 Initially, contestants who won the game went to the "Sale of the  Century" where they could use their winnings to buy prizes. If the  contestant won enough money during their reign, they could buy every  prize on stage, plus receive a cash jackpot that started at $50,000  and grew by $1,000 each day not won. Starting in January 1985  (December 1985 on the syndication run), to cut costs, the end game  was a prize matching game called "The Winners Board", where the  contestant won whatever prize they ended up matching on a game  board. Once the contestant has cleared the whole board (which would  take 10 days) would have one final decision: Keep the cash and  prizes or risk it all and win one more game. If successful, the  contestant keeps the cash and prizes and wins a $50,000 jackpot  bonus. During the 1987