[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Apr 7 2005, 10:16 PM\'][quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Apr 7 2005, 11:12 PM\'][Yes, the cars were originally Cadillacs, and a player that won one retired undefeated. After a few weeks of that, the cars became sports cars like Camaros and Fieros. Players at that point stayed until they won five games, or in the case of Brian Hunt, were forced to retire. He won $63,105 in cash and prizes, including two cars, and was forced to retire as winning one more car would put him over the winnings limit at the time which was $75K(they taped at CBS, and must have aired on some CBS O&O's). I think the prize cards in the maingames were introduced at the same time the cars were.
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Wasn't the winnings limit $50,000 at CBS at this time?
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It was $75K by 1986. I think Pyramid had just announced on air the new rule of "retire at $75K, keep up to $100K" at the time of Brian's win in November 1986. As to why Brian had to leave Rafferty CS upon winning $63K in prizes and cash, he was told, and posted in ATGS in 1997, that winning one more car would put him over the $75K limit.