Atínale al Precio is a Mexican game show based on The Price Is Right

The Price Is Right

The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...

that has aired in two separate runs, both hosted by Marco Antonio Regil

Marco Antonio Regil

Marco Antonio Regil is a Mexican television personality and game show host, born in Tijuana, Mexico. He began his career as a Radio D.J. when he was 15 years old...

 (replaced by Héctor Sandarti

Héctor Sandarti

Héctor Sandarti is a Guatemalan television host and actor who was the host of the Spanish-language version of Deal or No Deal called Vas o No Vas on the Telemundo Network in the USA.  He held similar duties in 2004-2006 for a Mexican version which aired on Televisa...

 in 2000). The format is similar to the American version

The Price Is Right (US game show)

The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...

 of the show, featuring many pricing games that have also appeared on that version.

The show

This version borrowed many elements from the American version (from set, game styles and music that sounds like a salsa version of the TPIR theme). Regil was pointed out by Bob Barker in the VIP of the audience of a US TPIR episode in 1997 and was a candidate to host the US version during the 2007 tryouts. This show also included a light border in its intro, a la the US show, sometimes, had sponsorship both pricing games and showcase showdowns, similary to UK Bob Warman's show

The Price Is Right (UK game show)

The Price Is Right in the UK was hosted by Leslie Crowther, Bob Warman, Bruce Forsyth, and Joe Pasquale. It ran from 24 March 1984 to 12 January 2007.-Crowther era :...

.

One Bid

The four players in Contestants' Row compete in a One Bid qualifying game to determine which contestant will play the next pricing game. A prize usually worth MXN$2,500 or less is shown and, beginning with the last player to be called down (or the player farthest-left during the first One Bid), each contestant gives a single bid for the item. The order of bidding moves from left to right. Contestants must bid in whole pesos and may not bid the same amount as any player bid previously for that item. The player whose bid is closest to the actual retail price of the prize without going over wins the prize and plays the next pricing game.

If all four contestants overbid, a buzzer sounds before the price is revealed. The host announces the lowest bid, the bids are erased and the bidding process is repeated in the same manner with the contestants instructed to bid lower than the lowest of the original bids.

Pricing games

• A la 1, A las 2, A las 3 (Eazy az 1 2 3)
• A lo dado, dado (Dice Game)
• Al Final del Arcoiris (Golden Road)
• 4 Rounds (Punch a Bunch)
• 3 Strikes (Played with three strikes in the bag)
• Cambalache (Switch?)
• Cero A La Derecha (Grand Game)
• Cinco Precios (Five Price Tags, never played for a car)
• Contra Reloj (Race Game)
• Cuestión Centavos (Penny Ante)
• Dale Al Centro (Bullseye)
• Dame Carta (Card Game)
• De Par en Par (Money Game)
• Dígito Aventura (Any Number)
• ¿Dόnde Quedό La Bolita? (Shell Game)
• Échatelo A la Bolsa (It's in the Bag)
• El Apretón (Squeeze Play)
• El Cofre del Tesoro (Fortune Hunter)
• El Gato Encerrado (Secret "X")
• El Panal (Spelling Bee)
• El Revoltijo (2 for the Price of 1)
• El Tiempo Es Oro (Clock Game)
• Entre Azúl y Buenas Noches (Magic #)
• Escoge Un Par (Pick-a-Pair)
• Hoyo En Uno o Dos (Hole in One or Two)
• Juego de Poker (Poker Game)
• La Caja Fuerte (Safe Crackers)
• La Ganga (Barker's Bargain Bar)
• La Línea de la Fortuna (Line em Up)
• La Llave Maestra (Master Key)
• La Montaña Siniestra (Cliff Hangers, played with grocery items instead small prizes)
• La Movida (Make Your Move)
• La Zona Ganadora (Range Game)
• Los Cazadores del Precio Perdido (Pathfinder)
• Melón o Sandía (Double Prices)
• Para Un Lado O Para El Otro (Side by Side)
• Plinko (Played with grocery items instead small prizes)
• Te Doy Diez (Ten Chances)
• Tentación (Tempatation)
• Trece de La Suerte (Lucky $even)
• Toma O De (Give or Keep)
• Uno Arriba, Uno Abajo (One Away)

Showcase Showdown

The Showcase Showdown was played the same way as on the American version. If the wheel stopped at the MXN$1.00, the contestant won a bonus prize of MXN$1,000 and a bonus spin. In the bonus spin, if the wheel stopped on MXN$0.05, the contestant won a bonus prize of MXN$5,000; if it stopped on MXN$0.15, he won a bonus prize of MXN$15,000; and if it stopped on MXN$1.00, he won a new car.

The Showcase

The showcase followed the same rules as the U.S. version. The closest bid without going over wins the showcase. If there was a double overbid neither wins the showcase. There was a double showcase winner twice. The first time, the difference was MXN$83, and the second time, it was MXN$36.

The Show

This version incorporated elements from the American, British, French and Italian versions. From October 4, 2010 until January 21, 2011 there were repeating programs, was sponsored by the supermarket chain Chedraui

Chedraui

Chedraui is a publicly traded Mexican grocery store and department store chain. It is traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the symbol CHEDRAUI.-History:...

