Lucky Seven debut from August 1973: August 28, 1973

[Nickrj]

Bob announces a new game in this interesting half hour

1. A Catamaran by Catyak

Linda $395
Susan $200
Dee $275
Jean $500

ARP is $395 Linda hits it on the nose!

Bob gives Linda some cash. Seven Dollars but he explains that in this new game that if she has
one dollar left, Bob will let her make a purchase with that one dollar. She can buy

This new Chevrolet Vega driven out by Janice

Door #3 opens to reveal the new game Lucky Seven

Linda guesses 3 as the first number
but it's 2 so she gives Bob one dollar.
She has 6 left

second number 8
it is 6. Two dollars down she has 4 left

third number 8
it is 8!! she still has 4 dollars left

fourth number 5
it is 3. She WINS the $2683 car and has one dollar left.
great job!

2. A Cellerette by Richards

MIKE $165
Susan $375
Dee $275
Jean $250

ARP is 365 for Dee

Dee is going to play Bonus Game for

Teledyne Packard Bell Color TV/Stereo
Liquid Gold Polish
60 Stereo Colombia/Epic records $1306

1st prize Stainless silverware from Washington Forge
It is not $45
She says Lower which is right $38

2nd prize Phone Valet from Phonemate
It's not $125
She says higher which is right $140

3rd prize Vacuum from Eureka
It's not $25
She says Higher which is right $34

4th prize Slacks from Farah
It's not $42
She says Lower which is right! $35 WIN!!

1.* NO
2.* NO
3.* BONUS
4.* NO

3. A Refrigerator Freezer from Philco

Mike $525
Susan $350
LYNN $475
Jean $620

ARP is $400

Susan is going to play Most Expensive for

1. A Washer Dryer from Speed Queen
2. Leonard Tea Service
3. Muskin Cap Motorbike

She picks 2

1 is $210
3 is $289
2 is $200 LOSS

Showcase time with Linda as the top winner and Dee as the runner up

1st showcase Fortune Hunters
Metal Detector from WE
Camping Gear from Camp Trails
Coppertine Areosol
Diet Shasta
A New Volkswagon Thing

Linda passes to Dee who bids $2700

2nd showcase Another Fortune Hunter
A Submarine with trailer from Core Enterprises
Scuba Equipment from Dacor
Wet Suits from Parkway
Chicken In The Sea tuna

Linda bids $2400

Dee bid $2700
ARP $3921
Diff $1221

Linda bid $2400
ARP $3837
Diff $1437

Dee wins with a total of $5839. Wow!

[Ccook]

I think I remember that show from its original broadcast. CBS ran it at 3 PM here in the east (which is irrelevent since I was home from school for summer vacation anyway).

[OldPrice75]

Ccook, you wouldn't happen to remember what day it was, would you?  I bet Steve would love to know.

[SteveGavazzi]

Yes, he would.   At the very least, do you know whether it aired in August or September?

[Ccook]

Mid-August, as I recall. We were just a couple of weeks past from a family vacation trip and two weeks away from the first day of school (11th grade for me). As to what day of the week it was, I couldn't say.

[SteveGavazzi]

That's very interesting.  Do you happen to remember seeing the debuts of Temptation of Mystery Price?  They were both taped around the same time as Lucky Seven.

[Ccook]

Couldn't say for sure. It wasn't in summer, and when school started, dismissal was at 3 PM, so I was lucky to get home in time to see the Showcase. Danger Price I couldn't say as well.

[Briguy]

Wow, indeed for Linda — 2 new cars! $6,000 in prizes was quite a hall in 1973.

Anyhow, a few questions on the prizes, namely what in the world are a cellerette (the one-bid item) and a phone valet (in the Bonus Game)?

I presume the submarine was similar to those we saw on the 1956-era TPiR.

Also, what cheap prizes in Most Expensive. Exactly $699 for the three prizes put together, and add to that the $400 refrigerator won in the one-bid immediately before that, and there was no way poor Susan could get into the Showcase (since the other two contestants won their pricing games and their winnings were more than what her potential winnings could be). Remember, this was before the Big Wheel became part of the show, so it couldn't happen today.

Brian Rathjen

[Nickrj]

The Cellerete's like a wine cabinet. I have no idea what a Phone Valet is. I think it's an answering machine.

[OldPrice75]

Say, that submarine clip shown on GSM's TPiR wouldn't happen to be from this episode, would it?  

Briguy wrote:
Also, what cheap prizes in Most Expensive. Exactly $699 for the three prizes put together, and add to that the $400 refrigerator won in the one-bid immediately before that, and there was no way poor Susan could get into the Showcase (since the other two contestants won their pricing games and their winnings were more than what her potential winnings could be). Remember, this was before the Big Wheel became part of the show, so it couldn't happen today.

Right, and contestants often got locked out by the first two players.  Also, I have a 12/74 episode with 3 ME prizes totaling $701, and the IUFB was only $308.

[flokati_rug]

Dee bid $2700
ARP $3921
Diff $1221

Linda bid $2400
ARP $3837
Diff $1437

Linda wins with a total of $5839. Wow!

How does a difference of $1437 beat a difference of $1221?

[Nickrj]

I guess I must've meant Dee. sorry.

[jaydlewis]

OldPrice75 wrote:
Say, that submarine clip shown on GSM's TPiR wouldn't happen to be from this episode, would it?  

You are correct sir! There is also a pic of that in the Golden Gallery from the GSN rebroadcast.

I know cause I made it and ULed it.  

[OldPrice75]

jaydlewis wrote:

OldPrice75 wrote:
Say, that submarine clip shown on GSM's TPiR wouldn't happen to be from this episode, would it?

You are correct sir! There is also a pic of that in the Golden Gallery from the GSN rebroadcast.

I know cause I made it and ULed it.

Yeah, I thought the names and the bids and all looked kinda familiar.  (And maybe I should pay an overdue visit to the gallery   .)