On the program, contestants answered questions about current events. The player would be asked five questions based on three newspapers which he or she studied before the show. Each correct answer earned $300. Three correct answers allowed the player to play the "investment segment" in which he or she wagered any amount of the money won on answering a question. A correct answer won the wager and a prize, plus the option to risk any prizes won and return the next week to play another "investment segment" or keep any prizes won and leave the show. A fourth win would earn that player his or her "dream prize", such as a miniature golf course or a restaurant. A fifth successful "investment segment" won that player an additional $75,000. Contestants on
High Finance included boxer
Joe Louis and his wife, who sought to win money to pay part of the more than $1 million that Louis owed the
Internal Revenue Service in back taxes. They won $41,000 as they appeared as special guests for eight weeks. ==Production==