<P> Two or more contestants who are tied with the leading score compete in a "spin - off". Each contestant is allowed one additional spin and the contestant with the higher score advances to the Showcase . Multiple spin - offs are played until the tie is broken . Those who hit $1.00 in their spin - off spin still get $1,000 and a bonus spin . If two or more contestants tie with a score of $1.00, their bonus spins also determine their spin - off score . Only the spin - off score, not any bonus money won, determines which contestant moves on to the Showcase; thus, a person who wins the $10,000 bonus for landing on 15 ¢ would still lose the spin - off if their opponent lands on 20 ¢ or more . A tie in a bonus spin spin - off means the ensuing second spin - off will be spun with no bonuses available . Each spin must make one complete revolution in order to qualify . If a player's bonus spin spin - off does not make a complete revolution, the contestant must spin again, and the spin will be scored as in a second round of a spin - off (no bonuses). </P> <P> At the end of the episode, the two contestants with the highest winnings, or since 1975 on hour - long episodes, the two Showcase Showdown winners, advance to the Showcase . A "showcase" of prizes (currently two or three prizes) is presented and the top winner has the option of placing a bid on the total value of the showcase or passing the showcase to the runner - up, who is then required to bid . A second showcase is then presented and the contestant who had not bid on the first showcase makes his or her bid . Unlike the One Bid, the contestant bidding on the second showcase may bid the same amount as their opponent on the first showcase, since the two contestants are bidding on different prize packages . The contestant who has bid nearer to the price of their own showcase without going over wins the prizes in his or her showcase . </P> <P> Any contestant who overbids is disqualified regardless of their opponent's result . A double overbid results in neither contestant winning a showcase . Since 1974, any contestant who comes within a specified amount from the actual retail price of their own showcase without going over wins both showcases . Until 1998, the amount was less than $100 . In 1998, it became the current $250 or less . </P> <P> Bob Barker began hosting The Price Is Right on September 4, 1972 and completed a 35 - year tenure on June 15, 2007 . Barker was hired as host while still hosting the stunt comedy show Truth or Consequences . His retirement coincided with his 50th year as a television host . His final show aired on June 15, 2007 and was repeated in primetime, leading into the network's coverage of the 34th Daytime Emmy Awards . In addition to hosting, Barker became Executive Producer of the show in March 1988 when Frank Wayne died and continued as such until his retirement, gaining significant creative control over the series between 2000 and his 2007 retirement . He also was responsible for creating several of the show's pricing games, as well as launching The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular primetime spin - off . Reruns of Barker's final season were aired throughout the summer from the Monday after his final show (June 18, 2007) until the Friday before Drew Carey's debut as host (October 12, 2007), when the season 35 finale was re-aired . During his time as host, Barker missed only one taping of four episodes; Dennis James, then hosting the syndicated nighttime version of the show, filled in for him on these shows in December 1974 . After he became a noted animal rights advocate in 1981 shortly after the death of his wife Dorothy Jo, Barker signed off each broadcast, informing viewers with the public service message, "Help control the pet population: have your pets spayed or neutered ." Carey continued the tradition upon becoming the new host . </P>

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