One ball was drawn at random from a lottery machine, and the contestant matching its colour crossed the studio to sit in Winners' Row.

If multiple contestants were in Winners' Row at the same time, the host asked a new multiple-choice question to each one in turn, and continued doing so as long as they all answered correctly.

If multiple contestants were in the Red Area at the same time, the host asked an open-ended question to all of them after this choice was made, and they had to collectively agree on an answer.

A klaxon sounded after 20 multiple-choice questions had been asked or a certain length of time had elapsed, whichever came first, and all contestants not in Winners' Row at that point were eliminated from the game with no winnings.

Those who remained were asked one more multiple-choice question apiece, and all who answered correctly won an equal share of the prize fund.