Take Two

Take Two
Premiere Date (Barker Era)	June 23, 1978 (#2875D, aired out of order on June 2, 1978)
Premiere Date (Carey Era)	February 25, 2008 (#4221K)
Pricing Game Location	Center Stage
Previous Premiered Pricing Game	Finish Line
Next Premiered Pricing Game	Shower Game
Finale Date (Barker Era)	June 4, 2007 (#4021K)

So-called, because it's a game where two of four prizes total a certain price, and it's up to the contestant to pick the right two in two chances.

Gameplay

The contestant is shown four prizes and a target price. They must select the two prizes whose prices total the target price to win all four prizes. If the total is incorrect, the contestant is given one more opportunity to pick the correct two, now knowing the prices of the two prizes they selected first. If the total still does not match the target price, he/she loses the game. If the total is correct on either chance, the contestant wins all four prizes. Unlike Pick-A-Pair, if the player uses their second chance, they don't have to keep one of the choices from their first selection.

History

• It was created by former director Marc Breslow.
• When the game debuted on June 23, 1978 (#2875D, aired out of order on June 2, 1978), the game board was a square board, with an extra part behind it. Originally, the game board was pink with white trim, with the dollar signs and price slips white, the board covering the names of the prizes white with pink dots for each prize, the extra part in white, and the name of the game blue. Also, there were two dollar signs in the top area. The colors were changed on March 11, 1983 (#4835D), with the board yellow, purple for the dollar signs and the price slips, orange for the board covering the prizes, and the trim of the board purple and yellow, with the name of the game in purple, and the extra part in a purple & orange color. And the two dollar signs at the top were replaced with one big dollar sign.
• On February 28, 1984 (#5222D), the game was won on the second try with a total of $2,149, but the 6 from the first total of $1,689 was unable to turn off. But it wasn't a continuous malfunction which may have resulted in this game being retired.
• On April 16, 1997 (#0343K), the game board was changed to its current appearance. The logo for The Price is Right from Bob Barker’s tenure is seen covering up the prize names, even during Drew Carey’s tenure. The font for the target price and the prices/prizes were changed on May 13, 2008 (#4332K), and again on October 19, 2023 (#0334L).
• On October 4, 2006 (#3703K), the game was setup such that two of the prizes individually were worth more than the target price. The contestant chose both of those items on her first guess. Bob pointed out the situation at hand and suggested that perhaps she should take the other two prizes on her second chance, which she did for an easy win.
• On December 3, 2008 (#4533K, aired out of order on November 26), the game was taken out of the rotation, but returned on October 22, 2009 (#4874K).
• Starting on December 9, 2013 (#6521K, aired out of order on December 16) the game board was moved behind the curtain next to the first prize when revealing the four prizes, and then after the prize descriptions ended, the prop comes out to its usual position; this new staging is similar to Race Game a few days earlier.
• The game was only played once on Primetime TV and was won.

Trivia

• Like Magic Number, Gas Money, Ten Chances, or More or Less, Take Two has never been the first pricing game to be played on the show because it needs time to start up and the game can be played no earlier than second on the show.
  • As of some time in the 2010s, Take Two can be played no earlier than third on the show.
• Take Two has never been played for four cars, doing so would require a new display, as it is only capable of displaying four digits.
• The first miss is signaled by a buzzer. A loss is also signaled by a buzzer and the losing horns play. Originally, if the contestant missed a second time, a foghorn would sound instead.
• Before the game starts, 2 of the 4 prizes are chosen at random. They study the actual retail prices in secret and add them together to make it today's target price.
• The most number of times this game was played in any season was 42 (season 7), while the least number of times this game was played in any season was 2 (season 37).
• The game bears a similarity to Race Game but without a time limit.
• The odds of winning the game are 1 in 3, or 33.33%.

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