For most of the life of Le Juste Prix, it aired seven days a week. On Monday-Saturday shows, half-hour episodes ended with the Big Wheel (La Roue) determining the player who would move on to the Sunday finals. Hourlong Sunday shows used the traditional format culminating in two players bidding on showcases.
By the time these photos were taken in the show’s final season with 2001, the format was modified to airing Monday-Friday for an hour. Two players advanced to the showcases, but only one showcase was shown. A range was randomly selected, and both contestants bid in secret; to win the showcase they had to both beat their opponent and land a bid within the winning range.
The shows colorful logoYour host…Philippe RisoliContestants Row sits on stage. Those may look like big prices but the bids are in Francs. At the time this aired, in 2001, US$1 was about 5FAfter the winner of the “Estimation” is announced and the host has a short chat, they walk across the stage to the pricing game. For the TV audience, a fanfare plays and the name of the pricing game is displayed on-screen. This contestant is going to play “Grocery Game”Looks rather familiar doesn’t it? The difference here is that the brand names are hidden and the contestant must purchase between 95F and 99F. Behind the cash register is the lovely FrederiqueUp to 40F after 2 purchases…looking goodAlexandra reveals the price of the cooking oil. The contestant bought 10 packets of cookies at 10F each and went over by a wide margin. He lost a TV worth over 15,000FOur next pricing game is “L’Alarme Fatale”Or, as it’s known here, Race Game. The time limit is only 40 seconds to win all 5 prizes.Philippe shows the contestant the button he must pressAlexandra shows us that the most expensive prize is 5,180FBelieve it or not, the contestant is told which prizes he has priced correctly! With 14 seconds left, he has 3 right after 2 triesHe won all 5 prizes with 3 seconds left on the clock! The guitar was 5,180F. Notice that the price is also given in Euros. At the time, it was mandated by the governments of the Euro countries that TV shows help educate the public to the change over. Here we see that the guitar will cost €790Just like in America, contestants are invited to Come on Down! On lJP, the announcer is femaleHow about winning a new car……and a child’s car seat!It’s their version of 3 Strikes. Since baseball isn’t a part of French culture, here they call it “The Hand in the Bag”There is a 0, 1, 8 and, as you can see, a 5 in the price of the car seatOne of the 3 strikes. The audience “oohs” in a rising pitch as each strike goes into the bagShe has one strike and 3 digits lit up. If she can avoid the 2 strikes, she wins the car seat AND car!Another winner! Her husband joined her on-stage as they head back to “the big clam shell”. Every contestant has their total winnings displayed on screen.Here’s what looks like a bathroom prize package!Ooh! He just missed the 100 but he will advance to the showcase with a spin of 80I wonder what show this ad is promoting?This girl is playing “Clock Game” for a holiday in Norway. She only has 20 seconds to guess the price (in Francs) and the video screen behind her is the timerShe’s thrilled to have won “Le Grand Voyage” and tearfully stands with her fatherYou could win up to…10,000F (or €1,524)It’s the “Grand Game” and we start you with 1 Franc. The target price is €3. You can see the Euro graphic “flying” in the bottom right corner and the amount in Euros below the amount in Francs.$3.19! Even in France, you can get Vaseline Intensive Care lotion. Like other countries, the sponsors don’t get any plugs so they cover the brands with colored stickersThe sugar is €1.36 (or 9F). So far so good…This lady is 10,000F richer!After winning an IUFB, this is where the contestants and Philippe stand. It’s their version of “home base”The “Big Clam Shell” opens to reveal a new motor scooter!She is playing “Card Game” and selected a range of 1,500F Her opening bid is 8,000FAfter drawing 6 cards no bigger than a 5, she finally hit a JackIn any language, we all know what that signal meansShe stopped at 11,800F and the ARP was 12,585F she’s a winner!A long shot of the studio just before the second showcase showdown. Behind the wheel is a video wall and to the right is one of the “Big Clam Shells”Our Clock Game and Race Game