1976 - Present
This Bullseye has absolutely nothing to do with the title-less 1972 abomination commonly known as "Bullseye I." Instead, it is a game played with five grocery items that is similar to Grocery Game. The object of the game is to pick a grocery item and determine what quantity of that item will equal a pre-determined range, the "bullseye," such as $5-$6. The bullseye is at the end of an arrow (the "target") of values; for example, $1-$6. The contestant can choose three of items to do this. NOTE: The items are NOT added together! The contestant attempts to hit the given range with each product, not with the products combined (thus making the difference from the Grocery Game). Should the contestant hit the pre-determined range on any of the three tries, s/he wins a bonus prize.
The complicated part enters when the contestant does not hit the bullseye. Should s/he hit an area on the target cheaper than the bullseye, Bob puts a mark on that area (see below). If his/her bid on an item equals a value that is not on the target, that choice is wasted. This becomes important if the contestant does not hit the bullseye on any of the three items s/he chooses. For each of the items s/he picked that hit the target, the contestant receives a second chance to win the bonus prize. If there is a "hidden bullseye card" behind one of these items that hit the target, s/he still wins the bonus prize.
The range of values on the target arrow went from $5-$10 (with $9-$10 as the bullseye), to $1-$6 (with $5-$6 as the bullseye), to the current range of $1-$12 (with $10-$12 being the bullseye).
Originally, only the one item that hit the target closest to the bullseye could earn the contestant a second chance win with the "hidden" bullseye. Now, any contestant who misses the bullseye gets to use all the items that hit the target. That allows for a potential 60% win rate on the second chance. Many TPiR fans complain that this makes the game almost TOO easy, but trust me, there are plenty of losers in this game.
"Bullseye II" is an unofficial name that TPiR fans use to distinguish this Bullseye from the bad, bad car game from 1972. The official name on the show is simply "Bullseye."
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| Here's the Bullseye board. Note that the target is $5-$10. Any guess below $5 or above $10 would be off the target in this case. | The contestant's bid on this item equalled $8.75. It does not hit the $9-$10 bullseye, but it does hit the target, as shown by that mark. |
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| In this case, the bullseye is $5-$6, and any guess between $1-$6 would hit the target. | Still confused? Here's a detailed example. The contestant chose 15 of this item, a 30 cent pack of mints. |
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| That equals $4.50...so it does not hit the $5-$6 bullseye. | But, it does earn her a mark on the target. Good placement, Bob. |
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| Now, after all three items are used, she still hadn't hit the bullseye. Bob checked to see if the "hidden bullseye" was behind those mints, but it wasn't. If it had been, she would have earned the second chance win. | In fact, it was behind an item she didn't pick. So after that entire ordeal, she still lost! Sigh. |
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| By 1998, the bullseye range was $10-$12. | This bullseye graphic is pretty cool. |