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Season 45 (2016-2017)

Pricing game calendar for Season 45, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (1,760 – 761xK): September 19-23

• This week's shows begin with a montage of clips from throughout the run, accompanied with a voiceover from George: "Here it comes! It's The Price Is Right! 74,000 come on downs... over a quarter-billion dollars in cash and prizes... the longest-running game show is back for Season 45!" At the end of the montage, the dollar-sign wipe transitions to the normal opening. Various other clips are also played during the show throughout the course of the week, including sometimes being integrated into the Showcase.
• On Monday, the dollar signs in the opening are redone to look like the silver dollar sign statues.
• On Monday, the light border is redone to look like the frames of the Big Doors.
• On Monday, the background of Door #4 is reconfigured to appear "closer" to the squares, and a "45 Years" graphic is added at the base of its logo for the duration of the season; this version of the logo is also added to the closed-captioning plugs and the mid-show bumper.
• On this week's shows, the "45 Years" version of the logo is also seen on the Turntable walls, on George's display, and during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
• Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Season 45 of The Price Is Right! And now, starting his 10th season here's your host: Drew Carey!"
• On Monday, the graphics at the end of the opening are altered: the logo now spins into place in front of the Big Wheel instead of closing over it; the Big Wheel itself is flanked by lights as it spins away; and the text "45 Years" appears in Pricedown at the base of the logo, accompanied by the pointer from the Big Wheel on the 45.
• Beginning on Monday, the Contestants' Row displays have the green LED borders with silver rims.
• On this week's shows, Drew's entrance is flanked by two gold dollar sign statues with "45 Years" on them.
• On Monday, Drew enters holding the show's most recent Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show.
• On Monday, Drew gets a new microphone.
• On Monday, Switch? is played for two cars.
• Monday is a three-car day.
• Monday's second showcase is themed around the 60th anniversary of the original Price Is Right and includes clips of the Cullen version.
• On Wednesday, Gwendolyn debuts her new blonde hair.
• On Wednesday, Triple Play reverts to using one sign behind the third car.
• On Thursday, Punch a Bunch's frequency chart's updated color scheme debuts; as premiere week was taped out of order, it does not immediately become permanent.
• Friday show features the debut of Hot Seat.

Week 2 (1,761 – 762xK): September 26-30

• Monday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a seven-night stay at a Campgrounds of America campsite of the contestant's choice; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.

Week 3 (1,762 – 763xK): October 3-7

• Monday's show is themed around Breast Cancer Awareness Month; everyone in the audience whose life has been either directly or indirectly affected by breast cancer. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The light columns and asterisks in the audience, the light strips in the audience and around the Big Doors, the asterisks between the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, the various lights on the Turntable, the borders of Contestants' Row, and George's podium are all lit in shades of pink.
  • Door #4's logo is all in shades of pink and white, with a pink ribbon replacing the dollar sign and "45 Years" absent; this logo also appears on George's display and the Showcase podiums, as well as during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • Door #4's background shows pink-tinted bubbles cascading up a field of blue; this pattern, minus the pink tint, also appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on The Price Is Right!"
  • Pink ribbons appear in the center of the Turntable screens and the Contestants' Row displays; when the contestants give a bid, these ribbons, along with the backgrounds, wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
  • A pink ribbon replaces the Goodson-Todman asterisks in front of Contestants' Row.
  • The dollar sign on George's call-down window is pink.
  • The vertical Big Wheel split-screen border is pink.
  • The "$10,000" graphic in Grand Game is pink.
  • The Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Showcase podiums are pink.
• On Monday, Cliff Hangers is played for a car.
• On Monday, everyone in the audience receives a two-night stay in Palm Springs, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of the said vacations.
• Tuesday's rerun on January 11, which was swapped in at the last minute after the entire show was pre-empted on the East Coast, includes the real credits.
• In Wednesday's Hot Seat, one of the first two playings taped, the contestant is not shown which item will be revealed next until after deciding whether or not to quit.
• On Thursday, Grocery Game's win range is expanded to $20-$22.
• On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.

Week 4 (1,763 – 764xK): October 10-14

• Monday's show celebrates CBS being the #1 network in Daytime for 30 straight years. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate CBS Daytime at #1 for 30 years today on The Price Is Right!"
  • Various stars from CBS Daytime's other programs join Rachel and Amber as Barker's Beauties throughout the show, with some of them also helping Drew to explain the games, Sharon Osbourne operating Range Game, and Tiffany Coyne in a split-screen serving as One Away's mighty sound effects lady.
  • Plinko is played for $150,000, with the center slot's value raised to $30,000.
  • The award for spinning a dollar on the Big Wheel is raised to $3,000, and the award for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is raised to $30,000.
• On Monday, presumably due to the focus on CBS's "30 years" celebration, the "45 Years" graphic is absent from Door #4 and the mid-show bumper.
• On Tuesday, the updated color scheme for Punch a Bunch's frequency chart returns permanently.
• On Thursday, the other seven contestants help James to model the party boat in the second showcase.

Week 5 (1,764 – 765xK): October 17-21

• On Monday, the physical "1 Right Price" logos are redone to emulate the less slanted appearance of the graphical logo; they are now centered on their panels with the blue background almost completely surrounding them.
• On Tuesday, Balance Game is played for a car.
• On Thursday, Steve Mariucci appears to help present the second showcase, which is themed around Thursday Night Football and includes a promo for the evening's NFL game.

