This episode saw the introduction of a new money tree, with contestants answering the first five questions correctly now guaranteed $5,000 rather than $1,000. The complete list of new values became (with old values in parentheses): $500 ($100), $1,000 ($200), $2,000 ($300), $3,000 ($500), $5,000 ($1,000), $7,500 ($2,000), $10,000 ($4,000), $12,500 ($8,000), $15,000 ($16,000), $25,000 (same), $50,000 (same), $100,000 (same), $250,000 (same), $500,000 (same), $1,000,000 (same).
