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Post by antovolk on Sept 15, 2010 7:37:39 GMT -5
Hey all,
After seeing the new US Millionaire, I have decided to come up with a potential 'ultimate' format of WWTBAM. It is really a mix of all current leading versions of the game (UK '10, US S7, and Shuffle) and hope you like it!
15 questions, split into 3 rounds
-Round 1: Q1-5, 15sec. on the clock (progressively difficult)
-Round 2: Q5-10, shuffled money and questions, 30sec. on the clock
-Round 3: Q10-15, not timed (progressively difficult)
Categories will be shown for all questions like the US Millionaire.
Lifelines:
-At start: 50:50, Ask the Audience, Phone a Friend
-After Q5 you also get: Ask the Expert
-After Q10 you also get: Double Dip
Money Tree:
£100
£200
£300
£500
£1000
-----Money shuffled from here-----
£2000
£4000
£8000
£16000
£32000
-----Money stops shuffling-----
£100000
£250000
£500000
£750000
£1 MILLION
With the shuffle round, the rules from S9 US apply: it's all in one bank, but the £1000 win does not get added to the bank. After the shuffle round, with Q10-15, money won replaces the previous amount won (unlike in shuffle, where it all adds up to £62000, that's why Q11 is for £100000 not £64000)
In terms of the music, I would prefer the US S7 score, but with the main theme modified to be lore like the original theme; US S7 music for Q1-10 clock beds and classic for Q11-15 beds. With the shuffle, we can use the new US S9 music for the shuffle money SFX, and answer correct cues for Q5-10, and when the money value is revealed, we could use the US S7 correct answer cues.
Hope this isn't too complicated, and that you like this idea!
Thanks,
antovolk
After seeing the new US Millionaire, I have decided to come up with a potential 'ultimate' format of WWTBAM. It is really a mix of all current leading versions of the game (UK '10, US S7, and Shuffle) and hope you like it!
15 questions, split into 3 rounds
-Round 1: Q1-5, 15sec. on the clock (progressively difficult)
-Round 2: Q5-10, shuffled money and questions, 30sec. on the clock
-Round 3: Q10-15, not timed (progressively difficult)
Categories will be shown for all questions like the US Millionaire.
Lifelines:
-At start: 50:50, Ask the Audience, Phone a Friend
-After Q5 you also get: Ask the Expert
-After Q10 you also get: Double Dip
Money Tree:
£100
£200
£300
£500
£1000
-----Money shuffled from here-----
£2000
£4000
£8000
£16000
£32000
-----Money stops shuffling-----
£100000
£250000
£500000
£750000
£1 MILLION
With the shuffle round, the rules from S9 US apply: it's all in one bank, but the £1000 win does not get added to the bank. After the shuffle round, with Q10-15, money won replaces the previous amount won (unlike in shuffle, where it all adds up to £62000, that's why Q11 is for £100000 not £64000)
In terms of the music, I would prefer the US S7 score, but with the main theme modified to be lore like the original theme; US S7 music for Q1-10 clock beds and classic for Q11-15 beds. With the shuffle, we can use the new US S9 music for the shuffle money SFX, and answer correct cues for Q5-10, and when the money value is revealed, we could use the US S7 correct answer cues.
Hope this isn't too complicated, and that you like this idea!
Thanks,
antovolk
My only gripe would then be that the second question of the upper tier is basically a free guess as well, with only an $8,000 risk for a $70,000 reward. A major problem with money trees can be risk vs. reward; if they're not balanced (in the case of alternate Millionaire trees) then you can either see a large number of walkaways or virtually everyone taking a risk, depending on how the tree is set up.
