[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'245808\' date=\'Aug 12 2010, 04:33 PM\']I was never a massive fan of the NBC system. If you get to (for example) $150k and there are still 15 Mob members left who have got to that point because they're good enough to get every single answer right, who in their right mind would gamble their entire winnings on one more question that's only really likely to offer a $10-20k return? It is generally never great design to have a structure that encourages people to quit.[/quote]
While I don't disagree, I'm not a big fan of the all-or-nothing system, esp. with life-changing amounts of money. To me, I feel that a contestant should receive some sort of reward for the questions you did answer correctly, whether it was with help or without.
Do any countries allow contestants to walk but with deducted winnings? Perhaps offer something along those lines, where you still have to answer the first three, and the deduction is based on what question level you reach, i.e. 40% after level 1, 30% for level 2, 20% for level 3, etc. Like with Millionaire, if you don't make it past the first tier, then you get nothing, and that first level would be the only safety net. At least with a big deduction, there's still a reward for the questions, but there's also some risk for playing on.