Last night's second episode had a different set of rules:
Three people began the game, and the Takeover was available straight away.
Three questions in round one for $5,000 each; two questions for $10,000 each,
After the first ad break the audience got to vote for who they thought was the weakest player, and that result is revealed.
Round three has two questions for $15,000 where the three answers must be put in order, then the $25,000 question where each answer could be correct or incorrect. The final fight for the money is done similarly.
I like that they got rid of the vote-out and adding another question, but it still could be better.