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In the quiz show "The Weakest Link" what does it mean when contestants "bank"?

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Every time a question is correctly answered a 'temporary' pot of money increases in value. However, if an incorrect answer is made the balance in the temporary pot is lost entirely. So every now and then a player who feels that they might get their question wrong will 'bank' that pot before being asked the question. Banking it transfers the balance at that point into the prize money available to the winner. Then if he/she does indeed get the question wrong they will not have lost anything.

Mar 12 2002, 9:35 PM
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