Week 6 (1,765 – 766xK): October 24-28

• This week of shows is Big Money Week; each episode features a game being played for an unusually large cash prize, as follows:
  • On Monday, 1/2 Off is played for $100,000.
  • On Tuesday, Plinko is played for $1,000,000, with a $200,000 slot in the center and the lower slots increased to $500, $1,000, and $2,500.
  • On Wednesday, Hole in One is played for $100,000, with a windmill rotating in front of the hole to increase the difficulty; before putting, the contestant is given the option to play without the windmill for a reduced cash-prize of $20,000.
  • On Thursday, Hot Seat is played for $100,000, with the lower prizes raised to $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000.
• On top of this, another game each day has an extra cash bonus applied to it:
  • On Monday, every correct roll in Dice Game earns a $10,000 bonus.
  • On Tuesday, winning Race Game with at least 15 seconds left earns a $10,000 bonus.
  • On Wednesday, winning Bonkers earns a bonus of $1,000 for every second left on the clock.
  • On Thursday, an extra, orange, $50 rangefinder is added at the center of Range Game's main rangefinder; winning the game with the price in the $50 rangefinder earns a $10,000 bonus.
• On Friday, all six pricing games are played for cash, with those that normally offer it being played for a larger prize than usual:
  • Punch a Bunch is played for $50,000, with five $500 slips, 10 $1,000 slips, 15 $2,500 slips, 15 $5,000 slips, four $10,000 slips, and one $50,000 slip.
  • Vend-O-Price is played for $10,000.
  • Grand Game is played for $20,000, with the lower prizes adjusted accordingly.
  • Secret "X" is played for $15,000.
  • Pick-a-Pair is played for $20,000.
  • Cliff Hangers is played for $250,000, with the mountain relabeled with values from $250,000 to $10,000, decreasing by $10,000 each step; the contestant wins whatever amount the mountain climber ends the game on. Notably, the first step is not used on this playing, as this could result in the contestant "winning" $0 if the mountain climber stopped on the last step.
• These other extra rules also apply this week:
  • The bonus for a perfect bid in Contestants' Row is increased to $5,000.
  • In celebration of the show's 45th season, the 45 on the Big Wheel is covered in green glitter; landing on it in a bonus spin earns a $45,000 bonus.
• Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
  • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "Big Money Week" at its base, against a background of gold sparkles as dollar bills rain down around it; these graphics also appear on George's display, and the sparkles and dollar signs appear on the Turntable walls. The "Big Money Week" version of the logo also appears during all commercial outros in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "It's Big Money Week, and you are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right!"
  • The light strips on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, and most of the lights on the Turntable are green throughout the show; the edges of George's display are also covered with green glitter.
  • The portions of the Turntable wall between the displays are gold throughout the show.
  • The Contestants' Row displays are sparkly versions of their usual colors and have a Pricedown dollar sign at the center; when the contestants give a bid, the normal colors are revealed in the wake of a wave of dollar bills.
  • An image of Door #4 replaces the normal graphics on the Reveal.
  • George's call-down window and its dollar sign are green.
  • The vertical bases of the trip screens are covered in gold glitter.
• On Monday, Switch? uses the beginning of Switcheroo's music instead of the end of it.
• On Wednesday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
• In Wednesday's Hole in One, the $500 flag is initially absent; it is put in place during the grocery plugs.
• Friday is one of only two episodes in the show's history on which no pricing game is played for a car and the only one on which no car games or non-car games for cars are played at all.
• In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber is holding a sack full of cash over his shoulder.
• In Friday's Cliff Hangers, the yellow step counter on the mountain is marbled.

Week 7 (1,766 – 767xK): October 31-November 4

• Monday's show is themed around Halloween. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • Everyone in the audience is dressed as either a cast member or a prop from the show, while the cast dresses as contestants.
  • The set is decorated for Halloween.
  • All of the light columns in the audience are orange.
  • All of the Goodson-Todman asterisks in the audience are black.
  • Door #4 shows the logo, with a purple left background, orange dollar sign, and no "45 Years" text, in front of a full moon and flanked by jack-o-lanterns, all against a Halloween scene; the background also appears on the Turntable walls, accompanied by ghosts flying in from the horizon, and on George's display, along with a black cat in front of the full moon. The logo from Door #4 also appears, with the words "Happy Halloween!" at its base, during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we go trick-or-treating for prizes on The Price Is Right!"
  • Instead of standing in front of the Barker Wall, Drew enters from behind an extra set of door-like panels with Halloween graphics inside of Door #2.
  • Most of the lights on and around the Big Doors, on the dollar sign statue, and on the Turntable are orange, while George's podium is orange and yellow and the lights between the Turntable displays are purple.
  • All five Barker's Beauties are present; each one also introduces one of second through sixth Items up for Bids, things that they would want to win if they were actually contestants.
  • The Contestants' Row displays have orange borders and show dancing skeletons in front of a background similar to Door #4's; when the contestants give a bid, the graphics wipe away to reveal white numbers in a spooky font against a black background.
  • The dollar sign on George's call-down window is orange.
  • The Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
  • After the first showcase, Drew announces that everyone in the audience will be receiving part of the prize package, a $100 gift card from FandangoNow; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as Drew urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of the said gift cards.
  • The graphic for the Showcase winner's $35,000+ total is orange.
• On Monday, in an odd coincidence, four different contestants are named Michael, including three of the people in Contestants' Row during the sixth Item up for Bids.
• On Tuesday, Vend-O-Price is played for a car.
• In Tuesday's Hot Seat, the other of the first two playings taped, the contestant is not shown which item will be revealed next until after deciding whether or not to quit.
• On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
• On Friday, Rachel helps to present the second showcase, which is centered around her birthday.
• On Friday, the party boat in the second showcase is modeled by the other seven contestants.

