Golden Road/Shopping Spree/Pay the Rent/Do the Math/3 Strikes/Shell Game
Most episodes are around 27 to 28.5 minutes of pricing game segments, with the rest of the airtime set aside for SCSDs, Showcases, and commercials. This is, like, a 34 minute long lineup; it leaves about five minutes for both SCSDs and both showcases. Much as I’d love to see Golden Road, 3 Strikes, and Shell Game together, it probably wouldn’t work.
So using Torgo’s old timing list:
| Double Prices | 3 |
| Pick a Number | 3 |
| Side by Side | 3 |
| Bargain Game | 3.5 |
| Flip Flop | 3.5 |
| Balance Game | 3.5 |
| Do the Math | 3.5 |
| Coming or Going | 3.5 |
| Squeeze Play | 3.5 |
| One Right Price | 3.5 |
| Switch | 3.5 |
| Freeze Frame | 3.5 |
| Push Over | 3.5 |
| Range Game | 3.5 |
| One Wrong Price | 3.5 |
| Gridlock | 4 |
| That's Too Much | 4 |
| Make Your Move | 4 |
| Easy as 123 | 4 |
| Most Expensive | 4 |
| Swap Meet | 4 |
| Shopping Spree | 4 |
| Double Cross | 4 |
| Two for One | 4 |
| Bonkers | 4 |
| Danger Price | 4 |
| Bonus Game | 4.5 |
| Take Two | 4.5 |
| Lucky Seven | 4.5 |
| Hi Lo | 4.5 |
| Pick a Pair | 4.5 |
| Money Game | 4.5 |
| Safe Crackers | 4.5 |
| Magic Number | 4.5 |
| Check Game | 4.5 |
| Race Game | 4.5 |
| Secret X | 4.5 |
| Any Number | 5 |
| Line Em Up | 5 |
| Let Em Roll | 5 |
| Cover Up | 5 |
| Dice Game | 5 |
| Half Off | 5 |
| Bullseye | 5 |
| Now or Then | 5 |
| Gas Money | 5 |
| Vend O Price | 5 |
| More or Less | 5 |
| Grand Game | 5 |
| Grocery Game | 5 |
| Clock Game | 5 |
| Pathfinder | 5.5 |
| Five Price Tags | 5.5 |
| Spelling Bee | 5.5 |
| Ten Chances | 5.5 |
| Pass the Buck | 5.5 |
| Stack the Deck | 5.5 |
| Card Game | 5.5 |
| Master Key | 5.5 |
| One Away | 5.5 |
| Triple Play | 5.5 |
| Cliff Hangers | 5.5 |
| Plinko | 5.5 |
| Rat Race | 6 |
| Switcheroo | 6 |
| Pocket Change | 6 |
| Shell Game | 6 |
| It's In The Bag | 6 |
| Punch a Bunch | 6 |
| Time is Money | 6 |
| Check Out | 6 |
| Temptation | 6.5 |
| Hole in One | 6.5 |
| Pay the Rent | 6.5 |
| Golden Road | 7 |
| Three Strikes | 7 |
| Hot Seat | 7 |
If I have to stay at 28.5 minutes or under for the pricing games, here’s what I’d do.
Monday:
1) Flip Flop
2) Three Strikes
3) One Right Price
4) Bullseye
5) Most Expensive
6) Five Price Tags
A lot of quickies, but all are quickies I like, and because of them they make room for two of the very best car games on the show. (28.5 minutes)
Tuesday:
1) Push Over
2) Easy As 123
3) Hole in One
4) Magic Number
5) Bonus Game (for a car)
6) Safe Crackers
Some of my favorite all-around games (Push Over, Hole in One) in this lineup, plus Bonus for a car is always a treat. (27.5 minutes)
Wednesday:
1) Double Prices
2) Cover Up
3) Plinko
4) Pick-a-Pair
5) Clock Game
6) Dice Game
Start off quick and easy, then hit them with a car game, then Plinko. End with a timed game (haven’t had one of those yet this week) and Dice Game. (28.0 minutes)
Thursday:
1) Ten Chances
2) Switch?
3) Vend-O-Price
4) Punch-a-Bunch
5) Take Two
6) That’s Too Much
Starts out strong right out of the gate with Ten Chances, plus a good quickie GP game, a good cash game, and a good multiprizer. (27.5 minutes)
Friday:
1) Grand Game
2) Any Number
3) Make Your Move
4) Shell Game
5) Rat Race
6) Freeze Frame
For the FPG, obviously. (28.0 minutes)
