Time Is Money (pricing game)
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Time Is Money is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. Debuting on the Season 32 premiere on September 22, 2003, it is played for a four-digit prize worth more than $3,000, and uses grocery items. The game is currently on hiatus, but has not been officially retired.
[edit] Gameplay
The contestant is shown five grocery items. They are given 20 seconds to place each of the items on one of three shelves based on their prices: Less than $3, $3-$6, and over $6.
If the contestant places all of the items correctly, they win the prize; otherwise, they are told how many items are on placed incorrectly, and are given another 20 seconds to make corrections to win the prize.
[edit] History
On its first two playings, Time Is Money used a 15-second clock, and the contestant was given a $500 voucher to start the game. If all prizes were placed correctly in one turn, the player won both the prize and the money. Otherwise, they were not told the number of mistakes, but were offered the choice of keeping the $500, or returning it in exchange for a second chance to place the items.
[edit] Current status
Time Is Money has not been played since April 30, 2004, because it proved very hard to tape the game without having to make post-production edits.[citation needed] Producer Roger Dobkowitz, who created the game, [1] has announced plans to bring the game back with a smaller set on the stage's turntable.
