The Price is Right: Quick Playing of Hit Me

[georgef551]

Actually, this was a very common scenario.

[gsparkway324]

Great playing. This and clock game were the two easiest games to play on TPIR if you had some intelligence.

[georgef551]

@gsparkway324

Too bad the people they pick for contestants nowadays have the IQ of a gnat, alothough I might be insulting insects with that comparison. :)

[pannoni1]

It's quite ironic that this game was retired when Blackjack tournaments were "in fashion".

[cnlaw]

Original air date: February 3, 1999

[gameshowguy2000]

So..then that would be Season 27.

[flokatirug]

The reason that the game was retired is that a lot of the contestants are idiots.

[jarvisbrodiea1]

Was this Season 27 or 28?

[Gameshowboy]

idk

[SP84Fanatic]

It was from sometime between April 1998-March 1999 (note the padded turntable).

The reason that the game was retired is that it was confusing for a lot of contestants. Sure there were lots of wins for this game, but quite a few of those contestants had that look of confusion on their faces. The fact of the matter is that most didn't know that this game was based on multiplication, the prices marked were the ARP's multiplied by something from 1 to 10, and they didn't grasp the concept well.

[iickybee]

It didn't help that there was always an ace and a card worth 10, and the four other cards were usually two pairs adding up to 10 apiece, making it very easy to end up with 21 in your hand. The combination of contestants' hesitance and the "house hits on 16 and stands on 17" rule also led to many contestants winning on dealer busts.