I'm watching a champion accumulate more and more Temptation Dollars in 2007's Temptation. As he gets closer and closer to the car and repeatedly opts to return for the next episode, Rossi keeps implying that he's risking everything. If I remember correctly, on the champion's final appearance, Rossi even said that if he lost, he would go away "empty-handed."
Was Rossi just misstating the stakes to make everything sound more dramatic? Or did returning champions who eventually lost the main game also lose all of their Instant Bargains and Instant Cash?