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The show's logo from the aired series.

Status: Partially Found

The Price Is Right was a short-lived syndicated game show based on the CBS game show of the same name that ran from September 12th, 1994, to January 27th, 1995. It was a half-hour version of the hour long CBS version and was the third syndicated incarnation of the show. The show was hosted by actor Doug Davidson (from The Young and The Restless) and announced by Burton Richardson (who would voice the CBS version on several occasions between 2001 and 2006). It was cancelled after 80 episodes with viewers finding the version to be too different than the CBS version, although it would go on to have a cult following and receive praise from fans of the CBS version for being different.

Format

The format for the show is a spin on the format from the CBS version, one contestant is called up on stage to play a pricing game. This happens two more times before the showcase showdown. The three contestants play "The Price WAS Right" as part of the showcase showdown where all them must bid on an item from a commercial from 40 years prior based on what the price was at the time the commercial aired. The contestant with the closest bid will go on to play the showcase. In some episodes, this was changed to the big wheel. The winning contestant gets shown a showcase and after being shown the showcase, they must stop a $10,000 range going up a chart of amounts ranging from $10,000 to $70,000. If the price of the showcase shows up in the range, the contestant wins the showcase.

Pilots

Before the syndicated show was picked up, four pilots were recorded on August 3rd and 4th 1993^[1]^[2] with KTLA anchor Mark Kriski as host. The pilots had the same format and same set as the aired series. The Showcase Showdown used in the pilots is unknown, but the showcase game was the same as it was in the final series. The series was picked up for syndication the next year with soap opera actor Doug Davidson as the host instead of Kriski^[3].

Availability

Only one clip from one of the pilots has been released, the showcase game (which looks like the pricing game "Range Game" with different colors) where an unknown contestant stops the range from going up was used in the series intro. There are rumored to be more clips from the pilots used in the intro. A ticket for the August 3rd taping^[4] can also be found. On August 3rd, 2023, clips of one of the pilots were shown on KTLA 5's Morning News during a segment about Kriski's hosting slot on the pilots. Kriski also stated in the segment that he did 4 pilots for the show and Plinko was among the games played^[5].

Gallery

Videos

The final series' intro with the showcase range clip at 00:37.

Photos

A ticket for one of the pilots.
The set from the pilots.
Mark Kriski (1/2)
Mark Kriski (2/2)
The audience from one of the pilots.
A screenshot of the Showcase Range from one of the pilots (used in the series intro).
An unknown contestant and Mark Kriski at the Showcase Range.
The price of the showcase from one of the pilots.

References

[1] ttp://gameshowforum.org/index.php?topic=20306.0

[2] ttps://books.google.ca/books?id=KpiFEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT218&lpg=PT218&dq=the+price+is+right+mark+kriski&source=bl&ots=5CZQDBlh7U&sig=ACfU3U3C9iOhrpM8neuaAhCFTv894r5RJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib9vqI9NWAAxUGjIkEHbeYCMM4ChDoAXoECB4QAw#v=onepage&q=the%20price%20is%20right%20mark%20kriski&f=false

