Stein universally experienced the co-carrier to exchange jokes using & to ask a bit of of the questions in the game. Jimmy Kimmel was the co-carrier for the number one 3 years of the indicate's begaround, however he left a indicate in 2000 (even though he mass produced occasional guest appearances when that). Nancy Pimental replaced Kimmel and co-hosted a indicate across 2001. Sal Iacono, who took across a role within 2002, was the indicate's previous co-persons. A indicate won seven Emmy awards.

Various pieces of classical music were used when a themes. A opening theme was a quaternary movement of ''Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Ode To Joy, which was repeated to begin the second round. A closing theme was Ride of the Valkyries'', from a 2nd opera of Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung. More classical music pieces utilized on the indicate involved:

Water Music by George Frederick Handel (leading to first commercial break). Spring from either The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (Coming out of a foremost commercial break). Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (leading into the 2nd commercial break). Trepiak (a/k/a "The Russian Dance") from either The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (used to segue to the final commercial break). Night on Bald Mountain (leading to the final round) by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (coming out of a final commercial break & cuing to the final spherical).

Rules of the game
First round
A game began sustaining 3 contestants, 5 categories (whose titles were paronomasia hinting at a wonder contents) that were scan per co-carrier, & $5,000 around Stein's bank. A money was non Ben Stein's, however was put higher instead per indicate's producer, Valleycrest Productions (however, a money come away from a pool that was given to Stein at the prevent of the year in case there was any cash left over.)

When the streaming video player chose the category, Stein asked the wonder that was worth the value between $50 & $150, based on the level of difficulty. Whenever a streaming video player answered that wonder right, the value of the wonder was subtracted from either Stein's bank & added to the contestant's score. Stein so asked that contestant a watch-higher wonder from either a equivalent category for even more, an extra $50; any of the opponents can guide that wonder whenever the contestant answered it incorrectly. (In case nonentity answered the original wonder aright, Stein asked a $50 toss-tossup wonder that any of the 3 contestants can guide.) a newly category replaced a old of these when each questions were asked, & whoever won a former wonder had to take the next category.

At a prevent of a 1st around a contestant sustaining a moo score was eliminated from either the game & that streaming video player's money (whenever he/she experienced earned any) was put back into Stein's bank.

The running gag in the show was performed when the contestant answered in the form of the wonder, rather it clean on Jeopardy!: that player was forced to put on the dunce cap for the rest of the round.

Second round
Stein competed against them left over contestants therein around, answering questions from either a eliminated streaming video player's soapbox. a co-unsuspecting hosts -- world health organization universally gave a disclaimer stating that Stein got there are no advance cognition of the questions from either that point forward -- asked the questions therein around.

A 2nd aspherical as well contained 5 categories, however a questions in this round were worth anywhere between $200 & $500 of Stein's money whenever the contestant answered the babies aright. (In case Stein answered a wonder right, the bank sum did non vary.) Watch-higher questions were non invite this spherical.

A contestant by having a moo score at a prevent of a 2nd around was eliminated from either the game, sustaining his or even her winnings running back into Stein's bank.

"Best of Ten" bonus round
Each Stewithin & a winner of the 2nd spherical were situated in isolation booths so one could not hear a more's answers. the isolation booth for the contestant was plain, using a bare electric weak hanging for light, when Stein's booth experienced the leather wingback chair & appeared to stand shower furnishings. (Inside late seasons, a contestant's isolation booth was mass produced to pop up around disrepair, by using the big crack going down the back wall among more "damage".) A co-carrier asked two of a children a equivalent tenner questions, & both Stein & the contestant experienced Lx seconds for each one to guide the two. Whenever a contestant answered further questions aright than Stein did, a contestant won everthing of a $5,000 that Stein put into a bank at the beginning of the indicate. Whenever Stein answered extra questions aright, a contestant single won a money that he or even she won in the 1st both cycles. Originally, in case there was a tie, it would attend Ben Stein & a contestant would good win the money he gained. Later though, it was changed; a contestant won a money that he or even she got already won from either Stein + even more, an extra $1,000.

Versions outside the USA
The British version, called "Win Beadle's Money", hosted by Jeremy Beadle, ran in the UK in 1999. A format wwhen a equivalent as enrolled above. Richard Morton was co-host.

"Win Roy & H.G.'s Money", an Australian version hosted by comedy duo Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson ran for a handful of episodes in 2000.

Show comeback with a new host?
Within 2005, Comedy Central announced that Ken Jennings, television's second-biggest 100%-period game show money winner would jowithin with Valleycrest Productions in creating the fresh indicate. It has been rumored it would exist as a re-packaging of the indicate using the title existence changed to ''"Win Ken Jennings' Money"''; still, Comedy Central has denied this hearsay.