If the contestant's bids are a total of $25 or less away from the actual prices of the 2-digit prizes at the end of the game, the contestant wins all three small prizes and a grand prize.
If the climber goes over the cliff at any point, the game ends however, the contestant keeps any small prizes won up to that point. The climber continues from the point at which he stopped for the previous prize. The process is repeated for two more two-digit prizes, generally of increasing value.If the climber remains on the mountain, the contestant wins that small prize. To give an element of suspense to the game, the actual price is not revealed until after the climber has moved so that the contestant and audience will not know how far he will travel. Otherwise, the climber moves up the mountain, advancing along the scale the number of dollars away the contestant's bid is from the actual price. If he/she bid the actual price, the mountain climber stays where he is. The contestant is shown a two-digit prize and asked to bid on it.At the start of the game, there is a mountain climber on the 0 marks at the base of the mountain. The centerpiece of Cliff Hangers is a game board with a stylized mountain slope (angled at about 45°) that has a scale which runs from 0 at its base to 25 at the peak, which ends at a cliff.7 Appearances Outside of The Price is Right.