Mystery Price

Mystery Price
Premiere Date	September 26, 1973 (#0563D, aired out of order on November 29, 1973)
Pricing Game Location	Turntable
Previous Premiered Pricing Game	Temptation
Next Premiered Pricing Game	Shell Game
Finale Date	February 21, 1974 (#0774D)

Mystery Price is the pricing game where the contestant must make more money than the actual retail price of the mystery prize to win that and the grand prize.

Gameplay

• A prize package was announced, and the price of one of the prizes (usually the cheapest) was the "mystery price", which was concealed on a game board.
• The contestant was then shown four small prizes, one at a time, and asked to bid on each one. If the contestant's bid for a prize was at or below its price, the contestant won the prize, and the amount of the bid was added to their "credit" into a bank; if the contestant's bid was higher than the price of the prize, they lost the prize and earned no credit. The goal was to bid as close to the price without going over, in order to build up the most credit.
• After all four small prizes were bid on, the mystery price was revealed. If the contestant had at least as much credit in the bank as the mystery price, they won the prize package. If not, they still kept any small prizes won during bidding.

Trivia

• The game was played for 17 times in one season (season 2).
• The reveal of this game was unique, as Johnny would announce the first two prizes of the package before throwing it back to Bob to call attention to the third prize, whose price would be the "mystery price", which Johnny would then announce before going back to Bob to start the game.

Gallery

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Retirement

Mystery Price was quickly retired due to its complicated and confusing rules. Despite this, the game had a favorable win record of 11-6.

Videos

The Price is Right - Mystery Price for a Car!