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Israeli [[Game Show]] recently imported to America by [[NBC]] (and apparently the first Israeli format to make it to the States as well). A single contestant (the "Hero") tries to beat 10 other individuals (the "Strangers") for a chance to win up to $1,000,000. After picking an opponent, the two alternate answering questions with crossword-style clues ("Website that documents common plot elements in media works: _ _ / _ _ _ P _ S"). Each question has a 20-second time limit: contestants may guess as much as they want, but if they run out of time, down they go!▼
▲'''''Who's Still Standing?''''' is an Israeli [[Game Show]] recently{{when}} imported to America by [[NBC]] (and apparently the first Israeli format to make it to the States as well). A single contestant (the "Hero") tries to beat 10 other individuals (the "Strangers") for a chance to win up to $1,000,000. After picking an opponent, the two alternate answering questions with crossword-style clues ("Website that documents common plot elements in media works: _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ P _ S"). Each question has a 20-second time limit: contestants may guess as much as they want, but if they run out of time, down they go!
If the Hero wins the battle, they bank whatever money is hidden on that Stranger's podium (ranging from $1,000-$20,000, with no connection to the Stranger's intelligence; at least one episode used amounts ranging from $1-$50,000, as on the Israeli version). The prize goes up to $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000 regardless on the final three), and the contestant gets dropped through a hole under them, after which they must decide to continue on or go home.
If a Hero elects to quit, they're allowed to go "through the door" or "through the floor"; unlike what you may expect, several players have opted to walk out. If the Hero loses, they go through the hole and the Stranger wins $10,000. And the game ends, of course, because [[Sarcasm Mode|that Stranger becoming the new Hero is a bad idea]].
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* [[All or Nothing]]: Players either walk away with money "through the door" or go "through the floor" with nothing.
* [[Bonus Round]]: After a game concludes, the ''real'' fun begins — the remaining Strangers play a [[Sudden Death]] [[Speed Round]] where they're asked questions going around the circle with 10-second time limits. Each correct answer increases the pot (some episodes gave $1,000, others $2,000), and last one standing wins it all.
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* [[Speed Round]]: The whole show (and especially the "bonus" round) could be seen as one.
* [[Who Wants to Be Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]: $1,000,000 top prize, epic music, circular set with lots of lighting effects, etc. They're even taking stabs at the "shuffle" format the syndicated run adopted in 2010 (i.e., every round's worth a different amount, but what it's worth isn't revealed until the round's completed).
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Through the door, or through the floor?" (Contestants who walk away with winnings can choose their exit method. Contestants who lose, however, cannot. For obvious reasons.
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