three new contestants compete on each episode as a team. in the first round, each contestant in turn wins money for their team by answering as many questions correctly as possible during a one-minute rapid-fire round, entitled the "cash builder". each correct answer in this round adds $5,000 to the bank; during celebrity episodes, contestants start with $5,000 already in the bank. at the end of the cash builder, the contestant participates in a key element of the show called a "chase". in the chase, the chaser and the contestant each answer questions; the contestant starts with an advantage, and the chaser attempts to catch up. the contestant's goal is to answer enough questions correctly to move the earned winnings along the gameboard into the team bank without being caught by the chaser, whose job is to catch them by capitalizing on their mistakes.