Blokken - Finale (bonus Round)

Finale (bonus Round)

The contestant is given a total of 120 seconds for the round. Ben asks a series of questions. Unlike previous rounds, a correct answer is worth 1 piece. In this round, an eight-letter word (a seven-letter word through season 17) is hidden on the board. Before the round, the contestant is given a clue as to the mystery word. This clue can be a synonym, a descriptive word, or a general category. If a piece is placed on a space or spaces hiding one of the letters, the letters attached to those spaces are revealed. If the first letter of the word is revealed, it will be highlighted (this was not the case in earlier seasons). While the game is in progress, the contestant may only take a (single) guess at the word while placing a piece (or immediately after, before Ben asks the next question). In addition, once the 120 seconds expire, the contestant is permitted a brief interval of time within which to make a guess.

If the contestant guesses the word, he/she earns €1,000 (originally 40,000 Belgian francs) and can come back the next day to try again. If the word is not found, he/she earns €250 (originally 10,000 Belgian francs) for each complete line on the board (which are recolored rather than cleared in this round), but must retire from the show. If he/she can win 3 times, then in addition to the €3,000 won thus far, he/she wins a bonus prize package usually consisting of a flatscreen TV and a video camera. A contestant can return as champion as long as he/she wins the main game and the subsequent finale, the current record standing at 10 recurrent appearances on the show.