Players can wager at least $500 in round 1 $1,000 in round 2 and $2,000 in round 3. There was one in rounds one and three and 2 in round two. On later episodes, there were 4 Crossword Extras. A correct answer added the wager, but an incorrect answer deducted the wager. This was where the player who answered a clue had a chance to wager any or all of his/her current dollar total (or up to $500 for round 1 or $1,000 in rounds 2 and 3 if he/she had less than those amounts) on a follow-up clue. There were 3 Crossword Extras in total for the early episodes (1 for each round). Some of the words in the puzzle were special that either affected gameplay or won a prize.Ī correct answer to that word exposed that special, and won a trip which was inserted into the bank. On one episode of the show, the round 3 format seen here was used. (*) = The score format for round 3 was the same as round 2. Should both the front players miss or if they don't buzz in at all, that's when the Spoilers come in to play if any of the Spoilers came up with the correct answer, they had a choice of which front podium to steal if only one of the front players misses, then the Spoilers can only take that podium either way, that Spoiler (who's now one of the front players) was also credited with the value of the clue. The Spoilers can ring in at any time but the front row players always get to answer first. In the last two rounds, the main players were joined by three extra contestants called 'Spoilers' who stood behind podiums behind the main contestants. The first player to buzz-in with a correct answer wins money for the question, but an incorrect answer loses money and gave the other player a chance to answer. When answering, they must spell out the answer after saying the answer, and some answers may contain more than one word. In the first round, the two main contestants filled in the words in the day's crossword puzzle by solving its clues one at a time. They played with the same crossword puzzle for the entire show.

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