Originally, after contestants selected the category, along with the value, when a question Martindale was read, beginning with the "I Am," phrase, they had to use the, "You Are," phrase format afterwards. Then, in Season 2, Martindale asked a toss-up question that awarded a negative $1 and initial control of the round. Rather than selecting an individual question, the contestant in control chose one of five categories from the board and Martindale asked five questions in succession, and that they didn't have to use the phrase, "You Are," anymore, though Martindale always asked the "I Am," question.
In Season 2, whenever a contestant is eliminated in the first two rounds, the phrases: "BYE-BYE", "SO LONG" and "SEE YA" are displayed in their eggcrate podium.
The most money a player can eliminate from their debt in the General and Gambling Debt rounds was $7,650 in Season 1 and $7,951 in Season 2.
When it debuted, the show's logo resembled a Visa card with three stripes in green, white and red from top to bottom with the word "DEBT" in teal across the white stripe. It was revised on July 8, 1996, with a white box surrounded by a green frame which included the underlined title in red letters inside the white box.