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* [[Bonus Round]]: The Wonderwall (not to be confused with the Oasis song), which is essentially a trivia version of Where's Wally. The player begins with 15 seconds to study a giant wall with 49 possible answers on it. Then, they got three minutes to answer 20 questions by responding with both the answer and number from the board. Each prize level is a vacation of increasing prestige, ranging from a trip to a bed and breakfast at Spaghetti Junction to a trip around the world. Two "Pit Stops" are issued to stop the clock for fifteen seconds each.
** The American version is almost identical, but with some additional changes. Contestants played for cash (ranging from $2,500 to $1,000,000), and also received two Passes, which could be used to switch out the question. However, the biggest change of all was the addition of a way to ''lose''; each incorrect guess earned a strike. Getting three strikes or running out of time dropped the player right back down to the $2,500 level. Additionally, every question had a 15 second time limit in addition to the main 3 minutes, running out of time on that ''also'' cost a strike. If two strikes are amassed or 15 seconds remain overall (whichever comes first), a button activates allowing the player to [[Press X to Not Die|bail out with their current prize.]]
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** However, in America, it was played straight - the average viewer probably never knew it was from the creators of their new favorite show. They just saw it as another show trying to cash in on the ''Millionaire'' craze.
* [[Zonk]]: The British version offered a stay at a bed and breakfast overlooking the [[wikipedia:Gravelly Hill Interchange|Gravelly Hill Interchange]] in Birmingham (otherwise known as Spaghetti Junction) as a consolation prize if one were to get nothing right on the Wonderwall.
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Simon Mayo was known for hosting various flagship programs on BBC Radio 1, and Schofield (who now hosts ''[[The Cube (TV series)|The Cube]]'') was well-known for being one of the hosts of the BBC's children's lineup in the 80's.
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