Week 8 (1,767 – 768xK): November 7-11

• On Monday, Drew receives his microphone from his son, Connor, whom he also allows to read the price of the first Item up for Bids.
• On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
• On Tuesday, the graphical "Switch?" logo resets and freezes partway through the game.
• Friday's show is themed around Veterans' Day; everyone in the audience is a veteran. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The audience's light columns are all red, its Goodson-Todman asterisks are all white, and its light strips are all blue.
  • Door #4 shows the logo, surrounded by stars and with the word "Veterans" at its base, against an American flag-esque background; similar graphics are also shown on the Turntable walls, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display. The graphics on the Contestants' Row displays wipe away to reveal the normal colors once the contestants give a bid, and the "Veterans" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on our Veterans' Day special of The Price Is Right!"
  • The borders of the Contestants' Row displays, from left to right, are red, blue, red, and blue.
  • The light strips on the Big Doors are red, white, and blue, from left to right.
  • The asterisks between the Big Doors are white.
  • The Turntable stairs are red, white, and blue, from top to bottom; additionally, the light strip on the turning panel of the wall is red.
  • The columns on George's podium are red, white, and blue, from left to right.
• On Friday, everyone in the audience receives a George Foreman grill, a portion of the fifth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of the said grills.

Week 9 (1,768 – 769xK): November 14-18

• On Monday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
• On Thursday, Cover Up's "wrong price" is "Cover Up" in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Latin.

Week 10 (1,769 – 770xK): November 21-23, 28

• Logically scheduled for November 21-24.
• Thanksgiving week; no Friday show.
• On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, in a lead-up to Thanksgiving, each episode has a guest celebrity chef, as follows:
  • On Monday, Antonia Lofaso models the prize package for Grocery Game and the sixth Item up for Bids and helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Tuesday, Duff Goldman models the third Item up for Bids and the prize package for Check-Out and helps to present the second showcase.
  • On Wednesday, Robert Irvine models the prize package for Cliff Hangers, the fifth Item up for Bids, and the first showcase; he also reads the end of the prize copy for Cliff Hangers and helps to present the second showcase.
• Beginning on Monday, Hot Seat's actual retail prices have "Higher" or "Lower" printed beneath them.
• On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
• Wednesday's show, the last to be broadcast the week of the holiday, is themed around Thanksgiving. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • All of the Goodson-Todman asterisks in the audience are red, orange, yellow, and green; the same holds true for the lights on the Turntable, around the Contestants' Row displays, and on George's podium.
  • Door #4 shows the logo, with red and orange background colors reversed, the text "Happy Thanksgiving" at its base, and next to a pilgrim-costumed mountain climber holding a drumstick, all against an autumn scene and surrounded by falling leaves. The background pattern also appears on the Turntable screens, the Contestants' Row displays, and George's display, with the latter two showing a turkey at the center; the graphics on Contestants' Row wipe away to reveal the normal colors when the contestants give a bid. Additionally, the "Happy Thanksgiving" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate Thanksgiving on The Price Is Right!"
  • The set is decorated for Thanksgiving.
  • The light strips around the Big Doors are all orange.
  • The lights and dollar sign on George's call-down window is orange.
  • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber and his corresponding graphic are dressed as a chef; when the game is lost, his chef's hat gets stuck on the top of the board and Drew ends up breaking him to get him to go over the cliff.
  • The Goodson-Todman asterisks on the Showcase podiums are orange.
• Thursday's show is themed around Cyber Monday, the day of its broadcast. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • Door #4 shows a pile of Christmas presents, a shopping cart, and the text "Cyber Monday" (with the "o" is the logo in the form of an ornament) against a background of cubes with a mouse pointer moving across the screen, dragging the gift boxes into the cart; similar graphics appear on the Turntable walls and on George's display, and the "Cyber Monday" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show a shopping cart against an array of lights in that display's color; the graphics wipe away to reveal the usual colors when the contestants give a bid.
  • Every contestant who gets onstage receives as a bonus a $1,000 gift card from Lyst, the provider of the first Item up for Bids.
  • Every Item up for Bids features a PriceIsRight.com plug urging viewers to visit the website for a chance to win portions or all of the prize package or gift cards from their provider.
  • Everyone in the audience receives a $100 gift card from The Sharper Image, the provider of the fourth Item up for Bids.
• On Thursday, all of the Goodson-Todman asterisks in the audience are red, yellow, and green; as the episode was taped out of order, it remains to be seen whether or not this is a permanent change.
• On Thursday, the Contestants' Row seat covers are ordered in reverse.
• On Thursday, the border of each Contestants' Row display is the same color as its screen; as the episode was taped out of order, it remains to be seen whether or not this is a permanent change.

Week 11 (1,770 – 771xK): December 5-9

Week 12 (1,771 – 772xK): December 12-16

• On Thursday, the Gas Money tone is absent.

Week 13 (1,772 – 773xK): December 22, 20, 21, 19, 23

• Originally scheduled for December 19-23.
• This week's shows are Christmas episodes, with the set decorated accordingly. Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
  • The light columns in the audience are red and green, and the Goodson-Todman asterisks are blue and white.
  • Door #4 shows the Barker logo on a Christmas ornament beside the text, "Happy Holidays," all beneath a string of Christmas lights and against a winter scene; similar graphics appear on the Turntable walls and George's display, and the ornament/text logo combo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the holidays on The Price Is Right!"
  • The Contestants' Row displays look like gift wrap, primarily in their normal colors; when the contestants give a bid, the "wrapping paper" tears away to reveal the usual graphics.
  • Most of the lights on the Big Doors, the dollar sign statue, the Turntable, and George's display are red and green.
  • The light bulbs at the edge of the stage are red and green.
  • One Item up for Bids each day is designated as the "Gift Idea of the Day;" everyone in the audience receives a portion of the prize package on a gift certificate related to it, and that award is also available for viewers to win by visiting PriceIsRight.com.
  • The Christmas version of the PriceIsRight.com graphics package is used, although, oddly, it is not used for CBS.com plugs.
  • The Showcase podium displays show stationary snowflakes instead of cascading Pricedown dollar signs; additionally, their Goodson-Todman asterisks are red.
• Monday's show is billed as a "family reunion" episode, with teams of three relatives playing together. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The extended version of Contestants' Row, complete with the non-light display borders, is used.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first 12 contestants on this special, holiday, family reunion episode of The Price Is Right!"
• On this week's shows, the Contestants' Row seat covers are out of order.
• Monday's second showcase, centered around the concept of home movies, features home movies from George's childhood.
• On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the Contestants' Row borders are the same colors as their displays.
• On Tuesday, Golden Road is played second; this is the first time since the game's first playing that it appeared as anything besides the first game.
• On Tuesday, Hi-Lo is played for a car.
• On Thursday, Pick-a-Number is played for a car.
• Friday's show features children playing alongside their parents. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants on this special, holiday, kids' episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • The extended version of Contestants' Row, complete with the non-light display borders, is used.
• On Friday, the rat racers on Rat Race's price cards have antlers and Santa hats.
• On Friday, Balance Game is played for a car.

