
A contestant must choose from 26 sealed briefcases containing a marker for various amounts of cash from one penny to $1 million. The player then eliminates the remaining 25 cases one by one. The chosen ones are opened and the amount of money inside revealed. After several cases are opened, the player is tempted by the Banker to accept an offer of cash in exchange for not continuing the game and possibly winning a larger sum of money.

A father of two from Sparks, Nev., and a teacher from Pittsburgh play for the top prize of $2 million.

A teacher returns to finish her game; a man from Folsom, Calif., plays the game with an additional case on the board worth $2 million.

A movie buff and a fashionista play for the top prize of $1 million.

Contestants from Canfield, Ohio, Culver City, Calif., Derby, Conn., and Coachella, Calif., play a special speed game, where each contestant only has 20 seconds to decide if they want the Banker's offer or to continue playing for $1 million.