How Bonuses are Computed
Bonuses are given for each correct answer. The first team to solve a puzzle gets a bonus of $10,000, with the second team getting less and so on. The bonus is computed by this formula:

1 | $10,000.00 |
2 | $7,063.64 |
3 | $5,777.65 |
4 | $5,018.67 |
5 | $4,468.95 |
6 | $4,096.43 |
7 | $3,795.79 |
8 | $3,550.95 |
9 | $3,348.10 |
10 | $3,176.46 |
11 | $3,027.78 |
12 | $2,878.94 |
13 | $2,786.26 |
14 | $2,677.98 |
15 | $2,594.00 |
16 | $2,503.68 |
17 | $2,416.74 |
18 | $2,368.12 |
19 | $2,283.99 |
20 | $2,227.66 |