Hi Lo debut from 1973: April 9, 1973

[Nickrj]

Bob announces there will be a new game that's a real test of shopping skill

1. A Convertasofa from Broyhill

Darlene $380
Jean $400
Marge $277
Joyce $278

ARP is $465

Jean is going to play the new game which is called Hi Lo and it's the second game to involve groceries

Here they are

Downyflake Waffles
Accent Flavor Enhancer
Wesson butter oil
Borden Gouda Cheese
Purina Liver Cat Food
Tootsie Pop Drops

Jean has to choose the three higher priced products and three lower priced. When she chooses a product the price is revealed and she
must decide whether it goes on the Hi or on the Lo. If she is sucsessful she wins

An Organ from Kimball $995

1st choice Accent .32
She places it on the LO

2ns choice Waffles .49
She puts it on the HI

3rd choice Oil .85
It goes on the HI

4th choice Cheese .57
It goes on the HI

Since she has filled out the HI Row the remaining products must be lower than .49

Cat Food .15
Candy .69 LOSS

2. A Washer/Dryer from General Electric

Darlene $326
SUE $300
Marge $250
Joyce $325

ARP is $374

Darlene is going to play Money Game for
a new 1973 Chevy Vega Coupe

Here is the board

66 23 54
47 89 71
25 90 32

1st pick 25
Money

2nd pick 23
Front End $23--

3rd pick 89
Money

4th pick 71
Money

5th pick 54
Money LOSS

She wins $239
She needed 66 $2366

3. A Range from General Electric

JANICE $330
Sue $350
Marge $400
Joyce $410

ARP is $380

Sue is going to play Clock Game for

A Billiard Table from the Spiegel catalog
A Magnavox TV/Stereo Armoire

First we go for the Billiard Table and she has 30 seconds

800 L
500 L
400 L
300 L
200 H
250 L
240 L
230 L
220 L
210 H
211 H
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Right $219 with 16 Seconds left

Now the TV Stereo

500 H
600 H
700 H
800 L
850 L
840 L
830 L
820 L
810 L
801 L
700 H
780 H
790 H
TIME ARP was $795 LOSS

Showcase time with Darlene as the top winner and Sue as the runner up

1st Showcase
A Refigerator/Freezer from Tappan
A New Bedroom set from Broyhill with Chiropatric Mattress
Masland Carpeting
Tremax rug shampoo
Phone Mate Answering Machine

Darlene passes to Sue who bids $1800

2nd Showcase
An Air Conditioner from Friedrich
Another Air Conditioner in a new Buick Century 2 Door Hardtop

Darlene bids $2600 Audience groans
ARP is $3832
Diff $1232

Sue bid $1800
ARP is $1956
Diff of $156

Sue wins with a total of $2555

[OldPrice75]

Say, you wouldn't happen to know what month this show was taped in, do you?

[Nickrj]

March 1973

[Briguy]

Nick:

From what you could tell, aside from Johnny O's description, what options were on the Buick Centry (in addition to the air conditioning)? In other words, did the displayed model have such things as whitewall tires, full wheel covers, vinyl top, remote OSRV mirror, bumper guards/strips, etc.?

Also, was the Buick Century on this episode the first non-economy car (other than a few Chevrolet models) awarded on the daytime TPiR?

Brian Rathjen

BTW — What an inexpensive bedroom showcase for our champ. At least she bid well. Too bad the DSW rule didn't exist here — add the air conditioner and the Buick Century to the haul, and that would have been some prize package.

[Heidi]

The contestant Darlene, is she the one who Bob kissed in front of the giant price tag.  She said she didn't care if she won at all.

[OldPrice75]

Heidi wrote:

The contestant Darlene, is she the one who Bob kissed in front of the giant price tag. She said she didn't care if she won at all.

I think not; Bob wore the blue jacket when he kissed Darlene, but I believe he wore the plaid jacket on this episode.

[Nickrj]

Briguy, That buick century must've been fully loaded for it to cost like $3400
I can't remember the options right now.

Also Heidi when Bob kissed Darlene the price tag did NOT say "The New Price Is Right"

[OldPrice75]

Nickrj wrote:
Also Heidi when Bob kissed Darlene the price tag did NOT say "The New Price Is Right"

Oops, I kinda forgot about that.

[TPIRCOUSIN]

I couldn't get enough of Jean's hairstyle.

She looks a little like my mother when she was in high school.