The third round consists of two passes worth $300 each. if the theme is pickup trucks, every pass is made by a pickup) Around the same time, contestants started to guess whether the Combo Round would be won by the car in the left or right lane, the contestant who wins the pass gets a bonus $100 to keep if his/her lane is correct. Midway through the show's run, Round 2 started to implement themes (ex. The second pass of round 2 is called the 'Combo Round' in which two drivers make a pass simultaneously, the contestant must predict the combined time of the two cars and must direct their one question to one driver only. The second round consists of three passes worth $200 each. The first round consists of three passes worth $100 each. The bonus does not count towards the score and is the contestant's to keep regardless of the outcome of the show.Īt various points during the show's run, minor tweaks have been made to the gameplay, such as allowing the contestants to wager double-or-nothing on specific passes. If a contestant correctly guesses the time of a run exactly, the contestant wins a bonus $100 bill.

In the event of a possible tie in total winnings at the end of the show, contestants are asked to record a guess for the speed of the car in the final pass, with the show win being awarded to the closest guess.

Ties for individual passes are awarded to the contestant who locked in their time first. These events are collectively known in-show as a 'catastrophic failure' when this happens, the contestant who enters the slowest time wins the money. Occasionally, a driver will commit a foul or the car will break down in some way as to make a pass impossible or unsafe. The contestant whose predictions was closest to the actual time wins increasing amounts of money as the game progresses in addition to the scores being displayed on the contestants' podiums, host Wagner physically hands the winning contestant $100 bills. The car then makes its pass, following standard drag racing procedure. Before each run down the drag strip (or Pass) each racer and his or her car are displayed to the contestants, who are then permitted to ask a single question about the car or driver, such as the size or power of the engine, the type and size of the tires and the driver's previous experience.Īfter all questions have been asked, the contestant secretly enter their predictions of the car's elapsed time to the nearest 1/100 of a second.

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