Amber breaking a light bulb on Door #2 during Double Prices, and Manuela accidentally revealing the price of the car in 5 Price Tags before the game was over.
    • The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used for the car in the second showcase.
    • The final shot of the episode is taken from backstage, showing the cast with the Showcase winner in Door #3, then panning past the crew to stop at a "STUDIO 33" sign on the wall as the logo at the end of the credits fades out.
  • On Tuesday's show, which was taped and aired drastically out of order, Drew does not hand utilize the hundred-dollar pocket for perfect bids in Contestants' Row, as was the case from Season 49 through Week 20 of this season.
  • On Tuesday's show, which was taped and aired drastically out of order, the contestants line up off-camera during the Showcase Showdowns, as was done from Season 49 through Week 16 of this season; this was likely the last episode taped with this staging, as the show on which it changed was taped the same day.
  • Tuesday's show features one final appearance of the square-patterned Big Wheel carpet; based on its tapedate after a month's worth of shows with the doorframe-patterned carpet had already been produced, it appears that the old carpet was used on purpose for this single episode because the staff knew it would be broadcast out of order.
  • Tuesday's show, which was taped drastically out of order, uses the edited Big Wheel arrow shot without the visible square-patterned wall that was seen for most of the first half of the season.
  • Wednesday's show, which airs on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the logo, whose right-hand background is light blue instead of red, with text reading "Summer Beach Party" at its base, all against a background of a beach flanked by palm trees and overlooking the ocean. This alternate color scheme for the logo is also used at the end of the opening; it also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The light columns around the audience are orange and light blue.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow.
    • The light strip around the audience is light red.
    • The audience pods are light blue with orange centers.
    • The raised stage in the back of the audience is covered with sand; a pricedown dollar sign sand sculpture rises from its center.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all yellow, light blue, and orange.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are orange.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show a version of Door #4's background with a setting sun on the horizon; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a set of beach- and ocean-themed prize backdrops instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The cast is dressed in beach attire.
    • The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is dark blue. All of the other lights on the Turntable are orange or light blue.
    • The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered with gold glitter.
    • The center Turntable screen and George's display show the background from Door #4 with the day's version of the logo. The other Turntable screens show the graphics from Contestants' Row.
    • The lights on George's podium are light blue.
    • The "wrong price" in Cover Up is a panoramic shot of Door #4's background extending across all five columns.
    • The rats in Rat Race are wearing sunglasses.
    • A completely original set of Showcase podiums is used. These podiums have a rectangular base designed to look like blue fencing with artwork of a sun, palm trees, and a flamingo. Their displays, surrounded with orange fencing, show the day's logo against a blue sky on the top and the "SHOWCASE" text against the ocean on the bottom; both sets of graphics are flanked by a continuous image of palm trees.
  • On Wednesday, the window lights on Rat Race's main prop are turned off.
  • On Wednesday, some part of the studio's equipment appears to have malfunctioned during the second showcase, causing the video that plays while George describes the trip to the Seychelles to be extremely choppy.
  • Thursday's show, as mentioned above, is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Everyone in the audience is a member of the military on active duty.
    • The Air Force Band of the Golden West is stationed on and around the raised stage in the back of the audience, which has a blue enclosure around it accented with white stripes and red stars. The band plays Stars and Stripes Forever during the opening in place of "Walking" and a marching band version of the theme during Drew's entrance. They also play various patriotic songs in place of the theme after pricing games and during most commercial outros, as well as reprising Stars and Stripes Forever during the credits (starting immediately after the Showcase price reveals instead of cutting off the theme after Drew's sign-off). The regular theme is only heard while going to commercial during the Showcase.
    • The light strip around the audience and the light bars above the Big Doors are dark blue.
    • The light columns around the audience are all red.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all white and blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red and blue fireworks. The left-hand background of the logo is also blue instead of orange. This version of the logo also appears at the end of the opening, as well as during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • The audience pods are blue with white centers.
    • The edge of the light border is red, and its "light strip" has chasing red, white, blue, and white "lights."
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate our Independence Day on The Price Is Right!"
    • The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all red, white, and blue.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are red.
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by panels with an American flag on them instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the holiday.
    • The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are white.
    • The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens collectively show one large image of the American flag from Door #4; the altered logo from Door #4 appears on the center screen, as well.
    • George's podium is lit up red, white, and blue from left to right on the top and from right to left on the bottom.
    • George's display shows the background and logo from Door #4.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphics are dressed as Uncle Sam.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are dark blue.
    • The Showcase podiums use the recolored logo from Door #4.
  • On Thursday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, when the final price reveal for Pick-a-Pair occurs, the lights on the sign and the upper strips of light bulbs are mistakenly shut off.
  • On Thursday, everyone in the audience receives a backpack cooler, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of said coolers.
  • On Thursday, two small prize games and a grocery item game are played.
  • Thursday's show, as implied above, is the last program in the proper episode sequence to be produced in Studio 33. Over the summer, The Price Is Right moves to Haven Studios near Glendale, which will be its home while Television City is being renovated.


Week 39.5: Night of Thursday, August 31

  • On August 26, Bob passes away. Five days later, on August 31, Drew hosts a special primetime episode called "The Price Is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker" (#83DT). The special is also rerun the following Monday, September* 4, in place of the daytime show.
  • This episode has no audience and contains no gameplay; instead, Drew spends the hour giving an overview of Bob's life and career and presenting clips of his many years on the show, including his three appearances after his retirement. The special ends with the words, "In memory of Bob Barker. 1923-2023." Bob's name in this image is his own signature.
  • As it was produced alongside Season 52, this episode marks the first on-air appearance of the show's new studio; however, as all of Drew's shots are either on the Turntable or in front of Door #2, nothing is seen that actually looks different from Studio 33 or reveals any new set pieces.
  • With this episode, Drew returns to being clean-shaven.
  • Beginning with this episode, the credits are slightly altered; their font is changed, the black borders and dropped shadows are removed from the orange bars, and the logo at the end slows down smoothly as it reaches the center of the screen instead of stopping abruptly.
  • Likely as a result of it having largely been produced in advance, Mike Richards is credited as an executive producer on this episode.


Season 52 ('23-'24)

Pricing game calendar for Season 52, hosted by Scorpz.


