Games Spotlight: Grocery Game
Tuesday, February 3
Name: Grocery Game
Debut: September 8, 1972
Grocery Game is typically played for a prize between $3,000 and $10,000, although on special occasions, it has been played for a car or other larger prizes. Five grocery prizes are revealed. The goal of the game is to purchase a number of the shown prizes to spend at least $20 and but no more than $21. To do this, the contestant chooses an item, and a quantity of that item to buy. The price is revealed, multiplied by the quantity purchased, and rung up on a prop cash register operated by one of TPiR's models. If the total is less than $20, they may choose another item and quantity, which is added to their total. This continues until they have spent over $20 or used all five grocery items. The player loses by spending over $21 or by spending less than $20 after using all five items.
Fun Fact: The first four times Grocery Game was played the contestant was awarded supplies of all five groceries regardless of the game's outcome.
Debut: September 8, 1972
Grocery Game is typically played for a prize between $3,000 and $10,000, although on special occasions, it has been played for a car or other larger prizes. Five grocery prizes are revealed. The goal of the game is to purchase a number of the shown prizes to spend at least $20 and but no more than $21. To do this, the contestant chooses an item, and a quantity of that item to buy. The price is revealed, multiplied by the quantity purchased, and rung up on a prop cash register operated by one of TPiR's models. If the total is less than $20, they may choose another item and quantity, which is added to their total. This continues until they have spent over $20 or used all five grocery items. The player loses by spending over $21 or by spending less than $20 after using all five items.
Fun Fact: The first four times Grocery Game was played the contestant was awarded supplies of all five groceries regardless of the game's outcome.
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