 When the show expanded from a half hour to an hour, the Showcase  Showdown was introduced. The three contestants who won their way up  on stage during the first half of the show spun a wheel marked with  values of 5¢, 10¢, 15¢, etc. through to $1. The objective was the  build up a score as close to $1 as possible without going over in  one or two spins of the wheel with anything in the second spin being  added to the value spun in the first spin. The player who had the  score nearest to $1 without going over advanced to the Showcase. As  an added bonus, contestants were awarded a $1,000 bonus if they  raised $1 in one spin or a combination of two spins in 1975. Later,  a bonus spin was added after winning $1,000 for a chance to win an  extra $5,000 for landing on either 5¢ or 15¢ spaces adjacent to the  $1 space. If they spun $1 in the bonus spin and additional $10,000  was awarded.