September 11, 1972 -- premiere of Clock Game

[SteveGavazzi]

The order of Contestants' Row seems to be accurate for this episode.
Episode 0021D

Taped - September 2, 1972 (1st)
Originally aired - September 11, 1972


First four contestants - Rosemarie Johnson, Shirley Fahrer, Ada Cypress, Wanda Fox


1st One Bid - Capehart "Early American" stereo ($450)

Wanda	Shirley	Ada	Rosemarie
* 350	500	550	575

Any Number

Chevrolet Vega ($2,406)
Charmglow gas grill with lamp ($381)
Piggy bank ($5.79)

Guesses - 2 1 3 4 0 5 9 7

LOSS; Wins piggy bank


Next contestant - Donna Birch


2nd One Bid - General Electric convertible dishwasher ($250)

Donna	Shirley	Ada	Rosemarie
170	180	* 200	295

Bonus Game

Kimball spinet piano
Case of Panel Magic cleaner
(total $798)

Prize	Not	Guess	* = controls window
Northern Acrilan electric blanket ($44)	$28	Lower		BONUS
Compton's 50th Anniversary encyc. ($215)	$250	Lower	*	NO
Mary Kay cosmetics ($42)	$36	Higher	*	NO
144 square feet of Flintkote floor tile ($72)	$89	Lower	*	NO

LOSS


Next contestant - Dee Curry


3rd One Bid - Honda QA-50 off-road mini-bike ($196)

Donna	Shirley	Dee	Rosemarie
325	275	* 99	300

WORLD PREMIERE PRICING GAME

Dee is the first person on the planet to play...

Clock Game

Herschede grandmother clock ($300)
Hardwick 30-inch gas range ($608)

Clock: $1,000; $750; $500; $325; $275; $298; $301; $302; $300

(8 seconds remaining)

Range: $889; $760 (time's up)

LOSS and SKUNKED...or are we?  We're moving onto the Showcase now, but we're not quite finished with Clock Game yet...


Consolation - Clairol's Instant Hairsetter ($29.99)


Top winner - Ada
Runner-up - Dee


1st Showcase
Case of Jolly Time popcorn ($10.32)
Meadowcraft wrought iron outdoor furniture ($512.00)
Brunswick "Dunham" billiard table ($695.00)
Teledyne Packard Bell Del Prado 25-inch color TV/stereo ($949.95)

Ada keeps; Ada bids $700


2nd Showcase
Mazda coupe ($2,523.00)
Golf clubs from Spiegel ($65.00)
Harry Brown china mink fur coat with red fox collar ($750.00)

Dee bids $2,760

	CAR	TV
	Dee	Ada
Bid	2760	700
Price	3338	2167
Difference	578	1467

Totals

Dee - $4,442*
Ada - $579
Wanda - $456
Donna - $30
Shirley - $30
Rosemarie - $30

* After the show, it was discovered that Dee was shorted eight seconds in Clock Game, so she was awarded the range. As such...

Game record: 1 for 3, with the win awarded off-air.

[GoldenBulldog]

Nice recap, Steve!  Over $2400 for a Chevy Vega; now that was a pretty cheap car at the time.

[SteveGavazzi]

GoldenBulldog wrote:

Nice recap, Steve!

Thanks, but I can't take credit for it -- I didn't write these.

[OldPrice75]

Wow, thanks to the person who wrote this!   Price breakdowns and everything.  

Now that we know the price of that Spiegel TV, we can get the price of all those other prizes from week 1.  Cool!

EDIT: Based on the price of that Gibson freezer at $378, I bet there's a $500 version of that TV, too (the prize package I'm using totaled $878).

[PatrickRox80]

Ouch! The only prize Ada got wrong and it was the bonus square!

When did they discover the error on Clock Game and did they announce it during the credits?

[OldPrice75]

No, it wasn't in the credits.  It was after the show.

[SteveGavazzi]

Well, let's be honest -- we really don't know if it was in the credits.  The episode hasn't been seen since September 11, 1972.

[Futuregsh]

Oh c'mon Steve, I am sure there is SOMEONE on here who would profess to having seen the episode and VIVIDLY remembering one way or the other. It was only 34+ years ago...

[supergoten]

How could the clock have been off by 8 seconds without them noticing?

[SteveGavazzi]

Heck if I know.  I'd love to see a video of it, myself.

[simpson93]

When I watch The clip and it was 30 seconds From her first bid.

[Mallory16]

You never saw the clip.

[rob79]

simpson93 wrote:
When I watch The clip and it was 30 seconds From her first bid.

Dude, even if you HAD seen the clip, your statement makes no sense whatsoever.

[OldPrice75]

SteveGavazzi wrote:
Well, let's be honest -- we really don't know if it was in the credits. The episode hasn't been seen since September 11, 1972.

Guess you're right.  I just said no because the recap says "after" the show.  

I'm curious how they missed 8 seconds.  Was the clock going too fast?  Did they not stop it at the right time?  

SteveGavazzi wrote:
Heck if I know. I'd love to see a video of it, myself.

Wouldn't we all.

[SteveGavazzi]

simpson93 wrote:

When I watch The clip and it was 30 seconds From her first bid.

The clip you watched was the third playing of Clock Game.  That should have been obvious from the fact that the contestant that day didn't even get to bid on the second prize.