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Debut: September 11, 1986 (#6175D)Retired: October 3, 1988 (#6971D) The contestant was shown a car with a four-digit price, which contained no repeating digits. The sum of the digits in the price was shown to the contestant, who then selected one of the digits in the price to be revealed. That digit was subtracted from the total sum and the contestant attempted to guess the three remaining digits in the price. After each correct guess, the digit was revealed and the remaining total was provided to the contestant. The contestant won the car by guessing the remaining digits in the price before making two mistakes. This game was retired because of confusing rules and it only offered cars with four-digit prices in a time when cars with five-digit prices were becoming more common, although cars

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  • Retired Pricing Games
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  • Debut: September 11, 1986 (#6175D)Retired: October 3, 1988 (#6971D) The contestant was shown a car with a four-digit price, which contained no repeating digits. The sum of the digits in the price was shown to the contestant, who then selected one of the digits in the price to be revealed. That digit was subtracted from the total sum and the contestant attempted to guess the three remaining digits in the price. After each correct guess, the digit was revealed and the remaining total was provided to the contestant. The contestant won the car by guessing the remaining digits in the price before making two mistakes. This game was retired because of confusing rules and it only offered cars with four-digit prices in a time when cars with five-digit prices were becoming more common, although cars
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  • Debut: September 11, 1986 (#6175D)Retired: October 3, 1988 (#6971D) The contestant was shown a car with a four-digit price, which contained no repeating digits. The sum of the digits in the price was shown to the contestant, who then selected one of the digits in the price to be revealed. That digit was subtracted from the total sum and the contestant attempted to guess the three remaining digits in the price. After each correct guess, the digit was revealed and the remaining total was provided to the contestant. The contestant won the car by guessing the remaining digits in the price before making two mistakes. This game was retired because of confusing rules and it only offered cars with four-digit prices in a time when cars with five-digit prices were becoming more common, although cars with four-digit prices were still offered on other games until 1996.
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