Good question!
I\'ll preface my response with this: The TV format, actually, was kind of cool. At first, the \"Double Dare\" mechanic seemed a little tacked-on, but, after watching some very close matches and some \"poker faces,\" I liked having unlimited \"Doublers\" present.
But, that does bring me to my first change:
1. Keep the doublers, but don\'t increase the point values of questions as time goes on. I didn\'t really like that questions at the end were worth way more points than those at the beginning, though I can see why that was done from a \"can he/she come back\" kind of thing.
2. Whatever is done on TV, should be done for the web-only games, too. I did enjoy watching the live feeds, but it was an extremely boring format, and, once someone got a 3-4 point lead, that pretty much meant the game was a foregone conclusion. At least, with the Doublers in play, it would have made those matches a bit more strategic and not just \"Person A, what was your answer? Person B, what was your answer?\"
3. I like the idea of some sort of consolation prize for those who get in the Money Chair, win a bunch of bouts, but never qualify for Winner\'s Row. Before, I had suggested $100/bout, but you could even do it based on time, say, $500 or $1,000/hour.
So, YMMV, but those are my three. Attack.
Anthony