Week 14 (1,773 – 774xK): January 12, February 8, December 28-30

• Originally scheduled for December 26-30.
• Originally rescheduled for February 8, February 6, December 28-30.
• Originally rerescheduled for January 12, February 9, December 28-30.
• Friday's show is a "Best of 2016" program, featuring some of the show's favorite moments, prizes, and games of the past year. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The show begins with George narrating a montage of some of the best moments of 2016; this then transitions into the regular opening.
  • The light columns in the audience are purple.
  • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
  • The G-T asterisks around the audience and between the Big Doors are all orange, as is George's podium.
  • Door #4 shows the text "Be$t of 2016," with a Pricedown dollar sign as the S and a disco ball as the 0, against a purple background of rotating Pricedown dollar signs; similar graphics appear on the Turntable displays and George's display, and the "Be$t of 2016" logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we celebrate the best of 2016 on The Price Is Right!"
  • Gold dollar sign statues with "2016" sashes on them stand between the Big Doors.
  • The Turntable walls are gold for most of the show.
  • Switch? is played for two cars.
  • In a callback to the celebration of CBS's 30 years at #1 in Daytime, Peter Bergman, the portrayer of Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless, models the five TVs -- one for every program in the daytime lineup -- that are offered in Double Prices.
  • Hole in One is played for $100,000, using the same format as in Week 6.
  • In a callback to Season 44's Ma$h Up Week, Gold Rush from Let's Make a Deal is played, using the same rules from episode #7533K; Jonathan Mangum also appears to model the car and help host the game. No pricing game makes a corresponding appearance on Let's Make a Deal.
  • The prizes in the second showcase were voted on by followers of the show's Facebook page; before the contestant bids, Drew urges viewers to visit the page to see how everyone voted.
• On Friday, Hole in One's $500 flag is absent.

Week 15 (1,774 – 775xK): January 2-6

• Every day this week, the first contestant to win a pricing game receives a $20,000 bonus from Publishers Clearing House, complete with a check presentation from the Prize Patrol.

Week 16 (1,775 – 776xK): January 9-10, June 23, February 6, January 13

• Originally scheduled for January 9-13.
• Originally rescheduled for January 9-10, February 6-7, January 13.
• On Monday, Bonus Game is played for a car.
• On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.

Week 17 (1,776 – 777xK): January 16-19

• Only four shows; no Friday episode.
• This week was originally planned with a Friday show, #7775K; it was presumably canceled once the staff realized that January 20 would be Inauguration Day.
• On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
• On Tuesday, Drew's son, Connor, comes through the Big Doors with him.
• On Thursday, Side by Side is played at the Giant Price Tag, with the game brought out during the prize plug. Oddly, Drew initially takes the contestant to the Turntable, only coming down when the game is revealed.

Week 18 (1,777 – 778xK): January 23-27

• On Tuesday, Manuela wrecks the Train, causing it to dump the fourth Item up for Bids on the floor and one of the contestants to try to change his bid from $805 to $1.

Week 19 (1,778 – 779xK): January 30-February 3

• This week of shows is Pet Adoption Week; each day, a guest (on Monday and Friday) or cast member (on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) does a pet adoption segment at the beginning of Act 3, with a special set of "Pet Adoption Week" graphics behind them on the Turntable walls that feature a puppy in a doghouse. Additionally, the third Items up for Bids are all somehow pet-related. The guests are as follows:
  • On Monday, Lucky Dog host Brandon McMillan does the pet adoption segment and helps to model the second showcase.
  • On Friday, Puppy Bowl referee Andrew Schechter does the pet adoption segment, complete with a "come on down" from George; he also helps to present the second showcase.
• On Friday, for no apparent reason, Plinko uses the increased outer slot values from the reality specials.
• On Friday, a new font is introduced for the price labels in Balance Game.
• Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a backstage experience at the Puppy Bowl; the contestants are instructed not to include this while bidding.

Week 20 (1,779 – 780xK): December 27, February 9, December 26, February 7, 10

• Originally scheduled for February 6-10.
• Originally rescheduled for December 27, February 7, December 26, February 9-10.
• Originally rerescheduled for December 27, January 11, December 26, February 8, 10.
• On Monday and Wednesday, the Contestants' Row seat covers are in reverse order.
• On Thursday, Grocery Game is played for a car.
• Friday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, tickets to the Grammys and an official afterparty; the contestants are instructed not to include these while bidding. The showcase also serves as a promo for CBS's broadcast of the awards show on Sunday night.

