Bonus Round
In the bonus game, the winning contestant faced a 5x5 board of 25 squares, each marked with a letter from A through Y. The contestant chose a letter and tried to solve a catch phrase behind it. The object of the round was to get five squares in a row (either across, up and down, or diagonally) in 60 seconds or less. Doing so won a prize package worth approximately $5,000. However, the center "M" square contained the most difficult puzzle on the board, and completing a line that included the "M" won a $10,000 prize package (which often included a car). If time expired, the contestant received $200 for each correctly-solved catch phrase. If one of the correct letters was the "M", the total was doubled.
Contestants were allowed to remain on the show until they were defeated or won five consecutive days. Any contestant who won five matches received a bonus prize.
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