The host asks eight general-knowledge questions with four answer options each, and all contestants separately and secretly lock in their guesses.

If the matchup ends in a tie, the host continues to ask questions until one contestant answers correctly and wins.

Should one contestant claim all 16 steps, they immediately win the round by knockout and are credited with a £500 bonus in addition to the opponent's money.

Instead, they play a "Golden Run" bonus round in which they can double their money by correctly answering three questions in 30 seconds.

In order to achieve this result, one contestant must end up in control of the four highest cash amounts, win all of their matches by knockout, defeat a semi-final opponent who won their Round 2 match by knockout, and win the Golden Run.