Week 21 (1,780 – 781xK): February 13-17

• On all shows this week besides Tuesday, a promo for a "Tweet for a Seat" contest airs after the second Showcase Showdown. Viewers are encouraged to send the show a "come on down" video by Sunday night; the participants with the two best videos are flown to a taping during the first full week of March, where one of them will be picked as a contestant.
• Tuesday's show is themed around Valentine's Day, with couples playing together as contestants and their relationship status announced before their names are called. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The dollar sign statue in the opening is covered in red glitter.
  • The light columns in the audience are all pink, the light strip around the audience is white, and the G-T asterisks around the audience are all red and white.
  • The background of the logo on Door #4 is reshaped into a pulsating heart, with pink on the left side instead of orange and the text "Valentine's Day" at its base; the heart logo also appears on the center column of monitors on the Turntable, and the logo and extra text appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The background on Door #4 is a field of candy hearts spreading out from the logo against a field of blue; similar graphics appear on the Turntable walls and George's display.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four couples as we celebrate Valentine's Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • The set is decorated for Valentine's Day.
  • Most of the lights around the set are pink.
  • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are red.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show the couple's relationship status ("Dating," "Engaged," "Married," or "Married 25+ Years") against the background from Door #4; when the contestants give a bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors. The contestants are also specifically placed in this order from left to right, with each set of winners being replaced by another couple from the corresponding group; this means that 24 potential sets of contestants were picked, with 15 of them not being called, and leads to the unusual circumstance of the first four contestants not being allowed to choose where to stand.
  • The borders of Contestants' Row are pink.
  • The dollar sign on George's podium is replaced with a candy heart that says, "Come on Down."
  • The Big Wheel's vertical split-screen separator is pink.
  • Every couple in the audience receives a two-night trip to Las Vegas, a scaled-down version of the fourth Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win one of the said trips.
  • The G-T asterisks on the Showcase podiums are pink.
  • The first showcase focuses on the impending marriage of the pink and blue rats from Rat Race, who is revealed in a decorated 1/2 Off box.

Week 22 (1,781 – 782xK): February 23, 22, 20, 21, 24

• Originally scheduled for February 20-24.
• This week of shows is Celebrity Charity Week. Each day, a celebrity guest is called on down before the first game; they help the contestants play their pricing games, and The Price Is Right donates the cash value of anything won in those games to a charity of the celebrity's choice. They also stand under the scoreboard during the Showcase Showdowns; spin the Big Wheel at the beginning of the second Showcase Showdown, winning for their charity the amount they spin multiplied by 10,000 (i.e. 50¢ wins $5,000); and help to present the second showcase. The celebrities and their charities are as follows:
  • On Monday, Julie Bowen plays for Planned Parenthood.
  • On Tuesday, Jane Lynch plays for Direct Relief, an international disaster relief, and humanitarian aid organization.
  • On Wednesday, Jack Black plays for the Society of Women Engineers, a group dedicated to the promotion of gender equality in the field of engineering.
  • On Thursday, Wilmer Valderrama plays for Voto Latino, which focuses on encouraging members of the Hispanic community to register to vote and otherwise become more involved in the political process.
  • On Friday, Chris O'Donnell plays for RedF, an organization that aims to aid in "employing the employable."
• In addition to the above, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
  • Door #4 shows a Hollywood Walk of Fame star with "The Price Is Right" and a gold Plinko chip on it, with the text "Celebrity Charity Week" at its base, on a runway with spotlights shining on it; this graphic also appears on the center screen of the Turntable wall (and the entire center row during the Showcase) and on George's display, and the star version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants on this special Celebrity Charity Week episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • The Turntable walls and light strip are gold for most of the show.
• On Tuesday, Secret "X" is played for a car.
• On Thursday, the yellow and green seat covers in Contestants' Row are reversed.
• On Friday, the Bargain Game podiums have orange semicircles on them.
• On Friday, NFL player Cody Davis is a contestant.

Week 23 (1,782 – 783xK): February 27-March 3

• Monday's second showcase includes, as a bonus, a seven-night stay at a Campgrounds of America campsite of the contestant's choice; oddly, the contestants are not instructed not to include this while bidding, at least on-camera.
• During Friday's second Item up for Bids, one of the Hot Seat sound effects is played instead of the bell when someone bids $1 less than the previous contestant; whether the timing of this was coincidental is unknown.
• On Friday, for no apparent reason, the logo flies onto the screen twice during the mid-show bumper.

Week 24 (1,783 – 784xK): March 6-10

• On Thursday, during Double Prices, contestant Walter tells Drew that he was on the show with Bob in 1975; while going to commercial after the game, a clip is played from his original appearance on #1674D from November 13, 1975.
• On Friday, Kit Hoover and Natalie Morales, the co-hosts of Access Hollywood Live, appear as guest Barker's Beauties; they also help to present the second showcase, which is loosely themed around their show.
• With four Barker's Beauties present, George does not model in Friday's Swap Meet.
• On Friday, Hi-Lo is played for a car.

Week 25 (1,784 – 7851K): March 13

• March Madness week; only one show, on Monday.

