The Super Match was played similar to the 1978–82 version of the round, beginning with the audience match. Initially, the payouts were the same as in the 1970s series, with the top answer worth $500, the second $250, and the third $100. The $50 consolation prize for not coming up with one of the three top answers that had debuted on "Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour" was kept for this series. After several weeks, the second and third place answers increased to $300 and $200 and the consolation amount doubled to $100.