Week 1 (2,028 – 030xL): September 25, 28, 27, 26, 29

  • Originally scheduled for September 25-29.
  • Monday's show, which offers a trip to Hawaii, begins with a cold open that sees Drew explaining that the show was taped before the devastating wildfires that occurred on Maui during the summer. He directs anyone wishing to help the victims to visit RedCross.org/CBS; the Red Cross's phone number, 1-800-REDCROSS, is also shown onscreen.
  • Monday's show sees the full debut on the new studio. As the set was more or less brought over whole cloth from Television City, most of the changes involve the audience and Contestants' Row. Most notably, the audience is now level with the stage instead of being sunken; to accommodate this, raised bars topped by light bulbs are placed on the floor around the front of the audience, replicating the row of lights at the edge of the stage in Studio 33. The Contestants' Row displays are now built into a wall of podiums with six segments, one square one for each display and one slanted one on either end; the podiums and slanted areas each have screens on them that show roughly the same graphics as the Turntable screens. The light bars jut out in front of the edges of the new Contestants' Row, forming a path to the stage and maintaining the illusion that winning contestants are still "coming up the stairs." The walls of the audience are also redesigned; instead of having one light strip that runs the entire length of the audience and skirts around Door #4, the left-hand, back, and right-hand walls each having two light strips that ring the area, with a long, blue bar cutting across their centers. The bar is cut in half by Door #4, and the TPIR signs are attached to it in the corners of the studio; like most of the lights in the audience, it is also capable of changing colors, although it rarely does so. The light columns and G-T asterisks are also laid out somewhat differently than they had been before and are now capable of cycling through various colors (which the latter do slowly throughout the show), and the box seats and the raised stage are not present at all. The light columns, light bars (including the large one), and asterisks also appear to change to mainly red and yellow during certain games, although by virtue of it occurring during games, this is rarely seen on-camera.
  • In addition to the new studio itself being smaller than Studio 33, the Haven Studios complex also provides significantly less convenient storage space than Television City. As such, Price regularly tapes three shows each day this season, with the first two generally being relatively near to each other in the episode sequence and the third falling several weeks later and reusing a substantial amount of prizes and games from the first two. People in the audience for the first two tapings are actively excluded from the third, as it would become far too easy for them to provide contestants with prices. This causes a number of set changes to temporarily revert during the course of the season. The "third show weeks" will be noted when possible.
  • On Monday, the show goes back to having a full audience, although as the new studio is smaller than Studio 33, a "full audience" now holds only about 170 people as opposed to the approximately 325 that could fit in Television City.
  • On Monday, as the show is no longer taping in the Bob Barker Studio, the opening spiel is changed to, "Here it comes! From Hollywood, television's most exciting hour! It's The Price Is Right!"
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants in our new studio as we kick off Season 52 of The Price Is Right!"
  • On Monday, the Contestants' Row seat covers, which have not been seen since Season 48, are modified to have the shape of a Turntable screen behind the dollar sign.
  • Beginning on Monday, a number of lighted set pieces appear to change to softer hues; this is actually a side effect of the new studio having a different lighting grid than Studio 33, which causes the props to look different on-camera. The difference is most immediately noticeable on the frames of the Big Doors, whose light strips seem to be much lighter; the default setting of Door #1's strip in particular frequently looks yellow instead of orange. Aside from these, the change tends to be most pronounced with blue lights; Rat Race's track lights in particular are so greatly affected that they seem to be merely a slightly different shade of gray than the tracks themselves. The new grid also causes the white text on the Showcase podiums to appear to be tinted gold. Additionally, the altered lighting has a profound effect on Bargain Game early in the season, making it look as though the backgrounds for the bargain prices and the differences are now both red on certain episodes.
  • Beginning on Monday, the G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 is noticeably askew; it was likely knocked off-kilter while being moved out of Television City.
  • Beginning on Monday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is white.
  • On Monday, the text "52 Years" appears on the center-left and center-right Turntable screens.
  • On Monday, all remaining COVID protocols are rescinded.
  • On Monday, all six Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Monday, Golden Road uses the mid-'90s Plinko harps.
  • On Monday, the Turntable walls stop changing to different colors for each Item up for Bids; they now remain purple throughout most of the show, with the light strips on the "doorframe" and the spinning panel defaulting to light blue (although they revert to purple during the Showcase). The walls' standard color schemes for several pricing games also change at this time, and they now turn green when a double showcase win occurs.
  • On Monday, the Race Game Curtain is redesigned to have two separate pieces, with the diamonds containing the dollar signs and G-T asterisks hanging in front of the main curtain.
  • Beginning on Monday, with the COVID protocols gone, the Barker's Beauties once again remove Plinko chips that have been won from their small prize podiums and hand them to the contestant.
  • On Monday, with the COVID protocols gone, the contestants go back to lining up normally at the Big Wheel.
  • On Monday, Card Game's monitor briefly shuts off while the car is being driven out.
  • Monday's show establishes that in spite of the COVID protocols being gone, Card Game's cards continue to be spread out on the table before the game begins.
  • On Monday, the practice of Barker's Beauties taking Items up for Bids into Contestants' Row, which had been discontinued during the COVID pandemic, is reinstated.
  • On Monday, with the COVID protocols gone, the Showcase podiums revert to their original staging from the first 48 seasons, and Drew stands next to them instead of hosting the Showcase from across the Turntable. Additionally, the price envelopes go back to being placed in their holders on the Showcase podiums.
  • On Monday, during the Showcase, the "52 Years" text takes the place of the TPIR logo on the center Turntable screen.
  • On Monday, a record prop with the "50 Years" logo on it is mistakenly used in the first showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, George's calldown window stops shrinking at a much larger size than usual.
  • On Tuesday, after contestant Blake bids $70 on the second item in Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber stops on 25, to the shock of Drew and the entire audience; it turned out, though, that the game's mechanics had simply gotten stuck, and he soon continues over the cliff.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expen$ive's carpet logo is not used; the staff was likely initially unable to make it fit in the smaller space behind Door #2 in the new studio.
  • Starting on Tuesday, the center Turntable screen has no logo graphics during the Showcase, presumably since the logo would no longer be centered between the contestants; however, the logo does begin to fly back onto the center screen during Drew's sign-off, as it had for most of Season 48.
  • Tuesday's show establishes that when the new Contestants' Row appears during the Showcase, all four displays are blue with light blue borders.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, only one Barker's Beauty, James, is present. This leads to a number of changes in how the episodes are presented, as follows:
    • With no female models present to do the hand-off, Drew enters already holding his microphone.
    • On Thursday, George models during Switch?.
    • On Thursday, the Dice Game table is already in place when the game is revealed.
  • On Wednesday and Thursday, the first two shows taped in the new studio, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during Drew's sign-off.
  • Wednesday's show features the first full credit roll with the new graphics and establishes that George's credit is no longer shown separately from all the others.
  • On Thursday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
  • On Thursday, the lights on the frames of the Big Doors do not turn red during the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, Punch a Bunch uses the mid-'90s Plinko harps.
  • On Friday, the prices in One Wrøng Price are changed to a wider font.
  • Friday's first showcase includes a plug for Drew's Friday Night Freakout radio show.


Week 2 (2,029 – 031xL): October 2-6 + Monday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 24: Survivor Superfans (#061SP) airs on Monday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, It's in the Bag's "$16,000" sign is done away with; in its place, the sign's text is shown against a purple background on the large trip screen, which is flanked by two vertical trip screens showing closeups of the sign's green sparkles.
  • On Monday, during come on downs, the Turntable lights cascade in the same manner as they do during the opening.
  • On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
  • On Tuesday, Most Expen$ive's carpet logo returns after being absent for one playing; to make room for it, the prizes are now staged slightly but noticeably closer together.
  • The taping of Tuesday's show was interrupted by a power outage during Act 5 that caused a three-hour-long stopdown. The electricity went out in the middle of the prize descriptions for Any Number; when taping finally resumed, the show picked up with the contestant coming up onstage from Contestants' Row, and a different prize and a different set of car options were brought in for Any Number so as to avoid the chance of anyone somehow looking up the prices during the stopdown. While the electricity was out, the audience was allowed out of the studio, and their cell phones, which are always kept in storage by the staff during tapings, were returned; once it became obvious that the power would not be restored quickly, members of the audience who did not want to wait out the stopdown were allowed to leave with the promise of expedited admission to a future taping. When taping finally resumed, the audience was filled with a combination of those who had not left and people who were waiting in line for the next taping; this is first briefly noticeable in reaction shots during the first Showcase Showdown, which is taped out of order after the sixth game, but becomes more obvious during the second half of Act 5 and even moreso during Act 6.
  • As of Tuesday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 no longer turns green during Hot Seat and Time I$ Møney.
  • On Tuesday, Hot Seat's "think" music plays all the way to the end instead of being cut off after the contestant makes his last button press.
  • On Wednesday, a shot of Drew addressing contestant Joseph during the third Item up for Bids is edited into the corresponding portion of the second Item up for Bids; as a result, he briefly appears to be holding the wrong envelope during Act 2. Oddly, the video is not played seen during Act 3, although the audio of Drew addressing the contestant does appear to be identical.
  • On Wednesday, the price of Bonus Game's prize package is not announced.
  • On Wednesday, Drew explains during One Away that the Mighty Sound Effects Lady is not actually "in the back" in the new studio, but rather "upstairs;" he then elaborates that they're "in the back, and then a couple feet down, and then up some stairs, and in a cubbyhole up there."
  • On Thursday, in honor of World Teacher's Day, the "wrong price" in Cover Up is pictures of various classroom items.
  • Thursday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023." This stems from contestant Jamison's shirt, which read, "I've waited my whole life to see Bob Drew."
  • Beginning on Friday, the lights on the Turntable wall turn green and blue during Shell Game; prior to this, they had turned green and red.
Primetime
  • This special is the first primetime show in the new studio. As with the daytime show, the move out of Television City brings about several changes specific to the primetime set:
    • The light rings around the audience are gold, as had been the light strip in Studio 33 that they replaced.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience fluctuate through various shades of gold and silver.
    • The light strips on the new Contestants' Row are gold.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are gold.
    • The fronts of the Turntable stairs are blue, green, and blue.
    • George's podium is blue.
  • The above aside, this special is a celebration of the 45th series of Survivor, which premiered last Wednesday night. Everyone in the audience is a Survivor superfan. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4's background is a nighttime scene of a tropical island viewed from offshore.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four Survivor superfans on The Price Is Right at Night!" The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next Survivor superfan on The Price Is Right at Night!"
    • The screens on the Contestants' Row wall show a panoramic variant of Door #4's background; each screen's border is tinted green, and the four screens below the main displays show grass along the bottom and the Series 45 Survivor logo in the center.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by tropical scenery and a set of prize backdrops showing the ocean at sunset instead of the Barker Wall.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The Turntable screens and George's display show a variant of the background from Door #4; George's display and the center-left and center-right Turntable screens also show the Survivor wordmark. As with the logo on the center screen, the wordmarks on the Turntable screens are not present during the Showcase.
    • After the opening, the audience's light columns and light bar turn seafoam green, and all of its G-T asterisks turn gold.
    • After the opening, the lights on the Turntable all turn blue (with the exception of the second step and the light strip on the front side of the spinning panel, which are green). The lights revert to their behavior from the opening during come on downs.
    • The prices of the Items up for Bids are written on folded cards like those used on Survivor.
    • Punch a Bunch's frequency chart is redone with Survivor graphics.
    • Punch a Bunch's $50,000 bill shows Drew in a Survivor cap.
    • In Punch a Bunch, the hole covers on the Punchboard show the Series 45 Survivor logo.
    • Punch a Bunch's slips are redone with the same Survivor graphics as the prices of the Items up for Bids.
    • Jeff Probst appears during the third and sixth games to introduce Survivor-related twists:
      • In Punch a Bunch, Jeff announces that there are four "hidden advantages" in the Punchboard; these turn out to be the four Second Chance slips, which make their first appearance in the game since Season 39.
      • In Pass the Buck, Jeff appears with an Immunity Idol that he offers the contestant if they can find a picture of it hidden on the gameboard with one of the prizes; earning the idol gives the contestant immunity from the next Lose Everything they uncover.
    • During the Showcase Showdowns, Jeff Probst stands at a Tribal Council area next to the Big Wheel; as contestants are eliminated, he tells them that "The Wheel has spoken" and snuffs out a torch for them.
    • In addition to the above, Jeff Probst helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around his show.
    • Survivor music plays during the outros from Act 3, Act 6, and both Showcase Showdowns (the first four segments that involve Jeff Probst).
  • Starting with this primetime episode, the white logo from the daytime show flies onto the screen at the beginning of the opening instead of the gold logo from Season 50.
  • The primetime opening is shortened to, "Here it come! From Hollywood, it's The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • All six pricing games are played for cash, with those that normally offer being played for a larger prize than usual:
    • Safe Crackers is played for $20,000. Obviously, the total value of the prize package is not announced for this playing.
    • Bullseye is played for $15,000.
    • Punch a Bunch, as noted above, is played for $50,000, with five $500 slips, 10 $1,000 slips, 15 $2,500 slips, 15 $5,000 slips, four $10,000 slips, and one $50,000 slip.
    • Pick-a-Pair is played for $25,000.
    • Plinko is played for $100,000, with the center slot's value increased to $20,000; the lower prizes are also raised to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
    • Pass the Buck is played for $30,000, with that amount functioning as the "car;" each of the normal cash awards is also increased by $1,000 (for values of $2,000, $4,000, and $6,000). While the game is announced as being played for $40,000, this is actually the total amount of money that can be won by playing the game perfectly.
    • As of this episode, the left-hand and right-hand clear backdrops are removed from Bargain Game. On this episode only, a third, smaller pillar backdrop is also placed next to the usual one behind the second prize.
  • On this episode, which was taped later than the surrounding daytime shows, the small prize backdrops for Punch a Bunch and Plinko, which are actually the front and back of a single prop, are not used; the backdrop makes one final appearance in each game on the daytime show after this episode, as well as an additional appearance in a "third show week" Plinko, before being done away with permanently.
  • On this episode, the "20" in Plinko's center slot is elongated, and all of the zeroes except for those in the 0 slots are scrunched, similarly to the original appearance of the $10,000 slot.
  • During Act 6, one of the squares on right side of Door #3 burns out; whether intentionally or not, this side of the door is not shown again for the rest of the episode.


