Push Over

Push Over
Premiere Date (Barker Era)	March 3, 1999 (#1043K)
Premiere Date (Carey Era)	October 19, 2007 (#4045K, aired out of order on November 20, 2007)
Pricing Game Location	Turntable
Previous Premiered Pricing Game	One Wrong Price
Next Premiered Pricing Game	Let 'Em Roll
Finale Date (Barker Era)	June 12, 2007 (#4032K)

Push Over is a game in which the contestant is shown a row of nine numbered blocks, which are comprised of the price of a prize (in order) and other decoy blocks at the beginning and/or end of the price. The last four digits (or five in the case of a five-digit price) are marked by a colored window.

Gameplay

• The contestant must push the blocks until the correct price is showing in the window. If they are correct, they win the prize. Any blocks that are pushed beyond the window fall into a box, permanently out of play, and cannot be recovered. During the game's first playing (and a few others after that), Bob Barker joked that the blocks cannot be retrieved because they "go to China" and even went so far as to look down inside the box and said he saw people eating chow mein.

History

• When the game first premiered, it received its first win.
• The box was red on March 3, 1999 (#1043K), March 26, 1999 (#1065K), and March 31, 1999 (#1073K), then it becomes yellow on its fourth playing on April 19, 1999 (#1091K).
• On September 21, 2009 (#4831K), contestant Crescencio Liasos played for a $9,844 home office, which he lost. However, the description of the prize incorrectly referred to the Hewlett-Packard (HP) computer as one created by Dell, so Crescencio was awarded the office during the Showcase Showdown.
• While the window is shaded in blue, on the April Fool's Day (April 1, 2016, #7475K) episode, as a joke, it was yellow. The hands were also missing from the logo.
• On May 3, 2016 (#7522K), the set got a new color scheme, the hands were removed, the squares were rearranged, and an additional curved triangle is installed behind the logo. Because it was taped out of order, it did not become permanent until June 10, 2016 (#7575K).
• On January 8, 2019 (#8572K), Dameon McKinzie won a $20,000 bonus for being the first contestant of the day to win their pricing game during PCH week. It was played in the second slot.

Trivia

• The think music for this game was borrowed from Line 'Em Up and was also used on Make Your Move and Cover Up on occasion. Push Over and Check Game have never used one another's cues.
• On occasion, Push Over has been played for a car. This happens if a segment from an episode with Push Over in the lineup requires a little more time than usual.
• The first price shown in the line has never been the correct price, as it means there's no pushing over with the blocks.
• Push Over debuted on the final show with the “puffy” turntable walls.
• On November 12, 2004 (#3045K), the price flap fell open as Bob was describing the game to the contestant, forcing him to award her the prize.
• The very first numbered block can be any number but a "0.”
• The most number of times this game was played in any season was 38 (season 38), while the least number of times this game was played in any season was 11 (season 27).
• There are 9 blocks (at least for a 4 digit game), so there are 6 possible prices when playing for a 4 digit prize. However, since it's highly unlikely a number like 0, 1, 2, or even 3 will be the first digit, there are usually only 2 or 3 of those possible prices that seem likely to be the right one.
• In theory, Push Over is easier when played for a 5-digit prize, since there are fewer possible combinations given that there are still 9 blocks at the start.
• The falling blocks are audible because Push Over has a microphone inside its box.
• During Price is Right's April 1, 2022 Episode (#9785K), as a joke to keep up with the Episode's theme, Contestant Steven Tabolsky started to push the number blocks off the into the box. However the numbers humorously did not go into the box! Instead they just hung there off the right side of the window just passing the other side of the box. Despite this mishap Steven still won an outdoor package worth $6,012.

International versions

• On UK's Bruce's Price is Right, the game was played the same, except the blocks fell down "to Australia.” On the 2006 Joe Pasquale UK version, it was played for a three-digit prize, the game had a pirate theme, and the blocks are eaten by a fish once they fall. The 2017 one-off pilot with Alan Carr had it as well.
• On the 2012 Australian revival, Push Over became a hybrid of itself and Bump. A four-digit price was either the left or the right four numbers of a five number sequence, and the contestant would choose which model would "bump" the unused digit off.

Gallery

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YouTube Videos

A Technical Win in Push Over (September 21, 2009, #4831K)
Push Over Loss with Yellow Window (April 1, 2016, #7475K)
Debut of Push Over's Second Color Scheme (May 3, 2016, #7522K)
Push Over for a Chevrolet Camaro (May 16, 2017, #7942K, aired out of order on May 18)
Push Over's 21st Birthday (March 3, 2020, #9052K)