Coming or Going

Coming or Going is a pricing game on the American television game show "The Price Is Right". Debuting on October 2, 2003, it is played for a four-digit prize, usually valued between $3,000 and $10,000. This game was created by then-executive producer and host, Bob Barker.citation|last1=Sly|first=John|title=The Best of "The Price Is Right" – Liner Notes|publisher=BCI]

Gameplay

The contestant is presented with a string of four digits on a tilting platform. If the person tilts the platform to the left (coming), the digits string to the left, forming one price, or if the contestant tilts it to the right (going), the digits string in the reverse order, forming another price (e.g., $6,789 vs. $9,876). One of the two prices is the correct price of the prize. The contestant is asked whether he is "coming" or "going" and tilts the platform accordingly. A correct guess wins the prize.

The game is very similar in concept to the pricing games Side by Side and Flip Flop.

This pricing game is the only one on the show that does not contain a price reveal, either by game set, model, announcer, or host. The contestant simply knows he or she has won by the winning bells and flashing lights on the main prop. A tag reveal was once considered, but never carried out. Similar games of 50:50 chance do, however, have price reveals (e.g., Side by Side, Double Prices, and Switch?).

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