Week 3 (2,030 – 032xL): October 9-13 + Monday night and night of Monday, October 23

  • The Price Is Right at Night 25: The Amazing Race Superfans (#062SP) airs on Monday night.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 26: Grandparents (#063SP) airs on the night of Monday, October 23.
  • Primetime shows originally scheduled for Monday and Friday nights.
  • Primetime shows originally rescheduled for Monday night and night of Friday, October 27.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa; on Friday, this is also true for the third and fifth Items up for Bids.
  • Beginning on Monday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 turns light blue during Race Game.
  • On Monday, Race Game's lever does not immediately produce a number the second time the contestant pulls it; fortunately, the number it shows once it does work leaves no doubt of what the correct answers are.
  • On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
  • On Tuesday, the price of Hole in One's car is not announced.
  • Tuesday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023." This stems from a discussion Drew had about Bob's golfing skills during Hole in One.
  • On Wednesday, Eazy az 1 2 3's left-hand and right-hand backdrops are removed, presumably due to the new studio having less space behind the Big Doors.
  • On Wednesday, Drew accidentally drops and breaks one of Bullseye's arrows.
  • On Wednesday, Side by Side returns to its original staging for playings at the Big Doors, sitting between Door #1 and Door #2.
  • On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, 1/2 Off's zigzag backdrops are removed, presumably due to the new studio having less space behind the Big Doors.
  • On Thursday, Temptation does not open with a close-up of the board.
  • On Thursday, the extensions of the Pathfinder board that were added for social distancing during Season 49 are reduced to about half of their original length.
  • On Thursday, the lights on the frames of the Big Doors do not turn red during the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Friday, Drew plugs the "Girls' Night Out" primetime special, which is aired out of order that night, during his sign-off.
Primetime Monday
  • This special is a celebration the 35th series of The Amazing Race, which began on September 27. Everyone in the audience is an Amazing Race superfan, and, in keeping with the theme of that show, the contestants are teams of two people. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4's background is a shot of the Earth from outer space. A panoramic version of this graphic is also displayed across the wall of Contestants' Row, with the Amazing Race logo beneath each display.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four teams of Amazing Race superfans on The Price Is Right at Night!" The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next team of Amazing Race superfans on The Price Is Right at Night!"
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The center-left and center-right Turntable screens and George's display show Amazing Race logo backed by the globe from Door #4.
    • The prices of the Items up for Bids are on large price tags in envelopes that Drew removes from a Clue Box in front of the Turntable.
    • When contestants come up onstage, their names and relationship are shown in an Amazing Race-style graphic.
    • Phil Keoghan appears several times throughout the show:
      • He serves an extra model during Rat Race and Cliff Hangers.
      • During the Showcase Showdowns, he stands next to the Big Wheel to inform the losing teams that they "have been eliminated from this special edition of The Price Is Right." After the spinning is finished, he hands the winners an Express Pass to the Showcase.
      • He helps to present the second showcase, which is themed around his show.
    • Rat Race's name is temporarily changed to "The Amazing Rat Race."
    • The rat racer is dressed as an Amazing Race contestant and is wearing a backpack instead of carrying a briefcase.
    • The rats in Rat Race are wearing backpacks.
    • Amazing Race music plays during the outros from Act 3, Act 6, and both Showcase Showdowns (the first four segments that involve Phil Keoghan).
    • The Big Wheel carpet is replaced with a Pit Stop carpet.
    • In keeping with the Amazing Race theme, all of the groceries in Hi Lo have countries in their names.
    • Cover Up's "wrong price" is a series of Amazing Race graphics, with the center of Door #4 as the "hundreds digit."
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is dressed as an Amazing Race contestant.
    • The prices of the showcases are in Amazing Race envelopes.
  • The gold opening logo is used instead of the regular one.
  • Beginning with this episode, the dollar signs on the extra Contestants' Row seat covers on team episodes are yellow; they had been blue on the seat covers used up through Season 48.
  • As of this episode, the gold glitter is removed from the primetime Barker Wall's dollar sign.
  • The G-T asterisk between the Door #1 and Door #2 is silver, and the one between Door #2 and Door #3 is gold; this is established as their new standard appearance for primetime episodes.
  • The light on the middle step of the Turntable is gold, and the other steps are blue; this is established as their new standard appearance for primetime episodes.
  • For no apparent reason, Drew and the contestants walk up to the Turntable before Cliff Hangers.
Primetime Friday
  • This special features contestants playing alongside a grandparent.
  • This episode's opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we celebrate amazing grandparents on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • The Contestants' Row wall shows the starfield from the Turntable screens; this is established as its standard primetime appearance for shows without special graphics.
  • Grand Game is played for $40,000, with the lower prize values adjusted accordingly.


Week 4 (2,031 – 033xL): October 16-20 + Friday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 27: Mothers-in-Law (#064SP) airs on Friday night.
Daytime
  • On Monday, the second and third spinners are lined up incorrectly at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown. Drew corrects the error before either of them spins.
  • On Tuesday, thanks to the reduced space behind the Big Doors, the Barker Wall can be seen to the left of Triple Play's third car.
  • Tuesday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023." This stems from contestant Majed, who had been on the show twice before and makes numerous references to Bob.
  • On Thursday, Take Two's prize labels are not covered when the game is revealed.
  • Thursday's fourth Item up for Bids, a Onewheel electric skateboard, was recalled after the episode was taped; the credits include a note that the winner was awarded cash in its place.
  • On Thursday, new price tag graphics are introduced for Clock Game that are smaller and have silver numbers and more realistic shading.
  • Thursday's credits include a disclaimer reading, "This episode was recorded before our friend and former host, Bob Barker, passed away on August 26, 2023." This stems from contestant Jeffrey's shirt, which read, "I've waited my whole life to see Bob Drew."
  • On Friday, the backdrop for Punch a Bunch's small prizes is permanently done away with.
  • On Friday, the non-numbered backdrops are removed from Most Expen$ive, allowing the carpet logo to be used without needing to clump the prizes together.
  • On Friday, Most Expen$ive's standard blue/orange prize bases are replaced with a different set of bases with the same shape but varying designs; older bases in several other areas of the show were also switched out for these new ones around this time, but Most Expen$ive was the only game in which the old bases were dedicated set pieces.
  • On Friday, Drew's explanation of Bargain Game is briefly sidelined by Manuela removing one of her high heels and using it to kill a fly that has landed on the game; according to her subsequent discussion with Rachel and Drew, this was the third one she had killed in the studio that day, which explains her exasperated, "Oh, my God!" upon noticing it. The show goes to commercial from this act on a shot of the dead fly on the game's base.
  • On Friday, the force of the final price reveal in Stack the Deck knocks the card for the fourth digit onto the floor.
  • On Friday, Check Game uses its two-tag price reveal despite the prize being in Door #2.
  • On Friday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
Primetime
  • This special features teams of a married person and their mother-in-law. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we find out if mother-in-law really does know best on The Price Is Right at Night!"
    • Alexis and James are accompanied by their mothers-in-law, Terri Perry and Robyn Gooley, during the first Item up for Bids; the mothers-in-law also help the Beauties to present the second showcase. Terri and Robyn are listed as "Special Guests" in the credits.
    • The two-person chair is used for Hot Seat. Notably, the extensions to the button podium that usually accompanied this in the past are not used from this episode onward.
  • Hot Seat is played for $50,000, with the four lower prize levels worth the normal value of the next level.
  • The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour theme is used for That's Too Much!.


