Sort the results array. The most fun way to do it is something like:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;

use vars qw(@results);
@results = ("Bean Burrito|0.69|5",
            "Seven-Layer Burrito|1.39|8",
            "Pintos -n- cheese|0.59|0",
);

sub numerically_by_item
{
  my($which)=@_;
  return sub { (split(/\|/,$a))[$which] <=> (split(/\|/,$b))[$which] }
}

sub alpha_by_item
{
  my($which)=@_;
  return sub { (split(/\|/,$a))[$which] cmp (split(/\|/,$b))[$which] }
}

my $sortby;

print "Sorted by price\n";
$sortby = numerically_by_item(1);
print join("\n",sort $sortby @results);
print "\n\n";

print "Sorted by name\n";
$sortby = alpha_by_item(0);
print join("\n",sort $sortby @results);
print "\n\n";

print "Sorted by messiness\n";
$sortby = numerically_by_item(2);
print join("\n",sort $sortby @results);
print "\n\n";
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