The contestants stood at podiums numbered 1 through 3, based on their performance in the Trivia Race, and each of them had to answer one of three questions individually. Contestant #1 (the best performer) was shown a set of four answers and could either play or pass. If #1 passed, #2 had the same option; however, if #2 passed, #3 had to play. The host then asked the question, and the contestant in control won $1,000 and the right to play the final $10,000 question by giving the correct answer. A miss eliminated the contestant from the round. Three questions were played, with the answers for the second question being shown first to the higher-ranking contestant who had not yet answered. The third question went to the last remaining contestant.