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This is a best-of-seven round: a question is asked, then possible choices slowly come up. If there already have seven choices and no contestants decide to answer, then wrong choices will be disappeared one by one. The contestants can buzz in at any time. If he's right, he wins a point, otherwise the
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This round is best-of-five: a multiple-choice question with five possible answers is asked. Every 10 seconds, a wrong choice disappears. Contestants can buzz in at any time. A correct answer wins the contestant a point, otherwise the point goes to the opponent. The first to three points goes to the
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Only three contestants who have most correct answers will be able to go to this round. These players now get the chance to leave the game and walk away with their earned money as well as a brand-new car. If one of the three players decides to walk away, the fourth-placed contender from the previous
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A video is shown, then a multiple-choice question related to the video is asked. The question has five possible answers, three of them are correct. All 1,000 contestants lock in the choice via keypads, and after the right answers are revealed, five contestants who answered the question correctly in
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6 players now have the chance to take the offer of 10,000 DM and walk away. They are standing next to each other, with every player standing in front of a small circle of neon light installed in the podium floor. If they want to take the offer, they must step forward and touch the circle with their
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The first round consists of one multiple-choice question with three possible choices. All 1,000 contestants have 6 seconds to answer the question via keypads. They are split into two teams: a red team (sections 1–5) and a blue team (sections 6–10). Each right answer earn the team a point. After the
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The winner sits in a red armchair which rises skywards. He starts the round with 1 DM. Seven multiple-choice questions are asked, each with seven possible choices but only one of them is correct. The contestant has 30 seconds to answer each question. For each right answer, a zero is added to the
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The first episode had a rating of 5.41 million viewers and 20.7% share. In the 14–49 age group, it had a 21.6% share. However, the figures gradually dropped. After four episodes, the show only averaged 4.71 million viewers and a 17% share. With ratings being low compare with
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feet, therefore ilumminating the circle. The first to do so leaves the game with the money and is replaced by an audience member selected by the Random Remote of Doom. If no one wants to leave, the Random Remote of Doom choose an audience member to win the money instead.
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