Balance Game (II)

Balance Game owns a unique piece of history on The Price is Right.  Not only was it the first pricing game to debut in the 34th season, but it's also the first pricing game to be reincarnated from a retired pricing game of the same name.  The original Balance Game was seen on the show in 1984 and 1985.

Similar to the original game, a contestant must balance two ends of a scale using the famous Barker's Dollars.  However, in this version, the contestant is actually trying to balance the scale representing the price of a major prize, rather than grocery items.  A bag with Barker's Dollars is shown containing one dollar each for every dollar in the price of the prize.  4 smaller bags are shown, one featuring one dollar for each of the last 3 digits in the price, and the other three being increments in thousands.  For example, one bag might be $399, the second $1000, the third $2000, and the fourth $3000.

Bob places the bag featuring the last 3 digits of the price on the left side of the scale by default.  It is then up to the contestant to determine which 2 of the 3 remaining bags should be added so that the value on the left side of the scale equals the price of the prize.  This means there is a 1 in 3 chance of winning.  After the contestant places the other two bags on the left side of the scale, the model places the one large bag featuring the value of the entire prize on the right side of the scale.  If the scale balances, the contestant wins.

Bob gives winners of the game a souvenir Barker's Dollar to remember their appearance (and subsequently sell on eBay).

This is far less complicated than the original Balance Game, but it's still confusing to contestants, not to mention difficult to explain.

Balance Game II is simply a unique name used to distinguish this game from its equally confusing older sister.

It's Balance Game '06!	Here's the bag with Barker's Dollars representing the price of the prize.
Here are the 4 bags from which the contestant will pick 3 (the $487 bag is given by default).	The contestant thinks the price is $4,487, so she's placed the $1,000 and $3,000 bag on the scale...
...but it's not enough weight!	The actual price is $5,487.