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* [[Bonus Round]]: The 1980s version had ''three'', all allowing for potential winnings of over $100,000:
** The first was almost identical to the original. The champion could use his or her money to possibly buy one of the progressively fancier prizes available, try for a larger prize by coming back the next day, or reach a specific score target to win the entire set of prizes plus a cash jackpot.
** This was replaced in
** In late 1987, this was changed to the Winner's Big Money Game, a speed round with a series of word puzzles played for a jackpot increasing every time it was played by a champion.
* [[Bonus Space]]: Instant Bargain and Instant Cash could count for this, but mainly the Fame Game (some spaces added to a contestant's score, while the others contained prizes or a sizable cash award).
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*** The Australian ''Temptation'' was also true to its predecessor, with Livinia Nixon as the Vanna, but about half the Gift Shop prizes were modeled by Scott McGregor.
* [[Progressive Jackpot]]: Seen on the NBC/syndicated series:
** From May 1983 to
** Starting in January 1986 on
** From 1982 until the end of its run, the Aussie version's jackpot started at $50,000 and increased by $2,000 per show until claimed. The jackpot (which was a part of the Lot) often topped the six-figure mark, with the highest being $508,000.
* [[Speed Round]]: Whoever was in the lead after 60 seconds at $5 per question won the game. (This was instituted in March 1984, replacing an often anti-climatic final series of three questions at $5 per correct answer.)
* [[Prize Letdown]]:
** During the 1980s NBC/syndicated run, several prominent contestants were known to refuse even the most desirable Instant Bargains, particularly when a large end-game prize was at stake. One of the most well-known examples was Alice Conkwright, who during her seven-day championship run, refused every instant bargain; during the third Instant Bargain on her final show (where she was playing for a cash and prize package worth more than $120,000), host Jim Perry unsuccessfully swayed her to buy by offering her a $2,000 bonus.
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