Chuck: "Thank you. Thank you very much. I cannot tell you how excited I am to be making television history tonight. You know, no one has ever tried to give away $2 million on one show, but it could happen right here tonight on Greed."

HELLO!  This is your guide to "THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME SHOW ON TELEVISION." This is another of the million-dollar game shows, but unlike "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", you're not playing for 1, but $2 MILLION.

CHUCK WOOLERY is the host of the show.  He's hosted a number of game shows that include the 70's version of "Wheel Of Fortune", "The Dating Game," and "Scrabble."
 
 

The rules of "Greed" are pretty simple: 6 contestants are given what is known as a qualifying question, in which the answer is a numerical answer. The person who is closest, high or low, is the CAPTAIN. The other members are chosen in the same way, until the total number of members on a team hits 5. The 6th goes back into the contestant pool to be selected for a future play. Now if there's a tie between 2 or more players, whoever rang in first goes to their position, followed by the next, and so on, unless it hits the 6th player, in that case, they go back into the pool.

Above is an example, but I'll give you 2 examples, both of which are so good, you'll want to come here time and time again.

Above is a picture of the TOWER OF GREED, as you can see. Now on each of the 8 questions, the CAPTAIN has the right to change any one answer with one of their own, all the way up to the $2 million question. The CAPTAIN also has the right to determine whether the team will go on or not, BEFORE SEEING THE QUESTION. Also, since this is a group effort, every dollar amount will be divided by 5 until after the $100,000 question, i.e. $25,000=$5,000 each; $50,000=$10,000 each, etc. The first 4 questions each have one correct answer out of 4 on the first half, and 5 on the second half, and are given to each of the members starting with the 5th highest in the qualifying question, and going up in rank. Now if the team decides to go on after the $100,000 question, here's what's coming their way next:

The picture above is an example. The Terminator chooses one player from the team of 5, and if that player is chosen, that player can challenge another to a one-question showdown, to try to double their money, or leave the team the way it is. For accepting the challenge, the challenger is given $10,000 in cash, to keep, regardless of what happens. The first player to ring in with the correct answer doubles their stake. But, if they ring in with an incorrect answer, the other player wins by default. The loser is out of the game with no money, unless, it's the challenger who loses, then they just leave with their $10,000 in cash. If the captain loses, the winner becomes captain. (REMEMBER, ONLY THIS MONEY CAN BE KEPT PERMANENTLY!!)

The next 3 questions each have 4 correct answers out of 6 on the $200,000 question, 7 on the $500,000 question, and 8 on the $1 million question. Now if the first 3 are right, Chuck bribes the CAPTAIN, with 10% of what the team is going for, i.e. $20,000 "Safety Money" on the $200,000 question, $50,000 on the $500,000 question, and $100,000 on the $1 million question (A Jaguar convertible worth $75,000, with $25,000 cash in the trunk). And as always, the captain has the right to change any wrong answer to an answer he or she thinks is correct. ("Safety Money"=Bundle of cash to split up among the team so that they don't go home with nothing; and the cars are for each individual player, using buttons below)  Also, below is an example of a $1 million question, which many teams don't get to. Also, at these questions, the captain is presented a FREEBIE, to eliminate ONE wrong answer on ANY question. Now, like "Wheel"'s "FREE SPIN" (How appropriate considering Chuck hosted THAT show, too) and "Millionaire"'s "LIFELINES," the "FREEBIE" can be used once and ONLY ONCE! Now, as for the buttons: Red-Stop; Green-Go; Yellow-CAR (used only at the $1 million question)

