‘The Price Is Right’ Fans Want These ‘Boring’ Games Axed From Show
Is it time for The Price Is Right to clean house and bid adieu to some of its older games? Some fans think so, taking to the TPIR Reddit forum on Tuesday (December 17) to share that the iconic game show would be better off without certain pricing games.
“Pricing games that should have been retired,” an initial user titled the post. They continued, “I’m curious what pricing games that are still in circulation today you feel should have been retired. It’s hard to say now because a lot of the current games that have been around for a long time that are more on the boring side aren’t mechanically intricate, and bad mechanics were a common reason for a lot of the older games to be retired. My personal picks are Freeze Frame, Flip Flop, and Switch. They’re all quite boring.”
While it’s understood that the charm of TPIR is that the games have been in play for decades, long before Drew Carey’s reign, other fans took to the comments section to agree that certain pricing games could be discontinued—especially ones where a contestant makes one choice to win the prize.
“The ones you mentioned I agree with,” a second fan wrote. “Basically all the ‘is it this price or that price,’ 50/50 style games I think are boring and should be retired.
“Yeah, those are a snooze fest,” wrote a third. “But I guess they’re there to balance out the games that take a bit longer to play.”
“Agreed,” wrote a fourth. “One right price and one wrong price could also go. I do like Most Expensive though, because it does require some thinking and can be tricky at times. I’m not a fan of Side by Side either.”
“Agreed about Side By Side,” wrote a fifth.
Another top pick in the thread was Three Strikes, with a sixth writing, “Three Strikes. It totally sucks and can be very time-consuming.””The worst game ever,” said a seventh.
“Three Strikes is nearly impossible to win so that can go too,” wrote an eighth.
“Double Cross,” wrote one more. “The stupid touch screen never works and the prices are so hard to see. And Time is Money.”
What do you think? Should the above TPIR pricing games be retired or are fans just being nit-picky? Let us know in the comments section below!
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The hole punch game.... you earned those punches you should be able to keep each amount you chose...
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YES YES YES!
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It would be the same money amount as Plinko and would probably never be fully won.
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I absolutely hate "Time is Money"! It needs to suffer water damage at the bottom of the ocean! Bring back Penny Anty!
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Agreed. Time ISN'T Money is more like it. Worst game of them all
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Agree. Get rid of 3 strikes and time is money. Both awful games
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I hate Secret X, Time Is Money and Range Game. But the worst is That's Too Much.
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I have hated the Range game since I was a kid, and I'm old!
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Nobody ever wins That's Too Much!! It's the worst game. My favorite is Rat 🐀 Race and Master Key!!
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Anything but Blinko!
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I think you mean, Plinko! 😂
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😂😂😂
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I can't stand the card game & bullseye! Even after all these years people don't understand them which makes them even worse!!!!
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Get rid of Stack The Deck, + 3 Strikes. Too hard. Cliffhanger is a really easy game to win a good prize. My personal favorites are Master Key + Pocket Change.
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Another game to go is That’s Too Much, it really hard also I think it’s called 8 chances.
Also, they need to have the models stop wearing such short dresses or have their boobs hanging out. We are there to watch the games not see their private parts
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It's 10 chances, and it is one of the easiest games they have! It's just that most of the people who play it, act like they have never even SEEN the show, because anyone who watches KNOWS how to play that game! If they don't, they don't deserve to win!
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I agree on three strikes - has anyone ever won that? They do need to create some new games, but I'll keep watching, regardless 😁.
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If you can't win this game.
So easy 25 35 45
Winner winner it's time for dinner!
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Many People Have Won On Punch A Bunch But Too Boring
10 Changes, Coming Or Going , Dice Game And Flip Flop All Need To Go
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I think some of those games like flipflop, the range game, yodeling guy, etc., are there because they are easy... people want to see contestants win. If there are fewer winners, people will tune out. Those are usually lower valued prizes, but they still represent contestants winning. (Anyone who has seen the show and can't figure out how to win yodeling guy shouldn't be there... Just say $22.00, $32.00 and $42.00.)
