Flip Flop (pricing game)

Flip Flop is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. Debuting February 25, 2000, it is played for a four-digit prize, worth between $3,000 and $9,898.

Gameplay

The Contestant is shown a four digit price split between the first two digits and the last two digits. Each of these groupings is on a panel that can be flipped; on the back of the panel are the same two digits in reverse order (eg: 24 and 42). The contestant can "flip" the first two digits, "flop" the last two digits, or "flip flop" both pairs of digits. They may not leave both pairs unflipped. If the price they decide on is correct, they win the prize.

The game is very similar in concept to Side by Side and Coming or Going.

History

On two occasions in 2007, Bob Barker forgot to mention that the contestant could "flip flop". "Flip flopping" turned out to be the Correct answer on both playings. At least one of the players received a check in the amount of the prize after the staff discovered what had happened.