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To qualify to
become a contestant on the Syndicated Program individuals generally must go
through an audition process in the form of phone calls followed by
oral/written test.
Selected
Contestants from the Contestant Pool are invited to appear as Contestants to play the game on the Program.
Starting with a “Fastest Finger” round qualifier where the contestants have
to swiftly press the correct button(s) to answer a single multiple choice
question. The winner of the fastest Finger round is then eligible to win up
to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) by correctly answering up to fifteen
(15) multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. (The Top Prize
Amount and currency may vary depending on country hosted in).
All Contestants are asked up to fifteen
(15) multiple choice questions designed to be of increasing difficulty.
Contestants must choose the most correct answer choice of the four (4)
possible answer choices provided. Each question has an assigned dollar
value that increases in amount from One Hundred Dollars ($100) to One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in accordance with the prize table. If a Contestant
answers all fifteen (15) questions correctly, he/she wins One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000). Contestants can stop at any time and collect the
winnings already earned. If a Contestant answers a question incorrectly,
he/she is eliminated from the Game and will lose a portion of the winnings
earned in accordance with the prefixed prize table. The question and answer
choices are displayed to the Game Contestant on a monitor and are read out
loud by the host. After the host has read each question and the
corresponding answer choices, the Contestant is given the chance to
continue to play or quit and take the winnings earned to that point. If the
Contestant elects to continue, the Contestant can proceed by: a) selecting
an answer; b) using one (1) or more of the available lifelines or c)
changing his/her mind and electing to stop Game play.
There are three (3) lifelines that Contestants can use for assistance
during Game play. Contestants can use multiple lifelines to answer any
single question; however, each lifeline can only be used once. The three
(3) lifelines are:
Fifty-Fifty - The Contestant asks to have the computer eliminate two
(2) of the possible answer choices, leaving the Contestant a choice of two
(2) answers [one (1) of which is the correct answer] from which to select.
The Contestant then has the choice of selecting an answer, quitting the
Game or using another lifeline, if available.
Ask the Audience - The Contestant asks the studio audience which answer they
believe is correct. Members of the studio audience indicate their choices
by pressing the key on their keypad corresponding to the correct answer.
The Contestant then has the choice of selecting an answer, quitting the
Game or using another lifeline, if available.
Phone-A-Friend - Contestants may call one (1) of up to five (5)
pre-arranged friends. Phone-a-friends are generally not allowed to use
cellular phones. Individuals participating as phone-a-friends are generally
allowed to only two (2) times within each broadcast season (determined in
Game Sponsor's sole discretion). The Contestant must provide the five (5)
friends' names and phone numbers in advance. The friend has thirty (30)
seconds to select an answer. The Contestant then has the choice of
selecting an answer, quitting the Game or
using another lifeline, if available.
Contestants in the Game have the opportunity to change their answers until
either a) the host asks if the answer is the final answer and the
Contestant indicates an affirmative response to the host's question, or b)
the Contestant says, unprompted, that the answer given is his/her final
answer. Once the Contestant has indicated that his/her answer is final
either by his/her own statement or by an affirmative response to the host's
question (determined in the judge's sole discretion), the answer is final
and cannot be changed.
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