, and cars were supplied by General Motors

General Motors

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, the intro was similar to French show.

One Bid

The four players in Contestants' Row compete in a One Bid qualifying game to determine which contestant will play the next pricing game. A prize usually worth MXN$6,000 or less is shown and, beginning with the last player to be called down (or the player farthest-left during the first One Bid), each contestant gives a single bid for the item. The order of bidding moves from left to right. Contestants must bid in whole pesos and may not bid the same amount as any player bid previously for that item. The player whose bid is closest to the actual retail price of the prize without going over wins the prize and plays the next pricing game. However, a "cha-ching" sound signifies a perfect bid; whoever gave that exact bid would win a 1,000 peso bonus in addition.

If all four contestants overbid, a buzzer sounds before the price is revealed. The host announces the lowest bid, the bids are erased and the bidding process is repeated in the same manner with the contestants instructed to bid lower than the lowest of the original bids.

Pricing games

Differences from the U.S. version are listed.

• A la 1, A las 2, A las 3 (Eazy az 1 2 3)
• 4 Rounds (Punch a Bunch, played with grocery items instead small prizes.)
• 3 Strikes (October 2008 rules with 6-digit cars; first number given free, one strike in the bag.)
• 5 Precios en Busca de Un Premio (Five Price Tags, never played for a car)
• Águila o Sol (A Mexican rendition of Flip Flop)
• Cambalache (Switch?)
• Cambiadero (Switcheroo. Played for a car, three 3-digit prizes, and one 2-digit prize.)
• Cero de La Fortuna (Similar to Grand Game)
• Contra Reloj (Race Game)
• Contrapeso (Balance Game)
• ¿Cuánto Fue? (Check-Out)
• Cubreprecios (Cover Up)
• Dígito Aventura (Any Number)
• ¿Dόnde Quedό La Bolita? (Shell Game)
• Échatelo A la Bolsa (It's in the Bag)
• El Apretón (Squeeze Play)
• El Cofre del Tesoro (Fortune Hunter; game had been retired from U.S. version at the time)
• El Derroche (Hi Lo)
• El Gato Encerrado (Secret "X")
• El Panal (Spelling Bee, except in earliest playings was played with groceries.)
• El Tiempo Es Oro (Clock Game)
• ¡Está Carísimo! (That's Too Much!)
• Hoyo En Uno o Dos (Hole in One or Two)
• La Caja Fuerte (Safe Crackers)
• La Ganga (Barker's Bargain Bar)
• La Llave Maestra (Master Key)
• La Montaña Siniestra (Cliff Hangers)
• La Morralla (Pocket ¢hange)
• La Zona Ganadora (Range Game)
• Límite de Crédito (Credit Card; game was removed from U.S. rotation at the time)
• Melón o Sandía (Double Prices)
• Número A La Casa (Pick-a-Number)
• Para Un Lado O Para El Otro (Side by Side)
• Pasa El Peso (Pass the Buck)
• Paso A Pasito (Step Up)
• Plinko (Played for a MXN$100,000 cash prize, and played with grocery items)
• Rodar y Rodar (Let 'em Roll)
• Tanque Lleno (Gas Money; 2008-09 rules used in that price of car had to be picked first, then the contestant had to discard the four wrong prices)
• Trece de La Suerte (Lucky $even; a MXN$13 rule was in effect)
• Uno Arriba, Uno Abajo (One Away)
• Vamos A Mitas (1/2 Off)
• Vienes o Te Vas (Coming or Going)

Showcase Showdown

La Ruleta (The Showcase Showdown) followed faithfully to the United States version in the first and second Showcase Showdowns, with the wheel's patterns faithful to the counterpart to the north (100, 15, 80, 35, 60, 20, 40, 75, 55, 95, 50, 85, 30, 65, 10, 45, 70, 25, 90, 5). The bonus for MXN$1.00 (one or two spins) was worth MXN$1,000.

The bonus spin was administered differently than the United States version. If the wheel stopped on the MXN$.05, the bonus was MXN$5,000. If the wheel stopped on MXN$1.00, a new car was awarded. If the wheel stopped on MXN$.15, the contestant won MXN$15,000.

At the end of the second Showcase Showdown, the two winners participated in a spinoff to determine the player who advances to the one-player Showcase. There were no bonuses for going MXN$1.00 in this spin.

Gran Paquete (The Showcase)

The Showcase was played in the one-player format similar to European versions and the 1994 syndicated version

The New Price Is Right (1994 game show)

The New Price Is Right was a short-lived syndicated version of the American game show The Price Is Right, which aired from September 12, 1994 to January 27, 1995. This version of the show did not use the same on-air personnel as the daytime version which ran concurrently on CBS...

of the show, with the price ranges between MXN$2,500 and MXN$30,000, and whatever the contestant stopped was the range the contestant had to come from the actual retail price of the Showcase without going over to win it. The closest win was MXN$16 from the actual retail price.