$1,000 Trivia Race
Control of this round began with the team in the lead (or the champions if scores were tied). Three categories were always in play, with a new one replacing the category selected. Eubanks posed a question in the category and the controlling team was given three attempts to answer it. Answering the question correctly earned $100 and kept control, but if after three tries the team did not answer correctly, control passed to the opposing team. Except for a very brief period in February 1985, if neither team had reached the $1,000 goal after ten questions the value of each question was doubled to $200.
The first team to reach the goal won the game and advanced to the $10,000 Trivia Ladder.
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