Never will happen (an analogy with Major League Baseball)

[imhomerjay]

One thing that will never happen:

Extremely overweight models on the show.  Ratings will take a nosedive if any such models appeared.

I didn’t expect we’d see someone so shallow and callous actually take the time to type that out and then think, yes, that’s what I’d like to contribute to the conversation to show who I am.

But here we are.

[COINBOYNYC]

I've got two things we'll never see on The Price Is Right:

The first contestant bidding $1 on a one-bid.

A contestant playing Money Game deliberately picking the four highest numbers because he wants to win money, not the car.

[DylanBe]

I've got two things we'll never see on The Price Is Right:

The first contestant bidding $1 on a one-bid.

A contestant playing Money Game deliberately picking the four highest numbers because he wants to win money, not the car.

I actually have seen people bid $1 on a one-bid when bidding first, and it doesn't seem like it's been all that long ago. I couldn't tell you an exact date, or even season, but it has happened.

[Alfonzo]

I actually have seen people bid $1 on a one-bid when bidding first, and it doesn't seem like it's been all that long ago. I couldn't tell you an exact date, or even season, but it has happened.

I've seen a $1, $2, $3 and $4 bidding session before.

[JhayPrice]

Here's my take:

- A triple or quadruple overbid
- Another Million Dollar Spectacular
- Price doing a show outside of Bob Barker Studio
- Mention Dennis James, Tom Kennedy, and/or Doug Davidson as hosts from Price history (although I might be wrong when the Primetime Special comes)
- Trip skins appearing
- Prize cards with the prize's brand similar to the ones used in the Barker era
- Price reverting to a three-wall homebase

[blozier2006]

I've seen a $1, $2, $3 and $4 bidding session before.

Was Bob/Drew in full snark mode after the $4 bid?

[Alfonzo]

Was Bob/Drew in full snark mode after the $4 bid?

It was Bob, and while he joked about it a little, there was no need for too much snark. EVERYONE in the audience knew who was about to play the next game.

[BonusShell]

Here are some more thoughts of mine:

*The rules of Any Number getting changed whereby the winner of the car also wins the three-digit prize and the piggy bank, and whereby the winner of the three-digit prize also wins the piggy bank

*This has happened before, but it will be an extremely long time before Clock Game is won in under five seconds.

*A contestant getting all four SPs right in Five Price Tags but failing to win the car. (Has this ever happened before? If so, when? And does anyone know if and when Five Price Tags was played perfectly?)

*In Range Game, a contestant choosing to stop the range finder at the first possible moment or at the very top of the range. (Since the range finder moves slightly upward after hitting the button, I don't believe it's even possible to stop it at the very bottom of the range.)

*It will be an extremely long time before we see another perfect playing of Lucky $even. (As far as I know, the fairly recent perfect playing of Lucky $even was the only time this happened.)

*A contestant winning Card Game with zero margin for error. Also, a contestant losing Card Game by only $1.

*A contestant winning Race Game in under five seconds.

*Poker Game returning to the rotation, as it is impractical for a particular prize in that game to be worth more than $999. (It would just take too long--and be too confusing--to discern the appropriate poker hand that can be made with two four-digit prizes.)

*The "Second Chance" slips returning to Punch-a-Bunch

*This may have already been mentioned, but Telephone Game returning to the rotation (as it's not only corny, but has a very out-of-date premise).

*Bargain Game being renamed Barker's Bargain Bar.

*A contestant in Grand Game choosing to bail with only $1,000 (Does anybody know the last time that happened?)

*A change to the unwritten rule in Now...or Then that states there are four "Now" GPs and two "Then" GPs

*Super Ball!! returning, unless that game can be classified as a car game

*The Pick-a-Pair ferris wheel returning

*The rules in Spelling Bee getting changed so that the winner of the car also wins the total value of the face-down cards at the end of the game

*Make Your Move being played for a car along with a two- and a three-digit prize (There's no reason why this couldn't happen, as only one extra digit would need to be added to the board. But since it hasn't happened by now, I seriously wonder if it will ever occur.)

*A contestant in Magic # winning with zero margin for error or losing by $1

*Having the correct choice in Push Over be the option in which no blocks are to fall into the bucket

*Having the first or last price in That's Too Much! be the correct price

*Though this has happened before (when a contestant in the Barker Era chose the tenth and final price), it will be a long time before another contestant playing That's Too Much! selects the first or last price.

*A contestant winning Bonkers in only a few seconds

[mechamind]

Depending on how many seconds "a few" is, it could probably be done. It is possible to place two paddles at a time, isn't it? Do that twice, run back, and you may have the right price.

[COINBOYNYC]

- Price doing a show outside of Bob Barker Studio

The 30th Anniversary Special was recorded at Harrah's Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  It aired January 31, 2002.

[gamesurf]

*A contestant getting all four SPs right in Five Price Tags but failing to win the car. (Has this ever happened before?)

Last four-tag loss was in 2008. (The last time before that was just sixteen months prior. Getting four picks used to be much more common than it is now.)

*A contestant in Grand Game choosing to bail with only $1,000 (Does anybody know the last time that happened?)

2013. This is ignoring a Big Money Week $5,000 bailout in Season 47.

tpirstats.com is a great resource for questions like these.

[JhayPrice]

The 30th Anniversary Special was recorded at Harrah's Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  It aired January 31, 2002.

That's the only time I knew they were on the road, but with what I've posted, I don't think they'd do another one again (unless it's VERY VERY special!).

Also, I'd like to add that we may never see a perfect Grocery Game win again.

[SamJ93]

The 30th Anniversary Special was recorded at Harrah's Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  It aired January 31, 2002.

And by all accounts, was an absolute logistical nightmare for all involved.

[Nate Powalie]

Hopefully, never again will a contestant bail-out on Punch-a-Bunch with the slip they take only to have the next slip be the $25,000 top prize.

[SeaBreeze341]

It's rare, but it does happen.
It happened in the four-digit era at least once, and the contestant even lit them up in order.

It also happened in the five-digit era.  IIRC, the one from the 4 digit era was from right to left, while the Season 14 playing went from left to right