Week 5 (2,032 – 034xL): October 23-27 + night of Friday, October 13

  • The Price Is Right at Night 28: Girls' Night Out (#065SP) airs on the night of Friday, October 13.
  • Primetime show originally scheduled for Friday night, October 27.
Daytime
  • This week is the first of the "third show weeks" noted in Week 1; the episodes were taped alongside Weeks 1 and 2.
    • This becomes slightly muddled with Thursday's show, which was scheduled to be taped after #0312L and #0301L; thanks to the power outage and ensuing three-hour stopdown during the day's first taping, the third taping ended up being cancelled. It appears to have ended up being rescheduled for sometime near the taping of #0324L, as it recycles prizes from both that episode and the first two (which was presumably not the original plan).
  • On Monday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
  • On Monday, Drew plugs the "Grandparents" primetime special, which is aired out of order that night, during his sign-off. The plug occurs while Drew is off-camera and was fairly obviously edited in; it was presumably taken from Friday's show, as the special was originally planned to air out of order that night.
  • A substantial amount of Tuesday's Shopping Spree was edited out of the show after an apparent misunderstanding on contestant Jamila's part over how the game is intended to progress. After Drew explained that the way to win the game was to pick the three most expensive prizes, Jamila declared, "The golf clubs are the cheapest one." Drew, not expecting this response, asked, "So you're picking the golf clubs?" This resulted in a stopdown and a discussion between Adam and S&P, who eventually decided to pick up tape after the prize descriptions and have Drew explain the game again. This proved ineffective, though, as after he finished, Jamila immediately declared, "The golf clubs are the cheapest one," again, causing a second stopdown. Ultimately, Jamila was more or less instructed that to avoid any further confusion, if she thought the golf clubs were the prize that needed not to be picked, she should follow along with Drew's prompts and complete the game without actually mentioning the golf clubs.
  • On Wednesday, only one Barker's Beauty, James, is present. This leads to a number of changes in how the episodes are presented, as follows:
    • With no female models present to do the hand-off, Drew enters already holding his microphone.
    • George models during Switch?.
    • The Dice Game table is already in place when the game is revealed.
  • On Wednesday, George's calldown window stops shrinking at a much larger size than usual.
  • On Wednesday, the logo does not appear on the center Turntable screen during Drew's sign-off.
  • On Thursday, the backdrop for Plinko's small prizes is permanently done away with.
  • On Friday, for no apparent reason, a white rope can be seen hanging down from the right side of Bonus Game.
  • On Friday, the lights on the frames of the Big Doors do not turn red during the second Showcase Showdown.
Primetime
  • This special is themed as a girls' night out; everyone in the audience is female, and contestants play in teams of three friends. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Instead of reading out each contestant's full name during come on downs, George simply calls their first names.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first 12 contestants as we celebrate girls' night out on The Price Is Right at Night!"
    • To keep the episode's theme from becoming awkward, only one car game, Triple Play, is played, and one cash game is played in each half instead of the other way around.
    • It's in the Bag is played for $48,000, with all of the usual prize amounts tripled.
    • 1/2 Off is played for $30,000, triple its normal prize. It is unknown whether the bonus for winning all of the small prizes was also tripled to $3,000.


Week 6 (2,033 – 035xL): October 30-November 3

  • On Monday, Devin drops the box the 1/2 Off contestant has selected while placing it on the podium, although he catches it before it can come open; while this does not end up affecting the game's final reveal, it does put a large scratch in the podium's paint.
  • On Monday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
  • On Monday, the "flipped" version of the first two numbers falls out of Flip Flop while Drew is demonstrating the game. While he never quite manages to reinsert it properly, he does get it wedged into the prop well enough for it not to fall out again on the air.
  • Tuesday's show is a Halloween episode themed as a professional wrestling event. Everyone in the cast is dressed as though they were in the WWE: "'One Dollar Drew' Carey" wears a muscle suit and more or less emulates Hulk Hogan; "Alexis Gaubestopper" appears as a "diva;" "Gentleman George Gray," or "Triple G," wears a Vince McMahon wig and a Rod Roddy jacket; Manuela and Amber function as the tag team of "Thunder" and "Lightning," known collectively as "The Storm;" and James "Bad Day, Mate" O'Halloran dresses as a boomerang-wielding Australian thug. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • George announces the entire show in a deeper, over the top voice.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contenders as we celebrate Halloween on The Price Is Right!" Contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next contender on The Price Is Right!"
    • During the opening, the theme is replaced with dramatic wrestling music. Similar music is also played for various prize plugs throughout the course of the show.
    • The entire set is decorated as a wrestling ring.
    • Drew's entrance is flanked by flares on the floor.
    • Except for during the opening, most of the lights on the set either stay on or fluctuate between red and yellow. Unusually, this includes the light strip around the audience.
    • An extra pair of G-T asterisks is placed on the floor in front of the asterisk lights between the Big Doors.
    • George introduces Drew as "Your host, the pride of Cleveland and your reigning Prize-a-Mania champion: It's Drew 'One Dollar' Carey!" The word "Carey" is given a long, dramatic echo.
    • Drew's entrance is backed by a blue light burst backdrop instead of the Barker Wall.
    • Drew enters already holding a prop microphone, which he promptly breaks in half over his knee; Alexis then hands him his real mic as usual when he walks in front of the Turntable. He breaks another mic over his knee after the seventh contestant comes on down.
    • Except during the opening, the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, Door #4, and George's display all the show the audience from a pro wrestling match.
    • The center Turntable screen, Door #4, and George's display show a championship belt with a gold TPIR logo on a silver background. The belt also has gold Pricedown dollar signs against silver Turntable screens.
    • The yellow and green Contestants' Row displays become a second pair of red and blue displays, although they have their normal colors during the opening.
    • Drew hosts most of the show by shouting.
    • George announces the show with an overhead mic.
    • George says hello to Mama "Mad Dog" Mai.
    • A physical championship belt similar but not identical to the graphical one is shown off at several points during the episode. At the end of the show, it is given to the Showcase winner.
    • When The Storm is introduced during the first Item up for Bids, thunderclaps can be heard; this also occurs with them at various other points throughout the show.
    • George says during the first Item up for Bids that Thunder and Lightning are "known for killing flies and modeling a prize," a stealth reference to October 20's Bargain Game incident.
    • Cover Up's "wrong price" is a wrestling ring with the ropes used in studio and the logo from the championship belt in the center.
    • Drew's picture on Punch a Bunch's $25,000 bill is him in his wrestler costume with flames behind him.
    • Drew refers to Punch a Bunch as "just 'Punch!'" and the Big Wheel as "the Wheel of Pain."
    • In keeping with Drew's character name, every game in the second half involves either Drew Dollars or dollar bills.
    • Act 5 opens with James and Drew beating up George; George then breathlessly calls down the eighth contestant.
    • Drew and James make a show of the last bag in Balance Game (which is obviously initially attached to the table) being too heavy for James to lift; Drew eventually does it for him after kicking sand in his face.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are red.
    • The non-blue Contestants' Row displays do not become blue during the Showcase.
    • George signs off as "Gentleman George Gray."
    • The cast gets into a brawl during the credits; George gets his revenge on James, and the final shot of the episode is Manuela strangling Drew.
  • On Tuesday, as mentioned above, four Barker's Beauties are present.
  • On Tuesday, while in-character as a pro wrestler, Drew kicks the Cover Up board to do the price reveal and actually moves it a fair distance.
  • On Tuesday, for reasons unknown, one of Punch a Bunch's $2,500 slips has considerably smaller text than usual.
  • On Tuesday, the Drew and James's antics at the end of Balance Game noticeably jar open a door on the back of the prize bag's podium.
  • On Tuesday, Drew mistakenly refers to "Alexis Gaubestopper" as "Alexis Gaubesmack" during the second Showcase Showdown.
  • On Thursday, the wire that pulls taut to stop Squeeze Play's price cover from flopping back into the board snaps loose during the price reveal.
  • On Friday, Danger Price's left- and right-hand backdrops are removed, as there is not enough space for them in the new studio; as a substitute, the cyc now displays a laser array during the game.


Week 7 (2,034 – 036xL): November 6-10

  • On Monday, Temptation does not open with a close-up of the board.
  • On Monday, a slanted wall is installed on the side of the base of That's Too Much!.
  • On Monday, two smaller pillar backdrops are added next to the existing ones in Bargain Game.
  • On Tuesday, two different 7s are used in the graphics for Safe Crackers, with the slanted font used on the first dial and the vertical font used on the second and third dials; this is especially unusual given that the graphics for Safe Crackers's three dials are generally all printed at the same time.
  • On Tuesday, the price of Hole in One's car is not announced.
  • On Wednesday, contestants Stacey and Michael have the same total winnings going into the second Showcase Showdown. A coin is flipped during the commercial to decide which of them will spin first.
  • Friday's show is themed around Veterans Day, which falls on Saturday; everyone in the audience is a veteran. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the lights on the set are or fluctuate between various shades of red, white, and blue.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with the word "Veterans" at its base, against a field of blue with white, cascading stars. The background also appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, and George's display, and the "Veterans" text also appears on the center-left and center-right Turntable screens and George's display.
    • The light border's interior "light strip" cascades red, white, and blue, and its front "light strip" is red.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute veterans on The Price Is Right!" The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next veteran on The Price Is Right!"
    • The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all red, white, and blue; the logo itself has a blue left-hand background, and its yellow text is gold.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays are white.
    • All four Contestants' Row displays are red.
    • The Barker Wall is blue.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • Contestants' Row does not turn solid blue during the Showcase.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning every time the mountain climber moves.


