<P> Main game contestants are asked increasingly difficult general knowledge questions by the host . Questions are multiple choice: four possible answers are given (labelled A, B, C and D), and the contestant must choose the correct one . The' D' answer on the first question (except in the Shuffle format like in the US version) is always incorrect and humorous . Upon answering a question correctly, the contestant wins a certain amount of money . In most versions, there is no time limit to answer a question; a contestant may (and often does) take as long as they need to ponder an answer . After the first few questions, the host will ask the contestant if that is their "final answer". When a contestant says "final" in conjunction with one of the answers, it is official, and cannot be changed . The first five questions usually omit this rule, because the questions are generally so easy that requiring a final answer would significantly slow the game down; thus, there are five chances for the contestant to leave with no money if they were to provide a wrong answer before obtaining the first guaranteed amount; going for 1,000 units of currency after winning 500 units is the last point in the game at which a contestant can still leave empty - handed . </P> <P> Subsequent questions are played for increasingly large sums, roughly doubling at each turn . The first few questions often have some joke answers . On episodes of the UK version aired between 1998 and 2007, the payout structure was as follows: first going from £ 100 to £ 300 in increments of £ 100, then from £ 500 to £ 64,000 with the pound value doubling for each new question, and finally from £ 125,000 to £ 1,000,000 with the pound value doubling for each new question . </P> <P> After viewing a question, the contestant can leave the game with the money already won rather than attempting an answer . If the contestant answers a question incorrectly, then all of their winnings are lost, except that the £ 1,000 and £ 32,000 prizes are guaranteed: if a player gets a question wrong above these levels, then the prize drops to the previous guaranteed prize . Answering the £ 2,000 and £ 64,000 questions wrong does not reduce the prize money . The prizes are generally non-cumulative; for example, answering the £ 500 question gives the contestant £ 500, not the previous £ 300 plus £ 500 (i.e. £ 800). The game ends when the contestant answers a question incorrectly, decides not to answer a question, or answers all questions correctly . </P> <P> When the U.S. Millionaire's syndicated version debuted in 2002, Fastest Finger was eliminated for the reduced episode length (30 minutes as opposed to the previous network version's length of 60 minutes). Thus, contestants immediately take the Hot Seat, each of them called in after their predecessors' games end . Contestants are required to pass a more conventional game show qualification test at auditions; however, when the U.S. Millionaire revived its primetime version for specials, it also restored the Fastest Finger round; this was done in 2004 for the Super Millionaire series which raised the top prize to $10,000,000 and in August 2009 for an eleven - night special that celebrated the U.S. version's tenth anniversary . Long after the U.S. version eliminated its Fastest Finger round, numerous other versions (including the Australian, Italian, Turkish, British, Russian, Dutch and French versions) followed suit by eliminating their respective Fastest Finger First rounds; additionally, some versions (such as the British, Dutch, French and Russian versions) have eliminated their respective Fastest Finger First rounds for special events wherein celebrities play for charity . </P>

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