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Cliff Hangers

One of the The Price is Right’s most iconic games. Introduced two months after its older brother, Hurdles.

A cartoon mountain climber starts at the bottom of a hill with 25 steps. Three small prizes are shown, and one at a time, the contestant bids on them. For every dollar the contestant’s bid is off, the mountain climber moves one step up the mountain.

If at any point the mountain climber moves more than 25 steps total, he falls off the mountain and the contestant loses. If he remains on the mountain by the end of the contestant’s third bid, the contestant wins a large prize.

Cliff Hangers is iconic for its goofy mountain climber and silly yodeling music that plays as the climber ascends the mountain. Bob always referred to him as “the mountain climber”, but other hosts have referred to him as “Hans”, “Johannes”, “Cliff”, and Drew’s longest tenured nickname, “Yodely Guy”.

A colorful display of the game Cliff Hangers from The Price is Right, featuring cartoon mountains and a mountain climber on a path, with a host and a contestant celebrating.
28th pricing game to debut
S4, April 12 1976 – Present
Likely created by Mark Goodson or Frank Wayne
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S6, Jan 17 1978
A contestant in a green dress stands in a living room set styled with furniture constructed from Kentucky bourbon barrels, showcasing a cozy atmosphere.

Gerie is playing for a 15-piece set of furniture made out of Kentucky bourbon barrells, worth $1,788…

A host and contestant stand beside the animated game set for 'Cliff Hangers,' featuring a mountain scenery and a staircase illustration.

…if she can keep the mountain climber safe in Cliff Hangers!

A cartoon mountain climber holding a gear, positioned at the start of a colorful game board with marked steps.

The mountain climber starts at 0…

Close-up of the top of a cartoon mountain in the game Cliff Hangers, showing the number 25 and colorful clouds in the background.

…and can move 25 steps safely. Any more than that spells disaster for our lederhosened hero!

Model presenting three small prizes labeled 'Cooker,' 'Can Opener,' and 'Luggage' in the game 'Cliff Hangers on The Price is Right in 1978.

Gerie will be able to guide him to safety if she knows something about the prices of these three products.

A contestant named Gerie smiles while holding a microphone during a segment of The Price is Right, with colorful background and host Bob Barker engaging with her.

First, she must bid on the cooker. She bids $19. Bob asks if she’s right, and a buzzer sounds.

A cartoon mountain climber is shown ascending a colorful mountain, with a contestant looking on. The climber is perched on a step marked with the number 4.

The mountain climber begins his trek… and stops at 4.

A model's hand points towards a display showing a price of during the game Cliff Hangers, featuring a colorful mountain backdrop.

Actual Price: $15. Pretty good shape!

A can opener displayed on a game show set with a colorful mountain backdrop.

Gerie’s next bid is $13 on this can opener shaped like a soup can. Again, the mountain climber’s perilous journey recommences…

A cartoon mountain climber ascends a colorful mountain on a game show set, alongside a contestant who watches intently.

…and he yodels his way up to 13. The can opener was $22, so off by $9.

A yellow suitcase labeled 'LUGGAGE' displayed on a wooden stand.

It all comes down to the luggage. Gerie can miss it by as much as $12 and still win. She bids $40…

A smiling female contestant watches as a cartoon mountain climber ascends a colorful mountain toward a numbered scale displaying steps from 0 to 25.

OH NO!

A yellow suitcase displayed on a table with a price tag reading .

Actual price: $55. Gerie was only $3 short from saving the mountain climber! Pain!

S4, April 12 1976
A host pointing to a colorful mountain backdrop featuring the iconic mountain climber from the game 'Cliff Hangers' on The Price is Right.

Due to Bob’s fur ban, the earliest playings of Cliff Hangers are shrouded in mystery. For TPIR’s 40th anniversary, they shared some pics of its debut, where the mountain was not numbered…

…and the game used four small prizes on its earliest playings.

