but not all. In other instances Roman numerals might be used, such as in the plate IVTHST8. This plate reads “fourth estate”, with the number four represented by the IV at the beginning of the plate. Any plate that had “H2O” in it would have something to do with water, as that is its chemical symbol. Other plates simply required the contestants to figure out proper pronunciation, such as for the plate TPRT (tea party), CUNL (see you in Hell), or TYRDFHM (tired of him). In most cases the use of vowels implied that the long pronunciation of the letters was being sought, such as in the plates “ARAD” or “SPRARAD”, which translate to “air raid” and “spray Raid”. Bonus round This show had three bonus rounds throughout the run. Bonus round #1 The first bonus round was split into two halves, with the objectives being different depending on the outcome of the first portion. In the first half, the team trying to identify up to seven plates within 30 seconds. Correctly solving all seven plates before time ran out won the champions . If the team had not solved all seven plates but had solved at least one of them before time ran out, they received a second chance to win some bonus money in the second half of the round, which was referred to “The Final Stumper”. This portion of the round was played two different ways. Format #1 The seven game board monitors each displayed a letter in the word “STUMPER”, and each letter concealed something underneath. For each plate the team correctly solved, money amounts were added to the board. The first amount added was , and depending on how many plates were solved up to five additional amounts would be added. was added to the board first, second, third, fourth, and an additional space was added last. Any letter that did not receive a money amount instead concealed a stop sign. The team could keep choosing as long as they kept revealing dollar amounts and could stop at any point. Revealing a stop sign ended the round and froze the team's winnings. If they managed to find at least $500, the money was doubled. A team could win a maximum of $1,800 in this portion of the round (, , = , multiplied by two). Format #2 In the second format, the goal became to