Week 8 (2,035 – 037xL): November 13-17

  • This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 3 and 4.
  • As this week's shows were taped out of order, the slanted wall added to That's Too Much! last Monday is not present on Wednesday.
  • As this week's shows were taped out of order, Plinko's small prize backdrop makes one final appearance on Wednesday.
  • On Wednesday, an older version of the logo animation last seen in Season 49 is mistakenly used for the mid-show bumper.
  • On Thursday, Hi Lo is played for a car.
  • In Friday's Cliff Hangers, "On the Franches Mountains" starts from the beginning every time the mountain climber moves.


Week 9 (2,036 - 038xL): November 20-22

  • Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
  • On Monday, the Balance Game contestant is not given a Drew Dollar.
  • In Tuesday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber trips when he begins moving and makes his climb for the first item flat on his face.
  • Wednesday's show is themed around Thanksgiving. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Most of the lights on the set, including the light bar around the audience, are shades of yellow and orange.
    • Door #4's background is leaves falling in front of a forest scene during an autumn twilight. These graphics also appear on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, and George's display; the center-left and center-right Turntable screens, the four main Contestants' Row wall panels, and George's display also show the text "Happy Thanksgiving".
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
    • All four Contestants' Row displays are orange, and their borders are yellow.
    • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are yellow.


Week 10 (2,037 – 039xL): December 4-8 + Monday night; night of Monday, December 11; Thursday night; and night of Tuesday, December 19

  • The Price Is Right at Night 29: Holiday Office Party (#066SP) airs on Monday night.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 30: College Students Home for the Holidays (#067SP) airs on the night of Monday, December 11.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 31: Singles' Blind Holidate (#068SP) airs on Thursday night.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 32: Holiday Heroes (#069SP) airs on the night of Tuesday, December 19.
  • Primetime shows originally scheduled for Monday night, Tuesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night.
  • Primetime shows originally rescheduled for Monday night; Friday night; Thursday night; and night of Tuesday, December 19.
Daytime
  • On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
  • On Monday, the COVID trip disclaimer is removed from the credits.
  • On Tuesday, the car turntable is removed from Master Key.
  • On Tuesday, the crew member operating Freeze Frame accidentally activates the price reveal before Drew asks for it; fortunately, this has no effect on the game's outcome.
  • On Tuesday, Take Two's prize labels are not covered when the game is revealed.
  • On Thursday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special during his sign-off.
  • On Friday, George, much to his embarrassment, announces that Rachel has the fourth Item up for Bids as it spins around on the turntable with James.
  • On Friday, Hot Seat is not shown on-camera as Drew and the contestant walk over to it, with its establishing shot instead occurring after Drew announces that they're playing it.
  • On Friday, the logo is not removed from the center Turntable screen for the first part of the Showcase.
Primetime (general)
  • The set is decorated for Christmas.
  • Door #4 shows the blue nighttime Christmas logo against a background of a fireplace in a living room on a snowy evening. The blue logo also appears in the animation at the end of the opening, as well as on the center Turntable screen and George's display; additionally, it appears without the "at Night" portion during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • Most of the lights that are normally gold on the primetime show are changed to rose gold, as are the yellow parts of the Christmas logo.
  • The G-T asterisks around the audience are white.
  • Falling snow is added to the graphics for the Contestants' Row wall and George's display.
  • The G-T asterisks in the animation at the end of the opening are white and rose gold.
  • Drew wears a Santa hat.
  • The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered with gold glitter.
  • A scene of a small town in wintertime repeats across each column of Turntable screens, with one image for each row of screens.
  • The G-T asterisk between Door #2 and Door #3 goes back to being white at night.
Primetime Monday
  • This episode is loosely themed as an office party, with co-workers sitting together in the audience.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw an office holiday party on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • Time I$ Møney is played for $40,000, with the money counting down twice as fast as usual.
Primetime Tuesday
  • This episode features families of a college student (or, in some cases, two sibling college students) and one of their parents playing as teams.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • As of this episode, Shopping Spree's rainbow prize backdrops are done away with; this change immediately carries over to the daytime show.
  • To the Penny is played for $50,000, with the other four prize levels increased to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000.
Primetime Thursday
  • This episode is themed as a blind date and features teams of contestants made by pairing up two singles from the audience via a professional matchmaker.
  • The show begins with Rachel and Devin in the back of the audience; they explain the premise of the episode while walking down to Contestants' Row. At the end, they toss to George for the standard opening.
  • A "couples' lounge" with tables and chairs is set up in the back of the right side of the audience; contestant teams sit there after playing a pricing game.
  • On this episode, the extra Contestants' Row seat covers are green on the left and silver on the right.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight singles on The Price Is Right at Night!" The contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next pair of singles on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • The usual prize structure for an episode is altered, with a cash game in each half and one car game instead of the other way around. Specifically, Do the Math is played for two cars; Grand Game is played for $20,000, with the lower prizes increased accordingly; and Bonus Game is played for $40,000.
  • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber wears a Santa hat and a Christmas sweater.
  • No real car games are played on this episode.
Primetime Friday
  • This episode is a salute to the armed forces; everyone in the audience is a member of the military or, as Drew puts it, "their supporters." The contestant pool appears to only include the actual soldiers.
  • The Air Force Band of the Golden West Galaxy is set up in the back of the right side of the audience; they are backed by the flags of the six branches of the military and are flanked by American flags. The band plays Christmas carols during the opening, during every commercial outro except the one in the Showcase (supplanting the theme and "Dig We Must"), and during the credits; they also play their own rendition of the theme at the end of the opening.
  • The episode opens with a pan of the band instead of the usual sweeping shot of the audience.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we salute the troops on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • Punch a Bunch is played for $50,000, with the same slip distribution as on the Survivor special (but without the Second Chances).
  • Punch a Bunch's $50,000 shows Drew in his Santa hat.
  • For no apparent reason, Door #3 does not open all the way during Punch a Bunch, stopping before reaching the bottom edges of the doorframe.
  • Cover Up's "wrong price" is made up of still shots of the Christmas graphics from the Turntable screens and Door #4.
  • The credits include the note, "A special thanks to the Department of Defense."


Week 11 (2,038 – 040xL): December 11, 13-15

  • Only four shows; no Tuesday episode.
  • This week was originally scheduled with five shows, with Tuesday's likely intended to focus on Bob; that episode appears to have been cancelled after his passing in August.
    • It is possible that a Tuesday show does exist for this week and has simply been delayed; however, the available evidence seems to indicate otherwise.
  • On Tuesday, Bob's 100 birthday, the tribute special from the end of Season 51 is reaired in the show's timeslot.
  • This week is mostly a "third show week;" Monday, Wednesday, and Friday were taped alongside Weeks 6 and 7.
  • As they were taped out of order, this week's "third shows" include the COVID trip disclaimer in the credits.
  • On Thursday, the left side of the Big Wheel's arrow shot uses the live camera feed instead of the stock shot.
  • On Thursday, the "$50,000" graphic in Plinko's intro uses a larger, rounder font than usual. The new graphic is also significantly more sparkly than the normal one.
  • On Friday, Drew plugs next week's Christmas episodes after the Showcase.


