[quote name=\'Bob Zager\' post=\'132911\' date=\'Sep 28 2006, 06:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'132815\' date=\'Sep 27 2006, 05:07 PM\']
Later, front game format gets changed again--gone goes the auction, lockouts are installed on the desks and Bill asks five questions to be answered similarly (for example, with the name of a TV game show), each one worth ten dollars more than the previous one. If you are over $90 in your total and you buzz in and answer correctly, Bill asks you if you want to go to the board. If you don't, he asks another tossup. This means the game moves a little faster than category reveal/auction/asking the true-or-false questions.
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Yeah, that's exactly how the new front game format worked. The first question was worth $40, and each subsequent question was worth ten dollars more than the previous one. Also, if a player buzzed in, and answered incorrectly, the value of the question was equally split between the other two players.
I also recall, that very briefly during this format, the dollar values on the board were $30, $40, and $50. So, if somebody called out "$40 on the red," the red box, in the middle column turned over, not the one in the right-hand column. It confused me when that happened, and probably confused some contestants, too, since shortly thereafter, they went back to $20, $30, and $40.
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so there was no way to get free boxes then? This goes back to the earlier question in the thread because you would have to have a nice bankroll since you had to have enough to cover many selections at your expense. I can't imagine trying it without at least 200 bucks to spend (with the 30,40,50 amounts)