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The Australian version of the show was later revived as ''Temptation'', which was fairly faithful to the original and ran from 2005 to 2009. This Australian version in turn spun off an American version, ''[[Temptation 2007|Temptation: The New Sale of the Century]]''; the American version was a low-budget knockoff that was canceled after its low-rated disaster of a first season.
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* [[Big Win Sirens]]: The stock "NBC sirens" were heard if a major prize or the lot was won at the end of the show. A "win music" cue was also played for significant wins, and would be reprised during the closing fees and credits of that show.
* [[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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