Give or Keep was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. This is a list for the pricing games that have been officially retired (for one reason or another by the American Television Game show, The Price Is Right The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Widely Known Facts The Price Is Right is an American Television Game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia Played from December 27, 1972 to October 22, 1990,[1] it was played for a large prize worth more than $1,000, and used small prizes. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Gameplay
The contestant was shown three pairs of small prizes, one at a time. They had to choose the prize to keep which was the more expensive of the pair; the prize not selected was given back.
As the contestant selected the prizes to keep, the prices of the prizes which were given back were revealed, and a running total was displayed. After the three pairs were played, the total value of the prizes given back was displayed, and the prices of the kept prizes were revealed one at a time, while a running total was tallied.
If the prices of the kept prizes totalled equal to or more than the prices of the given back prizes, the contestant won the large prize. A contestant could win even if they had mistakenly chosen the lower-priced prize of a pair, if the difference in price given away on that selection was less than the difference in price kept with the other two selections. Regardless of the outcome, the contestant won the three prizes they had "kept" during the game.
The gameplay of Give or Keep was identical to that of Finish Line — a pricing game which replaced Give or Keep in the game rotation for much of 1978. Finish Line was a pricing game on the American Television Game show, The Price Is Right. Instead of simply tallying the totals of the chosen prizes, Finish Line presented the scenario in the form of a horse race. The goal of Give or Keep was also very similar to that of Trader Bob, and opposite to that of Hurdles; however, the contestant's choices were not totalled in those games, and the contestant had to make all three selections correctly. Trader Bob was a pricing game on the American Television Game show, The Price Is Right. Hurdles was a pricing game on the American Television Game show, The Price Is Right.
Give or Keep is unique as it is the only pricing game to be played to the left of the turntable, which was used for the small prize reveals. As a result, the game could sometimes be seen during the preceding "One Bid" game, thus, ruining the mystery of which game would be played next. One Bid is a four-contestant qualifying game played on the television Game show The Price Is Right.
On September 19, 1973, this game was played for a car. It is believed to be the first time a car has been offered on a pricing game not normally played for a car.
Retirement
Despite Give or Keep's longevity, the game was retired because many of the show's staff did not really like it.
References
- ^ Sly, John, The Best of The Price Is Right – Liner Notes, BCI