Double Prices

Double Prices is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. It is played for a prize worth more than $2,500.
Having debuted on the show's first episode on September 4, 1972, Double Prices is one of Prices original five pricing games.
Gameplay
The contestant is shown a prize and two possible prices. Selecting the correct price wins the prize.
History
Until receiving dedicated props in 1987, Double Prices shared the same props used for 1 Right Price.
Double Prices been played in various locations around the stage, originally at center stage behind the Giant Price Tag, then at Door #3 beginning in the late 1970s, then almost exclusively at Door #2 in the 1980s. Beginning in Season 37, the game has also been played in front of Contestant's Row for trips as the result of a new screen located at the back of the audience used for such prizes.
Nighttime appearances
Early in the 1970s syndicated version, contestants played for two prizes, one at a time, with two possible prices for each prize. A contestant would win either or both prizes they successfully priced. For James' second season, neither Double Prices nor Most Expensive were played. After a single playing in Season 3, the game was never played again during James' tenure as host.
Foreign Versions
In Australia, it is known as "Two Price Tags".
In Mexico, the game was known as "Con Melón o con Sandia" (With Cantaloupe or With Watermelon). One price was marked with a cantaloupe and the other marked with a watermelon.
In the United Kingdom, it is known as "Double Price Tags".

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