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On the Nose

A sports-themed game played for a car.

The contestant is shown four stands, each with a different price of the car on it. The contestant must choose which stand has the correct price; if they are correct, they win $1,000 and get four chances to play an athletic-themed game (basketball, football, baseball, tennis, or darts). If they are incorrect, they get anywhere from one to three chances depending on how close they were to the actual price. If the contestant succeeds in “hitting the target” in the athletic feat they win the car.

On the Nose was believed to be an attempt to build off the popularity of Hole in One (and perhaps subtly tie in to the 1984 Olympics being held in Los Angeles). On the Nose was too dependent on physical skill compared to pricing knowledge to be successful.

A contestant is taking a shot at a basketball hoop labeled 'On the Nose' during a game show segment.
58th pricing game to debut
S13, September 14 1984 – S14, November 22 1985
Likely created by Marc Breslow
FAQ
S13, Sep 14 1984
Contestant Alexa smiling as she stands on stage with a game show host, colorful game show backdrop visible.

Alexa is being placed on this peculiar spot on Center Stage…

A contestant smiles as the host adjusts her microphone, with a large 'On the Nose' game sign in the background.

…because she is the first contestant ever to play On the Nose. What will she be playing for?

A silver Ford Mustang displayed in a brightly lit studio with colorful signage in the background.

Why, this Ford Mustang!

A contestant stands on stage of a game show playing On the Nose, looking at four stands displaying different car prices. The game has a brightly colored backdrop, and the contestant is being guided by a host.

The Big Doors open and we are shown four stands, each with a different car price on them. If she guesses the correct price, she gets four chances at her “event”, plus a $1,000 bonus. For every choice further away from the correct price she gets one less chance down to a minimum of one.

A female contestant smiles while standing next to a display featuring the phrase 'on the nose' and the price 64, along with baseballs in a red container.

Alexa choices $7964. Holly opens the counter lids, and we learn she’ll be playing baseball. We also learn that she chose the right car price, so she’ll have four baseballs…

,000 prize displayed in a game show setting with a contestant smiling.

…plus a $1,000 bonus for being On the Nose!

A contestant prepares to throw a baseball through a circular hole in a game called 'On the Nose,' featuring a baseball catcher illustration. The game is set against a colorful backdrop with stylized sports figures.

We head to the “Price is Right Athletic Field”, and the doors to the logo open to reveal a drawing of a baseball catcher with a circular hole cut out in the center. Alexa must throw the ball through the hole to win.

A contestant named Alisa is shown a shiny golden ball by host Bob Barker on the set of 'The Price is Right', while a female model stands in the background.

For his “inspirational throw”, Bob is given a shiny golden baseball…

Bob Barker throwing a golden baseball at a red circle in the "On the Nose" game on The Price is Right. He misses his throw and hits a cutout of a catcher instead.

…which he promptly throws and hits the catcher’s mask. Ouch!

A contestant named Alexa is shown on stage, smiling while interacting with the host who holds a baseball.

Her first three pitches miss. It’s the bottom of the ninth, and Alexa is down to her last baseball.

A colorful game board featuring illustrations of different sports, with a baseball catcher in the center and holes to throw balls through, labeled 'On the Nose' and 'baseball'.

She throws a perfect strike right through the circle!

A contestant joyfully interacts with the host on stage during a game show, with vibrant set design in the background.

Ball game! Alexa wins the first playing of On the Nose!

S13, Sep 18, 1984
A female model in a pink dress stands beside a display showing the game title 'On the Nose' and a price of 75, with two basketballs on the table.

For the second playing of On the Nose, we learn that Eileen will have three shots in basketball, because she picked the closest price without being exact.

Display of three basketballs with a sign indicating the price of 13 for the game 'On the Nose'.

If she had picked $7513, she’d receive her full four.

Contestant prepares to play On the Nose, a basketball-themed game on The Price is Right, with host and game backdrop visible.

At the Athletic Field we learn that Eileen must throw a basketball through a hoop to win.

A female contestant smiles while standing next to Bob Barker, who holds a multicolored basketball. The colorful game set is visible in the background.

Bob is given an ABA/Harlem Globetrotters style red, white and blue basketball to shoot his inspirational shot. Bob mentions he played basketball in high school and college.

A scene from the game show 'On the Nose' featuring a contestant pointing at a colorful game board with basketball-themed graphics.

Bob missed. To be fair, he was shooting one-handed with his microphone in his left hand.

A contestant approaches a colorful game board for the 'On the Nose' game, featuring symbols representing various sports, including basketball. The set is decorated with vibrant colors and lighting.

Eileen’s first shot was just a liiiiitle bit high…

A basketball is seen entering a hoop on a colorful game show stage backdrop.

…but her second shot hits nothing but net, and she wins!

S13, Sep 28, 1984
A model stands beside a camping trailer on a game show set, surrounded by greenery and a blue backdrop.

