Million-dollar Games On The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular
Beginning in 2008, episodes of The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular featured rule changes to some pricing games which rewarded a $1 million bonus to the contestant if specific goals were achieved while playing the pricing game.
- Clock Game—The contestant must guess the retail prices of both prizes within a total of 10 seconds to win the bonus. If the contestant wins the game and prizes, they still receive the $5,000 bonus regardless of how much time remains on the clock.
- Cover Up, One Away—The contestant must guess all five digits in the car's price correctly on their first attempt to win the bonus.
- 1/2 Off—If the contestant picks the box with the $25,000, they have the option to keep it, or give it up for a chance at the bonus. To win the bonus, they must choose the one box out of the remaining 15 boxes that hides a check for $1,000,000.
- Plinko—If the contestant gets at least three chips in the $20,000 slot, they are awarded a golden Plinko chip. The golden chip must land in the $20,000 slot to win the bonus.
- Punch a Bunch—The first hole punched must contain the top-valued $50,000 card to win the bonus.
- Range Game—After the contestant has stopped the rangefinder, they must guess (within that $150 range) the exact price of the prize to win the bonus.
- Safe Crackers—If the contestant correctly prices the small item and wins the car, they have the option to keep their prizes or risk them and play for the bonus. To win the bonus and keep their prizes, the contestant must identify the price of the car using five dials, each of which contains the same set of five unique digits. Some digits in the actual price of the car may repeat, while other digits on the dials may or may not appear at all in the price.
- Switcheroo—The contestant must correctly price all five prizes on their first attempt to win the bonus.
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