Gas Money

Gas Money is a pricing game on "The Price Is Right". Debuting on the Season 37 Premiere on September 22, 2008, it is played for a car and a cash prize of up to $10,000.

Gameplay

The contestant is shown five cards with different prices on them. The card displaying the correct price of the car has a "pink slip" on its reverse; each of the other cards has a cash value on its reverse: one each of $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, and $4,000; the distribution of the cash values has no relation to which price is on the card.

The contestant selects the price they believe is the price of the car, and the card is separated from the others. The contestant then selects one of the remaining cards that they believe is "not" the correct price, and it is turned over. If the card has a cash value on its reverse, the contestant may choose to quit the game and keep that amount; or they may choose to continue and select another card. This process continues until the contestant either quits and wins the total money shown on all cards turned over, or they turn over the card with the correct price to reveal the pink slip, in which case the game ends and they win nothing. If the contestant turns over all four cards to reveal cash values, they win all $10,000 plus the car.

For every correct choice, a bell that sounds similar to what is heard as a car pulls up to a gas pump is heard.

History

Gas Money was created by Roger Dobkowitz, although it did not debut until after his dismissal from the show. It was the first new game to debut during Drew Carey's tenure as host.