This was both against each other and the clock, all under the eyes of the Master, Martin Flood, who sat in a chair watching to find the contestants' weaknesses.
If the contestant bet the entire $50,000 they selected the category of questions and played for $1,000,000 and the chance to become the new Master.
If they, however, risked the entire $50,000 and failed, they also lost all the money they had won in the previous rounds, walking away empty-handed.
Seven boss David Leckie ordered it off air when it rated just 744,000 capital city viewers.
[2] The remaining six episodes already recorded aired on Monday at 7.30pm, during the summer non-ratings period.