Week 26 (1,785 – 786xK): March 20-23, 31

• Originally scheduled for March 20-24.
• On Thursday, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the debut of The Bold and the Beautiful, John McCook, the portrayer of Eric Forrester, appears to model the cars in That's Too Much! and the first showcase and to help present the second showcase; additionally, both of the showcases are themed around B&B.
• One of the cues heard in Thursday's second showcase is the third and then-current arrangement of the theme song for The Bold and the Beautiful; ironically, the song was not used on the soap opera itself that day, as in celebration of its anniversary, it restored its original theme song and opening sequence.
• Friday's show is themed as a "college rivals" episode; pairs of students or alumni from rival schools are called down, with a coin flip determining which school's student is called first, and the rival of the winner of each Item up for Bids is sent back to the audience (but is awarded $1,000 if that person subsequently loses their pricing game). This results in two new contestants being called before each game. The following other aspects of this episode are also different than usual:
  • All of the G-T asterisks in the audience and between the Big Doors are blue, and all of the audience columns are silver. When George announces a set of schools whose students will come on down, the two columns that flank Door #4 on the appropriate side change to colors that represent them, appearing in the same order as the schools' students stand in Contestants' Row; once someone gets onstage, all of the columns change to their school's color until the next act. The columns also change color during the Showcase Showdowns based on who is currently spinning the Big Wheel, and they display the Top Winner's colors on the left and the Runner-Up's colors on the right during the first part of the Showcase.
  • Door #4 shows the logo, with the words "College Rivals" at its base, inside a stadium and flanked by various sports gear. The stadium background is also shown on the Turntable screens, with the logo present on the center monitor.
  • The opening spiel is, "Here it comes! From the Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's College Rivalry Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • The college rivalries are announced before each pair of contestants is called, and each contestant's specific school is also announced.
  • Because of the rivalry format, the first four contestants are required to line up from left to right in Contestants' Row; in subsequent acts, the first contestant called is required to take the red or yellow spot and the second the blue or green spot.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first two college rivals to face off on The Price Is Right!"
  • The Contestants' Row displays show foam fingers in the appropriate school's colors, with left hands on the red and yellow displays and right hands on the blue and green displays, all against the stadium background from Door #4; when the contestants bid, these patterns wipe away to reveal the normal backgrounds (albeit with all four looking like the green display).
  • When Drew enters, he runs through a banner displaying the "College Rivals" logo before coming through Door #2; additionally, he is backed by spotlights and a set of grassy prize backdrops instead of by the Barker Wall.
  • The set is decorated for the special.
  • The lights on the Turntable walls, the light strip around the audience, and George's podium are blue for most of the show.
  • George's display shows an orange foam finger squaring off with a red one in the stadium from Door #4.
  • During come on downs outside of the opening, college marching band music plays until "Walking" starts up once the first contestant's name is called.
  • Each pair of contestants called after Act 1 is told, "You're the next college rivals to face off on The Price Is Right!"
  • The "College Rivals" version of the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
• On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
• On Friday, the lights around the Big Doors do not turn red during the first Showcase Showdown.
• On Friday, former pro wrestler Lilián Garcia appears as a contestant.

Week 27 (1,786 – 787xK): March 27-29, 24, 30

• Originally scheduled for March 27-31.
• On Friday, the Runner-Up wins the Showcase by $1, with differences of $2,597 and $2,596.
• While signing off on Friday, Drew declares that "Socially @wesome Week starts on Monday;" this refers to the out-of-order broadcast of Week 29.

Week 28 (1,787 – 788xK): April 10-14

• Originally scheduled for April 3-7.

Week 29 (1,788 – 789xK): April 3-7

• Originally scheduled for April 10-14.
• This week of shows is Socially @wesome Week. Each episode has a special feature to it based around a hashtag, as follows:
  • On #ModelMonday, four models are present, including three Barker's Beauties and actor & social media personality Jake Paul, who takes over the show's Instagram account for the day. George introduces Paul during the second Item up for Bids. Additionally, Amber, James, and Rachel help to present the first showcase, and Jake Paul helps to present the second showcase.
  • On #TwitterTuesday, the two finalists from the show's Tweet for a Seat contest, which asked viewers to post their craziest "come on down" video, are in the audience, with a guarantee that one of them would be called as the fifth contestant. The winner's video is subsequently played after she gets onstage.
  • On #Winsday, every time a contestant wins their pricing game, one of the show's Twitter followers wins $1,000; for these purposes, hitting the $10,000 slot in Plinko is regarded as a win.
  • On #TBT (Throwback Thursday), the show duplicates episode #4903D from April 27, 1983 -- the same games are played; roughly the same prizes are offered in the first showcase; and era-appropriate music cues are used (although not always with the appropriate prizes), most notably the Barker-era versions of "Walking" (including the 1979-2002 mix of the opening version), the theme, the losing horns, and "Dig We Must." Additionally, Door #4 shows an image of the 1975-2002 Door #2, and the Turntable screens show a pattern reminiscent of the classic walls, with "Socially @wesome Week" on the middle screen; the middle screen's appearance is duplicated on George's display. The only modern cues that were used were the remix of the main theme when exiting commercial breaks in the Showcase, and a vamp of Grandeur before a car was revealed, however it turned into the theme from Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour.
  • On #FacebookFriday, the show's ThePriceIsRightCBS Facebook account features behind-the-scenes footage shot by James before and during the show.
• Additionally, the following aspects of these episodes are different than usual:
  • The episodes are live-tweeted on both coasts, with select tweets from viewers scrolling across the bottom of the screen; this ticker does not appear in the online broadcasts. Drew reminds people about this each day and plugs the show's Twitter account before the first Item up for Bids.
  • The logo on Door #4 has the text "Socially @wesome Week" at its base instead of "45 Years," and the squares in the background have videos in them of presumably, people who follow the show on social media (except, as noted above, on Thursday). These graphics also appear on George's display, and the logo appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The Contestants' Row displays have the day's hashtag on them; these wipe away as the contestants' bids appear.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Socially @wesome Week on The Price Is Right!" The other four episodes' openings end with, "You are the first four contestants as Socially @wesome Week continues on The Price Is Right!"
• On Wednesday, most of the neon G-T asterisks that are normally yellow, including the ones between the Big Doors, are orange.
• In Wednesday's Cover Up, the "wrong price" is the week's five day-themed hashtags.
• Wednesday's showcases are presented remotely by former contestants and feature prizes that they won during their appearances.
• On Thursday, at the beginning of Act 3, a clip is played from the "original" 1983 episode of a contestant punching Bob in the stomach "to see if he was real."
• Thursday's second showcase, instead of being a throwback to 1983, is a throwback to #UDecide Week; all of the prizes are picked by the show's Twitter followers.
• On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present (Rachel, Manuela, and James).