winners are in the showcaseThey each bid on the same showcase. The guy is the top winner and he hits a plunger that stops the video wall from flashing around. He stopped in on 15,000F which is the amount they must be within, without going over, in order to win the showcaseIn their showcase they can win camping gear, a telescope, the video camera the model is holding and even the outfit the model is wearingPlus there is an exotic tripAnd to top it off…this new car!The contestants are ready to make their bids within the time limit. They write their bid down on a card which is then displayed on the toteboard in front of themShe has bid 151,500FHe bid 160,000F evenActual Retail price is…167,546! He wins! He was closer without going over and he was within range! His friends come and celebrateSee any familiar names?Want to guess what his pricing game is?The Big doors part to reveal……three wonderful prizes!To win each prize, he must pick which of two prices is the price of the small prize. In this case, Ball#3 is attached to this cameraA cool over-head shot of the Superball areaThese are the three prizes with which he cam win ballsIs the cookie jar 60F or 80F?Nope. Wrong price, no ball.A collection of handy mugs!He got this one right!Are these frames 135F or 225F?The frames were 225F…no ballPhillipe shows him where the ball must land to win. You can see the cash values for the other holesPatrick prepares to roll the only ball he won up the rampNot a great shot…he only got 100F (or 15€)For the superball, is the tool 290F or 450F?NO! He got it wrong.This logo cap comes from the final episode before the show became the EXTREMELY short lived “Le Juste Euro”The video wall parts so the host can walk out on stageYour host is, of course, Phillipe Risoli!This is the first IUFB1000F was closest without going over!The crowd goes wild!This game is in the gallery already. We know is better as Grand GameThe rules are the same so let’s see those 6 products. 4 of them are less than 6€Not one…but *2* bottles of MayonnaiseI think this is pateA hairbrushThese are instant potatoesNot sure what this product is…The final product is two bottles of pureed beef baby food. Ick!A neat wide-shot of the staging for the gameHere are all of the products. Will she pick the correct four?Right for 10FUp to 100FRight again. Will she win 10,000F on her last pick?No!Le Grand Voyage (The Big Trip) is played like Clock GameHis prize is a trip to BaliTime’s running out…Ooh! Outta time!This game is Make Your MoveHe could win a webcam, iMac andThe final prize is a notebookThere’s the board, shaped like a blimpAs you can see by the clock, he only has 30 seconds to Make His MoveHe has the sliders in place.Do we have a winner?Nope. He got the computer right but reversed the webcam and notebookHis friends are rather disappointedThe lovely model shows off the lovely wheel. Lovely.Getting 100 on the wheel wins the spinner this beautiful kitchenPatrick stops on 85 and staysThe wheel spins and she didn’t beat 85. Patrick advancesLes Dix Billets“The 10 Tickets” is known as Lucky 7 in the USAHe could win this scooter!First digit is a 2He hands over some cash for the errorThe 2nd digit is 5Ooh! You wouldn’t see that on the US versionGimme, gimme moreThe wad of cash exchanges handsPhillipe takes the rest of the money. Another game lostWant to guess the game?The next contestant will play Let ‘Em RollHis prize is a cruiseInstead of cars, here we have a boat on the dieIs the price of the spaghetti more or less than 14F?He guessed right. The price is higher than 14FToothpaste. Higher or Lower than 25F?Right again! He’s won another rollInteresting shot of the guy dumping the cubes3 boats on his first roll. Pretty good and he’ll go againAnother boat. He’ll roll againWhoops. Bounced off the table. He gets a rerollIt’s a boat!YES!Finally a winner!The two showdown winnersThe showcase starts off with a fridge, washer/dryer (the model is sitting on it), a stereo and TVWhat could he be excited about?A new car! and don’t forget the luggageA wide shot of all of the prizes in today’s showcseOoh. They will have to bid well. He got the 10,000F rangeThe guys write their bids down on cardsPatrick bid 128,000F106,000F…neither of them were in range. No one winsOur models for the show…and a kiss for Monsieur Risoli
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