Week 12 (2,039 – 041xL): December 18, 20, 21, 19, 22 + Monday night

  • The Price Is Right at Night 33: Holidays with the Family (#070SP) airs on Monday night.
  • Daytime shows originally scheduled for December 18-22.
Daytime
  • This week's programs are Christmas episodes. The following aspects of these shows are different than usual:
    • The set is decorated for Christmas, albeit differently than on this month's primetime shows.
    • Door #4 shows the logo surrounded by candy canes, ball ornaments, and wooden stars against a light blue background; these graphics also appear on George's display. The backing of the left side of the logo is also striped like a candy cane; this version of the logo is also used at the end of the opening (except on Friday, presumably by mistake), on the center Turntable screen and George's display, and during the mid-show bumper.
    • Most of the lights on the set either are red or white and/or cascade between the two. The solid red G-T asterisks around the audience are an exception; they are covered with red glitter. The Turntable also continues to change to most of its pricing game-specific color schemes.
    • The light bar around the audience is pink and white.
    • All four Contestants' Row displays are red, and their borders are white.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Contestants' Row wall and the Turntable screens show a variation on Door #4's graphics, with the items cascading down the wall.
    • The opening animation has all white G-T asterisks (except on Friday, which uses the normal animation, presumably by mistake).
    • The Barker wall is redone to show candy canes, ball ornaments, and wooden stars against a light blue, nearly white background; its dollar sign is also covered in red glitter.
    • The dollar sign on the Turntable wall is covered in red glitter.
    • Sleigh bells are added to a number of prize cues.
    • On Monday, Bonus Game uses a special "BONUS!" graphic with a different font, Santa's face in place of the "O," and a blue background with falling snowflakes. Unlike the usual graphics, this one slides in from the right side of the window regardless of the game's outcome.
    • On Thursday, Do the Math's usual school paraphernalia is replaced with a sled, gifts, and Christmas trees on a bed of snow.
    • On Thursday, 1/2 Off's gift boxes are topped with ribbon.
    • On Friday, a sprig of mistletoe hangs over the Hot Seat.
  • This week is also Pet Adoption Week. Every day, a pet adoption segment occurs at the start of Act 3, with a candy cane-themed "Pet Adoption Week" logo and a Santa hat-wearing puppy popping out of a gift box being displayed on the Turntable screen. Most of these segments are presented by a guest, as follows:
    • Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday's guest is Brandon McMillan, the host of Lucky Dog: Reunions.
    • Thursday's guest is Bob's nephew, Bob Valandra. Drew also takes a moment during this segment to acknowledge Bob's 100th birthday last week; this is accompanied by pictures of Bob, Dorothy Jo, and their dogs, as well as a clip of the pet adoption segment from Bob's 90th birthday.
    • Friday's segment, rather than featuring a guest, is done by Amber.
  • On Monday, every game is played for cash "for last-minute Christmas shopping." Notably, Bonus Game is played for $10,000; Clock Game is played with $15,000 as its third prize; Cliff Hangers is played for $25,000; and Vend-O-Price is played for $20,000.
  • On Monday, Bonus Game's prize reveal is accompanied by the full version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
  • On Monday, Grand Game is played for $30,000, with the lower prizes increased accordingly.
  • In Monday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are dressed as Santa Claus and carry a sack of presents.
  • On Monday, no real car games are played.
  • On Monday, Drew plugs that night's primetime special after the Showcase.
  • The dog in Wednesday's pet adoption segment is named Bob Barker.
  • On Wednesday, Eazy az 1 2 3 is played for three trips.
    • Instead of using the trip screens, the trips are displayed on the smaller monitors frequently used for the lesser prizes in games like Master Key and Rat Race; they are placed on small stands that sit upon Eazy az 1 2 3's regular podiums.
  • On Wednesday, two of the price covers in Eazy az 1 2 3 get stuck, refusing to respond to repeated pounding on their buttons; one eventually comes loose on its own shortly after Rachel gives up on it, while Manuela ends up forcing the other one down by hand.
  • On Wednesday, Drew plugs "tomorrow's" couples episode during the credits; as the middle of this week was aired out of order, this actually refers to Friday's show.
  • On Thursday, 1/2 Off is played for $50,000.
  • Friday's show features couples playing as teams. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual (and even from the rest of this week):
    • The end of the opening is further altered to, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!" Contestants called during the body of the show are told, "You're the next couple on The Price Is Right!"
    • The two-person chair is used in Hot Seat.
  • On Friday, the extra Contestants' Row seat covers are both placed to the right of the four regular ones. The left-hand one is blue, and the right-hand one is yellow.
  • On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.
  • On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Friday, Hot Seat is played for $50,000, with the four lower prize levels worth the normal value of the next level.
  • On Friday, Hot Seat's red button does not work properly, taking three hits to register each time it is used. Fortunately, the timer never gets low enough for this to become an issue.
Primetime
  • All general notes about Week 10's primetime shows also apply to this episode.
  • This episode features families playing as teams.
    • George calls each family down all at once ("The [NAME] family, come on down!") instead of listing all of their first names.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four families as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right at Night!"
  • Plinko is played for $100,000, with $20,000 in the center slot and the lower values increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
  • Balance Game's bags are red with fluffy, white trim.
  • Drew's sign-off includes an edited-in plug for the Holiday Heroes special, which was rescheduled for the next night.
  • The credits include a note that an unidentified contestant was disqualified after the taping when it was discovered that they were ineligible. It is unclear whether this disqualified the contestant's entire family and, if not, how it was determined which prizes they would and would not receive.


Week 13 (2,040 – 042xL): December 26-28

  • Christmas week; only three shows; no Monday or Friday episodes.
  • This week was originally planned with four shows; the Friday episode appears to have been scrapped once the staff realized it would be completely pre-empted by the Sun Bowl on the West Coast.
  • This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 9 and 10.
  • On Tuesday, the price of Switcheroo's car was accidentally included in the prize copy. This was edited out in post-production, but the taping otherwise proceeded as though nothing had happened, and while contestant Matthew did not hear the number over the applause, his friend in the audience (our member Gamesurf) did, essentially giving him an automatic win. Drew and James had obviously heard the mistake, as well, as Drew asks specifically for the price of the car at the end of the game instead of the last thing Matthew had right, and James does not bother waiting for the bell before revealing it.
  • On Wednesday, which was taped alongside Week 9, the COVID trip disclaimer appears in the credits.


Week 13.5: Nights of February 21, January 24, January 31, Unknown, January 17, January 10, January 3, February 2

  • The Price Is Right at Night 34-41: Jackpot January (#071SP-#078SP) air on the above-listed nights.
  • Logically scheduled for January 3, January 10, January 17, January 24, January 31, February 2, March 18, Unknown.
  • Seemingly originally scheduled for March 18, January 24, January 31, Unknown, January 17, January 10, January 3, February 2.
    • The March 18 date is derived from the first reschedule date for #079SP, which itself was shuffled off of February 21 in favor of #071SP.
  • At this point, the schedule takes a detour into primetime for a series of eight shows that air throughout the first half of 2024. The episodes were originally referred to on-air as "Jackpot January," but all references to that name were edited out after it was realized that not all eight of them would actually air in January; in fact, the remnants of that billing on CBS.com were ultimately changed to "Jackpot Special" for episodes 1, 4, and 8, which were broadcast later in the year. Based on their original title, I have placed them here at the beginning of January, separate from any daytime weeks, to account for the specials in February with later production numbers.
  • The Jackpot January shows essentially function as both Dream Car Week, with at least one game played for an unusually expensive car, and Big Money Week, with a cash game played for a larger prize than usual or a non-cash game played for a substantial amount of cash; additionally, one game per episode has its rule altered to offer a bonus of some sort.
  • The dream cars offered are as follows:
    • On #071SP, Lucky $even is played for a BMW, and an Audi is offered in the Showcase.
    • On #072SP, Card Game is played for a Porsche, with a starting bid of $65,000.
    • On #073SP, That's Too Much! is played for a Lexus, and 6-digit 3 Strikes is played for a Maserati.
    • On #075SP, Gas Money is played for a Range Rover and $20,000, with all the cash awards doubled.
    • On #076SP, Gridlock! is played for a Jaguar.
    • On #077SP, 6-digit Golden Road is played for a Lincoln Navigator, and Master Key is played for another Lexus.
    • On #078SP, 5 Price Tags is played for another Audi.
  • The big money games are as follows:
    • On #071SP, Cliff Hangers is played for $250,000 using its alternate Big Money Week format.
    • On #072SP, Rat Race is played for $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000, with $100,000 functioning as the car.
    • On #073SP, Vend-O-Price is played for $100,000.
    • On #075SP, 1/2 Off is played for $50,000.
    • On #076SP, Plinko is played for $500,000, with the center slot worth $100,000 and the lower values increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
    • On #077SP, To the Penny is played for $100,000, with the lower prizes increased to $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, and $50,000.
    • On #078SP, Time I$ Møney is played for $200,000, with the money ticking down at 10 times its normal speed.
  • The games modified to offer a bonus are as follows:
    • On #071SP, if the Now....or Then contestant can get all six items right, she wins a bonus of monthly housecleaning services for five years in addition to the living room the game is being played for.
    • On #072SP, Hole in One is played with the windmill from its big money format; if the contestant uses the windmill and wins the game, he wins not only the car but also the cash equivalent of its price. The contestant also has the option of removing the windmill and playing the game normally.
    • On #073SP, the first chip in Shell Game is gold. If the contestant wins the game with this chip, the coach airfare in the trip being offered will be upgraded to first class. It is unclear whether the price of this upgrade would factor into the regular cash equivalent bonus.
    • On #075SP, Bullseye is played for $160,000 with a modified format. Instead of getting three turns to win the game, the contestant attempts to hit the bullseye with all five items in any order they choose; their first bullseye wins $10,000, and any subsequent bullseyes double their winnings. The hidden bullseye is not used on this episode; despite this, Drew still places markers on the target, including on the bullseye, any time the contestant does not go over.
    • On #076SP, Any Number is played with a "mega piggy bank" whose value is multiplied by 10,000. This effectively leads to the piggy bank functioning as the car on this episode, as it ends up being worth significantly more than the actual car; likewise, the car itself functions as the prize, and the prize functions as the piggy bank. In spite of this, Any Number still unambiguously functions as the second half's car game.
    • On #077SP, Range Game is played with a second, orange, $50 rangefinder covering the center of the regular rangefinder; if the contestant wins and the price is in the orange area, they receive a hot tub as a bonus in addition to the main prize.
    • On #078SP, Money Game is played for a truck and a boat, with both prices hidden on the board and only five dollar signs. The contestant can win either or both of the vehicles; the game only ends when four dollar signs are found or both prices are completed.
  • The following notes also apply to specific episodes:
#071SP
  • The G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 briefly turns gold during Drew's entrance.
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphics carry a sack full of cash.
  • In Cliff Hangers, the yellow step counter on the mountain is marbled.
  • In Cliff Hangers, for no apparent reason, "On the Franches" mountains has an extra measure from halfway through the chorus at the end of its first loop.
  • One Wrøng Price is played for three trips.
#072SP
  • The G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 briefly turns gold during Drew's entrance.
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • The window lights in Rat Race are not turned on.
  • The $500 flag is not present in Hole in One.
  • The logo does not fly back onto the center Turntable screen during Drew's sign-off.
#073SP
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present.
  • Vend-O-Price's $100,000 prize is introduced with the full version of Fortune Hunter's intro cue.
  • Switch? is played for two rooms of furniture. The rooms are displayed in Door #2 and Door #3, and the Switch? podiums and logo trip screen are placed onstage between the doors.
    • To accommodate the altered staging, Drew and the contestant walk up to the Turntable after the Item up for Bids, then move down to Door #2 during the prize descriptions.
    • Thanks to the altered staging, Switch?'s price reveal only requires a single camera shot; to accommodate this, the left-hand podium is used for the right-hand prize and vice versa.
  • In a throwback to the days of 3 Strikes +, a seventh window is attached to the left side of the 3 Strikes board to display the dollar sign; in contrast to the days of 3 Strikes +, this extra window is noticeably brighter than the others.
  • In a departure from the norm, the first number in 3 Strikes's 6-digit price is revealed at the start of the game, leaving it to be played with the usual five number balls and three strike balls.
#075SP
  • Contestant Sharon wins Dice Game without having to make any decisions, rolling all correct numbers and 6s.
#076SP
  • The G-T asterisk between Door #1 and Door #2 briefly turns gold during Drew's entrance.
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present; as such, George does not model during Swap Meet.
  • Plinko's intro graphics use the new font and sparkles seen on December 14.
  • In acknowledgement of the mega piggy bank, the bell rings twice for both numbers in the car and numbers in the piggy bank during Any Number.
#077SP
  • The bank vault backdrop from Safe Crackers is used for the first prize in Golden Road, a safe.
  • In To the Penny, the usual graphics that appear on either side of the prize values are replaced with trios of stars on the $100,000 panel.
  • To the Penny's graphics malfunction on the second item, whose prices simply appear already at full size instead of zooming out from the center.
  • Installing the second rangefinder appears to have been more difficult than it looks, as the main rangefinder is noticeably askew.
#078SP
  • 1 Right Price is played behind Door #3.
    • For reasons unknown, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable after the Item up for Bids for this playing, moving over to Door #3 during the prize descriptions.
  • Money Game's truck is driven out from behind the Turntable a la Lucky $even, and its boat is displayed behind Door #2.
  • The truck graphic and the boat graphic are both displayed in front of the Money Game logo.
  • A second price display is added to the bottom of the Money Game board to hold the price of the boat.


