The show first ran from November 4, 2002 to February 25, 2005 and its second has been broadcast since October 5, 2024,[1][2][3][4] it is currently shown every weekend (Saturday and Sunday) at 17.30 (CET +1) on the Polish television station Polsat.
Under the Polish licence of the format, granted by the ATM Grupa, a local version of the show also aired in the New Zealand in 2005, using the title Cash Battle.
At all times contestants are allowed to negotiate with the host the price of a hint, which is a set of four possible answers.
The team with the highest amount of money after seven (six in the first run[a]) questions have been asked advances to the second round.
The Champions’ team members wear traditional graduation cap and gown outfits.
Unlike other auctions, money bid by teams is removed from play instead of being added to the pool.
If neither player presses button within a given amount of time, both of them go to the penalty box, and the pool is carried over to the next question.
A player in the penalty box can be bought out in any moment by their team via bargaining with the host (in a way similar to asking for a hint).
Since the first episode didn't have a proper returning champion, the Champions team was made up of biggest winners from the previous game show hosted by Ibisz, Życiowa szansa (the Polish version of the then-popular Chance of a Lifetime).