Week 30 (1,789 – 790xK): April 17-21

• Beginning on Thursday, the yellow and green seat covers in Contestants' Row are reversed for several episodes.
• Friday's show is a baby shower special, with expecting couples playing as teams. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • Door #4 shows two birds looking at their egg in a nest, with the text "Baby Shower" below their tree branch. These graphics, minus the text, also appear on the center column of Turntable screens, with additional tree branches on the other two columns and pink and blue lights between the displays, and the "Baby Shower" text appears beneath the logo during every commercial outro in additional to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first eight contestants as we throw the ultimate baby shower on The Price Is Right!"
  • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show the word "Baby" spelled out in blocks; when the contestants give a bid, these graphics wipe away to show the normal colors.
  • The set is decorated for the special.
  • George's display shows a collection of children's toys.
  • Every couple in the audience receives a $200 gift card for Babylist, a portion of the prize package from Vend-O-Price, and a Baby Bullet blender package, a portion of the sixth Item up for Bids; these also serve as PriceIsRight.com plugs, as George urges viewers to visit the website for chances to win said gift cards and blenders.
  • Three Barker's Beauties are present, including new mother Melissa Ordway.

Week 31 (1,790 – 791xK): April 24-28

• On Thursday, the Contestants' Row seat covers go back to the correct order.
• On Thursday and Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present (Rachel, Amber, and James)

Week 32 (1,791 – 792xK): May 1-5

• On all shows this week, three Barker's Beauties are present (Rachel, Amber, and James).

Week 33 (1,792 – 793xK): May 8-12

• On Wednesday, three Barker's Beauties are present (Rachel, Manuela, and James)
• Friday's show is themed around Mother's Day, with mothers playing alongside their children. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • Door #4 cycles through various kiddy drawings with the text "Happy Mother's Day!" on them as though they were pages in a book.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first 10 contestants as we celebrate Mother's Day on The Price Is Right!"
  • The extended version of Contestants' Row is used.
  • The Contestants' Row displays, in pairs of red & yellow and blue & green, show a vibrating "I ? Mom" in the opposite color on a chalkboard, with the hearts containing a child's footprints; when the contestants bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
  • George's display shows a crayon-ish version of the TPIR logo on a blue background. This logo, along with a chalk-drawn "Happy Mother's Day!" and son, also appear during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • Rachel and Gwendolyn's daughters, Ruby and London, model alongside them throughout the show.
  • Drew has the Squeeze Play operator, who has "Hi Mom!" written on his palm, wave to the viewers as he squeezes the numbers together.
• On Friday, instead of having the Contestants' Row seat covers flanked by two extra blue ones as is usually done on team episodes, the covers are ordered red-blue-blue-yellow-blue-green.
• On Friday, everyone in the audience receives two tickets to Knott's Berry Farm, a portion of the second Item up for Bids; this also serves as a PriceIsRight.com plug, as George urges viewers to visit the website for a chance to win said tickets.
• Beginning on Friday, Vend-O-Price's sound effect plays during both the price reveals and the total reveals.

Week 34 (1,793 – 794xK): May 15, 18, 17, 16, 19

• Originally scheduled for May 15-19.
• This week of shows is Dream Car Week. Every day, at least one pricing game is played for a car that would normally only appear in Golden Road, as follows:
  • On Monday, Range Game is played for a Porsche Boxter, and 6-digit 3 Strikes is played for a BMW.
  • On Tuesday, Pass the Buck is played for a Maserati, with the cash prizes increased to $10,000, $15,000, and $20,000.
  • On Wednesday, Pocket ¢hange is played for a Cadillac Escalade.
  • On Thursday, Pathfinder is played for a Range Rover.
  • On Friday, That's Too Much! is played for a $206,000 Ferrari.
• Additionally, the following aspects of this week are different than usual:
  • The light columns in the audience are purple and light blue, with purple cascading across the blue ones during the opening and the credits.
  • The light strip around the audience is light blue.
  • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, yellow, and green.
  • Door #4 shows a luxury car against a backdrop of spinning purple and blue lights with the text "Dream Car Week" at its base; the background also appears on the Turntable screens, with "Dream Car Week" accompanying it in the center column.
  • Monday's opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we kick off Dream Car Week on The Price Is Right!" On the other four shows, the opening ends with, "It's Dream Car Week, and you are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right!"
  • The lights between the Turntable screens are purple and light blue.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show a sports car of the appropriate color; when the contestants bid, the cars drive off, with their exhaust revealing the bids.
  • George's podium is purple and light blue, and its display shows the steering column of a sports car.
  • The TPIR logo, with the "Dream Car Week" logo at its base and revealed by a car like the ones on Contestants' Row, is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • In the Showcase Showdown, the $25,000 prize for getting a dollar in a bonus spin is replaced with a $35,000 Mercedes; the car sits onstage alongside the Big Wheel.
• On Monday, every game, including Range Game, 2 for the Price of 1, Vend-O-Price, and Pick-a-Number, is played for a car, only the fifth known episode in show history with this distinction (the previous was a "sweet 16" special in Season 43). The remaining four episodes are all three-car days.
• Beginning on Monday, the bell rings in Vend-O-Price for both the price reveals and the total reveals.
• On Monday, in an unusual move, 3 Strikes has two ones among its digits.
• On Tuesday, Push Over is played for a car.
• On Wednesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
• On Wednesday, a car is offered in Bonus Game, although the game is not "played for a car" in the traditional sense; instead, the main prize is a trip, and the car is an extra bonus available by getting all four small prizes right and then guessing in one try which window the Bonus is in, a la the cash bonus in Shell Game.
• On Thursday, Balance Game is played for a car.
• On Friday, Punch a Bunch is played for a car, which replaces two of the $100 slips in the board. The car, a $34,295 BMW, serves as the top prize for the day, temporarily restoring the pre-Season 37 odds of winning. A special frequency chart for the Punchboard also exists for this episode; it is revealed by James after the car is shown.

Week 35 (1,794 – 795xK): May 22, 23, 25, 26, 24

• Originally scheduled for May 22-26.
• On Wednesday, for no apparent reason, Freeze Frame's price is noticeably smaller than usual.
• In Thursday's Plinko, a contestant wins $31,500, this is the biggest amount won under the regular $50,000 top prize.
• On Friday, the seventh contestant is a woman named Anitra who was, in fact, named after Anitra Ford.
• On Friday, Check-Out is played for a car.

