Watching old TPIR episodes from the 1970’s and 1980’s, I noticed that the game seemed to be easier to win when it was only 4 digits to guess rather than 5 digits.
Yes! It is the hardest game on the show where you can win a car that is most expensive. A contestant draws a number to see which number can fit there. If you guess it right, it will go on, if you guess it wrong, the number goes back in the bag, and if you draw a strike, watch out! If you draw all three strikes, you are out of the game and you lose the car. The only way to avoid is the strikes. It’s fun, but it’s challenging.
You forgot to mention, 3 Strikes is the only pricing game that displays a graphic, the word "NO," when a contestant incorrectly guessed the placement of the number they drew from the bag.
Appreciate you mentioning the "no" graphic, that is notable. But "forgot" isn't an accurate description because it was part of my rough draft. If it was a top ten, I'm sure I would have said something about it.
Another contestant tried the same trick that Toni did with Drew Carey. It didn't work. Honorable mention- Several contestants pulled out three strikes without pulling out a single number and several others pulled out all the numbers of the car without pulling out a single strike. 3 Strikes is one of several pricing games that its possible for a contestant to know the price of the car and still lose.
@@markscapinoI remember during the Barker era, the 3 Strikes + debuted in 1983, the only thing in the earlier playing, it didn't have the plus on it, since it was playing with 5 digits. It was on a losing streak during that time until March 12th, 1986, Heather got all the numbers in order 1 at a time, it was a Corvette worth $30,789, the most expensive car ever offered in Season 14 of The Price is Right.
Just recently, 3 Strikes was played for a $105k ccar on a primetime episode dubbed 'Jackpot January'; the first number was given for free, which was a 1. The contestant playing got only a single number in the correct spot; sadly, she got three strikes and didn't win the car. This was at The Price Is Right's current studio: Haven Studios in Glendale, California.
Here is an honorable mention. “3 Strikes” was included in the home version of “The Price Is Right” from 1986 which was made by Milton Bradley/Hasbro, and it’s a game you played at home. The tiles has numbers and the tiles has the “X” on it which were strikes. I played it for hours when “3 Strikes” was good for an home game.
I happen to have ALL six of The Price Is Right home games from the Milton Bradley and Endless Games eras. I have all four Milton Bradley TPIR games (1973, 1974, 1976, and 1986) and the two Endless Games TPIR games (1999, which was a virtual carbon copy of the MB 1986 TPIR home game, and the 2004 edition).
On the syndicated version of The Price is Right in 1994 they gave the contestants the first number for free as well & they put all 3 strikes in the bag.
Even if you know the price of the car exactly, you only have a 3/8 chance to win, and a 1/56 chance to draw three strikes before drawing a single digit. With rule change experiments being such a big part of the game's history, this one may be worth a shot: if the contestant draws a "strike," they should have to guess the price of the car with the information they've gathered thus far, and only get a strike if they guess wrong. Still hard to win if you get bad luck, but it would play into the baseball analogy: it feels more like being thrown pitches and always having that small chance to hit a home run. While it may trivialize the game if they get three digits on the board with one strike or less, this could be countered by adding an extra digit that isn't part of the price.
Another fact: 3 Strikes is the only pricing game that's based entirely on luck. It doesn't matter how well you do in placing the digits in the correct spaces, the main objective -- to pull out all the numbers before pulling out the three strikes -- remains the same.
There been a perfect 3 strikes when a female contestant got every number in the right digits without a mistake or getting a strike. Another one with a wipeout of getting 3 strikes without a getting a number. 3 strikes offer 6 digit car a few times. Been few times 1 number remain for a car and end up with 3 strikes heartbreaking.
I think the main reason why there was only one strike in the bag was to reduce the amount of times Bob had to walk from the bag to the board to dispose of the chip. Especially since he was in his seventies.
Ah, 3 Strikes. Another Big 4 game that I like. Hard to win, but real exciting if it is won, especially if the winner of that game, wins the showcase as well.
Yes, there has. There was a woman who played for a Chevrolet Corvette & she drew each of the numbers out one number right after the other without getting a single strike.
@@MyGuyJustinH Indeed...was in March 1986, if I'm not mistaken, and she not only drew all five numbers w/o a single mistake or strike, but did so in the correct order!