S5, Jan 6 1977
Display of jewelry including necklaces and earrings on a table with a blue sign reading 'JEWELRY'

How much would you bid on this beautiful Sarah Coventry false jewelry?

A contestant with glasses and a suit appears on The Price is Right stage, speaking to Bob Barker who is holding a microphone, with colorful set lights in the background.

Jerry’s bid? $280!

A contestant watches as the mountain climber figurine ascends a game board marked with steps numbered 1 to 25, displaying an intense expression.

Yeah, it was $50. LOOK OUT BELOW!

S9, Sep 3 1981
A contestant in a pink jacket looks serious while standing next to a host in a tuxedo, as they prepare for a segment on The Price is Right game show.

Carol is at her final item on step 24, and can only miss by $1. Bob points out how exciting it would be if she were to win; it would be a HIGHLIGHT of the show, sure to be memorialized on Internet pages decades later!

A contestant smiles while playing Cliff Hangers, with a colorful game board displaying a mountain and a scale marked 0 to 25.

She bids $61 on the dinnerware, and the mountain climber falls…

A boxed set of cutlery displayed on a stand, with a price tag of visible beneath it.

…but the winning bells go off? She got it!

A scene from The Price is Right featuring a host and two contestants, with a large mountain structure in the background, showcasing the iconic game Cliff Hangers.

Bob looks behind the game board and drags out the game operator (a young bellbottomed Roger Dobkowitz) to explain himself.

S20, Sep 9 1991
A model poses in a white convertible car on a stage with bright lights and colorful decorations.

Wow! TPIR’s 20th anniversary celebration featured a convertible in Cliff Hangers!

A cartoon mountain climber ascends a cliff marked with steps from 0 to 25, while a contestant reacts in a smaller inset photo.

Juanita has no room for error. To win that car, she’ll have to price the fondue set EXACTLY RIGHT.

A contestant expresses excitement and surprise during a game show, with bright colors in the background.

Juanita bids $45… and is RIGHT!

S24, Feb 20 1996
A contestant named Chad smiling and enjoying the moment on The Price is Right stage.

Chad became the first known contestant to get ALL THREE items exactly right!

S28, Oct 15 1999
A contestant from The Price is Right, wearing a red and black shirt, points while engaging with the audience.

Todd followed him up a few years later!

S28, Feb 24 2000
A contestant enthusiastically participates in The Price is Right, wearing a name tag and expressing excitement.

“Yodeling Walter” had an uncanny talent for mimicking the music cue, so the crew shut off the music and let him supply the yodels…

Bob Barker helping a contestant on The Price is Right, with the contestant lying on the floor.

…and fell to the ground when the climber crashed!

S29, Mar 27 2001
A contestant joyfully reacting with raised hands, wearing a white sweatshirt with 'UCLA' printed on it.

Melissa, a UCLA student, became the third to join the ranks of Cliff Hangers perfection…

S30, Jun 4 2002
A contestant smiling while standing on a game show set, wearing an orange shirt and a name tag.

…followed by Amitt in 2002.

S36, Oct 15 2007
A contestant wearing a 'CLEVELAND ROCKS' t-shirt enthusiastically interacts with the host, Drew Carey, on stage at The Price is Right.

“What do you call this guy, Peggy?” asks Drew. “The Yodel Man!” Peggy responds.

A cartoon mountain climber in traditional Alpine attire stands on a colorful slope, preparing to ascend. His left foot is placed on the first step marked with the number '0'.

Drew would spend most of the next 15 years calling him “Yodely Guy”.

S37, Mar 6 2009
Jack Wagner, holding a script, interacts with contestant and host Drew Carey near the Cliff Hangers game set during an episode of The Price is Right, featuring a colorful mountain backdrop.

In one of the most bizarre episodes of The Price is Right ever to grace the airwaves, soap opera actor Jack Wagner interrupts this playing of Cliff Hangers to “complain” about the noise in the studio.

