[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' date=\'Apr 5 2004, 08:55 PM\']If the player thought the word was too hard, he/she could say "no bet" and they went on to the next game.
Also note that if the contestant gave an illegal clue in the betting word, the word was thrown out and it was "no bet".[/quote]
So every contestant should have bet it all, and then given an illegal clue when the clock hit 1? That's as bad as the "deduct 20%" Alphabetics rule--"just say XYLOPHONE and you'll win $4000, partner".