This is the worst game ever on the show. It's almost impossible to win now than it was back then. They need to keep one strike in the back, and there might be more wins or every time a number gets put on the board, the contestant wins $1,000. Other than that, it's stupid
I also realize how hard it was to even generate any winners at all playing the game and how high the stakes were at times. Take a 1996 episode for example in which a Corvette was being offered. The female contestant picks up a number four times and gets each one right. And now it was done to the last number in which if selected she not only won the Corvette but it would have been the first in PIR history that all 5 numbers were selected correctly towards the said car without a single strike picked. BUT, you know there has to be an elephant in the house, right? This has to be mentioned and unfortunately, it ends as one of the most disappointing moments in PIR history. Bob Barker was also silent on that moment and if he was to mention about it like he has with the Yolanda incident, he would break down in tears and would convince viewers to change the channel whenever 3 Strikes was on. So, here it goes.On her sixth pick, it wasn't a number but a strike. Pick #7, still no number. Strike #2. Now it was down to two chips, a number and a strike. She didn't go all the way strikeless as the whole world was hoping, but she could still win that Corvette. All she needed was that number and if picked, the car was hers. BUT, (sigh) it was a strike, the losing horns sound and Bob Barker moans and groans so many times between that moment and the commercial break that I lost count how many times he was doing it. A stagehand would eventually escort her back to her seat as Barker continues his moaning. That was definitely the worst 3 Strikes moment in the 50+ year history of the show at a time when it was attempting to gain new viewers following Holly Hallstrom's dismissal. This was quite an odd ball roundaround. Picking each number correctly all the way happened only for a 4 digit vehicle but never for a Corvette or any 5 digit car. But watching her pick the first four numbers correctly kept the ultra suspense going for as long as the game continued.
Here is the biggest issues i have with how 3 Strikes is currently rotated and played. First, the game, for as hard as it is to win, is played far too little. If the game has such a low win rate, it should be played more often to give contestants more chances to play it, showing off high end cars more often. Secondly, the game is too hard to win with three strikes in the bag. While this would be OK if it were played more often, the fact that it isnt played that often makes it far less exciting to watch. If you are going to play it less often, then the strikes should go back to having only 1 in the bag instead of 3. Third, I do not like that the contestant has a chance to cheat at this game so easily. Yes, going to the spinning ball made it more difficult for them to cheat, but people still try to cheat at this game by sneaking a peak at what they have in their hand before drawing it out. Instead, the balls should be drawn more like lottery style, as in having the balls mix inside the giant ball by spinning it one way then rotating it backwards to select a ball and it drop out of the bag (similar to those bingo cages you can buy at walmart or target in the toys section, except the container would not be see through). This way there would be no way for the contestant to cheat, they could mix the ball all they want until they thought they would be lucky for a number to come out of the big ball next.
I’m not a fan of the makeover they gave 3 Strikes, I miss the original number fonts, I thought they were really cool, they should have kept the original number fonts when they refurbished the main game itself
I think the new look is ridiculous. Just like with clock game and a lot of the other games that have been re-done. Most of those games are iconic and have become part of TV pop culture. They should be left alone. You could argue that it’s necessary to keep up with the times, but the Price is Right isn’t a new show. It’s watched mostly for the fun and nostalgia. If you change too much (which they pretty much have), the show looses its nostalgia. In my opinion, giving the pricing games new looks is like painting over the Mona Lisa.
@@ikeelyouz4517 I’m with you there! Correct me if I’m wrong, but the ONLY games that STILL have their original look are: Plinko Any Number (except for the fact that they cross out the number to make it a bit easier!) Lucky Seven Safecrackers Race Game Magic Number Squeeze Play More or Less Triple Play Golden Road Range Game Hole in One Grocery Game Secret X Dice Game Freeze Frame?
@@laurakruk4692 the look of Golden Road and Plinko have both been slightly changed over the years. But I think the rest of the your list is correct (except a couple minor changes).
No, not really. The reason they update games is because they will eventually start malfunctioning or start falling apart, and that's why they need to change it up sometimes. Clock game looks fine to me, 3 strikes looks good, but it's too stupid of a game
Watching old TPIR episodes from the 1970’s and 1980’s, I noticed that the game seemed to be easier to win when it was only 4 digits to guess rather than 5 digits.
I've noticed that, too.
This is a legend game and a hard game to win. But I always be very happy when a contestant wins 3 Strikes.
Yes! It is the hardest game on the show where you can win a car that is most expensive. A contestant draws a number to see which number can fit there. If you guess it right, it will go on, if you guess it wrong, the number goes back in the bag, and if you draw a strike, watch out! If you draw all three strikes, you are out of the game and you lose the car. The only way to avoid is the strikes. It’s fun, but it’s challenging.
Yes, 3 Strikes is a tough game to win. But when someone does win 3 Strikes, it is really exciting to see
You forgot to mention, 3 Strikes is the only pricing game that displays a graphic, the word "NO," when a contestant incorrectly guessed the placement of the number they drew from the bag.
Appreciate you mentioning the "no" graphic, that is notable. But "forgot" isn't an accurate description because it was part of my rough draft. If it was a top ten, I'm sure I would have said something about it.
