Bonkers (pricing game)

Bonkers is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. It is played for a four-digit prize, usually valued between $2,000 and $10,000. Bonkers debuted on the September 24, 2001 episode (aired out of order on October 1). The staff had originally planned to introduce it on the September 18, 2001 show (aired out of order on September 25), but the game would not work at that day's taping and was eventually replaced by a playing of Range Game.

Gameplay

The Contestant is shown an incorrect price and is given a 30-second time limit to correctly decide whether each digit in the price is higher or lower than the one shown. To do this, the contestant is given four discs to be placed appropriately on the gameboard above or below the digit. Once all four discs are placed, the contestant presses a button, and a sound effect indicates whether or not the discs are correctly placed.

If all four discs are placed correctly, the contestant wins the prize. If even one disc is in the wrong place, a buzzer sounds, and the contestant must make changes without being told how many of the digits are wrong. They must continue until the time runs out or until getting the correct placement. If the discs are not correctly placed when time expires, the contestant loses. If time expires while the contestant is making a change, the contestant is usually permitted to finish the change and confirm the final guess.