Questions 1-2: Single Points with 4-8 possible answers for each question. Very rarely to never would it extend to 9-12
Questions 3: Double Points with 4-8 possible answers for each question. Very rarely to never would it extend to 9.
Questions 4 (or however many it'll take to get to $300): Triple points with 4-5 possible answers for each question. Question 5 would only have 4 answers (maybe 3 as many as two times during the entire series).
From Circa 1990-1992
Questions 1-3: Single Points with 4-8 possible answers for each questions. Very rarely to never would it extend to 9-12.
Question 4: Double Points with 4-5 possible answers for each question.
Question 5: (or however many it'll take to get to $300): Triple points with only 4 answers (maybe 3 as many as two times during the entire series).
From Circa 1992-1994
Bullseye: A chance to make up to an additional $15000 to be added to the $5000 minimun one could win.
Questions 1: Single Points with 4-8 possible answers for each question. Very rarely to never would it extend to 9-12.
Question 2: Double Points with 4-8 possible answers for each question. Very rarely to never would it extend to 9.
Question 3: (or however many it'll take to get to $300): Triple points. Question 3 would only have 4-5 answers, and everything after that would have only 4 (maybe 3 as many as two times during the entire series).
The SYN version was about the same, except you won twice as much for winning the end game, but you couldn't return to win more.