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Walk of Fame

This game was usually played for two smaller prizes and two large prizes.

A contestant is asked to guess within a range the price of one of the four prizes (starting with the least expensive of the four). If they are correct, they win the prize continue on their “Walk of Fame” to the next prize. If incorrect, the prize is lost forever, but they can continue playing the game if they pick an autograph book that has a “SECOND CHANCE” page in it. Play continues until the contestant makes a second mistake or until the final prize.

While a worthy game of pricing skill, several factors led to this game’s time in the rotation being cut short after just two years.

56th pricing game to debut
S12, November 4 1983 – S14, November 27 1985
Likely created by Imie Lane Camelli
FAQ
S12, Nov 4 1983
A female model stands beside a large glittery green star and an orange bowl labeled 'T-FAL' on the set of 'The Price is Right.'

Raymond is playing for a wok…

A woman in a black dress reveals a glittery purple star with a gold border, next to a vintage Hitachi television on a pedestal.

…a color TV…

A female model stands next to a colorful sailboat, showcasing it as a prize on a game show set, with decorative stars and plants in the background.

…a sofette and a sailboat!

A host stands at a game show setup labeled 'Walk of Fame,' with a contestant beside him. The board displays prizes, including a color TV, sofette, and sailboat, set against colorful backgrounds.

He’ll be the first contestant to stroll down the Walk of Fame.

A game show display showing the word 'WOK' and a price range of , set against a colorful background.

Our first prize is the “Wok” of Fame. Raymond’s guess must be within $10 of the actual retail price.

Display board showing a price guess of with a range of for the prize labeled 'WOK' worth .

His guess is $50. The actual retail price is $30, leaving him a difference of…

A hand points to the display showing a difference of for the 'Wok' prize in the game Walk of Fame, with a range of and the actual price being .

$20. He does not win, nor can he ever win, the wok.

A game show host's hand points towards a stack of autograph books held by a contestant, emphasizing the choice between them in a pricing game.

Raymond can, however, still play for the other three prizes if he can pick the autograph book from among the three that has a page that says “SECOND CHANCE” on it.

  • An autograph book with Bob Barker's signature in Walk of Fame
  • An autograph book with Johnny Olson's signature in Walk of Fame
  • An autograph book with Dian Parkinson's signature in Walk of Fame
  • An autograph book with Holly Hallstrom's signature in Walk of Fame
  • An autograph book with Janice Pennington's signature in Walk of Fame

Bob points out that he signed the book. Johnny, Dian, Holly and Janice have also signed it.

A close-up of a hand holding an open autograph book, showing a light blue inner page and a blank page, with a microphone visible in the background.

What the book doesn’t have is a “SECOND CHANCE” page. Raymond’s promenade down the Walk of Fame has come to an abrupt halt.

A male contestants on stage next to Bob Barker during a game show, with Bob speaking into a microphone while the other smiles and holds a notepad.

At least he’ll get to keep the autograph book as a nifty memento. Bob promised that “Walk of Fame WILL be fun… it was fun in rehearsal, but it wasn’t much fun for Raymond!”

S12, Nov 9 1983
Display board for the pricing game, featuring a range for an ice cream maker.

After that rapid loss, the range for the first product was changed to $25 to prevent that from happening again. The other ranges would later be adjusted as well.

A game board displaying a price range of and the price of for an ice cream maker, with an empty area for contestant guesses.

Here, Linda guessed the price of the ice cream maker exactly right, so that point is moot.

A contestant and host Bob Barker standing next to the 'Walk of Fame' game display, with a color TV and a spa prize labeled. The contestant appears excited as they discuss the game's mechanics.

She also got the color TV exactly right, and was only $95 off on the pool table. She slipped on the spa (No pun intended), but she still won three nice prizes.

S8, Sept 3 1979
A colorful tribute graphic featuring the name 'Ella Fitzgerald' surrounded by musical and cinematic motifs, emphasizing her status as a renowned entertainer.

The second playing also brought on the game’s most notable music cue, the intro to the 1974 film That’s Entertainment. The cue was previously used in Showcases involving movies and famous people.

S12, Nov 14 1983
Contestants stand at the 'Walk of Fame' game on 'The Price is Right' with prizes displayed.

To put a little more “glitz” to the game, gold was added to the logo on the third playing.

Display showing a range of 0 for a computer with a current price of 2 and a guess of 7.

Elvira has tripped up on the second prize, the Commodore 64 computer. She was out of the range by $157 and has lost that prize forever.

