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Showcase Showdown[]

  • "Showcase Showdown (number one/two) after this/coming up/next!"
  • Bob Barker (generic commercial cue after the 3rd and 6th pricing games)
  • "We're gonna have the 1st/2nd Showcase Showdown of this show after (we show you) this!"
  • Bob Barker (generic commercial cue after the 3rd and 6th pricing games)
  • "We'll be right back to spin the (big) wheel/with the Showcase Showdown right after this. Don't go away!"
  • Drew Carey
  • "Some members of our studio audience will receive (insert prize). And now, here's Bob Barker with our Showcase Showdown."
  • Johnny Olson/Rod Roddy before the first Showcase Showdown (19751998)
  • "Some of the prizes on The Price Is Right are provided by (insert prize). And now, here's Bob Barker with our Showcase Showdown."
  • Rod Roddy before the first Showcase Showdown on some episodes (1986–1998)
  • "Closed captioning [for "The Price is Right" is] paid for in-part by the following…"
  • Price Is Right announcer before the Showcase Showdown (2000–Present) The speech in brackets is only said from 20002006
  • "Contestants not appearing on stage will receive (insert two prizes [originally three from 19752000]; up until 2012). And now, here's Bob Barker/Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown."
  • Johnny Olson/Rod Roddy/Rich Fields/George Gray before the second Showcase Showdown (19752012)
  • "Promotional consideration provided by… (insert two prizes). And now, here's Bob Barker/Drew Carey with our Showcase Showdown."
  • Rod Roddy/Rich Fields/George Gray before the second Showcase Showdown when the show aired in reruns (20002012)
  • "We are in the halfway mark that means, it's time for the Showcase Showdown. Three contestants come on stage on the first half to play this game right here, the winner of this game is participant in the showcases at the end of the show to win thousands of dollars worth of prizes."
  • Bob Barker (explaining about the Showcase Showdown from 19751976)
  • "(insert name) is our top winner in our show today and will spin last!"
  • Bob Barker (19752007)
  • "Welcome back, everybody. Time to spin the big wheel! Top winner for the day is (insert name), so he/she will spin last."
  • Drew Carey (2007–Present)
  • "The contestant nearest to $1.00 without going over will be in the Showcase at the end of the show. If you get $1.00 in one spin or a combination of two spins, you'll win $1,000 and a chance at a Bonus Spin. In the Bonus Spin, if you land on either of the two green sections ($0.05 or $0.15), you'll win $5,000. But, if you get the $1.00 in the Bonus Spin, you'll win $10,000 for a total of $11,000."
  • Bob Barker about the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown (19782007)
  • "Contestant nearest to $1.00 without going over will be/is in the Showcase."
  • Bob Barker shortened version about the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown (1978-2007)
  • "Closest you can to a dollar without going over. If you get a dollar (on the nose) or a combination of your two spins, you'll get $1,000 and a bonus spin. If you land on the 5 or 15 on your bonus spin, you're gonna get/win $5,000/$10,000. And if you land on the dollar again in the bonus spin, you're gonna get/win $10,000/$25,000!"
  • Drew Carey about the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown (2007–Present)
  • "(Try to get) Closest to a dollar without going over."
  • Drew Carey shortened version about the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown (2007–Present)
  • "Oh (contestant), that did not go all the way around. Now, spin it and get it all the way around!"
  • Bob Barker (if a player didn't get the wheel all the way around)
  • "It has to go all the way around or they're gonna boo you. Oh, (contestant). Now, spin it!"
  • Bob Barker (variation)
  • "No spin. It's gotta go around at least once." – Drew Carey (if a player didn't get the wheel all the way around)
  • "You can say hello to anybody, anywhere you want while the wheel is spinning."
  • Bob Barker (to the contestant who wants to give a shout-out while the wheel is spinning; 19752007 on occasion)
  • "DREW: Who do you wanna say hi/hello to?/Do you wanna say hi/hello to somebody?
  • CONTESTANT: (insert shout-out greeting).
  • DREW: Hi/Hello/Hey, everybody!"
  • Drew Carey (to the contestant who wants to give a shout-out while the wheel is spinning; 2007–Present)
  • "If he/she/(second player's name) goes over, (third player's name), you're automatically in the Showcase."
  • Bob Barker (If a second contestant spins the wheel and has gone over, the third player automatically goes to the Showcase during the Showcase Showdown from 19752007)
  • "(third player's name), guess what, you're going to the Showcase automatically/by default."
  • Drew Carey (when the first two contestants has gone over during the Showcase Showdown; 2007–Present)
  • "Since we have a tie, it's time for a spinoff!"
  • Bob Barker
  • "(insert two or three names), you guys are tied, so what that means is that we will have a spinoff. So come on back/over here."
  • Drew Carey
  • "Each of you gets one spin. Highest number/score goes to the Showcase."
  • Host when explaining the spinoff
  • "If you get $1.00, you still get $1,000 and you still get your bonus spin."
  • Bob Barker to contestants in a spinoff
  • "If you get $1.00, it still counts for the bonus."
  • Drew Carey to contestants in a spinoff
  • "Be sure you get it all the way around, or it doesn't count, and you don't get to spin again."
  • Bob Barker to contestants who win a bonus spin and $1,000 on the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown (19782007)
  • "Now, it has to go around at least once. If it doesn't, it doesn't count. And there are no do-overs."
  • Drew Carey to contestants who win a bonus spin and $1,000 on the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown (2007–Present)
  • "Slow down! Slow down! Keep going! Keep going! Come on down!"
  • Bob Barker when the wheel is slowing down and trying to go to a dollar
  • "UH OH! WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT!"
  • Drew Carey when the wheel is slowing down and trying to go to a dollar
  • "You got a dollar! You win $1,000!"
  • Bob Barker when someone hits $1.00
  • "DOLLAR! HE/SHE/(CONTESTANT'S NAME) GOT A DOLLAR [RIGHT ON THE NOSE]!"
  • Drew Carey when someone hits $1.00
  • "$10,000! You win $10,000! That's $11,000 altogether!"
  • Bob Barker (if a contestant manages to get a dollar on the bonus spin)
  • "You landed on a green space, so that means you win $5,000! That's $6,000 altogether!"
  • Bob Barker (if a contestant manages to land on the two green spaces on the bonus spin)
  • "$10,000! $10,000 for (insert name)! $11,000 altogether on the wheel!"
  • Drew Carey
  • "$25,000! $25,000 for (insert name)! $26,000 altogether on the wheel!"
  • Drew Carey
  • "Lots more fun after this announcement!"
  • Bob Barker (after the first Showcase Showdown during mid-season 34 and 35 [originally Tuesdays and Thursdays until mid-Season 35 when the ticket plug was sold out in April 2007 due to Bob Barker's retirement])
  • "We'll be back with our/the Showcase after this [word/message/announcement]!"
  • Bob Barker
  • "Showcases are next, don't go away!"
  • Drew Carey