[4] These games were taped on August 2–4, 2008, at CBS Radford studios in Los Angeles.

[7] Betty White became the first celebrity to play in all American television versions of Password with her appearance on the June 12, 2008, episode.

[10] On August 3, 2009, during the 2009 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler officially announced that there were no plans to renew the series; despite strong overall ratings, the show was most popular among a very old demographic that was not popular with advertisers.

for its entire network run (between 1999 and 2002, which Philbin had also hosted) and was the consulting producer for the syndicated version's first two seasons before becoming the director of Duel (which aired between December 2007 and July 2008).

After four rounds, the contestant who has correctly identified the most words moves on to the Million Dollar Password game.

If the contestants are tied after four rounds, a tie-breaking word is given to both teams, starting with the winner of a coin-toss.

The teams alternate giving clues and responses until one contestant gets the word and wins the game.

The giver may pass, but cannot return to a word, like the original "Lightning Round" of the classic Password.

Should a contestant clear the first five levels, s/he wins a guaranteed $250,000 and gets a free shot at the $1,000,000 top prize.

[16] A version based on the Million Dollar Password format has been adapted for their audience.

The biggest differences include the top prize of €25,000 and changing the program to a forty-five-minute (with commercials) weekday broadcast.

Endless Games began distributing a home box version of Million Dollar Password in November 2008[27] and a second edition was released in June 2010.

[29] In November 2008, RealArcade published an iPhone OS game based on the show entitled Million Dollar Password 2009 Edition.

[30] Million Dollar Password 2009 Edition was released on CD-ROM in July 2009, distributed by Encore USA.

[31] Andrews McMeel published a 2010 day-to-day calendar based upon the program in July 2009.