The gameplay of the show includes four distinct competition elements through which nine preliminary contestants (origninally six on half-hour episodes) are eventually narrowed to two finalists who compete in the game's final element, the "Showcase." The segments line up goes like this: * 1st half of three rounds of One-Bids with a pricing game after each. * 1st Showcase Showdown * 2nd half of three rounds of One-Bids with a pricing game after each. * 2nd Showcase Showdown * The Showcases