Million Dollar Password facts for kids
Million Dollar Password was an exciting television game show that you might have seen on the CBS channel. It was a new and improved version of an older game show called Password. The show ran from June 1, 2008, to June 14, 2009. A famous TV host named Regis Philbin was the host of the show.
How the Game Works
The game had two main parts. The first part involved two players and two famous people. Each player took turns in 30-second rounds. Their goal was to guess five secret words. Their celebrity partner would give them clues.
- Clues had to be only one word long.
- The celebrity could give many clues for each word.
- They had to wait for the player to respond before giving a new clue.
- Only one clue could be given at a time.
After each player had a turn, they would switch celebrity partners. The player who guessed the most words after four rounds won. That player then moved on to the special Million Dollar Password round. If there was a tie, a tie-breaker word was given. The team that guessed it first won.
The Million Dollar Password Round
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This final round had six steps, and the top prize was a huge $1,000,000! The player's partner for this round was the celebrity they worked best with earlier. If they did equally well with both, their last partner joined them.
In this round, the player could choose to give clues or receive them. For each step, the clue-giver had 90 seconds to get their partner to say five words. They could give up to three clues for each word. If they got stuck, they could "pass" on a word, but they couldn't come back to it later.
If the clue-giver successfully got their partner to say five words, the player won the money for that level. Then, they had a big choice: take the money they had won, or try for the next level! Each new level had one less word to guess, making it harder.
- If a player failed on the first two levels, they left with no money.
- If they failed on the $50,000, $100,000, or $250,000 levels, they still won $25,000.
- If a player reached the $250,000 level, they could play for the $1,000,000 without risking the $250,000 they had already won.
If the player was the one giving the clues, they got to see the words for the $250,000 level before deciding if they wanted to keep their money or go for the big million.
See also
In Spanish: Password (programa de televisión) para niños
