From Los Angeles, it's the biggest game show in television history...
Where one person....
In one night....
Could walk away with over $2,000,000....
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome....
To
And now...
Chuck Woolery!
Broadcast History
Host: Chuck Woolery
Airdates: November 3, 1999-July 2000, Fox primetime
Origination: CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA
Packager: Dick Clark Productions with 20th Century Fox
Greed was Fox's answer to ABC's Who Want to be a Millionaire? during the big primetime quiz show craze of 1999-2000.
Qualifying Game
The show started out with six
contestants being asked a numerical question. Each of the six players would
register their guess on keypads in front of them.
When everybody registered, the
number would be revealed. The player closest to the number became captain. 
If on
any of them they gave the same answer or equal distance from the answer, the
player who rang in faster would get the place. The player who was second go the
first position.
The third place player in the second, the fourth in third, and
the fifth player got the fourth position. The sixth place player goes back into
the contestant pool.
Tower of Greed
The team then went to face
their common foe, the "Tower of Greed." Each question would be worth a
certain amount of money, starting at $25,000, and going up $25,000 increments up
to $100,000. The next question is worth $200,000, then to $500,000, doubling
again to $1,000,000, and then the final question is worth $2,000,000 (Originally
it was a jackpot which went up $100,000 each show). Being the
captain had many responsibilities. Only they could decide to stop and take the
money before any question is asked, and they could reject any answer given and
give an answer of their own. The players split the money (more on that later)
and any incorrect answers loses ALL money.
The $25,000 and $50,000
questions were both questions with 4 choices and 1 correct answer. The fourth
player answered the $25,000 and the third answered the $50,000 one.
The $75,000 and $100,000 were
both questions with 5 choices and 1 correct answers. The second player answered
the $75,000 and the player in the first answered the $100,000.
The Terminator
At the $200,000 level, the
questions started to get tougher. Before the question was asked, Chuck would
give the captain the category of the question, and they could decide to stay or
take the money and walk. If they chose to go, the TERMINATOR would be activated.
Chuck would hit a button to activate it
, which was a random flashing light,
flashing between the five players. 
The player it landed on had a choice. They
could keep the team the same, or eliminate one player from the team and take
that players money possibly. To sweeten the deal, the challenging player would receive
$10,000, win or lose, if they chose to go. If they decided to go for it, they
would choose one player to go up against in a head to head face off. Whoever
buzzes in first with a correct answer to the question wins the other players
share of the money.
An incorrect answer automatically loses for the player.
$200,000 Level
The $200,000 question has 4
correct answers out of 6 choices to it. For getting to that level, the captain
gets a Greed "Freebie" which will automatically take away a incorrect
answer.
They may use the Freebie or can decide to keep it for a later question.
Starting with the lowest player, each player picks an answer, and if there are
only 3 other players, the captain picks the fourth answer, and then has the
choice to replace one answer with an answer they think is right. After three
correct answers are revealed (if they got three right), Chuck tempts the captain
with $20,000 cash to split with his/her teammates, if they are not confident
with the last answer.
The captain can take the money and run, or go for the last
answer and hope it's right.
$500,000 Level
At the $500,000 question, Chuck
again gives the captain the category to decide to go on or leave. If they go on,
the Terminator is activated again, with another $10,000 bribe, and played the
same way as before. This time, the question has 7 choices, 4 of which are
correct.
As before, one at a time, starting with the lowest player, they pick
the answers they think is correct, and then the captain can change one answer if
they're not sure. If there are less then 3 players left, the captain can choose
to answer the last answer or have another player on the team answer. Again,
after the third correct answer (if they got the third right), Chuck again bribes
the captain. This time, $50,000 cash.
Again, they may take the cash, or go on
and try to get the $500,000.
$1,000,000 Level
At the $1,000,000 question,
Chuck again gives the captain the category to decide to quit or go on. And if
they go on, again, the Terminator is activated the same way as before. The
$1,000,000 question has 4 correct answers out of 8 choices.
As before, the
lowest player answers, followed by everyone else one at a time, and then the
captain may choose one to change if they're unsure. After the third correct
answer (with three right correct), Chuck offers another bribe. This time, not
cash, a car (for each player on the team).
A Jaguar XK8 convertible, with every
option available, plus $25,000 in the trunk of the car. Now, each player can
make their own decision, by pushing a button in front of them,
one which says
"Go", which means going for the question, or "Car", which
leaves them with the car.
$2,000,000 Level
For the $2 million question,
the players now can make up their own mind. They may leave with the money they
already have earned, or they can go for the big money, by hitting a button in
front of them, one which says "Go" and one which says
"Stop." Only one player ever went
for the Big Money question and LOST (Dan Avila). 
This time the question had 4
correct answers out of 9, and is played like the rest of them, except (probably)
there's no bribe. This only happened once in the whole run, so the rules might
be different then described.
Super Greed
Late in the show's run, Fox
started airing special editions of Greed titled Super Greed which
had a $4,000,000 top
prize. The qualifying question was eliminated for this, and the players drew
lots for their positions. The $500,000 level was eliminated and after $200,000,
it went straight to $1,000,000, then $2,000,000, then $4,000,000. Any team who
reached the $1,000,000 was GUARANTEED $200,000.
Million Dollar Moment
Late in the run, some
players were brought back to play for $1,000,000 in an obvious attempt to bring
ratings up. Two players would first face-off in a Terminator style showdown
,
with the winner then playing a 
$1,000,000
question with 4 correct answers out of 8 choices, and had :30 to make the
selections.
The 5 Biggest Winners in Greed history:
Curtis
Warren won $1,410,000. $410,000 on his first appearance, and then $1,000,000 in
a return appearance. Currently, it's 4th most ever won a US TV game show, and
won the most ever on Greed as a solo player.
Lauren
Griswold won the most of any player in one appearance on Super Greed,
winning $810,000 as her team went to the $2,000,000 level.
David
Juliano, a teammate of Lauren's won $800,000 on Super Greed
Monique
Jones won $610,000 on Super Greed
George
Elias won $600,000 on Super Greed
Facts
-Phil Donahue was originally considered to host Greed
-Greed was originally picked up to be a replacement series for Fox in 2000. Sadly, the executives changed their minds and decided against it, as production was stopped on the set destroyed. Game Show Network has aired reruns of Greed since January 2002.
-Even though Greed didn't last in the US, the British network Channel 5 picked up a version in the UK for awhile in 2002. The host, none other than the US talk show host, JERRY SPRINGER! It didn't last that long, and a version in Australia was also quickly cancelled in 2002.