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Host Drew Carey and a contestant playing "That's Too Much!".

That's Too Much! is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right.

Created by Roger Dobkowitz, the game debuted on April 19, 2001. That's Too Much is played for a car and has occasionally been played for luxury cars worth more than $30,000.

Gameplay

An ascending order of ten prices is concealed on the gameboard, but none of these prices are the exact price of the car. One by one the prices are revealed from left to right, and the contestant is asked to shout "That's too much!" when the first price larger than the price of the car is shown. If the contestant stops at any other time, the game is lost.

Hosting styles

Bob Barker

Host Bob Barker usually asked the contestant to demonstrate shouting "That's too much!" before the game began. If a contestant happened to be a member of the military, for example, Barker may have asked them to shout it "like a drill sergeant." Particularly unenthusiastic attempts, such as not using the phrase word-for-word or not being loud enough, usually resulted in admonishment from Barker and booing from the audience.

Drew Carey

Drew Carey, on the other hand, does not emphasize the shouting, but still requires the phrase be used to stop the game. If the contestant forgets the phrase, he will usually point at the name of the game to alert the contestant of the proper method.

Other differences

While Carey has hosted That's Too Much, he has allowed the contestant to retract their proclamation of "That's too much!", but Barker would accept it as final.

The final reveal has also differed between the hosts: Barker always asked directly if the contestant had won, which was then accompanied by the model next to the car revealing the actual price on a price tag. Drew often reveals the actual price directly as the final reveal.

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 [[Image:Thatstoomuch.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Host [[Drew Carey]] and a contestant playing "That's Too Much!".]]
-'''That's Too Much!''' is a [[List of The Price Is Right pricing games|pricing game]] on the [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[game show]] ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''. Debuting on April 19, 2001, this game is played for a car and has occasionally been played for luxury cars worth more than $30,000.
+'''That's Too Much!''' is a [[List of The Price Is Right pricing games|pricing game]] on the [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[game show]] ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''.
+Created by [[Roger Dobkowitz]], the game debuted on April 19, 2001. That's Too Much is played for a car and has occasionally been played for luxury cars worth more than $30,000.
 ==Gameplay==
-A line of ten prices, increasing in value, are concealed on the gameboard. However, none of these prices are the actual retail price of the car. One by one the prices are revealed in ascending order, and the contestant must determine the ''first'' price revealed that is higher than the price of the car to win it. When they believe a price is more than the price of the car, they are asked to shout "That's too much!"
+An ascending order of ten prices is concealed on the gameboard, but none of these prices are the exact price of the car. One by one the prices are revealed from left to right, and the contestant is asked to shout "That's too much!" when the ''first'' price larger than the price of the car is shown. If the contestant stops at any other time, the game is lost.
+==Hosting styles==
+=== Bob Barker ===
+Host [[Bob Barker]] usually asked the contestant to demonstrate shouting "That's too much!" before the game began.  If a contestant happened to be a member of the military, for example, Barker may have asked them to shout it "like a [[drill instructor|drill sergeant]]." Particularly unenthusiastic attempts, such as not using the phrase word-for-word or not being loud enough, usually resulted in admonishment from Barker and booing from the audience.
+=== Drew Carey ===
+[[Drew Carey]], on the other hand, does not emphasize the shouting, but still requires the phrase be used to stop the game. If the contestant forgets the phrase, he will usually point at the name of the game to alert the contestant of the proper method.
+=== Other differences ===
+While Carey has hosted That's Too Much, he has allowed the contestant to retract their proclamation of "That's too much!", but Barker would accept it as final.
-If the contestant stops at any price other than the first price which is higher than the price of the car, whether they stop before or after, they win nothing.
+The final reveal has also differed between the hosts: Barker always asked directly if the contestant had won, which was then accompanied by the model next to the car revealing the actual price on a price tag. Drew often reveals the actual price directly as the final reveal.
-Host [[Bob Barker]] usually asked the contestant to demonstrate shouting "That's too much!" before the game began.  If a contestant happened to be a member of the military, for example, Barker may have asked them to shout it "like a [[drill instructor|drill sergeant]]." Particularly unenthusiastic attempts (such as not using the phrase word for word or saying the phrase too lightly) usually resulted in admonishment from Barker and booing from the audience. [[Drew Carey]], on the other hand, does not emphasize the shouting, but still requires the phrase be used to stop the game. While Barker was host, after a contestant shouted "That's too much!", their decision was final. Carey, however, has allowed changes to be made if the contestant wishes to before the final reveal.
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