Well, this is unusual: A car game being played for a camping trailer! Also note that the Price is Right models wore their cheerleader outfits from the Showcase skits.

A female model in a cheerleading outfit reveals a lid on 'On the Nose' pricing game, showcasing three blue footballs on a stand with a price of 77 displayed behind her.

Small signs were added to the reveal to better show how many chances the contestant had. We are shown that Nelda has three chances with football.

A model in a "TPIR" cheerleading outfit stands next to a large game board displaying the phrase 'On the Nose' and a price of 38, with blue footballs in the foreground.

The correct price, $8,538, had a small On the Nose sign.

A game show scene featuring a host pointing towards a colorful game board labeled 'On the Nose' while a contestant stands in front of it, preparing to throw a football through a target hole.

On the field, Nelda needs to throw the football in the red area between the wide receiver’s arms to win.

A game show host is holding a red football while discussing with a female contestant in a colorful game show setting.

Bob is given a red football to throw. He ends up bouncing it off the receiver’s left arm.

A contestant poorly throwing a football toward a cardboard target of a receiver playing On the Nose on The Price is Right.

Nelda, our southpaw, didn’t fare much better with her three throws, and becomes the first contestant to lose On the Nose.

S13, Oct 16, 1984
The set of the game 'On the Nose' featuring four price stands for a car with a contestant and host presenting the options.

New backgrounds that match the stands debut in this playing.

A contestant reveals a black board while standing next to a sign displaying the price 40 with the words 'on the nose' on it.

June will be using darts, and winds up with three chances. The correct price was $7,027.

A game host is speaking while a contestant stands with their back to the camera, facing a colorful board labeled 'darts' in a game show setting.

June will have three chances to pop the balloon with the darts to win. Bob is admonishing the audience for groaning when the dart board was revealed.

A colorful game board featuring arrows in red and yellow, with a blue ball positioned in the center and a small black target on top.

Bob is VERY close with his blue inspirational dart, and actually brushes the balloon. Unfortunately, this isn’t horseshoes and close doesn’t count. The balloon MUST be popped.

A colorful dartboard featuring a circular design, with an audience member observing and a host pointing towards it.

To borrow from another pricing game, June gets her mark on the target three times, but didn’t hit the bullseye…and there’s no hidden bullseye to help her here.

S13, Nov 28, 1984
Two men stand on the set of a game show, with one man holding a microphone and gesturing, while the other looks on attentively. The colorful backdrop displays the show title, 'The Price is Right'.

Fasten your seat belt, Trancle, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride!

A model in a pink dress stands next to a game display for 'On the Nose', showing a price of ,580 and three yellow balls.

He’ll have three chances at tennis. The correct price was $7,724.

A contestant and host stand in front of the game 'On the Nose' featuring a large decorative backdrop with tennis graphics.

Trancle, who admitted that he never played tennis, shakes his head at the audience in utter defeat before Bob even explains that he has to hit the tennis ball with a swing into the red circular area of the tennis racket on the board.

A contestant holds a tennis racket and an orange tennis ball while another person looks on, during a game on 'The Price is Right'. The colorful set features geometric shapes in the background.

Using his orange tennis ball, Bob shows Trancle that he is allowed to bounce the ball to hit it if he wishes. Bob ends up missing the target.

A man bouncing a tennis ball and hitting it towards a target, with it missing and bouncing wildly off the game's set and flying toward the audience.

Trancle tried his best, but it wasn’t going to happen. Unlike Hole in One, there was no way to make a sport easier; more chances often just prolonged the inevitable.

A contestant smiling while wearing glasses and a blue sweater on a game show set, with 'The Price is Right' logo visible in the background.

He took everything with a combination of good humor and looking like he wanted to get off the stage immediately out of embarrassment. On the Nose’s first playing of tennis ended up being its last. The game was never won in football or darts, either.

S13, April 8 1985
A contestant stands on stage in front of three price displays for a game called 'On the Nose,' with the prices 90, 99, and 15 visible.

Six months into the game’s life, a synth chime was added to mask the loud sound of the doors clunking as they opened to reveal the prices.

S14, Nov 22, 1985
A game show contestant smiles while standing next to a colorful stage backdrop featuring the 'On the Nose' game, depicting a baseball catcher in the center.

By its final playing, the “event” was revealed before the car prices, but it didn’t matter. The dependence on physical aptitude made it un-fun to see a contestant struggle.

A game show host stands beside a female contestant in front of a colorful game board representing the 'On the Nose' game, featuring a target and sports-themed elements.

At least the game finished like it started: An On the Nose $1,000 bonus and a car win in baseball.

On the Nose was retired in late 1985. Aside from “movement” games like Split Decision, Bonkers, and Time is Money, it was TPIR’s final attempt at a pricing game revolving around a strong physical element. After nearly four decades, the Barker Era YouTube channel revisited the highs and lows of the game with a clip compilation.

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