▁wrote ▁down ▁their ▁predictions ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁they ▁thought ▁the ▁contest ant ▁would ▁make . ▁The ▁contest ant ▁then ▁changed ▁the ▁letter , ▁and ▁won ▁£ 1 0 ▁if ▁the ▁new ▁word ▁did ▁not ▁match ▁either ▁oppon ent ' s ▁prediction . ▁The ▁contest ant ▁could ▁then ▁change ▁the ▁word ▁up ▁to ▁twice ▁more ▁for ▁higher ▁st akes , ▁with ▁the ▁oppon ents ' ▁predictions ▁stay ing ▁the ▁same ▁on ▁each ▁attempt . ▁If ▁the ▁new ▁word ▁matched ▁a ▁prediction ▁at ▁any ▁time , ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁received ▁the ▁money ▁at ▁st ake ▁instead , ▁and ▁the ▁contest ant ▁for fe ited ▁it ▁and ▁ended ▁their ▁turn . ▁Both ▁oppon ents ▁won ▁the ▁money ▁if ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁predictions ▁were ▁correct , ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁contest ant ▁formed ▁an ▁illegal ▁word . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁word , ▁the ▁contest ant ▁could ▁end ▁their ▁turn ▁and ▁take ▁the ▁money . ▁ ▁For ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁series , ▁the ▁money ▁at ▁st ake ▁double d ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁words , ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁£ 4 0 . ▁Bey ond ▁this ▁point , ▁every ▁word ▁added ▁£ 1 0 ▁to ▁the ▁st akes , ▁for ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁£ 3 0 . ▁ ▁Round ▁ 3 ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁A ▁third ▁round ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Ch ain ▁Let ters ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁would ▁eventually ▁involve ▁two ▁different ▁formats . ▁ ▁Cha ing ang