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Me, personally. I love it when the contestant who plays Cliffhanger, loses
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Yea we call that game 25-35-45 lol 😆
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They should bring back Pay the Rent. I like when a game requires some level of skill. 3 strikes needs to go. Too long and rarely a win
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Apparently they can't as it won't fit on the stage at their new location. I agree, 3 Strikes + Stack The Deck are really hard games to win.
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Stack the deck is AWFUL!!! Secret X game can go too, along with That's Too Much!!
And anyone who can't win the 10 chances game is just hopeless!!!
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Love Pay The Rent!!!!
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I think Time is Money, Double Cross,
Pay The Rent, 10 Chances, and Pathfinder should go away.
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I think why worry about the changing the games they give away the same old cars all the time you're going to play for a Hyundai Elantra, Ikea forte, Toyota Corolla, Nissan versa x, Mitsubishi mirage, Kia soul, or Chevy Trax, or they're going to give away that same stupid boat by Bayliner a 15 ft Bayliner element it seats 5 , give away some real cars mustangs full size pickups, got the shoe or Sandy OR Knoxville bigger SUVs, sports cars, hiring vehicles in general and switch it up so it's different ones like for a whole season of Price is Right that I have like a turnover 50 different vehicles of higher on price ranges I'm talking like $25,000 on up but anywhere from 30 to 1,000 or more for the most part. And if you're going to give away a boat give away different boats and just that same one Bayliner must not be able to sell any of them they have to give them all away.
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Lucky 7 should've been changed when the price of vehicles got over 20 thousand, Sandler could call it lucky 7 plus I?
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I like the 3 Strikes game, but the problem is no one ever seems to win on this one.
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I think time is money 🤑 should and the rest they're saying. But I will watch it.
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If you dont like what you see dont watch the show I love the show and love to see people win they do change games from time to time havent seen a new one in awhile Drew carey is a great host everybody does a great job and they are funny I will still continue to watch the show great show
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Hate that's too much
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Hate pay the rent
Love 3 strikes and pay the rent
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Has anyone ever noticed that Cliffhanger the amounts are the same or roughly the same every single time? To the point where we actually call this game the 25-35-45 game now lmao 🤣 serious pay attention next time 😉
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Games are ok with me, But I hate it when Carey asks gay with the gay moves and dancing like he's making fun of them..or is he one too..🤔
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I think on plinko there should not be spaces that say $0. They should at least be $10 because you won a chip.
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I think they should take two of the red balls out of the game, leave one, and put it back after each of the first two strikes this would leave more chances to get some of the price correct!
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Cliffhanger stupid
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Cliff Hanger, bid $25 on the first item, $35 on the second, $45 on the third. Sure win every time
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If something needs to be replaced, start with Drew Carey. He's horrible!
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Triple play and three strikes are too hard to win best car games are rat race and dice game
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I love Time is Money and 3 Strikes!! My favorites are Rat Race and Master Key!!!! Drew Carey is the best 👌!!!!!!
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Get rid of time is money. Almost impossible to win.
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Time is money and 3 strikes are the worst.
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3 strikes takes forever, can it!!!
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Hot Seat is one of the dumbest games !
Also on the golf game, drew needs to tell people not to hit the ball so hard ! It doesn’t have that far to go !
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Get some new games. Get rid of three strikes at least. Keep Blinkoo
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I havnt seen 3 strikes in a long time ! That’s stupid huge penny game has got to go, along with hot seat that is a really stupid game !
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TIME IS MONEY NEEDS TO GO, NO CONTESTANTS HAS EVER WON😞
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Which one is time is money ? I watch all the time but can’t remember !
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Being in my late 50's and have watched TPIR since I was a boy, some will always be my fav's but the game Time is Money drives me crazy and the game with those huge pennys is the worst ever!
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Yeah the huge penny games is a bad one too !
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Stop picking everything apart. It’s just a game show
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I think definitely three strikes should go. It's a no winner!! And while you're at it I think the model Alexis Gaub should go. She is terrible!! And that's putting it mildly!
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90 percent of the games are boring. And Drew Carey is boring. And his dress code is ridiculous 🙄
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I think Drew carey should be retired also
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