The Australian version of the British elimination quiz. Six contestants begin by making a bid of up to $500 that they will start the game with. The contestant with the highest bid is immediately "shafted" (eliminated), becoming the first to hear Red Symons say to them the show's catch-cry, "You've been shafted." The contestant with the second highest bid begins the first round by choosing one of four categories, and each player then bids an amount out of what they have that they will stake on each question they answer. After a number of questions are asked, the final question of the round is a "half question" - the contestants hear the first part of the question, then make a bid from the money they have at that point. The contestant with the highest bid hears the rest of the question and then has to answer it - the amount they bid gets added to their total if they answer correctly, or removed from it if their answer is incorrect. The contestant with the most money after the ...