this round has a six-step prize ladder with a top prize of $1,000,000. the contestant's celebrity partner is the one who they got the most words with. if they got the same amount of words with both celebrities, their partner is the one that they last played with. the contestant can give or receive the clues for this round. for each step of the ladder, the clue giver has to get their partner to say five words in 90 seconds. up to three clues can be given for each word. the clue giver can pass on a word, but cannot come back to it.