Bump (pricing game)
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Bump was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Lasting from September 13, 1985 to November 20, 1991, it was played for two four-digit prizes, each worth between $1,000 and $3,000.
[edit] Gameplay
The set of Bump, which had a London theme to it, involved four double-decker buses placed on a table over the names of two prizes. Above the buses was the word "Bump", made out to look like the Union Jack. Each bus was emblazoned with a price on it, and they were set thusly:
- The two buses on the ends each had the same price.
- The names of the prizes were beneath the two middle buses.
The correct prices for each prize were either the two buses on the left, or the two on the right. It was up to the contestant to decide which set of two prices were correct.
For example: The original setup is $1,899 - $2,450 - $1,329 - $1,899. If the contestant "bumped" to the left, he/she would bump $1,329 and $1,899 into position; "bumping" to the right meant his/her bids were $1,899 and $2,450.
After the models would "bump" the appropriate buses into position (the farthest-away bus on the appropriate side of the table would be knocked into a compartment in the process), the answer was revealed. If the contestant guessed correctly, he/she won both prizes.
[edit] Retirement
The game's main attraction was not its pricing aspect, but the provocative "wind-up" of the torso and "bumping" by models Dian Parkinson and Janice Pennington. (Long-time fans have said Dian became especially good at "bumping"). The provocative aspect of the game, plus the end of an off-screen relationship between Parkinson and host Bob Barker, contributed to Bump's demise. Parkinson continued to work on The Price Is Right through the end of the 1992-'93 season.
