Bargain Hunters

Bargain Hunters
Presented by	Peter Tomarken
Narrated by	Dean Goss
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	45
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Merrill Heatter Productions Josephson Communications Inc.
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	July 6 – September 4, 1987

Bargain Hunters is a game show that aired on ABC daytime from July 6, 1987 to September 4, 1987. The game show, which was hosted by Peter Tomarken, combined elements of The Price Is Right with home shopping. The show was canceled after only nine weeks of episodes due to low ratings. After the show's run ended, it was temporarily replaced by reruns of Mr. Belvedere before being permanently replaced with The Home Show on January 18, 1988.

Each episode featured six contestants, with two competing in each of three separate games. The winner of each game advanced to the Super Savers round.

Tomarken announced an item and asked whether or not it would be a bargain at a certain price. Players buzzed-in to guess. Getting it right won a point (indicated by a diamond lit on their podium). Getting it wrong meant their opponent received a point. The first player to get three points won the round and received a bonus prize.

Five prizes were shown on stage, each with a price tag. Four of the prizes were bargains, meaning that the price on the tag was lower than the actual price of the prize. The fifth was the Trap, and the price on the tag was higher than the prize was actually worth.

Players went back and forth, picking items they believed were bargains. If one of them picked the trap, they automatically lost and their opponent won the round, along with whatever prizes they had already chosen. If the Trap was the first item picked, their opponent won the Trap.

If both players picked two bargains, leaving only the Trap, then a tiebreaker was played. Both players wrote down what they believed was the mark-up added to the actual price of the Trap. The player who came closest won.

A prize was shown and players chose a price from three choices. The prizes were selected from stores across the country, and listed at a closeout price. Tomarken would announce the store’s name and location before each item. Each player locked in their choice, and a right answer won a point. The one with the most points after three prizes won the round, and received all three prizes shown.

If there was a tie after three prizes, a fourth was brought out. This time the players weren’t shown any choices; the two would have to write down what they believed was the price. Whoever came closest won.

The three winners came onstage to play the final round. Seven prizes were shown, each with a price tag. All are bargains, some bigger than others.

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