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by goongas » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:49 pm
I stole the description of the show from another board I read:
Here's the general format (this is based on the hour-long French version, so for a half-hour it will probably be altered somewhat):
6 contestants compete to have the chance to win the place of the champion.
Round 1:
Each of the 6 players gets 2 questions. After hearing the question, they can decide to get 2 possible answers for 1 point, 4 possible answers for 3 points, or answer without any choices for 5 points. Top 4 scorers go on to round 2. The champion decides who goes on in case of a tie.
Round 2:
Everyone answers each question with their keyboard. First 3 questions are 2 choices/1 point, next 3 are 4 choices/3 points, last 2 are type-in answers for 5 points. The champion then decides who gets the final 4 questions one at a time- correct answer gets 5 points, but a wrong answer loses 5 points. Top scorer faces the champion- again, champ breaks a tie.
Final Round:
The champ is given 4 categories. He has to pick one for the challenger (one that he thinks the challenger can do well in for reasons given later on, but not too well that he'll lose to), and then one for himself. The challenger goes first, and is given 6 questions with the same 1/3/5 point options, but is not told the correct answers yet (so the champ hears the questions and the challenger's answers, so he might be able to roughly estimate how well the opponent did, but can't be sure). The champion is then given 6 questions of his own the same way, but the correct answers are given immediately. Once the champs final score is determined, they go back and review the challengers' answers. The challenger must beat the champion's score to overthrow him- a tie means champion retains.
The Champion gets 100 Euros for every point the CHALLENGER scored in the final round- so that's why he has to pick a category that the challenger can do well, but not too well in. If the challenger wins, they get 100 Euros per point they scored. However, the champ can elect to offer part of his winnings to the challenger to leave the show and let him remain champ, which the challenger can accept (and leave the show with the offer plus his point winnings-champ gets nothing but his title back) or refuse and become champ with his point winnings. 10 wins in a row by a champ without a buyout wins him a bonus trip, but they can stay until an offer is refused (The current record is 25 wins by two people, one of which bought out a challenger once.)