Week 36 (1,795 – 796xK): June 1, May 30, 31, 29, June 2

• Originally scheduled for May 29-June 2.
• On Monday, Drew accidentally backs into the frame of Door #2 and breaks one of its light bulbs during Safe Crackers.
• On Tuesday, the Gas Money tone is absent.
• On Thursday, three Barker's Beauties are present (Rachel, Amber, and James).

Week 37 (1,796 – 797xK): June 5-7, September 1, June 9

• Originally scheduled for June 5-9.
• Originally rescheduled for June 5-7, August 30, June 9.
• While the TV broadcast of Thursday's show was indeed replaced with a rerun on August 30, it was still mistakenly uploaded to CBS.com that evening.
• Beginning on Monday, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are orange for a brief period.

Week 38 (1,797 – 798xK): June 12-13, August 16, June 15-16

• Originally scheduled for June 12-16.
• On Wednesday, Hi-Lo is played for a car.
• On Thursday, the G-T asterisks between the Big Doors go back to being yellow.
• On Friday, three Barker's Beauties are present (Rachel, Amber, and Gwendolyn); as such, George does not model during Most Expen$ive.

Week 39 (1,798 – 799xK): June 19-22, July 4

• Logically scheduled for June 19-22, July 7
• Summer reruns begin on June 26 following the broadcast of pre-empted episode #7763K on Friday.
• Tuesday's show, which airs on the first day of summer, is themed as a summer beach party. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The set is decorated with a beach theme.
  • The light strip around the audience is yellow.
  • The G-T asterisks around the audience are all yellow and orange.
  • The light columns around the audience are all purple, with silhouettes of palm trees adorning the ones around Door #4.
  • Door #4 shows a four-colored beach scene, with a silhouette of the logo against the setting sun and the words "Summer Beach Party" beneath it; a similar scene appears on George's display, and a variant of the center of the scene appears during every commercial outro in addition to the logo's usual spots.
  • Drew does not wear a tie, while George, the Barker's Beauties (Rachel, Amber, and James), and the audience are dressed in beach attire.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four contestants as we throw a summer beach party on The Price Is Right!"
  • The Contestants' Row displays show a sandy beach; when a contestant bids, a wave washes over the scene, leaving their bid etched in the sand.
  • During Drew's entrance, he is backed by several prize backdrops showing a silhouetted beach scene instead of the Barker Wall.
  • The Turntable is lit in purple and orange, with the "Summer Beach Party" logo in the center column of screens and silhouettes of surfboards in the other columns; this color scheme and logo graphic also appears on George's podium.
  • Most of the pricing games are temporarily renamed to fit with the beach theme; Cliff Hangers, One Wrøng Price, It's in the Bag, Side by Side, and Cover Up are renamed Cliff Surfers, One Sarøng Price, It's in the Beach Bag, Slide by Slide, and Beach Cover Up, respectively.
  • In Cliff Hangers, the mountain climber (as well as his graphical counterpart), wearing G-T asterisks-adorned swim trunks, rides up the mountain on a surfboard.
  • Surfing music plays instead of "On the Franches Mountains" during Cliff Hangers.
  • George's call-down window is pink and orange, and its dollar sign is pink.
  • Lucky $even is played with sand dollars in a beach pail.
  • The grocery bags in It's in the Bag are striped pink and white to look like beach totes.
  • Side by Side (or "Slide by Slide") has a water slide added to each side of the board, one of which is being ridden by the swimsuit-clad mountain climber (who, oddly, is dressed completely different than he was during Cliff Hangers).
  • A sun is added to the top of the 'Cover Up' board behind the word "Beach."
• On Tuesday, three Barker's Beauties are present.
• On Tuesday, Side by Side is introduced with a close-up of the board before the prize is revealed, a la Magic #.
• Friday's show is themed around Independence Day. The following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • The light columns and G-T asterisks around the audience are all red, white, and blue.
  • The light strip around the audience is blue.
  • Door #4 shows the logo, with the text "4th of July" at its base, against a waving American flag and exploding red, white, and blue fireworks; this logo, along with the fireworks, also appears during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The Contestants' Row displays show the background from Door #4; when the contestants give a bid, these graphics wipe away to reveal the normal colors.
  • Drew's entrance is backed by prize backdrops showing the American flag instead of the Barker Wall; additionally, fireworks go off behind him as he comes through Door #2.
  • The set is decorated for the holiday.
  • The light strips around the Big Doors are red, white, and blue from left to right.
  • The G-T asterisks between the Big Doors are red.
  • The dollar sign statue between the Turntable and Door #1 is red.
  • The Turntable lights are red, white, and blue, and its screens show a mural of the American flag.
  • The G-T asterisks in front of Contestants' Row are replaced with a blue star and a red star.
  • George's podium is blue, and its screen shows the background from Door #4 and the "4th of July" text.

Week 40 (1,799 – 8001K): September 8

• Season finale week; only one show.
• Logically scheduled for August 21.
• Originally rescheduled for August 25.
• Monday's show is themed as a back-to-school special, with an audience of all college students. Additionally, the following aspects of this episode are different than usual:
  • Door #4 shows the logo with the text "Back to School" at its base as a library's bookshelves scroll past on either side; this is also shown on the center column of Turntable screens (or the center row during the Showcase), while the other columns (or rows) and George's display show the same background with a green Pricedown dollar sign in place of the logo. Additionally, the "Back to School" version of the logo is shown during every commercial outro in addition to the usual spots.
  • The opening ends with, "You are the first four college students in attendance on a special, back-to-school episode of The Price Is Right!"
  • The Contestants' Row displays show a chalkboard with the words "Back to School" on it against a brick wall painted the normal colors and surrounded by various school paraphernalia; when the contestants give a bid, the text is erased as is replaced with their chalk-written bid, a la Do the Math.
  • The set is decorated for the special.
• On Monday, three Barker's Beauties are present.