A contestant could freeze his/her current bid instead of increasing it if he/she believed his/her bid was close enough to win. After the opening bid, contestants bid on the item in turn with each successive bid a certain amount higher than the previous bid. On the original version of The Price Is Right, four contestants – one a returning champion, the other three chosen from the studio audience – bid on items or ensembles of items in an auction-style format.Ī prize was presented for the contestants to bid on. 9.2 The Price is Right Come on Down Tour!.5.11 The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker.5.7 Drew Carey's Million Dollar Spectacular.5.6 A Celebration of Bob Barker's 50 Years in Television.5.5 Bob Barker's Million Dollar Spectacular.2.5 Customized Showcase Podiums (Carey only).The topic of this page has a Wikia of its own: The Price is Right wikia.