Break The Bank Clip

[Don Howard]

Yes, that was the smile of smiles.
$10000 in prizes, eh? I'd forgotten the bank wasn't for cash.
Or was there some cash in there? How about a car?

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jun 14 2005, 03:49 PM\']Yes, that was the smile of smiles.
$10000 in prizes, eh? I'd forgotten the bank wasn't for cash.
Or was there some cash in there? How about a car?

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Since I believe it's the 70s version you're thinking of, the daytime version was played for cash--$5,000 base, with $1,000 added every game until won.  (Figures can be corrected.)  It was just for merchandise on the nighttime show--and I don't remember if a car was included.

[Ian Wallis]

Yes, a car was included, along with trips (mostly to European cities).  The only cash won on the nighttime show was for the games themsleves, or from the bonus round.

[bandit_bobby]

On the daytime show, the bank went up $500 originally for each game it went unclaimed, and $250 later on in the run.

[Ian Wallis]

On the daytime show, the bank went up $500 originally for each game it went unclaimed, and $250 later on in the run.

The change to $250 occured the same time they changed the rules to allow opponents to automatically get the boxes if a contestant got the answer wrong.  During the first several weeks of the show, each box had to be earned, which led to some very long games.