[3] ttps://youtu.be/9pAW73rhwyU

[4] ttp://markkriski.com/articles.html#price

[5] ttps://fb.watch/mh5wV_hhbf/

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-The Price Is Right was a short-lived syndicated game show based on the CBS game show of the same name that ran from September 12, 1994 to January 27, 1995. It was a half-hour version of the hour long CBS version and was the third syndicated incarnation of the show. The show was hosted by actor Doug Davidson (from The Young and The Restless) and announced by Burton Richardson (who would voice the CBS version on several occasions between 2001 and 2006). It was cancelled after 80 episodes with viewers finding the version to be too different than the CBS version, although it would go on to have a cult following and receive praise for fans of the CBS version for being different than the CBS version.
+The Price Is Right was a short-lived syndicated game show based on the CBS game show of the same name that ran from September 12th, 1994, to January 27th, 1995. It was a half-hour version of the hour long CBS version and was the third syndicated incarnation of the show. The show was hosted by actor Doug Davidson (from The Young and The Restless) and announced by Burton Richardson (who would voice the CBS version on several occasions between 2001 and 2006). It was cancelled after 80 episodes with viewers finding the version to be too different than the CBS version, although it would go on to have a cult following and receive praise from fans of the CBS version for being different.
-==Series Differences==
+==Format==
-Most of the show's differences are similar to the show's first 3 years of the CBS version.
+The format for the show is a spin on the format from the CBS version, one contestant is called up on stage to play a pricing game. This happens two more times before the showcase showdown. The three contestants play "The Price WAS Right" as part of the showcase showdown where all them must bid on an item from a commercial from 40 years prior based on what the price was at the time the commercial aired. The contestant with the closest bid will go on to play the showcase. In some episodes, this was changed to the big wheel. The winning contestant gets shown a showcase and after being shown the showcase, they must stop a $10,000 range going up a chart of amounts ranging from $10,000 to $70,000. If the price of the showcase shows up in the range, the contestant wins the showcase.
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! CBS Version !! Syndicated Version
-|-
-| 4 Contestants were called on down to Contestant's row and they bid for one prize and the first contestant with the closest bid will not only win the prize, they get to go up on stage to play a pricing game. This happens 6 times throughout the show. || 1 contestant is called up on stage to play a pricing game. This happened 3 times throughout the show.
-|-
-| The two winning contestants bid on two separate showcases. The person with the closest bid will win the showcase. || The winning contestant must stop a $10,000 range going up a chart of amounts ranging from $10,000 to $70,000.
-|-
-| After 3 contestants are called up on stage, they spin the big wheel and the person with the highest number will move on to the showcase. || The 3 contestants play "The Price WAS Right" where all 3 of them must bid on an item from a commercial from 40 years prior based on what the price was at the time the commercial aired. The contestant with the closest bid will go on to play the showcase. In some episodes, this was changed to the big wheel.
-|}
-==Pilot==
+==Pilots==
-Before the syndicated show was picked up '''a pilot was recorded in 1993<ref>http://www.gameshowforum.org/index.php?topic=20306.0</ref> with KTLA anchor Mark Kriski as host,''' the pilot reportedly had the same format as the aired series. The set used for the pilot is debated, some sources say it was the CBS set<ref>http://www.golden-road.net/index.php?topic=3508.0</ref> and some sources say it was the set that was used in the final series. The Showcase Showdown used in the pilot is also unknown but the showcase game was the same as it was in the final series. The series was picked up for syndication the next year but Kriski left before the series started filming<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pAW73rhwyU</ref> and was replaced by Doug Davidson.
+Before the syndicated show was picked up, '''four pilots were recorded on August 3rd and 4th 1993<ref>http://gameshowforum.org/index.php?topic=20306.0</ref><ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=KpiFEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT218&lpg=PT218&dq=the+price+is+right+mark+kriski&source=bl&ots=5CZQDBlh7U&sig=ACfU3U3C9iOhrpM8neuaAhCFTv894r5RJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib9vqI9NWAAxUGjIkEHbeYCMM4ChDoAXoECB4QAw#v=onepage&q=the%20price%20is%20right%20mark%20kriski&f=false</ref> with KTLA anchor Mark Kriski as host.''' The pilots had the same format and same set as the aired series. The Showcase Showdown used in the pilots is unknown, but the showcase game was the same as it was in the final series. The series was picked up for syndication the next year with soap opera actor Doug Davidson as the host instead of Kriski<ref>https://youtu.be/9pAW73rhwyU</ref>.
-==Avaliblity==
+==Availability==
