Unanswered question--if you spell C-A-R with 3 cards, and you still have two unseen cards, do you still get $500 per unseen card (for $1000 total)? Probably not, but an interesting question...
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| SPELLING BEE | ||||||||||||||
| This game is played on the turntable. This game is played for a relatively cheap car (compared to most other car games). There are 30 cards on the board--11 C's, 11 A's, 6 R's, and 2 CAR's. To win, the contestant must either spell C-A-R or get one of the two CAR cards. Bob Barker lets the contestant select 2 cards for free, but s/he must win the other three by guessing the correct prices of 3 small prizes within $10 above or $10 below the actual prices. If the contestant guesses the exact price of any of the prizes, however, s/he automatically wins all 3 prizes and all 3 cards. After this, the contestant can either take $500 per card or try to spell CAR (so the contestant can take up to $2500). At any point in the game, however, the contestant can take $500 per unseen card. | ||||||||||||||
| HOW TO WIN | ||||||||||||||
| This has got to be one of the easier games on the show if you make reasonable guesses. First, to win the cards, the small prizes range in price from $10-$50 (that means you should always guess in the range from $20-$40). Unlike Cliff Hangers, the prizes do not ALWAYS go in increasing price order, but they often do. As for picking the cards, 7 is usually an R or a CAR (when selected anyway). 23 is usually a C or an A. In any event, I can't promise, but I think the best cards to pick would be 7, 22, 6, 16, and 30 (I KNOW 7 is good, but I think the other four numbers have also had good things frequently). As for the bad numbers, I think they are 23, 1, and 9. Anyway, if you pick 7, 22, 6, 16, and 30 but do not win, please do not complain to me (but you may set a record: only contestant in TPiR history to get five R's!). Also, you may want to go with your gut--if it tells you to take the money, you may wish to do so. Also, knowing the odds may help you decide whether you want to risk the money. With 2 cards, your odds of winning are VERY small (you'd have to have a CAR card). With 3 cards, you still don't have a good chance of winning, but at least you have a realistic chance. With four cards, the odds are in your favor, but it still wouldn't be surprising if you lost. With five cards, winning is almost assured (note I said "almost"--yes, you can still lose with all 5 cards--and it's happened). Unanswered question--if you spell C-A-R with 3 cards, and you still have two unseen cards, do you still get $500 per unseen card (for $1000 total)? Probably not, but an interesting question... |
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