I wished Drew Carey brought back the one strike rule on three strikes then people can win more often.
They did briefly and they changed it back to the harder rules
Another contestant tried the same trick that Toni did with Drew Carey. It didn't work.
Honorable mention- Several contestants pulled out three strikes without pulling out a single number and several others pulled out all the numbers of the car without pulling out a single strike.
3 Strikes is one of several pricing games that its possible for a contestant to know the price of the car and still lose.
That's wild. Like, the nation is watching you, why cheat? It's just going to make you look bad, especially if you win.
@@markscapino I agree
@@markscapinoI remember during the Barker era, the 3 Strikes + debuted in 1983, the only thing in the earlier playing, it didn't have the plus on it, since it was playing with 5 digits. It was on a losing streak during that time until March 12th, 1986, Heather got all the numbers in order 1 at a time, it was a Corvette worth $30,789, the most expensive car ever offered in Season 14 of The Price is Right.
Just recently, 3 Strikes was played for a $105k ccar on a primetime episode dubbed 'Jackpot January'; the first number was given for free, which was a 1. The contestant playing got only a single number in the correct spot; sadly, she got three strikes and didn't win the car. This was at The Price Is Right's current studio: Haven Studios in Glendale, California.
I like the one strike rule better than the 3 strike rule.
I did too. I think the show as a whole was better and more thought-out in that era.
@@JORDAN-ul9vs yeah the 3 strike rule you lose easily
More people would win on the one strike rule than putting three red x's in the bag bunch of people lose when there's three Red X In the bag
Here is an honorable mention. “3 Strikes” was included in the home version of “The Price Is Right” from 1986 which was made by Milton Bradley/Hasbro, and it’s a game you played at home. The tiles has numbers and the tiles has the “X” on it which were strikes. I played it for hours when “3 Strikes” was good for an home game.
I happen to have ALL six of The Price Is Right home games from the Milton Bradley and Endless Games eras. I have all four Milton Bradley TPIR games (1973, 1974, 1976, and 1986) and the two Endless Games TPIR games (1999, which was a virtual carbon copy of the MB 1986 TPIR home game, and the 2004 edition).
Of course, I wouldn't have been surprised if one of the numbers was palmed and a fourth strike was already in the bag when it was mixed. *SARCASM*
The first digit given out for free rule was first used in the ill fated Doug Davidson version of the show.
On the syndicated version of The Price is Right in 1994 they gave the contestants the first number for free as well & they put all 3 strikes in the bag.
They also used to reveal the first number on the Nighttime Price is Right from 1994.
For the first few playings of 3 Strikes the logo was green then the color changed to gold
Even if you know the price of the car exactly, you only have a 3/8 chance to win, and a 1/56 chance to draw three strikes before drawing a single digit.
With rule change experiments being such a big part of the game's history, this one may be worth a shot: if the contestant draws a "strike," they should have to guess the price of the car with the information they've gathered thus far, and only get a strike if they guess wrong. Still hard to win if you get bad luck, but it would play into the baseball analogy: it feels more like being thrown pitches and always having that small chance to hit a home run. While it may trivialize the game if they get three digits on the board with one strike or less, this could be countered by adding an extra digit that isn't part of the price.
Another fact: 3 Strikes is the only pricing game that's based entirely on luck. It doesn't matter how well you do in placing the digits in the correct spaces, the main objective -- to pull out all the numbers before pulling out the three strikes -- remains the same.
There been a perfect 3 strikes when a female contestant got every number in the right digits without a mistake or getting a strike. Another one with a wipeout of getting 3 strikes without a getting a number. 3 strikes offer 6 digit car a few times. Been few times 1 number remain for a car and end up with 3 strikes heartbreaking.
I think the main reason why there was only one strike in the bag was to reduce the amount of times Bob had to walk from the bag to the board to dispose of the chip. Especially since he was in his seventies.
They had 3 strikes in the bag then changed it to just one strike in the bag
when are you going to upload otther price is right video
I'm on a hiatus right now, but once I'm back I try to get out one a week.
the next game is Hurdles . cant wait for it.
Ah, 3 Strikes. Another Big 4 game that I like. Hard to win, but real exciting if it is won, especially if the winner of that game, wins the showcase as well.
Was there ever a playing where they got the numbers in the exact position without getting them wrong?
Yes, there has. There was a woman who played for a Chevrolet Corvette & she drew each of the numbers out one number right after the other without getting a single strike.
@@MyGuyJustinH Indeed...was in March 1986, if I'm not mistaken, and she not only drew all five numbers w/o a single mistake or strike, but did so in the correct order!
And let's not forget about the "epic battle" that happened, which basically dragged the game out for almost 10 minutes lol.
All car prices in the game three strikes are worth more than $40,000 which is not a lot kind of wish it was more than $50,000 or $60,000.