Week 14 (2,041 – 043xL): January 5, 3, 4, 2

  • New Year's week; only four shows; no Monday episode.
  • Originally scheduled for January 2-5.
  • Beginning on Tuesday, the nighttime version of the Barker Wall is also used on the daytime show.
  • On Tuesday, the price of the second Item up for Bids is written on a card intended for the sixth Item up for Bids and vice versa.
  • On Tuesday, Back to '73 receives its annual name change, becoming Back to '74.
  • On Wednesday, Drew accidentally breaks a light bulb off of Door #2 when he backs into it during Safe Crackers.
  • On Friday's show, which was aired out of order as the first new broadcast of 2024, Drew mentions during the opening and during his sign-off that it was the first episode of the year; both of these comments appear to have been edited in during post-production.


Week 15 (2,042 – 044xL): January 8-12

  • On Wednesday, Drew announces the birth of James's daughter during the first Item up for Bids. He then briefly attempts to offer the baby as the first Item up for Bids.
  • On Wednesday, the logo does not fly back onto the center Turntable screen during the credits.
  • On Thursday, after contestant Derek, who has a screengrab of Bullseye '72 on his shirt, gets onstage, he groans in disappointment when Push Over comes around on the Turntable instead of Bullseye '76; this leads to a rare acknowledgement by Drew of a retired game. (Coincidentally, Bullseye '76 is played later in the episode.)
  • On Thursday, contestant Derek says hello to Dr. Emily Senay while spinning the Big Wheel. This was an inside joke; during the '00s, Dr. Senay worked at CBS News and regularly hosted the short segment "CBS Health Watch" during Price's last commercial.
  • On Friday, Drew again announces the birth of James's daughter during the first Item up for Bids. He does not attempt to offer the baby as a prize this time around.
  • On Friday, when Drew reveals the first price in That's Too Much!, the second price accidentally reveals itself, as well.


Week 16 (2,043 – 045xL): January 15-19

  • On Tuesday, in honor of his birthday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is five picture of Jonathan Mangum. While most of the pictures are from Let's Make a Deal, the center one is a shot of him eating refried beans during It's in the Bag on the Season 50 April Fool's Day show, with a party hat photoshopped onto his head.
  • On Tuesday, when contestant Brenda gets onstage, she slides to her knees and pretends to "worship" Drew; unfortunately, in the process, she also knocks a light bulb off the "edge" of the stage. After she wins Stack the Deck, she is seen sitting in her car, holding up the light bulb in victory as the show goes to commercial.
  • On Thursday, Bonkers's button does not trigger a sound effect the second time the contestant presses it; Drew hits it again for him on his way back to the board, at which point it works.
  • On Thursday, Bonkers's other button also malfunctions, refusing to trigger the price reveal despite Drew hitting it several times; Drew eventually attempts to kick the price loose but ends up smashing a light bulb instead. The price does eventually drop, seemingly after an edit.
  • On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
  • On Friday, George's pink calldown window is used during Act 3.


Week 17 (2,044 – 046xL): January 22, 23, 26, 25, 24

  • Originally scheduled for January 22-26.
  • On Monday, Safe Crackers more or less returns to its original way of being revealed; Door #2 still opens off-camera, but the game is not actually seen until Drew throws to George for the prize descriptions.
  • On Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, the daytime Barker Wall is used.
  • On Tuesday, James accidentally holds the price of Temptation's third gift upside-down.
  • Thursday's episode is a "third show;" it was taped alongside the Wednesday shows from Weeks 7 and 9, although it takes no games from the latter.
  • On Friday, Hot Seat's red button malfunctions again, not registering the first time the contestant presses it.
  • On Friday, Squeeze Play's button also malfunctions, releasing the price cover but not actually triggering the reveal; Drew ends up flipping it down by himself.


Week 18 (2,045 – 047xL): January 29-February 2

  • This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 14, 15, and 24.
    • Friday's show in particular was taped alongside Thursday of Week 15 and Tuesday of Week 24. As these episodes are nowhere near each other on the schedule, instead of the third show drawing games from the first two's lineups, all three pairs of episodes have at least two shared games, and Plinko is played at all three tapings.
  • On Thursday, James and Rachel are shown on-camera bringing It's in the Bag's grocery cart out from behind the game's main prop.
  • On Thursday, Shell Game is played for a car.


Week 18.5: Nights of Unknown, February 14, February 7

  • The Price Is Right at Night 42 (#079SP) airs on an unknown night.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 43 (#080SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, February 14.
  • The Price Is Right at Night 44: Super Bowl Special (#081SP) airs on the night of Wednesday, February 7.
  • Originally scheduled for February 21, 14, and 7.
  • At this point, the schedule again swings into primetime for three additional specials. While the second and third of these shows are tied to specific dates, those dates do not match the order of their production numbers; as such, I have placed all three between the first two weeks of February, separate from any daytime weeks.
#080SP
  • This episode is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light strips around the audience, the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors, the strips along the edges of the aisles, and most of the lights on the Turntable are red and purple.
    • Door #4 shows the Barker logo, with "at Night" at its base, against a pair of pink and red hearts; behind them is a starfield with pairs of hearts cascading upward. This version of the logo also appears at the end of the opening (with the hearts flying around the text before settling into place), on the center Turntable screen, during every commercial outro, and on the Showcase podiums; the hearts also appear without the text on George's display, occasionally performing their circling animation; and the background appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row wall, and George's display.
    • The borders of both the Contestants' Row displays and the Contestants' Row wall are red.
    • The screens on the Contestants' Row wall are tinted red around the edges.
    • The G-T asterisks in the logo at the end of the opening are all red and purple; they are also accompanied by hearts.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right at Night!"
    • The Barker Wall is pink and has hearts on it.
    • The light strip at the "edge" of the stage is purple.
  • Oddly, the extra Contestants' Row seat covers for this episode are both on the right end of the row and are both yellow.
  • Unlike most primetime shows, this episode's opening does include the line, "Television's most exciting hour!"
  • It's in the Bag is played for $32,000, with all of the usual cash prizes doubled; oddly, the "$32,000" marker for the final bag is noticeably lower than the other four and, presumably because of the smaller amount of space available at that height, also has a noticeably smaller dollar sign.
#081SP
  • This special is themed around the Super Bowl, which airs on CBS four nights later. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • Door #4 shows the Super Bowl VIII logo, with the CBS Sports logo at its base, floating over a football field with a night sky in the background.
    • The TPIR signs in the back of the audience are replaced with Super Bowl VIII logos.
    • The NFL on CBS theme plays during the opening instead of "Walking" and the TPIR theme. This music also plays after pricing games, during come on downs, during commercial outros, while coming back from commercial during the Showcase, and during the credits, as well as supplanting both versions of "Dig We Must" during the Showcase Showdowns; "Walking" does still play when contestants come onstage, and the TPIR theme is not heard at all.
    • Miniature football fields with sidelines and yard markers are placed in the aisles.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw the ultimate Super Bowl party on The Price Is Right at Night!"
    • The Contestants' Row displays show the logos and starfield from Door #4; when the contestants bid, a football with the Super Bowl VIII logo on it flies across their display, leaving their bid and the normal primetime colors in its wake.
    • The G-T asterisks in the logo animation at the end of the opening are all gold and silver and are accompanied by silver football helmets and footballs.
    • Drew's entrance is flanked by platforms shooting fireworks.
    • The center-left and center-right Turntable screens show the Super Bowl VIII and CBS Sports logos; they also appear on the center screen during the Showcase.
  • Much like the Jackpot January shows, this episode has both dream car games and a big money game, as follows:
    • More or Less is played for a $118,000 Hummer.
    • Cover Up is played for a Porsche.
    • Hot Seat is played for $200,000, with the lower prizes raised to $5,000, $20,000, $50,000, and $100,000.
    • Additionally, a Cadillac is offered in the Showcase.
  • Bargain Game is played for a home gym in Door #2 and a spa package in Door #3; a scaled-down version of the "Bargain Game" sign is placed onstage between the doors and is flanked by the price tags.
    • To accommodate the altered staging, Drew and the contestant walk up to the Turntable after the Item up for Bids, then move down to Door #2 during the prize descriptions.
  • Jason and Travis Kelce appear remotely during Check-Out to call down their mother, Donna Kelce, who appears in the studio to help present the game's prize package; the brothers appear in George's calldown window while introducing her. Donna also helps to present the first showcase, which is themed around her role as "the queen of the Kelce family."
    • It must be noted that during this appearance, Jason misidentifies the Showcase, saying that Donna's dinner rolls "belong in the Showcase Showdown."
  • Cover Up's "wrong price" is a panorama of Door #4's graphics.