A contestant in a yellow shirt with their hands on their face expresses distress as the game's mountain climber approaches the edge of a cliff on a colorful game board.

Susan immediately wiped out by bidding $20 on a $55 vegetable peeler. Thanks, Jack!

S39, Mar 4 2011
A cartoon mountain climber ascends a numbered cliff in the game, while a contestant reacts in a split screen during a play of Cliff Hangers.

Stefanie saw a Cliff Hanger in its truest form!

S39, Dec 6 2010
A cartoon mountain climber ascends a colorful hillside marked with numbers, while a contestant expresses excitement in a small inset image.

The “Ace of Cakes” crew created a playable replica of Cliff Hangers out of cake.

S40, Dec 23 2011
A contestant wearing a Santa hat celebrates as a cartoon mountain climber dressed in festive attire ascends a colorful mountain in a game show setting.

On special episodes, Yodely Guy will dress up for the occasion. Here he is as Santa Claus…

S42, Oct 31 2013

…and “Yodely Death” on Halloween, hiking up a haunted mountain.

S45, Oct 16 2016
A cartoon mountain climber is climbing a colorful mountain, with a yellow marker indicating different prize values along the slope, while a hand points at the 0,000 marker.

For Big Money Week, Christen will be playing for up to $250,000! But every step Yodely Guy takes will cost her $10,000.

A cartoon mountain climber ascends a colorful mountain with price markers, while a contestant anxiously watches from a framed screen.

Hey, Christen’s in great shape! She missed the first item by $3, and nailed the second one exactly! She bids $50 on the final item, a milkshake mixer…

A contestant celebrating after winning 0,000 on The Price is Right, showing excitement and joy.

Actual retail price… $49! Yodely Guy moves one space, and CHRISTEN WINS $210,000! What a win!

Host interacts with a contestant playing Cliff Hangers alongside two excited models.

Drew and the models congratulate Christen on becoming the biggest winner in daytime game show history. As of this writing, she’s still #2 on the all-time charts, and $210,000 remains the biggest cash prize ever given away in daytime television!

S51, Feb 1 2023
A contestant in a sparkling blue dress holding the Swiss flag next to a scenic backdrop of Swiss mountains, with the word 'SWITZERLAND' displayed prominently on a game show set.

Richard, a Price is Right superfan, is playing for a trip to Yodely Guy’s home in Switzerland!

A colorful set for the game 'Cliff Hangers' on The Price is Right, featuring a cartoon mountain, a mountain climber, and bright blue background.

Want to know a superfan-level insider tip? For decades, each prize has always increased in value from the one before… and guessing 20-30-40 will win nearly every time.

A contestant shakes hands with the host of The Price is Right in front of a colorful mountain backdrop representing the Cliff Hangers game.

And since Richard is such a fan, Drew gives him a signed Yodely Guy to keep!

A cartoon mountain climber figure, dressed in traditional alpine attire, holds a pickaxe while standing on a rocky surface with a mountainous background.

Both Yodely Guy and Richard eventually ended up in Switzerland. Thanks to Richard for the photo!

S50, April 1 2022
A group of contestants stands at a pricing game on The Price is Right, displaying their bids on illuminated boards, with a colorful backdrop featuring large flower designs.

Cliff Hangers on April Fools Day 2022 was preceded by an IUFB of A NEW CAR…

A cartoonishly small car dash cam is offered on The Price is Right.

…only for Cliff Hangers to be played with an unusually difficult setup for a new car dashcam!

S52, Nov 15 2023
Contestant Gina smiling and laughing with host Drew during The Price is Right, with a colorful game backdrop.

Gina wore a shirt with the mountain climber on it, calling him “Cliff”. Drew liked the name so much he decided to call the mountain climber “Cliff” from that moment onward.

S52, Nov 21 2023
Animated mountain climber ascending a hill in the game Cliff Hangers, with a contestant in the background watching.

Oops! Cliff tripped on a rock on his way up!