Monopoly aired as a summer replacement series on ABC along with Super Jeopardy!, a special tournament edition of Griffin's quiz show.
Each clue was a toss-up, and answering correctly won money equal to the value of the property, from $60 for Mediterranean Avenue to $400 for Boardwalk.
If the properties in a monopoly ended up under the control of multiple contestants, a series of toss-up clues were played between them to determine ownership.
During the commercial break following the completion of the first round, the contestants used the money they had earned to build houses and hotels on their properties.
Once the contestants' construction purchases had been revealed and the corresponding cost deducted from their scores, the Big Money Round began.
An indicator light started at "GO" and moved clockwise around the board, according to the total of two oversized dice rolled by the show's hostess.
If a property was landed on, O'Donnell called out its rent value and Reilly read a clue to the contestant who owned it.
A miss incurred no penalty but allowed either of the opponents to buzz in under the same rules as the first round, with an incorrect answer deducting from that contestant's score.
The champion tried to complete one full clockwise circuit of the board within five rolls while staying out of jail.
[2] Reilly later worked as a waiter before being selected a year later by producer Merv Griffin to perform as a contestant on the pilot for Monopoly.
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