Bruce's Price is Right (U.K.; 1995-)

Get set! It's time for Britain's brightest game show--Bruce's Price is Right!

The Pricing Games of Bruce's Price is Right!

Background on the Show

Bruce's Price is Right is a successful foreign version of TPiR that borrows heavily from the failed Doug Davidson version of TPiR (The New Price is Right [TNPiR]) here in the states. Like TNPiR, Bruce's Price is Right (BPiR) is a half-hour and features three contestants, the one exception being that contestants bid in contestant's row to determine the on-stage contestant. At the end of three pricing games, the three spin the big wheel to determine which one contestant will play the showcase alone. In the showcase, the contestant selects a range at random and then bids on the showcase. If the contestant's bid on the showcase is within the range and is not over the ARP, s/he wins the showcase. BPiR uses the same theme as TNPiR.

BPiR is hosted by British game show legend Bruce Forsythe, who also hosts the aptly named Bruce's Play Your Cards Right, the British version of Card Sharks. American game show fans remember Forsythe best for the (aptly named again) Bruce Forsythe's Hot Streak, which held a 13-week run on American soil in 1986. Bruce's sharp wit, his Richard Dawson-esque hosting style, and his classic "Nice to see you, to see you...NICE!" opening line have made him a hit among U.K. game show fans.

BPiR features a glitzy set that, frankly, puts TPiR and even TNPiR to shame. The pricing games are colorful, modern setups and contestant's row consists of four cool monitors which feature the contestant's names. However, the showcase offers the coolest feature of all--a bright, colorful, Press Your Luck-esque randomizer board that determines the range the contestant must meet in the showcase. This monitor wall later displays the ARP of the showcase and the contestant's difference from that ARP.

All of the pricing games played on BPiR are based on the American show.

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