Week 19 (2,046 – 048xL): February 5-9

  • On Monday, the daytime Barker Wall returns permanently.
  • Monday's Plinko is a substitution for Hot Seat, which broke down during the taping.
  • On Tuesday and Wednesday, the dot on the "i" in "Price" on Door #3 is noticeably off-kilter, hanging diagonally with its lower-left corner against the rest of the letter.
  • On Wednesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
  • On Wednesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
  • On Wednesday, the G-T asterisk on the Top Winner's Showcase podium is burned out; it is fixed during the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Drew plugs that night's broadcast of #081SP after the Showcase.
  • On Thursday, the crew forgets to unlock the safe while setting up Safe Crackers, leaving Rachel briefly unable to open the door to reveal the prizes.
  • On Thursday, the Turntable walls are briefly in their red/light blue color scheme at the beginning of Act 6; it is possible that this color scheme is used off-screen during 5 Price Tags, the sixth game, and was loaded early.


Week 20 (2,047 – 049xL): February 12-16

  • On Tuesday, at the beginning of the show, the light blue fields near the outer edges of the screens on the Contestants' Row wall extend much farther inward than usual, partially engulfing the Pricedown dollar signs. The screens are reconfigured during the first game and appear normal from Act 2 onward.
  • On Tuesday, the show goes to commercial from Hole in One with an instant replay from another camera angle after the contestant wins on a rebound.
  • On Wednesday, the dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 does not turn light blue during Race Game.
  • On Wednesday, Drew plugs that night's broadcast of #080SP after the Showcase.
  • On Thursday, James's mother is in the audience.
  • On Thursday, Double Prices is played at Door #3; oddly, Drew and the contestant stand in front of the Turntable after the Item up for Bids, only walking to the Big Doors during the prize description.
  • On Friday, the price of the first item in Master Key somehow gets stuck in its slot; Drew eventually manages to pry it loose after several seconds of wriggling and one ineffective kick to the lock.


Week 21 (2,048 – 050xL): February 19-23

  • This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 16, 17, and 24.
  • As they were taped out of order, Monday through Wednesday's shows use the primetime Barker Wall.
  • On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, in contract to what was seen at the start of last Tuesday's show, the light blue fields on the Contestants' Row wall are almost nonexistent.
  • On Thursday, Drew accidentally rattles off the number of items in Vend-O-Price as the cover is opening, not giving the crew any time to set the shot up; he goes over them again after the grocery plugs so the numbers can be revealed on the board.
  • On Friday, the price flap for the first item in Secret "X" gets stuck shut; Amber does eventually manage to yank it open.


Week 22 (2,049 – 051xL): February 26-March 1

  • On Thursday, there is a five-second span near the end of Bargain Game during which the sound almost completely drops out; it appears some sort of edit was being made to this portion of the show but was somehow never finished.


Week 23 (2,050 – 052xL): March 4-8

  • On Monday, during Safe Crackers, Drew breaks the same light bulb on Door #2 that he had broken during Safe Crackers on January 3 in roughly the same way he broke it on January 3, although this time, he completely shatters it instead of simply knocking it out of the socket.
  • On Tuesday, the back side of the flap covering the price in Push Over is white instead of black.
  • On Tuesday, Check-Out is played for a car.
  • On Thursday, Temptation does not open with a close-up of the board.
  • On Thursday, while spinning the Big Wheel, contestant Jacob says hello to, along with numerous other Whose Line Is It Anyway cast members, Jeff Davis, who auditioned as the announcer during the fifth through eighth weeks of Season 39.
  • On Friday, Bonus Game's lights are substantially dimmer than usual.


Week 24 (2,051 – 053xL): March 18-20

  • Originally scheduled for March 11-13.
  • March Madness week; only three shows.
    • This week appears to have been planned, as has happened several times in recent years, with the mistaken belief that the March Madness tournament would begin a week earlier than it actually does. This usually results in the schedule being rewritten once the error is discovered; however, given the jigsaw puzzle-like nature of this season's taping schedule, the staff seems to have decided it would be easier to just air Weeks 24 and 25 out of order.
  • Monday's show is themed around spring break; everyone in the audience is a college student. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
    • The light rings around the audience are purple and yellow, as are the sides of the light strips at the "edge" of the stage and the lights on George's podium.
    • The light columns in the audience orange and sky blue, as are the lights on the Turntable wall.
    • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and purple.
    • Door #4 shows the logo, with its right-hand background in sky blue instead of red and with the text "Spring Break" at its base, against a tropical seashore; behind the logo is a sun setting on the horizon, with its sunbursts rotating as they cascade out. This background also appears on the Turntable screens and George's display; the center Turntable screen and George's display also show the logo (but not the "Spring Break" text). This version of the logo also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
    • Door #4 and George's podium have colored lights strung around them.
    • The set is decorated for the special.
    • The first and third Contestants' Row displays are seafoam green with orange borders, while the second and fourth displays are orange with sky blue borders.
    • The borders of the Contestants' Row wall cascade sky blue and yellow, and its screens show tropical waters.
    • The opening ends with, "You are the first four college students as we celebrate spring break on The Price Is Right!"
    • The Barker Wall shows a pastel sunburst, and its dollar sign is covered with turquoise glitter.
    • Drew's jacket is patterned with tropical flowers.
    • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are purple.
    • The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is orange.
    • The light strip on the Turntable's "doorframe" is purple.
    • Outside of the opening, the theme is replaced with an exotic-sounding remix.
    • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphics are shirtless and riding a surfboard.
    • The Showcase podiums show the sky blue logo against a tropical beach scene on the upper display and tropical waters on the lower display; the "SHOWCASE" text is not present on this episode.
  • As it was taped out of order, Tuesday's show uses the primetime Barker Wall.
  • On Tuesday, George mentions during the first showcase that it is the first day of spring; this refers to the episode's broadcast date of March 19.


Week 25 (2,052 – 054xL): March 11-15

  • Originally scheduled for March 18-22.
  • This week is a "third show week;" its episodes were taped alongside Weeks 19 and 20.
  • On Monday, which was taped between Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 19, the dot on the "i" in "Price" on Door #3 is again diagonal.
  • On Monday, contestant Johnathon wishes George a happy birthday while spinning the Big Wheel; George's birthday is, in fact, March 11, the day this episode was broadcast out of order.
  • On Wednesday, the staff mistakenly returns the Turntable walls to their default colors immediately after Make Your Move's price reveal. They revert to the game colors off-camera before Drew throws to commercial.
  • On Friday, in honor of National Shoe the World Day, which falls on March 15, the day of the show's out-of-order broadcast, Cover Up's "wrong price" is a sequence of pictures showing how to tie a shoe.


Week 26 (2,053 – 055xL): March 25-29


Week 27 (2,054 – 056xL): April 1-5


Week 28 (2,055 – 057xL): April 8-12


Week 29 (2,056 – 058xL): April 15-19


Week 30 (2,057 – 059xL): April 22-26


Week 31 (2,058 – 060xL): April 29-May 3


Week 32 (2,059 – 061xL): May 6-10


Week 33 (2,060 – 062xL): May 13-17


Week 34 (2,061 – 063xL): May 20-24


Week 35 (2,062 – 064xL): May 27-31


Week 36 (2,063 – 065xL): June 3-7


Week 37 (2,064 – 066xL): June 10-14


Week 38 (2,065 – 067xL): June 17-21


Week 39 (2,066 – 068xL): June 24-28


Week 40 (2,067 – 069xL): July 4

  • Logically scheduled for July 1.
  • Season finale week; only one show.



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