The million dollar prize was never won; only smaller amounts of money were awarded to contestants.
A solo player competed for a chance to win over $1,000,000 in the form of an annuity, doing so by answering ten questions.
If correct, the contestant would have a maximum of eight questions to answer, being forced to bet at least half of what they had at that particular point in the game.
(If the contestant answered the credit card question correctly, their debt was eliminated for good even if they ended on the game on zero.)
The show ran for two seasons, and was eventually moved to weeknights at 5.30 pm before the nightly news broadcast; it was then Seven began the practice of airing game shows as a lead-in to its news bulletins, which continues to this day.