- Barker's Bargain Bar
Barker's Bargain Bar is a pricing game on the American
television game show "The Price Is Right ". Debuting onApril 22 ,1980 , it is played for two four-digit prizes, usually valued between $1,000 and $5,000. Its name refers toBob Barker , who hosted "The Price Is Right" for its first 35 years, and is the only game remaining (after "Barker's Marker$" changed its name toMake Your Mark ) that bears Barker's name.The game is also known amongst the show's production staff as The Bargain GamePricing game lineup slate (seen in the background after the fifth pricing game), "The Price Is Right", #4033K, aired
2007-06-13 .] (which just happened to be the name for "Barker's Bargain Bar" on the 1994 syndicated version withDoug Davidson ).Barker's Bargain Bar seems to be more prone to breakdowns than any other pricing game; it has been played several times over the years with most or all of its electronics not working. On playings where the
trilon s do not function properly, the models turn them by hand.Gameplay
The contestant is shown two prizes, each bearing prices marked below their actual retail prices. The contestant must determine which prize is marked further below its actual price to win both prizes.
Current host
Drew Carey had a running gag of mentioning that the game was named after the "founder" of the show, then giving false names such as "Jebediah Barker" or "Ezekiel Barker", as well as original (1956-1965) hostBill Cullen and even other game show hosts. These, however, have mostly ceased, and Bob is mentioned explicitly as the founder of the show to warm applause from the audience.However, this is not accurate; the show's creator is television producer Bob Stewart, who pitched the idea to Mark Goodson and Bill Todman as "The Auction-Aire"; However, if the game is played in prime time, that statement is true since Barker did found that series.
Foreign versions
*On the British versions of "The Price Is Right", the game has been called "Bruce's Bargain Bar", "Joe's Bargain Bar" and simply "Bargain Bar". Only on the '80s version did the "only one prize" rule come into effect.
*On the Turkish version of The Price is Right , the game has been called simply "Pazarlık" ("The Bargain").
*Spanish-language versions of "The Price is Right" (particularly Mexico and Spain) call it "La Ganga".
References
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