Most Expensive

1973 - Present

A simple game that sees extensive (perhaps TOO extensive) play to this date. Three prizes are shown and the contestant chooses the prize s/he thinks is most expensive. That prize is "frozen" and the corresponding podium lights up. If s/he is right, all the prizes are won; if not, the contestant wins nothing.

Set Changes: The producers of TPiR have yet to choose a non-tacky setup for this game. The first set, which lasted until 1975 or so, was just the podiums from Five Price Tags with "1" "2" and "3" on them and shelves added to hold the price tags. In 1975, the game got its own podiums, which were equally as ugly. In the early '80s, the podiums changed again to a slightly more tolerable blue color with pink neon (and matching price tags).

Wow those podiums look familiar...the lit up "3" indicates that the contestant thinks the sailboat is the most expensive.	Here's the shelve for the price tag on the first podium set. Here's a tip: NEVER pick a sewing machine in this game!

Yikes! What a cheap sailboat! It turned out that the fridge/freezer was the most expensive.	Here's the second set up. I told you those numbers were tacky. This particular arrangement is confusing; that's a pool graphic behind #2 there!

Anitra, is that furniture behind number 2 or number 3? Note that the price tag shelves are still in place.	Here's the Most Expensive setup we know (and love?) today.

The matching price tags are definitely a cool addition. And Holly is looking as adorable as always!	Hey, we have a winner! This contestant won nearly $8,000 in prices in this game. Yes, it was a nighttime special.

Here's another nighttime special playing of Most Expensive...using all three doors! It's a trip to Scotland!	A trip to the Bahamas!

And a trip to Singapore. Remember the pricing game pointer: Further from LA, more expensive the trip!	And of course it worked this time. Singapore was $1,500 more than the next highest trip. He wins all three!