Talk:Clock Format/@comment-29230720-20190311171151/@comment-31012996-20190327202411

I agree with you on that too; they should have raised the money tree instead of lowering it.Two things I don't like about the current money tree are 1: having a $500 question qhen all the other questions are in the thousands (there should be no more hundred dollar questions) and 2: skipping the number 4 in dollar amounts (going from $3,000 to $5,000 and $30,000 to $50,000, skipping $4,000 and $40,000). I say that they should bring back the classic Keith and Matthew Strachan soundtrack back, or if not, use the Ramon Covalo soundtrack, and bring back the hot seat and classic set design, move the set back to New York City, bring back the classic three lifelines, bring back the Fastest Finger First rounds, make the show a full hour in length again, and use Chris Tarrant as the host, or, if not, then Jeremy Clarkson, or, if not, then Ryan Seacrest or Michael Strahan, because Meredith Vieira and Chris Harrison always fumble the "is that your final answer?" catchphrase.

As for the Money Tree itself, I think that the should should adopt this money tree (milestone amounts are in bold):

Bare minimum consolation prize for winning the Fastest Finger First round: $1,000 1: $2,000 2: $3,000 3: $4,000 4: $5,000 5: $10,000 6: $20,000 7: $30,000 8: $40,000 9: $50,000 10: $80,000 11: $150,000 12: $250,000 13: $500,000 14: $1 Million

If the show currently implicitly states that they give the contestant a $1,000 consolation prize even if they flunk out within the first 5 questions, then I think they should make that explicit, and the money tree should reflect that. The rules state so on the website, even though it isn't mentioned on the show itself.

Also, in the $1,000 "Thousandaire" audience minigame, the show should implement a Fastest Finger First round for the audience to compete to win the right to sit in the hot seat, similar to the former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Play It! attraction at Walt Disney World, and that the audience contestant should be allowed to use lifelines, and that if they get their question wrong, they should still leave with a consolation prize of $100.