In most rounds, the host asks the contestant four questions in a given category, each of which has two options for the correct answer.

If the contestant answers three questions correctly, however, he or she is allowed to select a scroll from a rotating table.

A contestant who succeeds on a special question (including a Lo iettatore question) may choose to reject his or her first scroll and choose another and accept that result, except that a selection of Lo iettatore or Avanti un altro cannot be rejected in this way.

After any successful round, the contestant may choose to close his or her game and take a seat in the champion's chair.

In the final stage, the last person sitting in the chair plays to win his entire jackpot plus €100,000.

If the contestant can successfully answer all 21 questions incorrectly within 150 seconds, he or she wins all the money built up during the game, plus an additional €100,000.

The game also ends in failure if a further 100 seconds elapse beyond the initial time limit, allowing the money to count down to €0.

In prime-time celebrity specials since 2017, the rules are changed to allow for a better chance for more money to go to charity.