Here's my idea for a syndicated version:
Usee the 1981 format for the daily portions of the show with 66 boxes & a daily top prize of $25,000. That ammount is added to the weekly pot wich starts at $100,000 & grows $25,000 a day untill it is won.
As far as contestants, in addition to a female section, I was thinking maybe incorporate a "male" section so each sex has an equal shot at the top prize. The preliminary rounds will have females openning their purses where someone has hidden a $100 bill in 3 of them while the guys will open something like a tackle box. Those 3 winners will then compete for a chance to play a "Showdown" type round against a reigning champion for the right to play for the top daily prize.
The showdown winner will then choose one of the 66 boxes to see if there's the top prize, a nice prize or EVEN a klunker. Whatever happens, the champ keeps playing untill defeated. There are 2 rounds per day with the ladies going first.
On Fridays, the top winner of the week will have a chance to pick one of 15 treasure chests. One of which is the weekly top prize while the others have really extravagant prizes starting at $10,000.
At the end of the season, the top 4 moneywinners will play for $1 million. The same 15 treasure chests will be there however, ONLY one chest will contain the big prize while the others will be empty. Gameplay will follow the daily format minus the preliminaries with the showdown winner IMMEDIATELY goes to the treasure chests. If an empty chest is opened, it is eliminated from further play. The tournament will be played on a rotational basis untill someone wins it all.