Eazy as 1-2-3

Eazy as 1-2-3
Premiere Date (Barker Era)	April 25, 1996 (#9954D)
Premiere Date (Carey Era)	October 16, 2007 (#4042K, aired out of order on October 29, 2007)
Pricing Game Location	Big Doors
Previous Premiered Pricing Game	Shopping Spree
Next Premiered Pricing Game	It's in the Bag
Finale Date (Barker Era)	June 14, 2007 (#4034K)

The contestant plays with blocks and places them in proper order from low to high to win three prizes.

The unusual spelling of this pricing game's title stems from its logo, on which the name is written in childish script with each "S" written as a "Z".

Gameplay

• The contestant is given three blocks, labeled "1," "2" and "3" respectively. The contestant must place the "1" block by the prize that is the least expensive, the "2" with the next-least-expensive, and the "3" with the most expensive. Doing so wins all three prizes.

History

• The game's think music ("Clownin' Around" by Steve Kujala) was added on May 24, 1996 (#9995D, the very last episode under the D taping).
• On December 17, 2003 (#2723K), host Bob Barker accidentally reversed the order of the blocks, asking for "1" to be placed on the most expensive prize. Contestant Samuel B. played by the reversed rules and won.
• Clearance Sale, which debuted on September 21, 1998 (#0821K, aired out of order on September 22), is often seen as a carbon copy of Eazy az 1-2-3, since both games are essentially won by ranking three prizes in order of price. While this game got retired, Eazy As 1-2-3 continued.
• This game has been known for its common malfunctions. On April 16, 2015 (#7094K, aired out of order on April 30), the reveal on the second prize got stuck, so Amber Lancaster had to force the art card down with her hands.
• On June 15, 2015 (#7181K), when Manuela Arbeláez tried to reveal the price of the second prize, the prop got stuck and took some jiggling to loosen. Despite these two incidents, it wasn’t enough to retire the game.
• This game was played for 3 trips for the first time on December 20, 2023 (#413L, aired out of order on December 21). On this playing, two of the reveals got stuck.
• On April 2, 2024 (#0562L), the contestant accidentally revealed one of the prices while resting her arm on the stand by the prize she placed the "3" block on. Luckily, the contestant had already finalized her selections. With the most expensive price already revealed, Drew decided to do the reveal in reverse (3-2-1) order.

Appearances Outside of The Price Is Right

As it is large, The Talk's appearance of Eazy as 1-2-3 is very small compared to the other one. It appeared in a very special weeklong 5-part epic which also includes Cliff Hangers and Range Game.

Trivia

• The most number of times this game was played in any season was 28 (season 25), while the least number of times this game was played in any season was 7 (season 49).
• Eazy az 1-2-3 is the last pricing game to debut on an episode with a production code ending in D.
• Similar to Most Expensive, this pricing game also has three prizes with prices from the lowest to the highest.
• However, this game is more difficult than Most Expensive, as in this game, the contestant has to figure out which of the other two prizes is the most expensive. This decreases the odds of a victory from 1/3 to 1/6.
• When Barker hosted, he hands the contestant one block at a time, after the contestant places it, he has the second ready and so forth. With Carey hosting, he hands all 3 blocks to the contestant.
• Eazy az 1-2-3 has never played for three cars.

Foreign versions of Eazy as 1-2-3

Eazy az 1-2-3 was played on both the 1980s UK version of the show and on Bruce's Price is Right (from the third series onward) under the title Most Expensive; it is also played on the most recent UK version under the more similar title "Easy as 1 2 3". The only non-cosmetic difference between the British and American versions of the game is that winners in the 1980s program would only win the most expensive of the three prizes. To date, it is the only pricing game to start on another country's version before beginning in the United States.

The Australian version's Showcase round has the contestant rank the prizes in their showcase from least expensive to most expensive, similar to the contestants' goal in this game.

Gallery

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YouTube Video

Easy as 1-2-3 win from 2013 (May 20, 2013, #6361K)