A contestant holding a microphone presents two autograph books during the game 'Walk of Fame.'

She gets to pick an autograph book, but now there’s only two to choose from…

A hand holding an open book displaying a large card that reads 'SECOND CHANCE'.

and she does get a second chance! She ends up winning the first and third prizes, a fryer and a secretary.

S12, Jan 9 1984
Contestant and host interacting in the 'Walk of Fame' game show segment, with the game board visible in the background.

So far Elizabeth is doing splendidly. She won her first three prizes, but is having a little trouble with the fourth one, a “CAR”…

A smiling female contestant with curly hair wearing a blue shirt, excitedly reacting during a game show.

She looks at it and says to Bob “What IS that?!?!”

A unique three-wheeled vehicle displayed on a game show set, surrounded by tropical plants and decorative elements.

Quite understandable. Bob says “John, that’s a good question, what is that?!”

A man wearing glasses and a tan suit smiles while holding a clipboard, standing in front of a microphone.

Even Johnny, who is never usually opinionated, says “Well, that ‘thing’ is the Zoe Zipper one seater three-wheeled vehicle, Bob.”

A contestant celebrates with a host on the 'Walk of Fame' game show set, surrounded by colorful star markers and a score display.

Despite still not being sure if it was a car, Elizabeth still won it with a difference of only $215!

S13, Mar 7 1985
A contestant's hand gestures towards a display board showing a price range of 0, with a placeholder for a prize yet to be revealed; the word 'STEREO' is visible below the display.

One of the reasons for this game’s retirement might have been problems with the moving display. Sure enough, in this playing there are times in which Bob has to help move the display and in which the result is slow to show on the screen.

A smiling older man wearing glasses and a dark jacket, with a colorful background, likely from a game show.

None of this bothered Devon. He was confident in all four of his guesses and won everything.

Bob Barker hosting the Walk of Fame game on The Price is Right, showing a price of 951 for a snowmobile, with a colorful backdrop.

After the final result took a bit to appear, Bob joked at the end “I’m just stop depending on them, I’m gonna bring a pad out here and add it up myself!”

S12, Apr 6 1984
A contestant smiling while standing next to the host of a game show, with colorful set backgrounds.

Victoria might have been, slyly, one of the best contestants in the show’s history!

A contestant stands in front of the 'Walk of Fame' game display on a television game show, with a host explaining the prizes.

So far she’s won the waffler, the radio and the scuba gear with a combined difference of only $113!

A game display with the price of a catamaran shown as ,550 and a range set from ,500 to ,500.

The final prize she is playing for is a catamaran…and her guess is only $50 off! Victoria had a difference of $163 total on all four prizes!!!

A contestant showing excitement and nervousness while interacting with the host on the set of a game show.

To think, another one of the reasons for the game’s retirement was that inflation was making it harder for contestants to make accurate guesses within the set ranges…

S12, Jun 15 1984

…although “inflation” could not explain Dorit’s guess of the price of this trailer: $40,000!!!

She did listen to the audience and lowered her guess…to $25,000!

The trailer’s price was a little bit lower at $4,295. Dorit’s difference of $20,705 was so high it couldn’t fit the scoreboard! Remarkably, she did win the first three prizes.

S12, Dec 2 1983
A game show set featuring a red car, a dining table with chairs, and large decorative stars in the background.

A third reason: for a game that was supposed to be a quick four-prize game, it took up an awkward amount of time and was hard to schedule, especially since it wasn’t regularly played for a car.

S14, Oct 3 1985
A contestant stands next to a large refrigerator and a decorative bed set, both showcased in a game show setting with colorful star decorations in the background.

For a game with such an elaborate presentation along the line of Golden Road and Super Ball, Walk of Fame ate up a lot of time for the standard type of prizes that were being offered. It was retired alongside Balance Game ’84, On the Nose and Trader Bob in late 1985.

Hollywood Walk of Fame
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame dedicated to Bob Barker, featuring his name and a television symbol.

The game was named after the famous Walk of Fame in Hollywood, only 10 minutes away from CBS Television City. You can find Bob Barker’s star there at 6714 Hollywood Blvd, outside Mr. Tempo Cantina.

Hollywood Walk of Fame
Drew Carey's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, featuring a television icon.

Drew Carey’s star is located outside The Supply Sergeant at 6664 Hollywood Blvd…

Hollywood Walk of Fame
Mark Goodson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, featuring a pink star with his name engraved.

…and Mark Goodson can be found a few blocks away at 6374 Hollywood Blvd, outside DripLA Shoe Store.

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