The Ultimate Price is Right Strategy Guide: Take Two

Take Two

Rules

Four prizes are shown as is a target price. The contestant must choose which two prizes whose prices, when added, equal that target price. The contestant gets two chances to come up with the two prizes.

Random fact

This game used to have a much plainer rectangular board. You can see a playing of it here:

(Jump to the 28:30 mark to see the Take Two playing.)

Win-loss record

• Actual (seasons 29-47): 73-64 (53.28%)
• What it would be by random chance: 1/3 (33.33%)

The correct two prizes to choose were...(seasons 40-47)

• The two cheapest prizes: 0 playings (0%)
• The cheapest and the second most expensive prizes: 1 playing (season 40) (1.45%)
• The cheapest and the most expensive prizes: 12 playings (17.39%)
• The second cheapest and second most expensive prizes: 4 playings (5.80%)
• The second cheapest and the most expensive prizes: 41 playings (59.42%)
• The two most expensive prizes: 11 playings (15.94%)

Strategy

The most expensive prize was part of the correct combination 64 out of 69 times from seasons 40-47. Further, the most expensive prize has been part of the correct combination in every single playing since season 44. So the strategy here is to find the most expensive prize and then find the prize that combines with it to get the target price.