Used to be one of my favorite games until they switched from three X chips to one and would return it to the bag
I hope you do one about Master Key.
This is the worst game ever on the show. It's almost impossible to win now than it was back then. They need to keep one strike in the back, and there might be more wins or every time a number gets put on the board, the contestant wins $1,000. Other than that, it's stupid
This is definitely not one of my favorite games, but I like the idea of it being played once in a while. I'm a weirdo, I'll admit it.
I also realize how hard it was to even generate any winners at all playing the game and how high the stakes were at times. Take a 1996 episode for example in which a Corvette was being offered. The female contestant picks up a number four times and gets each one right. And now it was done to the last number in which if selected she not only won the Corvette but it would have been the first in PIR history that all 5 numbers were selected correctly towards the said car without a single strike picked.
BUT, you know there has to be an elephant in the house, right? This has to be mentioned and unfortunately, it ends as one of the most disappointing moments in PIR history. Bob Barker was also silent on that moment and if he was to mention about it like he has with the Yolanda incident, he would break down in tears and would convince viewers to change the channel whenever 3 Strikes was on. So, here it goes.On her sixth pick, it wasn't a number but a strike. Pick #7, still no number. Strike #2. Now it was down to two chips, a number and a strike. She didn't go all the way strikeless as the whole world was hoping, but she could still win that Corvette. All she needed was that number and if picked, the car was hers. BUT, (sigh) it was a strike, the losing horns sound and Bob Barker moans and groans so many times between that moment and the commercial break that I lost count how many times he was doing it. A stagehand would eventually escort her back to her seat as Barker continues his moaning. That was definitely the worst 3 Strikes moment in the 50+ year history of the show at a time when it was attempting to gain new viewers following Holly Hallstrom's dismissal.
This was quite an odd ball roundaround. Picking each number correctly all the way happened only for a 4 digit vehicle but never for a Corvette or any 5 digit car. But watching her pick the first four numbers correctly kept the ultra suspense going for as long as the game continued.
I like 3 strikes also I am a Padres fan. 😀👍⚾️
Here is the biggest issues i have with how 3 Strikes is currently rotated and played. First, the game, for as hard as it is to win, is played far too little. If the game has such a low win rate, it should be played more often to give contestants more chances to play it, showing off high end cars more often. Secondly, the game is too hard to win with three strikes in the bag. While this would be OK if it were played more often, the fact that it isnt played that often makes it far less exciting to watch. If you are going to play it less often, then the strikes should go back to having only 1 in the bag instead of 3. Third, I do not like that the contestant has a chance to cheat at this game so easily. Yes, going to the spinning ball made it more difficult for them to cheat, but people still try to cheat at this game by sneaking a peak at what they have in their hand before drawing it out. Instead, the balls should be drawn more like lottery style, as in having the balls mix inside the giant ball by spinning it one way then rotating it backwards to select a ball and it drop out of the bag (similar to those bingo cages you can buy at walmart or target in the toys section, except the container would not be see through). This way there would be no way for the contestant to cheat, they could mix the ball all they want until they thought they would be lucky for a number to come out of the big ball next.
I’m not a fan of the makeover they gave 3 Strikes, I miss the original number fonts, I thought they were really cool, they should have kept the original number fonts when they refurbished the main game itself
I think the new look is ridiculous. Just like with clock game and a lot of the other games that have been re-done. Most of those games are iconic and have become part of TV pop culture. They should be left alone. You could argue that it’s necessary to keep up with the times, but the Price is Right isn’t a new show. It’s watched mostly for the fun and nostalgia. If you change too much (which they pretty much have), the show looses its nostalgia. In my opinion, giving the pricing games new looks is like painting over the Mona Lisa.
@@ikeelyouz4517 I’m with you there! Correct me if I’m wrong, but the ONLY games that STILL have their original look are:
Plinko
Any Number (except for the fact that they cross out the number to make it a bit easier!)
Lucky Seven
Safecrackers
Race Game
Magic Number
Squeeze Play
More or Less
Triple Play
Golden Road
Range Game
Hole in One
Grocery Game
Secret X
Dice Game
Freeze Frame?
@@laurakruk4692 the look of Golden Road and Plinko have both been slightly changed over the years. But I think the rest of the your list is correct (except a couple minor changes).
@@JORDAN-ul9vs What are those changes?
@@laurakruk4692plinko and golden road doesn't
No, not really. The reason they update games is because they will eventually start malfunctioning or start falling apart, and that's why they need to change it up sometimes. Clock game looks fine to me, 3 strikes looks good, but it's too stupid of a game
Three Strikes: Too much of a dependence on dumb luck. You don't even need to know prices at all. Don't like that one.