[5] A special Tokyo 2020 Olympics episode aired to raise money for the Team USA fund on February 22, 2021.

The bottom of the board is divided into 15 slots marked with various dollar amounts, alternating between low and high values.

Balls can be put into play from seven numbered "drop zones" on the top edge of the board, directly above the seven centermost money slots.

A team of two contestants plays each game, attempting to bank as much money as possible by answering questions correctly and landing balls in high-value slots.

In the first two seasons, two initial green balls were played from different zones chosen by the onstage player, and a team could bank up to $1,999,998.

In addition, four green and four red balls are played at the start and end of the round respectively, and are dropped one at a time, rather than simultaneously.

The values on the board range from $1 to $1,000,000, and are arranged as follows: After the third question in Round 3, the isolated player is sent a contract by the host and must decide to either sign it or tear it up.

Signing the contract gives up the team bank in favor of a guaranteed payout, equal to the Free Fall winnings plus an additional $20,000 for every question answered correctly in Rounds 2 and 3.

If the bank contains at least $5, the four red balls are played once the isolated player returns the contract, from the same zones and in the same order as the four green ones at the beginning of Round 3.

The isolated player then returns to the stage to reveal their decision; only at this point do they learn the number of correct answers given, the payout total, and the team's final bank.

The maximum possible guaranteed payout in the first two seasons is $495,000, obtained by scoring $375,000 in Free Fall and answering all six questions correctly in Rounds 2 and 3.

In the third season, the maximum possible total is $13,624,989 due to the increased number of mandatory green and red balls in Round 2.

Jan Chaney of Vulture dubbed The Wall as being "the most stereotypically American game show on television right now" and "absurd yet undeniably diverting.

"[12] Chaney criticized the show for making "attempts to sell us something new, even though its concept is really based on old ideas [...] mixed up just enough [to] seem fresh".