‘The Price Is Right’ Fans Want Show to Retire ‘Terrible’ Game
Show us the money, or it’s time for it to go! The Price Is Right fans think one game should be retired since contestants barely win on it.
Time Is Money is a game where contestants have to try to place various grocery store items on blocks that have a price range on it. In 10 seconds, they have to try to guess where the items fall. If they are correct on the first try, they win $20,000.
However, if they are wrong, they get more chances to try to win some money. As the game show contestant rearranges items, the money ticker counts down. They have to buzz in when they think they’ve got it right. If they are wrong, a buzzer goes off. If they are right, a bell goes off, and the money stops.
Most contestants don’t win a lot of money on the game, and some of them buzz out to $0. Host Drew Carey always warns contestants not to look to the audience for help and to buzz in when they think they are correct.
This happened on the February 10 episode, where a contestant just stood there after rearranging the items instead of buzzing in. His prize pot went down to $14,000 before he realized. Then, he looked to the audience multiple times before it ended at $0.
The Price Is Right fans shared their hatred for the game on Reddit. “Weekly hate for Time is Money!” one user wrote. “The 10 seconds to start is almost pointless. 3 seconds to run over, 6 seconds to put stuff down, 1 second to think about it. Then the distance of the button in the ‘second(first) chance.’ I shouldn’t get so rattled when I watch it, but man. Need a drink after.”
“Drew warns them, but the contestants almost always waste too much time checking with the audience,” one fan commented.
“They should call it Time and No Money,” another joked.
“This game needs to be retired,” a third added.
“I can’t stand that game! They should stop it! It’s near impossible, and it has never been explained properly in my opinion,” a fan agreed.
“It is a terrible game and should die like Bonkers,” a fan commented.
“This game needs to be revamped or retired,” another iterated.
What do you think about the game? Should it be retired, or are contestants just doing it wrong? Let us know in the comments.
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P
Lengthen the time of the game. Also should have private bidding so 1 contestant can't bid a dollar higher.
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J
If the grocery item prices had greater differences in value, the game may be more fair. I have only seen someone win a little bit of money once in all the times I have watched. In my opinion, any game that has a low 'win' ratio should be eliminated. Another game that has a low 'win' ration is 'That's Too Much", although it is not as bad as 'Time is Money'.
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L
I think Jeopardy should give it up. Always some kind of tournament going on. I haven’t seen a new person on there in a while.
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B
Agree Jeopardy has another level of a tournament every week really getting old. Really boring to watch anymore
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A
I think Time is Money should be retired. People don't pay attention to Drew telling them not to ask the audience. That's Too Much is another that should be retired. There is rarely a win on it. I dread it win they show it is going to be That's Too Much.
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I agree on Time is Money getting pulled. If people lost because of not listening to Drew or even worse, listening to the audience that's on them but there are too many items and too little time to think or guess so it should go.
I don't have a problem with that's too much. People just don't think or don't watch the show. There is an area on the row where the Too Much price exists. You have to think but it narrows the choice. 90% of folks tend to pick WAY too early. That's on them.
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M
Yeah, having never even heard of Time is Money until I read the article, my first thought was "if people aren't listening to Drew that's not the show's fault," but watching it in action, there's just way too little time for all the contestant has to do. Winning any kind of money seems next to impossible. At least with the other games people have a chance.
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I love Time Is Money. Of course it's difficult. Why shouldn't it be for as much as $20,000 in cash award?
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W
Looking at the audience is useless for any game. If they were up there thy'd be looking to you in the audience for the answer. SAy the 5th number of a car price is random. So just guess. The audience knows nothing,
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C
I think the game that needs retired is pocket change. Way to hard to win. Coin values are to low.
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T
And have a new dress code...these t-shirts belong on Let's Make A Deal
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D
Absolutely. Time is Money game needs to go.
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Time is Money should be retired!!!
Even if the contestant follows the instructions, it’s nearly impossible to win any money.
I am a die hard fan…and have only seen a couple of people win even a little money.
It’s a horrible game!
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A
You better leave Price Is Right along, this is my Game Show has been for many of years, Bob Barker wouldnot want what he created what he started out with when he was very young he would want his Legacy to continue on with Drew Carey…
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P
No one said anything about getting rid of the show, just the one game that contestants play.."Time is Money.
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RetireTime is money. Stupid game that contestants almost never win.
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the game sucks,no one likes it. they should also choose 4 different players after each winning bid then more contestants could play instead of the same players on for the whole show sometimes
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