But they didn\'t do \"as little as possible.\" They gained control of the dice and prudently passed them off. The problem is that if you dangle the carrot of a bonus round prize, most players will choose to get over the difficult hurdle the easiest way possible--that is to say by making the opponent play with fire.
Here was my Pyramid idea: four new players compete in the first half hour, going for $5,000 a throw. Contestants are removed from the pool after losing the front game twice. The winners from the first half play in the second half for $10,000 or $20,000 if they win both halves.