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In case you aren't familiar with the TV game show, here's an overview:
The contestant is asked increasingly difficult general knowledge questions by the host. Questions are multiple choice: four possible answers are given (labelled A, B, C and D), and the contestant must choose the correct one. After the first few questions, the host will ask the contestant if that is their "final answer." Upon making the answer the final answer, it cannot be changed. The first few questions usually omit this rule, unless the contestant has guessed a wrong answer (at which point, the host is hoping the contestant will take the hint) because the questions are generally so easy that to require a final answer would significantly slow the game down. Subsequent questions are played for increasingly large sums (roughly doubling at each turn). On the first few questions, some choices often have joke answers.
12 question format:
$500
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
$10,000
$20,000
$50,000
$75,000
$150,000
$250,000
$500,000
$1 million
After viewing a question, the contestant can "take the money" (or rather "get the cheque" or "walk away" in some versions) that he has already won, rather than attempting an answer. If the contestant answers a question incorrectly, then he loses all the money he has won, except that the $1,000 and $50,000 prizes are guaranteed: if a player gets a question wrong above these levels, then he drops down only to the previous guaranteed prize. This means that the players can always attempt the $2,000 and $75,000 questions without fear, since they are guaranteed the previous amount even if they get the answer wrong. The question values are not cumulative. The game ends when the contestant answers a question incorrectly, decides not to answer a question, or answers all twelve questions correctly, thus usually letting the host rip the cheque for $500,000 apart and winning the top prize of $1 million.
Lifelines:
If at any point the contestant is unsure of the answer to a question, he or she can use one or more "lifelines". After using lifelines, contestants can either answer the question, use another lifeline, or walk away and keep the money. Each lifeline can only be used once.
Fifty-Fifty (50:50): The contestant asks the host to randomly eliminate two of the incorrect answer choices, leaving the contestant with a choice between the correct answer and one incorrect one (usually the incorrect answer that "blended in" with the correct answer).
Ask a Friend: The contestant can choose to ask ONE forum member for help.
Skip: The question will be skipped, and you can move on to the next question.
Winner History:
ithilienranger - 1,000
Frodo (3rd Round) - 0 (Eliminated on first question)
Frodo (2nd Round) - 1,000,000 (Won the game)
Frodo - 1,000
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