On this question, the players can each take the money they've won, or go for the jackpot, which starts at $2 million, and goes up by $50,000 each time a team doesn't claim it. In the picture, above, for example, this is  for $2.2 million. The question is 4 out of 9 choices, and the player(s) have 30 seconds to think of the 4, and none of the answers can be changed. If all four are right, the jackpot is won, and if any are wrong, I'm sorry to say, but the player or players go home empty-handed. "Remember, anytime a team misses a question, they lose EVERYTHING." You will hear Chuck say this time and time again. And he means ANY question, of course. I know how people will just come up to me and say, "But John, usually million-dollar game shows don't do this." Well, the rules are the rules, and just like you, I know I would hate someone to go home empty-handed if they miss ANY question. Above is DANIEL AVILA. He was the only one to go for the $2.2 million jackpot, but he took a big gamble and ended up being the BIG LOSER. As I said before, ONLY TERMINATOR MONEY CAN BE KEPT PERMANENTLY! His teammates, Melissa Skirboll and Curtis Warren (see below), each had $400,000 plus $10,000 for a terminator, and they decided to call it quits, but Avila DIDN'T, as he had only $200,000. So he played, and the above picture tells you what happened. I'm assuming since he went through the first 7, he decided to go for the last one, BY HIMSELF! I'm ALSO assuming he wanted to be the first person to win $2 million or more on a single game show, as well as the title of the winner of the largest cash prize in TV history, AND the highest in CASH winnings. (By the way, last correct answer: Chocolate) Also, the actual question was (as read by Chuck): "According to a Yale University study of the most recognizable smells, which four of the following nine topped the list?" After the question and answers were posted, Avila just chuckled, and Chuck asked him, "You feel confident? It's a tough question." Avila agreed, and Chuck even told him, "Well, it's worth a lot of money, so," and Avila said, "I know, I know. We're going to make it easy." Chuck replied, "No." So Avila was on his own. Finally, after the answers were in, Chuck asked the producers, "Does he get a chance to change anything?" After the producers said NO, Chuck told Daniel, "OK, you don't have a chance. You don't. You're captain, but ALL those things are gone now." If you want to see ALL the action for yourself, click here. If you want an article about him, well, click HERE. EVERYONE felt so sorry for him, as did Chuck, explaining that chocolate was the correct answer, because it was NOT a pungent smell. Well, as he said, Dan showed an enormous amount of courage, and how? He was the one who led Melissa and Curtis to a million. Chuck told him, "You were great to have on the show, and I am so sorry you're leaving with nothing. Thank you for playing, Daniel. You're a name in our lives. Thank you, Daniel." Then he said,"What a shame. I tried to give away $2.2 million after he gave up the car, and all that money, was he great or what?" He WAS great, Chuck. Well, I thought he had it as well.

"GREED" became "GREED: THE SERIES" after a few shows, and here were the changes:

1. The jackpot stays at $2 million. It does not go up, and, of course, it does not go down, either.

2. You are given 3 seconds to answer if you ring in during the Terminator, or you're out, and the other contestant wins by default.

SUPER GREED was run during the May sweeps, the same time the first celebrity version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" was run on ABC. The rules are a little different, so watch closely as I explain them to you.

The qualifying question is discontinued and the players are chosen randomly as well as their positions.

Above is the TOWER OF SUPER GREED, as I like to call it. It's what some people call "Greed" with a doubled jackpot. Now, on this version, as you can plainly see, the first 5 questions are the same. The last 3 double ($500,000 becomes $1 million, $1 million becomes $2 million, and $2 million becomes $4 million). If you do get the $1 million question correct, you are guaranteed your winnings from the $200,000 question (you get to keep that much money no matter what happens, even if you are terminated, whether it be individually by Terminators, or as a team by missing a question).

Other differences: $100,000 cash ("Safety Money") to split up at $1 million, and the Jaguar with $75,000 cash at $2 million (later $150,000 cash even, no cars).

