<P> For the entire American run, the game was conducted in the same way as the British version, with a team of players trying to reach and bank a set target within a time limit by compiling a chain of correct answers that would be broken with an incorrect answer or if a player decided to bank the money that was already in the chain . On NBC, the team was composed of eight people (six on the May 10, 2001, episode) looking to win up to $1,000,000 . In the syndicated series, the team size was reduced to six players and the potential top prize was significantly reduced . The first season offered a potential top prize of $75,000, and the second season saw that figure increased to $100,000 . </P> <P> The game started with the winner of a backstage draw before the show began . The first round was played for 2 minutes 30 seconds on the NBC series and 1 minute 45 seconds on the syndicated series, and any money that the team managed to bank over the course of the round was saved . Reaching the target and banking it immediately ended the round . </P> <P> Regardless of the outcome, at the conclusion of the round the team was prompted to vote to eliminate one of their teammates that they felt underperformed in the previous round (the so - called "weakest link" in the chain). Once voting concluded, each player revealed their votes one at a time and the one with the most votes was eliminated from further play and dismissed from the stage with the host telling him / her "you are the weakest link, goodbye ." In the event of a tied vote, the player who was that round's "strongest link" was revealed and called upon to break the tie, with his / her choice then being eliminated . </P> <P> For each subsequent round that followed, the team was given less time to complete the chain . The NBC series reduced the time limit by ten seconds per round, while the syndicated series reduced it by fifteen . Play would begin with the strongest link from the previous round unless that player had been voted out, which would result in the next best player starting . </P>

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