Rob is indeed here... <<I guess my major objection to the show is that knowledge can actually be *punished.*>> Definitely. Don't do too well or you'll get the push with three to go. <<(A) The British version starts with NINE contestants, and therefore has EIGHT rounds, with the final round being played for *treble* value rather than double.>> True, although the amount scored in the treble round is often quite pathetic here. We do have a "Champions" edition, which has eight contestants, and different scoring, but I'm thinking only of the normal daily one. <<(B) The first round starts out with 3.00, rather than 2.30, on the clock. [Net result: US version--14.00 of game play; British version--19.20 or so.]>> Big difference - the early rounds are where we do the damage. <<(C) The British chain, as there are nine contestants, is NINE answers, rather than 8: US chain: $1,000 -- $2,500 -- $5,000 -- $10,000 -- $25,000 -- $50,000 -- $75,000 -- $125,000. UK chain: 20 -- 50 -- 100 -- 200 -- 300 -- 400 -- 600 -- 800 -- 1000. ... but the chains in the US are somewhat more "top-heavy" than the UK version.>> Not quite right on the numbers, IIRC, but nearly. We usually bank after four right answers or so. <<As for the one question I am sure some of us are wondering: Rob, on the UK version, *is* there a clock visible to the contestants? I realize that just because there was/n't one in the UK doesn't mean there's one here, but, from the way they were playing here, they certainly appeared to be oblivious of the clock.>> The way it happens here is that the clock is visible until 30 seconds to go, when it is removed. Therefore, you have no warning of the end of the round without trying to count 30 seconds. Wristwatches aren't allowed :-) Rob.
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