On the Nose

1984-1985 (Retired)

On the Nose was an extremely short-lived pricing/talent game played for a car. The contestant was shown four possible prices of the car; one was right and three were wrong. If the contestant picked the price that was exactly right (i.e., guessed it "On the Nose"), s/he won a $1,000 cash bonus and four attempts at a sporting game. Picking the second closest price offered three attempts at the sporting game, the third closest price offered two attempts, and picking the price that was most distant from the car's ARP offered just one attempt. The sporting games themselves differed each time the game was played. They included things such as throwing a football through a given area, hitting a tennis ball, shooting a basketball, or throwing a dart. If the contestant successfully completed the task with any of the attempts s/he earned in guessing the car, s/he won the car. If not, the game was lost.

On the Nose was an attempt to duplicate the popularity of Hole In One, but it was doomed because the events were too difficult to win! Even with four attempts, a nervous contestant with absolutely no hand-eye coordination is going to have trouble throwing a football in a small area. Imagine an 80-year old woman who earned just one attempt trying to shoot a basketball! Admittedly, Hole in One offers some of the same challenges, but if the contestant is a good enough bidder in Hole in One, s/he can putt so close to the hole that the putt is a gimme. Contestants in On the Nose could not make the sporting event any easier by guessing the car price exactly; they only got a higher amount of attempts.

The bizarre sound effect used when door #2 opened to reveal the car prices was unique to this game and has never been heard again.

It's On the Nose. Yikes!	We're playing football today. This is admittedly an elaborate setup.

Here are the four prices for the car. You have to hear the bizarre sound effect that accompanies the reveal here.	Wow! He hit it "On the Nose"! He wins four footballs and...

...$1,000 in cash! He has reason to be excited!	Here's Bob preparing to give his classic inspiration...toss?

Bob missed his toss, but surely the contestant will get it in that red hole with four tries!	Nope! He missed all four tosses! If you look close around the football player's right hand, you can see his errant toss.

Here we are playing basketball...this woman can't make that basket from all the way over there, can she?	Oh yes she can! That jump shot just won her a car!