-Only one clip from the pilot has been released, the showcase game (which looks like the pricing game "Range Game" with different colors) where a unknown contestant stops the range from going up was used in the series' intro. There are rumored to be more clips from the pilot used in the intro (like the Money Game and the Race Game which ended up not being used as a pricing game in the final series) but it is unconfirmed. As of the writing of this article, the pilot remains lost and Kriski has remained tight lipped about the pilot although his website lists the pilot along with a ticket from a audience member.<ref>http://markkriski.com/articles.html#price</ref>
+Only one clip from one of the pilots has been released, the showcase game (which looks like the pricing game "Range Game" with different colors) where an unknown contestant stops the range from going up was used in the series intro. There are rumored to be more clips from the pilots used in the intro. A ticket for the August 3rd taping<ref>http://markkriski.com/articles.html#price</ref> can also be found. On August 3rd, 2023, clips of one of the pilots were shown on KTLA 5's Morning News during a segment about Kriski's hosting slot on the pilots. Kriski also stated in the segment that he did 4 pilots for the show and Plinko was among the games played<ref>https://fb.watch/mh5wV_hhbf/</ref>.
-{{Video|perrow  =2
+==Gallery==
+===Videos===
+{{Video|perrow  =1
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+   |id1          =MdZcHwiZLwI
-   |description1 =The final series' intro with the showcase range clip at 00:31
+   |description1 =The final series' intro with the showcase range clip at 00:37.
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-  |description2 =KTLA segment celebrating Kriski's 2 1/2 year in news report. Kriski on set at 05:42
 }}
+===Photos===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=140px>
+.gif|A ticket for one of the pilots.
+Vlcsnap-2023-08-11-20h22m26s325.png|The set from the pilots.
+Vlcsnap-2023-08-11-20h22m32s736.png|Mark Kriski (1/2)
+Vlcsnap-2023-08-11-20h22m37s131.png|Mark Kriski (2/2)
+Vlcsnap-2023-08-11-20h22m42s441.png|The audience from one of the pilots.
+Vlcsnap-378070.png|A screenshot of the Showcase Range from one of the pilots (used in the series intro).
+Vlcsnap-2023-08-11-20h22m52s154.png|An unknown contestant and Mark Kriski at the Showcase Range.
+Vlcsnap-2023-08-11-20h22m47s204.png|The price of the showcase from one of the pilots.
+Vlcsnap-2023-08-11-20h22m08s996.png
+</gallery>
+==See Also==
+===Pilots===
+*[[Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (lost unaired pilot of NBC game show; 1983)]]
+*[[Showoffs (partially lost unaired pilots of ABC game show; 1975)]]
+*[[The New Price Is Right (lost unaired pilot of Goodson-Todman game show; 1972)]]
+*[[Family Feud (partially found unaired pilot of Pearson game show; 1998-1999)]]
+*[[Rock Feud (lost unaired pilot of cancelled spin-off of Pearson game show; 2001)]]
+*[[To Tell The Truth (lost unreleased pilot of Pearson remake of Goodson-Todman panel show; 1999)]]
+*[[Card Sharks (partially lost pilots of syndicated revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1996-2000)]]
+===Television===
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially lost Dennis James episodes of game show; 1972-1977)]]
+*[[Tattletales (partially found syndicated version of CBS game show; 1977-1978)]]
+*[[To Tell The Truth (partially found first season of syndicated panel show; 1969-1970)]]
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially found Australian adaptation of Mark Goodson game show; 1973-1974)]]
+*[[Snap Judgement (partially found NBC game show; 1967-1969)]]
+*[[Call My Bluff (partially found NBC game show; 1965)]]
+*[[Match Game (partially lost Mark Goodson Bill Todman game show; 1973-1982)]]
+*[[Family Feud - Popular Vs Freaks & Geeks (found episodes of Pearson game show; 2000)]]
+*[[Family Fortunes (partially lost British version of Goodson-Todman game show; 1980-2002)]]
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially found Doug Davidson version of Goodson-Todman game show; 1994-1995)]]
+*[[Match Game (found ABC revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1990-1991)]]
+*[[Champion Blockbusters (partially found spin-off of British game show, 1987-1990)]]
+*[[Släktslaget (lost Swedish adaptation of "Family Feud" game show; 2000)]]
+*[[Password Plus (found unaired George Peppard episode of Goodson-Todman game show; 1979)]]
+*[[The Price Is Right (partially lost episodes of CBS game show; 1972-2007)]]
+*[[Distraction (partially found American adaptation of British game show; 2005-2006)]]
+*[[I've Got A Secret (partially lost syndicated revival of Goodson-Todman panel show; 1972-1973)]]
+*[[Press Your Luck (lost British adaptation of American game show; 1991-1992)]]
+*[[Match Game (partially found revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1998-1999)]]
+*[[Showoffs (partially found Goodson-Todman game show; 1975)]]
+*[[Password (partially found ABC revival of Goodson-Todman game show; 1971-1975)]]
+*[[Mindreaders (partially found Goodson-Todman game show; 1979-1980)]]
+*[[Sale Of The Century (partially found Reg Grundy revival of Al Howard game show; 1983-1989)]]
-<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+===Miscellaneous===
-.gif|A ticket for the pilot.
+*[[Super Password (lost builds of unreleased NES port of word game; 1980s)]]
-Vlcsnap-378070.png|A screenshot of the showcase range from the pilot.
+*[[To Tell the Truth (lost unreleased DVD game based on panel show; 2005)]]
-</gallery>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:Lost TV]]
+[[Category:Lost TV|Price Is Right (partially found unaired pilot for syndicated game show; 1993)]]
-[[Category:Partially found media]]
+[[Category:Partially found media|Price Is Right (partially found unaired pilot for syndicated game show; 1993)]]