500 Questions
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| Genre | Game show |
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| Directed by | Don Weiner |
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Richard Quest (2015) Dan Harris (2016) |
| Music by | Burnett Music Group |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 45−90 minutes |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | May 20, 2015 – June 1, 2016 |
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500 Questions is an American game show broadcast on ABC. The show premiered on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 8:00 pm EDT, and ran for seven straight weeknights, with a weekend break. The show features contestants who try to answer 500 questions without getting three wrong in a row. The series was renewed for a second season on October 1, 2015.
CNN journalist Richard Quest hosted the show's first season. Good Morning America weekend co-anchor and Nightline anchor Dan Harris hosted the show's second season.
The second season premiered on May 26, 2016 and consisted of five episodes aired over a seven-night period.
A third season was not announced by ABC, and as of October 2016, the show is no longer listed by the network as a current show.
Each contestant's run is divided into ten rounds of 50 questions each. Each round has ten categories (one of which is always "Random", consisting of general knowledge questions) with five questions each. The contestant can choose a question from the categories in any order. Whenever the contestant answers a question correctly, the correctly-answered question is highlighted silver within its category. Answering a question incorrectly results in a "wrong", with three wrong answers in a row eliminating the contestant. Also, whenever the contestant incorrectly answers a question, it is highlighted in red under its category. However, answering any question correctly will erase any wrongs the contestant has accumulated.
Standing across from the contestant is the challenger. The challenger will also occasionally answer questions per the question descriptions below. In addition, if the contestant has accumulated two wrong answers, the challenger chooses the contestant's next category in hopes of knocking out the contestant. Successfully doing so results in the challenger taking the contestant's spot, and starting their own journey towards 500 questions. If a challenger fails to eliminate a contestant in a round (i.e., within 50 questions), then the challenger is eliminated and a new challenger takes over. This is the only means by which the challenger can be eliminated.
If the contestant completes a board of 50 questions, the money won on that board is guaranteed. However, any wrongs that a contestant may have at the end of a round carry over into the next round. If a contestant is eliminated, only money banked in previous rounds is awarded; all money in the current round is lost. The exception is the "milestone", which occurred on the 25th question of a round. If the contestant answered the question correctly on the first response, the contestant received a guaranteed $5,000, separate from the bank (in addition to earning the standard award for the question). There are no bonuses for completing individual categories or rounds. The top prize for reaching 500 questions has never been stated on the show.
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