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''Check'' was canned on July 4 and remained mostly forgotten until 1986, when Barry's business partner Dan Enright (apparently having gained the ''Check'' rights after Barry died in 1984) sued ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' over one of their pricing games — Blank Check, which debuted in 1981. Rather than fight it, ''Price'' removed the game for seven weeks and brought it back as Check Game.
''Check'' was canned on July 4 and remained mostly forgotten until 1986, when Barry's business partner Dan Enright (apparently having gained the ''Check'' rights after Barry died in 1984) sued ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' over one of their pricing games — Blank Check, which debuted in 1981. Rather than fight it, ''Price'' removed the game for seven weeks and brought it back as Check Game.


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* [[Bonus Round]]: The audience game. Up to four nice prizes for a member of the audience, and a crack at the thousands digit for the Checkwriter.
* [[Bonus Round]]: The audience game. Up to four nice prizes for a member of the audience, and a crack at the thousands digit for the Checkwriter.
* [[Bonus Space]]: When determining the numbers, spinning a "straight" (i.e., 1-2-3-4-5) awarded the current Checkwriter a prize.
* [[Bonus Space]]: When determining the numbers, spinning a "straight" (i.e., 1-2-3-4-5) awarded the current Checkwriter a prize.