Another point of interest... several years ago (when only one putt was allowed), a contestant actually DID lose from the closest hole! The contestant didn't hit the ball hard enough!
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| This game is played behind the TPiR block. This is also known as "The Golf Game." Anyway, to win this game, the contestant must putt a golf ball into a hole. The contestant gets two chances to do this (the contestant used to get only one chance, but that changed in 1986). There are six grocery products in this game, which the contestant must try to order from least to most expensive. For each item the contestant gets right, s/he moves one line closer to the hole. If the contestant gets all six in the right order, s/he gets to putt from the closest line and also gets a $500 bonus without even putting! This is one of the only pricing games where contestants can still win even if they know nothing about prices, as long as they're good golfers, that is. This game is also known for Bob's inspirational putts. Before the contestant putts, Bob makes his famous putt from the farthest line. If he makes it, this is his favorite game; if not, this is his least favorite game. Every now and then he lets one of his beauties make the inspirational putt. | ||||||||||||||
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| Obviously, it helps to be a good golfer (something I'm very bad at, but I'm very good at ordering the products). Anyway, the best advice I can give is this: if you can't decide which of two products is less expensive, go with one of them and stick the other item last, even if you have to do this more than once. You won't win the $500 bonus, but you will still be putting from very close to the hole. The $500 is really a "trap" to get people NOT to play this way. Don't you become a victim! Another point of interest... several years ago (when only one putt was allowed), a contestant actually DID lose from the closest hole! The contestant didn't hit the ball hard enough! |
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