Cliff
Hangers
1976
- Present
Cliff
Hangers is a unique, fun game that is a favorite of most Price is
Right fans. The contestant is shown a small, two-digit prize and
is asked to give a bid on it. For each dollar the contestant's
bid is higher or lower than the actual prize, a mountain climber
moves up a scale towards the top of the mountain. If the
contestant's bid is exactly right, the mountain climber stays
put. The mountain climber can only take 25 steps before he falls
off the mountain, so the contestant can not be off by a total
more than $25 with his/her bids on all three prizes. If the
mountain climber has not fallen off after the third prize is
revealed, the contestant wins a bonus prize.
As
the mountain climber moves up the mountain, a yodeling song that
has become famous with the show is played.
Although
it was not the rule from the start of the game, the value of the
small prizes now increases from the first prize to the last.
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| Here's the rustic Cliff Hangers
board back in 1976. It looks the same today! |
Check out the lederhosen on our
mountain climber! I think he's the German cousin of the
hurdler from Hurdles! |
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| Here's the first small prize our
contestant has to bid on. Could the producers have been
any more vague than "products"? |
The contestant bid $30, the
mountain climber stopped at step #3... |
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| ...because the products were $27.
A very good bid! |
Look out below! The mountain
climber is falling off the cliff! This guy bid $280 on a
$50 set of jewelry. Ouch! |
