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The Con Test

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revealed to the viewers, but not to the contestants. The contestants then had the opportunity to 'fold' if they believe they are at the bottom of the leaderboard and take the money they have earned. If nobody folds, the player with the least amount of money was eliminated with no money. In the event of a tie, the player who answered the questions the fastest would be ranked higher on the leaderboard. The player that was eliminated was taken to the
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The highest possible amount a player could win by folding was $ 27,500 by answering all 28 questions correctly, then folding at the end of the final round. However, this was unlikely, because a player that answered every single question correctly would not be tempted to take the money would be more
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Players started by answering several questions each round, which will earn the contestant some money. Each player was spotted with $ 1,000 at the beginning of the first round. The money earned for each question increased in value in the latter rounds. At the end of each round, the leader board was
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where each contestant gave a brief description about themselves (their age, occupation, achievements and qualifications). Some contestants made false claims about their personal status. Their opponents then replied to them with criticism about their claims.
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Just before the first two commercial breaks, the viewers were told which two contestants will reveal whether what they were saying was true or false. The truths about the two selected contestants were revealed just before the start of rounds two and three.
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where they were met by Duclos and their family and friends. The leaderboard was then revealed to them, hence he/she would find out whether they made the right decision by folding if they went out that way.
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to co-host the show based on the strength of her recent appearances on
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The show followed the same general rules and gameplay as the UK show
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Before the game, there was a segment of the show called
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Index


Ant & Dec
Andrew G
Brigitte Duclos
Sydney
New South Wales
Network Ten
game show
Network Ten
Sydney
Andrew G
Brigitte Duclos
PokerFace
Triple M
Fifi Box
Thank God You're Here
Triple M
"Radio waves goodbye?"
Herald Sun
the original
Official website
The Con Test
IMDb
Categories
2000s Australian game shows
Network 10 original programming
2007 Australian television series debuts
2007 Australian television series endings
Television series by Fremantle (company)
Television shows set in Sydney

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