This version featured the only team to win $2 million, and since this was Super Greed, only 7 questions were answered correctly, and not all 8. The team consisted of the following 3 people:  Lauren Griswold, who won $810,000 (she won the $10,000 from a Terminator, as we all know), David Juliano collected a whopping $800,000, and Phyllis Harris, their captain, pocketed a huge $400,000.  They all stopped after the big win. Later, Phyllis Harris would go on "Millionaire?" and take home $64,000. If you want her Super Greed interview, click here:Phyllis Harris: The Gambling Mom If you want to see the BIG question that got them to the BIG money, as well as HOW they got there, click HERE.

This show featured only ONE team that missed the $25,000 question. This was "TV Greed", from March 3, 2000. The team members were: Darrell Kirton (Captain), Carrie Nicholson, Melanee Dark, Peter Field, and Dennis Bailey. The question was (as read by Chuck): "Which of the following shows did NOT feature yours truly, Chuck Woolery, as a regular host?" (How appropriate for this show AND this team, considering THIS show IS hosted by Chuck Woolery) The choices were Love Connection, Scrabble, Wheel Of Fortune, and Singled Out. This was given to Dennis, who said he'd been following Chuck's career, and Chuck said, laughing, "Well, let's just see, Dennis." Dennis says that Chuck did NOT host Wheel Of Fortune. Darrell even accepted that, and as far as I know, after doing a bit of research on Chuck himself, he DID host Wheel Of Fortune, and he DID host Scrabble, and he DID host Love Connection, as noted above, so that leaves everyone of us, and a big lesson to those 2 players, that he did NOT host SINGLED OUT! Obviously, this probably made those 2 players a little nervous when they saw the question. And Chuck said it best about that team: "Congratulations for lasting the shortest of any team in the history of Greed, ON MY QUESTION! (Laughter all around) OF COURSE, IT WOULD BE ME! I DID WHEEL OF FORTUNE! I DIDN'T DO SINGLED OUT! We're gonna take a commercial break and find a new team that knows a little more about me, right after this!" (Fade to commercial)

This February 2000 special show featured several contestants, as well as teams of contestants that went home empty-handed, whether it be individually by Terminators, or as a team by missing a question. In this show, like Super Greed, there was no qualifying question. And like last time, those contestants went home empty-handed, except for a few people who got Terminator cash: $10,000 in cash, to be exact.

During the February 2000 sweeps, this was featured at the end of each of the 4 episodes. The show brought back the top 6 winners and top 2 losers. They played a Terminator-style question (no $10,000), where the winner got to play for a whopping million dollars cash or nothing at all, and like the $2 million question on regular Greed, no Freebie, and no changing of the answers. Chuck said it best: "After you see the question, you'll have 30 seconds to think of your 4 choices, and then 10 seconds to confirm those choices. If you don't give me all 4 choices before 10 seconds is up, you get nothing." Well, nothing ADDITIONAL, that is, if you were a previous winner.

Commonly known as "That Hair Guy" for his hair style, Warren was one of Daniel Avila's teammates. He and Melissa Skirboll split $800,000 of a $1 million jackpot. At THAT question HE knew the 4 answers BEFORE they were revealed, so click on his NAME to see. The two also each won a $10,000 cash bonus for a Terminator. When they came back, he defeated Skirboll and answered this $1 million question correctly (As read by Chuck-"Which four of the following eight television shows also made it onto the big screen as theatrical motion pictures?"):

Almost everybody will remember this person as the "Gutsiest Man In Game Show History," after that huge dissapointing loss. Avila returned and defeated Jackie Brakeman (defeated by Curtis Warren in the regular game), but in the end he answered this $1 million question incorrectly (with the last correct answer being Miami):
 
 

NO person in the history of Greed has lost 2 times other than him (Terminators don't count), even though he was a legend to the show.  Later, however, things did change for him, as his brother, Ernie, went on the show, was captain like his brother, up until the $200,000 question.  But he lost the terminator, leaving with the $10,000 he got for challenging someone else.
 

I would like to credit Travis Eberle for the Greed image on his Game Show Jackpot page, and I would also like to thank Fox for a terrific job of the show!