Pass Time
Pass Time is an American game show airing on Speed. In this show, two contestants compete against each other and resident expert Kenneth Herring, attempting to predict the pass times of a series of drag racers. Pass Time is hosted by Speed personality Brett Wagner; Paige Simpson serves as the show's "car wrangler".
Gameplay
Before each pass (that is, each run down the drag strip), the racer and his or her car are brought out, and the contestants are permitted to ask questions AbOUT the car, such as the size or power of the engine, the age or size of the tires, and the number of previous passes the car has made.
After all questions have been asked, the contestants secretly enter their predictions of the car's elapsed time to the nearest 1/100 of a second. (The display at the track usually indicates the car's time down to 1/1000 of a second; the thousandths digit is ignored.) Then, the car performs a burn-out and makes its pass, using the track's standard starting lights and timing system. The contestant whose prediction was closest to the actual time wins money; in addition to the scores being displayed on the contestants' podiums, host Wagner physically hands the winning contestant the money.
Occasionally, a driver will redlight or commit some other foul, or their car will break down in some way as to make a pass impossible or unsafe. These events are collectively known in-show as a "catastrophic failure". When that happens, the contestant who enters the slowest time wins the money.
Ties for individual passes are awarded to the contestant who locked in their time first. In the event of a possible tie in total winnings at the end of the show, contestants are asked to record a guess for the speed of the car in the final pass, with the show win being awarded to the closest guess.
At points in the show's run, minor tweaks have been made to the gameplay, such as allowing contestants to wager double-or-nothing on specific passes, or awarding them money (to keep, regardless of the outcome of the game) for guessing the elapsed time for a pass exactly.
Round 1
Round 1 consists of three passes, worth $100 each.
Round 2
Round 2 consists of three passes, worth $200 each. The second pass of round 2 is called the "Combo Round", in which two drivers make a pass simultaneously; the contestants must predict the combined time of the two drivers, and must direct their one question to one driver only.
Round 3
Round 3 consists of two passes, worth $300 each.
Round 4
The final round consists of one pass, worth $500. At the end of this round, the player with the most money wins the game; the other contestants must then hand over their winnings to that player, for a total of $2,000. Even if one player has mathematically won the game prior to the final pass, all passes are played out.