It's time to go......At The......
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...with the master of Everything buzz.....and auctioneer...Pierre Kelly!
Welcome to @ The Buzzr. Before 1972, we went back to a simpler place in time to see what the original version of an all-time favorite would look like. I'll tell you why when I return.
We wanted you to know if the MGHS came back to Buzzr and a lot of you agreed on it. We'll have another one after I tell you about.....The Oriignal PIR.
Here's how the original works. 4 players bid on the merchandise being presented by Don Pardo for narration.
A minimum bid was specified. After the opening bid, contestants bid on the item in turn with each successive bid a certain amount higher than the previous bid. A contestant could freeze his/her current bid instead of increasing it if he/she believed his/her bid was close enough to win. A later rule allowed contestants, on their opening bid only, to "underbid" the other bids, but this automatically froze their bid and prevented them from later increasing the original bid. Some rounds were designated as "one-bid" rounds, where only one round of bidding was held (this is the format used on the current version of The Price is Right); sometimes the minimum-bid and higher-bid threshold rules also were waived.
Other than in one-bid rounds, the bidding continued until a buzzer sounded, at which point each contestant who had not yet "frozen" was given one final bid. Bidding also ended when three of the contestants had frozen, at which point the fourth contestant was allowed one final bid, unless he/she already had the high bid. Cullen then read the actual retail price of the prize. The contestant whose bid was closest without going over the actual price won the item. If everyone overbid, the prize was not won; however, Cullen sometimes had the overbids erased and instructed players to give lower bids prior to reading the actual price (similar to what is done on the current CBS version and its syndicated spinoffs).
Frequently, a bell rang after the winner was revealed, indicating a bonus prize accompanied the item up for bids. While this was typically an additional prize, a bonus game often accompanied the prize (e.g. a tune-matching game, where a clip of a well-known song was played and the contestant matched it with a face for a cash bonus).
After a set number of rounds (four on the nighttime version, six on the daytime), the contestant who accumulated the highest value in cash and prizes became the champion and returned on the next show.
The new one retains the spirit of the original, but with a new flair, but that's on a future show. What I want to know is are you psyched for Cullen Price to come to Buzzr? 2 weeks will be your time limit for it.
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That my friends, is it. anything you question or comment goes to me on social media or email and we'll explain. We will see you all @ The.....................
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